UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | April 23, 2007 |
Genuine Parts Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia | 001-05690 | 58-0254510 |
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(State or other jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
2999 Circle 75 Pkwy, Atlanta, Georgia | 30339 | |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: | 770.953.1700 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 23, 2007, the Shareholders of Genuine Parts Company approved an amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to eliminate all shareholder supermajority vote provisions. A copy of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Genuine Parts Company is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 8-K.
Also on April 23, 2007, the Board of Directors of Genuine Parts Company declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.365 cents per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable July 2, 2007 to shareholders of record June 8, 2007. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
c) Exhibits
3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Genuine Parts Company
99.1 Press Release dated April 23, 2007
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Genuine Parts Company | ||||
April 23, 2007 | By: |
Jerry W. Nix
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Name: Jerry W. Nix | ||||
Title: Vice Chairman and CFO |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
Description
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Genuine Parts Company
Press Release dated April 23, 2007
AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
ARTICLE ONE
The name of the corporation is
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
(the
Corporation
).
ARTICLE TWO
The Corporation is organized pursuant to the provisions of the Georgia Business Corporation
Code.
ARTICLE THREE
The Corporation is organized as a corporation for profit for any lawful purpose not
specifically prohibited to corporations under the applicable laws of the State of Georgia,
including but not limited to the distribution of automotive replacement parts, industrial
replacement parts, office products and electrical/electronic materials and shall be authorized
therewith to engage in any lawful business, act or activity.
ARTICLE FOUR
4.1
Authorized Shares.
The total number of shares of capital stock which the
Corporation shall have authority to issue is Four Hundred Sixty Million (460,000,000), of which
Four Hundred Fifty Million (450,000,000) shares shall be common stock of the par value of $1.00 per
share (hereinafter called the
Common Stock
) and Ten Million (10,000,000) shares shall be
preferred stock of the par value $1.00 per share (hereinafter called the
Preferred
Stock
).
4.2
Designations.
The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time by the
Corporation in one or more series, with such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers,
and such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights,
and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the
resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such stock adopted by the Board of Directors
of the Corporation pursuant to authority to do so which is hereby vested in the Board of Directors.
Each such series of Preferred Stock shall be distinctly designated. Except in respect of the
particulars fixed by the Board of Directors for each series as permitted hereby, all shares of
Preferred Stock so designated by the Board of Directors shall be alike in every particular, except
that shares of any one series issued at different times may differ as to the dates from which
dividends thereon shall be cumulative. The voting rights, if any, of each such series and the
preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each such series and
the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and
all other series at any time outstanding; and the Board of Directors of the Corporation is hereby
expressly granted authority to fix, by resolutions duly adopted prior to the issuance of any shares
of a particular series of Preferred Stock so designated by the Board of Directors, the voting
powers of stock of such series, if any, and the designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional and other special rights and the qualifications, limitations and
restrictions thereof, if any, for such series, including without limitation the following:
(1) The distinctive designation of and the number of shares of Preferred Stock which shall
constitute such series; provided that such number may be increased (except where otherwise provided
by the Board of Directors) or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then
outstanding) from time to time by like action of the Board of Directors;
(2) The rate and time at which, and the terms and conditions upon which, dividends, if any, on
Preferred Stock of such series shall be paid, the extent of the preference or relation, if any, of
such dividends to the dividends payable on any other series of Preferred Stock or any other class
of stock of the Corporation and whether such dividends shall be cumulative or non-cumulative;
(3) The right, if any, of the holders of Preferred Stock of such series to convert the same
into, or exchange the same for shares of any other class of stock or any series of any class of
stock of the Corporation and the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange;
(4) Whether or not Preferred Stock of such series shall be subject to redemption, and the
redemption price or prices and the time or times at which, and the terms and conditions upon which,
Preferred Stock of such series may be redeemed;
(5) The rights, if any, of the holders of Preferred Stock of such series upon the voluntary or
involuntary liquidation of the Corporation;
(6) The terms of the sinking fund or redemption or purchase account, if any, to be provided
for the Preferred Stock of such series; and
(7) The voting powers, if any, of the holders of such series of Preferred Stock which may,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, include the right, voting as a series by itself
or together with any other series of the Preferred Stock as a class, (i) to vote more or less than
one vote per share or any or all matters voted upon by the shareholders and (ii) to elect one or
more directors of the Corporation if there has been a default in the payment of dividends on any
one or more series of the Preferred Stock or under other circumstances and upon such other
conditions as the Board of Directors may fix.
4.3
Issuance of Shares.
Except as otherwise provided in these Restated Articles of
Incorporation, the Board of Directors shall have authority to authorize the issuance, from time to
time, without any vote or other action by the shareholders, of any or all shares of stock of the
Corporation of any class or series at any time authorized, and any securities convertible into or
exchangeable for any such shares, and any options, rights or warrants to purchase or acquire any
such shares, in each case to such persons and on such terms (including as a dividend or
distribution on or with respect to, or in connection with a split or combination of, the
outstanding shares of stock of a series or any other class or series) as the Board of Directors
from time to time in its discretion lawfully may determine; provided, that the consideration for
the issuance of shares of stock of the Corporation (unless issued as such a dividend or
distribution or in connection with such a split or combination) shall not be less than the par
value of such shares. Shares so issued shall be fully paid stock, and the holders of such stock
shall not be liable to any further call or assessments hereon.
ARTICLE FIVE
None of the holders of shares of any class of stock of the Corporation shall be entitled as a
matter of right to purchase, subscribe for or otherwise acquire any new or additional shares of
stock of the Corporation of any class now or hereafter authorized, or any options or warrants to
purchase, subscribe for or otherwise acquire any new or additional shares of stock of the
Corporation of any class now or hereafter authorized, or any shares, evidences of indebtedness, or
any other securities convertible into or carrying options or warrants to purchase, subscribe for or
otherwise acquire any new or additional shares.
ARTICLE SIX
The shareholders vote required to approve Business Combinations (as hereinafter defined) shall
be set forth in this Article Six.
6.1 Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Restated Articles of Incorporation or any
provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote and in addition to any
affirmative vote required of the holders of any particular class or series of Voting Stock (as
hereinafter defined) by law, these Restated Articles of Incorporation or any Preferred Stock
Designation (as hereinafter defined), the affirmative vote of the holders a majority of the
outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the Corporation, which shall include the affirmative vote of
a majority of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock held by shareholders other than the Related
Person (as hereinafter defined) that is a party to such Business Combination, shall be required
for the approval or authorization of any Business Combination; provided, however, that the
affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock held by shareholders
other than such Related Person shall not be required, and such Business Combination shall require
only such affirmative vote as is required by law and any other provision of these Restated Articles
of Incorporation if:
(1) the Business Combination was approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation either:
(a) prior to the date that such Related Person became the Beneficial Owner (as hereinafter
defined) of ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding shares of the Voting Stock of the
Corporation; or
(b) after such date, but only so long as such Related Person has sought and obtained the
approval of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that such approval shall only be effective
if at least two thirds (2/3) of the directors are Continuing Directors (as hereinafter defined); or
(2) all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) the Business Combination involves a merger or consolidation of the Corporation and the
consideration to be received per share by holders of Voting Stock in such Business Combination
shall be either cash, or if the Related Person shall have acquired the majority of its holdings of
the Corporations Voting Stock for a form of consideration other than cash, in the same form of
consideration as the Related Person acquired such majority; and
(b) the cash or Fair Market Value (as hereinafter defined) of the property, securities or
Other Consideration to be Received (as hereinafter defined) per share by holders of Common Stock of
the Corporation shall have a Fair Market Value (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends,
reclassifications of shares into a lesser number of shares and similar events) which is not less
than the greater of (i) the highest per share price (including brokerage commissions, soliciting
dealers fees and transfer taxes) paid by such Related Person in acquiring any of its holdings of
the Corporations Common Stock or (ii) an amount which bears the same or greater percentage
relationship to the Fair Market Value of the Corporations Common Stock on the date of the first
public announcement of such Business Combination (
Announcement Date
) as the highest per
share price determined in (b)(i) above bears to the Fair Market Value of the Corporations Common
Stock on the date on which the Related Person first became a Related Person; or (iii) the earnings
per share of Common Stock of the Corporation for the four consecutive quarters immediately
preceding the Announcement Date, multiplied by the higher of the then price earnings multiple (if
any) of such Related Person or the highest price earnings multiple of the Corporation during the
two years immediately preceding the Announcement Date; and
(c) if applicable, the cash or Fair Market Value of the property, securities or Other
Consideration to be Received per share by holders of shares of any class of outstanding Voting
Stock, other than Common Stock, shall have a Fair Market Value (as adjusted for stock splits, stock
dividends, reclassifications of shares into a lesser number of shares and similar events) which is
not less than the greatest of (i) the highest per share price (including brokerage commissions,
soliciting dealers fees and transfer taxes) paid by such Related Person in acquiring any of its
holdings of such class of Voting Stock during the two year period immediately prior to the date of
the first public announcement of such Business Combination; or (ii) if applicable, an amount which
bears the same or greater percentage relationship to the Fair Market Value of such class of Voting
Stock on the date of the first public announcement of such Business Combination as the highest per
share price determined in (c)(i) above bears to Fair Market Value of such Voting Stock on the date
on which the Related Person first became a Related Person; or (iii) if applicable, the highest
preferential amount per share to which holders of such class of Voting Stock would be entitled in
the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation of the Corporation; and
(d) after such Related Person has become a Related Person and prior to the consummation of
such Business Combination, (i) there shall have been (aa) no failure to declare and pay at the
regular date thereof any quarterly dividends (whether or not cumulative) or any outstanding
Preferred Stock, and (bb) no reduction in the annual rate of dividends paid on Common Stock (after
giving effect to any reclassification, including any reverse stock split, recapitalization,
reorganization or similar transaction which has the effect of enlarging or reducing the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock) unless such reduction has been approved by the Board of
Directors, at least two-thirds (2/3) of the members of which are Continuing Directors, (ii) such
Related Person shall not have become the Beneficial Owner of any additional shares of Voting Stock
of the Corporation, except as part of the transaction which resulted in such Related Person
becoming a Related Person or upon conversion of convertible securities acquired by it prior to
becoming a Related Person or as a result of a pro rata stock dividend or stock split, and
(iii) such Related Person shall not have received the benefit, directly or indirectly (except
proportionately as a shareholder), of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial
assistance or tax credits or other tax advantages provided by the Corporation or any Subsidiary (as
hereinafter defined); and
(e) a proxy statement describing the proposed Business Combination and complying with the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder (or
any subsequent provisions replacing such Act, rules and regulations), whether or not the
Corporation is then subject to such requirements, shall be mailed at least thirty (30) days prior
to the consummation of such Business Combination to the public shareholders of the Corporation for
the purpose of soliciting shareholders approval of such Business Combination and shall contain at
the front thereof in a prominent place (i) any recommendations as to the advisability (or
inadvisability) of the Business Combination which the Continuing Directors, if any, may choose to
state, and (ii) the opinion of a reputable national investment banking firm as to the fairness (or
not) of such Business Combination from the financial point of view of the remaining public
shareholders of the Corporation (such investment banking firm to be engaged solely on behalf of the
remaining public shareholders, to be paid a reasonable fee for their services by the Corporation
upon receipt of such opinion, to be one of the so-called major bracket investment banking firms
which has not previously been associated with such Related Person, and, if there are at the time
any such directors, to be selected by a majority of the Continuing Directors).
6.2 For Purposes of this Article Six:
(1) the term
Business Combination
shall mean
(a) any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any Subsidiary with or into a Related
Person or any merger or consolidation of a Related Person with or into the Corporation or any
Subsidiary,
(b) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition in either one transaction or in a
series of related transactions) including, without limitation, the mortgage of or the use of any
other security device relating to all or any Substantial Part (as hereinafter defined) of the
assets of the Corporation (including, without limitation, any voting securities of any Subsidiary)
or of any Subsidiary to a Related Person,
(c) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in either one
transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or any Substantial Part of the assets of a
Related Person to the Corporation or any Subsidiary,
(d) the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation
if, as of the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to vote with respect
thereto, any person is a Related Person,
(e) the issuance of or transfer by the Corporation or any Subsidiary (in one transaction or in
a series of related transactions) of any securities of the Corporation or any Subsidiary to a
Related Person,
(f) the acquisition by the Corporation or any Subsidiary of any securities of a Related
Person,
(g) any reclassification of securities (including any reverse stock split), recapitalization
or reorganization of the Corporation or any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any of
its Subsidiaries or any similar transaction (whether or not into or otherwise involving a Related
Person) which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of the
outstanding shares of any class of equity securities of the Corporation or any Subsidiary which is,
directly or indirectly, owned by any Related Person,
(h) any loan or other extension of credit by the Corporation or any Subsidiary to a Related
Person or any guarantees by the Corporation or any Subsidiary of any loan or other extension of
credit by any person to a Related Person, or
(i) any transaction or related series of transactions having, directly or indirectly, the same
effect as any of the foregoing.
(2) The term
person
shall mean any individual, firm, group, corporation or other
entity (as such terms are used on March 21, 1986 in Rule 13d-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended).
(3) The term
Related Person
shall mean
(a) any person (other than the Corporation, any Subsidiary or any employee benefit plan of the
Corporation or any Subsidiary) who or which, as of the record date for the determination of
shareholders entitled to notice and to vote on such Business Combination or, if there is no record
date, immediately prior to the consummation of any such transaction, together with its Affiliates
and Associates (as such terms are defined on March 21, 1986 in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), is the Beneficial Owner (as defined on March 21, 1986, in the
Securities Exchange Act, as amended) of ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding shares of
Voting Stock of the Corporation,
(b) any Affiliate or Associate of such person described in the foregoing subparagraph (3)(a)
of this Section 6.2,
(c) any Affiliate of the Corporation which at any time within the two year period immediately
prior to the date in question was the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent
(10%) or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Corporation, or
(d) any person who is an assignee of or has otherwise succeeded to any shares of Voting Stock
which were at any time within the two-year period immediately prior to the date in question
beneficially owned by any Related Person, if such assignment or succession shall have occurred in
the course of a transaction or series of transactions not involving a public offering within the
meaning of the Securities Act of 1933. Without limitation, any person that has the right to
acquire any shares of Voting Stock of the Corporation pursuant to any agreement, or upon exercise
of conversion rights, warrants, or options, or otherwise, shall be deemed a Beneficial Owner of
such shares for purposes of determining whether such person or group, individually or together with
its Affiliates and Associates, is a Related Person, but the number of shares deemed to be
outstanding pursuant to this paragraph (3) of Section 6.2 shall not include any other shares of
Voting Stock which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon
exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise.
(4) The term
Substantial Part
shall mean more than ten percent (10%) of the total
consolidated assets of the corporation in question as of the end of the most recent fiscal year
ending prior to the time the determination is being made.
(5) The term
Subsidiary
shall mean any corporation of which a majority of any class
of equity security is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation; provided, however, that
for the purposes of the definition of a Related Person set forth in paragraph (3) of this Section
6.2, the term Subsidiary shall mean only a corporation of which a majority of each class of
equity security is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation.
(6) For the purposes of subparagraphs 2(b) and 2(c) of Section 6.1, the term
Other
Consideration to be Received
shall include, without limitation, Common Stock, if applicable,
shares of any other class of outstanding Voting Stock, retained by its existing public shareholders
in the event of a Business Combination with such Related Person in which the Corporation is the
surviving corporation.
(7) The term
Continuing Director
shall mean any person who
(a) is not affiliated with a Related Person and who was a member of the Corporations Board of
Directors prior to the time the Related Person became a Related Person, or
(b) any successor to a Continuing Director who is not affiliated with a Related Person and who
was recommended for election (before such persons initial election as a Director) as a Continuing
Director by a majority of the Board of Directors if at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors were
Continuing Directors.
(8) The term
Fair Market Value
shall mean
(a) in the case of stock, the highest closing sale price during the thirty (30) day period
immediately preceding the date in question of a share of such stock on the Composite Tape for New
York Stock Exchange Listed Stocks, or, if such stock is not listed on such Exchange, on the
principal United States securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on
which such stock is listed or, if such stock is not listed on any such exchange the highest closing
bid quotation with respect to a share of such stock during the thirty (30) day period preceding the
date in question on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations
System or any system then in use or, if no such quotations are available, the Fair Market Value on
the date in question of a share of such stock as determined by the Board of Directors if at least
two-thirds (2/3) of the directors are Continuing Directors; and
(b) in the case of property other than cash or stock, the fair market value of such property
on the date in question as determined by the Board of Directors if at least two-thirds (2/3) of the
directors are Continuing Directors.
(9) The term
Voting Stock
shall mean all outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Corporation considered
for the purposes of this Article Six as one class (it being understood that, for purposes of this
Article Six, each share of the Voting Stock shall have the number of votes granted to it pursuant
to Article Four of these Restated Articles of Incorporation or any designation of the rights,
powers and preferences of any class or series of Preferred Stock made pursuant to said Article Four
(a
Preferred Stock Designation
). Each reference in this Article Six to a percentage of
shares of Voting Stock shall refer to the percentage of the votes entitled to be cast by such
shares.
(10) In the event any paragraph (or portions thereof) of this Article Six shall be found to be
invalid, prohibited or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions (or portions thereof)
of this Article Six shall be deemed to remain in full force and effect and shall be construed as if
such invalid, prohibited or unenforceable provisions had been stricken herefrom or otherwise
rendered inapplicable, it being the intent of the Corporation and its shareholders that each
remaining provision (or portion thereof) of this Article Six remain to the fullest extent permitted
by law, applicable and enforceable as to all shareholders, including Related Persons,
notwithstanding any such finding.
6.3 Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Restated Articles of Incorporation or the
Bylaws of the Corporation or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no
vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class or series or
Voting Stock required by law, these Restated Articles of Incorporation or any Preferred Stock
Designation, the provisions set forth in this Article Six may not be repealed or amended in any
respect unless such action is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of the Voting Stock of the Corporation; provided, however, that if there is a
Related Person on the record date for the meeting at which such action is submitted to the
shareholders for their consideration, such majority vote must include the affirmative vote of at a
majority of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock held by shareholders other than such Related
Person.
6.4 A majority of the Board of Directors, if at least two-thirds (2/3) are Continuing
Directors, shall have the power and duty to determine on the basis of information known to them
after reasonable inquiry, all facts necessary to determine compliance with this Article Six,
including, without limitation:
(1) whether a person is a Related Person,
(2) the number of shares of Voting Stock beneficially owned by any person,
(3) whether a person is an Affiliate or Associate of another, and
(4) whether the applicable conditions set forth in paragraph (2) of Section 6.2 have been met
with respect to any Business Combination.
6.5 Nothing contained in this Article Six shall be construed to relieve any Related Person
from any fiduciary obligation imposed by law.
ARTICLE SEVEN
The Corporation shall have perpetual duration.
ARTICLE EIGHT
8.1 A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its
shareholders for monetary damages for breach of duty of care or other duty as a director, except
for liability (i) for any appropriation, in violation of his duties, of any business opportunity of
the Corporation, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) of the types set forth in Section 14-2-832 of the
Georgia Business Corporation Code, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit. The provision of this article shall not apply with respect to acts or
omissions occurring prior to the effective date of this article.
8.2 Any repeal or modification of the provisions of this article by the shareholders of the
Corporation shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the
personal liability of a director of the Corporation with respect to any act or omission occurring
prior to the effective date of such repeal or modification.
8.3 If the Georgia Business Corporation Code hereafter is amended to authorize the further
elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the
Corporation, in addition to the limitation on personal liability provided herein, shall be limited
to the fullest extent permitted by the amended Georgia Business Corporation Code.
8.4 In the event that any of the provisions of this article (including any provision within a
single sentence) is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise
unenforceable, the remaining provisions are severable and shall remain enforceable to the fullest
extent permitted by law.
ARTICLE NINE
9.1
Number of Directors
. The number of directors of the Corporation shall be not less
than nine or more than fifteen. The exact number of directors within such minimum and maximum
shall be fixed or changed from time to time solely by a resolution adopted by an affirmative vote
of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the total number of directors then in office.
9.2
Classification, Terms and Election of Directors
. The directors shall be divided
into three classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as
nearly as may be possible, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting the entire
Board of Directors. At each annual meeting of shareholders, successors to the class of directors
whose term expires at the annual meeting shall be elected or reelected for a three-year term.
Except as provided in Article 9.4, a director shall be elected by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the shares of the class of stock represented at the annual meeting of shareholders for
which the director stands for election and entitled to elect such director.
If the number of directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the
classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible. In no
case shall a decrease in the number of directors have the effect of shortening the term of an
incumbent director. If the number of directors is increased, and any newly created directorships
are filled by the Board, there shall be no classification of additional directors elected by the
Board until the next meeting of the shareholders called for the purpose of electing directors.
Effective at the time of the annual meeting of shareholders in 2007, directors shall no longer
be divided into classes and each director shall be elected for a term of one year.
Each director shall serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier
resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or death.
9.3.
Removal
. The entire Board of Directors or any individual director may be removed
from office only for cause and by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Voting Stock (as defined in Article Six); provided, however, that if there is
a Related Person (as defined in Article Six) on the record date for the meeting at which such
action is submitted to the shareholders for their approval, such majority vote must include the
affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock held by shareholders other
than such Related Person.
Removal action may be taken at any shareholders meeting with respect to which notice of such
purpose has been given, and a removed directors successor may be elected at the same meeting to
serve the unexpired term.
9.4
Vacancies
. A vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors, however occurring,
whether by increase in the number of directors, death, resignation, retirement, disqualification,
removal from office or otherwise, may be filled, until the next election of directors by the
shareholders, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the total number of directors
then remaining in office, though they constitute less than a quorum of the Board of Directors.
9.5
Election of Directors by Holders of Preferred Stock
. Notwithstanding any of the
foregoing provisions in this Article Nine, whenever the holders of any one or more classes of
Preferred Stock or series thereof issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately
by class or series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of shareholders, the number
of such directors, and the election, term of office, filling of vacancies and other features of
each such directorship, shall be governed by the terms of these Restated Articles of Incorporation
and any Preferred Stock Designation (as defined in Article Six) applicable thereto, and such
directors so elected shall not be divided into classes pursuant to this Article Nine.
9.6
Amendment or Repeal
. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Restated
Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation or any provision of any law which might
otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders
of any particular class or series or Voting Stock required by law, these Restated Articles of
Incorporation or any Preferred Stock Designation, the provisions set forth in this Article Nine may
not be repealed or amended in any respect unless such action is approved by the affirmative vote of
the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Voting Stock of the Corporation;
provided, however, that if there is a Related Person on the record date for the meeting at which
such action is submitted to the shareholders for their consideration, such majority vote must
include the affirmative vote of a majority of the Voting Stock held by shareholders other than such
Related Person.
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Jerry W. Nix, Vice Chairman and CFO
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GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Atlanta, Georgia, April 23, 2007 The Board of Directors of Genuine Parts Company
(NYSE: GPC) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of thirty-six and one half cents ($.365)
per share on the Companys common stock.
The dividend is payable July 2, 2007 to shareholders of record June 8, 2007.
About Genuine Parts Company
Genuine Parts Company is a distributor of automotive replacement parts in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The Company also distributes industrial replacement parts in the U.S. and Canada through its Motion Industries subsidiary. S. P. Richards Company, the Office Products Group, distributes business products nationwide in the U.S. and in Canada. The Electrical/Electronic Group, EIS, Inc., distributes electrical and electronic components throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Genuine Parts Company had 2006 revenues of $10.5 billion.