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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 November 16, 2023, in conjunction with the previously announced retirement of Greg Johnson, O’Reilly Automotive, Inc’s (the “Company”) Chief Executive Officer, the Company announced that the Human Capital and Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Director’s (the “Board”) recommended, and the Board approved, the cancellation of Mr. Johnson’s February 2, 2023, non-qualified stock option award (the “Award”) and, in conjunction with the Award’s cancellation, approved a cash-based award, with an equivalent grant-date fair value of the Award. The cash-based award will be paid to Mr. Johnson upon his retirement from the Company in early 2024.
Section 8 – Other Events
Item 8.01 – Other Events
On November 16, 2023, the Board also announced that it approved a resolution to increase the authorization amount under its share repurchase program by an additional $2.0 billion, raising the aggregate authorization under the program to $25.75 billion. The additional $2.0 billion authorization is effective for a three-year period, beginning on November 16, 2023. Stock repurchases under the program may be made from time to time, as the Company deems appropriate, solely through open market repurchases effected through a broker dealer at prevailing market prices, based on a variety of factors such as price, corporate requirements and overall market conditions. There can be no assurance as to the number of shares the Company will purchase, if any. The share repurchase program may be increased or otherwise modified, renewed, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, without prior notice.