AZO: Material agreement · New financial obligation

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. The information provided in Item 2.03 of this report is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01. Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. On July 14, 2026, AutoZone, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the sale of $850,000,000 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.950% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “Notes”). The Notes bear interest at a fixed rate equal to 4.950% per year, payable semi-annually. The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of August 8, 2003 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and Regions Bank, as successor trustee, and were offered and sold pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on July 7, 2026, on Form S-3 (File No. 333-297291), as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated July 7, 2026, filed with the Commission on July 9, 2026. Pursuant to the Indenture, the Company executed an Officers’ Certificate dated July 14, 2026, setting forth the terms of the Notes (the “Officers’ Certificate”). The Company will pay interest on the Notes on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning on January 15, 2027. The Notes will mature on July 15, 2031. The Notes are senior unsecured debt obligations of the Company and rank equally with the Company’s other senior unsecured liabilities and senior to any future subordinated indebtedness of the Company. The Notes are subject to customary covenants restricting the Company’s ability, subject to certain exceptions, to incur debt secured by liens, to enter into sale and leaseback transactions or to merge or consolidate with another entity or sell substantially all of