U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM 4
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Rutkowski, Thomas J.
1215 Arrowhead Drive
Brentwood, TN 37027
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Republic Automotive Parts, Inc.
RAUT
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
August 1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Vice President
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |* |T |V|47 |A |* |905 |I* |401(k) Plan |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |180 |D | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |2,712 |I** |By wife |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Employee Stock Option | | | | | | | | | | | |37,500 |D | |
(right to buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
* - These shares were acquired during the period April 1, 1996 through June 30,
1996 pursuant to the Republic
Automotive Parts, Inc. Savings Plan at a price of $16.00 per share. The
information is based on a plan statement
date of June 30, 1996.
** - The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares held by
his wife, and this report should not
be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of
such shares for purposes of
Section 16, or for any other
purpose.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Thomas J. Rutkowski
DATE
September 9 , 1996
