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O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘XML’

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Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

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11/14/23  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         8-K:1,9    11/13/23   11:432K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
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 8/08/23  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         10-Q        6/30/23   79:6.4M
 5/09/23  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         10-Q        3/31/23   77:7.8M
 6/15/22  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         8-K:1,9     6/15/22   13:467K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 6/16/21  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         8-K:1,2,8,9 6/15/21   11:1.3M
 2/26/21  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         10-K       12/31/20  112:12M
 9/23/20  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         8-K:1,9     9/23/20   13:471K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 8/07/20  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         10-Q        6/30/20   82:6.4M                                   Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 5/26/20  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         8-K:5,9     5/19/20   14:736K
 3/27/20  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         8-K:1,9     3/25/20   14:680K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 2/28/20  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         10-K       12/31/19  113:11M
 5/20/19  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         8-K:1,9     5/20/19    5:922K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 5/17/18  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         8-K:1,9     5/17/18    4:329K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 8/17/17  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         8-K:1,9     8/17/17    4:324K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 8/07/17  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         10-Q        6/30/17   59:3.7M
 3/24/17  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         DEF 14A    12/31/16    1:1.4M
 3/08/16  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         8-K:1,9     3/08/16    5:1.1M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 2/04/15  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         8-K:2,5,8,9 1/29/15    4:639K
 8/19/13  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         8-K:1,9     8/14/13    3:242K
 8/08/12  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         10-Q        6/30/12   69:8.1M
 3/23/12  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         DEF 14A     5/08/12    1:882K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/26/10  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         10-K       12/31/09    8:1.5M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/20/09  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         DEF 14A     5/05/09    1:613K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/29/02  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         10-K       12/31/01    1:156K
 5/15/98  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         10-Q        3/31/98   10:378K
 3/31/98  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         10-K       12/31/97    7:141K
 3/31/97  O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.         10-K       12/31/96    9:136K                                   Donnelley Fin’l S… 03/FA
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