Item 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY.

Not applicable.

SIGNATURES**.**

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

GENUINE PARTS COMPANY


/s/ Paul D. Donahue	2/19/2021	/s/ Carol B. Yancey	2/19/2021
Paul D. Donahue	(Date)	Carol B. Yancey	(Date)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Accounting Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


/s/ Paul D. Donahue	2/15/2021	/s/ Carol B. Yancey	2/15/2021
Paul D. Donahue	(Date)	Carol B. Yancey	(Date)
Director Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Accounting Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/s/ Elizabeth W. Camp	2/15/2021	/s/ Richard Cox, Jr.	2/15/2021
Elizabeth W. Camp	(Date)	Richard Cox, Jr.	(Date)
Director		Director

/s/ Gary P. Fayard	2/15/2021	/s/ P. Russell Hardin	2/15/2021
Gary P. Fayard	(Date)	P. Russell Hardin	(Date)
Director		Director

/s/ John R. Holder	2/15/2021	/s/ Donna W. Hyland	2/15/2021
John R. Holder		Donna W. Hyland	(Date)
Director		Director

/s/ John D. Johns	2/15/2021	/s/ Jean-Jacques Lafont	2/15/2021
John D. Johns	(Date)	Jean-Jacques Lafont	(Date)
Director		Director

/s/ Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr.	2/15/2021	/s/ Wendy B. Needham	2/15/2021
Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr.	(Date)	Wendy B. Needham	(Date)
Director		Director

/s/ Juliette W. Pryor	2/15/2021	/s/ E. Jenner Wood, III	2/15/2021
Juliette W. Pryor	(Date)	E. Jenner Wood, III	(Date)
Director		Director

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