Company: ORLY
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0000898173-25-000013
Chunk: 51

Company: O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 51
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| (5) | Proposals 3 and 4 are considered “routine” matters and therefore brokers generally may vote on these matters in their discretion on behalf of beneficial owners who have not furnished voting instructions. |

Broker non-votes occur when shares held by a brokerage firm are not voted with respect to a proposal because the firm has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares, and the firm does not have the authority to vote the shares in its discretion. How can I get electronic access to the Notice, proxy statement and Annual Report? The Notice, proxy statement, and Annual Report are available at www.proxyvote.com. The required control number can be found on your proxy card. These materials are also available on our website at www.OReillyAuto.com, under the “Investor Relations” caption and then “Financials” caption. Where may I find the voting results of the Annual Meeting? The Board plans to announce the preliminary voting results at the Annual Meeting. The Company plans to publish the final results in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) within four business days following the Annual Meeting, if final voting results are available at that time. If the final voting results are not available within that time, the Company will report preliminary results in a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days following the Annual Meeting and will report final voting results in an amended Current Report on Form 8-K when available.

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| 2025 PROXY STATEMENT | O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.  |  77 |

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| GENERAL INFORMATION | ​ |

Will a proxy solicitor be used? No, the Company has not engaged a third party to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Annual Meeting. What are the deadlines for consideration of shareholder proposals or director nominations for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders? Shareholder proposals intended to be presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and included in the Company’s proxy materials relating to that meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act must be received by the Company at the Company’s principal executive offices by December 1, 2025. The Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) require that shareholder proposals made outside of Rule 14a-8 be submitted not later than February 14, 2026, and not