Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 3, 2021, Mark Finestone, Executive Vice President, Strategy and
Innovation, Customer Satisfaction, notified AutoZone, Inc. (the "Company") of
his intention to retire in early 2022.
Also on December 3, 2021, the Company announced that J. Scott Murphy has been
promoted to the position of Vice President, Controller, Customer Satisfaction,
effective immediately. In this role, Mr. Murphy will serve as the Company's
principal accounting officer and succeeds Charlie Pleas, III, who will continue
as the Company's Senior Vice President, Finance and Accounting. Mr. Murphy, age
49, previously served as Vice President, Strategic Planning and Business
Development of the Company and is eligible to receive a grant of stock options
in connection with his promotion. There are no arrangements or understandings
between Mr. Murphy and any other person pursuant to which he was promoted to his
role, there are no family relationships between him and any director or other
officer of the Company, and there are no transactions in which the Company is a
party and in which he has a material interest subject to disclosure under Item
404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 3, 2021, the Company issued a press release (the "Press Release")
announcing Mr. Finestone's retirement. A copy of the Press Release is furnished
as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, as well as
Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated December 3, 2021
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
document)
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