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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>AUTOZONE, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Nevada</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>123 South Front Street<BR>
Memphis, Tennessee 38103</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>AUTOZONE, INC. 2006 STOCK OPTION PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Harry L. Goldsmith<BR>
Secretary<BR>
123 South Front Street<BR>
Memphis, Tennessee 38103</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service of process)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(901)&nbsp;495-6500</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code,<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock
$.01 par value</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">4,600,000</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to
Rule 457(h) on the basis of the average of the high and low price for shares of the Registrant&#146;s
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;2. Registration Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#012">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g04804exv4w2.htm">Ex-4.2  Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g04804exv5w1.htm">Ex-5.1  Opinion of Harry L. Goldsmith, General Counsel of AutoZone, Inc.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g04804exv23w1.htm">Ex-23.1  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>PART I</B>

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;)
by AutoZone, Inc., a Nevada corporation (&#147;AutoZone&#148; or &#147;the Company&#148;) are incorporated as of their
respective dates in this Registration Statement by reference:
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    <TD>Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August&nbsp;26, 2006</TD>
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    <TD>Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the twelve week period ended November&nbsp;18, 2006</TD>
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    <TD>Current Report on Form 8-K dated September&nbsp;27, 2006</TD>
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    <TD>Current Report on Form 8-K dated December&nbsp;13, 2006</TD>
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    <TD>Definitive Proxy Statement dated October&nbsp;25, 2006</TD>
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    <TD>The description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form S-3
(No.&nbsp;333-39715), filed on November&nbsp;7, 1997, including any amendments or reports filed for
the purpose of updating that description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c) 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (&#147;Exchange Act&#148;) after the date of this Registration Statement
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing such documents.
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herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also
is or is deemed to be incorporated
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of shares of $0.01 par value common stock of AutoZone to be issued pursuant to
the Plan has been passed upon by Harry L. Goldsmith, Executive Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel of AutoZone. As of December&nbsp;19, 2006, Mr.&nbsp;Goldsmith beneficially owned
approximately 132,585 shares of common stock, which includes 122,875 that may be acquired upon
exercise of stock options either immediately or within 60&nbsp;days of December&nbsp;19, 2006. Mr.&nbsp;Goldsmith
also holds options to purchase an additional 73,125 shares of common stock.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Restated Articles of Incorporation provide that a director or officer of
AutoZone shall not be personally liable to AutoZone or its stockholders for damages of any breach
of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except for liability for (i)&nbsp;acts or omissions which
involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law, or (ii)&nbsp;the payment of
distributions in violation of Nevada Revised Statutes 78.300. In addition, Nevada Revised Statutes
78.751 and Article&nbsp;III, Section&nbsp;13 of AutoZone&#146;s Third Amended and Restated Bylaws (&#147;Bylaws&#148;),
under certain circumstances, provide for the indemnification of AutoZone&#146;s officers, directors,
employees and agents against liabilities which they may incur in such capacities. A summary of the
circumstances in which such indemnification is provided for is contained herein, but that
description is qualified in its entirety by reference to Article&nbsp;III, Section&nbsp;13 of AutoZone&#146;s
Bylaws.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In general, any officer, director, employee or agent shall be indemnified against expenses
including attorneys&#146; fees, fines, settlements or judgments which were actually and reasonably
incurred in connection with a legal proceeding, other than one brought by or on the behalf of
AutoZone, to which he was a party as a result of such relationship, if he (i)&nbsp;is not liable
pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 78.138 or (ii)&nbsp;acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to AutoZone&#146;s best interest and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. If the
action or suit is brought by or on behalf of AutoZone, the person to be indemnified must have acted
in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to AutoZone&#146;s best
interest. No indemnification will be made in respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which
such person shall have been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after
exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable to AutoZone or for amounts paid in
settlement to AutoZone, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">brought, or other court of competent jurisdiction, determines upon application that in view of
all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for
such expenses which such court shall deem proper.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any indemnification under the previous paragraphs, unless ordered by a court or advanced as
provided in the succeeding paragraph, must be made by AutoZone only as authorized in the specific
case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is
proper in the circumstances. The determination must be made (i)&nbsp;by a majority of the stockholders,
(ii)&nbsp;by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not
parties to the act, suit or proceeding, (iii)&nbsp;if a majority vote of a quorum consisting of
directors who were not parties to the act, suit or proceeding so orders, by independent legal
counsel in a written opinion, or (iv)&nbsp;if a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to
the act, suit or proceeding cannot be obtained, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion.
To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of AutoZone has been successful on the
merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in the previous
paragraph, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he must be indemnified by AutoZone
against expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
with the defense.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expenses incurred by an officer or director in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or
proceeding must be paid by AutoZone as they are incurred and in advance of final disposition of the
action, suit or proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or
officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
that he is not entitled to be indemnified by AutoZone as authorized by the Bylaws. Such expenses
incurred by other employees and agents to be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the
Board of Directors deems appropriate.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnification and advancement of expenses authorized in or ordered by a court as
provided in the foregoing paragraphs does not exclude any other rights to which a person seeking
indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation, or any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise, for either an action in his official capacity or an action in another capacity while
holding his office, except that indemnification, unless ordered by a court as described in the
third preceding paragraph or for advancement of expenses made as described in the preceding
paragraph, may not be made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a final adjudication
establishes that his acts involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law
and was material to the cause of action. If a claim for indemnification or payment of expenses
under Section&nbsp;13 of Article&nbsp;III of the Bylaws is not paid in full within ninety (90)&nbsp;days of a
written claim therefor has been received by AutoZone, the claimant may file suit to recover the
unpaid amount of such claim, and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid
the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action, AutoZone shall have the burden of
proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested indemnification or payment of expenses
under applicable law.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board of Directors may authorize, by a vote of a majority of a quorum of the Board of
Directors, AutoZone to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of AutoZone, or is or was serving at the request of AutoZone
as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust
or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such
capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not AutoZone would have the power to
indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of Section&nbsp;13 of Article&nbsp;III of the
Bylaws. The Board of Directors may authorize AutoZone to enter into a contract with any person who
is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of another partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise providing for indemnification rights equivalent to or, if the Board of Directors
so determines, greater than those provided for by Section&nbsp;13 of Article&nbsp;III of the Bylaws.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;AutoZone has also purchased insurance for its directors and officers for certain losses
arising from claims or charges made against them in their capacities as directors and officers of
AutoZone.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>AutoZone, Inc. 2006 Stock Option Plan (attached as Appendix&nbsp;A to the
definitive Proxy Statement dated October&nbsp;25, 2006, which is incorporated herein by
reference).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">5.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Harry L. Goldsmith, General Counsel of AutoZone, Inc.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Harry L. Goldsmith, General Counsel of AutoZone, Inc.
(included in the opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">24.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Power of Attorney (incorporated in the Signature Page to this
Registration Statement).</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
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    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post- effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
and any deviation from the low or high and of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration
Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration Statement;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration
Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration
Statement;</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) shall not apply to
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs that is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities being offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
an initial bona fide offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this Registration </TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #textcolor#; background: #bgcolor#">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be an
initial boa fide offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has
been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or other controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Memphis, State of Tennessee, on December&nbsp;20, 2006.
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="39%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">AUTOZONE, INC.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ William C. Rhodes, III
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">William C. Rhodes, III</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">President, Chief Executive Officer,</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">and Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">POWER OF ATTORNEY
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Harry L. Goldsmith and Rebecca W. Ballou, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following person in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Date</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William C. Rhodes, III
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William C. Rhodes, III
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive
Officer, and Director<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;20, 2006</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William T. Giles
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William T. Giles
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President,<BR>
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;20, 2006</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Charlie Pleas, III
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Charlie Pleas, III
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President and
Controller<BR> (Principal
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;20, 2006</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ J.R. Hyde, III
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
J.R. Hyde, III
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;20, 2006</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Charles M. Elson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Charles M. Elson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;20, 2006</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Sue E. Gove
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Sue E. Gove
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;20, 2006</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Earl G. Graves, Jr.
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Earl G. Graves, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;20, 2006</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ N. Gerry House
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
N. Gerry House
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;20, 2006</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>AutoZone, Inc. 2006 Stock Option Plan (attached as Appendix&nbsp;A to the
definitive Proxy Statement dated October&nbsp;25, 2006, which is
incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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Autozone, Inc.
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AUTOZONE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
62-1482048
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
123 South Front Street
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
AUTOZONE, INC. 2006 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Harry L. Goldsmith
Secretary
123 South Front Street
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
(Name and address of agent for service of process)
(901) 495-6500
(Telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service of process)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of
securities
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
Amount of
to be
registered
registered
share (1)
price (1)
registration fee
Common Stock
$.01 par value
4,600,000
$116.58
$536,268,000.00
$57,380.68
(1)
Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to
Rule 457(h) on the basis of the average of the high and low price for shares of the Registrant's
Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. composite tape on December 19, 2006.
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PART I
Item 1. Plan Information
Item 2. Registration Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Ex-4.2  Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement
Ex-5.1  Opinion of Harry L. Goldsmith, General Counsel of AutoZone, Inc.
Ex-23.1  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.
Item 2. Registration Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
by AutoZone, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("AutoZone" or "the Company") are incorporated as of their
respective dates in this Registration Statement by reference:
•
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 26, 2006
•
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the twelve week period ended November 18, 2006
•
Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 27, 2006
•
Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 13, 2006
•
Definitive Proxy Statement dated October 25, 2006
•
The description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form S-3
(No. 333-39715), filed on November 7, 1997, including any amendments or reports filed for
the purpose of updating that description.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") after the date of this Registration Statement
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also
is or is deemed to be incorporated
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by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of shares of $0.01 par value common stock of AutoZone to be issued pursuant to
the Plan has been passed upon by Harry L. Goldsmith, Executive Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel of AutoZone. As of December 19, 2006, Mr. Goldsmith beneficially owned
approximately 132,585 shares of common stock, which includes 122,875 that may be acquired upon
exercise of stock options either immediately or within 60 days of December 19, 2006. Mr. Goldsmith
also holds options to purchase an additional 73,125 shares of common stock.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation provide that a director or officer of
AutoZone shall not be personally liable to AutoZone or its stockholders for damages of any breach
of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except for liability for (i) acts or omissions which
involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law, or (ii) the payment of
distributions in violation of Nevada Revised Statutes 78.300. In addition, Nevada Revised Statutes
78.751 and Article III, Section 13 of AutoZone's Third Amended and Restated Bylaws ("Bylaws"),
under certain circumstances, provide for the indemnification of AutoZone's officers, directors,
employees and agents against liabilities which they may incur in such capacities. A summary of the
circumstances in which such indemnification is provided for is contained herein, but that
description is qualified in its entirety by reference to Article III, Section 13 of AutoZone's
Bylaws.
In general, any officer, director, employee or agent shall be indemnified against expenses
including attorneys' fees, fines, settlements or judgments which were actually and reasonably
incurred in connection with a legal proceeding, other than one brought by or on the behalf of
AutoZone, to which he was a party as a result of such relationship, if he (i) is not liable
pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 78.138 or (ii) acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to AutoZone's best interest and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. If the
action or suit is brought by or on behalf of AutoZone, the person to be indemnified must have acted
in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to AutoZone's best
interest. No indemnification will be made in respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which
such person shall have been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after
exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable to AutoZone or for amounts paid in
settlement to AutoZone, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was
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brought, or other court of competent jurisdiction, determines upon application that in view of
all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for
such expenses which such court shall deem proper.
Any indemnification under the previous paragraphs, unless ordered by a court or advanced as
provided in the succeeding paragraph, must be made by AutoZone only as authorized in the specific
case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is
proper in the circumstances. The determination must be made (i) by a majority of the stockholders,
(ii) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not
parties to the act, suit or proceeding, (iii) if a majority vote of a quorum consisting of
directors who were not parties to the act, suit or proceeding so orders, by independent legal
counsel in a written opinion, or (iv) if a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to
the act, suit or proceeding cannot be obtained, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion.
To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of AutoZone has been successful on the
merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in the previous
paragraph, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he must be indemnified by AutoZone
against expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
with the defense.
Expenses incurred by an officer or director in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or
proceeding must be paid by AutoZone as they are incurred and in advance of final disposition of the
action, suit or proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or
officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
that he is not entitled to be indemnified by AutoZone as authorized by the Bylaws. Such expenses
incurred by other employees and agents to be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the
Board of Directors deems appropriate.
The indemnification and advancement of expenses authorized in or ordered by a court as
provided in the foregoing paragraphs does not exclude any other rights to which a person seeking
indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation, or any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise, for either an action in his official capacity or an action in another capacity while
holding his office, except that indemnification, unless ordered by a court as described in the
third preceding paragraph or for advancement of expenses made as described in the preceding
paragraph, may not be made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a final adjudication
establishes that his acts involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law
and was material to the cause of action. If a claim for indemnification or payment of expenses
under Section 13 of Article III of the Bylaws is not paid in full within ninety (90) days of a
written claim therefor has been received by AutoZone, the claimant may file suit to recover the
unpaid amount of such claim, and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid
the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action, AutoZone shall have the burden of
proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested indemnification or payment of expenses
under applicable law.
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The Board of Directors may authorize, by a vote of a majority of a quorum of the Board of
Directors, AutoZone to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of AutoZone, or is or was serving at the request of AutoZone
as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust
or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such
capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not AutoZone would have the power to
indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of Section 13 of Article III of the
Bylaws. The Board of Directors may authorize AutoZone to enter into a contract with any person who
is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of another partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise providing for indemnification rights equivalent to or, if the Board of Directors
so determines, greater than those provided for by Section 13 of Article III of the Bylaws.
AutoZone has also purchased insurance for its directors and officers for certain losses
arising from claims or charges made against them in their capacities as directors and officers of
AutoZone.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1
AutoZone, Inc. 2006 Stock Option Plan (attached as Appendix A to the
definitive Proxy Statement dated October 25, 2006, which is incorporated herein by
reference).
4.2
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.
5.1
Opinion of Harry L. Goldsmith, General Counsel of AutoZone, Inc.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent of Harry L. Goldsmith, General Counsel of AutoZone, Inc.
(included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (incorporated in the Signature Page to this
Registration Statement).
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post- effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
and any deviation from the low or high and of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration
Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement;
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration
Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration
Statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) shall not apply to
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs that is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities being offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
an initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
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Statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be an
initial boa fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has
been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or other controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Memphis, State of Tennessee, on December 20, 2006.
AUTOZONE, INC.
By:
/s/ William C. Rhodes, III
William C. Rhodes, III
President, Chief Executive Officer,
and Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Harry L. Goldsmith and Rebecca W. Ballou, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other
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documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following person in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ William C. Rhodes, III
William C. Rhodes, III
President, Chief Executive
Officer, and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
December 20, 2006
/s/ William T. Giles
William T. Giles
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)
December 20, 2006
/s/ Charlie Pleas, III
Charlie Pleas, III
Vice President and
Controller
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
December 20, 2006
/s/ J.R. Hyde, III
J.R. Hyde, III
Chairman and Director
December 20, 2006
/s/ Charles M. Elson
Charles M. Elson
Director
December 20, 2006
/s/ Sue E. Gove
Sue E. Gove
Director
December 20, 2006
/s/ Earl G. Graves, Jr.
Earl G. Graves, Jr.
Director
December 20, 2006
/s/ N. Gerry House
N. Gerry House
Director
December 20, 2006
/s/ W. Andrew McKenna
W. Andrew McKenna
Director
December 20, 2006
/s/ George R. Mrkonic, Jr.
George R. Mrkonic, Jr.
Director
December 20, 2006
/s/ Theodore W. Ullyot
Theodore W. Ullyot
Director
December 20, 2006
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EXHIBIT INDEX
4.1
AutoZone, Inc. 2006 Stock Option Plan (attached as Appendix A to the
definitive Proxy Statement dated October 25, 2006, which is
incorporated herein by reference).
4.2
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.
5.1
Opinion of Harry L. Goldsmith, General Counsel of AutoZone, Inc.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent of Harry L. Goldsmith, General Counsel of AutoZone, Inc.
(included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (incorporated in the Signature Page).