ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), are management’s controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by management in the Company’s reports that are filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Internal controls over financial reporting, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error and the override of controls. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only “reasonable assurance” with respect to the reliability of financial reporting and financial statement preparation and presentation. Further, because of changes in conditions, the effectiveness may vary over time.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management evaluated, with the participation of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as of December 30, 2023. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s principal executive officer and our principal financial officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to accomplish their objectives at the reasonable assurance level due to the material weakness described below.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13(a) - 15(f) under the Exchange Act. Management’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, and effected by our Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide “reasonable assurance” regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Management’s internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the Company’s assets; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that its receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors; and (3) provide “reasonable assurance” regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of its assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

As of December 30, 2023, management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, assessed the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on this evaluation, the Company’s principal executive officer and our principal financial officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective to accomplish their objectives at the reasonable assurance level solely due to the material weakness described below.

As previously disclosed in our Form 10-Q for the period ended April 22, 2023 and continuing to exist as of December 30, 2023, management identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting that existed due to turnover of key accounting positions. The Company was not able to attract, develop and retain sufficient resources to fulfill internal control and accounting responsibilities.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Management has corrected the relevant prior periods of its Consolidated Financial Statements and related footnotes in this Form 10-K for the immaterial errors identified for comparative purposes. Further, management believes that the Consolidated Financial Statements and related financial information included present fairly, in all material respects, our balance sheets, statements of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows as of and for the periods presented.

Attestation Report of Registered Public Accounting Firm

Management’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 30, 2023 has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, who also audited the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 30, 2023, as stated in their report included herein, which expresses an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 30, 2023.

Remediation Efforts to Address the Previously Disclosed Material Weakness

The Company has devoted, and will continue to devote, significant time and resources to complete its remediation of the material weakness. The following components of the remediation plan, among others, have been executed:

•Backfilled open roles and hired approximately 30 experienced personnel (both permanent employees and contract labor) with the requisite accounting and internal controls knowledge and experience to sufficiently complement the existing global controllership organization;

•Completed the review of the organizational structure of the global controllership function by a third-party consultant and implemented recommended changes;

•Assessed our methodologies, policies and procedures to ensure adequate design and effectiveness of processes supporting internal control over financial reporting;

•Added redundant and compensating internal controls to enhance our internal control structure and commenced testing of certain controls during the third quarter and completed full testing in the fourth quarter;

•Assessed the specific training needs for newly hired and existing personnel and developed and delivered training programs designed to uphold our internal controls standards;

•Following the departure of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer during the third fiscal quarter of 2023, hired a new Chief Financial Officer who began employment with the Company on November 27, 2023; and

•Following the departure of the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023, hired a new Chief Accounting Officer who began employment with the Company on January 9, 2024.

The Company considers the remediation of the material weakness to be a top priority and has made significant progress in executing the remediation plan. The material weakness will not be considered fully remediated until the remediation actions are tested and deemed to have been operating effectively for a sufficient period of time.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Except for the changes described above, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter ended December 30, 2023 that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect its internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act.