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DARREN R. JACKSON
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MICHAEL A. NORONA
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT,CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND SECRETARY
Management’s Responsibility for Financial Statements
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 internal 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 27, 2008 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.
Financial Statements