8-K

 

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
 

November 26, 2002
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)

AUTOZONE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	1-10714	62-1482048
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

123 South Front Street
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(901) 495-6500
Registrant's telephone number, including area code

(not applicable)
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

        (c)    Exhibits

                99.1        Press Release dated November 26, 2002.

 
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

 
        On November 26, 2002, the company made the announcements contained in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

 
 

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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
 

AUTOZONE, INC.

By:   /s/ Harry L. Goldsmith 

Harry L. Goldsmith

Senior Vice President, Secretary and 

General Counsel-Customer Satisfaction

Dated:    November 26, 2002

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1        Press Release dated November 26, 2002
 
 
 

EX-99.1

 

P.O. Box 2198  ·  Memphis, TN  ·  38101-2198  ·  (901) 495-6500  ·  Fax: (901) 495-8300
 
 

News:
For immediate release

AutoZone Responds to Questions

Memphis, Tenn. (November 26, 2002) -- AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO).   In response to questions regarding asbestos litigation disclosures by Advance Auto Parts Inc. in its recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, AutoZone, Inc. said that it has been named as a defendant along with numerous others in an insignificant number of lawsuits regarding the sale of friction products such as brake parts.  AutoZone, Inc., as a retail seller of auto parts, has never manufactured or installed these products, does not believe it has material liability in these cases, and will vigorously defend each case.

About AutoZone:

As of August 31, 2002, AutoZone sells auto and light truck parts, chemicals and accessories through 3,068 AutoZone stores in 44 states plus the District of Columbia, 39 AutoZone stores in Mexico and online at AutoZone.com.  AutoZone also sells automotive diagnostic and repair software through ALLDATA and alldatadiy.com.

Contact Information:

Media:    Ray Pohlman at 901 495-7962,  ray.pohlman@autozone.com

Financial:    Jay Cook at 901 495-7005,   jay.cook@autozone.com