Bruce Starnes - 17 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC (AAP)

Role: EVP, Chief Merchant
Signature: /s/ Amanda L. Keister, as Attorney-in-Fact for Bruce Starnes
Issuer symbol: AAP
Transactions as of: 17 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: +$650,013
Form type: 4
Filing time: 19 Feb 2026, 16:05:57 UTC
Previous filing: 01 Jul 2025
Next filing: 06 Mar 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Starnes Bruce	EVP, Chief Merchant	4200 SIX FORKS ROAD, RALEIGH	/s/ Amanda L. Keister, as Attorney-in-Fact for Bruce Starnes	19 Feb 2026	0002027765

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AAP	Common Stock	Award	$650,013	+11,456	+32%	$56.74	47,557	17 Feb 2026	Direct	F1

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The reported amount of time-based restricted stock units (RSUs) along with performance-based RSUs not reported on this Form 4, collectively, represent 50% and 50% portions, respectively, of a target equity award. The time-based RSUs are subject to time vesting in three approximately equal annual installments beginning one year from the grant date. The performance-based RSUs may vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, if the registrant achieves certain pre-determined financial performance targets, subject to certification by the registrant's Compensation Committee, including the potential for vesting of above-target level shares for exceptional performance.

Content

The reported amount of time-based restricted stock units (RSUs) along with performance-based RSUs not reported on this Form 4, collectively, represent 50% and 50% portions, respectively, of a target equity award. The time-based RSUs are subject to time vesting in three approximately equal annual installments beginning one year from the grant date. The performance-based RSUs may vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, if the registrant achieves certain pre-determined financial performance targets, subject to certification by the registrant's Compensation Committee, including the potential for vesting of above-target level shares for exceptional performance.