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): | October 18, 2018 | |||||||||||
| Genuine Parts Company | ||||||||||||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||||||||||
| Georgia | 001-05690 | 58-0254510 | ||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||||||||||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||||||||||
| 2999 Wildwood Pkwy, Atlanta, Georgia | 30339 | |||||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 678.934.5000 | |||||||||||
| Not Applicable | ||||||||||||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | ||||||||||||
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 18, 2018, Genuine Parts Company issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as exhibit 99.1.
The information, including the exhibits attached hereto contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K of Genuine Parts Company is being "furnished" and 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. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in Item 2.02 and Item 9.01 of this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as otherwise expressly stated in any such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated October 18, 2018
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.
| Genuine Parts Company | ||||
| October 18, 2018 | By: | /s/ Carol B. Yancey | ||
| Name: Carol B. Yancey | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President and CFO | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Top of the Form | ||
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | ||