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
March 1, 2021
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| GA | 001-05690 | 58-0254510 | |||||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||||||||||
| 2999 WILDWOOD PARKWAY, | |||||||||||||||||
| ATLANTA, | GA | 30339 | |||||||||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||||||||
(678) 934-5000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share | GPC | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
On March 1, 2021, Genuine Parts Company (the "Company") announced that its Board of Directors appointed Napoleon B. Rutledge, Jr., Senior Vice President of Finance, to the additional role of Chief Accounting Officer of the Company effective March 1, 2021. In his expanded role, Mr. Rutledge will be responsible for the Company’s corporate finance and accounting, including its regulatory accounting matters, financial reporting, financial planning and analysis and accounting policies.
Mr. Rutledge, 48, has worked in a variety of financial management roles at the Company and has extensive experience in corporate finance, treasury, risk management, audit and SEC reporting. Most recently, Mr. Rutledge has served as Senior Vice President of Finance since 2018, and previously was Vice President of Finance from 2016 to 2018 and Vice President of Finance and Assistant Treasurer from 2012 to 2016. Prior to joining the Company in 1999, Mr. Rutledge spent four years in public accounting with Ernst & Young.
A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | The cover page from this current report on Form 8-K, formatted in inline XBRL | |||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
| Date: March 1, 2021 | By: | /s/ Carol B. Yancey | ||||||||||||
| Name: Carol B. Yancey | ||||||||||||||
| Title: Executive Vice President and CFO | ||||||||||||||