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144
0001270476
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000040987
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
001-05690
2999 Wildwood Parkway
Atlanta
GA
30339
678-934-5000
WENDY B NEEDHAM
Board Member
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
3000
453874.00
139298651
05/21/2024
NYSE
Common
04/01/2022
Employee stock unit award(s)
Issuer
N
369
04/01/2022
Compensation
Common
01/02/2015
Employee stock unit award(s)
Issuer
N
3
01/02/2015
Compensation
Common
04/01/2016
Employee stock unit award(s)
Issuer
N
3
04/01/2016
Compensation
Common
10/18/2016
Employee stock unit award(s)
Issuer
N
638
10/18/2016
Compensation
Common
04/01/2020
Employee stock unit award(s)
Issuer
N
159
04/01/2020
Compensation
Common
04/01/2021
Employee stock unit award(s)
Issuer
N
1828
04/01/2021
Compensation
N
WENDY B NEEDHAM
2999 Wildwood Parkway
Atlanta
GA
30339
Common
03/20/2024
3250
503500.73
05/22/2024
/s/ Wendy Needham