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Genuine Parts Company Announces Acquisition Of Leading Custom Cabling And Automation Solutions Distributor
- EIS Acquires Empire Wire and Supply -

ATLANTA, April 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC) announced today an acquisition for its Electrical/Electronic Materials Group.

EIS, the Company's Electrical/Electronic Materials Group, has acquired Empire Wire and Supply (Empire), effective April 1, 2017.  Empire, headquartered in Rochester Hills, Michigan, is an innovative provider of custom cable assemblies and distributor of network, electrical, automation and safety products.  Empire offers its vast product offering to its North American customer base from three locations in the U.S. and one in Canada and is expected to generate annual revenues of approximately $65 million.

Paul Donahue, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Empire is a leading distributor of cabling and automation solutions as well as custom cable assemblies.  Empire complements the Wire and Cable business at EIS and further strengthens our overall capabilities to serve the industrial robotic and automation markets.  Their talented team has built a great business, which we intend to grow together, and we are pleased to welcome them to the EIS and GPC family."

Forward Looking Statements

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Forward-looking statements are only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no duty to update its forward-looking statements except as required by law.  You are advised, however, to review any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our subsequent Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and other reports to the SEC.

About Genuine Parts Company

Genuine Parts Company is a distributor of automotive replacement parts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australasia.  The Company also distributes industrial replacement parts in the U.S., Canada and Mexico through its Motion Industries subsidiary.  S. P. Richards Company, the Office Products Group, distributes business products in the U.S. and Canada. The Electrical/Electronic Group, EIS, Inc., distributes electrical and electronic components throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.  Genuine Parts Company had 2016 revenues of $15.3 billion.

SOURCE Genuine Parts Company

For further information: Carol B. Yancey, Executive Vice President and CFO - (678) 934-5044, Sidney G. Jones, Vice President - Investor Relations - (678) 934-5628