UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 28, 2021
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 | | Commission file | | (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation or organization) | | number | | Identification No.) |
233 South Patterson Avenue
Springfield, Missouri 65802
(Address of principal executive offices, Zip code)
(417) 862-6708
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of Each Exchange on which Registered |
Common Stock $0.01 par value | | ORLY | | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| | | | (NASDAQ Global Select Market) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of Securities Act of 1933 (230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (240.12b-2).
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Section 2 – Financial Information
Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On July 28, 2021, O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its 2021 second quarter earnings. The text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On July 28, 2021, the Company also announced that Jeff Shaw, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and Co-President, intends to retire effective in early 2022. At the time of Mr. Shaw’s retirement, Brad Beckham, the Company’s Executive Vice President of Store Operations and Sales, will be promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Brad Beckham, age 42, has been an O’Reilly Team Member for 25 years. As Executive Vice President of Store Operations and Sales, Mr. Beckham’s primary areas of responsibility are Store Operations and Sales for O’Reilly’s Store Operations. Mr. Beckham began his O’Reilly career as a Parts Specialist and progressed through the roles of Store Manager, District Manager, Regional Manager, Divisional Vice President, Vice President of Eastern Store Operations and Sales, Senior Vice President of Eastern Store Operations and Sales, and Senior Vice President of Central Store Operations. Mr. Beckham has held the position of Executive Vice President of Store Operations and Sales since 2018.
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) recommended, and the Board approved, maintaining the current annual base salary and annual performance incentive compensation for both Mr. Shaw and Mr. Beckham at this time. The Compensation Committee will evaluate Mr. Beckham’s full compensation plan, including, but not limited to, base salary, cash based incentive compensation, equity based incentive compensation and other perquisites, at the time of Mr. Beckham’s promotion and will provide a recommendation to the Board at that time.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
| Description |
99.1 | | |
104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
The information in Section 2 and Section 9 of 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, 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: July 28, 2021 | 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) |