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Proxy
AutoZone, Inc.
123 South Front Street
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
Proxy Statement
for
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
December 18, 2013
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 8:00 a.m. CST on December 18, 2013.
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,” “us,” and “the Company” mean AutoZone, Inc.
• “Annual Meeting” or “Meeting” means the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on December 18,
2013, at 8:00 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. 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 28, 2013.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR
THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 18, 2013. 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 eleven directors;
2. to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting
firm for the 2014 fiscal year; and
3. to approve an advisory proposal on executive compensation.
Stockholders also will transact any other business that may be properly brought before the Meeting.