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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended January 2 , 2021 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from FORM 10 - K Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.0001 par value Advance Auto Parts Commission file number 001-16797 to ADVANCE AUTO PARTS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 2635 East Millbrook Road , Raleigh , North Carolina 27604 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip Code ) ( 540 ) 362-4911 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading symbol AAP Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No 54-2049910 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Registration S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . 000 If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No As of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , July 10 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 9,274,738,343 , based on the last sales price on July 10 , 2020 , as reported by the New York Stock Exchange . As of February 17 , 2021 , the number of shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding was 65,524,420 shares . Documents Incorporated by Reference : Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders , to be held on May 26 , 2021 , are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10 - K .