Ferraro John Francis 4

What Happened
John Francis Ferraro, a director of Advance Auto Parts, acquired 123.176 shares of AAP common stock on January 23, 2026. The shares were recorded at $46.77 each for a total reported value of $5,761. The acquisition is coded as an award/acquisition (A) rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-23; Filing date: 2026-01-27 (filed timely).
• Price per share: $46.77; Shares acquired: 123.176; Reported value: $5,761.
• Transaction code: A (award/acquisition).
• Footnote: Shares were acquired pursuant to the dividend reinvestment feature of the Advance Auto Parts, Inc. Deferred Stock Unit Plan for Non-Employee Directors and Selected Executives (per F1).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the Form 4.

Context
This was a routine issuance via dividend reinvestment of deferred stock units—not an open-market purchase—so it typically reflects plan mechanics rather than an active directional trading signal by the director. The filing appears timely (filed within the SEC’s two-business-day rule).