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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): February 7, 2024

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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:

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).

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 2 – Financial Information

Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 7, 2024, O’Reilly Automotive Inc. (the “Company” or “O’Reilly”) issued a press release announcing its 2023 fourth quarter and full-year 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 February 1, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) determined that Jay Burchfield will not be standing for re-election at the Company’s upcoming 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), consistent with the Board’s mandatory retirement age policy.

Section 7 – Regulation FD

Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure

On February 7, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing its 2023 fourth quarter and full-year earnings, which includes a discussion of the Company’s previously announced Leadership Succession Plan and the expected retirement of Mr. Burchfield, as discussed above.  In addition, the Company announced the Board’s intention to nominate Greg Johnson to serve on the Board, to fill the expected vacancy that will be left by Mr. Burchfield upon his retirement, and to be voted on by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting.  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 February 7, 2024

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

The information in Item 2.02, Item 7.01, and Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K 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.

Date: February 7, 2024

O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

By:

/s/ Jeremy A. Fletcher

Jeremy A. Fletcher

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(principal financial and accounting officer)