O'Reilly Auto Parts 2013 Annual Report Download - page 79

FORM 10-K
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
As of the end of the period covered by this report, our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures
pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) and as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“the Exchange Act”).
Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures
as of the end of the period covered by this report are functioning effectively to provide reasonable assurance that the information required
to be disclosed by us (including our consolidated subsidiaries) in reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and is accumulated and
communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure.
CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2013,
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
The management of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”), under the supervision and with the participation of
the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer and effected by the Company’s Board of Directors, is responsible
for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13(a)-15(f) or 15(d)-15(f) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company’s internal control system is designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Internal control over financial reporting includes all policies and procedures that:
 pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the
assets of the Company;
 provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company
are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and
 provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the
Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Management recognizes that all internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those
systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to risk. Over time, controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.
Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, management
assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013. In making this assessment,
management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal
Control – Integrated Framework (1992 framework). Based on this assessment, management believes that as of December 31, 2013, the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.
Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, has audited the Company’s consolidated financial statements and
has issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, which is included in Item
8.
Item 9B. Other Information
Not Applicable.