UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   J. R. Hyde, III
   6075 Poplar Avenue # 335
   TN, Memphis 38119
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   AutoZone, Inc. (AZO)

3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   8/2002
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   (X) Director  ( ) 10% Owner  ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect | |Transaction| or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership | |Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | | | | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1.Title of Derivative |2.Con |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of| Security |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect | |or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial | |cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership | |ice of | | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | | |Deriva | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| | |tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| | |Secu | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | | |rity | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Stock Appreciation Right| |9/1/ |A |196.2 |A |2 |3 |Common Stock|196.2 |47.155 | |D | | s 1 | |2001 | | | | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Stock Appreciation Right| |12/1/|A |124 |A |2 |3 |Common Stock|124 |66.55 | |D | | s 1 | | 2001| | | | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Stock Appreciation Right| |3/1/ |A |127 |A |2 |3 |Common Stock|127 |64.955 | |D | | s 1 | |2002 | | | | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Stock Appreciation Right| |6/3/ |A |89 |A |2 |3 |Common Stock|89 |81.795 |4341.3 |D | | s 1 | |2002 | | | | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Non-Qualified Stock Opti|72.525 |1/1/ |A |3000 |A |01/01|01/01|Common Stock|3000 | |3000 |D | | on (right to buy) 4 | |2002 | | | |/05 |/12 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: 1. Granted in accordance with the AutoZone, Inc. 1998 Director Compensation Plan. 2. Stock Appreciation Rights are convertible to Common Stock or cash immediately upon termination as a director. 3. Stock Appreciation Rights do not expire. 4. Granted in accordance with the AutoZone, Inc. Directors Stock Option Plan.