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The Company’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “GPC.”
+Added: Dividend Information
+Added: The Company has paid a cash dividend to shareholders every year since going public in 1948 and increased the annual dividend for 65 consecutive years through 2021.
+Added: While we have historically paid dividends to holders of our common stock on a quarterly basis, the declaration and payment of future dividends will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to, our earnings, financial condition, business development needs and regulatory considerations, and are at the discretion of our Board of Directors.
Stock Performance Graph
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Cumulative Total Shareholder Return $ at Fiscal Year End 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
−Removed: 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Genuine Parts Company $100.00 $102.45 $106.66 $121.65 $118.98 $170.60
−Removed: $100.00 $114.30 $117.10 $121.91 $139.04 $135.99
S&P 500 Stock Index $100.00 $121.83 $116.49 $153.18 $181.36 $233.43
−Removed: $100.00 $111.96 $136.40 $130.43 $171.50 $203.05
−Removed: $100.00 $110.23 $131.89 $111.44 $143.67 $171.86
−Removed: In constructing the Peer Index for use in the stock performance graph above, the Company used the shareholder returns of various publicly held companies (weighted in accordance with each company’s stock market capitalization at December 31, 2015 and including reinvestment of dividends) that compete with the Company in its two industry segments:
+Added: Peer Index $100.00 $119.02 $101.77 $130.06 $154.93 $190.36
+Added: In constructing the Peer Index for use in the stock performance graph above, the Company used the shareholder returns of various publicly held companies (weighted in accordance with each company’s stock market
+Added: capitalization at December 31, 2016 and including reinvestment of dividends) that compete with the Company in its two industry segments:
automotive parts and industrial parts (each group of companies included in the Peer Index as competing with the Company in a separate industry segment is hereinafter referred to as a “Peer Group”).
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December 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 21,403 $ 129.50 — 11,865,217
−Removed: Totals 89,415 $ 100.58 5,140 14,479,536
−Removed: (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.
+Added: Total 44,035 $ 132.14 378,058 11,865,217
+Added: (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 share appreciation rights 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.
−Removed: The authorization for these repurchase plans continues until all such shares have been repurchased or the repurchase plan is terminated by action of the Board of Directors.
+Added: Under this program, shares may be repurchased in privately negotiated and/or open market transactions, including under plans complying with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act.
+Added: The authorization for these repurchase plans continues until all such shares have been repurchased or the repurchase program is terminated by action of the Board of Directors.
+Added: The program may be suspended at any time and does not have an expiration date.
Approximately 11.9 million shares authorized remain available to be repurchased by the Company.
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