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www.investorvote.com/GPC Step 1: Go to www.investorvote.com/GPC. Step 2: Click on the icon on the right to view meeting materials. Step 3: Return to the investorvote.com window and follow the instructions on the screen to log in. Online Go to www.investorvote.com/GPC or scan the QR code — login details are located in the shaded bar below. Genuine Parts Company Shareholder Meeting Notice 03XRSC + + Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Genuine Parts Company Shareholder Meeting to be Held on April
29, 2024 Under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the annual shareholders’ meeting are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy. The items to be voted on and location of the annual meeting are on the reverse side. Your vote is important! This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The 2024 proxy statement and 2023 annual report to shareholders are available at: Obtaining a Copy of the Proxy Materials – If you want to receive a copy of the proxy materials, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request as instructed on the reverse side on or before April
19, 2024 to facilitate timely delivery. 2 N O T Easy Online Access — View your proxy materials and vote. When you go online, you can also help the environment by consenting to receive electronic delivery of future materials. Step 4: Make your selections as instructed on each screen for your delivery preferences. Step 5: Vote your shares.
Here’s how to order a copy of the proxy materials and select delivery preferences: Current and future delivery requests can be submitted using the options below. If you request an email copy, you will receive an email with a link to the current meeting materials. PLEASE NOTE: You must use the number in the shaded bar on the reverse side when requesting a copy of the proxy materials. — Internet – Go to www.investorvote.com/GPC. — Phone – Call us free of charge at 1-866-641-4276. — Email – Send an email to investorvote@computershare.com with “Proxy Materials Genuine Parts Company” in the subject line.
Include your full name and address, plus the number located in the shaded bar on the reverse side, and state that you want a paper copy of the meeting materials. To facilitate timely delivery, requests for a paper copy of proxy materials must be received by April 19, 2024. The 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Genuine Parts Company will be held on April 29, 2024 at 10:00 AM EST, virtually via the internet at meetnow.global/MZC94V2. To access the virtual meeting, you must have the information that is printed in the shaded bar located on the reverse side of this form. Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations. The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” all nominees and “FOR” proposals 2, 3 and 4: 1. Election of Directors: 01 – Elizabeth W. Camp 02 – Richard Cox, Jr. 03 – Paul D. Donahue
04 – Gary P. Fayard 05 – P. Russell Hardin 06 – John R. Holder 07 – Donna W. Hyland 08 – John D. Johns 09 – Jean-Jacques Lafont 10 – Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr. 11 – Wendy B. Needham 12 – Juliette W. Pryor 13 – Darren Rebelez 14 – Charles K. Stevens, III 2. Advisory vote on executive compensation 3. Approval of amendment to the 2015 Incentive Plan 4. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 PLEASE NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must go online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. Genuine Parts Company Shareholder Meeting Notice
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