O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. - Form 8-K dated 9-1-2005

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): September 1, 2005


O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Missouri
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-21318
44-0618012
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 

233 S. Patterson
  
Springfield, Missouri
65802
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

417-862-6708
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report.)



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Section 7 - Regulation FD

Item 7.01  Regulation and FD Disclosure

On September 1, 2005, O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. issued a press release updating the status of stores affected by Hurricane Katrina. The text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit Number
Description
   
99.1
Press Release dated September 1, 2005



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 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: September 1, 2005
O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
   
   
 
By:
  /s/ James R. Batten
   
James R. Batten
   
Executive Vice President of Finance
   
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
   
(principal financial officer)