Paul D. Donahue - 23 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for GENUINE PARTS CO (GPC)

Role: Director, Non-Executive Chairman
Signature: /s/ Chris Galla, Attorney in Fact
Issuer symbol: GPC
Transactions as of: 23 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: -$62,705
Form type: 4
Filing time: 24 Feb 2026, 16:10:15 UTC
Previous filing: 23 Dec 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Donahue Paul D	Director, Non-Executive Chairman	2999 WILDWOOD PKWY, ATLANTA	/s/ Chris Galla, Attorney in Fact	24 Feb 2026	0001409902

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	GPC	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$970,276	+9,730	+6.6%	$99.72	156,747	23 Feb 2026	Direct
transaction	GPC	Common Stock	Tax liability	$1,032,981	-8,740	-5.6%	$118.19	148,007	23 Feb 2026	Direct

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	GPC	Stock Appreciation Rights	Options Exercise	$0	-9,730	-100%	$0.000000	0	23 Feb 2026	Common Stock	9,730	$99.72	Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The SAR vested and became exercisable in three equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date April 1, 2016.