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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY)

O'Reilly Automotive shareholders approve 15-for-1 stock split and board changes

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 shareholder Written later

At the May 15, 2025 annual meeting, shareholders approved raising authorized common shares from 245,000,000 to 1,250,000,000 to enable a 15-for-1 stock split. Each shareholder of record on June 2, 2025 will receive 14 additional shares for each share held, with post-split trading expected to begin June 10, 2025. Larry O'Reilly also resigned from the Board after his successor was elected, and committee memberships were set, which matters to shareholders because it changes the share count and board composition.

Key points

  • Authorized common shares increase from 245,000,000 to 1,250,000,000, approved at the May 15, 2025 annual meeting.
  • Shareholders of record on June 2, 2025 receive 14 additional shares per share held, distributed after market close on June 9, 2025.
  • Post-split trading is expected to begin at the market open on June 10, 2025.
  • Larry O'Reilly resigned from the Board under the mandatory retirement age policy; the say-on-pay proposal passed with 42,959,329 votes for and 4,167,778 against.

The filing

CompanyO'Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 19, 2025, 4:43 PM ET
Accession number0000898173-25-000033

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.03 Bylaw / Charter Amendment5.07 Shareholder Vote Results

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:42 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 19, 2025.

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