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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 8, 2003
ADVANCE
AUTO PARTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
| Delaware | 001-16797 | 54-2049910 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
| incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) | |
| 5673 Airport Road, Roanoke, Virginia | 24012 |
| (Addressof Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (540) 362-4911
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report).
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
| Item 7. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (c) | Exhibits. | |
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | ||
| 99.1 Press Release of Advance Auto Parts, Inc., dated September 5, 2003. |
| Item 9. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On September 5, 2003, Advance Auto Parts, Inc. issued a press release announcing that FS Equity Partners IV, L.P., an investment fund controlled by Freeman Spogli & Co. LLC, sold 1.25 million shares of Advance Auto Parts, Inc. common stock in a transaction completed after the close of business on September 4, 2003. The press release is incorporated herein to this Form 8-K by reference and a copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Note: The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date September 8, 2003 | /s/ JEFFREY T. GRAY | |
| (Signature)* | ||
| Jeffrey T. Gray Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| * Print name and title of the signing officer under his signature. |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | |
| Number | Exhibit Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Advance Auto Parts, Inc., dated September 5, 2003. |