8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

	Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):				January 22, 2019
	Genuine Parts Company
		(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
	Georgia		001-05690		58-0254510
(State or other jurisdiction			(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)			File Number)	Identification No.)
	2999 Wildwood Pkwy, Atlanta, Georgia				30339
	(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:					678.934.5000
			Not Applicable
	(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of Genuine Parts Company, dated January 22, 2019. Such information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated January 22, 2019

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		Genuine Parts Company
Date:	January 22, 2019	By:	/s/ Carol B. Yancey
			Name: Carol B. Yancey
			Title: Executive Vice President and CFO

Exhibit Index

Top of the Form
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated January 22, 2019

EX-99.1

	GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
	NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GENUINE PARTS COMPANY

ANNOUNCES 4^th QUARTER 2018

EARNINGS RELEASE DATE AND CONFERENCE CALL

Atlanta, Georgia, January 22, 2019 -- Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC) plans to release Fourth Quarter Earnings on February 19, 2019. Management will also conduct a conference call on this date at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. The public may access the call on the Company’s website, www.genpt.com, by clicking Investors, or by dialing 877-407-0789. The conference ID is 13686721. If you are unable to participate during the call, a replay of the call will be available on the Company’s website or toll-free at 844-512-2921, ID 13686721, two hours after the completion of the conference call until 12:00 a.m. Eastern time on March 5, 2019.

About Genuine Parts Company

Genuine Parts Company is a distributor of automotive replacement parts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australasia, France, the U.K., Germany and Poland. The Company also distributes industrial replacement parts and electrical specialty materials in the U.S., Canada and Mexico through its Industrial Parts Group. S. P. Richards Company, the Business Products Group, distributes a variety of business products in the U.S. and in Canada. Genuine Parts Company had 2017 revenues of $16.3 billion. Further information is available at www.genpt.com.

Contacts

Carol B. Yancey, Executive Vice President and CFO - (678) 934-5044

Sidney G. Jones, Senior Vice President-Investor Relations - (678) 934-5628