---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000040987-22-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GPC"
cik: "0000040987"
company_name: "GENUINE PARTS CO"
filed_at: "2022-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T02:51:16.845607+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Genuine Parts shareholders elect 13 directors, approve executive compensation, ratify auditors at 2022 annual meeting

## Summary
- All 13 director nominees elected with majority support; broker non-votes 12.3M shares.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 98.4M for vs 10.2M against (≈90% of votes cast).
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditors for 2022 passed with 115M for (≈95% of votes cast).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000040987-22-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GPC
- cik: 0000040987
- company_name: GENUINE PARTS CO
- filed_at: 2022-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098722000025/0000040987-22-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098722000025/gpc-20220428.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040987-22-000025
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040987-22-000025.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040987-22-000025.txt

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