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2000 AR
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Corporate Address
233 South Patterson
Springfield, Missouri 65802
417-862-3333
Web site – www.oreillyauto.com
Registrar and Transfer Agent
UMB Bank
928 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri 64141-0064
Inquiries regarding stock transfers, lost certificates or address
changes should be directed to UMB Bank at the above address.
Independent Auditors
Ernst & Young LLP
One Kansas City Place
Kansas City, Missouri 64105-2143
Legal Counsel
Gallop Johnson & Neuman, L.C.
101 South Hanley Road, Suite 1600
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 2100
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of shareholders of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.
will be held at 10:00 a.m. local time on May 8, 2001, at the
University Plaza Convention Center, 333 John Q. Hammons
Parkway in Springfield, Missouri. Shareholders of record as of
February 28, 2001, will be entitled to vote at this meeting.
Form 10–K Report
The Form 10-K Report of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission and our quarterly press
releases are available without charge to shareholders upon written
request. These requests and other investor contacts should be
directed to James R. Batten, Vice President of Finance/Chief
Financial Officer, at the corporate address.
Trading Symbol
The Company’s common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Stock
Market (National Market) under the symbol ORLY.
Number of Shareholders
As of February 28, 2001, O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. had approximately
19,500 shareholders based on the number of holders of record
and an estimate of the number of individual participants represented
by security position listings.
Analyst Coverage
The following analysts provide research coverage of O’Reilly
Automotive, Inc.
Credit Suisse First Boston – Gary Balter
William Blair & Co. – Ellen Baras
A.G. Edwards – Mark Johnson
Merrill Lynch – Douglas Neviera
Advest – Brett Jordan
Smith Moore & Co. – John Rast
Market Prices and Dividend Information
The prices in the table below represent the high and low sales
price for O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. common stock as reported by
the Nasdaq Stock Market.
The common stock began trading on April 22, 1993. No cash
dividends have been declared since 1992, and the Company does
not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
2000 1999
High Low High Low
First Quarter $22
1⁄8$8
1⁄4$26
3⁄8$12
5⁄8
Second Quarter 157⁄16 113⁄4253⁄420
Third Quarter 161⁄8131⁄8275⁄16 177⁄8
Fourth Quarter 271⁄414 243⁄8197⁄16
For the Year 271⁄481⁄4275⁄16 177⁄8
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE
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