U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[_] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Batten James R.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
233 S. Patterson Ave.
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(Street)
Springfield MO 65802
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY)
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
500-78-0162
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4. Statement for Month/Year
May 31, 2001
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[_] Director [_] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
Vice President Finance/Chief Financial Officer
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check applicable line)
[X] Form filed by one Reporting Person
[_] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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5. 6.
4. Amount of Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Securities ship
3. Disposed of (D) Beneficially Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned at End Direct Nature of
2. Code ----------------------------- of Issuer's (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) Fiscal Year Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ----------- Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 05/23/01 J 1,061 D $23.0982 0 D
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Common Stock 2,608 I 401(k)Plan
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Common Stock 0 I Held in
escrow
under Per-
formance
Incentive
Plan-1997
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Common Stock 114 I Held in
escrow
under Per-
formance
Incentive
Plan-1998
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Common Stock 346 I Held in
escrow
under Per-
formance
Incentive
Plan-1999
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* If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Print or Type Responses)
(Over)
(Form 4-07/99)
FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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9. 10.
Number Owner-
of ship
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- 4. or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Trans- of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date action (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ Code 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Year (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ (Instr. ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) 8) (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Employee stock
options with tandem
withholding right Common
(right to buy) $21.3125 8/5/00(1) 8/4/09 Stock 20,000 D
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$11.875 05/23/01 M 12,500 Common 12,500 $23.9082
$11.875 05/23/01 S 12,500 Stock 12,500 $23.9082
Employee stock
options with tandem
withholding right Common
(right to buy) $11.875 10/6/98(1) 10/5/02 Stock 30,000 D
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Employee stock
options with tandem
withholding right Common
(right to buy) $12.25 12/1/98(1) 12/1/07 Stock 30,000 D
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(1) The derivative securities disclosed in Table II above are 25% exercisable 1
year after grant; 50% exercisable 2 years after grant; 75% exercisable 3 years
after grant; and 100% exercisable 4 years after grant.
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Explanation of Responses:
All share ending balances have been adjusted to reflect 100% stock dividends in
the form of two stock splits: July 31, 1997 and November 15, 1999. Payment dates
on the dividends were August 31, 1997 and November 30, 1999, respectively.
/s/James R. Batten 06/08/01
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James R. Batten Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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