# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000898173
**File Stem:** 0000898173-26-000030
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 8800
**Document Hash:** 20b95d98eb4e89e263c9acbb92b439e7
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000898173-26-000030.hdr.sgml**: 20260518

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000898173-26-000030

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 11

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260514

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260518

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260518

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000898173
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** RETAIL-AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES [5531]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 274358837
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-21318
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26994155

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 233 S PATTERSON AVE
- **CITY:** SPRINGFIELD
- **STATE:** MO
- **ZIP:** 65802
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 417-829-5878

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 233 S PATTERSON AVE
- **CITY:** SPRINGFIELD
- **STATE:** MO
- **ZIP:** 65802

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? O Reilly Automotive Inc_May 14, 2026

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 14, 2026

**O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **Missouri**<br>| **000-21318**<br>| **27-4358837**<br>|
| (State or other jurisdiction<br>| Commission file<br>| (I.R.S. Employer<br>|
| of incorporation or organization)<br>| number<br>| Identification No.)<br>|

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**233 South Patterson Avenue**

**Springfield, Missouri 65802**

(Address of principal executive offices, Zip code)

**(417) 862-6708**

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

**Not applicable**

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| Title of Each Class<br>| Trading Symbol(s)<br>| Name of Each Exchange on which Registered<br>|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Common Stock $0.01 par value | ORLY | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
|  |  | (NASDAQ Global Select Market) |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of Securities Act of 1933 (230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (240.12b-2).

☐ Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

**Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management**

**Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers**

On May 13, 2026, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (the "Company") recommended a stock option award with a grant date fair value of $2,000,000 for Greg Henslee, Executive Chairman of the Board. The Board approved the award on May 14, 2026. The stock option award is granted at an exercise price equal to the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date of the grant and vests and becomes exercisable with respect to 25% of the covered shares on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of the grant, subject to Mr. Henslee's continued service. The stock option award expires and ceases to be exercisable ten years after the date of the grant.

At the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") held on May 14, 2026, the Company's shareholders elected Greg Henslee, David O'Reilly, Thomas T. Hendrickson, Kimberly A. deBeers, Gregory D. Johnson, John R. Murphy, Dana M. Perlman, Maria A. Sastre, and Fred Whitfield to serve as members of the Company's Board until the annual meeting of the Company's shareholders in 2027 and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified.

The members of the Board's Audit Committee, Human Capital and Compensation Committee, and Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee remain unchanged. The purposes and functions of the respective committees remain unchanged.

**Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders**

Of the 836,699,472 shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 740,987,412 shares were present in person or by proxy. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders were asked to vote on three Company proposals and one shareholder proposal. A brief description of each proposal, along with the outcome and tabulation of voting results, is set forth below:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The individuals listed in the table below were elected as directors, to hold office until the annual meeting of the Company's shareholders in 2027 and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. The voting results for each such director are as follows:

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| | **Number of Shares** | **Number of Shares** | **Number of Shares** | **Number of Shares** |
| <br>**Name of Nominee** | **Voted For** | **Voted Against** | **Abstain** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| Greg Henslee | 648415986 | 20791455 | 603428 | 71176543 |
| David O'Reilly | 657799298 | 11417507 | 594064 | 71176543 |
| Thomas T. Hendrickson | 618655349 | 50170330 | 985190 | 71176543 |
| Kimberly A. deBeers | 658322099 | 10404178 | 1084592 | 71176543 |
| Gregory D. Johnson | 651505957 | 17708963 | 595949 | 71176543 |
| John R. Murphy | 590614390 | 78226419 | 970060 | 71176543 |
| Dana M. Perlman | 607479377 | 61621994 | 709498 | 71176543 |
| Maria A. Sastre | 664084203 | 5012735 | 713931 | 71176543 |
| Fred Whitfield | 654774001 | 13707200 | 1329668 | 71176543 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The shareholders voted to approve, by a non-binding, advisory vote, the 2025 compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers (NEOs). The voting results are as follows:

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| **Number of Shares** | **Number of Shares** | **Number of Shares** | **Number of Shares** |
| **Voted For** | **Voted Against** | **Abstain** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 613,777,069 | 53,995,103 | 2,038,697 | 71,176,543 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The shareholders voted to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The voting results are as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Number of Shares** | **Number of Shares** | **Number of Shares** |
| **Voted For** | **Voted Against** | **Abstain** |
| 695,116,311 | 45,241,655 | 629,446 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The shareholders voted against the shareholder proposal entitled "Avoid Brand Damage due to Corporate Political Spending." The voting results are as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Number of Shares** | **Number of Shares** | **Number of Shares** | **Number of Shares** |
| **Voted For** | **Voted Against** | **Abstain** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 292,670,896 | 369,391,768 | 7,748,205 | 71,176,543 |

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**SIGNATURES**

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

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| Date: May 18, 2026<br>| O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. | O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. |
|  | By:<br>| /s/ Jeremy A. Fletcher<br>|
|  |  | Jeremy A. Fletcher<br>|
|  |  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<br>|
|  |  | (principal financial and accounting officer)<br>|

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