U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
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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 here if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Last, First, Middle: Batten, James R.
Street: 233 South Patterson
City, State, Zip: Springfield, MO 65802
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol: O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year: August 31, 1999
5. If Amendment, date of original, month/year:
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other(specify below)
Officer Title: Vice-president of Finance/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
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
TABLE I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned
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4.
Securities Acquired (A) 5. 6.
3. Disposed of (D) Amount of Ownership 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Securities Form: Nature of
2. Code ---------------------------- Beneficially Direct (D) Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) Owned at or Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------- Amount or Price End of Month (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 939 I 401(k) plan
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Common Stock $45.907 173 I Held in escrow
under Performance
Incentive Plan-1998
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Common Stock **$27.813 131 I Held in escrow
under Performance
Incentive Plan-1997
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Common Stock **$16.438 52 I Held in escrow
under Performance
Incentive Plan-1996
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** Performance Incentive Plan awards relate to fiscal years 1997 and 1996, but
are held in escrow and will not be released until 1999 and 2000. The price of
each respective award relates to the average stock price for each fiscal year
award date.
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(over)
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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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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Title of Conver- Trans- Trans- Number of Date Title and Amount Price Number Owner- Nature
Derivative sion or action action Derivative Exercisable and of Underlying of of deriv- ship of
Security Exer- Date Code Securities Expiration Securities Deriv- ative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 3) cise (Instr. Acquired (A) Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative Secur- Deriv- Benefi-
Price (Month/ 8) or Disposed ---------------- Secur- ities ative cial
of Day/ of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Title Amount ity Bene- Security: Owner-
Deriv- Year) (Instr. 3, or (Instr. ficially Direct ship
ative 4, and 5) Date Expira- Number 5) Owned (D) or (Instr.4)
Secur- -------- ------------- Exer- tion of at End Indirect
ity Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares of Month (I)
(Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Employee
stock
options with
tandem with-
holding Common
right $23.75 10/06/98*10/06/02 Stock 35,000 35,000 D
(right to
buy)
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Employee
stock
options with
tandem with-
holding
right
(right to Common
buy) $24.50 12/01/98*12/01/02 Stock 15,000 15,000 D
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Employee
stock
options with
tandem with-
holding Common
right $42.625 08/05/00*08/05/09 Stock 10,000 10,000 D
(right to
buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
All share ending balances have been adjusted to reflect a 100% stock dividend
in the form of a stock split. Payment date on the dividend was August 31, 1997.
*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.
/s/ James R. Batten 9/10/99
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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