144 1 b401331_form144.txt FORM 144 OMB ------------------------------ OMB Number: 3235-0101 Expires: December 31, 2006 Estimated average burden hours per response........4.47 ------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------ DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO. ------------------------------ CUSIP NUMBER ------------------------------ WORK LOCATION ------------------------------ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker ________________________________________________________________________________ 1(a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print) ONYX ACCEPTANCE CORP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1(b) IRS IDENT. NO. |(c) SEC FILE NO. |000-28050 33-0577635 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET 27051 TOWNE CENTER DR., SUITE 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1(d) CITY STATE ZIP CODE FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1(e) TELEPHONE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA CODE |NUMBER | 949 |465-3900 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN OF CED, INC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2(b) IRS IDENT. NO. (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER 10% SHAREHOLDER** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2(d) ADDRESS STREET 31356 VIA COLINAS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2(d) CITY STATE ZIP CODE WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the SEC File Number.

INSTRUCTIONS: 1.(a) Name of issuer (b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number (c) Issuer'S S.E.C. file number, if any (d) Issuer's address, including zip code (e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code 2.(a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold (b) Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity (c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing) (d) Such person's address, including zip code 3.(a) Title of the class of securities to be sold (b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount) (d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice (e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debit securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer (f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold (g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER. **SELLER DISCLAIMS IT IS AN AFFILIATE TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

INSTRUCTIONS: If the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid. TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

REMARKS: INSTRUCTIONS: See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are Required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice. ATTENTION: The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of securities to be sold which have not been publicly disclosed. ___________________________________ ________________________________________ (DATE OF NOTICE) (SIGNATURE) The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSION OF FACTS CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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