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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):  August 30, 2013

 

 

 

 

O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Missouri

000-21318

27-4358837

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or

organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer 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 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 (see General Instruction A.2):

 

            [  ]  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)

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Section 8 – Other Events

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

On August 30, 2013,  Ted Wise,  Executive Vice President of Expansion of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (the Company”), established a plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the trading of the Company’s common stock.  The plan provides for option exercises and subsequent sales of specified share amounts at specific market prices, subject to specified limitations.    The plan was established for the purpose of facilitating the exercise and subsequent sale of stock options with a ten-year contractual life that are due to expire in April of 2015.  The plan was established during the Company’s unrestricted trading window and at a time when Mr. Wise was not in possession of material, non-public information about the Company.  Mr. Wise has informed the Company that he will publicly disclose, as required by federal securities laws, any option exercises and stock sales made under this plan.

 

On August 30, 2013, Jeff Shaw, Executive Vice President of Store Operations and Sales of the Company, established a plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the trading of the Company’s common stock.  The plan provides for option exercises and subsequent sales of specified share amounts at specific market prices, subject to specified limitations.  The plan was established for the purpose of facilitating the exercise and subsequent sale of stock options with a ten-year contractual life that are due to expire in April of 2015.  The plan was established during the Company’s unrestricted trading window and at a time when Mr. Shaw was not in possession of material, non-public information about the Company.  Mr. Shaw has informed the Company that he will publicly disclose, as required by federal securities laws, any option exercises and stock sales made under this plan.

 

 

 

 


 

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:  August 30, 2013

O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

 

 

 

By:  /s/ Thomas McFall

 

Thomas McFall

 

Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

 

(principal financial and accounting officer)