U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[_] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
O'Reilly, Jr. Charles H.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
233 S. Patterson Ave.
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(Street)
Springfield MO 65802
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY)
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
492-40-8879
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4. Statement for Month/Year
March, 2002
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X] Director [_] 10% Owner
[_] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
Vice Chairman of Board of Directors
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form filed by one Reporting Person
[_] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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12/05/01 S V 20,000 D $35.8375
Common Stock 753,261 D
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Common Stock 475,936 I As trustee
for re-
porting
person's
child
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Common Stock 4,545 I 401(k)plan
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Print or Type Responses)
(Over)
(Form 4-07/99)
FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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10.
9. Owner-
Number ship
of Form
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Employee stock
options with tandem
withholding right Common
(right to buy) $26.51 6/14/02(1) 6/14/11 Stock 15,000 D
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Common
3/21/02 J (2) 4/18/05 Stock 100,000 $31.00
Variable Prepaid
Forward Sales Common
Contract Confirmation 4/18/05 Stock 100,000 D
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Common
3/21/02 J (2) 4/17/06 Stock 50,000 $31.00
Variable Prepaid
Forward Sales Common
Contract Confirmation 4/17/06 Stock 50,000 D
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Common
3/21/02 J (2) 4/17/07 Stock 50,000 $31.00
Variable Prepaid
Forward Sales Common
Contract Confirmation 4/17/07 Stock 50,000 D
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Common
3/21/02 J (2) 4/18/05 Stock 50,000 $31.00
Variable Prepaid
Forward Sales Common
Contract Confirmation 4/18/05 Stock 50,000 I
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Common
3/21/02 J (2) 4/17/06 Stock 25,000 $31.00
Variable Prepaid
Forward Sales Common
Contract Confirmation 4/17/06 Stock 25,000 I
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Common
3/21/02 J (2) 4/17/07 Stock 25,000 $31.00
Variable Prepaid
Forward Sales Common
Contract Confirmation 4/17/07 Stock 25,000 I
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(1) The derivative securities disclosed in Table II above are 25% exercisable 1
year after grant; 50% exercisable 2 years after grant; 75% exercisable 3 years
after grant; and 100% exercisable 4 years after grant.
(2) On March 19, 2002, Reporting Person entered into a Variable Prepaid Forward
Sales Contract suplemented by confirmation representing Reporting Person's
obligation, on the maturity date of each such confirmation, to either sell
maximum of shares of common stock covered thereby or pay balance due thereunder
in cash.
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Explanation of Responses:
All share ending balances have been adjusted to reflect 100% stock dividends in
the form of two stock splits: July 31, 1997 and November 15, 1999. Payment dates
on the dividends were August 31, 1997 and November 30, 1999, respectively.
/s/Charles H. O'Reilly, Jr. 04/10/02
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Charles H. O'Reilly, Jr. Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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