UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 18, 2009
O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Missouri | 000-21318 | 44-0618012 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
233 South Patterson
Springfield, Missouri 65802
(Address of principal executive offices, Zip code)
(417) 862-6708
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Not Applicable)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Section 2 – Financial Information
| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On February 18, 2009, O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (O’Reilly) issued a press release announcing its 2008 fourth quarter and full year earnings. The text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Section 7 – Regulation FD
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On February 19, 2009, during an earnings call that was broadcast telephonically and via the internet, the registrant disclosed the following information:
1. The Company began the on-going conversion of CSK Auto Corporation stores into O’Reilly stores (including among other things, inventory, layout and systems) approximately 16 weeks ago. Comparable store sales growth for the 4 stores that have been converted for at least 16 weeks was 14.9% in the sixteenth week.
2. Comparable store sales growth for the 11 stores that have been converted for at least 15 weeks was 17.3% in the fifteenth week.
3. Comparable store sales growth for the 19 stores that have been converted for at least 14 weeks was 16.4% in the fourteenth week.
4. Comparable store sales growth for the 27 stores that have been converted for at least 13 weeks was 12.2% in the thirteenth week.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 18, 2009 |
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: February 20, 2009 | O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Thomas McFall | |||||
| Thomas McFall | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| (principal financial and accounting officer) | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated February 18, 2009 |