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

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>123 South Front Street<BR>
Memphis, Tennessee 38103<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>AutoZone, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Award Plan<BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Harry L. Goldsmith</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>James D.C. Barrall, Esq.</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>AutoZone, Inc.</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Latham &#038; Watkins LLP</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>123 South Front Street</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Los Angeles, California 90071-1560</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(901)&nbsp;495-6500</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(213)&nbsp;485-1234</B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>(Name and Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,<BR>
Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definition of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. Check one:
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Large Accelerated Filer <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common stock, $0.01
par value per share:</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">2,886,756 </TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">766,101,741</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;),
this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s common
stock that become issuable under the AutoZone, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Award Plan (the
&#147;2011 Plan&#148;) by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or similar
transaction effected without the Registrant&#146;s receipt of consideration which would increase
the number of outstanding shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock.</TD>
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    <TD>Shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2011 Plan consists of the number of
shares of common stock initially available for future grants under the 2011 Plan, which
represents the number of shares available for issuance under the 2006 Stock Option Plan, the
First Amended and Restated 2003 Director Compensation Plan and the First Amended and Restated
2003 Director Stock Option Plan (collectively, the &#147;Prior Plans&#148;) as of the date on which the
Registrant&#146;s stockholders approved of the 2011 Plan. To the extent outstanding awards under
the Prior Plans are forfeited or lapse unexercised and which following the effective date of
the 2011 Plan are not issued under any of the Prior Plans, the shares of common stock subject
to such awards will be available for future issuance under the 2011 Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act solely for purposes of
calculating the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low prices per
share of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
composite tape on December&nbsp;13, 2010.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Proposed sale to take place as soon after the effective date of the<BR>
registration statement as awards under the plans are exercised and/or vest.</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The information called for in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 is not being filed with or included in this
Form S-8 (by incorporation by reference or otherwise) in accordance with the rules and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;).
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><I>In this registration statement, AutoZone, Inc. is sometimes referred to as &#147;the Registrant,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us&#148; or &#147;our.&#148;</I>
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    <TD><U><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B></U><B>.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The SEC allows us to &#147;incorporate by reference&#148; the information we file with them, which means
that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The
information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this registration statement, and
later information filed with the SEC will update and supersede this information. We hereby
incorporate by reference into this registration statement the following documents previously filed
with the SEC:
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August
28, 2010, filed with the SEC on October&nbsp;25, 2010.</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K dated September&nbsp;21, 2010,
September&nbsp;29, 2010, November&nbsp;15, 2010 and December&nbsp;15, 2010; and the Registrant&#146;s
Definitive Proxy Statement dated October&nbsp;25, 2010.</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s
registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-39715), filed by the
Registrant with the SEC under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), on November&nbsp;7, 1997, including any amendments or reports
filed for the purpose of updating such description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">All documents that the Registrant subsequently files pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to the registration
statement which indicates that all of the shares of common stock offered have been sold or which
deregisters all of such shares then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of
such documents; except as to any portion of any future annual or quarterly report to stockholders
or document or current report furnished under current Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K that is not
deemed filed under such provisions. For the purposes of this registration statement, any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated 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: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Under no circumstances will any information furnished under current items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form
8-K be deemed incorporated herein by reference unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the
contrary.
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;4.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U><B>Description of Securities</B></U><B>.</B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Not Applicable.
</DIV>
<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">&nbsp;

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-top: 10pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; background: transparent; color: #000000">
<TR>
    <TD width="7%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B></U><B>.</B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The validity of shares of $0.01 par value common stock of AutoZone to be issued pursuant to
the 2011 Plan has been passed upon by Harry L. Goldsmith, Executive Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel of AutoZone. As of December&nbsp;15, 2010, Mr.&nbsp;Goldsmith beneficially owned
approximately 157,383 shares of common
stock, which includes 137,475 that may be acquired upon exercise of stock options either
immediately or within 60&nbsp;days of December&nbsp;15, 2010. Mr.&nbsp;Goldsmith also holds options to purchase an
additional 37,725 shares of common stock.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-top: 10pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; background: transparent; color: #000000">
<TR>
    <TD width="7%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B></U><B>.</B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">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 Fourth Amended and Restated By-Laws (&#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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">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 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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">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.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-top: 10pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; background: transparent; color: #000000">
<TR>
    <TD width="7%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;7.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed</B></U><B>.</B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Not Applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-top: 10pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; background: transparent; color: #000000">
<TR>
    <TD width="7%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U><B>Exhibits</B></U><B>.</B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="86%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>No.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description of Document</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">AutoZone, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Award Plan</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Opinion of Harry L. Goldsmith, Executive Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel of AutoZone, Inc.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Harry L. Goldsmith, Executive Vice President, Secretary and General
Counsel of AutoZone, Inc. (included in the Form of Opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Ernst and Young LLP</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">24.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this registration statement)</DIV></TD>
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="margin-top: 10pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; background: transparent; color: #000000">
<TR>
    <TD width="7%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;9.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U><B>Undertakings</B></U><B>.</B></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">(a)&nbsp;The Registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%; text-indent: 4%">(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%; text-indent: 4%">(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%; text-indent: 4%">(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of the 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 the 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 end 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;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%; text-indent: 4%">(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%; text-indent: 4%"><I>Provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or
furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%; text-indent: 4%">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%; text-indent: 4%">(3)&nbsp;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.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">(b)&nbsp;The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 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 SEC
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by
a director, officer or 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 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">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 this 15th day of
December, 2010.
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">AutoZone, Inc.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ William C. Rhodes, III
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">William C. Rhodes, III&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left" nowrap><I>President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board</I>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below does hereby
constitute and appoint Harry L. Goldsmith and Rebecca W. Ballou, and each of them, with full power
of substitution and full power to act without the other, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to act for him or her in his or her 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 this registration statement, with all exhibits thereto, and
other 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 order to effectuate the same as
fully, to all intents and purposes, as they or he or she might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="36%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Name</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ <FONT style="FONT-variant: SMALL-CAPS">William C. Rhodes, III</FONT>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William C. Rhodes, III
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman, President and<br> Chief
Executive Officer&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;15, 2010</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="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ <FONT style="FONT-variant: SMALL-CAPS">William T. Giles</FONT>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William T. Giles
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" nowrap>Chief Financial Officer and <br>
Executive Vice President &#151;
Finance, <br>Information Technology and
Store Development&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;15, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ <FONT style="FONT-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Charlie Pleas, III</FONT>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Charlie Pleas, III
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" nowrap>Senior Vice President and Controller&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;15, 2010</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ <FONT style="FONT-variant: SMALL-CAPS">William C. Crowley</FONT>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William C. Crowley
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;15, 2010</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ <FONT style="FONT-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Sue E. Gove</FONT>
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Sue E. Gove
</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;15, 2010</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ <FONT style="FONT-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Earl G. Graves, Jr.</FONT>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Earl G. Graves, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;15, 2010</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ <FONT style="FONT-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Robert R. Grusky</FONT>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert R. Grusky
</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;15, 2010</TD>
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J.R. Hyde, III
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ <FONT style="FONT-variant: SMALL-CAPS">W. Andrew McKenna</FONT>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
W. Andrew McKenna
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</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;15, 2010</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ <FONT style="FONT-variant: SMALL-CAPS">George R. Mrkonic, Jr.</FONT>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
George R. Mrkonic, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;15, 2010</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ <FONT style="FONT-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Luis P. Nieto</FONT>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Luis P. Nieto
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;15, 2010</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Theodore W. Ullyot
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;15, 2010</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">AutoZone, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Award Plan</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Opinion of Harry L. Goldsmith, Executive Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel of AutoZone, Inc.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Harry L. Goldsmith, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of
AutoZone, Inc. (included in the Form of Opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</DIV></TD>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2010
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification Number)
123 South Front Street
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
AutoZone, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Award Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Copy To:
Harry L. Goldsmith
James D.C. Barrall, Esq.
AutoZone, Inc.
Latham & Watkins LLP
123 South Front Street
355 South Grand Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
Los Angeles, California 90071-1560
(901) 495-6500
(213) 485-1234
(Name and Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definition of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. Check one:
Large Accelerated Filer
þ
Accelerated Filer
o
Non-Accelerated Filer
o
Smaller Reporting Company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Amount
Maximum
Aggregate
Amount of
Title of Securities
to be
Offering Price
Offering
Registration
To Be Registered
Registered(1)
Per Share
Price
Fee
Common stock, $0.01
par value per share:
2,886,756
(2)
$
265.385
(3)
$
766,101,741
$
54,623.05
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's common
stock that become issuable under the AutoZone, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Award Plan (the
"2011 Plan") by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or similar
transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration which would increase
the number of outstanding shares of the Registrant's common stock.
(2)
Shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2011 Plan consists of the number of
shares of common stock initially available for future grants under the 2011 Plan, which
represents the number of shares available for issuance under the 2006 Stock Option Plan, the
First Amended and Restated 2003 Director Compensation Plan and the First Amended and Restated
2003 Director Stock Option Plan (collectively, the "Prior Plans") as of the date on which the
Registrant's stockholders approved of the 2011 Plan. To the extent outstanding awards under
the Prior Plans are forfeited or lapse unexercised and which following the effective date of
the 2011 Plan are not issued under any of the Prior Plans, the shares of common stock subject
to such awards will be available for future issuance under the 2011 Plan.
(3)
Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act solely for purposes of
calculating the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low prices per
share of the Registrant's common stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
composite tape on December 13, 2010.
Proposed sale to take place as soon after the effective date of the
registration statement as awards under the plans are exercised and/or vest.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information called for in Part I of Form S-8 is not being filed with or included in this
Form S-8 (by incorporation by reference or otherwise) in accordance with the rules and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
In this registration statement, AutoZone, Inc. is sometimes referred to as "the Registrant," "we," "us" or "our."
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information we file with them, which means
that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The
information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this registration statement, and
later information filed with the SEC will update and supersede this information. We hereby
incorporate by reference into this registration statement the following documents previously filed
with the SEC:
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August
28, 2010, filed with the SEC on October 25, 2010.
(b)
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated September 21, 2010,
September 29, 2010, November 15, 2010 and December 15, 2010; and the Registrant's
Definitive Proxy Statement dated October 25, 2010.
(c)
The description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the Registrant's
registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-39715), filed by the
Registrant with the SEC under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), on November 7, 1997, including any amendments or reports
filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents that the Registrant subsequently files pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to the registration
statement which indicates that all of the shares of common stock offered have been sold or which
deregisters all of such shares then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of
such documents; except as to any portion of any future annual or quarterly report to stockholders
or document or current report furnished under current Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K that is not
deemed filed under such provisions. For the purposes of this registration statement, any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated 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.
Under no circumstances will any information furnished under current items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form
8-K be deemed incorporated herein by reference unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the
contrary.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
.
Not Applicable.
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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 2011 Plan has been passed upon by Harry L. Goldsmith, Executive Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel of AutoZone. As of December 15, 2010, Mr. Goldsmith beneficially owned
approximately 157,383 shares of common
stock, which includes 137,475 that may be acquired upon exercise of stock options either
immediately or within 60 days of December 15, 2010. Mr. Goldsmith also holds options to purchase an
additional 37,725 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 Fourth Amended and Restated By-Laws ("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 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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Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Not Applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
Exhibit
No.
Description of Document
4.1
AutoZone, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Award Plan
5.1
Form of Opinion of Harry L. Goldsmith, Executive Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel of AutoZone, Inc.
23.1
Consent of Harry L. Goldsmith, Executive Vice President, Secretary and General
Counsel of AutoZone, Inc. (included in the Form of Opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Ernst and Young LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this registration statement)
Item 9.
Undertakings
.
(a) The 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:
(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 the 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 the 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 end 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 the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
Provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or
furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the 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.
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(b) The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 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 SEC
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by
a director, officer or 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 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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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 this 15th day of
December, 2010.
AutoZone, Inc.
By:
/s/ William C. Rhodes, III
William C. Rhodes, III
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below does hereby
constitute and appoint Harry L. Goldsmith and Rebecca W. Ballou, and each of them, with full power
of substitution and full power to act without the other, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to act for him or her in his or her 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 this registration statement, with all exhibits thereto, and
other 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 order to effectuate the same as
fully, to all intents and purposes, as they or he or she might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, 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 persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Name
Title
Date
/s/
William C. Rhodes, III
William C. Rhodes, III
Chairman, President and
Chief
Executive Officer
December 15, 2010
/s/
William T. Giles
William T. Giles
Chief Financial Officer and
Executive Vice President —
Finance,
Information Technology and
Store Development
December 15, 2010
/s/
Charlie Pleas, III
Charlie Pleas, III
Senior Vice President and Controller
December 15, 2010
/s/
William C. Crowley
William C. Crowley
Director
December 15, 2010
/s/
Sue E. Gove
Sue E. Gove
Director
December 15, 2010
/s/
Earl G. Graves, Jr.
Earl G. Graves, Jr.
Director
December 15, 2010
/s/
Robert R. Grusky
Robert R. Grusky
Director
December 15, 2010
/s/
J.R. Hyde, III
J.R. Hyde, III
Director
December 15, 2010
/s/
W. Andrew McKenna
W. Andrew McKenna
Director
December 15, 2010
/s/
George R. Mrkonic, Jr.
George R. Mrkonic, Jr.
Director
December 15, 2010
/s/
Luis P. Nieto
Luis P. Nieto
Director
December 15, 2010
/s/
Theodore W. Ullyot
Theodore W. Ullyot
Director
December 15, 2010
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
Description of Document
4.1
AutoZone, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Award Plan
5.1
Form of Opinion of Harry L. Goldsmith, Executive Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel of AutoZone, Inc.
23.1
Consent of Harry L. Goldsmith, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of
AutoZone, Inc. (included in the Form of Opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this registration statement)
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