UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(AMENDMENT NO. 18)*
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
AutoZone, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
053332-10-2
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(CUSIP Number)
Janice V. Sharry, Esq.
Haynes and Boone, LLP
901 Main Street, Suite 3100
Dallas, Texas 75202
(214) 651-5562
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)
October 31, 2003
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), (f) or (g), check the following box
[ ].
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Section 240.13d-7(b) for
other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 053332-10-2
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
ESL Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
22-2875193
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
N/A
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
8,249,659
NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 0
EACH --------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 8,249,659
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
19,932,021
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
N/A
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
22.5%(1)
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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(1) Based on 88,760,885 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of
October 14, 2003, as disclosed in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended August 30, 2003.
CUSIP No. 053332-10-2
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
ESL Limited, a Bermuda corporation
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
N/A
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Bermuda
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
1,355,385
NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 0
EACH --------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 1,355,385
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
19,932,021
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
N/A
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
22.5%(1)
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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(1) Based on 88,760,885 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of
October 14, 2003, as disclosed in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended August 30, 2003.
CUSIP No. 053332-10-2
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
ESL Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership
06-1456821
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
N/A
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
302,560
NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 0
EACH --------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 302,560
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
19,932,021
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
N/A
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
22.5%(1)
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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(1) Based on 88,760,885 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of
October 14, 2003, as disclosed in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended August 30, 2003.
CUSIP No. 053332-10-2
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
ESL Investors, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
13-4095958
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
N/A
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
1,146,021
NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 0
EACH --------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 1,146,021
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
19,932,021
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
N/A
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
22.5%(1)
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
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(1) Based on 88,760,885 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of
October 14, 2003, as disclosed in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended August 30, 2003.
CUSIP No. 053332-10-2
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Acres Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
06-1458694
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
N/A
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
5,875,557
NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 0
EACH --------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 5,875,557
--------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
19,932,021
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
N/A
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
22.5%(1)
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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(1) Based on 88,760,885 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of
October 14, 2003, as disclosed in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended August 30, 2003.
CUSIP No. 053332-10-2
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Marion Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
06-1527654
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
N/A
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 0
EACH --------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 0
--------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
19,932,021
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
N/A
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
22.5%(1)
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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(1) Based on 88,760,885 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of
October 14, 2003, as disclosed in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended August 30, 2003.
CUSIP No. 053332-10-2
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Blue Macaw Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
06-1573985
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
N/A
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 0
EACH --------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 0
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
19,932,021
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
N/A
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
22.5%(1)
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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(1) Based on 88,760,885 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of
October 14, 2003, as disclosed in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended August 30, 2003.
CUSIP No. 053332-10-2
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Edward S. Lampert
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
N/A
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
3,321
NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 0
EACH --------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 3,321
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
19,932,021
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
N/A
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
22.5%(1)
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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(1) Based on 88,760,885 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of
October 14, 2003, as disclosed in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended August 30, 2003.
CUSIP No. 053332-10-2
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
200GA, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
N/A
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
2,215,581
NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 0
EACH --------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 2,215,581
--------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
19,932,021
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
N/A
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
22.5%(1)
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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(1) Based on 88,760,885 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of
October 14, 2003, as disclosed in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended August 30, 2003.
CUSIP No. 053332-10-2
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
KP I Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
86-1069224
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
N/A
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
441,638
NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 0
EACH --------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 441,638
--------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
19,932,021
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
N/A
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
22.5%(1)
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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(1) Based on 88,760,885 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of
October 14, 2003, as disclosed in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended August 30, 2003.
CUSIP No. 053332-10-2
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
KP II Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
86-1069227
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
N/A
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
342,299
NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 0
EACH --------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 342,299
--------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
19,932,021
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
N/A
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
22.5%(1)
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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(1) Based on 88,760,885 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of
October 14, 2003, as disclosed in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended August 30, 2003.
This Amendment No. 18 to Schedule 13D (this "Amendment") amends and
supplements the Schedule 13D, as amended, filed by ESL Partners, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership ("ESL"), ESL Limited, a Bermuda corporation
("Limited"), ESL Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("Institutional"), ESL Investors, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
("Investors"), Acres Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Acres"),
Marion Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Marion"), Blue Macaw
Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Blue Macaw"), Edward S.
Lampert, a U.S. citizen ("Mr. Lampert"), 200GA, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("200GA"), KP I Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("KPI"), and KP II Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("KPII"), by
furnishing the information set forth below. ESL, Limited, Institutional,
Investors, Acres, Marion, Blue Macaw, Mr. Lampert, 200GA, KPI and KPII are
collectively defined in this Amendment as the "Filing Persons." Unless set forth
below, all previous Items are unchanged. Capitalized terms used herein which are
not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Schedule 13D, as
amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
Item 4 is hereby supplemented as follows:
On October 31, 2003, ESL, Limited, Institutional, Investors, Acres,
Marion and Blue Macaw entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Citigroup
Global Markets, Inc. to sell 5,600,000 Shares in an underwritten public offering
pursuant to the shelf registration statement on Form S-3 of the Issuer declared
effective in April 2002 (the "Stock Sale"). It is currently contemplated that
the Stock Sale will be consummated on or about November 5, 2003, subject to the
satisfaction of certain conditions. The purchase price to be paid to ESL,
Limited, Institutional, Investors, Acres, Marion and Blue Macaw for the
5,600,000 Shares will be $98.8815 per Share or approximately $553.7 million.
Immediately after the consummation of the Stock Sale (and assuming no
additional purchases or sales), the Filing Persons will beneficially own
19,932,021 Shares, which represented approximately 22.5% of the Shares
outstanding as of October 14, 2003.
Pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, ESL, Limited,
Institutional, Investors, Acres, Marion and Blue Macaw have agreed that for a
period of 90 days after October 31, 2003, they will not, directly or indirectly,
offer, sell or purchase, contract to sell or otherwise
transfer or dispose of any capital stock of the Issuer or securities convertible
or exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock of the Issuer, except for the
Stock Sale.
In connection with the Stock Sale, Citibank issued a press release in
which the Filing Persons indicated that the Stock Sale was a result of their
desire to diversify their holdings. The Filing Persons also indicated their
continuing confidence in Steve Odland and the management of the Issuer.
The Stock Sale is more particularly described in, and the foregoing
description is subject to, the Underwriting Agreement filed as an exhibit to
this Amendment.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Item 5 is hereby amended in its entirety as follows:
(a) The Filings Persons may be deemed to beneficially own 19,932,021
Shares (which represents approximately 22.5% of the Shares outstanding as of
October 14, 2003, as disclosed in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended August 30, 2003).
(b) Sole Shared Sole Shared
Voting Voting Dispositive Dispositive
Power Power Power Power
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
ESL Partners, L.P. 8,249,659 0 8,249,659 0
ESL Limited 1,355,385 0 1,355,385 0
ESL Institutional Partners, L.P. 302,560 0 302,560 0
ESL Investors, L.L.C. 1,146,021 0 1,146,021 0
Acres Partners, L.P. 5,875,557 0 5,875,557 0
Marion Partners, L.P. 0 0 0 0
Blue Macaw Partners, L.P. 0 0 0 0
Edward S. Lampert 3,321 0 3,321 0
200GA, L.P. 2,215,581 0 2,215,581 0
KP I Partners, L.P. 441,638 0 441,638 0
KP II Partners, L.P. 342,299 0 342,299 0
(c) In the past 60 days, there have been no transactions in the Shares
by any of the Filing Persons, except for the Stock Sale and the grant by the
Issuer on September 2, 2003 of 120 Shares to Mr. Lampert at a price of $91.0775
in accordance with the AutoZone, Inc. 2003 Director Compensation Plan.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Upon consummation of the Stock Sale, each of Marion and Blue Macaw
will cease to be the beneficial owner of any Shares.
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO
SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Item 6 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
Other than as provided herein, there are no contracts, arrangements,
understandings or relationships between ESL, Limited, Institutional, Investors,
Acres, Marion, Blue Macaw, Mr. Lampert, 200GA, KPI or KPII with respect to the
securities of the Issuer.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
Item 7 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2003, by
and among ESL Partners, L.P., ESL Limited, ESL
Institutional Partners, L.P., ESL Investors, L.L.C.,
Acres Partners, L.P., Marion Partners, L.P., Blue
Macaw Partners, L.P., Edward S. Lampert, 200GA, L.P.,
KP I Partners, L.P. and KP II Partners, L.P.
(incorporated by reference from Amendment No. 17 to
Schedule 13D, filed on July 3, 2003).
Exhibit 2 Underwriting Agreement, dated October 31, 2003, by
and among ESL Partners, L.P., ESL Limited, ESL
Institutional Partners, L.P., ESL Investors, L.L.C.,
Acres Partners, L.P., Marion Partners, L.P., and Blue
Macaw Partners, L.P. and Citigroup Global Markets,
Inc.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this Amendment is true, complete and
correct.
Date: November 3, 2003
ESL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: RBS Partners, L.P., its general
partner
By: ESL Investments, Inc., its general
partner
By: /s/ William C. Crowley
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William C. Crowley
President and Chief Operating
Officer
ESL LIMITED
By: ESL Investment Management, LLC, its
investment manager
By: /s/ William C. Crowley
-------------------------------
William C. Crowley
Member
ESL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: RBS Investment Management, LLC, its
general partner
By: /s/ William C. Crowley
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William C. Crowley
Member
ESL INVESTORS, L.L.C.
By: RBS Partners, L.P., its manager
By: ESL Investments, Inc., its general
partner
By: /s/ William C. Crowley
-------------------------------
William C. Crowley
President and Chief Operating
Officer
ACRES PARTNERS, L.P.
By: ESL Investments, Inc., its general
partner
By: /s/ William C. Crowley
-------------------------------
William C. Crowley
President and Chief Operating
Officer
MARION PARTNERS, L.P.
By: ESL Investments, Inc., its general
partner
By: /s/ William C. Crowley
-------------------------------
William C. Crowley
President and Chief Operating
Officer
BLUE MACAW PARTNERS, L.P.
By: ESL Investments, Inc., its general
partner
By: /s/ William C. Crowley
-------------------------------
William C. Crowley
President and Chief Operating
Officer
/s/ Edward S. Lampert
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EDWARD S. LAMPERT
200GA, L.P.
By: ESL Investments, Inc., its general
partner
By: /s/ William C. Crowley
-------------------------------
William C. Crowley
President and Chief Operating
Officer
KP I PARTNERS, L.P.
By: ESL Investment Management, LLC, its
general partner
By: /s/ William C. Crowley
-------------------------------
William C. Crowley
Member
KP II PARTNERS, L.P.
By: ESL Investment Management, LLC, its
general partner
By: /s/ William C. Crowley
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William C. Crowley
Member
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2003, by and
among ESL Partners, L.P., ESL Limited, ESL Institutional
Partners, L.P., ESL Investors, L.L.C., Acres Partners, L.P.,
Marion Partners, L.P., Blue Macaw Partners, L.P., Edward S.
Lampert, 200GA, L.P., KP I Partners, L.P. and KP II Partners,
L.P. (incorporated by reference from Amendment No. 17 to
Schedule 13D, filed on July 3, 2003).
Exhibit 2 Underwriting Agreement, dated October 31, 2003, by and among
ESL Partners, L.P., ESL Limited, ESL Institutional Partners,
L.P., ESL Investors, L.L.C., Acres Partners, L.P., Marion
Partners, L.P., and Blue Macaw Partners, L.P. and Citigroup
Global Markets, Inc.