MERZ MARK JOSEPH 4

What Happened
Mark Joseph Merz, Senior Vice President of International for O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), was awarded a derivative grant of 3,368 shares on January 29, 2026. The Form 4 records the acquisition at $0.00 per share (reported value $0) and classifies the grant as a derivative instrument. This is a compensation award (grant of options), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-29; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-02 (reporting period 2026-01-29).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A) — 3,368 derivative shares acquired at $0.00.
• Footnote: Options vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the grant date.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.
• No late-filing indication provided in the supplied data.

Context
This was a standard compensation grant (derivative/options) to a company executive. Such grants vest over time (here, four equal annual installments) and do not represent an immediate market buy or sell. They are common in executive pay packages and do not, by themselves, indicate intent to buy or sell company stock.