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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): November 15, 2016

 
 
 
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
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):

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Section 8 - Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events

On November 15, 2016, Tony Bartholomew, Senior Vice President of Professional Sales 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 no earlier than July of 2018. The plan was established during the Company’s unrestricted trading window and at a time when Mr. Bartholomew was not in possession of material, non-public information about the Company. Mr. Bartholomew 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 November 16, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors approved a resolution to increase the authorization amount under its share repurchase program by an additional $750 million, raising the aggregate authorization under the program to $7.75 billion. The text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit Number
Description
99.1
Press Release dated November 16, 2016







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: November 16, 2016
O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Thomas McFall
 
 
Thomas McFall
 
 
Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(principal financial and accounting officer)





EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
Description
99.1
Press Release dated November 16, 2016