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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 28, 2019
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O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Missouri | 000-21318 | 27-4358837 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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233 South Patterson |
Springfield, Missouri 65802 |
(Address of principal executive offices, Zip code) |
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(417) 862-6708 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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(Not Applicable) |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
¨ Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Section 8 - Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events
On February 28, 2019, Jeff Shaw, Chief Operating Officer and Co-President of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (“the Company”), established a plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the trading of the Company’s common stock. The plan provides for option exercises and subsequent sales of specified share amounts at specific market prices, subject to specified limitations. The plan was established for the purpose of facilitating the exercise and subsequent sale of stock options with a ten-year contractual life that are due to expire in February 2022. The plan was established during the Company’s unrestricted trading window and at a time when Mr. Shaw was not in possession of material, non-public information about the Company. Mr. Shaw has informed the Company that he will publicly disclose, as required by federal securities laws, any option exercises and stock sales made under this plan.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: March 1, 2019 | O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Thomas McFall |
| | Thomas McFall |
| | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| | (principal financial and accounting officer) |