AutoZone to Announce Fourth Quarter Results on September 21, 2000

Sep 18, 2000

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO), today announced that financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended August 26, 2000 will be released after market close on Thursday, September 21, 2000.

John C. Adams, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, will host a one hour conference call beginning at 4:00 P.M. (CDT) to discuss the results of the quarter and the year. Investors may listen to the conference call live and review supporting slides on the AutoZone website, www.autozone.com by clicking "About Us," "Investor Relations," "Conference Calls" or by going directly to http://www.autozone.com/aboutUs/Investors/Investors.html .

A replay of the call and slides will be available on the website. In addition, a replay of the call will be available by dialing 402-998-1014 through Friday, September 28, 2000 at 11:00 PM (CDT).

AutoZone sells auto and light truck parts, chemicals and accessories through 2,915 AutoZone stores in 42 states plus the District of Columbia in the U.S. and 13 AutoZone stores in Mexico. AutoZone also sells heavy-duty truck parts through 49 TruckPro stores in 15 states, and automotive diagnostic and repair software through ALLDATA, and diagnostic and repair information through alldatadiy.com . SOURCE AutoZone, Inc.

CONTACT: financial, Emma Jo Kauffman, 901-495-7005, or media, Eric Epperson, 901-495-7307, both of Autozone, Inc./