Genuine Parts Company (Form: 8-K/A)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   August 15, 2011

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

     
Georgia 001-05690 58-0254510
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
2999 Circle 75 Pkwy, Atlanta, Georgia   30339
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   770.953.1700

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

 

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

At the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 18, 2011, the Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, to hold the advisory shareholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an annual basis. In light of these results, the Company’s Board of Directors determined at a meeting held on August 15, 2011, that the Company will hold a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year until the next shareholder advisory vote on this matter.





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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Genuine Parts Company
          
August 15, 2011   By:   Jerry W. Nix
       
        Name: Jerry W. Nix
        Title: Vice Chairman and CFO