FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LAMPERT EDWARD S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AUTOZONE INC [AZO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 GREENWICH AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/11/2010 (Street) GREENWICH, CT 06830 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 01/11/2010   J(1)   65,371 (1) D $ 0 (1) 2,039 I See Footnotes (2) (13) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 01/11/2010   J(3)   808,039 (3) D $ 0 (3) 0 I See Footnotes (4) (13) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               2,820,940 I See Footnotes (5) (13) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               12,735,004 I See Footnotes (6) (13) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               3,182,851 I See Footnotes (7) (13) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               550,362 I See Footnotes (8) (13) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               15,774 (9) I See Footnotes (10) (13) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               862,344 (11) D (12) (13)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LAMPERT EDWARD S 200 GREENWICH AVENUE GREENWICH, CT 06830		X
ESL INVESTMENTS INC 200 GREENWICH AVENUE GREENWICH, CT 06830		X
RBS PARTNERS L P /CT 200 GREENWICH AVENUE GREENWICH, CT 06830		X
RBS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 200 GREENWICH AVENUE GREENWICH, CT 06830		X
ESL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS LP 200 GREENWICH AVENUE GREENWICH, CT 06830		X

Signatures

Edward S. Lampert		01/13/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Adrian J. Maizey, as Chief Financial Officer of ESL Investments, Inc.		01/13/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Adrian J. Maizey, as Chief Financial Officer of ESL Investments, Inc., the general partner of RBS Partners, L.P.		01/13/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Adrian J. Maizey, as Chief Financial Officer of ESL Investments, Inc., the manager of RBS Investment Management, L.L.C.		01/13/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Adrian J. Maizey, as Chief Financial Officer of ESL Investments, Inc., the manager of RBS Investment Management, L.L.C., the general partner of ESL Institutional Partners, L.P.		01/13/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	ESL Institutional Partners, L.P. ("Institutional") distributed these shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of AutoZone, Inc. ("Shares") to its general partner, RBS Investment Management, L.L.C. ("RBSIM"), in an in-kind pro rata distribution for no consideration. RBSIM then distributed these Shares to its members in an in-kind pro rata distribution for no consideration.
(2)	These Shares are held by Institutional.
(3)	RBS Partners, L.P. ("RBS") distributed these Shares to its partners in an in-kind pro rata distribution for no consideration.
(4)	These Shares are held by RBS.
(5)	These Shares are held in an account established by the investment member of ESL Investors, L.L.C. ("Investors").
(6)	These Shares are held by ESL Partners, L.P. ("Partners").
(7)	These Shares are held by Acres Partners, L.P. ("Acres").
(8)	These Shares are held by ESL Investments, Inc. ("Investments").
(9)	These Shares were distributed by RBSIM in an in-kind pro rata distribution for no consideration.
(10)	These Shares are held in a grantor retained annuity trust, of which Edward S. Lampert is the trustee.
(11)	These Shares include 792,882 Shares distributed by RBS in an in-kind pro rata distribution for no consideration and 48,659 Shares distributed by RBSIM in an in-kind pro rata distribution for no consideration. As a result of these distributions, Mr. Lampert directly holds Shares in which he previously had an indirect interest. The distributions did not change Mr. Lampert's overall pecuniary interest in securities of AutoZone, Inc.
(12)	These Shares are held by Mr. Lampert.
(13)	This Form 4 is filed on behalf of Mr. Lampert, Investments, RBS, RBSIM and Institutional. RBS is the general partner of Partners and the managing member of Investors. RBSIM is the general partner of Institutional. Investments is the general partner of RBS and Acres and the manager of RBSIM. Mr. Lampert is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Investments.
Remarks: Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(2)(ii)(B) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein only to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Act, this filing shall not be deemed an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities reported herein in excess of such amount.

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