GPC: Leadership change · Company disclosure

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Appointment of Court Carruthers as Chief Executive Officer-Elect of the Company On September 9, 2026, Genuine Parts Company (the “Company”) announced that Court Carruthers, a current member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), has been appointed Chief Executive Officer-Elect of the Company, effective September 8, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), with Mr. Carruthers to assume the role of Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective as of the consummation of the Company’s planned separation (the “Separation”) of its Global Automotive and Global Industrial businesses into two independent, publicly traded companies (the “Closing”). Will Stengel will continue to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company until the Closing. Mr. Carruthers will also continue to serve as a member of the Board. Mr. Carruthers, age 54, has served as a member of the Board since September 2025. In addition, Mr. Carruthers has served as Vice Chair of TricorBraun, a privately-held global packaging distributor, since May 2025 and, prior to that, served as President and CEO of TricorBraun from October 2017 to May 2025. Mr. Carruthers previously held various executive leadership roles at W.W. Grainger, Inc., including Group President, Americas. Mr. Carruthers has also served on the board of directors of Ryerson Holding Corporation, a global distributor and processor of industrial metals, since August 2015. In connection with his appointment, the Company and Mr. Carruthers entered into an offer letter, dated August 28, 2026 (the “Offer Letter”). The Offer Letter provides that, while serving as Chief Executive Officer