0001299933-12-000932.txt : 20120423 0001299933-12-000932.hdr.sgml : 20120423 20120423144639 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001299933-12-000932 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120423 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120423 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120423 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENUINE PARTS CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000040987 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-MOTOR VEHICLE SUPPLIES & NEW PARTS [5013] IRS NUMBER: 580254510 STATE OF INCORPORATION: GA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05690 FILM NUMBER: 12772949 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2999 CIRCLE 75 PARKWAY CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30339 BUSINESS PHONE: 4049531700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2999 CIRCLE 75 PARKWAY CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30339 8-K 1 htm_44810.htm LIVE FILING Genuine Parts Company (Form: 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):   April 23, 2012

Genuine Parts Company
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Georgia 001-05690 58-0254510
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
2999 Circle 75 Pkwy, Atlanta, Georgia   30339
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   770.953.1700

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[  ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Genuine Parts Company (the "Company") was held on April 23, 2012. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (1) elected each of the persons listed to serve as a director of the Company with terms to expire at the 2013 Annual Meeting; (2) approved the compensation of the Company's executive officers, including the Company's compensation practices and principles and their implementation; (3) ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of the Company for 2012.

The results of the vote of the Company’s shareholders is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as exhibit 99.1.





Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 23, 2012, the Board of Directors of Genuine Parts Company declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.495 cents per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable July 2, 2012 to shareholders of record June 8, 2012.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Results of the vote of the Company’s shareholders
99.2 Press Release dated April 23, 2012





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
          
April 23, 2012   By:   Jerry W. Nix
       
        Name: Jerry W. Nix
        Title: Vice Chairman and CFO

Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Results of the vote of the Company’s shareholders
99.2
  Press Release dated April 23, 2012
EX-99.1 2 exhibit1.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Proposal 1: Election of Directors.

                         
Name   For Votes   Withheld Votes   Broker Non-Votes
Dr. Mary B. Bullock
     117,912,602       1,170,473       17,972,962  
Paul D. Donahue
     112,364,824       6,718,251       17,972,962  
Jean Douville
     112,230,961       6,852,114       17,972,962  
Thomas C. Gallagher
     116,023,342       3,059,733       17,972,962  
George (Jack) C. Guynn
     117,940,441       1,142,634       17,972,962  
John R. Holder
     117,969,562       1,113,513       17,972,962  
John D. Johns
     104,910,969       14,171,780       17,972,962  
Michael M. E. Johns, M.D.
     116,689,809       2,393,266       17,972,962  
J. Hicks Lanier
     114,784,500       4,298,575       17,972,962  
Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr.
     117,956,720       1,126,356       17,972,962  
Wendy B. Needham
     117,947,335       1,135,740       17,972,962  
Jerry W. Nix
     105,866,593       13,216,483       17,972,962  
Gary W. Rollins
     114,564,712       4,518,364       17,972,962  

Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.

The shareholders approved the compensation of the Company’s executive officers, including the Company’s compensation practices and principles and their implementation. The holders of 109,903,850 shares of Common Stock voted in favor of the proposal, holders of 3,945,101 shares voted against, holders of 5,234,124 shares abstained, and there were 17,972,962 broker non-votes.

Proposal 3: Ratification of Selection of Independent Auditors.

The shareholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of the Company for 2012. The holders of 133,779,736 shares of Common Stock voted in favor of the ratification, holders of 3,094,659 shares voted against, holders of 181,642 shares abstained, and there were no broker non-votes.

EX-99.2 3 exhibit2.htm EX-99.2 EX-99.2

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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

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

GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Atlanta, Georgia, April 23, 2012 — The Board of Directors of Genuine Parts Company
(NYSE: GPC) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of forty-nine and one-half cents ($.495) per share on the Company’s common stock.

The dividend is payable July 2, 2012 to shareholders of record June 8, 2012.

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., Canada and Mexico 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. Genuine Parts Company had 2011 revenues of $12.5 billion.