2026 DEF A 14A

DEFA14A 1 a2026defa14aa.htm DEFA14A 2026 DEF A 14A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Genuine Parts Company

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Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX] Date Signature (Joint Owners) Date TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS: KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLYTHIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED. V84413-P42294 For Against Abstain For Against Abstain ! !! ! !! ! !! ! !! ! !! ! !! ! !! ! !! ! !! ! !! ! !! ! !! Nominees: 2. Advisory Vote On Executive Compensation 3. Ratification of the Selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent Auditor for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2026 1. Election of Directors GENUINE PARTS COMPANY The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals: 1a. Matthew Carey 1b. Court Carruthers 1c. Richard Cox, Jr. 1d. P. Russell Hardin 1e. Donna W. Hyland 1f. Jean-Jacques Lafont 1g. Juliette W. Pryor 1h. Darren Rebelez 1i. Laurie Schupmann 1j. William P. Stengel, II 1k. Charles K. Stevens, III Please sign exactly as name(s) appear(s) hereon. Joint owners should each sign personally. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, corporate officer, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give full title. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer. NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. ! ! ! SCAN TO VIEW MATERIALS & VOTEw GENUINE PARTS COMPANY 2999 WILDWOOD PARKWAY ATLANTA, GA 30339 VOTE BY INTERNET Before The Meeting - Go to www.proxyvote.com or scan the QR Barcode above Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on April 26, 2026. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form. During The Meeting - Go to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GPC2026 You may attend the meeting via the Internet and vote during the meeting. Have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow available and follow the instructions. VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903 Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on April 26, 2026. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions. VOTE BY MAIL Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.

V84414-P42294 Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting: The Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report are available at www.proxyvote.com. GENUINE PARTS COMPANY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS APRIL 27, 2026 10:00 A.M. ET THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The shareholder(s) hereby appoint(s) Christopher T. Galla as proxy, with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorize(s) him to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side of this ballot, all of the shares of Common Stock of GENUINE PARTS COMPANY that the shareholder(s) is/are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 10:00 a.m. ET, on April 27, 2026, at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GPC2026, and any adjournment or postponement thereof. This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no such direction is made, this proxy will be voted in accordance with the Board of Directors' recommendations. Continued and to be signed on reverse side

SEC Form DEFA14A filed by Genuine Parts Company