Advance Auto Parts Enters into Cooperation Agreement with Third Point and Saddle Point Management

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. is an automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America, serving both professional installers (professional) and do-it-yourself (DIY) customers, as well as independently owned operators. Its stores and branches offer a range selection of brand names, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and owned brand automotive replacement parts, accessories, batteries and maintenance items for domestic and imported cars, vans, sport utility vehicles and light and heavy-duty trucks. Its stores operate primarily under the trade names Advance Auto Parts and Carquest and its branches operate under the Worldpac trade names. It operates approximately 4,785 stores and 320 Worldpac branches primarily within the United States, with additional locations in Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Company also serves approximately 1,307 independently owned Carquest branded stores across these locations in addition to Mexico and various Caribbean islands.