FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Abou Habib Lori I 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/08/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SONIC CORP [SONC] (Last) (First) (Middle) 300 JOHNNY BENCH DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President and CMO 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73104 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common stock 799 (1) D   Common Stock 1,072 (2) I by 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	  (3)	01/28/2023	Common Stock	6,979	$ 29.37	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	  (3)	01/19/2024	Common Stock	4,965	$ 25.4	D	Â
Non-qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	  (3)	01/19/2024	Common Stock	2,451	$ 25.4	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock	5,000	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Abou Habib Lori I 300 JOHNNY BENCH DRIVE OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73104	Â	Â	  Vice President and CMO	Â

Signatures

Carolyn C. Cummins for Lori I. Abou Habib		08/15/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The total number of shares beneficially owned directly includes 799 shares held in the 1991 Sonic Corp. Stock Purchase Plan as of August 8, 2017.
(2)	Shares held in the Sonic Corp. 401(k) as of August 8, 2017.
(3)	One-third of the total number of options granted per grant date will vest on each of the first three anniversary dates following the grant date.
(4)	The Shares will vest on February 15, 2020 in accordance with the terms of the Restricted Stock Units granted February 15, 2017, and will be issued in shares of Sonic Corp. common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain restrictions.

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