Genuine Parts Company (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   April 24, 2017

Genuine Parts Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Georgia 001-05690 58-0254510
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
2999 Wildwood Pkwy, Atlanta, Georgia   30339
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   770.953.1700

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Genuine Parts Company (the "Company") was held on April 24, 2017. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (1) elected each of the persons listed to serve as a director of the Company with terms to expire at the 2018 Annual Meeting; (2) approved on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, including the Company's compensation practices and principles and their implementation; (3) approved on an advisory basis, the frequency of the shareholders' vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers to be every year, and in light of these results, the Company's Board of Directors determined at a meeting held on April 24, 2017 that the Company will hold a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every year until the next shareholder advisory vote on this matter; and (4) ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of the Company for 2017.

The results of the vote of the Company’s shareholders is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as exhibit 99.1.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Results of the vote of the Company’s shareholders





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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.

         
    Genuine Parts Company
          
April 25, 2017   By:   Carol B. Yancey
       
        Name: Carol B. Yancey
        Title: Executive Vice President and CFO

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Results of the vote of the Company's shareholders