GENUINE PARTS CO 10-Q

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds The following table provides information about the Company’s purchases of shares of the Company’s common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2020: ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES Period Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) Average Price Paid Per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2) Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs July 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020 4,611 $90.15 — 14,484,676 August 1, 2020 through August 31, 2020 55,308 $95.03 — 14,484,676 September 1, 2020 through September 31, 2020 120,441 $100.43 — 14,484,676 Totals 180,360 $98.51 — 14,484,676 (1) Includes shares surrendered by employees to the Company to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of shares of restricted stock, the exercise of stock options and/or tax withholding obligations. (2) On August 21, 2017, the Board of Directors announced that it had authorized the repurchase of 15.0 million shares. The authorization for the repurchase continues until all such shares have been repurchased or the repurchase plan is terminated by action of the Board of Directors. Approximately 14.5 million shares authorized remain available to be repurchased by the Company. There were no other repurchase plans announced as of September 30, 2020 and the Company has temporarily suspended all future share repurchases under the repurchase plan until there is greater visibility into the macro environment in light of COVID-19. 31 Table of Contents Item 6. Exhibits (a) The following exhibits are filed or furnished as part of this report: Exhibit 3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, dated April 23, 2007 (incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 23, 2007) Exhibit 3.2 By-Laws of the Company, as amended and restated November 19, 2018 (incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 19, 2018) Exhibit 31.1 Certification pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a) signed by the Chief Executive Officer – filed herewith Exhibit 31.2 Certification pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a) signed by the Chief Financial Officer – filed herewith Exhibit 32 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer – furnished herewith Exhibit 101.INS XBRL Instance Document - The instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document. Exhibit 101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document Exhibit 101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document Exhibit 101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document Exhibit 101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document Exhibit 101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document Exhibit 104 The cover page from this Annual Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2020 formatted in Inline XBRL 32 Table of Contents SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. Genuine Parts Company (Registrant) Date: October 22, 2020 /s/ Carol B. Yancey Carol B. Yancey Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) 33