Napa Auto Parts 2009 Annual Report Download - page 2

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Genuine Parts Company, a Georgia corporation incorporated on May 7, 1928, is a service organization engaged in the distribution
of automotive replacement parts, industrial replacement parts, office products and electrical/electronic materials. In 2009, business was
conducted throughout the United States, in Canada and in Mexico from approximately 2,000 locations. As of December 31, 2009, the
Company employed approximately 29,000 persons.
As used in this report, the “Company” refers to Genuine Parts Company and its subsidiaries, except as otherwise indicated by the
context; and the terms “automotive parts” and “industrial parts” refer to replacement parts in each respective category.
Financial Information about Segments. For financial information regarding segments as well as our geographic areas of operation,
refer to “Segment Data” and to Note 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on page F-1.
Available Information. The Company’s internet website can be found at www.genpt.com. The Company makes available, free of
charge through its internet website, access to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current
reports on Form 8-K, proxy statement and other reports, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is filed with
or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Additionally, our corporate governance guidelines, codes of conduct
and ethics, and charters of the Audit Committee and the Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee of our Board of
Directors, as well as information regarding our director nominating process and our procedure for shareholders and other interested parties
to communicate with our Board of Directors, are available on our website.
In Part III of this Form 10-K, we incorporate certain information by reference to our proxy statement for our 2010 annual meeting of
shareholders. We expect to file that proxy statement with the SEC on or about February 26, 2010, and we will make it available online at
the same time at http://www.proxydocs.com/gpc. Please refer to the proxy statement when it is available.
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The Automotive Parts Group, the largest division of the Company, distributes automotive replacement parts and accessory items.
The Company is the largest member, with approximately 95% ownership, of the National Automotive Parts Association (“NAPA”), a
voluntary trade association formed in 1925 to provide nationwide distribution of automotive parts. In addition to over 400,000 available
part numbers, the Company, in conjunction with NAPA, offers complete inventory, cataloging, marketing, training and other programs
in the automotive aftermarket.
During 2009, the Company’s Automotive Parts Group included NAPA automotive parts distribution centers and automotive parts
stores (“auto parts stores” or “NAPA AUTO PARTS stores”) owned and operated in the United States by the Company; NAPA and
Traction automotive parts distribution centers and auto parts stores in the United States and Canada owned and operated by the
Company and NAPA Canada/UAP Inc. (“NAPA Canada/UAP”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company; auto parts stores and
distribution centers in the United States operated by corporations in which the Company owned either a noncontrolling or controlling
interest; auto parts stores in Canada operated by corporations in which UAP owns a 50% interest; import automotive parts distribution
centers in the United States owned by the Company and operated by its Altrom America division; import automotive parts distribution
centers in Canada owned and operated by Altrom Canada Corporation (“Altrom Canada”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company;
distribution centers in the United States owned by Balkamp, Inc. (“Balkamp”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company; rebuilding
and distribution plants in the United States owned by the Company and operated by its Rayloc division; and automotive parts
distribution centers and automotive parts stores in Mexico, owned and operated by Grupo Auto Todo, S.A. de C.V. (“Auto Todo”), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
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