8-K

 

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): February 15, 2010

Genuine Parts Company
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(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 Circle 75 Pkwy, Atlanta, Georgia		30339
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 770.953.1700

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 15, 2010, the Board of Directors of Genuine Parts Company declared an increase of approximately 3% in the regular quarterly cash dividend for 2010. The Board increased the cash dividend payable to an annual rate of $1.64 per share compared with the previous dividend of $1.60 per share. The quarterly cash dividend of forty-one cents ($.41) per share is payable April 1, 2010 to shareholders of record March 5, 2010.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated February 15, 2010

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
February 15, 2010	By:	Jerry W. Nix
		Name: Jerry W. Nix
		Title: Vice Chairman and CFO

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated February 15, 2010

EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Jerry W. Nix, Vice Chairman and CFO — (770) 612-2048

Sidney G. Jones, Vice President – Investor Relations – (770) 818-4628

GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
RAISES DIVIDEND FOR 54^th CONSECUTIVE YEAR

Atlanta, Georgia, February 15, 2010 — The Board of Directors of Genuine Parts Company
(NYSE: GPC) declared an increase of 3% in the regular quarterly cash dividend for 2010. The Board increased the cash dividend payable to an annual rate of $1.64 per share compared with the previous dividend of $1.60 per share. The quarterly cash dividend of forty-one cents ($.41) per share is payable April 1, 2010 to shareholders of record March 5, 2010. GPC has paid a cash dividend every year since going public in 1948 and 2010 marks the 54^th consecutive year of increased dividends paid to shareholders.

Genuine Parts Company plans to release Fourth Quarter and Year-End Earnings on February 16, 2010. Management will also conduct a conference call on this date at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. You are invited to join the call, which will be hosted by Tom Gallagher, Chairman, President and CEO, and Jerry Nix, Vice Chairman and CFO. The public may access the call on the Company’s website, www.genpt.com, by clicking “Investor Services”, or by dialing 877-316-2549. The conference ID is 53858190. If you are unable to participate during the call, a replay of the call will be available on the Company’s website or at 800-642-1687 (conference ID 53858190) two hours after completion of the conference call until 12:00 a.m. Eastern time on March 3, 2010.

About Genuine Parts Company

Genuine Parts Company is a distributor of automotive replacement parts in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The Company also distributes industrial replacement parts in the U.S. and in Canada through its Motion Industries subsidiary. S. P. Richards Company, the Office Products Group, distributes business products nationwide in the U.S. and in Canada. The Electrical/Electronic Group, EIS, Inc., distributes electrical and electronic components throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.