UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this 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
Hauk, Donald B.
1309 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
December 1997
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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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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 Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock | | | | | | |4,116 (1) |I |401(k) Plan |
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Common Stock |12/17/|G |V|1,000 |D | |14,101 |D | |
|97 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |35,803 (2) |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 | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Employee Stock Option |$16.00 |12/11|A |V|5,000 |A |(3) |12/11|Common Stock|5,000 | |55,000 |D | |
(Right to Buy) | |/97 | | | | | |/02 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Between October 1, 1996 and September 30, 1997, the reporting person
acquired 168 shares of Republic
Automotive Parts, Inc. common stock under the Republic Automotive Parts, Inc.
Savings Plan.
(2) 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.
(3) The option vests in 5 equal annual installments beginning on December 11,
1997.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Donald B. Hauk
DATE
January 8, 1998
