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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 18, 2023, the Company announced: (i) Thomas B. Newbern, currently Executive Vice President, Operations, Sales and Technology, has been promoted to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO); (ii) Jamere Jackson, currently Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Finance and Store Development, has been promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) where he will continue to lead the Finance and Store Development teams; and (iii) William R. Hackney, currently Senior Vice President, Merchandising, has been promoted to the position of Executive Vice President, Merchandising, Marketing and Supply Chain.

Information about Mr. Newbern’s and Mr. Jackson’s biographical and business experience is available in Part I, Item 1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 27, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 24, 2022, and is incorporated by reference herein. There are no arrangements or understandings between each of Mr. Newbern or Mr. Jackson and any other person pursuant to which such officer was promoted to his new role, there are no family relationships between each of them and any director or other officer of the Company, and there are no transactions in which the Company is a party and in which he has a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Changes to officer compensation have not yet been approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 18, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the changes discussed above, which press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated September 18, 2023
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

Nevada	1-10714	62-1482048
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	AZO	New York Stock Exchange

	AUTOZONE, INC.


Date: September 18, 2023	By:	/s/ Jenna M. Bedsole
		Jenna M. Bedsole
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

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