EXHIBIT 10.27

AMENDMENT FOUR TO THE
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN

          This Amendment to the Genuine Parts Company Supplemental Retirement Plan is adopted by Genuine Parts Company (the “Company”), effective as of the date set forth herein.

W I T N E S S E T H :

              WHEREAS, the Company maintains The Genuine Parts Company Supplemental Retirement Plan (the “Plan”), and such Plan is currently in effect;

              WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan; and

              WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6.08 of the Plan, the Company has reserved the right to amend the Plan through action of the Committee;

              NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

1.

              Effective January 1, 2006, Section 1.02 is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 1.02 is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

2.

              Effective January 1, 2008, Section 2.01 is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 2.01 is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

3.

     Effective January 1, 2008, Section 2.02 is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 2.02 is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

“2.02		Additional Rules on Eligibility .

(a)		A Key Employee shall not accrue a benefit for any year in which the Key Employee’s annual, regular Earnings are less than the compensation limits of Code Section 401(a)(17). Nevertheless, the Key Employee shall continue to participate in the Plan and shall again accrue a benefit under this Plan during the calendar year in which the Key Employee’s Earnings exceed the Earnings limit in Section 2.01.
(b)		A Key Employee shall be notified in writing by the Committee (or its designee) of his or her initial eligibility to participate in the Plan no later than January 30 following the calendar year in which the Key Employee first accrues a benefit under the Plan. Unless notified in writing by the Committee (or its designee) as described in the preceding sentence, a Key Employee shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan and shall not accrue a benefit under this Plan. Furthermore, the Committee (or its designee) may prohibit any Key Employee from accruing future benefits under this Plan by notifying such Key Employee in writing that his or her accruals under this Plan shall cease. Such freezing of future accruals shall be effective for the next calendar year following the date the written notice is mailed or hand delivered to the Key Employee.”

4.

              Effective January 1, 2008, Section 3.02(a) is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 3.02(a) is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

“(a)

The Employer shall commence payment of the Supplemental Retirement Income on the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service with the Employer and such benefit shall continue on a monthly basis for the Participant’s lifetime and for any period thereafter provided for under the form of benefit elected by the Participant. The first payment shall equal to seven months of payments (representing the payment made to the Participant for that month plus the monthly payments for the six months following the Participant’s separation from service with the Employer). For example, if a Participant has a separation from service with the Employer on January 12, the first payment shall be made on August 1 (the first day of the seventh month following January 12). The August 1 payment shall include an amount equal to seven months of payments (representing payments for February, March, April, May, June and July).”

5.

              Effective January 1, 2008, Section 3.02(d) is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 3.02(d) is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

“(d)

A Participant may elect among the following annuity payment options available under the Plan:

	(i)		Life Annuity Option — a monthly Retirement Income payable during the Participant’s lifetime, with payments ceasing upon the Participant’s death.
	(ii)		Joint and 50% Survivor Annuity — a monthly Retirement Income equal to the reduced Actuarial Equivalent of the Life Annuity Option. The Retirement Income shall be

payable to the Participant for the Participant’s life, and upon the Participant’s death, 50% of such Retirement Income shall be payable to the Participant’s Spouse for the Spouse’s life. Such Retirement Income shall cease on the later of the death of the Participant or the death of the Participant’s Spouse.

	(iii)		Ten Years Certain and Life Option — a monthly Retirement Income equal to the reduced Actuarial Equivalent of the Life Annuity Option. The Retirement Income shall be payable to the Participant during the Participant’s lifetime and, in the event of the Participant’s death, within a period of ten years after the commencement of benefits, the same monthly amount shall be payable to the Participant’s Beneficiary for the remainder of such ten-year period.
	(iv)		Joint and Last Survivor Option — a monthly Retirement Income equal to the reduced Actuarial Equivalent of the Life Annuity Option. The Retirement Income shall be payable to the Participant for the Participant’s life, and upon the Participant’s death, a designated percentage (100%, 75% or 50%) of the Participant’s Retirement Income shall be payable to the Participant’s Beneficiary for the Beneficiary’s life. Such Retirement Income shall cease on the later of the death of the Participant or the death of the Participant’s Beneficiary.
			The Participant may choose the annuity form of payment at any time prior to the commencement of benefits under the Plan. In the event that the Participant fails to elect a form of payment, then the Supplemental Retirement Income shall be paid in the form of a 50% joint and survivor annuity if the Participant has a Spouse on the separation from service date and in the form of a Life Annuity if the Participant does not have a Spouse on the separation from service date. If the Supplemental Retirement Income is paid in a form other than a Life Annuity, then the amount of such benefit shall be adjusted so that it is the Actuarial Equivalent of the Life Annuity described in Section 3.01.”

6.

              Effective January 1, 2008, Section 4.02 is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 4.02 is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

“If a Participant dies after Supplemental Retirement Income Payments have begun hereunder, then the Participant’s Beneficiary shall be entitled to only that death benefit, if any, which is in effect at the time of the Participants’ death in accordance with the benefit option elected by the Participant.”

7.

              Effective January 1, 2008, Sections 5.01(a), (b) and (c) are deleted in their entirety and new Sections 5.01(a), (b) and (c) are hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

employment of account of the Change of Control. Such Participant’s lump sum benefit shall be computed as described in Section 5.01(b) below.

	(ii)		A Participant (or his or her Beneficiary if the Participant is not living) who does not satisfy the conditions of subparagraph (i) above but who terminated employment prior to the Change of Control and who is receiving or entitled to receive benefits under the Plan following the Change in Control shall receive a lump sum benefit computed as described in Section 5.01(c). However, this subparagraph (ii) shall apply only if both a “Code Section 409A Change in Control” occurs (as defined in Code Section 409A — see Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)) and a Change of Control occurs (as defined in Section 5.01(d)).
	(iii)		For purposes of this Section 5.01(a), a Participant’s employment shall be considered to have “terminated on account of such Change of Control” if the Participant’s employment with the Employer is terminated for any reason (e.g., resignation, involuntary termination, disability, death, etc.) that constitutes a separation from service as defined in Code Section 409A (see Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(h)). Such termination of employment must occur during the two-year period beginning on the date on which the Change in Control occurred.

(b)		The lump sum payment for a Participant described in Section 5.01(a)(i) shall be determined by computing the present value of the Participant’s monthly Supplemental Retirement Income as of the date of the Participant’s termination of employment on account of the Change of Control (calculated pursuant to the formula set forth in Section 3.01(a)). The present value amount shall be determined using the Applicable Interest Rate and Applicable Mortality Table as defined in Section 4.10 of the Pension Plan ( i.e. , the interest rate used to compute a lump sum payout from the Pension Plan following a change in control).
(c)		The lump sum payment for a Participant described in Section 5.01(a)(ii) shall be determined by computing the present value of the remaining unpaid monthly Supplemental Retirement Income payments under this Plan using the Applicable Interest Rate and Applicable Mortality Table as defined in Section 4.10 of the Pension Plan ( i.e. , the interest rate used to compute a lump sum payout from the Pension Plan following a Change of Control) and by assuming such payments begin or continue (as the case may be) immediately following the Change of Control.”

8.

              Effective January 1, 2008, Section 6.03 is hereby deleted from the Plan and in lieu thereof, the following phrase shall be added:

“Reserved:”

9.

              Effective January 1, 2008, a new Section 6.05(c) is hereby added to the Plan as follows:

“(c) Any payments that are not paid pursuant to subsections (a) or (b) above shall be irrevocably forfeited.”

10.

              Effective January 1, 2008, Section 6.08 is hereby deleted and a new Section 6.08 is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

6.08		Right to Amend and Terminate .
		The Committee reserves the right to modify, alter, amend, or terminate the Plan, at any time and from time to time, without notice, to any extent deemed advisable; provided, however, that no such amendment or termination shall (without the written consent of the Participant, if living, and if not, the Participant’s Beneficiary) adversely affect any benefit under the Plan which has accrued with respect to the Participant as of the date of such amendment or termination regardless of whether such benefit is vested or in pay status. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment, modification, alteration, or termination of this Plan may be given effect with respect to any Participant without the consent of such Participant (if living, and if not, the Participant’s Beneficiary) if such amendment, modification, alteration, or termination is adopted during the six-month period prior to a Change of Control or during the two-year period following a Change of Control. In addition, no termination shall result in an acceleration of any benefit under this Plan unless such termination complies with the termination and liquidation provisions of Code Section 409A (see Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)). Finally, the Committee may amend the Plan for any purpose to comply with Code Section 409A, including optional Code Section 409A provisions, and may amend the Plan to comply with other required changes in law without the consent of Participants or Beneficiaries and regardless of a prior or subsequent Change in Control.

11.

              Effective January 1, 2008, the term “Contingent Annuitant” shall be replaced with the term “Beneficiary” throughout the Plan. As a matter of background, the terms “Contingent Annuitant” and “Beneficiary” were functionally identical for purposes of the Plan.

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              Except as amended herein, the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

              IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Pension and Benefits Committee has caused this Amendment to the Plan to be executed on the date shown below, but effective as of the date indicated above.

		PENSION AND BENEFITS COMMITTEE
		By:		/s/ Frank M. Howard
		Name		Frank M. Howard
		Title		Chairman
		Date:		11/28/07

Attest:
By:
Date:

EXHIBIT 10.28

AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
DIRECTORS’ DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

          This Amendment to the Genuine Parts Company Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan is adopted by Genuine Parts Company (the “Company”), effective as of the date set forth herein.

W I T N E S S E T H :

          WHEREAS, the Company maintains The Genuine Parts Company Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), and such Plan is currently in effect;

WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan; and

          WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.01 of the Plan, the Company has reserved the right to amend the Plan through action of the Executive Committee to the Board;

          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

1.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 3.02 is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 3.02 is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

3.02

Voluntary Termination of Election Form . A Participant may not terminate his or her Election Form on or after January 1 of the calendar year to which the Election Form relates. On or after January 1, such Election Form shall be irrevocable for all of such calendar year.

2.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 3.04 is hereby deleted in its entirety and a new Section 3.04 is substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

3.04

Automatic Termination of Election Form . A Participant’s Election Form will automatically terminate at the earlier of (i) the Participant’s Termination of Service, (ii) a Participant’s unforeseeable emergency (as defined in Treas. Reg. 1.409A-3(i)(3)), or (iii) the termination of the Plan in accordance with Code Section 409A (see Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)).

3.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 4.05(a) is hereby deleted in its entirety and a new Section 4.05(a) is substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

(a)

Payment Election . Payment of a Participant’s Plan benefits shall be made within ninety (90) days following the Participant’s Termination of Service as determined by the Plan Administrator.

4.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 4.05(b) is hereby deleted in its entirety and a new Section 4.05(b) is substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

(b)

Optional Forms of Payment . Distributions from Participant Accounts (either in cash or in Common Stock) may be paid to the Participant either in a lump sum or in a number of approximately equal annual installments designated by the Participant on the Participant’s initial Election Form. Such annual installments may be for 5 years, 10 years or 15 years. The method of payment ( e.g. , in lump sum or installments) elected on the Participant’s initial Election Form will apply to all amounts (including future deferrals) held in both the Variable Rate Sub-Account and Stock Sub-Account. If a Participant elects to receive a distribution of his or her Account in cash installments, the Plan Administrator may purchase an annuity from an insurance company which annuity will pay the Participant the desired annual installments. If the Plan Administrator purchases an annuity contract, the Director will have no further rights to receive payments from the Company or the Plan with respect to the amounts subject to the annuity. If the Plan Administrator does not purchase an annuity contract, the value of the Account remaining unpaid shall continue to receive allocations of return as provided in Section 4.03 and Section 4.04. If the Participant fails to designate a payment method in the Participant’s initial Election Form, the Participant’s Account shall be distributed in a lump sum.

5.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 4.05(d) is hereby deleted in its entirety and a new Section 4.05(d) is substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

(d)

Irrevocable Election . A Participant may not elect a different payment commencement date for each year’s Fees deferred under the Plan. In addition, a Participant may not elect a different payment form for each year’s Fees deferred under the Plan. The payment commencement date and payment form elected or deemed elected on the Participant’s initial Election form shall be irrevocable.

6.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 4.05(e) is hereby deleted in its entirety and a new Section 4.05(e) is substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

(e)

Acceleration of Payment . The Plan Administrator may involuntarily cash out a Participant’s interest in this Plan in a single lump sum cash payment following the Participant’s Termination of Service if the following criteria are satisfied:

	(i)		The Plan Administrator determines in writing to involuntarily cash out the Participant (such writing must be completed before the payment is distributed);
	(ii)		The payment results in the termination and liquidation of the Participant’s entire interest under this Plan as well as under any agreement, program, or arrangement that is aggregated with this Plan under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(c)(2); and
	(iii)		The lump sum cash payment is not greater than the applicable dollar amount under Section 402(g)(1)(B) (the maximum permissible 401(k) contribution — not including catch-up contributions).

7.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 4.05(f) is hereby deleted in its entirety and a new Section 4.05(f) is substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

(f)

Payment to Beneficiary . Upon the Participant’s death, all unpaid amounts held in the Participant’s Account shall be paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary in the same benefit payment form the Participant elected on the Election Form and in accordance with the payment distribution rules set forth in the Plan. Such payment will commence to be paid no later than the ninetieth (90 th ) day following the Participant’s death as determined by the Plan Administrator.

8.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 4.06 is hereby deleted in its entirety and a new Section 4.06 is substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

4.06

Unforeseeable Emergency . The Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the making of payment to a Participant of an amount reasonably necessary to handle an unforeseeable emergency (as defined in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(3)). Such payment may be made even if the Participant has not incurred a Termination of Service. All unforeseeable emergency distributions shall be made in cash in a lump sum. Such payments will be made on a first-in, first-out basis so that the oldest Fees deferred under the Plan shall be deemed distributed first in an unforeseeable emergency.

9.

          Effective January 1, 2008, the following is added to the end of Section 4.07 as follows:

“In no event shall this Section 4.07 delay the payment of benefits or alter the form of benefits otherwise provided under this Plan.”

10.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 4.08 is hereby deleted in its entirety and a new Section 4.08 is substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

4.08

Application for Benefits . The Plan Administrator may require a Participant or Beneficiary to complete and file certain forms as a condition precedent to receiving the payment of benefits. The Plan Administrator may rely upon all such information given to it, including the Participant’s current mailing address. It is the responsibility of all persons interest in receiving a distribution pursuant to the Plan to keep the Plan Administrator informed of their current mailing addresses. In no event shall this Section 4.08 delay the payment of benefits or alter the form of benefits otherwise provided under this Plan.

11.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 7.01 is hereby deleted in its entirety and a new Section 7.01 is substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

7.01

Amendment and Termination . The Committee reserves the right to modify, alter, amend, or terminate the Plan, at any time and from time to time, without notice, to any extent deemed advisable; provided, however, that no such amendment or termination shall (without the written consent of the Participant, if living, and if not, the Participant’s Beneficiary) adversely affect any benefit under the Plan which has accrued with respect to the Participant or Beneficiary as of the date of such amendment or termination regardless of whether such benefit is in pay status. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment (other than an amendment to increase the number of Common Stock units available under the Plan — see Section 4.03(b)), modification, alternation, or termination of the Plan may be given effect with respect to any Participant without the consent of such Participant if such amendment, modification, alteration, or termination is adopted during the six-month period prior to a Change of Control or during the two-year period following a Change in Control. In addition, no termination shall result in an acceleration of any benefit under this Plan unless such termination complies with the termination and liquidation provisions of Code Section 409A (see Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)). Finally, the Committee or the Plan Administrator may amend the Plan for any purpose to comply with Code Section 409A, including optional Code Section 409A provisions, and may amend the Plan to comply with other required changes in law without the consent of Participants or Beneficiaries and regardless of a prior or subsequent Change in Control.

12.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 8.01 is hereby deleted in its entirety and a new Section 8.01 is substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

8.01

Immediate Payment upon Change of Control . Notwithstanding any other provisions in the Plan, in the event there is a Change of Control of the Company as defined in Section 8.03, any Participant whose service is terminated on account of such Change of Control shall receive an immediate lump sum payment of the Participant’s Account balances. For purposes of this Section 8.01, a Participant’s service shall be considered to have “terminated on account of such Change of Control” only if the Participant’s service on the Board is terminated without cause during the two-year period following the Change of Control.

13.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 8.02 is hereby deleted in its entirety and a new Section 8.02 is substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

8.02

Acceleration of Installment Distributions . Notwithstanding any other provisions in the Plan, in the event there is a Change of Control as defined in Section 8.03 and a Code Section 409A Change of Control of the Company as defined in Code Section 409A (see Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)), any Participant who has commenced receiving installment distributions from the Company (other than from an annuity contract purchased from an insurance company) shall immediately receive a lump sum payment in an amount equal to the unpaid balance of the Participant’s Accounts.

14.

          Effective January 1, 2008, the following is added to the end of Section 9.03 as follows:

          However, such rights shall not be greater than those rights held by the Company immediately prior to such transaction.

15.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 9.04 is hereby deleted in its entirety and a new Section 9.04 is substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

9.04

Release . Any payment to Participant or Beneficiary, or to their legal representatives, in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, shall to the extent thereof be in full satisfaction of all claims hereunder against the Committee, the Plan Administrator and the Company, any of whom may require such Participant, Beneficiary, or legal representative, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release therefor in such form as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator, the Committee, or the Company, as the case may be. If the Plan Administrator, Committee or the Company request that a Participant, Beneficiary or legal representative sign a release and such individual fails to sign such release within 60 days of the Participant’s Termination of Service, all payments under this Plan shall be deemed forfeited.

16.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 9.06 is hereby deleted from the Plan and in lieu thereof, the following phrase shall be added:

“9.06 Six Month Wait for Specified Employees . In the extremely rare circumstance in which a Participant is also a “specified employee” (as defined in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(i)), the payment of any benefit under this Plan shall not be made until the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s Termination of Service with the Company.”

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Except as amended herein, the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to the Plan to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.

				GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
				By:		/s/ Carol B. Yancey
						Name
						Title		Senior VP-Finance and Corp Sec.

EXHIBIT 10.29

AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX TO THE
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
TAX-DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN

          This Amendment to the Genuine Parts Company Tax-Deferred Savings Plan is adopted by Genuine Parts Company (the “Company”), effective as of the date set forth herein.

W I T N E S S E T H :

          WHEREAS, the Company maintains The Genuine Parts Company Tax-Deferred Savings Plan (the “Plan”), and such Plan is currently in effect;

WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan; and

          WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.01 of the Plan, the Company has reserved the right to amend the Plan through action of the Committee;

          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

1.

          Effective January 1, 2008, the definition of Bonus as set forth in Article 2 is deleted in its entirety and a new definition of Bonus is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

“ Bonus . Bonus means compensation pursuant to a Company bonus program for executives and other key employees. The amount of the bonus or the entitlement to the bonus must be contingent on the satisfaction of preestablished organizational or individual performance criteria relating to a performance period of at least 12 consecutive months. Organizational or individual performance criteria are considered preestablished if they are set forth in writing not later than 90 days after January 1 of the calendar year the Bonus is earned (i.e., ninety days after the first day of the performance period). The outcome of the organizational or individual performance criteria must be substantially uncertain at the time the criteria are established.

The term Bonus does not include extraordinary payments to a Participant and does not include a Participant’s wages or salary.”

2.

          Effective January 1, 2008, the definition of Termination of Service as set forth in Article 2 is deleted in its entirety and a new definition of Termination of Service is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

“ Termination of Service . A Key Employee who has ceased to serve as an employee of the Company for any reason and that constitutes a separation from service as defined in Code Section 409A (see Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(h)).”

3.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 3.01(c) is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 3.01(c) is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

(c)

Requirement of Continuous Employment Prior to Completion of Election Form. Notwithstanding paragraph (b), to be eligible to complete an Election Form, a Key Employee

must be continuously employed by the Company beginning January 1 of the calendar year in which the Bonus is deferred and continuing until the Key Employee completes an irrevocable Election Form.

4.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 3.01(d) is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 3.01(d) is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

“(d) Voluntary Termination of Election Form . A Participant may not terminate his or her Election Form. Such Election Form shall be irrevocable. ”

5.

          Effective January 1, 1993, Section 3.01(e) is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 3.01(e) is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

“(e) No Continuation of Election Form . An Election Form shall be irrevocable. However, each calendar year a Participant must complete a new Election Form pursuant to the rules of this Article 3 to defer a Bonus for such calendar year. An Election Form in place for one calendar year shall not apply to a different calendar year.”

6.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 3.01(f) is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 3.01(f) is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

		“(f) Automatic Termination of Election Form . The Participant’s Election Form will automatically terminate at the earliest of (i) the Participant’s Termination of Service, (ii) a Participant’s hardship distribution pursuant to Treas. Reg. Section 1.401(k)-1(d)(3), or (iii) the termination of the Plan in accordance with Code Section 409A (See Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix).
		For example, it a Participant receives a hardship distribution under the terms of the Genuine Partnership Plan (a plan subject to Code Section 401(k)), the Participant’s Election Form for the calendar year in which the hardship occurred shall automatically terminate. Following such a hardship, a Participant may not make a new Election Form under this Plan for six months following the hardship distribution. Accordingly, a hardship distribution received on April 1, 2008 would terminate the 2008 Election Form and a new Election Form could not be made until October 1, 2008 (for the 2009 calendar year).”

7.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 4.01 is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 4.01 is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

“4.01 Deferred Bonus . A Key Employee may elect to defer any dollar amount or percentage of his or her Bonus in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the Election Form. For bookkeeping purposes, the amount of the Bonus which the Key Employee elects to defer pursuant to this Plan shall be transferred to and held in individual Accounts.”

8.

          Effective January 1, 2007, Section 4.03(a) is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 4.03(a) is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

“(a) Commencement of Payments . Payment of Plan benefits shall commence to be distributed on the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s Termination of Service with the Company. For example, if a Participant has a Termination of Service on January 12, payment of plan benefits shall commence on August 1 (the first day of the seventh month following January 12).”

9.

          Effective January 1, 2007, Section 4.03(c) is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 4.03(c) is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

“(c) Payment Form Election .

	(i)		General Rule . A Participant may elect one payment form for all amounts deferred under this Plan. Such election shall be made on the Participant’s initial Election Form and is irrevocable for all subsequent deferrals and Election Forms.
	(ii)		Payment Form Elections Prior to January 1, 2007 . Prior to January 1, 2007, a Participant could elect a different payment form for each Bonus deferred under this Plan. The Committee shall establish sub-accounts within a Participant’s Account (to the extent necessary) to identify the portion of a Participant’s Account that will be distributed in the form the Participant designated in the Election Form.
	(iii)		2007 Payment Form Election . During 2007, Participants in the Plan were permitted to change a prior Payment Form pursuant to a transition rule in Code Section 409A. Such elections were irrevocable. The most recent Payment Form in effect for such Participants for the 2007 calendar year shall apply to all subsequent deferrals under this Plan.”

10.

		Effective January 1, 2008, Section 4.03(d) is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 4.03(d) is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows
		“(d) Acceleration of Payment . The Committee may involuntarily cash out a Participant’s interest in this Plan in a single lump sum following the Participant’s Termination of Service if the following criteria are satisfied:

	(i)		The Committee determines in writing to involuntarily cash out the Participant (such writing must be completed before the payment is distributed).
	(ii)		The payment results in the termination and liquidation of the Participant’s entire interest under this Plan as well as under any agreement, program, or arrangement that is aggregated with this Plan under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(c)(2); and
	(iii)		The lump sum payment is not greater than the applicable dollar amount under section 402(g)(1)(B) (the maximum permissible 401(k) contribution — not including catch-up contributions).”

11.

		Effective January 1, 2008, Section 4.04 is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 4.04 is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:
		”4.04 Financial Hardship . The Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the making of payment to a Participant of an amount reasonably necessary to handle an unforeseeable emergency (as defined in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(3)). Such payment may be made even if the Participant has not incurred a Termination of Service. All financial hardship distributions shall be made in a lump sum. Such payments will be made on a first-in, first-out basis so that the oldest Bonus deferred under the Plan shall be deemed distributed first in a financial hardship.”

12.

Effective January 1, 2008, the following is added to the end of Section 4.05 as follows:

“In no event shall this Section 4.05 delay the payment of benefits or alter the form of benefits otherwise provided under this Plan.”

13.

Effective January 1, 2008, Section 4.06 is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 4.06 is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

“4.06 Application for Benefits . The Committee may require a Participant or Beneficiary to complete and file certain forms as a condition precedent to receiving the payment of benefits. The Committee may rely upon all such information given to it, including the Participant’s current mailing address. It is the responsibility of all persons interested in receiving a distribution pursuant to the Plan to keep the Committee informed of their current mailing addresses. In no event shall this Section 4.06 delay the payment of benefits or alter the form of benefits otherwise provided under this Plan.”

14.

Effective January 1, 2008, the following is added to the end of Section 4.07 as follows:

“See definition of “Beneficiary” in Article 2”

15.

Effective January 1, 2008, Section 7.01 is deleted in its entirety and a new Section 7.01 is hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

“7.01 The Committee reserves the right to modify, alter, amend, or terminate the Plan, at any time and from time to time, without notice, to any extent deemed advisable; provided, however, that no such amendment or termination shall (without the written consent of the Participant, if living, and if not, the Participant’s Beneficiary) adversely affect any benefit under the Plan which has accrued with respect to the Participant or Beneficiary as of the date of such amendment or termination regardless of whether such benefit is in pay status. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment, modification, alteration, or termination of this Plan may be given effect with respect to any Participant without the consent of such Participant if such amendment, modification, alteration, or termination is adopted during the six-month period prior to a Change of Control or during the two-year period following a Change of Control. In addition, no termination shall result in an acceleration of any benefit under this Plan unless such termination complies with the termination and liquidation provisions of Code

Section 409A (see Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)). Finally, the Committee may amend the Plan for any purpose to comply with Code Section 409A, including optional Code Section 409A provisions, and may amend the Plan to comply with other changes in law without the consent of Participants or Beneficiaries and regardless of a prior or subsequent Change in Control.”

16.

			Effective January 1, 2008, Section 8.01(a) and Section 8.01(b) are deleted in its entirety and a new Section 8.01(a) and Section 8.01(b) are hereby substituted in lieu thereof as follows:
	“(a)		Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, in the event there is a Change of Control of the Company as defined in subsection (c) of this Section 8.01, any Participant who has a Termination of Service during the two-year period beginning on the date on which the Change of Control occurs, shall receive an immediate lump sum payment of the Participant’s Account balance.
	(b)		Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Plan, in the event there is both (i) a Change of Control of the Company as defined in subsection (c) of this Section 8.01 and a Code Section 409A Change of Control of the Company as defined in Code Section 409A (see Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)), any Participant who has commenced receiving installment distributions from the Company (other than from an annuity contract purchased from an insurance company) shall immediately receive a lump sum payment in an amount equal to the unpaid balance of the Participant’s Account.”

17.

Effective January 1, 2008, the following is added to the end of Section 9.03 as follows:

“However, such rights shall not be greater than those rights held by the Company immediately prior to such transaction.”

18.

          Effective January 1, 2008, Section 9.04 is hereby deleted in its entirety and a new Section 9.04 is substituted in lieu thereof as follows:

“9.04 Release . Any payment to Participant or Beneficiary, or to their legal representatives, in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, shall to the extent thereof be in full satisfaction of all claims hereunder against the Committee and the Company, any of whom may require such Participant, Beneficiary, or legal representative, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release therefor in such form as shall be determined by the Committee, or the Company, as the case may be. If the Committee or the Company request that a Participant, Beneficiary or legal representative sign a release and such individual fails to sign such release within 60 days of the Participant’s Termination of Service, all payments under this Plan shall be deemed forfeited.”

19.

Effective January 1, 2008, Section 9.06 is hereby deleted from the Plan and in lieu thereof, the following phrase shall be added:

“Reserved.”

***************

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Pension and Benefits Committee has caused this Amendment to the Plan to be effective as of the date the Amendment is executed below.

				PENSION AND BENEFITS COMMITTEE
				By:				/s/ Frank M. Howard
						Name		Frank M. Howard
						Title		Chairman
				Date:		11/28/07
Attest:
By:
Date:

EXHIBIT 10.30

AMENDMENT TO
THE GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
2004 ANNUAL INCENTIVE BONUS PLAN

          This Amendment to the 2004 Annual Incentive Bonus Plan (the “Plan”) is made and entered into this 27th day of March 2007, by Genuine Parts Company (the “Company”).

          Pursuant to a resolution of the Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, in accordance with Article 6 of the Plan, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

1.		By deleting the definition of “Retirement” in Section 2.1 and replacing it with the following:
		“ Retirement . A Participant’s voluntary termination of employment with the Company or a Subsidiary after attaining age 65.”
2.		Except as specifically set forth herein, the terms of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect as prior to this amendment.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.

		GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
		By:		/s/ Carol B. Yancey
				Name:		Carol B. Yancey
				Title:		Senior VP Finance and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT 10.31

SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
2004 ANNUAL INCENTIVE BONUS PLAN

          This Second Amendment to the 2004 Annual Incentive Bonus Plan (the “Plan”) was adopted on November 19, 2007 by the Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of Genuine Parts Company (the “Company”).

          The Plan is hereby amended, effective as of November 19, 2007, as follows:

1.		By deleting Section 5.6 in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
		“5.6 PAYOUT FORM AND TIMING . Incentive Bonuses will be made not later than March 15 of the calendar year following the Plan Year, and as soon as possible after the audited results for the Company are available for the Plan Year. Notwithstanding the above, the Committee may, in its discretion, reduce the amount of an Incentive Bonus otherwise payable to one or more Participants under the Plan.”
2.		Except as specifically set forth herein, the terms of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect as prior to this amendment.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.

		GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
		By:		/s/ Carol B. Yancey
				Name:		Carol B. Yancey
				Title:		Senior VP Finance and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT 10.32

SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

          This Second Amendment to the 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) was adopted on November 19, 2007 by the Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of Genuine Parts Company (the “Company”).

          The Plan is hereby amended, effective as of November 19, 2007, as follows:

	1.		By adding the following parenthetical to the end of the first sentence of Section 14.7 and 14.8:
			"(unless a later date is required by Section 17.4 hereof),”
	2.		By deleting Section 17.4 in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

          (a) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or in any Award Certificate to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit that would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code would otherwise be payable or distributable under the Plan or any Award Certificate by reason of the occurrence of a Change in Control, or the Participant’s Disability or separation from service, such amount or benefit will not be payable or distributable to the Participant by reason of such circumstance unless (i) the circumstances giving rise to such Change in Control, Disability or separation from service meet any description or definition of “change in control event”, “disability” or “separation from service”, as the case may be, in Section 409A of the Code and applicable regulations (without giving effect to any elective provisions that may be available under such definition), or (ii) the payment or distribution of such amount or benefit would be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code by reason of the short-term deferral exemption or otherwise. This provision does not prohibit the vesting of any Award upon a Change in Control, Disability or separation from service, however defined. If this provision prevents the payment or distribution of any amount or benefit, such payment or distribution shall be made on the next earliest payment or distribution date or event specified in the Award Certificate that is permissible under Section 409A.

          (b) If any one or more Awards granted under the Plan to a Participant could qualify for any separation pay exemption described in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(b)(9), but such Awards in the aggregate exceed the dollar limit permitted for the separation pay exemptions, the Company (acting through the Committee or the Head of Human Resources) shall determine which Awards or portions thereof will be subject to such exemptions.

          (c) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or in any Award Certificate to the contrary, if any amount or benefit that would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code would otherwise be payable or distributable under this Plan or any Award Certificate by reason of a Participant’s separation from service during a period in which the Participant is a Specified Employee (as defined below), then, subject to any permissible acceleration of payment by the Committee under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ii) (domestic relations order), (j)(4)(iii) (conflicts of interest), or (j)(4)(vi) (payment of employment taxes):

          (i) if the payment or distribution is payable in a lump sum, the Participant’s right to receive payment or distribution of such non-exempt deferred compensation will be delayed until the earlier of the Participant’s death or the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service; and

          (ii) if the payment or distribution is payable over time, the amount of such non-exempt

deferred compensation that would otherwise be payable during the six-month period immediately following the Participant’s separation from service will be accumulated and the Participant’s right to receive payment or distribution of such accumulated amount will be delayed until the earlier of the Participant’s death or the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service, whereupon the accumulated amount will be paid or distributed to the Participant and the normal payment or distribution schedule for any remaining payments or distributions will resume.

          For purposes of this Plan, the term “Specified Employee” has the meaning given such term in Code Section 409A and the final regulations thereunder, provided, however , that, as permitted in such final regulations, the Company’s Specified Employees and its application of the six-month delay rule of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) shall be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the Board or any committee of the Board, which shall be applied consistently with respect to all nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements of the Company, including this Plan.

          (d) Eligible Participants who are service providers to an Affiliate may be granted Options or SARs under this Plan only if the Affiliate qualifies as an “eligible issuer of service recipient stock” within the meaning of §1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii)(E) of the final regulations under Code Section 409A.

3.

Except as specifically set forth herein, the terms of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect as prior to this amendment.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.

		GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
		By:		/s/ Carol B. Yancey
				Name:		Carol B. Yancey
				Title:		Senior VP Finance and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT 10.33

PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

Non-transferable

     GRANT TO

(“Grantee”)

by Genuine Parts Company (the “Company”) of

Performance Restricted Stock Units

convertible into shares of its Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Units”).

pursuant to and subject to the provisions of the Genuine Parts Company 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and to the terms and conditions set forth on the following page (the “Terms and Conditions”).

Unless accelerated in accordance with the Plan or in the discretion of the Committee, the Units will be earned on December 31, 20___in accordance with the following schedule:

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Genuine Parts Company has caused this Agreement to be executed as of the Grant Date, as indicated below.

		Grant Date:

		Accepted by Grantee:

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. Grant of Units . Genuine Parts Company (the “Company”) hereby grants to the Grantee named on page 1 hereof (“Grantee”), subject to the restrictions and the other terms and conditions set forth in the Genuine Parts Company 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and in this award agreement (this “Agreement”), the right to earn on December 31, 2007 the maximum number of restricted stock units indicated on page 1 hereof which, if and to the extent earned (the “Units”), will represent the right to receive an equal number of shares of the Company’s $1.00 par value Stock (“Stock”) on the terms set forth in this Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Plan.

2. Vesting of Units . The Units will be credited to a bookkeeping account on behalf of Grantee. The Units will vest and become non-forfeitable on the earliest to occur of the following (the “Vesting Date”):

	(a)		December 31, 2011,
	(b)		The date of Grantee’s Retirement* after December 31, 2007, or
	(c)		The date of Grantee’s termination of employment due to death or Disability, or
	(d)		The effective date of a Change in Control.

If Grantee’s employment terminates prior to the Vesting Date for any reason other than as described in (b) or (c) above, Grantee shall forfeit all right, title and interest in and to the then unvested Units as of the date of such termination and the unvested Units will be reconveyed to the Company without further consideration or any act or action by Grantee.

3. Conversion to Stock . Unless the Units are forfeited prior to the Vesting Date as provided in Paragraph 2 above or deferred pursuant to Paragraph 4 below, the Units will be converted to actual shares of Stock on the earlier of the date set forth in Section 2(a) above or the effective date of a “change in control event” as defined in §1.409A-3(i)(5) of the final regulations under Code Section 409A (the “Conversion Date”). Stock certificates evidencing the conversion of Units into shares of Stock will be registered on the books of the Company in Grantee’s name as of the Conversion Date and delivered to Grantee as soon as practical thereafter.

4. Deferral Election . At any time prior to the date that is twelve (12) months prior to the date set forth in Section 2(a) above, Grantee may elect, with respect to any or all of the Units, to defer delivery of the shares of Stock that would otherwise be due on the Conversion Date until the fifth anniversary of the date set forth in Section 2(a), or such later date as may be permitted by the Committee, provided, however , that such election will not be effective until the twelve month anniversary of the date such election is made. If such deferral election is made, the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, establish the rules and procedures for such payment deferrals.

5. Limitation of Rights . The Units do not confer to Grantee or Grantee’s beneficiary any rights of a shareholder of the Company unless and until Shares are in fact issued to such person in connection with the Units. Nothing in this Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any affiliate to terminate Grantee’s service at any time, nor confer upon Grantee any right to continue in the service of the Company or any affiliate.

6. Dividend Equivalents . If any dividends or other distributions are paid with respect to the Company’s Stock while the earned Units are outstanding, the dollar amount or fair market value of such dividends or distributions with respect to the number of shares of Stock then underlying the Units shall be converted into additional Units in Grantee’s name, based on the Fair Market Value of the Stock as of the date such dividends or distributions were payable, and such additional Units shall be subject to the same forfeiture and transfer restrictions and deferral terms as apply to the Units with respect to which they relate. Upon conversion of the Units into shares of Stock at the Conversion Date or any applicable deferral termination date, Grantee will obtain full voting and other rights as a shareholder of the Company.

7. Restrictions on Transfer . No right or interest of Grantee in the Units may be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to or in favor of any party other than the Company or an affiliate, or shall be subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of Grantee to any other party other than the Company or an affiliate. The Units are not assignable or transferable by Grantee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order that would satisfy Section 414(p)(1)(A) of the Code; but the Committee may permit other transfers.

8. Payment of Taxes . Grantee will, no later than the date as of which any amount related to the Units first becomes includable in Grantee’s gross income for federal income tax purposes, pay to the Company, or make other arrangements satisfactory to the Committee regarding payment of, any federal, state and local taxes of any kind (including Grantee’s FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount. The obligations of the Company under this Agreement will be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the Company, and, where applicable, its subsidiaries will, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to Grantee.

9. Amendment . The Committee may amend, modify or terminate this Agreement without approval of Grantee; provided, however, that such amendment, modification or termination shall not, without Grantee’s consent, reduce or diminish the value of this award determined as if it had been fully vested (i.e., as if all restrictions on the Units hereunder had expired) on the date of such amendment or termination.

10. Plan Controls . The terms contained in the Plan are incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Plan. In the event of any actual or alleged conflict between the provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall be controlling and determinative.

11. Successors . This Agreement shall be binding upon any successor of the Company, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Plan.

12. Severability . If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement are invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the other provisions of this Agreement will be construed and enforced as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been included.

13. Notice . Notices and communications under this Agreement must be in writing and either personally delivered or sent by registered or certified United States mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Notices to the Company must be addressed to:

Genuine Parts Company
2999 Circle 75 Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Attn: Secretary

or any other address designated by the Company in a written notice to Grantee. Notices to Grantee will be directed to the address of Grantee then currently on file with the Company, or at any other address given by Grantee in a written notice to the Company.

EXHIBIT 10.34

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

Non-transferable

GRANT TO

GRANTEE
(“Grantee”)

by Genuine Parts Company (the “Company”) of

1,500 Restricted Stock Units

convertible into shares of its Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Units”).

pursuant to and subject to the provisions of the Genuine Parts Company 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and to the terms and conditions set forth on the following page (the “Terms and Conditions”).

Unless accelerated in accordance with the Plan or in the discretion of the Committee or further deferred by Grantee, the Units will be converted to shares of Stock on March 27, 2012.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Genuine Parts Company has caused this Agreement to be executed as of the Grant Date, as indicated below.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. Grant of Units . Genuine Parts Company (the “Company”) hereby grants to the Grantee named on page 1 hereof (“Grantee”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Genuine Parts Company 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and in this award agreement (this “Agreement”), the number of restricted stock units (the “Units”) indicated on page 1 hereof which represent the right to receive an equal number of shares of the Company’s $1.00 par value Stock (“Stock”) on the terms set forth in this Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Plan.

2. Vesting of Units . The Units have been credited to a bookkeeping account on behalf of Grantee. The Units are fully vested and non-forfeitable as of March 27, 2007.

3. Conversion to Stock . Unless the Units are forfeited prior to the Vesting Date as provided in Paragraph 2 above or deferred pursuant to Paragraph 4 below, the Units will be converted to actual shares of Stock on the earlier of the date set forth in Section 2(a) above or the effective date of a “change in control event” as defined in §1.409A-3(i)(5) of the final regulations under Code Section 409A (the “Conversion Date”). Stock certificates evidencing the conversion of Units into shares of Stock will be registered on the books of the Company in Grantee’s name as of the Conversion Date and delivered to Grantee as soon as practical thereafter.

4. Limitation of Rights . The Units do not confer to Grantee or Grantee’s beneficiary any rights of a shareholder of the Company unless and until Shares are in fact issued to such person in connection with the Units. Nothing in this Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any affiliate to terminate Grantee’s service at any time, nor confer upon Grantee any right to continue in the service of the Company or any affiliate.

5. Dividend Equivalents . If any dividends or other distributions are paid with respect to the Company’s Stock while the Units are outstanding, the dollar amount or fair market value of such dividends or distributions with respect to the number of shares of Stock then underlying the Units shall be converted into additional Units in Grantee’s name, based on the Fair Market Value of the Stock as of the date such dividends or distributions were payable, and such additional Units shall be subject to the same deferral terms as apply to the Units with respect to which they relate. Upon conversion of the Units into shares of Stock at the Conversion Date or any applicable deferral termination date, Grantee will obtain full voting and other rights as a shareholder of the Company.

6. Restrictions on Transfer . No right or interest of Grantee in the Units may be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to or in favor of any party other than the Company or an affiliate, or shall be subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of Grantee to any other party other than the Company or an affiliate. The Units are not assignable or transferable by Grantee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order that would satisfy Section 414(p)(1)(A) of the Code; but the Committee may permit other transfers.

7. Amendment . The Committee may amend, modify or terminate this Agreement without approval of Grantee; provided, however, that such amendment, modification or termination shall not, without Grantee’s consent, reduce or diminish the value of this award determined as of the date of such amendment or termination.

8. Plan Controls . The terms contained in the Plan are incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Plan. In the event of any actual or alleged conflict between the provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall be controlling and determinative.

9. Successors . This Agreement shall be binding upon any successor of the Company, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Plan.

10. Severability . If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement are invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the other provisions of this Agreement will be construed and enforced as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been included.

11. Notice . Notices and communications under this Agreement must be in writing and either personally delivered or sent by registered or certified United States mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Notices to the Company must be addressed to:

Genuine Parts Company
2999 Circle 75 Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Attn: Secretary

or any other address designated by the Company in a written notice to Grantee. Notices to Grantee will be directed to the address of Grantee then currently on file with the Company, or at any other address given by Grantee in a written notice to the Company.

EXHIBIT 10.35

AMENDED AND RESTATED
CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN

AND
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY

- ii -

CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT

1 . Certain Definitions			1
2 . Change in Control			1
3 . Employment Period			3
4 . Terms of Employment			3
(a) Position and Duties			3
(b) Compensation			3
5 . Termination of Employment			4
(a) Death or Disability			4
(b) Cause			5
(c) Good Reason			5
(d) Notice of Termination			6
(e) Date of Termination			6
6 . Obligations of the Company upon Termination			7
(a) Termination by Executive for Good Reason; Termination by the Company other than for Cause or Disability			7
(b) Death or Disability			8
(c) Cause; Other than for Good Reason			8
(d) Expiration of Employment Period			9
7 . Non-exclusivity of Rights			9
8 . Full Settlement; No Mitigation			9
9 . Costs of Enforcement			9
10 . Certain Additional Payments by the Company			10
11 . Restrictions on Conduct of Executive			12
12 . Arbitration			12
13 . Successors			13
14 . Miscellaneous			13
(a) Governing Law			13
(b) Captions			13
(c) Amendments			13
(d) Notices			13
(e) Severability			14
(f) Withholding			14
(g) Waivers			14
(h) Status Before and After Effective Date			14
(i) Indemnification			14
(j) Related Agreements			14
(k) Counterparts			14
15 . Code Section 409A			14

CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT

     THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) amends and restates in its entirety as of the 19 ^th day of November, 2007, the Change in Control Agreement by and between Genuine Parts Company, a Georgia corporation (the “Company”) and                      (“Executive”), originally dated as of the       day of                      2006.

     The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareowners to assure that the Company will have the continued dedication of Executive, notwithstanding the possibility, threat or occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined below) of the Company. The Board believes it is imperative to diminish the inevitable distraction of Executive by virtue of the personal uncertainties and risks created by a threatened or pending Change of Control and to encourage Executive’s full attention and dedication to the Company currently and in the event of any threatened or pending Change of Control, and to provide Executive with compensation and benefits arrangements upon a Change of Control which ensure that the compensation and benefits expectations of Executive will be satisfied. Therefore, in order to accomplish these objectives, the Board has caused the Company to enter into this Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

     1.  Certain Definitions .

          (a) The “Effective Date” shall mean the first date during the Change of Control Period (as defined in Section l(b)) on which a Change of Control (as defined in Section 2) occurs. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if a Change of Control occurs and if Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated (either by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason, as provided later in this Agreement) within six (6) months prior to the date on which the Change of Control occurs, and if it is reasonably demonstrated by Executive that such termination of employment (i) was at the request of a third party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change of Control or (ii) otherwise arose in connection with or anticipation of a Change of Control, then for all purposes of this Agreement the “Effective Date” shall mean the date immediately prior to the date of such termination of employment.

          (b) The “Change of Control Period” shall mean the period commencing on the original date of this Agreement and ending on the third anniversary of the date hereof; provided, however, that commencing on the date one year after the date hereof, and on each annual anniversary of such date (such date and each annual anniversary thereof shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Renewal Date”), unless previously terminated, the Change of Control Period shall be automatically extended so as to terminate three years from such Renewal Date, unless at least 60 days prior to the Renewal Date the Company shall give notice to Executive that the Change of Control Period shall not be so extended.

          (c) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and includes a reference to the underlying proposed or final regulations.

     2.  Change of Control . For the purposes of this Agreement, a “Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

          (a) the acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of 20% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition by a Person who is on the Effective Date the beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, (ii) any acquisition directly from the Company, (iii) any acquisition by the Company, (iv) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (v) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (c) of this definition; or

          (b) individuals who, as of immediately prior to the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

          (c) consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or share exchange or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, and (ii) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or

          (d) approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

     3.  Employment Period . The Company hereby agrees to continue Executive in its employ, and Executive hereby agrees to remain in the employ of the Company subject to the

terms and conditions of this Agreement, for the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the second anniversary of such date (the “Employment Period”).

     4.  Terms of Employment .

          (a) Position and Duties .

               (i) During the Employment Period, (A) Executive’s position (including status, offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties and responsibilities shall be at least commensurate in all material respects with the most significant of those held, exercised and assigned at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date, and (B) Executive’s services shall be performed at the location where Executive was employed immediately preceding the Effective Date or any office or location less than 50 miles from such location.

               (ii) During the Employment Period, and excluding any periods of vacation and sick leave to which Executive is entitled, Executive agrees to devote reasonable attention and time during normal business hours to the business and affairs of the Company and, to the extent necessary to discharge the responsibilities assigned to Executive hereunder, to use Executive’s reasonable best efforts to perform faithfully and efficiently such responsibilities. During the Employment Period it shall not be a violation of this Agreement for Executive to (A) serve on corporate, civic or charitable boards or committees, (B) deliver lectures, fulfill speaking engagements or teach at educational institutions and (C) manage personal investments, so long as such activities do not significantly interfere with the performance of Executive’s responsibilities as an employee of the Company in accordance with this Agreement. It is expressly understood and agreed that to the extent that any such activities have been conducted by Executive prior to the Effective Date, the continued conduct of such activities (or the conduct of activities similar in nature and scope thereto) subsequent to the Effective Date shall not thereafter be deemed to interfere with the performance of Executive’s responsibilities to the Company.

          (b) Compensation .

               (i)  Base Salary . During the Employment Period, Executive shall receive an annual base salary (“Annual Base Salary”) at a rate at least equal to the rate of base salary in effect on the date of this Agreement or, if greater, on the Effective Date, paid or payable (including any base salary which has been earned but deferred) to Executive by the Company and its affiliated companies. During the Employment Period, the Annual Base Salary shall be reviewed no more than 12 months after the last salary increase awarded to Executive prior to the Effective Date and thereafter at least annually. Any increase in Annual Base Salary shall not serve to limit or reduce any other obligation to Executive under this Agreement. Annual Base Salary shall not be reduced after any such increase and the term Annual Base Salary as used in this Agreement shall refer to Annual Base Salary as so increased. As used in this Agreement, the term “affiliated companies” shall include any company controlled by, controlling or under common control with the Company.

               (ii)  Annual Bonus . In addition to Annual Base Salary, Executive shall be awarded for each fiscal year ending during the Employment Period an annual target bonus opportunity in cash at least equal (expressed as a percentage of salary) to Executive’s target bonus opportunity for the last full fiscal year prior to the Effective Date (annualized in the event

that Executive was not employed by the Company for the whole of such fiscal year) (the “Target Annual Bonus”).

               (iii)  Incentive, Savings and Retirement Plans . During the Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled to participate in all incentive, savings and retirement plans, practices, policies and programs applicable generally to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies, but in no event shall such plans, practices, policies and programs provide Executive with incentive opportunities, savings opportunities and retirement benefit opportunities, in each case, less favorable, in the aggregate, than the most favorable of those provided by the Company and its affiliated companies for Executive under such plans, practices, policies and programs as in effect at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or if more favorable to Executive, those provided generally at any time after the Effective Date to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies.

               (iv)  Welfare Benefit Plans . During the Employment Period, Executive and/or Executive’s eligible dependents, as the case may be, shall be eligible for participation in and shall receive all benefits under welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by the Company and its affiliated companies (including, without limitation, medical, prescription, dental, disability, employee life, group life, accidental death, vision, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts and business travel accident insurance plans and programs) to the extent applicable generally to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies, but in no event shall such plans, practices, policies and programs provide Executive with benefits which are less favorable, in the aggregate, than the most favorable of such plans, practices, policies and programs in effect for Executive at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to Executive, those provided generally at any time after the Effective Date to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company reserves the right to limit the Executive’s participation in any welfare benefit plan and to take any action it deems appropriate under rules uniformly applicable to similarly situated Executives who are also participants in such plans, to ensure compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements imposed by the Code.

               (v)  Expenses, Fringe Benefits and Paid Time Off . During the Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled to expense reimbursement, fringe benefits and paid time off in accordance with the most favorable plans, practices, programs and policies of the Company and its affiliated companies in effect for Executive at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to Executive, as in effect generally at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies.

     5.  Termination of Employment .

          (a)  Death or Disability . Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death during the Employment Period. If the Company determines in good faith that the Disability of Executive has occurred during the Employment Period (pursuant to the definition of Disability set forth below), it may give to Executive written notice of its intention to terminate Executive’s employment. In such event, Executive’s employment with the Company shall terminate effective on the 30th day after receipt of such written notice by Executive (the “Disability Effective Date”), provided that, within the 30 days after such receipt, Executive shall not have returned to full-time performance of Executive’s

duties. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” has the meaning assigned such term in the Company’s long-term disability plan, from time to time in effect. At the request of Executive or his personal representative, the Board’s determination that the Disability of Executive has occurred shall be certified by two physicians mutually agreed upon by Executive, or his personal representative, and the Company. Failing such independent certification (if so requested by Executive), Executive’s termination shall be deemed a termination by the Company without Cause and not a termination by reason of his Disability.

          (b)  Cause . The Company may terminate Executive’s employment during the Employment Period for Cause or without Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination shall be considered to be for “Cause” if it occurs in conjunction with a determination by the Board that Executive has committed or engaged in either (i) any act that constitutes, on the part of Executive, fraud, dishonesty, breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation, embezzlement or gross misfeasance of duty; (ii) willful disregard of published Company policies and procedures or codes of ethics; or (iii) conduct by Executive in his office with the Company that is grossly inappropriate and demonstrably likely to lead to material injury to the Company, as determined by the Board acting reasonably and in good faith; provided, that in the case of (ii) or (iii) above, such conduct shall not constitute “Cause” unless the Board shall have delivered to Executive notice setting forth with specificity (A) the conduct deemed to qualify as “Cause”, (B) reasonable action that would remedy such objection, and (C) a reasonable time (not less than 30 days) within which Executive may take such remedial action, and Executive shall not have taken such specified remedial action within the specified time.

          (c)  Good Reason . Executive’s employment may be terminated by Executive for Good Reason or without Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean, without the written consent of Executive:

               (i) the assignment to Executive of any duties materially inconsistent with Executive’s position (including status, offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date, or any other action by the Company which results in a material diminution in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities, excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by Executive;

               (ii) a material reduction by the Company in Executive’s Base Salary or Target Annual Bonus, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date, as the same may be increased from time to time;

               (iii) any failure by the Company to comply with any of the other provisions of Section 4(b) of this Agreement, other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by Executive;

               (iv) the Company’s requiring Executive to be based at any office or location other than as provided in Section 4(a)(i)(B) hereof;

               (v) any failure by the Company to comply with and satisfy Section 13(c) of this Agreement; or

               (vi) the material breach by the Company of any other provision of this Agreement;

          Good Reason shall not include Executive’s death or Disability. Executive’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any circumstance constituting Good Reason hereunder. A termination by Executive shall not constitute termination for Good Reason unless Executive shall first have delivered to the Company, within 90 days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to Good Reason, written notice setting forth with specificity the occurrence deemed to give rise to a right to terminate for Good Reason, and there shall have passed a reasonable time (not less than 60 days) within which the Company may take action to correct, rescind or otherwise substantially reverse the occurrence supporting termination for Good Reason as identified by Executive.

          (d)  Notice of Termination . Any termination by the Company or Executive shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the other party hereto given in accordance with Section 14(d) of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” means a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated, and (iii) if the Date of Termination (as defined below) is other than the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the termination date. The failure by Executive or the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not waive any right of Executive or the Company, respectively, hereunder or preclude Executive or the Company, respectively, from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing Executive’s or the Company’s rights hereunder.

          (e)  Date of Termination . “Date of Termination” means (i) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Executive for Good Reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination, which may not be less than 60 days after the date of delivery of the Notice of Termination; provided that the Company may specify any earlier Date of Termination, (ii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, the date specified in the Notice of Termination, which in the case of a termination for Cause as defined in Section 5(b)(iii) may not be less than 30 days after the date of delivery of the Notice of Termination, (iii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be the date on which the Company notifies the Executive of such termination or any later date specified in such notice, and (iv) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be the date of death or the Disability Effective Date, as the case may be.

     6.  Obligations of the Company upon Termination .

          (a)  Termination by Executive for Good Reason; Termination by the Company other than for Cause or Disability . If, during the Employment Period the Company shall terminate Executive’s employment other than for Cause or Disability, or Executive shall terminate employment for Good Reason, then and, with respect to the payments and benefits described in clauses (i)(B) and (ii) below, only if Executive executes a Release in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto (the “Release”):

               (i) the Company shall pay to Executive in a single lump sum cash payment within 30 days after the Date of Termination (or any later date that may be required pursuant to Section 15 hereof), the aggregate of the following amounts:

                    A. the sum of (1) Executive’s Annual Base Salary through the Date of Termination to the extent not theretofore paid, (2) the product of (x) the Executive’s Target Annual Bonus for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the current fiscal year through the Date of Termination, and the denominator of which is 365, and (3) any accrued vacation pay to the extent not theretofore paid (the sum of the amounts described in clauses (1), (2) and (3) shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Accrued Obligations”); and

                    B. a severance payment (the “Severance Payment”) equal to [three][two] times the sum of (x) Executive’s Annual Base Salary as in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination, and (y) the average of the annual bonuses paid to Executive for the three years prior to the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, or any lesser number of years if Executive has been employed by the Company for less than three full years; and

               (ii) the Company shall continue to provide the same level of group health coverage maintained by the Executive on the Date of Termination for up to 24 months from the Date of Termination (the “Welfare Benefits Continuation Period”) provided the Executive makes a timely COBRA election. For purposes of this section 6(a)(ii), group health coverage means any of the following coverages maintained by the Executive on the Date of Termination: medical, dental, vision, or employee assistance benefits under the group health plan(s) sponsored by the Company covering the Executive and his dependents. Such group health coverage is subject to any modifications made to the same group health coverage provided to similarly situated employees, including but not limited to termination of the group health plans sponsored by the Company.

     During the first 18-months of the Welfare Benefits Continuation Period (the “COBRA Period”), the Company shall be responsible for the employer-portion of such group health coverage that is self-funded, and the Executive shall be responsible for any required participant contributions, each determined in the same manner as contributions for similarly situated active employees. During the last six months of the Welfare Benefits Continuation Period (the “Extension Period”), the Executive shall pay the full cost of any self-funded group health coverage, and the Company shall pay to the Executive on the first day of each month during the Extension Period, a payment equal to the monthly cost of such self-funded group health coverage minus the monthly contribution required from similarly situated active employees. The cost of the self-funded group health coverage will be the monthly cost as determined by the Company in accordance with reasonably acceptable means, which shall equal the “applicable premium” under COBRA for such benefits for the applicable year. All payments by the Company during the Extension Period shall be considered taxable income to the Executive.

The Welfare Benefits Continuation Period shall run concurrently with the applicable COBRA period. If the Executive exhausts his maximum COBRA coverage prior to the end of Welfare Benefits Continuation Period, the Company shall provide the Executive with access to employer-sponsored coverage for the remainder of the 24-month period. The Company, in its sole discretion, may terminate such group health coverage before the end of the 24-months if: (1) the Executive’s or dependent’s coverage would otherwise end before the maximum COBRA continuation period under COBRA; or (2) the Executive’s or dependent’s coverage would be

terminated if the Executive were an active employee. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all payments by the Company for such extended group health coverage during the first 18-months of the Welfare Benefits Continuation Period shall be imputed as income to Executive and any contributions from the Executive will be made on an after-tax basis.

               (iii) the terms and conditions of the Company’s long-term incentive plans and any applicable award agreements thereunder shall control with respect to the vesting of any equity or long-term cash incentive awards thereunder then held by Executive; and

               (iv) To the extent not theretofore paid or provided, the Company shall timely pay or provide to Executive any other amounts or benefits required to be paid or provided or which Executive is eligible to receive under any plan, program, policy or practice or contract or agreement of the Company and its affiliated companies (such other amounts and benefits shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Other Benefits”).

          (b) Death or Disability . If Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of Executive’s death or Disability during the Employment Period, this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to Executive or Executive’s legal representatives under this Agreement, other than for payment of Accrued Obligations and the timely payment or provision of Other Benefits. Accrued Obligations shall be paid to Executive or Executive’s estate or beneficiary, as applicable, in a lump sum in cash within 30 days of the Date of Termination. With respect to the provision of Other Benefits, the term Other Benefits as used in this Section 6(b) shall include without limitation, and Executive or Executive’s estate and/or beneficiaries shall be entitled to receive, benefits under such plans, programs, practices and policies relating to death or disability benefits, if any, as are applicable to Executive on the Date of Termination.

          (c) Cause; Other than for Good Reason . If Executive’s employment shall be terminated for Cause during the Employment Period, this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to Executive other than the obligation to pay to Executive (i) his Annual Base Salary through the Date of Termination and any accrued vacation pay to the extent then unpaid, and (ii) any Other Benefits, in each case to the extent then unpaid. If Executive voluntarily terminates employment during the Employment Period, excluding a termination for Good Reason, this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to Executive, other than for Accrued Obligations and the timely payment or provision of Other Benefits. In each such case, all Accrued Obligations shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum in cash within 30 days of the Date of Termination.

          (d) Expiration of Employment Period . If Executive’s employment shall be terminated due to the normal expiration of the Employment Period, this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to Executive, other than for payment of Accrued Obligations and the timely payment or provision of Other Benefits. In such case, all Accrued Obligations shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum in cash within 30 days of the Date of Termination. If Executive’s employment is not terminated upon the normal expiration of the Employment Period, he shall continue as an at-will employee of the Company and this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect.

     7.  Non-exclusivity of Rights . Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit Executive’s continuing or future participation in any plan, program, policy or practice provided by the Company or any of its affiliated companies and for which Executive may qualify, nor, subject to Section 14(j), shall anything herein limit or otherwise affect such rights as Executive

may have under any contract or agreement with the Company or any of its affiliated companies. Amounts which are vested benefits or which Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan, policy, practice or program of or any contract or agreement with the Company or any of its affiliated companies at or subsequent to the Date of Termination shall be payable in accordance with such plan, policy, practice or program or contract or agreement except as explicitly modified by this Agreement.

     8.  Full Settlement; No Mitigation . The Company’s obligation to make the payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right or action which the Company may have against Executive or others. In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement and such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not Executive obtains other employment.

     9.  Costs of Enforcement .

          (a) The Company shall reimburse Executive, on a current basis, for all reasonable legal fees and related expenses incurred by Executive in contesting or disputing any termination of Executive’s employment after the Effective Date, or Executive’s seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided by this Agreement, in each case, regardless of whether or not Executive’s claim is upheld by an arbitral panel or a court of competent jurisdiction; provided, however, Executive shall be required to repay to the Company any such amounts to the extent that an arbitral panel or a court issues a final and non-appealable order, judgment, decree or award setting forth the determination that the position taken by Executive was frivolous or advanced by Executive in bad faith. All such payments shall be made within five (5) business days after delivery of Executive’s respective written requests for payment accompanied with such evidence of fees and expenses incurred as the Company reasonably may require, but in any event no later than December 31 of the year following the calendar year in which the expense was incurred.

          (b) In addition, Executive shall be entitled to be paid all reasonable legal fees and expenses, if any, incurred in connection with any tax audit or proceeding to the extent attributable to the application of Section 4999 of the Code to any payment or benefit hereunder. Such reimbursement of expenses shall be made on a current basis, as incurred, and in no event later than December 31 of the year following the calendar year in which the taxes that are the subject of the audit or proceeding are remitted to the taxing authority, or where as a result of such audit or proceeding no taxes are remitted, December 31 of the year following the calendar year in which the audit is completed or there is a final and non-appealable settlement or other resolution of the proceeding.

          (c) The amount reimbursable by the Company under this Section 9 in any one calendar year shall not affect the amount reimbursable in any other calendar year. Executive’s rights pursuant to this Section 9 shall expire at the end of five years after the date of termination and shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

     10.  Certain Additional Payments by the Company .

          (a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding and except as set forth below, in the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the

Company to or for the benefit of Executive (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, but determined without regard to any additional payments required under this Section 10) (a “Payment”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any interest or penalties are incurred by Executive with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) in an amount such that after payment by Executive of all taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including, without limitation, any income taxes (and any interest and penalties imposed with respect thereto) and Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10(a), if the Parachute Value (as defined below) of all Payments does not exceed 110% of Executive’s Safe Harbor Amount (as defined below), then the Company shall not pay Executive a Gross-Up Payment, and the Payments due under this Agreement shall be reduced so that the Parachute Value of all Payments, in the aggregate, equals the Safe Harbor Amount; provided, that if even after all Payments due under this Agreement are reduced to zero, the Parachute Value of all Payments would still exceed the Safe Harbor Amount, then no reduction of any Payments shall be made and the Gross -Up Payment shall be made. The reduction of the Payments due hereunder, if applicable, shall be made by first reducing the Severance Payment under Section 6(a)(i), unless an alternative method of reduction is elected by Executive, and in any event shall be made in such a manner as to maximize the economic present value of all Payments actually made to Executive, determined by the Accounting Firm (as defined in Section 10(b) below) as of the date of the change of control for purposes of Section 280G of the Code using the discount rate required by Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code. For purposes of this Section 10, the “Parachute Value” of a Payment means the present value as of the date of the change of control for purposes of Section 280G of the Code of the portion of such Payment that constitutes a “parachute payment” under Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, as determined by the Accounting Firm for purposes of determining whether and to what extent the Excise Tax will apply to such Payment. For purposes of this Section 10, Executive’s “Safe Harbor Amount” means one dollar less than three times Executive’s “base amount” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code.

          (b) Subject to the provisions of Section 10(c), all determinations required to be made under this Section 10, including whether and when a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to be used in arriving at such determination, shall be made by the firm serving as independent auditors of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Date (the “Accounting Firm”) which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and Executive within 15 business days of the receipt of notice from Executive that there has been a Payment, or such earlier time as is requested by the Company. In the event that the Accounting Firm is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity or group effecting the Change of Control, Executive shall appoint another nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder (which accounting firm shall then be referred to as the Accounting Firm hereunder). All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. Any Gross-Up Payment, as determined pursuant to this Section 10, shall-be paid by the Company to Executive within five days of the receipt of the Accounting Firm’s determination, but in no event later than December 31 of the year after the year in which Executive remits taxes to the applicable taxing authorities. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and Executive. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the

initial determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Gross-Up Payments which will not have been made by the Company should have been made (“Underpayment”), consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. In the event that the Company exhausts its remedies pursuant to Section 10(c) and Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of any Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of Executive, but no later than December 31 of the year after the year in which the Underpayment is determined to exist.

          (c) Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by the Company of the Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable but no later than ten business days after Executive is informed in writing of such claim and shall apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 30-day period following the date on which it gives such notice to the Company (or such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is due). If the Company notifies Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to contest such claim, Executive shall:

               (i) give the Company any information reasonably requested by the Company relating to such claim,

               (ii) take such action in connection with contesting such claim as the Company shall reasonably request in writing from time to time, including, without limitation, accepting legal representation with respect to such claim by an attorney reasonably selected by the Company,

               (iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order effectively to contest such claim, and

               (iv) permit the Company to participate in any proceedings relating to such claim;

provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such contest and shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs and expenses. Without limitation of the foregoing provisions of this Section 10(c), the Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection with such contest and, at its sole option, may pursue or forgo any and all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in respect of such claim and may, at its sole option, either direct Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest the claim in any permissible manner, and Executive agrees to prosecute such contest to a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts, as the Company shall determine; provided, however, that if the Company directs Executive to pay such claim and sue for a refund, the Company shall advance the amount of such payment to Executive, on an interest-free basis and shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest or penalties with respect thereto) imposed with respect to such advance or with respect to any imputed income with respect to such advance; and further provided that any extension of the statute of limitations relating to payment

of taxes for the taxable year of Executive with respect to which such contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such contested amount. Furthermore, the Company’s control of the contest shall be limited to issues with respect to which a Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder and Executive shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority.

          (d) If, after the receipt by Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 10(c), Executive becomes entitled to receive any refund with respect to such claim, Executive shall (subject to the Company’s complying with the requirements of Section 10(c)) promptly pay to the Company the amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 10(c), a determination is made that- Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify Executive in writing of its intent to contest such denial of refund prior to the expiration of 30 days after such determination, then such advance shall-be forgiven and shall not be required to be repaid and the amount of such advance shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment required to be paid.

     11.  Confidential Information . Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company or any of its affiliated companies, and their respective businesses, which shall have been obtained by Executive during Executive’s employment by the Company or any of its affiliated companies. After termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those designated by it. It is understood, however, that the obligations of this Section 11 shall not apply to the extent that the aforesaid matters (i) are disclosed in circumstances where Executive is legally required to do so or (ii) become generally known to and available for use by the public other than by acts by Executive or representatives of Executive in violation of this Agreement.

     12.  Arbitration . Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in the State of Georgia by three arbitrators in accordance with the rules of the Employment Dispute Rules of the American Arbitration Association and the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §1, et. seq. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrators’ award in any court having jurisdiction. Except as provided in Section 9, the Company shall bear all costs and expenses arising in connection with any arbitration proceeding pursuant to this Section 12.

     13.  Successors .

          (a) This Agreement is personal to Executive and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s legal representatives.

          (b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

          (c) The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise.

     14.  Miscellaneous .

          (a) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, without reference to principles of conflict of laws.

          (b) Captions . The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect.

          (c) Amendments . This Agreement may not be amended or modified otherwise than-by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives.

          (d) Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee.

          (e) Severability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and the Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if the invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted.

          (f) Withholding . The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state, local or foreign taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

          (g) Waivers . Executive’s or the Company’s failure to insist upon strict compliance with any provision of this Agreement or the failure to assert any right Executive or the Company may have hereunder, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or right or any other provision or right of this Agreement.

          (h) Status Before and After Effective Date . Executive and the Company acknowledge that, except as may otherwise be provided under any other written agreement between Executive and the Company, the employment of Executive by the Company is “at will” and, subject to Section 1(a) hereof, Executive’s employment and/or this Agreement may be terminated by either Executive or the Company at any time prior to the Effective Date, in which case Executive shall have no further rights under this Agreement. From and after the Effective Date this Agreement shall supersede any other agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

          (i) Indemnification . Executive shall be entitled to the benefits of the indemnity provided by the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, or otherwise immediately prior to Effective Date, or any greater rights to indemnification thereafter provided to executive officers of the Company, and any subsequent changes to the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, or otherwise reducing the indemnity granted to such Executive shall not affect the rights granted hereunder. The Company may not reduce these indemnity benefits confirmed to Executive hereunder without the written consent of Executive.

          (j) Related Agreements . To the extent that any provision of any other agreement between the Company and Executive shall limit, qualify or be inconsistent with any provision of this Agreement, then for purposes of this Agreement, while the same shall remain in force, the provisions of this Agreement shall control and such provision of such other agreement shall be deemed to have been superseded, and to be of no force and effect, as if such other agreement had been formally amended to the extent necessary to accomplish such purpose.

          (k) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

     15.  Code Section 409A .

          (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit that would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) would otherwise be payable or distributable hereunder by reason of Executive’s termination of employment, such amount or benefit will not be payable or distributable to Executive by reason of such circumstance unless (i) the circumstances giving rise to such termination of employment meet any description or definition of “separation from service” in Section 409A of the Code and applicable regulations (without giving effect to any elective provisions that may be available under such definition), or (ii) the payment or distribution of such amount or benefit would be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code by reason of the short-term deferral exemption or otherwise. This provision does not prohibit the vesting of any amount upon a termination of employment, however defined. If this provision prevents the payment or distribution of any amount or benefit, such payment or distribution shall be made on the date, if any, on which an event occurs that constitutes a Section 409A-compliant “separation from service” or such later date as may be required by Subsection 15(b) below.

          (b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any amount or benefit that would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code would otherwise be payable or distributable under this Agreement by

reason of Executive’s separation from service during a period in which he is a Specified Employee (as defined below), then, subject to any permissible acceleration of payment by the Company under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ii) (domestic relations order), (j)(4)(iii) (conflicts of interest), or (j)(4)(vi) (payment of employment taxes):

               (i) if the payment or distribution is payable in a lump sum, Executive’s right to receive payment or distribution of such non-exempt deferred compensation will be delayed until the earlier of Executive’s death or the first day of the seventh month following Executive’s separation from service; and

               (ii) if the payment or distribution is payable over time, the amount of such non-exempt deferred compensation that would otherwise be payable during the six-month period immediately following Executive’s separation from service will be accumulated and Executive’s right to receive payment or distribution of such accumulated amount will be delayed until the earlier of Executive’s death or the first day of the seventh month following Executive’s separation from service, whereupon the accumulated amount will be paid or distributed to Executive and the normal payment or distribution schedule for any remaining payments or distributions will resume.

     For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Specified Employee” has the meaning given such term in Code Section 409A and the final regulations thereunder (“Final 409A Regulations”), provided, however , that, as permitted in the Final 409A Regulations, the Company’s Specified Employees and its application of the six-month delay rule of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) shall be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, which shall be applied consistently with respect to all nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements of the Company, including this Agreement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Executive has hereunto set Executive’s hand and, pursuant to the authorization from its Board of Directors, the Company has caused these presents to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of the day and year first above written.

		[Executive]
		Address:

EXHIBIT A
Form of Release

     This Release is granted effective as of the       day of       , 20       , by                      (“Executive”) in favor of Genuine Parts Company (the “Company”). This is the Release referred to that certain Employment Agreement effective as of                      , 20       by and between the Company and Executive (the “Employment Agreement”). Executive gives this Release in consideration of the Company’s promises and covenants as recited in the Employment Agreement, with respect to which this Release is an integral part.

     1.  Release of the Company . Executive, for himself, his successors, assigns, attorneys, and all those entitled to assert his rights, now and forever hereby releases and discharges the Company and its respective officers, directors, stockholders, trustees, employees, agents, parent corporations, subsidiaries, affiliates, estates, successors, assigns and attorneys (“the Released Parties”), from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, sums of money due, suits, debts, liens, covenants, contracts, obligations, costs, expenses, damages, judgments, agreements, promises, demands, claims for attorney’s fees and costs, or liabilities whatsoever, in law or in equity, which Executive ever had or now has against the Released Parties, including, without limitation, any claims arising by reason of or in any way connected with any employment relationship which existed between the Company or any of its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, or predecessors, and Executive. It is understood and agreed that this Release is intended to cover all actions, causes of action, claims or demands for any damage, loss or injury, whether known or unknown, of any nature whatsoever, including those which may be traced either directly or indirectly to the aforesaid employment relationship, or the termination of that relationship, that Executive has, had or purports to have, from the beginning of time to the date of this Release, and including but not limited to claims for employment discrimination under federal or state law, except as provided in Paragraph 2; claims arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq., Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e), et seq. or the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. ; claims for statutory or common law wrongful discharge, claims arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. ; claims for attorney’s fees, expenses and costs; claims for defamation; claims for emotional distress; claims for wages or vacation pay; claims for benefits, including any claims arising under the Executive Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. ; and claims under any other applicable federal, state or local laws or legal concepts; provided, however, that nothing herein shall release the Company of any indemnification obligations to Executive under the Company’s bylaws, certificate of incorporation, Delaware law or otherwise.

     2.  Release of Claims Under Age Discrimination in Employment Act . Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Executive agrees that by executing this Release, he has released and waived any and all claims he has or may have as of the date of this Release for age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq. Executive acknowledges and agrees that he has been, and hereby is, advised by the Company to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Release. Executive further acknowledges and agrees that the Company has offered Executive the opportunity, before executing this Release, to consider this Release for a period of twenty-one (21) calendar days; and that the consideration he receives for this Release is in addition to amounts to which he was already entitled. It is further understood that this Release is not effective until seven (7) calendar days after the execution of this Release and that Executive may revoke this Release within seven (7) calendar days from the date of execution hereof.

     3.  Non-Admission . It is understood and agreed by Executive that the payment made to him is not to be construed as an admission of any liability whatsoever on the part of the Company or any of the other Releasees, by whom liability is expressly denied.

     4.  Acknowledgement and Revocation Period . Executive agrees that he has carefully read this Release and is signing it voluntarily. Executive acknowledges that he has had twenty one (21) days from receipt of this Release to review it prior to signing or that, if Executive is signing this Release prior to the

expiration of such 21-day period, Executive is waiving his right to review the Release for such full 21-day period prior to signing it. Executive has the right to revoke this release within seven (7) days following the date of its execution by him. In order to revoke this Release, Executive must deliver notice of the revocation in writing to Company’s General Counsel before the expiration of the seven (7) day period. However, if Executive revokes this Release within such seven (7) day period, no severance benefit will be payable to him under the Employment Agreement and he shall return to the Company any such payment received prior to that date.

     5.  No Revocation After Seven Days . Executive acknowledges and agrees that this Release may not be revoked at any time after the expiration of the seven (7) day revocation period and that he/she will not institute any suit, action, or proceeding, whether at law or equity, challenging the enforceability of this Release. Executive further acknowledges and agrees that, with the exception of an action to challenge the waiver of claims under the ADEA, Executive shall not ever attempt to challenge the terms of this Release, attempt to obtain an order declaring this Release to be null and void, or institute litigation against the Company or any other Releasee based upon a claim that is covered by the terms of the release contained herein, without first repaying all monies paid to him/her under Section 8 of the Employment Agreement. Furthermore, with the exception of an action to challenge his waiver of claims under the ADEA, if Executive does not prevail in an action to challenge this Release, to obtain an order declaring this Release to be null and void, or in any action against the Company or any other Releasee based upon a claim that is covered by the release set forth herein, Executive shall pay to the Company and/or the appropriate Releasee all their costs and attorneys’ fees incurred in their defense of Executive’s action.

     6.  Governing Law and Severability . This Release and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia. If any provision hereof is unenforceable or is held to be unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable, and this document and its terms shall be construed and enforced as if such unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof, the remaining provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect, and the court or tribunal construing the provisions shall add as a part hereof a provision as similar in terms and effect to such unenforceable provision as may be enforceable, in lieu of the unenforceable provision.

     EXECUTIVE HAS CAREFULLY READ THIS RELEASE AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT CONSTITUTES A GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS AGAINST THE COMPANY UNDER THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT. EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS HAD A FULL OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY OR OTHER ADVISOR OF HIS CHOOSING CONCERNING HIS EXECUTION OF THIS RELEASE AND THAT HE IS SIGNING THIS RELEASE VOLUNTARILY AND WITH THE FULL INTENT OF RELEASING THE COMPANY FROM ALL SUCH CLAIMS.