UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
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).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Thompson, Keith M.
64 Wyn Oak
Nashville, TN 37205
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 31, 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)
Chief Executive Officer
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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 |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock | | | | | |114,039 |D | |
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Common Stock | | | | | |4,114 |I |By 401(k) plan |
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Common Stock |4/9/97|J4 (| | | |1,800 |I |By wife (2) |
| |1) | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |6/27/9|S4 |800 |D |14.13 |1,000 |I |By wife (2) |
|7 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |6/27/9|S4 |1,000 |D |14.00 |0 |I |By wife (2) |
|7 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |8/6/97|P4 |4,000 |A |15.00 |4,000 |I |By wife (2) |
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Common Stock |12/29/|P4 |2,000 |A |14.50 |6,000 |I |By wife (2) |
|97 | | | | | | | |
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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 |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice 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 | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Employee stock option (r| | | | | | | |Common Stock|64,000 | |64,000 |D | |
ight to buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The reporting person's spouse owned 1,800 shares of common stock prior to
date of marriage.
(2) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities,
and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting
person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or
for any other purpose.
DATE
February 12., 1998
