SEC FORM 4/A SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ESL INVESTMENTS INC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 GREENWICH AVENUE

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AUTOZONE INC [ AZO ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/12/2004
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
10/14/2004
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/14/2004 P 360,707 A $76.5195 11,520,943 D(1)(3)(4)
Common Stock 10/14/2004 P 119,093 A $76.5195 3,858,519 D(2)(3)(4)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ESL INVESTMENTS INC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 GREENWICH AVENUE

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ESL PARTNERS LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 GREENWICH AVENUE

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ESL INVESTORS LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 GREENWICH AVE

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
RBS PARTNERS L P /CT

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 GREENWICH AVENUE

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
LAMPERT EDWARD S

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(City) (State) (Zip)
Explanation of Responses:
1. These securities are owned by ESL Partners, L.P. ("Partners").
2. These securities are owned by ESL Investors, L.L.C. ("Investors").
3. This Form 4 is filed on behalf of Partners, Investors, ESL Investments, Inc. ("Investments"), RBS Partners, L.P. ("RBS") and Edward S. Lampert. RBS is the general partner of Partners and the manager of Investors. Investments is the general partner of RBS and Acres. RBS Investment Management, LLC ("RBSIM") is the general partner of Institutional. Mr. Lampert is a controlling stockholder of Investments and the managing member of ESLIM and RBSIM.
4. Each of Partners, Institutional, Investors, Acres, ESLIM, Investments, RBS, RBSIM and Mr. Lampert may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein. The total amount of securities reported as beneficially owned by Partners, Institutional, Investors, Acres and ESLIM is greater than Investments' or Mr. Lampert's indirect pecuniary interest in such securities. The total amount of securities reported as beneficially owned by Partners and Investors is greater than RBS' indirect pecuniary interest in such securities. The total amount of securities reported as beneficially owned by Institutional is greater than RBSIM's indirect pecuniary interest in such securities.
Remarks:
This amendment to the Form 4 filed on October 14, 2004 (the "Original Filing") corrects the purchase price of the securities reported herein. Except as set forth herein, all information contained in the Original Filing remains unchanged.
/s/ William C. Crowley, for ESL Investments, Inc. 10/15/2004
/s/ William C. Crowley, for ESL Partners, L.P. 10/15/2004
/s/ William C. Crowley, for ESL Investors, L.L.C. 10/15/2004
/s/ William C. Crowley, for RBS Partners, L.P. 10/15/2004
/s/ Edward S. Lampert 10/15/2004
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