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): May 7, 2009
O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Missouri | 44-0618012 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(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 May 7, 2009, Rosalie O’Reilly Wooten, a member of the Board of Directors 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 the sales of specified share amounts at specific market prices, subject to specified limitations. The plan was established for the purpose of diversifying Ms. Wooten’s portfolio. The plan was established during the Company’s unrestricted trading window and at a time when Ms. Wooten was not in possession of material, non-public information about the Company. Ms. Wooten has informed the Company that she will publicly disclose, as required by federal securities laws, any stock sales made under this plan.
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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.
| Date: May 8, 2009 |
O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Thomas McFall | |||
| Thomas McFall | ||||
| Executive Vice President of Finance | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| (principal financial and accounting officer) | ||||
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