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7
As part of our operations, we handle hazardous materials in the ordinary course of business and our customers may bring hazardous
materials onto our property in connection with, for example, our oil and battery recycling programs. We currently provide a recycling
program for batteries and the collection of used lubricants at certain of our stores as a service to our customers pursuant to agreements
with third-party vendors. The batteries and used lubricants are collected by our associates, deposited into vendor-supplied containers
and pallets and then disposed of by the third-party vendors. In general, our agreements with such vendors contain provisions that are
designed to limit our potential liability under applicable environmental regulations for any damage or contamination, which may be
caused by the batteries and lubricants to off-site properties (including as a result of waste disposal) and to our properties, when caused
by the vendor.
Compliance with any such laws and regulations has not had a material adverse effect on our operations to date. We cannot give any
assurance, however, that we will not incur significant expenses in the future in order to comply with any such law or regulation.
Available Information
Our Internet address is www.oreillyauto.com. Interested readers can access, free of charge, the Company’s annual reports on Form 10-
K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, through the Securities and Exchange Commission website
at www.sec.gov and searching with our ticker symbol “ORLY”. Such reports are generally available the day they are filed. Upon
request, the Company will furnish interested readers a paper copy of such reports free of charge by contacting Thomas McFall,
Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, at 233 South Patterson, Springfield, Missouri, 65802.