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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-21-015329
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210430
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210430

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000093389
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714]
		IRS NUMBER:				111362020
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04743
		FILM NUMBER:		21879124

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		37-18 NORTHERN BLVD.
		CITY:			LONG ISLAND CITY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11101
		BUSINESS PHONE:		718-392-0200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		37-18 NORTHERN BLVD.
		CITY:			LONG ISLAND CITY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11101

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">SCHEDULE 14-A</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;">37-18 Northern Blvd., Long Island City, NY&#160; 11101</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">37-18 Northern Blvd.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Supplement To The Proxy Statement For The</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
            </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Annual Meeting of Shareholders</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br>
            </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To Be Held on May 21, 2021</font></div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">The following supplemental information is being provided to the shareholders of Standard Motor Products, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) for the purpose of clarifying the description of the effect of abstentions on the
            proposal to approve the Standard Motor Products, Inc. Amended and Restated 2016 Omnibus Plan (Proposal No. 2), as described in the Company&#8217;s proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2021
            (the &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;). There are no other modifications or supplements to the Proxy Statement.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">If you have already voted, you do not need to vote again unless you would like to change or revoke your prior vote on Proposal No. 2 or any other proposal. If you would like to change or revoke your prior vote on
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">The New York Stock Exchange (the &#8220;NYSE&#8221;) requires that Proposal No. 2 be approved by at least a majority of the votes cast on such proposal. Under applicable NYSE guidance, an abstention will be treated as a vote
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">Accordingly, the following section of the Proxy Statement is revised as follows to reflect that an abstention from Proposal No. 2 will be counted as a vote cast and will, therefore, have the same effect as a vote
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          <div>Page 3 of the Proxy Statement:</div>
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          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: bold;">What vote is required to approve of each proposal?</div>
          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">Proposal No. 1</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">: Nominees receiving a plurality of the votes cast will be elected as directors.</font></div>
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          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">Proposals No. 2-4</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">: The number of votes cast FOR must exceed the number of votes cast AGAINST the proposal. Only those votes cast FOR or AGAINST a proposal will be counted to determine the results of the vote. Abstentions and broker
              non-votes will not count as votes cast with respect to Proposals No. 3 or 4. Abstentions will be considered votes cast and will have the same effect as a vote AGAINST Proposal No. 2, and broker non-votes are not considered votes cast and will
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          <div style="margin-left: 36pt; font-style: italic;">Your vote on Proposal No. 4 is advisory, meaning it will not be binding on the Board of Directors or the Company; however, the Board will review the voting results and take it into consideration
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