SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
OREILLY CHARLES H JR

(Last) (First) (Middle)
233 SOUTH PATTERSON

(Street)
SPRINGFIELD MO 65802

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC [ ORLY ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/21/2006
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/21/2006 P(1)(4) 54,924 A $32.38 494,420 D
Common Stock 12/21/2006 P(2)(4) 27,486 A $32.38 426,120(3) I Indirectly as trustee for reporting person's child and reporting person's step mother.
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. The reporting person received 54,924 shares of O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. common stock with the redemption of the reporting person's interest in an exchange fund. The shares were valued at $32.38 per share for the purpose of determining the number of shares distributable in connection with the redemption.
2. The reporting person, as trustee for the reporting person's child, received 27,486 shares of O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. common stock with the redemption of the trust's interest in an exchange fund. The shares were valued at $32.38 per share for the purpose of determining the number of shares distributable in connection with the redemption.
3. Total includes 334,120 shares held as trustee for reporting person's child and 92,000 shares held as trustee for reporting person's step mother.
4. The reporting person's purchase of O'Reilly Automotive, Inc common stock (O'Reilly common stock) reported herein was matchable under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to the extent of 41,173 shares, with the reporting person's sale of: (i) 10,000 shares of O'Reilly common stock at a price of $33.054 per share on November 17, 2006; (ii) 10,000 shares of O'Reilly common stock at a price of $32.9318 per share on March 22, 2007; (iii) 17,393 shares of O'Reilly common stock at a price of $34.00 per share on April 18, 2007; and (iv) 3,780 shares of O'Reilly common stock at a price of $34.00 per share on April 19, 2007. The reporting person paid to O'Reilly Automotive, Inc $46,558.26 on May 24, 2007, representing the full amount of the profit realized in connection with the short-swing transaction.
Charlie O'Reilly 05/24/2007
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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