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Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
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Annual Report 2006
The consolidated financial statements and related financial information presented in this Annual Report have been prepared with integrity,
consistency and objectivity and are the responsibility of the management of Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (the Company). The consolidated financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, as such, include
amounts based on management’s best estimates and judgments.
The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been audited by the independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP,
who conducted their audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). The independent
registered public accounting firm’s responsibility is to express an opinion as to whether such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in
all material respects, the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, consisting solely of outside directors, meets periodically with members of Company
management, the Company’s internal audit department and the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to discuss
accounting, auditing, control and other financial reporting matters. The committee is responsible for the oversight of the Company’s inter-
nal audit department and independent registered public accounting firm.
The certifications of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
are filed as exhibits 31.1 and 31.2, respectively, in its Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In
addition, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer has certified to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that he is not aware of any violation by the
Company of the NYSE corporate governance listing standards.
Michael N. Coppola Michael O. Moore
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Management’s Responsibility for
Financial Statements