Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Genuine Parts Company (the "Company") was held on April 27, 2020. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders (1) elected each of the persons listed to serve as a director of the Company with terms to expire at the 2021 Annual Meeting; (2) approved on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, including the Company's compensation practices and principles and their implementation; (3) ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of the Company for 2020; and (4) approved on an advisory basis, the shareholder proposal regarding human capital management disclosures.

The results of the vote of the Company's shareholders for each proposal:



Proposal 1: Election of Directors.
Name                                    For Votes          Withheld Votes      Broker Non-Votes
Elizabeth W. Camp                       118,532,215        454,025             12,831,556
Richard Cox, Jr.                        118,254,973        731,267             12,831,556
Paul D. Donahue                         112,904,997        6,081,243           12,831,556
Gary P. Fayard                          118,251,479        734,761             12,831,556
P. Russel Hardin                        118,048,339        937,901             12,831,556
John R. Holder                          117,994,520        991,720             12,831,556
Donna W. Hyland                         118,527,017        459,223             12,831,556
John D. Johns                           113,805,490        5,180,750           12,831,556
Jean-Jacques Lafont                     117,502,729        1,483,511           12,831,556
Robert C. "Robin" Loudermilk, Jr.       117,755,440        1,230,800           12,831,556
Wendy B. Needham                        114,834,162        4,152,079           12,831,556
E. Jenner Wood III                      118,022,237        964,003             12,831,556


Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The shareholders approved the compensation of the Company's executive officers, including the Company's compensation practices and principles and their implementation. The holders of 113,439,609 shares of Common Stock voted in favor of the proposal, holders of 5,047,675 shares voted against, holders of 498,956 shares abstained, and there were 12,831,556 broker non-votes.

Proposal 3: Ratification of Selection of Independent Auditors. The shareholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of the Company for 2020. The holders of 127,078,581 shares of Common Stock voted in favor of the ratification, holders of 4,531,135 shares voted against, holders of 208,080 shares abstained, and there were 0 broker non-votes.

Proposal 4: Advisory Vote on Shareholder Proposal Regarding Human Capital Management Disclosure. The shareholders approved the shareholder proposal regarding human capital management disclosure. The holders of 88,584,088 shares of Common Stock voted in favor of the proposal, holders of 23,437,986 shares voted against, holders of 6,963,594 shares abstained, and there were 12,831,556 broker non-votes.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 27, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing changes to its Board of Directors, which press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.




Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number           Description

99.1                       Press Release dated April 27, 2020
                         The cover page from this current report on Form 8-K, formatted in inline
104                      XBRL


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