UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Adams, Jr., Johnston C.
123 South Front Street
Memphis, TN 38103
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AutoZone, Inc. (AZO)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
10/1999
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |10/11/|P | |5000 |A |27.9375 | |D | |
| 1999 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |10/13/|P | |5000 |A |26.625 | |D | |
| 1999 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |10/18/|P | |5000 |A |25.875 |20407 |D | |
| 1999 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |1572 |I |by Trust |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Harry L. Goldsmith, Attorney-in-Fact
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**Signature of Reporting Person
Date: November 2, 1999
**Intentional misstatement or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby authorizes and designates Harry L. Goldsmith
as his true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact to sign on his behalf
any and all statements of Form 3, Form 4, and Form 5 under Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules
promulgated thereunder, with respect to shares of Common Stock, or
other equity securities, of AutoZone, Inc. held by the undersigned
or with respect to transactions in such shares or other equity securities
by the undersigned, and to file on his behalf, any and all such reports
with the Securites and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange
and AutoZone, Inc., and hereby ratifies any such action by such agent or
attorney-in-fact. This power of attorney shall become effective for so
long as the undersigned shall be an officer or director of AutoZone, Inc.,
unless sooner revoked by the undersigned in writing.
Johnston C. Adams, Jr.
/s/ Johnston C. Adams, Jr.
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Dated: February 8, 1995
