UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 20, 2004 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Missouri 44-0618012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (IRS Employer Identification No.) of Incorporation) 233 S. Patterson Springfield, Missouri 65802 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code) 417-862-6708 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) (Not Applicable) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Date: July 20, 2004 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. By:/s/ James R. Batten ------------------------------------------- James R. Batten Executive Vice President of Finance Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (principal financial officer) EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description ------ ----------------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release dated July 20, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For further information contact: David O'Reilly James R. Batten (417) 862-3333 ________________________________________________________________________________ O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC. ANNOUNCES 2004 SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL ________________________________________________________________________________ Springfield, MO, July 20, 2004 - O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: ORLY) announced the release date for second quarter earnings as Tuesday, July 27, 2004, with a conference call to follow Wednesday, July 28, 2004. The Company's second quarter earnings will be released after 5:30 p.m. central time on Tuesday, July 27, 2004, and can be viewed, at that time, on the Company's website at www.oreillyauto.com by clicking on "News". Investors are invited to listen to the webcast of the Company's conference call discussing the financial results for the second quarter of 2004, on Wednesday, July 28, 2004, after 11:00 a.m. central time on the company's website at www.oreillyauto.com by clicking on "News". O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. is one of the largest specialty retailers of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories in the United States, serving both the do-it-yourself and professional installer markets. Founded in 1957 by the O'Reilly family, the Company operated 1,132 stores within the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia as of March 31, 2004.