Shareholder Communications

The Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines provide for a process by which shareholders may communicate with the Board, a Board Committee, the Presiding Independent Director or the non-management directors as a group, or other individual directors. Shareholders who wish to communicate with the Board, a Board Committee or any such other individual director or directors may do so by sending written communications addressed to the Board of Directors of Genuine Parts Company, a Board Committee or such individual director or directors, c/o Corporate Secretary, Genuine Parts Company, 2999 Wildwood Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30339. All communications will be compiled by the Secretary of the Company and submitted to the Board of Directors at the next regular Board meeting.