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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported) December 8, 2009
ADVANCE AUTO PARTS,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-16797
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54-2049910
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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5008 Airport Road, Roanoke,
Virginia
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24012
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code (540) 362-4911
Not
Applicable
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.
below):
oWritten
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
oSoliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
oPre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
oPre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
INFORMATION
TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
Election of Frances X. Frei
as a Director
Effective
December 8, 2009, Frances X. Frei, the UPS Foundation Professor of Service
Management in Harvard Business School’s Technology and Operations Management
Department, was elected to the Board of Directors of Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
(the “Company”). Ms. Frei is also the Co-Founder of Concire
Leadership Institute, LLC, a provider of customized learning and advisory
services to help individuals and organizations achieve exceptional
performance. Ms. Frei, age 46, has served in her current role at the
Harvard Business School since July 2009. Previously Ms. Frei served
at the Harvard Business School as Associate Professor from July 2003 to July
2009 and as Assistant Professor from July 1998 to July 2003.
The Board
has determined that Ms. Frei is an independent director within the meaning of
the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange because she has no material
relationship with the Company or its subsidiaries and she satisfies the “bright
line independence” criteria set forth in Section 303A.02(b) of the NYSE’s
listing standards. The Board has also appointed Ms. Frei to the
Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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ADVANCE
AUTO PARTS, INC. |
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(Registrant) |
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| Date: December
14, 2009 |
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/s/ Michael A.
Norona |
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(Signature)* |
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Michael
A. Norona |
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Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant
Secretary
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* Print
name and title of the signing officer under his signature.