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AutoZone, Inc.
123 South Front Street
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
Proxy Statement
for
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
December 15, 2010
The Meeting
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of AutoZone, Inc. will be held at AutoZone’s offices, the
J. R. Hyde III Store Support Center, 123 South Front Street, Memphis, Tennessee, at 8:30 a.m. CST on
December 15, 2010.
About this Proxy Statement
Our Board of Directors has sent you this Proxy Statement to solicit your vote at the Annual Meeting.
This Proxy Statement contains important information for you to consider when deciding how to vote on the
matters brought before the Meeting. Please read it carefully.
In this Proxy Statement:
• “AutoZone,” “we,” and “the Company” mean AutoZone, Inc., and
• “Annual Meeting” or “Meeting” means the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on December 15,
2010, at 8:30 a.m. CST at the J. R. Hyde III Store Support Center, 123 South Front Street, Memphis,
Tennessee.
• “Board” means the Board of Directors of AutoZone, Inc.
AutoZone will pay all expenses incurred in this proxy solicitation. In addition to mailing this Proxy
Statement to you, we have retained D.F. King & Co., Inc. to be our proxy solicitation agent for a fee of
$10,000 plus expenses. We also may make additional solicitations in person, by telephone, facsimile, e-mail,
or other forms of communication. Brokers, banks, and others who hold our stock for beneficial owners will be
reimbursed by us for their expenses related to forwarding our proxy materials to the beneficial owners.
This Proxy Statement is first being sent or given to security holders on or about October 25, 2010.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE
STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 15, 2010. This Proxy Statement and the
annual report to security holders are available at www.autozoneinc.com.
Information about Voting
What matters will be voted on at the Annual Meeting?
At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will be asked to vote on the following proposals:
1. to elect ten directors;
2. to approve the AutoZone, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Award Plan;
3. to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting
firm for the 2011 fiscal year.
Stockholders also will transact any other business that may be properly brought before the Meeting.
Proxy