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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission file number: 1-5690
  __________________________________________ 
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
   __________________________________________ 
GA   58-0254510
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

2999 WILDWOOD PARKWAY,   30339
ATLANTA, GA
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
678-934-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share GPC New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes      No  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer  
   Smaller reporting company  
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes      No  
There were 144,264,189 shares of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2020.





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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
 (in thousands, except share and per share data) June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 983,759    $ 276,992   
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts (2020 – $42,139; 2019 – $35,047)
1,823,357    2,440,252   
Merchandise inventories, net 3,351,751    3,443,876   
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,132,461    1,063,245   
Current assets of discontinued operations —    714,251   
 Total current assets 7,291,328    7,938,616   
Goodwill 1,771,835    2,293,519   
Other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization 1,422,680    1,492,097   
Deferred tax assets 76,154    45,921   
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation (2020 – $1,275,388; 2019 – $1,199,285)
1,133,990    1,173,688   
Operating lease assets 997,146    995,667   
Other assets 570,829    457,350   
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations —    248,771   
Total assets $ 13,263,962    $ 14,645,629   
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable
$ 3,745,031    $ 3,948,000   
Current portion of debt
489,028    624,060   
Dividends payable
113,968    110,851   
Other current liabilities
1,620,703    1,493,092   
Current liabilities of discontinued operations —    218,117   
Total current liabilities
5,968,730    6,394,120   
Long-term debt
2,727,929    2,802,056   
Operating lease liabilities 756,346    756,519   
Pension and other post–retirement benefit liabilities
249,649    249,832   
Deferred tax liabilities
210,003    233,044   
Other long-term liabilities
480,417    445,652   
Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations —    68,906   
Equity:
Preferred stock, par value – $1 per share; authorized – 10,000,000 shares; none issued
—    —   
Common stock, par value – $1 per share; authorized – 450,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding – 2020 – 144,264,189 shares; 2019 – 145,378,158 shares
144,264    145,378   
Additional paid-in capital
107,819    98,777   
Retained earnings
3,809,564    4,571,860   
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,212,372)   (1,141,308)  
Total parent equity
2,849,275    3,674,707   
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
21,613    20,793   
Total equity
2,870,888    3,695,500   
Total liabilities and equity
$ 13,263,962    $ 14,645,629   
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GENUINE PARTS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)

  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except per share data) 2020 2019 2020 2019
Net sales
$ 3,823,227    $ 4,457,931    $ 7,915,753    $ 8,717,060   
Cost of goods sold
2,532,740    2,975,227    5,237,088    5,841,558   
Gross profit
1,290,487    1,482,704    2,678,665    2,875,502   
Operating expenses:
Selling, administrative and other expenses
971,589    1,127,296    2,114,286    2,238,715   
Depreciation and amortization
66,733    62,684    133,987    121,301   
Provision for doubtful accounts
11,300    5,513    17,819    9,238   
Restructuring costs 25,059    —    28,041    —   
Goodwill impairment charge 506,721    —    506,721    —   
Total operating expenses
1,581,402    1,195,493    2,800,854    2,369,254   
Non-operating (income) expenses:
Interest expense
25,465    23,262    46,430    47,116   
Other
(11,944)   (18,250)   (24,776)   (15,082)  
Total non-operating (income) expenses
13,521    5,012    21,654    32,034   
(Loss) income before income taxes
(304,436)   282,199    (143,843)   474,214   
Income taxes
59,065    72,680    97,312    119,011   
Net (loss) income from continuing operations
(363,501)   209,519    (241,155)   355,203   
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations (200,871)   14,911    (186,682)   29,477   
Net (loss) income $ (564,372)   $ 224,430    $ (427,837)   $ 384,680   
Dividends declared per common share
$ 0.7900    $ 0.7625    $ 1.5800    $ 1.5250   
Basic (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations $ (2.52)   $ 1.43    $ (1.67)   $ 2.43   
Diluted (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations $ (2.52)   $ 1.43    $ (1.67)   $ 2.42   
Weighted average common shares outstanding
144,262    146,075    144,657    146,029   
Dilutive effect of stock options and non-vested restricted stock awards
—    661    —    684   
Weighted average common shares outstanding – assuming dilution
144,262    146,736    144,657    146,713   
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GENUINE PARTS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)

Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except per share data) 2020 2019 2020 2019
Net (loss) income
$ (564,372)   $ 224,430    $ (427,837)   $ 384,680   
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes:
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of income taxes in 2020 — $12,114 and $3,445; 2019 — $4,015 and $3,695, respectively
111,599      (71,014)   47,973   
Cash flow hedge adjustments, net of income taxes in 2020 — $560 and $6,044; 2019 — $3,711 and $5,626, respectively
1,514    (10,034)   (16,342)   (15,213)  
Pension and postretirement benefit adjustments, net of income taxes in 2020 — $3,008 and $6,025; 2019 — $1,786 and $3,574, respectively
7,844    4,833    16,292    9,665   
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes
120,957    (5,192)   (71,064)   42,425   
Comprehensive (loss) income
$ (443,415)   $ 219,238    $ (498,901)   $ 427,105   
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GENUINE PARTS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
(in thousands, except share and per share data) Common Stock Shares Common Stock Amount Additional Paid-In Capital Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Retained Earnings Total Parent Equity Non-controlling Interests in Subsidiaries Total Equity
April 1, 2020 144,249,343    $ 144,249    $ 103,878    $ (1,333,329)   $ 4,487,904    $ 3,402,702    $ 20,329    $ 3,423,031   
Net loss —    —    —    —    (564,372)   (564,372)   —    (564,372)  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax —    —    —    120,957    —    120,957    —    120,957   
Cash dividend declared, $0.7900 per share
—    —    —    —    (113,968)   (113,968)   —    (113,968)  
Share-based awards exercised, including tax benefit of $383
14,846    15    (464)   —    —    (449)   —    (449)  
Share-based compensation —    —    4,405    —    —    4,405    —    4,405   
Noncontrolling interest activities —    —    —    —    —    —    1,284    1,284   
June 30, 2020 144,264,189    $ 144,264    $ 107,819    $ (1,212,372)   $ 3,809,564    $ 2,849,275    $ 21,613    $ 2,870,888   

Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
(in thousands, except share and per share data) Common Stock Shares Common Stock Amount Additional Paid-In Capital Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Retained Earnings Total Parent Equity Non-controlling Interests in Subsidiaries Total Equity
January 1, 2020 145,378,158    $ 145,378    $ 98,777    $ (1,141,308)   $ 4,571,860    $ 3,674,707    $ 20,793    $ 3,695,500   
Net loss —    —    —    —    (427,837)   (427,837)   —    (427,837)  
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax —    —    —    (71,064)   —    (71,064)   —    (71,064)  
Cash dividend declared, $1.5800 per share
—    —    —    —    (228,444)   (228,444)   —    (228,444)  
Share-based awards exercised, including tax benefit of $162
22,475    22    (812)   —    —    (790)   —    (790)  
Share-based compensation —    —    9,854    —    —    9,854    —    9,854   
Purchase of stock (1,136,444)   (1,136)   —    —    (94,583)   (95,719)   —    (95,719)  
Cumulative effect from adoption of ASU 2016-13 (1)
—    —    —    —    (11,432)   (11,432)   —    (11,432)  
Noncontrolling interest activities —    —    —    —    —    —    820    820   
June 30, 2020 144,264,189    $ 144,264    $ 107,819    $ (1,212,372)   $ 3,809,564    $ 2,849,275    $ 21,613    $ 2,870,888   



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GENUINE PARTS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (CONTINUED)
(UNAUDITED)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
(in thousands, except share and per share data) Common Stock Shares Common Stock Amount Additional Paid-In Capital Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Retained Earnings Total Parent Equity Non-controlling Interests in Subsidiaries Total Equity
April 1, 2019 146,063,911 $ 146,064    $ 77,424    $ (1,189,987)   $ 4,517,430    $ 3,550,931    $ 21,901    $ 3,572,832   
Net income —    —    —    —    224,430    224,430    —    224,430   
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax —    —    —    (5,192)   —    (5,192)   —    (5,192)  
Cash dividend declared, $0.7625 per share
—    —    —    —    (111,380)   (111,380)   —    (111,380)  
Share-based awards exercised, including tax benefit of $174
14,458    14    (546)   —    —    (532)   —    (532)  
Share-based compensation —    —    7,071    —    —    7,071    —    7,071   
Noncontrolling interest activities —    —    —    —    —    —    746    746   
June 30, 2019 146,078,369    $ 146,078    $ 83,949    $ (1,195,179)   $ 4,630,480    $ 3,665,328    $ 22,647    $ 3,687,975   


Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
(in thousands, except share and per share data) Common Stock Shares Common Stock Amount Additional Paid-In Capital Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Retained Earnings Total Parent Equity Non-controlling Interests in Subsidiaries Total Equity
January 1, 2019 145,936,613    $ 145,937    $ 78,380    $ (1,115,078)   $ 4,341,212    $ 3,450,451    $ 21,540    $ 3,471,991   
Net income —    —    —    —    384,680    384,680    —    384,680   
Other comprehensive income, net of tax —    —    —    42,425    —    42,425    —    42,425   
Cash dividend declared, $1.5250 per share
—    —    —    —    (222,735)   (222,735)   —    (222,735)  
Share-based awards exercised, including tax benefit of $3,986
141,756    141    (7,512)   —    —    (7,371)   —    (7,371)  
Share-based compensation —    —    13,081    —    —    13,081    —    13,081   
Cumulative effect from adoption of ASU 2018-02 (2) —    —    —    (122,526)   122,526    —    —    —   
Cumulative effect from adoption of ASU 2016-02, net of tax (2) —    —    —    —    4,797    4,797    —    4,797   
Noncontrolling interest activities —    —    —    —    —    —    1,107    1,107   
June 30, 2019 146,078,369    $ 146,078    $ 83,949    $ (1,195,179)   $ 4,630,480    $ 3,665,328    $ 22,647    $ 3,687,975   

(1)The Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, during the first quarter of 2020. Refer to the recent accounting pronouncements footnote.
(2)The Company adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases, and ASU 2018-02, Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, during the first quarter of 2019.
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GENUINE PARTS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)

  Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands) 2020 2019
Operating activities:
Net (loss) income
$ (427,837)   $ 384,680   
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations
(186,682)   29,477   
Net (loss) income from continuing operations (241,155)   355,203   
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
133,987    121,301   
Share-based compensation
9,854    11,407   
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation
162    (3,986)  
Realized currency losses 11,356    27,037   
Goodwill impairment charge 506,721    —   
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
499,795    (262,997)  
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations
920,720    247,965   
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
(74,358)   (102,180)  
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 6,838    8,888   
Proceeds from divestitures of businesses 382,737    12,028   
Acquisitions of businesses and other investing activities
(15,393)   (378,237)  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities from continuing operations
299,824    (459,501)  
Financing activities:
Proceeds from debt
1,885,109    2,973,236   
Payments on debt
(2,082,271)   (2,359,975)  
Share-based awards exercised
(790)   (7,371)  
Dividends paid
(225,327)   (216,724)  
Purchases of stock
(95,719)   —   
Other financing activities (8,357)   —   
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities from continuing operations (527,355)   389,166   
Cash flows from discontinued operations:
Net cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations 31,668    53,410   
Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations (11,131)   (4,497)  
Net cash provided by financing activities from discontinued operations —    —   
Net cash provided by discontinued operations
20,537    48,913   
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(6,959)   2,461   
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
706,767    229,004   
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
276,992    333,547   
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$ 983,759    $ 562,551   
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share data)
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and therefore do not include all information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company completed the divestiture of its Business Products Group. Refer to the acquisitions, divestitures and discontinued operations footnote for more information. The Company's results of operations for the Business Products Group are reported as discontinued operations and all information related to the discontinued operations has been excluded from the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for all periods presented. Net (loss) income from discontinued operations for each period includes all costs that are directly attributable to these businesses and excludes certain corporate overhead costs that were previously allocated. Additionally, certain intercompany sales from the Automotive Parts Group are grossed up and recast in continuing operations in each period because those sales will continue with the discontinued operations after the divestiture. Except as disclosed herein, there have been no material changes in the information disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Genuine Parts Company (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us,” or “its”) for the year ended December 31, 2019. Accordingly, the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures herein should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The preparation of interim financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements. Specifically, the Company makes estimates and assumptions in its interim condensed consolidated financial statements for inventory adjustments, the accrual of bad debts, credit losses on guaranteed loans, customer sales returns, and volume incentives earned, among others. Inventory adjustments (including adjustments for a majority of inventories that are valued under the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method) are accrued on an interim basis and adjusted in the fourth quarter based on the annual book to physical inventory adjustment and LIFO valuation. Reserves for bad debts, credit losses on guaranteed loans and customer sales returns are estimated and accrued on an interim basis based on a consideration of historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Volume incentives are estimated based upon cumulative and projected purchasing levels. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial results for the interim periods have been made. These adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The Company has reclassified certain prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation.
The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. The Company's operations are concentrated in North America, Europe and Australasia and are vulnerable to the reduced economic activity caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, which was declared a pandemic in March 2020 and led many governments to put in place temporary social distancing and shelter-in-place mandates. In May and early June, many governments began phased reopenings of their economies. These phased approaches promote economic activity while adhering to new guidelines and enhanced safety measures. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the Company will depend on numerous factors and future developments that the Company cannot predict, including the severity of the virus; the occurrence of a “second wave” or additional spikes; the duration of the outbreak; governmental, business or other actions taken in response to the pandemic; and impacts on the Company's supply chain, its ability to keep operating locations open, and on customer demand. The Company's foreign subsidiaries are benefiting from various forms of government economic assistance including certain temporary subsidies that were received in the second quarter of 2020, which have been classified as a reduction of selling, administrative and other expenses. If the pandemic persists or worsens, the estimates and assumptions management made as of June 30, 2020 could change in subsequent interim reports and upon final determination at year-end, and it is reasonably possible such changes could be significant. The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date the condensed consolidated financial statements covered by this quarterly report were issued. The Company will continue to evaluate the nature and extent of these potential impacts to its business and consolidated financial statements.

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2. Segment Information
The following table presents a summary of the Company's reportable segment financial information from continuing operations:
  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
  2020 2019 2020 2019
Net sales:
Automotive
$ 2,495,799    $ 2,776,210    $ 5,078,484    $ 5,399,916   
Industrial
1,327,428    1,681,721    2,837,269    3,317,144   
Total net sales
$ 3,823,227    $ 4,457,931    $ 7,915,753    $ 8,717,060   
Segment profit:
Automotive
$ 218,906    $ 228,736    $ 361,484    $ 408,304   
Industrial
108,928    136,334    222,861    257,362   
Total segment profit
$ 327,834    $ 365,070    $ 584,345    $ 665,666   
Interest expense, net
(24,876)   (22,586)   (44,744)   (45,603)  
Intangible asset amortization
(23,256)   (22,604)   (45,996)   (43,875)  
Corporate expense
(28,613)   (33,573)   (83,674)   (64,752)  
Other unallocated costs (1) (555,525)   (4,108)   (553,774)   (37,222)  
(Loss) income before income taxes from continuing operations
$ (304,436)   $ 282,199    $ (143,843)   $ 474,214   
(1) The following table presents a summary of the other unallocated costs:
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2020 2019 2020 2019
Other unallocated costs:
Goodwill impairment charge (2) $ (506,721)   $ —    $ (506,721)   $ —   
Restructuring costs (3) (25,059)   —    (28,041)   —   
Realized currency loss (4) (11,356)   —    (11,356)   (27,037)  
Gain on insurance proceeds related to SPR Fire (5) 1,166    —    13,448    —   
Transaction and other costs (6) (13,555)   (4,108)   (21,104)   (10,185)  
Total other unallocated costs $ (555,525)   $ (4,108)   $ (553,774)   $ (37,222)  
(2)  Adjustment reflects the second quarter goodwill impairment charge related to the Company's European reporting unit. Refer to the goodwill and other intangible assets footnote.
(3) Adjustment reflects restructuring costs related to the ongoing execution of the 2019 Cost Savings Plan announced in the fourth quarter of 2019. The costs are primarily associated with severance and other employee costs, including a voluntary retirement program, and facility and closure costs related to the consolidation of operations. Refer to the restructuring footnote.
(4) Adjustment reflects realized currency losses related to divestitures. Refer to the acquisitions, divestitures and discontinued operations footnote.
(5) Adjustment reflects insurance recoveries in excess of losses incurred on inventory, property, plant and equipment and other fire-related costs related to the S.P. Richards Headquarters and Distribution Center. Refer to the commitments and contingencies footnote.
(6) Adjustment reflects (i) $2,481 and $8,490 of incremental costs associated with COVID-19 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, and (ii) costs associated with certain divestitures. COVID-19 related costs include incremental costs incurred relating to fees to cancel marketing events and increased cleaning and sanitization materials, among other things.

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Net sales are disaggregated by geographical region for each of the Company’s reportable segments, as the Company deems this presentation best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of net sales and cash flows are affected by economic factors. The following table presents disaggregated geographical net sales from contracts with customers by reportable segment:
  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2020 2019 2020 2019
North America:
Automotive
$ 1,715,567    $ 1,964,985    $ 3,447,063    $ 3,780,131   
Industrial
1,231,208    1,681,721    2,641,923    3,317,144   
Total North America
$ 2,946,775    $ 3,646,706    $ 6,088,986    $ 7,097,275   
Australasia:
Automotive
$ 282,797    $ 286,717    $ 555,721    $ 571,270   
Industrial
96,220    —    195,346    —   
Total Australasia
$ 379,017    $ 286,717    $ 751,067    $ 571,270   
Europe – Automotive
$ 497,435    $ 524,508    $ 1,075,700    $ 1,048,515   
Total net sales
$ 3,823,227    $ 4,457,931    $ 7,915,753    $ 8,717,060   

3. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The following tables present the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) by component for the six months ended June 30:
  Changes in Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss by Component
  Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits Cash Flow Hedges Foreign Currency Translation Total
Beginning balance, January 1, 2020 $ (704,415)   $ (20,671)   $ (416,222)   $ (1,141,308)  
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
—    (21,046)   (82,370)   (103,416)  
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
16,292    4,704    11,356    32,352   
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes
16,292    (16,342)   (71,014)   (71,064)  
Ending balance, June 30, 2020 $ (688,123)   $ (37,013)   $ (487,236)   $ (1,212,372)  

  Changes in Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss by Component
  Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits Cash Flow Hedges Foreign Currency Translation Total
Beginning balance, January 1, 2019 $ (626,322)   $ (4,631)   $ (484,125)   $ (1,115,078)  
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
—    (10,827)   20,936    10,109   
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss (1)
9,665    (4,386)   27,037    32,316   
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes
9,665    (15,213)   47,973    42,425   
Cumulative effect from adoption of ASU 2018-02
(122,526)   —    —    (122,526)  
Ending balance, June 30, 2019 $ (739,183)   $ (19,844)   $ (436,152)   $ (1,195,179)  


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(1) Amount includes realized currency losses of $27,037 that were reclassified out of foreign currency translation into earnings in connection with the March 7, 2019 sale of Grupo Auto Todo. Refer to the acquisitions, divestitures and discontinued operations footnote for further details.
The AOCL components related to the pension benefits are included in the computation of net periodic benefit income in the employee benefit plans footnote. The nature of the cash flow hedges are discussed in the derivatives and hedging footnote. Generally, tax effects in AOCL are established at the currently enacted tax rate and reclassified to net (loss) income in the same period that the related pre-tax AOCL reclassifications are recognized.
4. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Changes to U.S. GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in the form of ASUs to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs and any not listed below were assessed and determined to be not applicable or are expected to have a minimal impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326)
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. Among other things, the ASU and its amendments replace the incurred loss impairment model for receivables and loan guarantees with a current expected credit loss model. The new model measures impairment based on expected credit losses over the remaining contractual life of an asset, considering available information about the collectability of cash flows, past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures are required. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 and its amendments as of January 1, 2020, which included recognizing a cumulative-effect adjustment to reduce opening retained earnings by $11,432, net of taxes.
Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715)
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans. The updated accounting guidance modifies the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans by removing, adding and clarifying certain disclosures. These provisions must be applied retrospectively. ASU 2018-14 is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with an option to adopt early. The adoption of ASU 2018-14 is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or disclosures. The Company does not plan to early adopt the standard.
5. Employee Benefit Plans
Net periodic benefit income from the Company's pension plans included the following components for the three months ended June 30:
Pension Benefits
2020 2019
Service cost $ 2,925    $ 2,379   
Interest cost 20,865    24,335   
Expected return on plan assets (38,410)   (38,507)  
Amortization of prior service credit 173    (17)  
Amortization of actuarial loss 11,088    7,746   
Net periodic benefit income $ (3,359)   $ (4,064)  
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Net periodic benefit income from the Company's pension plans included the following components for the six months ended June 30:
  Pension Benefits
  2020 2019
Service cost
$ 5,907    $ 4,769   
Interest cost
41,790    48,683   
Expected return on plan assets
(76,933)   (77,034)  
Amortization of prior service credit
346    (34)  
Amortization of actuarial loss
22,210    15,495   
Net periodic benefit income
$ (6,680)   $ (8,121)  
Service cost is recorded in selling, administrative and other expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of income while all other components are recorded within other non-operating (income) expenses. Pension benefits also include amounts related to supplemental retirement plans.
6. Guarantees
The Company guarantees the borrowings of certain independently controlled automotive parts stores and businesses (“independents”) and certain other affiliates in which the Company has a noncontrolling equity ownership interest (“affiliates”). Presently, the independents are generally consolidated by unaffiliated enterprises that have controlling financial interests through ownership of a majority voting interest in the independents. The Company has no voting interest or equity conversion rights in any of the independents. The Company does not control the independents or the affiliates but receives a fee for the guarantees. The Company has concluded that the independents are variable interest entities, but that the Company is not the primary beneficiary. Specifically, the equity holders of the independents have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entities’ economic performance including, but not limited to, decisions about hiring and terminating personnel, local marketing and promotional initiatives, pricing and selling activities, credit decisions, monitoring and maintaining appropriate inventories, and store hours. Separately, the Company concluded that the affiliates are not variable interest entities. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with these independents and affiliates is generally equal to the total borrowings subject to the Company’s guarantees. While such borrowings of the independents and affiliates are outstanding, the Company is required to maintain compliance with certain covenants, including a debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) ratio and certain limitations on additional borrowings. At June 30, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.
As of June 30, 2020, the total borrowings of the independents and affiliates subject to guarantee by the Company were approximately $925,109. These loans generally mature over periods from one to six years. The Company regularly monitors the performance of these loans and the ongoing operating results, financial condition and ratings from credit rating agencies of the independents and affiliates that participate in the guarantee programs. In the event that the Company is required to make payments in connection with these guarantees, the Company would obtain and liquidate certain collateral pledged by the independents or affiliates (e.g., accounts receivable and inventory) to recover all or a substantial portion of the amounts paid under the guarantees. The Company recognizes a liability equal to current expected credit losses over the lives of the loans in the guaranteed loan portfolio, based on a consideration of historical experience, current conditions, the nature and expected value of any collateral, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. To date, the Company has had no significant losses in connection with guarantees of independents’ and affiliates’ borrowings and the current expected credit loss reserve is not material. As of June 30, 2020, there are no material guaranteed loans for which the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and recovery is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral.
As of June 30, 2020, the Company has recognized certain assets and liabilities amounting to $90,000 each for the guarantees related to the independents’ and affiliates’ borrowings. These assets and liabilities are included in other assets and other long-term liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The liabilities relate to the Company's noncontingent obligation to stand ready to perform under the guarantee programs and they are distinct from the Company's current expected credit loss reserve.
7. Credit Facilities
On May 1, 2020, the Company entered into amendments to: (i) the Amended and Restated Syndicated Credit Facility Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2017 ("Credit Facility") and (ii) the Notes Purchase Agreement with certain investors governing the Series I, J, K, L and M senior notes, dated as of October 30, 2017 ("Notes Agreement"). The financial covenants in these agreements were amended to provide for the debt to EBITDA ratio to increase from 3.50 to 1.0 to 4.00 to 1.0 through
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December 31, 2020 (and then to revert to 3.50 to 1.0 after such date). With respect to the Credit Facility, the interest rates were amended to increase the applicable rate by 75 basis points (resulting in a rate of LIBOR + 225 basis points) and the LIBOR floor from 0.0% to 1.0%. With respect to the Notes Agreement, the interest rates were amended to increase the coupon applicable to each series of the Senior Notes by 50 basis points, effective immediately and applicable through December 31, 2020, and to increase the coupon applicable to each series of the Senior Notes by an additional 50 basis points, if and only if the debt to EBITDA ratio exceeds 3.50 to 1.0.
8. Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement
On May 29, 2020 the Company entered into an agreement (the “A/R Sales Agreement”) to sell short-term receivables from certain customer trade accounts to an unaffiliated financial institution. The A/R Sales Agreement has a 364 day term, which the Company intends to renew each year. The terms of the A/R Sales Agreement limit the total principal amount outstanding of receivables sold to approximately $500,000 at any point in time.
As part of the A/R Sales Agreement, the Company continuously sells designated pools of trade accounts receivable to a separate bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity whose assets would be first available to satisfy the creditor claims of the unaffiliated financial institution. The Company controls and therefore consolidates the special purpose entity in its condensed consolidated financial statements. The special purpose entity in turn sells certain of the receivables to the unaffiliated financial institution on a monthly basis. These sales to the unaffiliated financial institution are accounted for as sales because control over the receivables is transferred to the unaffiliated financial institution under the terms of the agreement.
The following table represents a summary of the activity under the A/R Sales Agreement since its inception:
June 30, 2020
Receivables sold to the financial institution and derecognized $ 902,326   
Cash collected on sold receivables $ 402,302   
Receivables pledged as collateral on sold receivables as of period-end $ 342,636   
Cash proceeds related to the receivables sold are included in cash from operating activities in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows. The fees recorded in connection with the sales are immaterial and are recorded within other non-operating (income) expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of income. The future amount may fluctuate based on the level of activity and other factors. The Company maintains continuing involvement with the sold receivables by providing collection services. The associated servicing liability is not material given the high quality of the customers underlying the receivables and the anticipated short collection period. The Company may incur a recourse obligation in limited circumstances. Separate accruals for recourse obligations are immaterial.
9. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable, and borrowings under the line of credit and term loan approximate their respective fair values based on the short-term nature of these instruments. As of June 30, 2020, the carrying amount, net of debt issuance costs, and the fair value of fixed rate debt were approximately $1,939,978 and $1,845,693, respectively. The fair value of fixed rate debt is designated as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (i.e., significant observable inputs) and is based primarily on the discounted value of future cash flows using current market interest rates offered for debt of similar credit risk and maturity. The carrying amount, net of debt issuance costs, of fixed rate debt of $1,939,978 is included in long-term debt in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Refer to the derivatives and hedging footnote for information on the fair value of derivative instruments.
10. Derivatives and Hedging
The Company is exposed to various risks arising from business operations and market conditions, including fluctuations in interest rates and certain foreign currencies. When deemed appropriate, the Company uses derivative and non-derivative instruments as risk management tools to mitigate the potential impact of interest rate and foreign exchange rate risks. The objective of using these tools is to reduce fluctuations in the Company’s earnings and cash flows associated with changes in these rates. Derivative financial instruments are not used for trading or other speculative purposes. The Company has not historically incurred, and does not expect to incur in the future, any losses as a result of counterparty default related to derivative instruments.
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The Company formally documents relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as the risk management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes linking cash flow hedges to specific forecasted transactions or variability of cash flow to be paid. The Company also formally assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the designated derivative and non-derivative instruments that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in the cash flows of the hedged items. When a designated instrument is determined not to be highly effective as a hedge or the underlying hedged transaction is no longer probable, hedge accounting is discontinued prospectively.
The following table summarizes the location and carrying amounts of the derivative instruments and the foreign currency denominated debt, a non-derivative financial instrument, that are designated and qualify as part of hedging relationships:
June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019
Instrument
Balance Sheet Location
Notional Balance Notional Balance
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate swaps
Other current liabilities
$ 800,000    $ 358    $ 800,000    $ 24,792   
Net investment hedges:
Forward contracts
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
$ 1,160,990    $ 76,169    $ 925,810    $ 39,965   
Foreign currency debt
Long-term debt
700,000    $ 786,940    700,000    $ 784,000   
The derivative instruments are recognized in the condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value and are designated as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. They are valued using inputs other than quoted prices, such as foreign exchange rates and yield curves.
Cash Flow Hedges
The Company uses interest rate swaps to mitigate variability in forecasted interest payments on a portion of the Company’s U.S. dollar-denominated unsecured variable rate debt. The interest rate swaps effectively convert a portion of the floating rate interest payment into a fixed rate interest payment. The Company designates the interest rate swaps as qualifying hedging instruments and accounts for them as cash flow hedges. On May 1, 2020, the Company dedesignated its interest rate swaps and modified them to match the terms of its modified debt agreement and as a result the $48,492 payable as of that date was deemed a financing transaction. Subsequent cash flows to pay this amount over the remaining term of the agreement are reflected within financing activities in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows. This payable is classified within other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The corresponding amount in AOCL is being amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis over the remaining life of the hedged instrument. The Company redesignated the portion of the modified interest rate swap that is not related to the financing agreement as a qualifying hedging instrument. Gains and losses from fair value adjustments on the cash flow hedges are initially classified in AOCL and are reclassified to interest expense on the dates interest payments are accrued.
Hedges of Net Investments in Foreign Operations
The Company has designated certain derivative instruments and a portion of its foreign currency denominated debt, a non-derivative financial instrument, as hedges of the foreign currency exchange rate exposure of the Company's Euro-denominated net investment in a European subsidiary. The Company applies the spot method to assess the hedge effectiveness of the derivative instruments and this assessment for each instrument excludes the initial value related to the difference at contract inception between the foreign exchange spot rate and the forward rate (i.e., the forward points). The initial value of this excluded component is recognized as a reduction to interest expense in a systematic and rational manner over the term of the derivative instrument. All other changes in value for the net investment hedges are included in AOCL within foreign currency translation and would only be reclassified to earnings if the European subsidiary were liquidated, or otherwise disposed.
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The tables below presents gains and losses related to designated cash flow hedges and net investment hedges:
Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCL Before Reclassifications Gain Recognized in Interest Expense For Excluded Components
2020 2019 2020 2019
Three Months Ended June 30,
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate contracts
$ (4,370)   $ (14,121)   $ —    $ —   
Net investment hedges:
Forward contracts
(31,147)   (4,300)   7,476    5,008   
Foreign currency debt
(13,720)   (10,570)   —    —   
Total $ (49,237)   $ (28,991)   $ 7,476    $ 5,008   

Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCL Before Reclassifications Gain Recognized in Interest Expense For Excluded Components
2020 2019 2020 2019
Six Months Ended June 30,
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate contracts $ (28,830)   $ (21,567)   $ —    $ —   
Net investment hedges:
Cross-currency swap —    2,936    —    2,294   
Forward contracts 15,701    5,641    13,998    6,624   
Foreign currency debt (2,940)   5,110    —    —   
Total $ (16,069)   $ (7,880)   $ 13,998    $ 8,918   

11. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Matters
As more fully discussed in the commitments and contingencies footnote of the Company's notes to the consolidated financial statements in its 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, a jury awarded damages against the Company in a litigated automotive product liability dispute. On February 19, 2020, the Washington Court of Appeals issued an order entirely reversing the jury’s finding on damages and ordering a new trial on damages. The plaintiffs subsequently appealed this order to the Washington Supreme Court; on July 7, 2020, the Washington Supreme Court indicated that it will consider a further appeal on this matter. At the time of the filing of these financial statements, based upon the Company’s legal defenses, insurance coverage, and reserves, the Company does not believe this matter will have a material impact to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Fire at S.P. Richards Headquarters and Distribution Center
On July 19, 2019, a fire occurred at the S.P. Richards headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The building primarily held the S.P. Richards headquarters office and was connected to its Atlanta distribution center. The Company maintains property and casualty loss insurance coverage. The Company recognized a gain of $1,165 and $13,448 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, for insurance recoveries in excess of losses it has incurred on inventory, property, plant and equipment and other fire-related costs. The gain is included within other non-operating (income) expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of income. The Company expects to receive additional insurance recoveries in the future which will result in additional gains.
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12. Acquisitions, Divestitures and Discontinued Operations
Acquisitions
The Company acquired several businesses for approximately $33,047 and $378,744, net of cash acquired, during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively. The Company finalized the acquisition accounting for certain businesses acquired in prior periods, but there have been no significant measurement period adjustments during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.
Divestitures
The Company received cash proceeds from divestitures of businesses totaling $382,737 and $12,028 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively.
Grupo Auto Todo
On March 7, 2019, the Company sold all of its equity in Grupo Auto Todo, a Mexican subsidiary within the Automotive Parts Group. Grupo Auto Todo contributed annual revenues of approximately $15,900 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company incurred realized currency losses of $27,037 from this transaction during the three months ended June 30, 2019. These losses are included within other non-operating (income) expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of income.
Discontinued Operations
Business Products Group
Effective June 30, 2020, the Company completed the divestiture of its Business Products Group by selling Supply Source Enterprises, Inc. ("SSE") and S.P. Richards Company ("SPR") in separate transactions. There may be additional cash payments or receipts in subsequent quarters as the Company finalizes customary post-transaction working capital adjustments. These divestitures are part of the Company's long-term strategic initiative to streamline its operations and optimize its portfolio so that it can drive shareholder value by focusing on its global Automotive and Industrial Parts Groups. The Business Products Group was previously a reportable segment of the Company. These divestitures, together with prior period divestitures of Garland C. Norris (effective December 13, 2019), SPR Canada (effective January 1, 2020) and Safety Zone Canada (effective March 2, 2020), represent a single plan to exit the Business Products Group segment and are considered a strategic shift that will have a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results. Therefore, the results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the Business Products Group are reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
The Company maintains an immaterial investment in SPR and has concluded that SPR is a variable interest entity. The Company is not the primary beneficiary and therefore does not consolidate SPR. Among other things, the Company does not have any voting rights and does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect SPR's economic performance.
The Company’s results of operations for discontinued operations were:
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2020 2019 2020 2019
Net sales $ 379,938    $ 476,329    $ 846,944    $ 954,033   
Cost of goods sold
277,614    360,452    632,007    722,786   
Gross profit
102,324    115,877    214,937    231,247   
Operating expenses 89,385    95,947    179,461    190,820   
Loss (gain) on disposal 216,133    —    220,318    1,000   
Income before income taxes
(203,194)   19,930    (184,842)   39,427   
Income taxes (1)
(2,323)   5,019    1,840    9,950   
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations $ (200,871)   $ 14,911    $ (186,682)   $ 29,477   
Basic (loss) earnings per share from discontinued operations $ (1.39)   $ 0.10    $ (1.29)   $ 0.20   
Diluted (loss) earnings per share from discontinued operations $ (1.39)   $ 0.10    $ (1.29)   $ 0.20   
Weighted average common shares outstanding 144,262    146,075    144,657    146,029   
Weighted average common shares outstanding – assuming dilution 144,262    146,736    144,657    146,713   
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(1)Income taxes include a $7,125 tax benefit associated with the (loss) gain on the disposal for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.
The Company’s assets and liabilities for discontinued operations, by major class, were:
December 31, 2019
Assets
Trade accounts receivable, net $ 194,903   
Merchandise inventories, net 387,307   
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 132,041   
Other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization 76,829   
Operating lease assets 80,302   
Other assets 91,640   
Total assets of discontinued operations $ 963,022   
Liabilities
Trade accounts payable $ 158,163   
Other current liabilities 59,954   
Operating lease liabilities 68,906   
Total liabilities of discontinued operations $ 287,023   

13. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Total consolidated goodwill as of June 30, 2020 is $1,771,835, net of $506,721 of accumulated impairment loss. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the periods ended June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 by reportable segment, as well as other identifiable intangible assets, are summarized as follows:
Goodwill
Automotive Industrial Total Other Intangible Assets, Net
Balance as of December 31, 2019 $ 1,897,495      $ 396,024    $ 2,293,519    $ 1,492,097   
Additions (1) 10,672    (3,346)   7,326    7,224   
Amortization —    —    —    (45,996)  
Impairments (506,721)   —    (506,721)   —   
Foreign currency translation (17,682)   (4,607)   (22,289)   (30,645)  
Balance as of June 30, 2020 $ 1,383,764    $ 388,071    $ 1,771,835    $ 1,422,680   
(1) Additions include measurement period adjustments related to prior year acquisitions.
The Company reviews its goodwill annually for impairment in the fourth quarter, or sooner if circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may exceed fair value. The Company tests goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level, which is an operating segment or a level below an operating segment (a component).
Due to several factors that coalesced in the second quarter of 2020 the Company performed an interim impairment test as of May 31, 2020 for its European reporting unit and recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $506,721. The factors primarily resulted from the ongoing market volatility and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which have extended into the second quarter and have impacted several critical impairment testing assumptions including weighted average cost of capital and market multiples, and near-term revenue and operating margin projections for the reporting unit. The Company also assessed the finite-lived, identifiable tangible and intangible assets at the European reporting unit for impairment under the undiscounted cash flows approach and concluded there was no impairment.
The European reporting unit’s fair value was calculated using a combination of both income and market approaches and involved significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs). The assumptions used in the income approach include projected
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revenue growth rates, operating margins, the estimated weighted average costs of capital and terminal value. The weighted-average cost of capital used in the income approach was adjusted to reflect the specific risks and uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in developing the cash flow projections. The assumptions used in the market approach include benchmark company market multiples. The Company used inputs and assumptions it believed are consistent with those a hypothetical marketplace participant would use. The interim impairment tests were prepared in accordance with the Company's accounting policies as described in the summary of significant accounting policies footnote in its consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2019.
Should actual results differ from certain key assumptions used in the interim impairment test, including revenue and operating margin growth rates, which are both impacted by economic conditions, or should other key assumptions change, including benchmark company market multiples, weighted average costs of capital and terminal value, in subsequent periods the Company could record additional impairment charges for this reporting unit.
If there are sustained declines in macroeconomic or business conditions in future periods, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting the projected earnings and cash flows at the Company's reporting units, among other things, there can be no assurance that goodwill at one or more reporting units may not be impaired. Based on the Company's interim impairment assessment as of June 30, 2020, which included reviewing the previous revenue and operating margin growth forecasts based on the current projections, the Company has determined that it is not more likely than not that the goodwill is impaired for all other reporting units.
14. Income Taxes
The Company's effective income tax rate was negative 19.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to 25.8% for the same three month period in 2019. The effective income tax rate was negative 67.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to 25.1% for the same period in 2019. The rate decrease is primarily due to the non-deductible goodwill impairment charge and certain transaction and other costs.
15. Earnings Per Share
As more fully discussed in the share-based compensation footnote of the Company’s notes to the consolidated financial statements in its 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company maintains various long-term incentive plans, which provide for the granting of stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance awards, dividend equivalents and other share-based awards. Options to purchase approximately 2,537 and 2,418 shares of common stock were outstanding but excluded from the computations of diluted earnings per share for the three and six month period ended June 30, 2020, respectively, as compared to approximately 247 and 135 for the three and six month period ended June 30, 2019, respectively. These options were excluded because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
16. Restructuring
2019 Cost Savings Plan
As more fully discussed in the restructuring footnote of the Company's notes to the consolidated financial statements in its 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company approved and began to implement certain restructuring actions (the “2019 Cost Savings Plan”) across its subsidiaries primarily targeted at simplifying organizational structures and distribution networks. The Company believes these actions will reduce costs in the future and allow it to more effectively and efficiently manage its businesses.
The table below summarizes costs incurred in 2020 associated with the 2019 Cost Savings Plan:
Total
Restructuring costs $ 28,041   
Remaining costs expected but not yet incurred 6,863   
Total costs $ 34,904   
The 2019 Cost Savings Plan was approved and funded by the Company's corporate office and therefore these costs are not allocated to the Company's segments. The cumulative amount of costs incurred as of June 30, 2020 since inception is $182,982.
The table below summarizes the activity related to the restructuring costs discussed above. As of June 30, 2020, the current portion of the restructuring liability of $32,586 is included in other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
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Severance and other employee costs Facility and closure costs Accelerated operating lease costs Asset impairments Total
Liability as of January 1, 2020 $ 72,192    $ 6,639    $ —    $ —    $ 78,831   
Restructuring costs 9,236    7,316    5,496    5,993    28,041   
Cash payments (56,303)   (5,098)   —    —    (61,401)  
Non-cash charges —    —    (5,496)   (5,993)   (11,489)  
Translation (522)   (84)   —    —    (606)  
Liability as of June 30, 2020 $ 24,603    $ 8,773    $ —    $ —    $ 33,376   

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes contained herein and with the audited consolidated financial statements, accompanying notes, related information and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Forward-Looking Statements
Some statements in this report, as well as in other materials we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or otherwise release to the public and in materials that we make available on our website, constitute forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements in the future tense and all statements accompanied by words such as “expect,” “likely,” “outlook,” “forecast,” “preliminary,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “position,” “will,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “on track,” “anticipate,” “to come,” “may,” “possible,” “assume,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Senior officers may also make verbal statements to analysts, investors, the media and others that are forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, our expected ability to operate and protect our workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, our strategy to grow our higher-margin automotive and industrial businesses, the execution and effect of our cost savings initiatives, our efforts and initiatives to help us emerge from the pandemic well-positioned, our ongoing efforts to maintain compliance and flexibility under our debt covenants, our liquidity position and actions to maximize cash flow to continue to operate during these highly uncertain times and plans for future cost savings.
The Company cautions that its forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and while we believe that our expectations for the future are reasonable in view of currently available information, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events may differ materially from those indicated as a result of various important factors. Such factors may include, among other things, the extent and duration of the disruption to our business operations caused by the global health crisis associated with the COVID-19 outbreak, including the effects on the financial health of our business partners and customers, on supply chains and our suppliers, on vehicle miles driven as well as other metrics that affect our business, and on access to capital and liquidity provided by the financial and capital markets; the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with its debt covenants; the Company's ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses into the Company and to realize the anticipated synergies and benefits; the Company's ability to successfully divest businesses; the Company's ability to successfully implement its business initiatives in its two business segments; slowing demand for the Company's products; the ability to maintain favorable supplier arrangements and relationships; disruptions in our suppliers' operations, including the impact of COVID-19 on our suppliers as well as our supply chain; changes in national and international legislation or government regulations or policies, including changes to import tariffs, short-term government subsidies, and the unpredictability of such changes and their impact to the Company and its suppliers and customers, data security policies and requirements as well as privacy legislation; changes in general economic conditions, including unemployment, inflation (including the impact of tariffs) or deflation and the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union, commonly known as Brexit, and the unpredictability of the impact following such exit from the European Union; changes in tax policies; volatile exchange rates; volatility in oil prices; significant cost increases, such as rising fuel and freight expenses; the Company's ability to successfully attract and retain employees in the current labor market; uncertain credit markets and other macroeconomic conditions; competitive product, service and pricing pressures; failure or weakness in our disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting, including as a result of the work from home environment; the uncertainties and costs of litigation; disruptions caused by a failure or breach of the Company's information systems, as well as other risks and uncertainties discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2019, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and Item 1A, risk factors, in this report on Form 10-Q (all of which risks may be amplified by the COVID-19 outbreak) and from time to time in the Company's subsequent filings with the SEC.
Forward-looking statements are only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no duty to update its forward-looking statements except as required by law. You are advised, however, to review any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our subsequent Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and other reports filed with the SEC.
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Overview
Genuine Parts Company is a service organization engaged in the global distribution of automotive replacement parts and industrial parts. We have a long tradition of growth dating back to 1928, the year we were founded in Atlanta, Georgia. The Company conducts business in North America, Europe and Australasia from approximately 3,600 locations. At Genuine Parts Company, our mission is to be a world-class service organization and the employer of choice, supplier of choice, valued customer, good corporate citizen and investment of choice. Our strategic financial objectives are intended to align with our mission and drive value for all our stakeholders. Our strategic financial objectives include: (1) top line revenue growth; (2) improved operating margin; (3) a strong balance sheet and cash flows; and (4) effective capital allocation.
The Company's Automotive Parts Group operated in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, France, the U.K., Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand as of June 30, 2020, and accounted for 64% of total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2020. Our Industrial Parts Group operated in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Singapore. The Industrial Parts Group accounted for 36% of the Company's total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2020. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company completed the divestiture of its Business Products Group and has accounted for this segment as discontinued operations for the periods presented.
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 outbreak, which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (“WHO”) on March 11, 2020, continues to evolve rapidly. Our deepest and sincere thoughts go out to all affected by COVID-19, as well as the dedicated healthcare workers and first responders who are on the front lines for all our citizens.
Overall, our business segments continue to face many uncertainties. The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. The Company's operations are vulnerable to the reduced economic activity caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, which led many governments to put in place temporary social distancing and shelter-in-place mandates in late March and early April. As a result, our business segments experienced slowing sales trends as we entered the second quarter. Sales results sequentially improved throughout the second quarter of 2020 as markets reopened and governments eased restrictions.

The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the Company will depend on numerous factors and future developments that we cannot predict, including the severity of the virus; the occurrence of a “second wave” or additional spikes; the duration of the outbreak; governmental, business or other actions taken in response to the pandemic; and impacts on our supply chain, our ability to keep operating locations open, and on customer demand. While the negative impact on our business operations cannot be reasonably estimated at this time, our teams are preparing for multiple scenarios to ensure we continue to protect our employees while also keeping our operations up and running to serve our customers.
During the first quarter we created a dedicated COVID-19 Taskforce and added enhanced protocols in response to COVID-19, including implementing many of the recommendations and requirements issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO, and local, state and national health authorities, to protect our employees, customers, suppliers and communities.
As of June 30, 2020, substantially all operations are open for business. Our supply chain partners have been very supportive and they continue to do their part to ensure our service levels to our customers remain strong. We remain in constant communication with our employees regarding changing conditions and protocol. Based on the length and severity of COVID-19, we may experience continued volatility in customer demand and supply chain disruption. We will continue to evaluate the nature and extent of these potential impacts to our business, consolidated results of operations, segment results, liquidity and capital resources.
For further information regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the Company, please see “Results of Operations,” “Financial Condition,” “Liquidity and Capital Resources,” “Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting,” item 1A, “Risk Factors,” and item 2, “Issuer Repurchase of Equity Securities” in this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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Key Business Metrics
We consider comparable sales, daily sales and number of miles driven to be key business metrics because management has evaluated its results of operations using these metrics and believes that these key indicators provide additional perspective and insights when analyzing the operating performance of the Company from period to period and trends in its historical operating results. These metrics should not be considered superior to, as a substitute for or as an alternative to, and should be considered in conjunction with, the GAAP financial measures presented in this report.
Comparable Sales
Comparable sales (also called organic sales or core sales) refer to period-over-period comparisons of our net sales excluding the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign currency. The Company considers this metric useful to investors because it provides greater transparency into management’s view and assessment of the Company’s core ongoing operations. This is a metric that is widely used by analysts, investors and competitors in our industry, although our calculation of the metric may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other companies, because not all companies and analysts calculate this metric in the same manner.
Daily Sales
Daily sales is a key metric that represents the amounts invoiced to the Company's customers each day. Daily sales do not represent GAAP-based sales because, among other things, invoices are not always generated at the same time goods and services are delivered to customers and the amounts do not include adjustments for estimates of returns, rebates or other forms of variable consideration. Management uses this metric to monitor demand trends at each of its subsidiaries throughout each month for the purposes of monitoring performance against forecasts and to make operational decisions. The Company considers this metric useful to investors because it provides greater transparency into management’s view and assessment of the Company’s core ongoing operations. The calculation of this metric may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other companies, because not all companies and analysts calculate this metric in the same manner.
Number of Miles Driven
The Company considers the number of miles driven, which is an industry-generated metric, to be a key metric because it influences the demand for repair and maintenance products sold within the automotive aftermarket. We believe including this metric is useful to investors because it provides greater transparency into management’s view and assessment of trends in the Automotive Parts Group.
Results of Operations
Overview
The Company has remained substantially open during the COVID-19 pandemic, which slowed mobility and overall economic activity. Despite the challenges of these unprecedented business conditions, our North American and Australasian automotive operations operated well and reported improved profit margins. In addition, our Industrial Parts Group maintained a flat operating margin with the prior year quarter. The Company improved its total gross margin in the quarter and executed on a number of accelerated cost savings initiatives to more effectively leverage our cost structure. As a result of COVID-19 and its negative impact on demand, the Company has experienced and may continue to experience a decrease in volume-based buying incentives and increased freight, insurance, IT and cybersecurity costs. In addition, primarily due to the significant impact of COVID-19 on the financial performance of our European reporting unit, the Company recognized a goodwill impairment charge of $506.7 million. These trends and uncertainties may persist and impact future results.
Sales
Sales for the three months ended June 30, 2020 were $3.8 billion, a 14.2% decrease as compared to $4.5 billion in the same period of the prior year period. The decrease in sales is attributable to a 13.7% decline in comparable sales driven primarily by COVID-19 and related government actions, a 4.1% impact from divestitures and the net impact of foreign currency and other of 0.6%. These items were partially offset by a 4.2% benefit from acquisitions. Sales for the six months ended June 30, 2020 were $7.9 billion, a 9.2% decrease as compared to $8.7 billion in the same period of the prior year. The decline in sales is due to a 9.0% comparable sales decrease due primarily to decreased demand caused by COVID-19, a 4.5% impact from divestitures and a 0.7% impact from foreign currency and other. These items were partially offset by a 5.0% positive impact from acquisitions.
Sales for the Automotive Parts Group decreased 10.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This group's revenue decrease for the three months ended June 30, 2020 consisted of an approximate 12.6% decrease in comparable sales driven primarily by COVID-19 and related government actions and the net impact of unfavorable foreign currency and other of 0.7%. These items were partially offset by a 3.2% benefit from acquisitions. This
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group's 6.0% revenue decrease for the six months ended June 30, 2020 consisted of an approximate 8.9% decrease in comparable sales, a 1.0% net unfavorable impact from foreign currency and other and a 0.3% impact from the sale of Grupo Auto Todo in March of 2019. These items were partially offset by a 4.2% benefit from acquisitions.
Sales for the Industrial Parts Group decreased 21.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019. The decrease in this group's revenues reflects an approximate 16.7% decrease in comparable sales driven primarily by COVID-19 and related government actions, a 10.9% impact from the sale of EIS, which was sold in the third quarter of 2019, and a slightly unfavorable foreign currency impact. These declines were slightly offset by a 6.7% benefit from acquisitions. This group's 14.5% sales decrease for the six months ended June 30, 2020 reflects a 9.9% decrease in comparable sales, an 11.7% impact from the sale of EIS and a slight impact from foreign currency. This decrease was partially offset by a 7.2% benefit from acquisitions.
Cost of Goods Sold and Operating Expenses
Cost of goods sold for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was $2.5 billion, a 14.9% decrease from $3.0 billion for the same period in 2019. As a percentage of net sales, cost of goods sold was 66.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to 66.7% in the same three month period of 2019. Cost of goods sold for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $5.2 billion, a 10.3% decrease from $5.8 billion for the same period in 2019. As a percentage of net sales, cost of goods sold was 66.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to 67.0% in the same six month period of 2019. The decrease in cost of goods sold for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 primarily relates to the impact of divestitures and the overall decrease in sales volume due to COVID-19 for these periods as compared to the same three and six month period of the prior year. The resulting improvement in gross margin, which we have reported for 11 consecutive quarters, is attributable to the favorable impact of divestitures as well as the acquisitions of higher gross margin businesses. These items, as well as strategic category management initiatives including pricing and global sourcing actions and favorable product mix shifts were partially offset by a decrease in supplier incentives due to lower purchasing volumes. The Company’s cost of goods sold includes the total cost of merchandise sold, including freight expenses associated with moving merchandise from our supplier to our distribution centers, retail stores and branches, as well as supplier volume incentives and inventory adjustments. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales may fluctuate based on (i) changes in merchandise costs and related supplier volume incentives or pricing, (ii) variations in product and customer mix, (iii) price changes in response to competitive pressures, (iv) physical inventory and LIFO adjustments, (v) changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and (vi) the impact of tariffs. Tariffs did not have a material impact in the periods presented.
Total operating expenses increased to $1.6 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to $1.2 billion for the same three month period in 2019. As a percentage of net sales, operating expenses increased to 41.4% as compared to 26.8% in the same three month period of the previous year. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, these expenses totaled $2.8 billion as compared to $2.4 billion for the same six month period in 2019. As a percentage of net sales, operating expenses increased to 35.4% as compared to 27.2% in the same six month period of the previous year.
The increase in total operating expenses as a percentage of net sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 is primarily related to the goodwill impairment charge related to our European reporting unit and the restructuring, transaction and other costs and income recorded thus far in 2020. Additionally, the Company continues to experience the effects of rising costs in areas such as insurance, IT and cyber-security and its ability to leverage its expenses was negatively impacted by lower comparable sales relative to the prior year. To offset these trends, the Company is focused on the execution of ongoing cost control initiatives, including its $100 million cost savings plan announced in 2019. In association with this plan we achieved $40 million in savings in the second quarter of 2020 for a total of $70 million in expense reductions through June 30, 2020. In addition, the Company benefited from accelerated cost reduction initiatives implemented in association with the onset of COVID-19. Combined, these initiatives produced cost savings in payroll, freight, facility, legal and professional costs, among others, of approximately $200 million in the second quarter of 2020. Included in the savings are approximately $40 million of temporary government subsidies received by certain of our foreign operations.
The Company’s operating expenses are substantially comprised of compensation and benefit-related costs for personnel. Other major expense categories include facility occupancy costs for headquarters, distribution centers and retail store/branch operations, insurance costs, accounting, legal and professional services, technology and digital costs, transportation and delivery costs, and travel and advertising. Management’s ongoing cost control measures in these areas have served to improve the Company’s overall cost structure. The Company's recent acquisitions have lower costs of goods sold and higher levels of operating costs as compared to the Company's other businesses; however, the operating profit margins generally remain consistent.
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Segment Profit
Segment profit decreased to $327.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $365.1 million for the same three month period of the prior year, a decrease of 10.2%. Segment profit margin was 8.6% as compared to 8.2% in the same three month period of 2019. The increase in segment profit margin for the three months ended June 30, 2020 reflects the improvement in gross margin and significant cost savings relative to the prior year. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, segment profit decreased to $584.3 million compared to $665.7 million for the same six month period of the prior year, a decrease of 12.2%. Segment profit margin was 7.4% as compared to 7.6% in the same six month period of 2019, driven by reduced sales volume as a result of COVID-19 and its impact on leverage prior to the Company's implementation of its accelerated cost initiatives in the second quarter of 2020.
As more fully discussed in our 2019 Form 10-K, in the fourth quarter of 2019 the Company began to implement certain restructuring actions across its subsidiaries under the 2019 Cost Savings Plan, primarily targeted at simplifying organizational structures and distribution networks. We believe that these actions, coupled with our ongoing focus on driving top line sales growth and accelerated cost initiatives in response to COVID-19, will continue to create value for our stakeholders.
The Automotive Parts Group’s segment profit decreased 4.3% in the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period of 2019, and its segment profit margin was 8.8% as compared to 8.2% in the same period of the previous year. This improvement in segment profit margin reflects the strong operating results in our North American and Australasian businesses, driven by significant cost reductions and the benefit of government subsidies in our international businesses. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Automotive Parts Group's segment profit decreased approximately 11.5% and the segment profit margin was 7.1% as compared to 7.6% in the same six month period of 2019. The decrease in segment profit margin for the six months is primarily due to the deleveraging of expenses due to lower automotive sales volumes, although the Canadian and Australasian operations have operated well and show improved segment profit margins for the six months in 2020 relative to 2019.
The Industrial Parts Group's segment profit decreased 20.1% in the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same three month period of 2019, and the segment profit margin for this group was 8.2% compared to 8.1% for the same period of the previous year. Segment profit for the Industrial Parts Group decreased 13.4% in the six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same six month period of 2019, and the segment profit margin for this group improved to 7.9% compared to 7.8% for the same period of the previous year. The improved segment profit margins for both periods reflect the growing efficiencies in Industrial Parts Group's operating structure as well as the positive impact of acquisitions and the sale of EIS.
Goodwill Impairment
Due to several factors that coalesced in the second quarter of 2020 we performed an interim impairment test as of May 31, 2020 for our European reporting unit and recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $506.7 million. These factors primarily resulted from the ongoing market volatility and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which have extended into the second quarter and have impacted several critical impairment testing assumptions including weighted average cost of capital and market multiples, and near-term revenue and operating margin projections for the reporting unit. Refer to the goodwill and other intangible assets footnote within the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information. If there are sustained declines in macroeconomic or business conditions in future periods, including as a result of the continued COVID-19 pandemic, affecting the projected earnings and cash flows at our reporting units, among other things, there can be no assurance that goodwill at one or more reporting units may not be impaired. However, as of June 30, 2020, we determined that there were no other indicators that goodwill was impaired at any of our other reporting units.
Income Taxes
The Company's effective income tax rate was negative 19.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to 25.8% for the same three month period in 2019. The effective income tax rate was negative 67.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to 25.1% for the same period in 2019. The rate decrease is primarily due to the non-deductible goodwill impairment charge and certain transaction and other costs.
Net (Loss) Income
For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded consolidated net loss from continuing operations of $363.5 million, a decrease of 273.5% as compared to consolidated net income from continuing operations of $209.5 million in the same three month period of the prior year. On a per share diluted basis, net loss was $2.52, a decrease of 276.2% as compared to net income per diluted share of $1.43 for the same three month period of 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded consolidated net loss from continuing operations of $241.2 million, a decrease of 167.9% as compared to consolidated net income from continuing operations of $355.2 million in the same six month period of the prior year. On a per share diluted basis, net loss from continuing operations was $1.67, a decrease of 169.0% as compared to net income per diluted
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share of $2.42 in the same six month period of 2019. The decrease in income for these periods was primarily driven by reduced sales volume as a result of COVID-19.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company incurred $555.5 million and $553.8 million, respectively, of adjustments. These adjustments include a goodwill impairment charge of $506.7 million related to our European reporting unit and also represents restructuring costs, realized currency losses and transaction and other costs and income. Transaction and other costs primarily include incremental costs associated with certain divestitures and COVID-19, slightly offset by income from the SPR Fire insurance proceeds. Refer to the acquisitions, divestitures and discontinued operations footnote and commitments and contingencies footnote for more information.
For the three months ended June 30, 2020, before the impact of goodwill impairment, realized currency losses, restructuring, transaction and other costs and insurance proceeds related to the SPR fire, the Company's adjusted net income from continuing operations was $190.5 million, a decrease of 11.5% as compared to adjusted net income from continuing operations of $215.4 million in the same three month period of the prior year. On a per share basis, adjusted net income from continuing operations was $1.32 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, a decrease of 10.2% as compared to $1.47 for the same three month period of 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, before giving effect to the adjustments discussed above, adjusted net income from continuing operations was $307.3 million, a decrease of 20.7% for the same six month period of 2019. On a per share diluted basis, adjusted net income from continuing operations was $2.12 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, a decrease of 19.4% as compared to $2.63 for the same six month period of the prior year. Each of adjusted net (loss) income from continuing operations and adjusted diluted net (loss) income from continuing operations per common share is a non-GAAP measure (see table below for reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measures).
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net (loss) income from continuing operations and diluted net (loss) income from continuing operations per common share to adjusted net (loss) income from continuing operations and adjusted diluted net (loss) income from continuing operations per common share to account for the impact of these adjustments. The Company believes that the presentation of adjusted net (loss) income from continuing operations and adjusted diluted net (loss) income from continuing operations per common share, which are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, when considered together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations to those measures, provide meaningful supplemental information to both management and investors that is indicative of the Company's core operations. The Company considers these metrics useful to investors because they provide greater transparency into management’s view and assessment of the Company’s ongoing operating performance by removing items management believes are not representative of our continuing operations and may distort our longer-term operating trends. We believe these measures are useful and enhance the comparability of our results from period to period and with our competitors, as well as show ongoing results from operations distinct from items that are infrequent or not associated with the Company’s core operations. The Company does not, nor does it suggest investors should, consider such non-GAAP financial measures, as superior to, in isolation from, or as a substitute for, GAAP financial information.
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands) 2020 2019 2020 2019
GAAP net (loss) income from continuing operations $ (363,501)   $ 209,519    $ (241,155)   $ 355,203   
Adjustments:
Goodwill impairment charge (1) 506,721    —    506,721    —   
Restructuring costs (2) 25,059    —    28,041    —   
Realized currency loss (3) 11,356    —    11,356    27,037   
Gain on insurance proceeds related to SPR Fire (4) (1,166)   —    (13,448)   —   
Transaction and other costs (5) 13,555    4,108    21,104    10,185   
Total adjustments 555,525    4,108    553,774    37,222   
Tax impact of adjustments (1,500)   1,769    (5,310)   (5,140)  
Adjusted net income from continuing operations $ 190,524    $ 215,396    $ 307,309    $ 387,285   
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The table below represent amounts per common share assuming dilution:
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except per share data) 2020 2019 2020 2019
GAAP net (loss) income from continuing operations (2.52)   1.43    (1.67)   2.42   
Adjustments:
Goodwill impairment charge (1) 3.51    —    3.50    —   
Restructuring costs (2) 0.17    —    0.19    —   
Realized currency loss (3) 0.08    —    0.08    0.18   
Gain on insurance proceeds related to SPR Fire (4) (0.01)   —    (0.09)   —   
Transaction and other costs (5) 0.10    0.03    0.15    0.07   
Total adjustments 3.85    0.03    3.83    0.25   
Tax impact of adjustments (0.01)   0.01    (0.04)   (0.04)  
Adjusted diluted net income from continuing operations per common share $ 1.32    $ 1.47    $ 2.12    $ 2.63   
Weighted average common shares outstanding – assuming dilution 144,262    146,736    144,657    146,713   
The table below clarifies where the items that have been adjusted above to improve comparability of the financial information from period to period are presented in the condensed consolidated statements of income.
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands) 2020 2019 2020 2019
Line item:
Cost of goods sold $ 12,891    $ 2,960    $ 12,891    $ 2,960   
Selling, administrative and other expenses 663    1,148    8,213    7,225   
Goodwill impairment charge 506,721    —    506,721    —   
Restructuring costs 25,059    —    28,041    —   
Non-operating (income): Other 10,191    —    (2,092)   27,037   
Total adjustments $ 555,525    $ 4,108    $ 553,774    $ 37,222   
(1) Adjustment reflects the second quarter goodwill impairment charge related to our European reporting unit.
(2) Adjustment reflects restructuring costs related to the ongoing execution of the 2019 Cost Savings Plan announced in the fourth quarter of 2019. The costs are primarily associated with severance and other employee costs, including a voluntary retirement program, and facility and closure costs related to the consolidation of operations.
(3) Adjustment reflects realized currency losses related to divestitures.
(4) Adjustment reflects insurance recoveries in excess of losses incurred on inventory, property, plant and equipment and other fire-related costs related to the S.P. Richards Headquarters and Distribution Center.
(5) Adjustment reflects (i) $2.5 million and $8.5 million of incremental costs associated with COVID-19 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, and (ii) costs associated with certain divestitures. COVID-19 related costs include incremental costs incurred relating to fees to cancel marketing events and increased cleaning and sanitization materials, among other things.

Financial Condition
The Company’s cash balance of $983.8 million at June 30, 2020 increased $706.8 million, or 255.2%, from December 31, 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company had net cash provided by operating activities of $920.7 million, net cash provided by investing activities of $299.8 million and net cash used in financing activities of $527.4 million. The cash provided by operating activities was primarily driven by entry into the A/R Sales Agreement to sell receivables, which generated $500 million in operating cash flows, and the effective management of our working capital. The investing activities consisted primarily $389.6 million proceeds from divestitures and the sale of property, plant and equipment, slightly offset by $74.4 million for capital expenditures and $15.4 million for acquisitions and other investing activities. The financing activities
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consisted primarily of $197.2 million net payments on debt, $225.3 million for dividends paid to the Company’s shareholders and $95.7 million paid for share repurchases.
Accounts receivable decreased $616.9 million, or 25.3%, from December 31, 2019 primarily due to entering into the A/R Sales Agreement. As we continue to operate through 2020 and this uncertain environment, we will be closely monitoring our collection trends. However, collection trends are currently meeting our expectations and we have observed that many of our small and medium-sized customers in the U.S. and international markets are receiving various forms of government assistance. Inventory decreased $92.1 million, or 2.7%, and accounts payable decreased $203.0 million, or 5.1% from December 31, 2019. Total debt of $3.2 billion at June 30, 2020 decreased $209.2 million, or 6.1%, from December 31, 2019.
We continue to negotiate extended payment dates with our suppliers. Our current payment terms with the majority of our suppliers range from 30 to 360 days. Several global financial institutions offer voluntary supply chain finance ("SCF") programs which enable our suppliers (generally those that grant extended terms), at their sole discretion, to sell their receivables from the Company to these financial institutions on a non-recourse basis at a rate that takes advantage of our credit rating and may be beneficial to them. The SCF program is primarily available to suppliers of goods and services included in cost of goods sold in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The Company and our suppliers agree on commercial terms for the goods and services we procure, including prices, quantities and payment terms, regardless of whether the supplier elects to participate in the SCF program. The suppliers sell goods or services, as applicable, to the Company and they issue the associated invoices to the Company based on the agreed-upon contractual terms. Then, if they are participating in the SCF program, our suppliers, at their sole discretion, determine which invoices, if any, they want to sell to the financial institutions. In turn, we direct payment to the financial institutions, rather than the suppliers, for the invoices sold to the financial institutions. No guarantees are provided by the Company or any of our subsidiaries on third-party performance under the SCF program; however, the Company guarantees the payment by our subsidiaries to the financial institutions participating in the SCF program for the applicable invoices. We have no economic interest in a supplier’s decision to participate in the SCF program, and we have no direct financial relationship with the financial institutions, as it relates to the SCF program. Accordingly, amounts due to our suppliers that elected to participate in the SCF program are included in the line item accounts payable in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. All activity related to amounts due to suppliers that elected to participate in the SCF program is reflected in cash flows from operating activities in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows. We have been informed by the financial institutions that as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, suppliers elected to sell $1.8 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively, of our outstanding payment obligations to the financial institutions. The amount settled through the SCF program was $1.3 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2020.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have taken actions and will continue to take actions intended to increase our cash position and preserve financial flexibility in light of current uncertainty in the global markets resulting from COVID-19. These actions include the previously negotiated covenant amendments to our credit arrangements due to macro uncertainty and evaluating alternative forms of liquidity to enhance credit capacity, reducing our planned capital expenditures for 2020 (specifically deferring our growth related capital spending), temporarily suspending our share repurchase program, and limiting merger and acquisition activity to select “bolt-on” acquisitions. Additionally, we are taking precautionary measures to conserve liquidity including, but not limited to, reducing our inventory levels and managing replenishment volumes to adjust to the new level of market demand and to the extent available, we are delaying tax payments as allowed by governmental authorities. We have a low level of capital expenditures related to maintenance items, which provides the flexibility to decrease spending as needed to further preserve funds.
We believe that we have sufficient liquidity to manage through the current market disruption caused by COVID-19. We ended the quarter with $2.6 billion of total liquidity (comprising $1.6 billion availability on the revolving credit facility and $1.0 billion of cash and cash equivalents). From time to time, the Company may enter into other credit facilities or financing arrangements to provide additional liquidity and to manage against foreign currency risk. The Company currently believes that the existing lines of credit and cash generated from operations will be sufficient to fund anticipated operations for the foreseeable future.
On April 6, 2020, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of seventy-nine cents ($0.79) per share on the Company’s common stock. At this time, we expect to continue to pay dividends in the ordinary course.
On May 1, 2020, the Company entered into an amendment to each of the Amended and Restated Syndicated Credit Facility Agreement and the Notes Purchase Agreement, each dated as of October 30, 2017, to provide additional covenant flexibility on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. In consideration of the increased covenant flexibility, the Company agreed to certain interest rate increases under these facilities.
On May 29, 2020, we entered into an agreement (the "A/R Sales Agreement") to sell short-term receivables from certain customer trade accounts to an unaffiliated financial institution. The A/R Sales Agreement has a one year term, which the
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Company intends to renew each year. The terms of the A/R Sales Agreement limit the balance of receivables sold to approximately $500 million at any point in time.
In addition, we qualify and are taking advantage of certain employer payroll tax credits and the deferral of certain tax payments that are allowed under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
Although we expect our borrowing costs to increase in the near term as a result of credit market disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we expect to be able to continue to borrow funds at reasonable rates over the long term. At June 30, 2020, the Company's total average cost of debt was 2.85%, and the Company remained in compliance with all covenants connected with its borrowings, such covenants include, among others, a financial covenant to maintain a certain leverage ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated EBITDA under our credit facility.
Any failure to comply with our debt covenants or restrictions could result in a default under our financing arrangements or could require us to obtain waivers from our lenders for failure to comply with these restrictions. The occurrence of a default that remains uncured or the inability to secure a necessary consent or waiver could create cross defaults under other debt arrangements and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, refer to “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in Item 7A of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. Our exposure to market risk has not changed materially since December 31, 2019.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or furnishes under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting
There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 of the SEC that occurred during the Company’s last quarter ended June 30, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. As a result of COVID-19, certain members of our workforce shifted to a primarily work from home environment beginning in March 2020. We took precautionary actions to re-evaluate and refine our financial reporting process to provide reasonable assurance that we could report our financial results accurately and timely, and we will continue to evaluate the impact of any related changes to our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are involved in various claims and legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of business. Although the results of litigation and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not believe that the ultimate resolution of these actions will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. Except as set forth herein, there have been no significant developments to the information presented in our 2019 Form 10-K with respect to litigation or commitments and contingencies. See the Commitments and Contingencies footnote to the condensed consolidated financial statements for more information, which information is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated and supplemented in Part II, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and as further updated and supplemented below, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results. Except as presented below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors described in our Form 10-K.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted worldwide economic conditions, and our operations and our financial results have been and will in the future be materially adversely impacted, and the duration and extent to which it will impact our business remains uncertain.
COVID-19, a novel strain of coronavirus, was reported in December 2019, with the World Health Organization declaring it a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant volatility, uncertainty and disruption, with severe impacts on the United States and global economies. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted a large portion of the world, including our domestic and international operations. If the pandemic continues to create disruptions or turmoil in the credit or financial markets, or impacts our credit ratings, it could adversely affect our ability to access capital on favorable terms or at all, meet our liquidity needs or amend and/or refinance our existing credit arrangements.
The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the Company will depend on numerous factors and future developments that we cannot predict, including the severity of the virus; the occurrence of a “second wave” or additional spikes; the duration of the outbreak; governmental, business or other actions taken in response to the pandemic; and impacts on our supply chain, our ability to keep operating locations open, and on customer demand.
As the pandemic continues to spread throughout the United States, consumer fears about COVID-19 continue and recommendations and/or mandates from federal, state and local authorities to avoid large gatherings of people or self-quarantine have persisted and/or increased, which has and will continue to adversely affect our operations. For example, we witnessed significant disruptions in sales in the last two weeks of the quarter ended March 31, 2020 on account of the lower customer demand, which trend also impacted the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and may continue into the future. We have incurred and continue to incur additional costs related to efforts to protect the health and well-being of our team members, customers and the communities we serve. We expect to continue to incur additional costs, which may be significant, as we continue to implement operational changes in response to this pandemic.
We may further restrict the operations of our various distribution center, branch or store facilities in both of our segments if we deem such action necessary or appropriate or if recommended or mandated by local government authorities. Additionally, we may incur significant additional costs to ensure we meet the needs of our customers and our employees, including additional cleanings of our stores and other facilities. Also, if we do not respond appropriately to the pandemic, or if customers do not perceive our response to be adequate or appropriate for a particular region or the Company as a whole, we could suffer damage to our reputation and our brand, which could adversely affect our business in the future. These items could have a further material impact on our sales and profits and could lead to significantly higher losses on outstanding customer receivables, guaranteed loans and asset impairment charges, among other things.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in work and travel restrictions and delays, which have been expanded throughout the continued progression of the pandemic. These restrictions and delays have impacted and may continue to impact suppliers and manufacturers of certain of our products. This may make it difficult for our suppliers to source and manufacture products in, and to export our products from, affected areas. As a result, we may continue to face delays or difficulty sourcing certain products, which could negatively affect our business and financial results. Even if we are able to find alternate sources for such products, they may cost more, which could adversely impact our profitability and financial condition.
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Additional adverse changes in economic conditions as a result of the pandemic may also lead to increased credit concerns and challenges to recover accounts receivable, reduced liquidity, adverse impacts on our suppliers and customers, including on their abilities to continue to operate as a going concern.
Further, the Company and management are focused on mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has required and will continue to require, a large investment of time and resources and may delay other strategic initiatives. Additionally, many of our employees are working remotely and may continue to do so for an extended period. An extended period of remote work arrangements could strain our business continuity plans, introduce operational risk, including but not limited to our ability to manage our business, cyber-security and data security risks, the potential vulnerabilities to our financial reporting systems and our internal control environment and the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting.
Due to the unprecedented nature of COVID-19 and the myriad of responses thereto, we cannot identify all of the risks we face from the pandemic and its resulting impacts. Even after the pandemic has subsided, we may continue to experience adverse impacts to our business as a result of any economic recession that has occurred or may occur. The pandemic could also amplify other risks and uncertainties described in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The ultimate adverse impacts relating to the potential effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and the costs that we may incur as a result cannot be reasonably estimated but could be material.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The following table provides information about the Company’s purchases of shares of the Company’s common stock during the three months ended June 30, 2020:
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Period Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) Average Price Paid Per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2) Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
April 1, 2020 through April 30, 2020 8,533 $70.56 14,484,676
May 1, 2020 through May 31, 2020 1,704 $73.72 14,484,676
June 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020 14,782 $91.85 14,484,676
Totals
25,019 $83.35 14,484,676
(1)Includes shares surrendered by employees to the Company to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of shares of restricted stock, the exercise of stock options and/or tax withholding obligations.
(2)On August 21, 2017, the Board of Directors announced that it had authorized the repurchase of 15.0 million shares. The authorization for the repurchase continues until all such shares have been repurchased or the repurchase plan is terminated by action of the Board of Directors. Approximately 14.5 million shares authorized remain available to be repurchased by the Company. There were no other repurchase plans announced as of June 30, 2020 and the Company has temporarily suspended all future share repurchases under the repurchase plan until there is greater visibility into the macro environment in light of COVID-19.
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Item 6. Exhibits
(a) The following exhibits are filed or furnished as part of this report:
Exhibit 3.1
Exhibit 3.2
Exhibit 31.1
Exhibit 31.2
Exhibit 32
Exhibit 10.1
Exhibit 10.2
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
Genuine Parts Company
(Registrant)
Date: July 30, 2020 /s/ Carol B. Yancey
Carol B. Yancey
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)

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EXHIBIT 10.1
SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND
RESTATED SYNDICATED FACILITY AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SYNDICATED FACILITY AGREEMENT dated as of May 1, 2020 (this “Amendment”) is entered into among GENUINE PARTS COMPANY, a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), UAP INC., a company constituted under the laws of Quebec (“UAP”), certain other Subsidiaries of the Company party hereto as Designated Borrowers (such Designated Borrowers, together with the Company and UAP, the “Borrowers” and, each a “Borrower”), the Lenders party hereto, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., acting through its Canada branch, as Canadian Swing Line Lender, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., acting through its Australia branch, as Australian Swing Line Lender, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Domestic Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Agreement (as defined below), as amended hereby.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company, UAP, and the Designated Borrowers from time to time party thereto, as Borrowers, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Domestic Swing Line Lender, Canadian Swing Line Lender, Australian Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, are party to that certain Amended and Restated Syndicated Facility Agreement dated as of October 30, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested certain amendments to the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders (by act of the Required Lenders) agree to such requested amendments subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.Amendments to the Agreement. The Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1.1The following definitions are hereby added to Section 1.01 of the Agreement in the appropriate alphabetical order:
Acquisition” means the purchase or acquisition by any Loan Party or Subsidiary of (a) more than 50% of the Equity Interests with ordinary voting power of another Person or (b) all or any substantial portion of the property (other than Equity Interests) of, or a business unit of, another Person, whether or not involving a merger or consolidation with such Person or any other transaction whereby a Person not previously a Subsidiary of the Company becomes a Subsidiary of the Company.
Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
COVID-19 Pandemic” means the novel strain of coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) (including all additional variations and strains thereof) and its disease commonly known
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as COVID-19, which was declared to be a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020.
Covered Party” has the meaning specified in Section 11.24.
Debt Issuance” means the issuance by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Indebtedness for borrowed money (including, for the avoidance of doubt, senior or subordinated notes, hybrid securities, convertible notes and other debt securities convertible into capital stock), other than (a) intercompany Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (b) ordinary course borrowings under (i) this Agreement, (ii) unsecured working capital and/or commercial paper facilities and (iii) any Treasury Management Agreement, (c) drafts issued under the Vendor Program, (d) purchase money Indebtedness or Capital Lease Obligations, in each case, permitted by Section 8.01(b), (e) any Indebtedness issued, or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by, any national or supra-national Governmental Authority, in each case, under a program specifically established by such national or supra-national Governmental Authority in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, (f) any Indebtedness incurred by any Foreign Subsidiary if the use of the Net Cash Proceeds to make a prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(d) hereof or pursuant to the Senior Notes, would have material adverse tax consequences to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, and (g) any Indebtedness the Net Cash Proceeds of which are used to pay all or any portion of the consideration for an Acquisition.
Equity Issuance” means, any issuance by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary to any Person of its Equity Interests resulting in Net Cash Proceeds, other than (a) any issuance of its Equity Interests pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants, (b) any issuance of its Equity Interests pursuant to the conversion of any debt securities to equity or the conversion of any class of equity securities to any other class of equity securities, (c) any issuance of options or warrants relating to its Equity Interests, (d) any issuance of Equity Interests pursuant to any employee incentive plan, (e) any issuance of Equity Interests made in consideration of an Acquisition or the Net Cash Proceeds of which are used to pay all or any portion of the consideration for an Acquisition, (f) any issuance of Equity Interests by a Subsidiary to the Company or any other Subsidiary, and (g) any issuance of Equity Interests by a Foreign Subsidiary (except to the extent the Net Cash Proceeds of such issuance are distributed to the Company). The term “Equity Issuance” shall not be deemed to include any Debt Issuance.
Guaranteed Senior Notes” means (i) the A$155,000,000 Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes Due June 30, 2024 issued under the Note and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2019, as amended, among GPC Asia Pacific Holding Pty Ltd, the Company and the purchasers listed therein, (ii) the A$155,000,000 Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes Due June 30, 2026 issued under the Note and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2019, as amended, among GPC Asia Pacific Holding Pty Ltd, the Company and the purchasers listed therein, (iii) the €50,000,000 Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes Due May 31, 2029 issued under the Note and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2019, as amended, among Alliance Automotive Netherlands Holdings B.V., the Company and the purchasers listed therein, (iv) the €100,000,000 Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes Due May 31, 2031 issued under the Note and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2019, as amended, among Alliance Automotive Netherlands Holdings B.V., the
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Company and the purchasers listed therein and (v) the €100,000,000 Series C Guaranteed Senior Notes Due May 31, 2034 issued under the Note and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2019, as amended, among Alliance Automotive Netherlands Holdings B.V., the Company and the purchasers listed therein.
NCT Allocation Percentage” means, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to any New Capital Transaction for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.09(a) or Section 7.09(b) the percentage equal to the quotient of (a) the Dollar Equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans divided by (b) the sum of (i) the Dollar Equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans plus (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Senior Notes that require the Company or any Subsidiary to make an offer to repurchase such Senior Notes pursuant to the terms thereof after the occurrence of a New Capital Transaction (which, in the case of any such Senior Notes that are denominated in a currency other than Dollars, shall be expressed in Dollars by applying the conversion method set forth in the relevant Note Purchase Agreement governing such Senior Notes, as in effect on the Second Amendment Effective Date); provided that, for purposes of such calculation, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans and the applicable Senior Notes shall be calculated on the basis of the par value of such Indebtedness (without giving effect to any “make-whole” or similar prepayment premium applicable thereto).
NCT Declined Proceeds” means, with respect to any New Capital Transaction, the aggregate amount of the NCT Gross Payment Amount that is declined by any holder of the Senior Notes after receipt of an offer to prepay such Senior Notes with such Net Cash Proceeds.
NCT Gross Payment Amount” means, with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds of any New Capital Transaction, (i) fifty percent (50%) of such Net Cash Proceeds if the Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.50 to 1.0 or (ii) twenty-five percent (25%) of such Net Cash Proceeds if the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.50 to 1.0, in either case, recalculated as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to such New Capital Transaction for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.09(a) or Section 7.09(b), giving effect to (x) such New Capital Transaction and the application of such Net Cash Proceeds and (y) the incurrence, assumption or repayment of Indebtedness after the last day of such fiscal quarter and prior to such New Capital Transaction, on a Pro Forma Basis.
NCT Loan Payment Amount” means, as of the date of any mandatory prepayment required by Section 2.05(d), an amount equal to the sum of (a) the product of (i) the NCT Gross Payment Amount times (ii) the NCT Allocation Percentage, plus (b) the NCT Declined Proceeds.
Net Cash Proceeds” means the aggregate cash or Cash Equivalents proceeds received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in respect of any New Capital Transaction, net of (a) direct costs incurred in connection therewith (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions and underwriting discounts) and (b) taxes paid or payable as a result thereof.
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New Capital Transaction” means (a) any Equity Issuance or (b) any Debt Issuance.
QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
QFC Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Section 11.24.
Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
Second Amendment Effective Date” means May 1, 2020.
Senior Notes” means the Existing Senior Notes, the New Senior Notes and the Guaranteed Senior Notes.
Share Repurchase” means any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, directly or indirectly, of any shares (or equivalent) of any class of Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding or any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, excluding (a) the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or similar rights to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock options, warrants or similar rights or the payment of related withholding taxes and (b) the redemption, retirement, repurchase or other acquisition of value of the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company by the Company or another Subsidiary of the Company.
Special Purpose Subsidiary” means, with respect to any securitization program, the special purpose Subsidiary for such securitization program.
Supported QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 11.24.
UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning specified in Section 11.24.
1.2The following definitions in Section 1.01 of the Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows:
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Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, rule, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
Existing Senior Notes” means (i) the 3.24% Amended and Restated Series F Senior Promissory Notes due December 2, 2023 issued under the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 19, 2013, as amended, among the Company and the purchasers listed therein, (ii) the 2.64% Amended and Restated Series G Senior Notes due July 29, 2021 issued under the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2016, as amended, among the Company and the purchasers listed therein and (iii) the 3.24% Amended and Restated Series H Senior Notes due November 30, 2026 issued under the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2016, as amended, among the Company and the purchasers listed therein.
Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
1.3Clause (b) of the definition of “Applicable Rate” in Section 1.01 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(b)  on and after the Term Loan Funding Date:
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Pricing Tier Leverage Ratio Commitment Fee Letter of Credit Fee Eurocurrency Rate Loans Base Rate Loans
I < 0.75:1.00 0.280% 1.500% 1.500% 0.500%
II
> 0.75:1.00 but
< 1.25:1.00
0.300% 1.625% 1.625% 0.625%
III
> 1.25:1.00 but
< 1.75:1.00
0.325% 1.875% 1.875% 0.875%
IV
> 1.75:1.00 but
< 2.25:1.0
0.350% 2.000% 2.000% 1.000%
V
> 2.25:1.00 but
< 2.75:1.0
0.375% 2.125% 2.125% 1.125%
VI
> 2.75:1.0
0.400% 2.250% 2.250% 1.250%
1.4Clause (c) of the definition of Base Rate in Section 1.01 of the Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(c) the Eurocurrency Rate (giving effect to any applicable interest rate floors in the definition thereof) plus one percent (1.00%);
1.5Clause (a)(xi) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” in Section 1.01 of the Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(xi)  restructuring charges, accruals or reserves (including restructuring and integration costs related to acquisitions and closure of facilities and adjustments to existing reserves) that have been specifically identified by amount and description to the Administrative Agent, whether or not classified as restructuring expense on the consolidated financial statements, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000 for any period of four fiscal quarters (such increased amount may be utilized in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA starting with the fiscal quarter of the Company ended March 31, 2020),
1.6Clause (a)(i) of the definition of “Eurocurrency Base Rate” in Section 1.01 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(i) in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a LIBOR Quoted Currency, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate for the applicable currency for a period equal in length to such Interest Period) (“LIBOR”), as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of LIBOR as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Rate Determination Date, for deposits in the relevant currency, with a term equivalent to such Interest Period;
1.7Each reference to “zero” in the proviso following clause (c) of the definition of “Eurocurrency Base Rate” in Section 1.01 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read “one percent (1.00%)”.
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1.8In the definition of Excluded Domestic Subsidiary in Section 1.01 of the Agreement, the “or” is replaced with a comma after clause (a) and a new clause (c) is add to read “or (c) a Special Purpose Subsidiary”
1.9The reference to “MLPFS” in the definition of “Joint Lead Arrangers” in Section 1.01 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read “BofA Securities, Inc.”.
1.10Clause (b) of the definition of “Leverage Ratio” in Section 1.01 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(b) on and after the Term Loan Funding Date, the ratio of (i) the sum of (A) Total Funded Debt as of such date less (B) the amount of Net Cash Proceeds from a New Capital Transaction that is held by the Company but required to prepay the Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(d) and required to be offered to the Senior Notes but not yet applied; provided that this clause (B) shall not exceed the NCT Gross Payment Amount for the first 35 days following the date of such New Capital Transaction and $0, thereafter for such New Capital Transaction to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company then ended.
1.11Clause (c) of Section 1.05 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(c) The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate” or with respect to any rate that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any of such rate (including, without limitation, any LIBOR Successor Rate) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes.
1.12Section 2.05 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding a clause (d) after clause (c) thereof to read as follows:
(d)  Mandatory Prepayments of Loans Due to a New Capital Transaction. Upon the receipt by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Net Cash Proceeds of any New Capital Transaction, the Company shall prepay the Loans in an amount equal to the NCT Loan Payment Amount. Such prepayment shall be due and payable (x) with respect to the amount determined in accordance with clause (a) of the definition of “NCT Loan Payment Amount”, within five (5) Business Days following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds and (y) with respect to the amount determined in accordance with clause (b) of the definition of “NCT Loan Payment Amount”, concurrently with the prepayment of the Senior Notes in connection with the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds (but in no event later than thirty (30) days after receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds). Each prepayment of Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(d) shall be applied, first, to the principal repayment installments of the Term Loan on a pro rata basis for all such principal repayment installments, including, without limitation, the final principal repayment installment on the Maturity Date and, second, to the outstanding Revolving Loans (but without a reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments). Subject to Section 2.15, such prepayments shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages.
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1.13The reference to “zero” in the last sentence of Section 3.03(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read “one percent (1.00%)”.
1.14The reference to “EEA Financial Institutions” in the heading to Section 6.24 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read “Affected Financial Institutions”. The reference to “EEA Financial Institution” in Section 6.24 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read “Affected Financial Institution”.
1.15In Section 8.01 of the Agreement, the following language is added at the end of such section:
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8.01 or otherwise, no Special Purpose Subsidiary shall contract, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness other than intercompany Indebtedness incurred in connection with a securitization program.
1.16In Section 8.02 of the Agreement, the “and” appearing after the semicolon at the end of clause (l) is hereby deleted, the period at the end of clause (m) is hereby deleted and a semicolon is inserted in lieu thereof, and the following new clause (n) is added after clause (m) thereof to read as follows:
(n) Liens on (i) receivables or other assets customarily sold in a receivables securitization program, and assets related thereto (including rights to lockboxes and collection accounts for such receivables or other assets) that are granted by a Special Purpose Subsidiary and (ii) the Equity Interests of a Special Purpose Subsidiary, in each case, as security for the obligations arising under such securitization program.
1.17Section 8.05 of the Agreement is amended to add an “(x)” immediately after the phrase “other than restrictions” and to add a new clause (y) at the end of such section to read as follows:
and (y) under any securitization program with respect to any Special Purpose Subsidiary.
1.18Clause (b) of Section 8.09 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(b) Permit as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Company, commencing with the first fiscal quarter ending after the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Leverage Ratio to be greater than the ratio set forth below for the periods referenced below:
Fiscal Quarter Ending Leverage Ratio
June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2020 4.00:1.0
March 31, 2021 and each fiscal quarter thereafter 3.50:1.0

1.19Clause (c) of Section 8.09 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(c) If on the Second Amendment Effective Date (the “Incorporation Date”) any Senior Notes are subject to any leverage ratio financial maintenance covenant or any
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fixed charge coverage ratio financial maintenance covenant (the “NPA Financial Covenant”), then (i) on such date the NPA Financial Covenant and, solely for purposes of determining compliance with the NPA Financial Covenant as incorporated herein, the definitions set forth in such Note Purchase Agreement (the “NPA Definitions”), are incorporated herein by reference with the same effect as if stated at length herein, (ii) the NPA Definitions, and not the definitions stated in this Agreement, shall be applicable for purposes of determining compliance with the NPA Financial Covenant, (iii) except as provided in the immediately succeeding clause (iv), any amendment or other modification to, or waiver of, the Senior Notes or the Note Purchase Agreements for the Senior Notes shall not be effective to amend, modify or waive the NPA Financial Covenants and NPA Definitions as incorporated herein except to the extent such amendment, modification or waiver has been approved by the Required Lenders and (iv) if at any time after the Incorporation Date all of the Senior Notes cease to be subject to the NPA Financial Covenant, then at such time this Agreement shall be deemed amended to terminate the incorporation of the NPA Financial Covenant and this clause (c) shall be deemed amended to read “[Reserved]” in each case without the consent of or any action by the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
1.20Article VIII of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new Section 8.15 after Section 8.14 thereof to read as follows:
8.15 Share Repurchases. On and after the Second Amendment Effective Date, declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Share Repurchase, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so except that the Company may make Share Repurchases so long as (a) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (b) after giving effect to such Share Repurchases on a Pro Forma Basis, the Leverage Ratio (calculated as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Company for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.09(a) or Section 7.09(b)), shall not exceed 3.50 to 1.0.
1.21The reference to “EEA Financial Institutions” in the heading to Section 11.21 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read “Affected Financial Institutions”. Each reference to “EEA Financial Institution” in Section 11.21 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read “Affected Financial Institution”. Each reference to “an EEA Resolution Authority” in Section 11.21 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read “the applicable Resolution Authority”. The reference to “any EEA Resolution Authority” in Section 11.21 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read “the applicable Resolution Authority”.
1.22Article XI of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new Section 11.24 after Section 11.23 thereof to read as follows:
11.24 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Swap Contract or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support”, and each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit
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Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States): In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.
2.Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall be effective upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following:
2.1counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrowers, the Required Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., in its capacities as Administrative Agent and Domestic Swing Line Lender, Bank of America, N.A., acting through its Canada branch, as Canadian Swing Line Lender, and Bank of America, N.A. (Australian branch), as Australian Swing Line Lender;
2.2a certificate of the Company dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date signed by an Executive Officer of the Company certifying and attaching resolutions adopted by the board of directors of the Company approving this Amendment; and
2.3to the extent requested by any Lender (and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Lender) (a) documentation and other information that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer”, anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act and (b) to the extent that any Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Borrower; and
2.4any fees required to be paid on or before the Second Amendment Effective Date and all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Second Amendment Effective Date.

3.Miscellaneous.
3.1This Amendment shall be deemed to be, and is, a Credit Document.
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3.2Each Borrower (i) acknowledges and consents to all of the terms and conditions of this Amendment, (ii) agrees that this Amendment and all documents executed in connection herewith do not operate to reduce or discharge its obligations under the Agreement or the other Credit Documents or any certificates, documents, agreements and instruments executed in connection therewith and (iii) affirms all of its obligations under the Credit Documents.
3.3Effective as of the date hereof, all references to the Agreement in each of the Credit Documents shall hereafter mean the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
3.4Each of the Borrowers hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers as follows:
(a)such Borrower has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment;
(b)this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by such Borrower and constitutes such Borrower’s legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be subject to (A) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and (B) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity);
(c)no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing, registration or qualification with, any court or governmental authority or third party is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by any Borrower of this Amendment;
(d)the representations and warranties of the Borrowers set forth in Article VI of the Agreement and in each other Credit Document, or which are contained in any document furnished in connection therewith, are true and correct true on and as of the date of this Amendment, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes hereof, the representations and warranties contained in Section 6.13 of the Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 7.09 of the Agreement; and
(e)all Subsidiaries that would be required by Section 7.13 of the Agreement to become Guarantors, have become Guarantors as of the date hereof.
3.5This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by telecopy, pdf or other similar electronic transmission shall be effective as an original and shall constitute a representation that an executed original shall be delivered. Subject to Section 11.16 of the Agreement, execution of this Amendment shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed
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signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper based recordkeeping system, as the case may be; provided that, without limiting the foregoing, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, any electronic signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart.
3.6The provisions pertaining to governing law, submission to jurisdiction, waiver of venue, service of process and waiver of jury trial set forth in Sections 11.14 and 11.15 of the Agreement are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis.
[Signature pages follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
BORROWERS: 
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY,
a Georgia corporation
By: /s/ Charles A. Chesnutt
Name: Charles A. Chesnutt
Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer
UAP INC.,
a company constituted under the laws of Quebec
By: /s/ Charles A. Chesnutt
Name: Charles A. Chesnutt
Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer
DESIGNATED BORROWERS: 
GPC ASIA PACIFIC PTY LTD,
an Australian proprietary company limited by shares registered under the laws of the State of Victoria
By: /s/ Julian A. Buckley
Name: Julian Buckley
Title: Director
By: /s/ Cary Laverty
Name: Cary Laverty
Title: Company Secretary
GPC ASIA PACIFIC LIMITED,
a New Zealand proprietary company limited by shares registered under the laws of New Zealand
By: /s/ Rob Cameron
Name: Rob Cameron
Title: Director
By: /s/ Julian A. Buckley
Name: Julian Buckley
Title: Director
GPC ASIA PACIFIC LIMITED,

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a New Zealand proprietary company limited by shares registered under the laws of New Zealand
By: /s/ Rob Cameron
Name: Rob Cameron
Title: Director
By: /s/ Julian A. Buckley
Name: Julian Buckley
Title: Director
GPC ASIA PACIFIC GROUP PTY LTD,
an Australian proprietary company limited by shares registered under the laws of the State of Victoria
By: /s/ Julian A. Buckley
Name: Julian Buckley
Title: Director
By: /s/ Cary Laverty
Name: Cary Laverty
Title: Company Secretary
GPC ASIA PACIFIC ACQUISITION CO PTY LTD,
an Australian proprietary company limited by shares registered under the laws of the State of Victoria
By: /s/ Julian A. Buckley
Name: Julian Buckley
Title: Director
By: /s/ Cary Laverty
Name: Cary Laverty
Title: Company Secretary
GPC ASIA PACIFIC HOLDINGS PTY LTD.,
an Australian proprietary company limited by shares registered under the laws of the State of Victoria
By: /s/ Julian A. Buckley
Name: Julian Buckley
Title: Director

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By: /s/ Cary Laverty
Name: Cary Laverty
Title: Company Secretary
ALLIANCE AUTOMOTIVE INVESTMENT LIMITED,
a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales
By: /s/ John Frederick Coombes
Name: John Frederick Coombes
Title: Director
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
By: /s/ Anthea Del Bianco
Name: Anthea Del Bianco
Title: Vice President
LENDERS:
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as a Lender, Domestic Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer
By: /s/ Charles Hart
Name: Charles Hart
Title: Senior Vice President
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., acting through its Canada branch, as Canadian Swing Line Lender and Canadian L/C Issuer
By: /s/ Medina Sales de Andrade
Name: Medina Sales de Andrade
Title: Vice President
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., acting through its Australia branch, as Australian Swing Line Lender
By: /s/ Ari Rubin
Name: Ari Rubin
Title: Vice President

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TRUIST BANK, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank and formerly known as Branch Banking and Trust Company, as a Lender
By: /s/ Max Greer
Name: Max Greer
Title: Senior Vice President
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ William Nixon
Name: William Nixon
Title: Senior Vice President
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Stephen Lescher
Name: Stephen Lescher
Title: Vice President
TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS) LLC,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Peter Kuo
Name: Peter Kuo
Title: Authorized Signatory
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Conan Schleicher
Name: Conan Schleicher
Title: Senior Vice President
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING
GROUP LIMITED, as a Lender
By: /s/ Robert Grillo
Name: Robert Grillo
Title: Director

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NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED,
as a Lender
By: /s/ John Allan-Smith
Name: John Allan-Smith
Title: Head of Client Coverage - US
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Kimberly A. Crotty
Name: Kimberly A. Crotty
Title: Vice President
SANTANDER BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Pablo Urgoiti
Name: Pablo Urgoiti
Title: Managing Director
By: /s/ Nuno Dias Andrade
Name: Nuno Dias Andrade
Title: Managing Director
SYNOVUS BANK,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Chandra Cockrell
Name: Chandra Cockrell
Title: Corporate Banker
FIRST HORIZON BANK
(fka FIRST TENNESSEE BANK, N.A.),
as a Lender
By: /s/ Terence J Dolch
Name: Terence J Dolch
Title: Senior Vice President
BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A.,

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as a Lender
By: /s/ William Thomson
Name: William Thomson
Title: Managing Director
BANK OF MONTREAL,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Tom Woolgar
Name: Tom Woolgar
Title: Managing Director
By: /s/ Scott Matthews
Name: Scott Matthews
Title: Managing Director
HSBC Bank USA, National Association,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Devin Moore
Name: Devin Moore
Title: Senior Vice President
CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Karmyn Paul
Name: Karmyn Paul
Title: Vice President
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Andrew Fraser
Name: Andrew Fraser
Title: Vice President
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as a Lender

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By: /s/ Henry Schwarz
Name: Henry Schwarz
Title: Authorized Signatory
NATIONAL WESTMINISTER BANK PLC,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Craig Nunn
Name: Craig Nunn
Title: Senior Director
Commerzbank AG, New York Branch,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Pedro Bell
Name: Pedro Bell
Title: Managing Director
By: /s/ Bianca Notari
Name: Bianca Notari
Title: Vice President

        


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Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION VERSION
                    



GENUINE PARTS COMPANY



            



SECOND AMENDMENT
Dated as of May 1, 2020



to



NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated as of October 30, 2017


            



U.S.$120,000,000 Series I Senior Notes due October 30, 2027
€225,000,000 Series J Senior Notes due October 30, 2024
€250,000,000 Series K Senior Notes due October 30, 2027
€125,000,000 Series L Senior Notes due October 30, 2029
€100,000,000 Series M Senior Notes due October 30, 2032



                    







SECOND AMENDMENT
TO NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

        THIS SECOND AMENDMENT dated as of May 1, 2020 (this “Amendment”) to that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated as of October 30, 2017 is between GENUINE PARTS COMPANY, a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), and each holder of Original Notes that is a party hereto (as hereinafter defined) (collectively, the “Noteholders”).
RECITALS:

A. WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore entered into that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated as of October 30, 2017 (as amended by the First Amendment dated as of May 28, 2019, the “Original Note Purchase Agreement”) with each of the Purchasers listed in Schedule B thereto pursuant to which the Company issued and has outstanding (i) U.S.$120,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.70% Series I Senior Notes due October 30, 2027 (the “Series I Notes”), (ii) €225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.40% Series J Senior Notes due October 30, 2024 (the “Series J Notes”), (iii) €250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.81% Series K Senior Notes due October 30, 2027 (the “Series K Notes”), (iv) €125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.02% Series L Senior Notes due October 30, 2029 (the “Series L Notes”) and (v) €100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.32% Series M Senior Notes due October 30, 2032 (the “Series M Notes”, and together with the Series I Notes, the Series J Notes, the Series K Notes and the Series L Notes, the “Original Notes”);
B. WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Original Note Purchase Agreement unless herein defined or the context shall otherwise require;
C. WHEREAS, the Company desires to temporarily increase the maximum permitted leverage ratio in the Original Note Purchase Agreement and each of its Other Note Purchase Agreements;
D. WHEREAS, the Required Holders have agreed to the Company’s amendment request and the Company and the Required Holders now desire to amend the Original Note Purchase Agreement in the respects, but only in the respects, hereinafter set forth; and
E. WHEREAS, all requirements of law have been fully complied with and all other acts and things necessary to make this Amendment a valid, legal and binding instrument according to its terms for the purposes herein expressed have been done or performed.
NOW, THEREFORE, upon the full and complete satisfaction of the conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Amendment set forth in Section 3.1 hereof, and in consideration of good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Noteholders do hereby agree as follows:



SECTION 1AMENDMENTS.
1.1Section 9.8 of the Original Note Purchase Agreement shall be and is hereby restated in its entirety to read as follows:
Section 9.8. Excess Leverage Fee.
Without limiting the Company’s obligations under Section 10.1, the Company agrees that, in addition to interest accruing on the Notes, the Company will pay to each holder of a Note each of the following fees (collectively, the “Excess Leverage Fee”) on the outstanding principal amount of each Note held by such holder, computed on the same basis and payable at the same time as such interest, at a rate per annum equal to:
(a) 0.50% during the period beginning on the Second Amendment Effective Date and ending on the later of (i) March 31, 2021 and (ii) the last day (such last day, the “Leverage Return Date”) of the fiscal quarter immediately succeeding the first fiscal quarter ending on or after June 30, 2020 for which the Leverage Ratio as of the last day thereof is less than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00, as set forth in the Officer’s Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 7.2 for such fiscal quarter, so long as the Leverage Ratio on the Leverage Return Date is less than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00;
(b) 0.50% during the period beginning on the first day of the fiscal quarter immediately succeeding the first fiscal quarter ending after the Second Amendment Effective Date for which the Leverage Ratio as of the last day thereof was greater than 3.50 to 1.00, as set forth in the Officer’s Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 7.2 for such fiscal quarter (provided that, if the Company fails to deliver such Officer’s Certificate for any fiscal quarter, the Leverage Ratio as of the end of such fiscal quarter shall be deemed to be greater than 3.50 to 1.00), and ending on the Leverage Return Date, so long as the Leverage Ratio on the Leverage Return Date is less than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00; and
(c) in the event the Company provides a Notice of Increase in Leverage Ratio, 0.25% during the period beginning on the first day of the fiscal quarter immediately succeeding the fiscal quarter in which the Material Acquisition described in such Notice of Increase in Leverage Ratio occurs and ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately following the last fiscal quarter for which the Company elected to increase the Maximum Leverage Ratio pursuant to such Notice of Increase in Leverage Ratio.
The accrued and unpaid Excess Leverage Fee on any principal amount being paid or prepaid shall be paid concurrently with such principal. Any overdue payment of the Excess Leverage Fee shall accrue interest at a rate per
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annum from time to time equal to the Default Rate applicable to the applicable Note, payable in arrears at the same time accrued interest is paid on such Note (or, at the option of the registered holder thereof, on demand).
The Company will pay the Excess Leverage Fee by separate wire transfer in U.S. Dollars with respect to (a) each Swapped Note, (b) each Non-Swapped Note denominated in U.S. Dollars and (c) each Non-Swapped Note denominated in Euro the holder of which has so elected, by written notice to the Company (by noting such election in its Schedule B hereto or otherwise providing written notice to the Company), to receive the Excess Leverage Fee in U.S. Dollars, and the Company will pay the Excess Leverage Fee by separate wire transfer in Euro to all other holders of Non-Swapped Notes. For purposes of calculating the amount of any Excess Leverage Fee with respect to any Non-Swapped Note that is payable in U.S. Dollars, the amount of the Excess Leverage Fee at the time of such determination shall be converted from Euro into U.S. Dollars at the current Euro/U.S. Dollar exchange rate, as determined as of 10:00 A.M. (New York time) one Business Day prior to the day such Excess Leverage Fee is payable as indicated on the applicable screen of Bloomberg Financial Markets, and any such calculation shall be reported to the Company in reasonable detail and shall be binding on the Company absent demonstrable error.
For the avoidance of doubt, payment of the Excess Leverage Fee shall be deemed to constitute a fee for all purposes.

1.2The following new Section 9.9 shall be added to the Original Note Purchase Agreement in proper sequence:
Section 9.9. Covenant to Make a Pro Rata Prepayment Offer Upon a New Capital Markets Transaction; Prepayment of Loans.
The provisions of this Section 9.9 shall be effective from the Second Amendment Effective Date through March 31, 2021. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 9.9 shall remain in effect at all times when the Credit Agreement contains a prepayment requirement upon the issuance by the Company or any Subsidiary of indebtedness or equity. The determination of whether the Credit Agreement contains such a prepayment requirement shall be made on the Business Day immediately preceding the date of the relevant New Capital Transaction.

(a)Notice of New Capital Transaction. The Company will, not later than five days after the occurrence of a New Capital Transaction, give a notice thereof to each holder of Notes. Such notice shall contain and constitute an offer to prepay Notes as described in paragraph (b) of this Section 9.9 and shall be accompanied by the certificate described in paragraph (e) of this Section 9.9.
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(b)Offer to Prepay Notes. The offer to prepay Notes contemplated by paragraph (a) of this Section 9.9 shall be an offer to prepay, in accordance with and subject to this Section 9.9, all or a portion of the Notes held by each holder (in this case only, “holder” in respect of any Note registered in the name of a nominee for a disclosed beneficial owner shall mean such beneficial owner) on a date specified in such offer (the “Proposed NCT Prepayment Date”) that is a Business Day not less than 20 days and not more than 30 days after the date of such offer (if the Proposed NCT Prepayment Date shall not be specified in such offer, the Proposed NCT Prepayment Date shall be the Business Day nearest to the 20th day after the date of such offer). The offer to prepay Notes under this paragraph (b) shall be made pro rata to each holder of Notes (based on the U.S. Dollar Equivalent aggregate principal amount of the Notes held by each such holder) in an aggregate amount equal to the NCT Allocation Percentage multiplied by the NCT Gross Payment Amount (each an “NCT Offered Amount”).
(c)Acceptance; Rejection. A holder of Notes may accept the offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 9.9 by causing a notice of such acceptance to be delivered to the Company not more than 10 days after receipt of the offer to prepay the Notes pursuant to this Section 9.9. A failure by a holder of Notes to respond to an offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 9.9 shall be deemed to constitute (i) a rejection of such offer by such holder if such prepayment is to be made without Make-Whole Amount or (ii) an acceptance of such offer by such holder if such payment is to be made with Make-Whole Amount. No later than the Proposed NCT Prepayment Date, the Company shall apply the aggregate amount of all NCT Offered Amounts that have been rejected or deemed rejected to repay Indebtedness of the Company that is at least pari passu with the Notes.
(d)Prepayment. Prepayment of the Notes to be prepaid pursuant to this Section 9.9 shall be at 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus Net Loss, if any (calculated as if Section 8.7 included references to prepayments under this Section 9.9), plus, if on the date of the relevant New Capital Transaction the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has an issuer rating or one or more ratings assigned to its long-term, unsecured debt and any such rating is below “BBB-” from S&P or “Baa3” from Moody’s (or the equivalent thereof from any other nationally recognized rating agency), the Make-Whole Amount (calculated as if Section 8.6 included references to prepayments under this Section 9.9) determined for the date of prepayment with respect to such principal amount (without giving effect to any Excess Leverage Fee). The prepayment shall be made on the Proposed NCT Prepayment Date.
(e)Officer’s Certificate. Each offer to prepay the Notes pursuant to this Section 9.9 shall be accompanied by a certificate, executed by a Senior Financial Officer of the Company and dated the date of such offer, specifying: (i) the Proposed NCT Prepayment Date; (ii) that such offer is made pursuant to this Section 9.9; (iii) the principal amount of each Note offered to be prepaid; (iv) if applicable, the
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estimated Make-Whole Amount due in connection with such prepayment of Notes (calculated as if the date of such notice were the date of prepayment); (v) the interest that would be due on each Note offered to be prepaid, accrued to the Proposed NCT Prepayment Date; (vi) the Excess Leverage Fee, if any, that would be due on each Note offered to be prepaid, accrued to the Proposed NCT Prepayment Date; (vii) that the conditions of this Section 9.9 have been fulfilled; and (viii) in reasonable detail, the nature and date of the relevant New Capital Transaction. If any Make-Whole Amount is required to be paid in connection with such prepayment, two Business Days prior to such prepayment, the Company shall deliver to each holder of Notes a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer specifying the calculation of such Make-Whole Amount as of the specified prepayment date.
(f)Prepayment of Loans. The Company will apply that portion of the NCT Gross Payment Amount allocable to Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement) first, to the prepayment of the outstanding Term Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and second, to the prepayment of the outstanding Revolving Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement) but without any requirement of a reduction in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments (as defined in the Credit Agreement).
(g)Relevant Definitions.
(i)“COVID-19 Pandemic” means the novel strain of coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) (including all additional variations and strains thereof) and its disease commonly known as COVID-19, which was declared to be a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020.
(ii)“Debt Issuance” means the issuance by the Company or any Subsidiary of any Indebtedness for borrowed money (including, for the avoidance of doubt, senior or subordinated notes, hybrid securities, convertible notes and other debt securities convertible into capital stock), other than (1) intercompany Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (2) ordinary course borrowings under (A) the Credit Agreement, (B) unsecured working capital and/or commercial paper facilities and (C) any Treasury Management Agreement (as defined in the Credit Agreement as in effect on the Second Amendment Effective Date), (3) drafts issued under the Vendor Program (as defined in the Credit Agreement as in effect on the Second Amendment Effective Date), (4) purchase money Indebtedness or obligations under Capital Leases, in each case, not prohibited by this Agreement or the Credit Agreement, (5) any Indebtedness issued, or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by, any national or supra-national Governmental Authority, in each case, under a program specifically established by such national or supra-national Governmental Authority in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, (6) any Indebtedness incurred by any Foreign Subsidiary if the use of this Section 9.9 or the corresponding provision in the Credit Agreement or any Other Note
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Purchase Agreement would have material adverse tax consequences to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, and (7) any Indebtedness the Net Cash Proceeds of which are used to pay all or any portion of the consideration for a New Acquisition.
(iii)“Equity Issuance” means any issuance by the Company or any Subsidiary to any Person of its Equity Interests resulting in Net Cash Proceeds, other than (1) any issuance of its Equity Interests pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants, (2) any issuance of its Equity Interests pursuant to the conversion of any debt securities to equity or the conversion of any class of equity securities to any other class of equity securities, (3) any issuance of options or warrants relating to its Equity Interests, (4) any issuance of Equity Interests pursuant to any employee incentive plan, (5) any issuance of Equity Interests made in consideration of a New Acquisition or the Net Cash Proceeds of which are used to pay all or any portion of the consideration for a New Acquisition, (6) any issuance of Equity Interests by a Subsidiary to the Company or any other Subsidiary, and (7) any issuance of Equity Interests by a Foreign Subsidiary (except to the extent the Net Cash Proceeds of such issuance are distributed to the Company). The term “Equity Issuance” shall not be deemed to include any Debt Issuance.
(iv)“NCT Allocation Percentage” means, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to any New Capital Transaction for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or (b) the percentage equal to the quotient of (1) the U.S. Dollar Equivalent aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes, divided by (2) the sum of (A) the U.S. Dollar Equivalent aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes plus (B) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (which, in the case of any such Loans that are denominated in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, shall be expressed in U.S. Dollars by applying the conversion method set forth in the Credit Agreement as in effect on the Second Amendment Effective Date) plus (C) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding notes under the Other Note Purchase Agreements (which, in the case of any such notes that are denominated in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, shall be expressed in U.S. Dollars by applying the conversion method set forth in the relevant Other Note Purchase Agreement as in effect on the Second Amendment Effective Date); provided that, for purposes of such calculation, the foregoing aggregate outstanding principal amounts shall be calculated on the basis of the par value of such Indebtedness (without giving effect to any “make-whole” or similar prepayment premium applicable thereto).
(v)“NCT Gross Payment Amount” means, with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds of any New Capital Transaction, (1) 50% of such Net Cash Proceeds
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if the Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.50 to 1.00 or (2) 25% of such Net Cash Proceeds if the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00, in either case, recalculated as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to such New Capital Transaction for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or (b), giving effect to (A) such New Capital Transaction and the application of such Net Cash Proceeds and (B) the incurrence, assumption or repayment of Indebtedness after the last day of such fiscal quarter and prior to such New Capital Transaction on a Pro Forma Basis.
(vi)“Net Cash Proceeds” means the aggregate cash or Cash Equivalent proceeds received by the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of any New Capital Transaction, net of (1) direct costs incurred in connection therewith (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions) and (2) taxes paid or payable as a result thereof.
(vii)“New Capital Transaction” means (1) any Debt Issuance or (2) any Equity Issuance.
1.3Section 10.1(a) of the Original Note Purchase Agreement shall be and is hereby restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(a) Leverage Ratio. The Company will not as of the last day of any fiscal quarter permit the Leverage Ratio to exceed (i) 4.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2020 or (ii) 3.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending thereafter (the “Maximum Leverage Ratio”); provided that, in the case of this clause (ii), upon receipt by the holders of the Notes of a Notice of Increase in Leverage Ratio, the Maximum Leverage Ratio shall be increased to 3.75 to 1.00 commencing on the last day of the fiscal quarter in which the Material Acquisition described in such Notice of Increase in Leverage Ratio occurs and continuing for the three consecutive fiscal quarters (or such fewer consecutive fiscal quarters as set forth in such Notice of Increase in Leverage Ratio) immediately following the conclusion of the fiscal quarter in which such Material Acquisition occurs (a “Leverage Spike Period”); provided that (1) the Company may not elect more than four Leverage Spike Periods during the term of this Agreement and (2) there must be at least one full fiscal quarter between the end of a Leverage Spike Period and the start of another Leverage Spike Period. “Notice of Increase in Leverage Ratio” means a notice, signed by a Senior Financial Officer of the Company, which states (A) that the Company or a Subsidiary has completed a Material Acquisition, (B) the date of the occurrence of such Material Acquisition, (C) the aggregate consideration paid and/or contributed in such Material Acquisition and (D) that by such notice the Company has elected to increase the Maximum Leverage Ratio to 3.75 to 1.00 commencing on the last day of the fiscal quarter in which such Material Acquisition occurred and for each of the one, two or three fiscal quarters immediately following such fiscal quarter.
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1.4The following new Section 10.6 is added to the Original Note Agreement in proper sequence:
Section 10.6. Share Repurchases.
On and after the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Company will not declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Share Repurchase, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so except that the Company may make Share Repurchases so long as (a) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (b) after giving effect to such Share Repurchases on a Pro Forma Basis, the Leverage Ratio (calculated as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Company for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or (b)), shall not exceed 3.50 to 1.00.
1.5. Section 11(c) of the Original Note Agreement is amended by (a) inserting “, Section 9.9(a)” immediately following the reference to “Section 7.1(d)” and (b) inserting “or Section 10.6” immediately following the reference to “10.4”.
1.6. Clause (xi) of the definition of “EBITDA” set forth in Schedule A to the Original Note Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(xi) restructuring charges, accruals or reserves (including restructuring and integration costs related to acquisitions and closure of facilities and adjustments to existing reserves) whether or not classified as restructuring expense on the consolidated financial statements of the Company, in an aggregate amount not to exceed (1) U.S.$100,000,000 for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2020 and (2) U.S.$55,000,000 for any other period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, provided that the Company shall have provided the actual amount and description of the foregoing charges, accruals and reserves to the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement and such agent shall not have objected to adding back such charges, accruals and reserves in Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement),
1.7. The definition of “Leverage Ratio” set forth in Schedule A to the Original Note Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a)(i) Total Funded Debt as of such date minus (but solely to the extent that, on such date, Section 9.9 is in effect and the Credit Agreement contains a corresponding adjustment) (ii) the amount of Net Cash Proceeds from a New Capital Transaction that is held by the Company and required to prepay Indebtedness pursuant to Section 9.9 but not yet applied; provided that the amount determined pursuant to this clause (ii) shall not exceed the NCT Gross Payment Amount for the first 35 days following the date of such New Capital Transaction and $0, thereafter for such New Capital
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Transaction to (b) EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company then most recently ended.
1.8. The following new definitions are added to Schedule A to the Original Note Agreement in proper sequence:
“Cash Equivalents” means, as at any date, (a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than twelve months from the date of acquisition, (b) U.S. Dollar denominated time deposits and certificates of deposit of (i) any domestic commercial bank of recognized standing having capital and surplus in excess of U.S.$500,000,000 or (ii) any bank whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least “A-1” or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least “P-1” or the equivalent thereof (any such bank herein being an “Approved Bank”), in each case with maturities of not more than 270 days from the date of acquisition, (c) commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by any Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable rate notes issued by, or guaranteed by, any domestic corporation rated “A-1” (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or “P-1” (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s and maturing within six months of the date of acquisition, (d) repurchase agreements entered into by any Person with a bank or trust company or recognized securities dealer having capital and surplus in excess of U.S.$500,000,000 for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed by the United States in which such Person shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no other Liens) and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a fair market value of at least 100% of the amount of the repurchase obligations and (e) investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which are administered by reputable financial institutions having capital of at least U.S.$500,000,000 and the portfolios of which are limited to investments of the character described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (d).
“COVID-19 Pandemic” is defined in Section 9.9.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not
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such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.
“Leverage Return Date” is defined in Section 9.8(a).
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and any successor thereto.
“NCT Gross Payment Amount” is defined in Section 9.9.
“NCT Offered Amount” is defined in Section 9.9.
“Net Cash Proceeds” is defined in Section 9.9.
“New Acquisition” means the purchase or acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary of (a) more than 50% of the Equity Interests with ordinary voting power of another Person or (b) all or any substantial portion of the property (other than Equity Interests) of, or a business unit of, another Person, whether or not involving a merger or consolidation with such Person or any other transaction whereby a Person not previously a Subsidiary of the Company becomes a Subsidiary of the Company.
“New Capital Transaction” is defined in Section 9.9.
“Other Note Purchase Agreement” means (a) the Series F Note Purchase Agreement, (b) the Series G Note Purchase Agreement, (c) the Series H Note Purchase Agreement, (d) the Note and Guaranty Agreement dated as of May 28, 2019 among GPC Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd ABN 80 162 550 978, the Company and the purchasers listed on Schedule B thereto and (e) the Note and Guaranty Agreement dated as of May 28, 2019 among Alliance Automotive Netherlands Holdings B.V., the Company and the purchasers listed in Schedule B thereto.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC Business, and any successor thereto.
“Second Amendment Effective Date” means May 1, 2020.
Share Repurchase” means any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, directly or indirectly, of any shares (or equivalent) of any class of Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding or any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, excluding (a) the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or similar rights to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock options, warrants or similar rights or the payment of related withholding taxes and (b) the redemption, retirement, repurchase or other acquisition of value of the Equity Interests
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of a Subsidiary of the Company by the Company or another Subsidiary of the Company.
SECTION 2.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
2.1To induce the Required Holders to execute and deliver this Amendment (which representations shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment), the Company represents and warrants to the Noteholders that:
(a)this Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and this Amendment and the Original Note Purchase Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(b)the execution and delivery of this Amendment by the Company and the performance by the Company hereof and of the Original Note Purchase Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, will not (1) contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any Lien in respect of any property of the Company or any Subsidiary under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, purchase or credit agreement, lease, corporate charter, regulation or by-laws, shareholders agreement or any other Material agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or by which the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties may be bound or affected, (2) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or (3) violate any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary;
(c)no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Amendment by the Company or the performance hereof or of the Original Note Purchase Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, by the Company;
(d)on the CP Satisfaction Date (as hereinafter defined), after giving effect to this Amendment, all the representations and warranties contained in Section 5 of the Original Note Purchase Agreement (other than Sections 5.3 and 5.14) are true and correct in all material respects with the same force and effect as if made by the Company on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date);
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(e)since December 31, 2019, there has been no change in the financial condition, operations, business or properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except changes that individually or in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(f)as of the CP Satisfaction Date and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred which is continuing and no waiver of Default or Event of Default is in effect.
SECTION 3.CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS AMENDMENT.
SECTION 3.This Amendment shall become effective upon satisfaction of each and every one of the following conditions (the date of such satisfaction, the “CP Satisfaction Date”):
(a)executed counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed by the Company and the Required Holders, shall have been delivered to each Noteholder or its special counsel;
(b)the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 2 hereof shall be true and correct on and with respect to the CP Satisfaction Date and each holder of Notes or its special counsel shall have received an Officer’s Certificate to such effect;
(c)each Principal Credit Facility in existence on the date hereof and each Other Note Purchase Agreement shall have been amended to align the applicable terms thereof with those in the Original Note Purchase Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and copies of such amendments shall have been delivered to each Noteholder or its special counsel;
(d)each of the Noteholders or their special counsel shall have received an opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP, dated the Second Amendment Effect Date, in scope, form and substance satisfactory to the Required Holders;
(e)the Company shall have paid an amendment fee (the “Amendment Fee”) to each holder of a Note in an amount equal to 0.10% of the aggregate principal amount of such holder’s Notes. The Company will pay the Amendment Fee by wire transfer in U.S. Dollars with respect to (a) each Swapped Note, (b) each Non-Swapped Note denominated in U.S. Dollars and (c) each Non-Swapped Note denominated in Euro the holder of which has so elected, by written notice to the Company, to receive the Amendment Fee in U.S. Dollars, and the Company will pay the Amendment Fee by wire transfer in Euro to all other holders of Non-Swapped Notes. For purposes of calculating the amount of any Amendment Fee with respect to any Non-Swapped Note that is payable in U.S. Dollars the amount of the Amendment Fee at the time of such determination shall be converted from Euro into U.S. Dollars at the current Euro/U.S. Dollar exchange rate, as determined as of 10:00 A.M. (New York time) one Business Day prior to the day such Amendment Fee is payable as indicated on the applicable screen of Bloomberg Financial Markets, and any such calculation shall be
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reported to the Company in reasonable detail and shall be binding on the Company absent demonstrable error; and
(f)the Company shall have paid the fees and expenses of Schiff Hardin LLP, special counsel to the Noteholders, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, approval, execution and delivery of this Amendment.
SECTION 4.MISCELLANEOUS.
4.1This Amendment shall be construed in connection with and as part of the Original Note Purchase Agreement, and except as modified and expressly amended by this Amendment, all terms, conditions and covenants contained in the Original Note Purchase Agreement are hereby ratified and shall be and remain in full force and effect.
4.2Any and all notices, requests, certificates and other instruments executed and delivered after the execution and delivery of this Amendment may refer to the Original Note Purchase Agreement without making specific reference to this Amendment but nevertheless all such references shall include this Amendment unless the context otherwise requires.
4.3The descriptive headings of the various Sections or parts of this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
4.4This Amendment shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.
4.5This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each executed counterpart constituting an original, but all together only one agreement. Delivery of an electronic signature to, or a signed copy of, this Amendment by facsimile, email or other electronic transmission shall be fully binding on the parties to the same extent as the delivery of the signed originals and shall be admissible into evidence for all purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Noteholder shall request manually signed counterpart signatures to the Amendment, the Company hereby agrees to use its reasonable endeavors to provide such manually signed signature pages as soon as reasonably practicable.

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Genuine Parts Company
By: /s/ Charles A. Chesnutt
Name: Charles A. Chesnutt
Title: Senior Vice President and Treasurer




























Signature Page to Second Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement


Accepted and Agreed to:

THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
By: Northwestern Mutual Investment
Management Company, LLC,
Its Investment Adviser
By: /s/ Bradley T. Kunath
Name: Bradley T. Kunath
Title: Managing Director
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series J Notes held: € 80,000,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series K Notes held: € 21,000,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series L Notes held: € 25,000,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series M Notes held: € 25,000,000
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: MetLife Investment Management, LLC, Its Investment Manager
By: /s/ John Wills
Name: John Wills
Title: Authorized Signatory
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series K Notes held: € 13,700,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series L Notes held: € 21,800,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series M Notes held: € 21,800,000
BRIGHTHOUSE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: MetLife Investment Management, LLC, Its Investment Manager
By: /s/ John Wills
Signature Page to Second Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement


Name: John Wills
Title: Authorized Signatory
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series K Notes held: € 8,950,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series L Notes held: € 3,050,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series M Notes held: € 3,050,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series K Notes held: € 3,050,000
METLIFE INSURANCE K.K.
By: MetLife Investment Management, LLC, Its Investment Manager
By: /s/ John Wills
Name: John Wills
Title: Authorized Signatory
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series L Notes held: € 40,900,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series M Notes held: € 30,500,000
PENSIONSKASSE DES BUNDES PUBLICA
By: MetLife Investment Management Limited, as Investment Manager
By: /s/ Annette Bannister
Name: Annette Bannister
Title: Authorized Signatory
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series K Notes held: € 1,400,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series L Notes held: € 1,400,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series M Notes held: € 1,400,000
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Exhibit 1-2


By: Barings LLC, as Investment Adviser
By: /s/ Elisabeth A. Perenick
Its:
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series K Notes held: € 100,000,000
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: /s/ Cristian I. Donoso
Name: Cristian I. Donoso
Title: Authorized Signatory
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series J Notes held: € 30,000,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series K Notes held: € 25,000,000
PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE
AND ANNUITY COMPANY
By: PGIM, Inc., as investment manager
By: /s/ Billy Greer
Vice President
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series J Notes held: € 50,000,000
CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
By: Cigna Investments, Inc. (authorized agent)
By: /s/ Jason Smith
Name: Jason Smith
Title: Managing Director
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series J Notes held: € 7,000,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series K Notes held: € 6,000,000
Exhibit 1-3


CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
By: Cigna Investments, Inc. (authorized agent)
By: /s/ Jason Smith
Name: Jason Smith
Title: Managing Director
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series J Notes held: € 18,000,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series K Notes held: € 17,000,000
VOYA RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND
ANNUITY COMPANY
By: Voya Investment Management LLC, as Agent
By: /s/ Justin Stach
Name: Justin Stach
Title: Senior Vice President
Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $9,900,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series J Notes held: € 17,300,000
SECURITY LIFE OF DENVER INSURANCE
COMPANY
By: Voya Investment Management LLC, as Agent
By: /s/ Justin Stach
Name: Justin Stach
Title: Senior Vice President
Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $100,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series J Notes held: € 100,000
Exhibit 1-4


RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: Voya Investment Management LLC, as Agent
By: /s/ Justin Stach
Name: Justin Stach
Title: Senior Vice President
Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $1,100,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series J Notes held: € 2,200,000
RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
NEW YORK
By: Voya Investment Management LLC, as Agent
By: /s/ Justin Stach
Name: Justin Stach
Title: Senior Vice President
Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $100,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series J Notes held: € 100,000
VENERABLE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY
COMPANY (F/K/A VOYA INSURANCE AND
ANNUITY COMPANY)
By: Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, as Agent
By: /s/ Justin Stach
Name: Justin Stach
Title: Senior Vice President
Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $200,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series J Notes held: € 500,000
Exhibit 1-5


PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: /s/ Cathy L. Schwartz
Name: Cathy L. Schwartz
Title: Assistant Vice President
Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $10,000,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series K Notes held: € 30,000,000
VOYA INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
By: Apollo Insurance Solutions Group LP, its investment adviser
By: Apollo Capital Management, L.P., its sub adviser
By: Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC, its General Partner
By: /s/ Joseph D. Glatt
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
Title: Vice President
Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $5,700,000
RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: Voya Investment Management LLC, its investment adviser
By: Apollo Insurance Solutions Group LP, its investment sub adviser
By: Apollo Capital Management, L.P., its sub adviser
By: Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC, its General Partner
By: /s/ Joseph D. Glatt
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
Title: Vice President
Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $200,000
ATHENE ANNUITY & LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
Exhibit 1-6


By: Apollo Insurance Solutions Group LP, its investment adviser
By: Apollo Capital Management, L.P., its sub adviser
By: Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC, its General Partner
By: /s/ Joseph D. Glatt
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
Title: Vice President
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series J Notes held: € 9,800,000
ATHENE ANNUITY AND LIFE COMPANY
By: Apollo Insurance Solutions Group LP, its investment adviser
By: Apollo Capital Management, L.P., its sub adviser
By: Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC, its General Partner
By: /s/ Joseph D. Glatt
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
Title: Vice President
Aggregate principal amount of Euro denominated Series L Notes held: € 30,000,000
THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: Macquarie Investment Management
Advisers, a series of Macquarie Investment
Management Business Trust, Attorney in Fact
By: /s/ Brendan Dillon
Name: Brendan Dillon
Title: Vice President
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series K Notes held: € 25,000,000
UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Exhibit 1-7


By: /s/ Justin P. Kavan
Name: Justin P. Kavan
Title: Senior Vice President
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series J Notes held: € 10,000,000
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series M Notes held: € 10,000,000
MUTUAL OF OMAHA INSURANCE COMPANY
By: /s/ Justin P. Kavan
Name: Justin P. Kavan
Title: Senior Vice President
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series L Notes held: € 5,000,000
LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY LIMITED
By:
Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc.
its Investment Manager
By: /s/ Edward Wood
Name: Edward Wood
Title: Head of US Private Placements
Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $20,000,000
AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: /s/ Amy Judd
Name: Amy Judd
Title: Investment Officer
Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $12,000,000
USAA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Exhibit 1-8


By:
BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC., AS INVESTMENT MANAGER
By: /s/ Marshall Merriman
Name: Marshall Merriman
Title: Managing Director
Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $12,000,000
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS
By: /s/ Martin Rosacker
Name: Martin Rosacker
Title: Managing Director
Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $11,000,000
GENWORTHLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: /s/ Stuart Shepetin
Name: Stuart Shepetin
Title: Investment Officer
Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $10,000,000
AMERICAN UNITED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: /s/ Michael Bullock
Name: Michael Bullock
Title: VP, Private Placements
Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $5,000,000
THE STATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Exhibit 1-9


By:
American United Life Insurance Company, its Agent
By: /s/ Michael Bullock
Name: Michael Bullock
Title: VP, Private Placements
Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $5,000,000
CUMIS INSURANCE SOCIETY, INC.
By: MEMBERS Capital Advisors, Inc.
acting as Investment Advisor
By: /s/ Anne M. Finucane
Name: Anne M. Finucane
Title: Managing Director, Investments
Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $3,000,000
CMFG LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: MEMBERS Capital Advisors, Inc.
acting as Investment Advisor
By: /s/ Anne M. Finucane
Name: Anne M. Finucane
Title: Managing Director, Investments
Principal amount of Euro denominated Series K Notes held: € 5,000,000
AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: /s/ Sasha Kamper
Name: Sasha Kamper
Title: Authorized Signatory
Exhibit 1-10


Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $7,000,000
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
By: /s/ Brett M. Van.
Name: Brett M. Van.
Title: Treasurer & Chief Investment Officer
By: /s/ Christopher M. Cramer
Name: Christopher M. Cramer
Title: Manager – Fixed Income
Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $5,000,000
COLONIAL LIFE & ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY
By: Provident Investment Management, LLC, its Agent
By: /s/ Ben Vance
Name: Ben Vance
Title: Vice President, Senior Managing Director
Principal amount of US dollar denominated Series I Notes held: $2,700,000



Exhibit 1-11

EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Paul D. Donahue, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Genuine Parts Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: July 30, 2020
/s/ Paul D. Donahue
Paul D. Donahue
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer



EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Carol B. Yancey, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Genuine Parts Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: July 30, 2020
/s/ Carol B. Yancey
Carol B. Yancey
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



EXHIBIT 32
STATEMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
§ 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Genuine Parts Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Paul D. Donahue, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and, I, Carol B. Yancey, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
 
1 The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
2 The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
/s/ Paul D. Donahue /s/ Carol B. Yancey
Paul D. Donahue
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Carol B. Yancey
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
July 30, 2020 July 30, 2020