ATLANTA, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Genuine
Parts Company (NYSE: GPC) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of forty
cents ($.40) per share on the Company's common stock.
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The dividend is payable January 4, 2010 to shareholders of record December 4,
2009.
About Genuine Parts Company
Genuine Parts Company is a distributor of automotive replacement parts in the
U.S., Canada and Mexico. The Company also distributes industrial replacement
parts in the U.S. and Canada through its Motion Industries subsidiary. S. P.
Richards Company, the Office Products Group, distributes business products
nationwide in the U.S. and in Canada. The Electrical/Electronic Group, EIS,
Inc., distributes electrical and electronic components throughout the U.S.,
Canada and Mexico. Genuine Parts Company had 2008 revenues of $11.0 billion.
SOURCE Genuine Parts Company
Jerry W. Nix, Vice Chairman and CFO, +1-770-612-2048, or Sidney G. Jones, Vice
President-Investor Relations, +1-770-818-4628, both of Genuine Parts Company
