-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, WAUA4btT0zZ/pMXezUAIi2TrdaUmaqSppFwBd37h0xOIB2/eiWgrqZ+K4Jx9KDYv 9sEe7l0Fa//FZmfT/e38Pg== 0001104659-05-059624.txt : 20051207 0001104659-05-059624.hdr.sgml : 20051207 20051207172800 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-05-059624 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20051029 FILED AS OF DATE: 20051207 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20051207 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PEP BOYS MANNY MOE & JACK CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000077449 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES [5531] IRS NUMBER: 230962915 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 0201 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03381 FILM NUMBER: 051250378 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3111 W ALLEGHENY AVE CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19132 BUSINESS PHONE: 2152299000 10-Q 1 a05-21371_110q.htm QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(D)

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

ý Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended October 29, 2005

 

OR

 

o Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

for the transition period from                to                

 

Commission File No. 1-3381

 

The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania

 

23-0962915

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer ID number)

 

 

 

3111 W. Allegheny Ave. Philadelphia, PA

 

19132

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

 

 

215-430-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ý   No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ý  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o  No ý

 

As of November 26, 2005 there were 54,169,533 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding.

 

 



 

Index

 

 

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets -

 

 

October 29, 2005 and January 29, 2005

3

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations -

 

 

Thirteen and Thirty-nine Weeks Ended

 

 

October 29, 2005 and October 30, 2004

4

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -

 

 

Thirty-nine Weeks Ended October 29, 2005 and

 

 

October 30, 2004

5

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6-20

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

21-31

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

32

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

32

 

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

33

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

34

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

34

 

 

 

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

34

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

34

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

34

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

35

 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

36

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

THE PEP BOYS - MANNY, MOE & JACK AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)

UNAUDITED

 

 

 

October 29, 2005

 

Jan. 29, 2005*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

36,534

 

$

82,758

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

34,473

 

30,994

 

Merchandise inventories

 

648,368

 

602,760

 

Prepaid expenses

 

26,511

 

45,349

 

Other

 

63,123

 

96,065

 

Assets held for disposal

 

652

 

665

 

Total Current Assets

 

809,661

 

858,591

 

Property and Equipment - at cost:

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

258,124

 

261,985

 

Buildings and improvements

 

909,872

 

916,099

 

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

 

668,960

 

633,098

 

Construction in progress

 

18,266

 

40,426

 

 

 

1,855,222

 

1,851,608

 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

908,181

 

906,577

 

Total Property and Equipment - Net

 

947,041

 

945,031

 

Other

 

66,125

 

63,401

 

Total Assets

 

$

1,822,827

 

$

1,867,023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

304,120

 

$

310,981

 

Trade payable program liability

 

11,212

 

 

Accrued expenses

 

265,331

 

306,671

 

Deferred income taxes

 

19,238

 

19,406

 

Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases

 

144,164

 

40,882

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

744,065

 

677,940

 

Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, less current maturities

 

270,868

 

352,682

 

Convertible long-term debt

 

119,000

 

119,000

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

52,895

 

37,977

 

Deferred income taxes

 

14,096

 

25,968

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, par value $1 per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized 500,000,000 shares; Issued 68,557,041 shares

 

68,557

 

68,557

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

287,184

 

284,966

 

Retained earnings

 

510,532

 

536,780

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(3,004

)

(4,852

)

Less cost of shares in treasury - 12,210,647 shares and 11,305,130 shares

 

182,102

 

172,731

 

Less cost of shares in benefits trust - 2,195,270 shares

 

59,264

 

59,264

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

621,903

 

653,456

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

1,822,827

 

$

1,867,023

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 


* Taken from the audited financial statements as of January 29, 2005 as filed on Form 10-K.

 

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THE PEP BOYS - MANNY, MOE & JACK AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

UNAUDITED

 

 

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

Thirty-nine Weeks Ended

 

 

 

October 29, 2005

 

October 30, 2004

 

October 29, 2005

 

October 30, 2004

 

 

 

Amount

 

Amount

 

Amount

 

Amount

 

Merchandise Sales

 

$

451,784

 

$

456,220

 

$

1,395,045

 

$

1,404,594

 

Service Revenue

 

93,422

 

102,245

 

290,364

 

311,940

 

Total Revenues

 

545,206

 

558,465

 

1,685,409

 

1,716,534

 

Costs of Merchandise Sales

 

337,815

 

329,059

 

1,026,406

 

1,000,885

 

Costs of Service Revenue

 

89,055

 

79,452

 

259,608

 

238,513

 

Total Costs of Revenues

 

426,870

 

408,511

 

1,286,014

 

1,239,398

 

Gross Profit from Merchandise Sales

 

113,969

 

127,161

 

368,639

 

403,709

 

Gross Profit from Service Revenue

 

4,367

 

22,793

 

30,756

 

73,427

 

Total Gross Profit

 

118,336

 

149,954

 

399,395

 

477,136

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

126,934

 

132,402

 

395,144

 

398,332

 

Operating (Loss) Profit

 

(8,598

)

17,552

 

4,251

 

78,804

 

Non-operating Income

 

527

 

1,089

 

2,748

 

2,151

 

Interest Expense

 

9,205

 

8,056

 

27,354

 

25,154

 

(Loss) Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

 

(17,276

)

10,585

 

(20,355

)

55,801

 

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

 

(5,866

)

3,916

 

(7,285

)

20,646

 

Net (Loss) Earnings from Continuing Operations

 

(11,410

)

6,669

 

(13,070

)

35,155

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

 

214

 

(169

)

143

 

(1,441

)

Net (Loss) Earnings

 

(11,196

)

6,500

 

(12,927

)

33,714

 

Retained Earnings, beginning of period

 

525,703

 

549,133

 

536,780

 

531,933

 

Cash Dividends

 

(3,664

)

(3,925

)

(10,984

)

(11,738

)

Effect of Stock Options

 

(257

)

(389

)

(2,231

)

(2,590

)

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

(54

)

(72

)

(106

)

(72

)

Retained Earnings, end of period

 

$

510,532

 

$

551,247

 

$

510,532

 

$

551,247

 

Basic (Loss) Earnings Per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (Loss) Earnings From Continuing Operations

 

$

(0.21

)

$

0.12

 

$

(0.24

)

$

0.62

 

Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

 

0.01

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.03

)

Basic (Loss) Earnings Per Share

 

$

(0.20

)

$

0.11

 

$

(0.24

)

$

0.59

 

Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (Loss) Earnings From Continuing Operations

 

$

(0.21

)

$

0.11

 

$

(0.24

)

$

0.59

 

Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

 

0.01

 

 

 

(0.02

)

Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Share

 

$

(0.20

)

$

0.11

 

$

(0.24

)

$

0.57

 

Cash Dividends Per Share

 

$

0.0675

 

$

0.0675

 

$

0.2025

 

$

0.2025

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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THE PEP BOYS - MANNY, MOE & JACK AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(dollar amounts in thousands)

UNAUDITED

 

Thirty-nine Weeks Ended

 

October 29, 2005

 

October 30, 2004

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) earnings

 

$

(12,927

)

$

33,714

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

143

 

(1,441

)

Net (loss) earnings from continuing operations

 

(13,070

)

35,155

 

Adjustments to Reconcile Net (Loss) Earnings From Continuing Operations to Net Cash Provided by Continuing Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

59,283

 

56,473

 

Accretion of asset disposal obligation

 

84

 

105

 

Stock compensation expense

 

2,001

 

996

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(12,337

)

52,572

 

(Gain) loss from sales of assets

 

(2,977

)

358

 

Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other

 

48,726

 

(31,133

)

Increase in merchandise inventories

 

(45,608

)

(58,083

)

Decrease in accounts payable

 

(6,861

)

(27,447

)

Decrease in accrued expenses

 

(44,075

)

(21,347

)

Increase (decrease) in other long-term liabilities

 

14,918

 

(1,310

)

Net cash provided by continuing operations

 

84

 

6,339

 

Net cash used in discontinued operations

 

(119

)

(2,064

)

Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities

 

(35

)

4,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(65,197

)

(52,631

)

Proceeds from sales of assets

 

1,724

 

1,472

 

Proceeds from sales of assets held for disposal

 

6,913

 

11,859

 

Net cash used in continuing operations

 

(56,560

)

(39,300

)

Net cash provided by discontinued operations

 

916

 

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

(55,644

)

(39,300

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net borrowings under line of credit agreements

 

62,163

 

35,669

 

Net borrowings (payments) on trade payable program liability

 

11,212

 

(7,216

)

Reduction of long-term debt

 

(40,456

)

(84,431

)

Payments on capital lease obligations

 

(363

)

(306

)

Dividends paid

 

(10,984

)

(11,738

)

Repurchase of common stock

 

(15,562

)

(38,900

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

108,854

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

2,711

 

6,385

 

Proceeds from dividend reinvestment plan

 

734

 

909

 

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

 

9,455

 

9,226

 

Net Decrease in Cash

 

(46,224

)

(25,799

)

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period

 

82,758

 

60,984

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

 

$

36,534

 

$

35,185

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

19,491

 

$

19,500

 

Cash received from income tax refunds

 

$

8,605

 

$

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

$

 

$

4,602

 

Non-cash investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued purchases of property and equipment

 

$

2,182

 

$

49

 

Non-cash financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment capital leases

 

$

124

 

$

1,413

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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THE PEP BOYS - MANNY, MOE & JACK AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The consolidated balance sheet as of October 29, 2005, the consolidated statements of operations for the thirteen and thirty-nine week periods ended October 29, 2005 and October 30, 2004 and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the thirty-nine week periods ended October 29, 2005 and October 30, 2004 have been prepared by the Company without audit.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows at October 29, 2005 and for all periods presented have been made.

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted.  It is suggested that these consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2005.  The results of operations for the thirteen and thirty-nine week periods ended October 29, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

 

NOTE 2. Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for its stock-based employee compensation plans in accordance with the recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board (APB) No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations.  For all stock options, no stock-based employee compensation cost is reflected in net earnings, as all options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.

 

In the first quarter of 2004, the Company began to issue restricted stock unit awards to certain employees.  The recorded expense for these awards under the intrinsic method was $598,000 ($395,000 net of tax) and $2,001,000 ($1,285,000 net of tax) for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2005, respectively, and $149,000 ($94,000 net of tax) and $996,000 ($628,000 net of tax) for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 30, 2004, respectively.

 

The following table illustrates the effect on net earnings and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” to stock-based employee compensation:

 

(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

Thirty-nine Weeks Ended

 

 

 

October 29, 2005

 

October 30, 2004

 

October 29, 2005

 

October 30, 2004

 

Net (loss) earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

(11,196

)

$

6,500

 

$

(12,927

)

$

33,714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less:

Total stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value-based method, net of tax

 

(482

)

(640

)

(1,361

)

(2,177

)

Pro forma

 

$

(11,678

)

$

5,860

 

$

(14,288

)

$

31,537

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

(0.20

)

$

0.11

 

$

(0.24

)

$

0.59

 

Pro forma

 

$

(0.21

)

$

0.10

 

$

(0.26

)

$

0.56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

(0.20

)

$

0.11

 

$

(0.24

)

$

0.57

 

Pro forma

 

$

(0.21

)

$

0.10

 

$

(0.26

)

$

0.53

 

 

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The fair value of each option granted during the periods ending October 29, 2005 and October 30, 2004 is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

 

 

 

October 29, 2005

 

October 30, 2004

 

Dividend yield

 

1.77

%

1.67

%

Expected volatility

 

46

%

41

%

Risk-free interest rate range:

 

 

 

 

 

high

 

4.4

%

4.7

%

low

 

3.5

%

2.0

%

Ranges of expected lives in years

 

3-8

 

3-8

 

 

NOTE 3. New Accounting Standards

 

In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections- a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3”.  SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of changes in accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change.  SFAS No. 154 also requires that retrospective application of a change in accounting principle be limited to the direct effects of the change.  Indirect effects of a change in accounting principle, such as a change in nondiscretionary profit-sharing payments resulting from an accounting change, should be recognized in the period of the accounting change.  SFAS No. 154 also requires that a change in depreciation, amortization, or depletion method for long-lived, nonfinancial assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate effected by a change in accounting principle.  SFAS No. 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.  Early adoption is permitted for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after the date this Statement is issued.  The Company will adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 154 as applicable beginning in fiscal 2006.

 

In March 2005, the FASB issued Financial Interpretation Number (FIN) 47, “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations”, an interpretation of SFAS 143 (Asset Retirement Obligations).  FIN 47 addresses diverse accounting practices that have developed with regard to the timing of liability recognition for legal obligations associated with the retirement of a tangible long-lived asset in which the timing and/or method of settlement are conditional on a future event that may or may not be within the control of the entity.  FIN 47 also clarifies when an entity should have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the fair value of an asset retirement obligation.  The provision is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005.  The Company has not determined the impact that the adoption of FIN 47 will have on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004) or SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment”, which replaces SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” and supercedes Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and subsequently issued stock option related guidance.  This statement establishes standards for the accounting of transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods and services, primarily on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions.  It also addresses transactions in which an entity incurs liabilities in exchange for goods and services that are based on the fair value of the entity’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments.  Entities will be required to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award.  That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award (usually the vesting period).  The grant-date fair value of employee share options and similar instruments will be estimated using option-pricing models.  If an equity award is modified after the grant date, incremental compensation cost will be recognized in an amount equal to the excess of the fair value of the modified award over the fair value of the original award immediately before the modification.

 

The Company was initially required to apply SFAS No. 123R to all awards granted, modified or settled as of the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period that began after June 15, 2005.  However, on April 14, 2005, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a press release that postpones the application of SFAS No. 123R to no later than the beginning of the first fiscal year beginning after June 15, 2005.  For the Company, this is the fiscal year beginning January 29, 2006.  The statement also requires the Company to use either the modified-prospective method or modified retrospective method in its transition.  Under the modified-prospective method, the Company must recognize compensation cost for all awards granted

 

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subsequent to adopting the standard and for the unvested portion of previously granted awards outstanding upon adoption.  Under the modified retrospective method, the Company must restate its previously issued financial statements to recognize the amounts it previously calculated and reported on a pro-forma basis, as if the prior standard had been adopted.  Under both methods, the statement permits the use of either the straight-line or an accelerated method to amortize the cost as an expense for awards with graded vesting.  The standard permits and encourages early adoption.

 

The Company has commenced its analysis of the impact of SFAS No. 123R and has determined not to elect early adoption.  The Company has not yet decided whether to use (1) the modified-prospective or modified retrospective method or (2) the straight-line or an accelerated method.  Accordingly, the Company has not determined the impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 123R will have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets – An Amendment of APB Opinion No. 29”.  SFAS No. 153 amends Opinion No. 29 to eliminate the exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance.  A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result of the exchange.  The provision is effective for fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005.  The adoption of SFAS No. 153 is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s current financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, “ Inventory Costs, an Amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4 ‘Inventory Pricing’.” The standard requires that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs and wasted materials (spoilage) should be excluded from the cost of inventory and expensed when incurred.  The provision is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005.  The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

NOTE 4. Merchandise Inventories

 

Merchandise inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market.  Cost is determined by using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method.  An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method can be made only at the end of each fiscal year based on inventory and costs at that time.  Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations must be based on management’s estimates of expected fiscal year-end inventory levels and costs.  If the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method of costing inventory had been used by the Company, inventory would have been $646,806,956 and $588,301,000 as of October 29, 2005 and January 29, 2005, respectively.

 

The Company also establishes reserves for potentially excess and obsolete inventories based on current inventory levels, the historical analysis of product sales and current market conditions.  The Company believes that the risk of obsolescence is minimal as excess inventory has historically been returned to the Company’s vendors for credit.  The Company provides reserves when less than full credit is expected from a vendor or when the selling price is lower than recorded costs.  The reserves are revised, if necessary, on a quarterly basis for adequacy.  The Company’s reserve against inventory for these matters was $12,676,000 at October 29, 2005 and January 29, 2005.

 

NOTE 5. Accrued Expenses

 

The Company’s accrued expenses as of October 29, 2005 and January 29, 2005 were as follows:

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

October 29, 2005

 

Jan. 29, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casualty and medical risk insurance

 

$

140,432

 

$

164,065

 

Accrued compensation and related taxes

 

43,393

 

45,899

 

Other

 

81,506

 

96,707

 

Total

 

$

265,331

 

$

306,671

 

 

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NOTE 6. Other Current Assets

 

The Company’s other current assets as of October 29, 2005 and January 29, 2005 were as follows:

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

October 29, 2005

 

Jan. 29, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance premiums receivable

 

$

61,072

 

$

80,397

 

Income taxes receivable

 

1,997

 

15,404

 

Other

 

54

 

264

 

Total

 

$

63,123

 

$

96,065

 

 

NOTE 7. Restructuring

 

Building upon the Profit Enhancement Plan launched in October 2000, the Company conducted a comprehensive review of its operations including individual store performance, the entire management infrastructure and its merchandise and service offerings.  On July 31, 2003, the Company announced several initiatives aimed at realigning its business and continuing to improve upon the Company’s profitability.  These actions, including the disposal and sublease of the closed properties, were substantially completed by January 31, 2004 with costs of approximately $65,986,000.  The Company is accounting for these initiatives in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 146 “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities” and SFAS No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”.

 

Reserve Summary

 

The following chart details the reserve balances through October 29, 2005.  The reserve includes remaining rent on leases net of sublease income and other contractual obligations associated with leased properties.

 

(dollar amounts
in thousands)

 

Lease
Expenses

 

Contractual
Obligations

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserve balance at Jan. 29, 2005

 

$

1,755

 

$

141

 

$

1,896

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for present value of liabilities

 

93

 

 

93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in assumptions about future sublease income and lease termination

 

(373

)

33

 

(340

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash payments

 

(423

)

(103

)

(526

)

Reserve balance at October 29, 2005

 

$

1,052

 

$

71

 

$

1,123

 

 

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NOTE 8. Store Closures and Sales

 

Discontinued Operations

 

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, our discontinued operations continue to reflect the ongoing costs for the stores remaining from the 33 stores closed on July 31, 2003 as part of our corporate restructuring (see Note 7).  Additionally, during the quarter ending October 29, 2005 the Company reclassified into discontinued operations the revenues and costs associated with another store, which is expected to be sold within six months, in accordance with SFAS 144.

 

Below is a summary of these stores’ operations for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2005 and October 30, 2004:

 

 

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

Thirty-nine Weeks Ended

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Oct. 29, 2005

 

Oct. 30, 2004

 

Oct. 29, 2005

 

Oct. 30, 2004

 

Revenues in discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise Sales

 

$

572

 

$

594

 

$

1,767

 

$

1,817

 

Service Revenue

 

126

 

139

 

372

 

406

 

Total revenues, discontinued operations

 

$

698

 

$

733

 

$

2,139

 

$

2,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes

 

$

380

 

$

(268

)

$

217

 

$

(2,287

)

 

Additionally, the Company has classified certain assets as assets held for disposal on its consolidated balance sheets.  As of October 29, 2005 and January 29, 2005 these assets were as follows:

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Oct. 29, 2005

 

Jan. 29, 2005

 

Land

 

$

120

 

$

543

 

Buildings and improvements

 

532

 

122

 

Assets held for disposal

 

$

652

 

$

665

 

 

Sales of Stores in Discontinued Operations

 

During the second quarter of 2005, the Company sold a closed store for proceeds of $931,000 resulting in a pre-tax gain of $341,000, which was recorded in discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations.

 

During the third quarter of 2004, the Company sold assets held for disposal for proceeds of $1,328,000 resulting in a loss of $160,000, which was recorded in discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations.

 

During the second quarter of 2004, the Company sold assets held for disposal for proceeds of $3,652,000 resulting in a loss of $157,000, which was recorded in discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations.

 

During the first quarter of 2004, the Company sold assets held for disposal for proceeds of $6,879,000 resulting in a gain of $172,000, which was recorded in discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations.

 

Other Store Sales and Transfers

 

During the third quarter of 2005, the Company reclassified a store from assets held for use to assets held for disposal in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144.

 

During the second quarter of 2005, the Company sold a closed store classified as an asset held for disposal for proceeds of $6,912,000 resulting in a pre-tax gain of $5,176,000, which was recorded in costs of merchandise sales on the consolidated statement of operations in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144.

 

Additionally, during the second quarter of 2005 the Company sold a closed store classified as an asset held for use for proceeds of $659,000 resulting in a pre-tax loss of $502,000, which was recorded in costs of merchandise sales on the consolidated statement of operations in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144.

 

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During the second quarter of 2005, the Company reclassified a store in assets held for disposal at April 29, 2005 to assets held for use in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144, as the Company concluded that the sale of the store was no longer expected to occur within one year.  This store is valued at its fair value at the date of the subsequent decision to transfer it, which was lower than its carrying amount before it was classified as held for sale, adjusted for depreciation expense that would have been recognized had the asset been continuously classified as held and used.  The results of operations of this store are not material for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2005 and July 31, 2004, respectively, and therefore have not been reclassified into continuing operations in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

NOTE 9. Pension and Savings Plan

 

Pension expense includes the following:

 

Pension Benefits

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

Thirty-nine Weeks Ended

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Oct. 29, 2005

 

Oct. 30, 2004

 

Oct. 29, 2005

 

Oct. 30, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

91

 

$

110

 

$

273

 

$

329

 

Interest Cost

 

753

 

725

 

2,259

 

2,176

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(587

)

(575

)

(1,761

)

(1,724

)

Amortization of transition obligation

 

41

 

41

 

123

 

123

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 

91

 

91

 

273

 

273

 

Amortization of net loss

 

545

 

433

 

1,635

 

1,299

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

934

 

$

825

 

$

2,802

 

$

2,476

 

 

The Company previously disclosed in its financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2005 that it expected to contribute $1,090,000 to its pension plan in fiscal 2005.  As of October 29, 2005, $1,364,000 of contributions have been made, due to payments made to two former employees.  The Company now anticipates the total contributions for fiscal 2005 to be approximately $1,440,000.

 

The Company has 401(k) savings plans, which cover all full-time employees who are at least 21 years of age with one or more years of service.  The Company contributes the lesser of 50% of the first 6% of a participant’s contributions or 3% of the participant’s compensation.  The Company’s savings plans’ contribution expense was $544,000 and $741,000 for the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2005 and October 30, 2004, respectively, and $2,338,000 and $2,548,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2005 and October 30, 2004, respectively.

 

On January 31, 2004, the Company amended and restated its Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan (SERP).  This amendment converted the defined benefit plan to a defined contribution plan for certain unvested participants and all future participants.  All vested participants will continue to accrue benefits according to the previous defined benefit formula.  The Company’s contribution expense for the defined contribution portion of the plan was $12,000 and $215,000 for the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2005 and October 30, 2004, respectively and $448,000 and $644,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2005 and October 30, 2004, respectively.

 

NOTE 10. Advertising Expense

 

The Company expenses the production costs of advertising the first time the advertising takes place.  Gross advertising expense was $18,291,000 and $15,926,000 for the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2005 and October 30, 2004, respectively, and $64,710,000 and $53,819,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2005 and October 30, 2004, respectively.  No advertising costs were recorded as assets as of October 29, 2005 or January 29, 2005.

 

The Company receives funds from vendors in the normal course of business for a variety of reasons, including cooperative advertising.  Contracts for cooperative advertising typically have a duration of one year.  There were 156 and 244 vendors participating in such contracts at October 29, 2005 and January 29, 2005, respectively.  The Company’s level of advertising expense would not be impacted in the absence of these contracts.

 

Certain cooperative advertising reimbursements are netted against specific, incremental, identifiable costs incurred in connection with the selling of the vendor’s product.  Cooperative advertising reimbursements of $7,510,000 and $10,704,000 for the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2005 and October 30, 2004, respectively, and $26,929,000 and $35,664,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2005 and October 30, 2004, respectively, were recorded as a reduction of advertising expense with the net amount included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of

 

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operations.  Any excess reimbursements over these costs are characterized as a reduction of inventory and are recognized as a reduction of cost of sales as the inventories are sold, in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) No. 02-16.  The amount of excess reimbursements recognized as a reduction of costs of sales were $12,362,000 and $12,051,000 for the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2005 and October 30, 2004, respectively, and $33,364,000 and $28,756,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2005 and October 30, 2004, respectively.  The balance of excess reimbursements remaining in inventory was immaterial at October 29, 2005 and January 29, 2005.

 

NOTE 11. Net Earnings Per Share

 

THE PEP BOYS - MANNY, MOE & JACK AND SUBSIDIARIES

COMPUTATION OF BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

UNAUDITED

 

 

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

Thirty-nine Weeks Ended

 

 

 

Oct. 29, 2005

 

Oct. 30, 2004

 

Oct. 29, 2005

 

Oct. 30, 2004

 

(a)

Net (loss) earnings from continuing operations

 

$

(11,410

)

$

6,669

 

$

(13,070

)

$

35,155

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment for interest on convertible senior notes, net of income tax effect

 

 

 

 

3,004

 

(b)

Adjusted net (loss) earnings from continuing operations

 

$

(11,410)

 

$

6,669

 

$

(13,070

)

$

38,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Average number of common shares outstanding during period

 

54,774

 

57,574

 

55,288

 

56,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares assumed issued upon conversion of convertible senior notes

 

 

 

 

6,697

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares assumed issued upon exercise of dilutive stock options, net of assumed repurchase, at the average market price

 

 

752

 

 

1,482

 

(d)

Average number of common shares assumed outstanding during period

 

54,774

 

58,326

 

55,288

 

64,977

 

Basic (Loss) Earnings Per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (Loss) Earnings From Continuing Operations (a/c)

 

$

(0.21

)

$

0.12

 

$

(0.24

)

$

0.62

 

 

Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

 

0.01

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.03

)

Basic (Loss) Earnings Per Share

 

$

(0.20

)

$

0.11

 

$

(0.24

)

$

0.59

 

Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (Loss) Earnings From Continuing Operations (b/d)

 

$

(0.21

)

$

0.11

 

$

(0.24

)

$

0.59

 

 

Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

 

0.01

 

 

 

(0.02

)

Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Share

 

$

(0.20

)

$

0.11

 

$

(0.24

)

$

0.57

 

 

During the thirteen and thirty-nine week periods ended October 29, 2005, the diluted loss per common share calculations were the same as the basic loss per common share calculations, as all potentially dilutive securities were anti-dilutive due to the Company’s reported net losses.

 

Adjustments for the convertible senior notes were anti-dilutive during the thirteen weeks ended October 30, 2004 and therefore excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for that period.

 

At October 29, 2005 and October 30, 2004 there were outstanding 4,648,000 and 6,251,000 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively.  Of the options outstanding at October 30, 2004, 3,975,000 were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because these options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares on such date.

 

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NOTE 12. Warranty Reserve

 

The Company provides warranties for both its merchandise sales and service labor.  Warranties for merchandise are generally covered by its vendors, with the Company covering any costs above the vendor’s stipulated allowance.  Service labor warranties are covered in full by the Company on a limited lifetime basis.  The Company establishes its warranty reserves based on historical data of warranty transactions.

 

Components of the reserve for warranty costs for the thirty-nine week period ended October 29, 2005 are as follows:

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

Beginning balance at January 29, 2005

 

$

1,324

 

Additions related to current period sales

 

16,056

 

Warranty costs incurred in current period

 

(15,795

)

Ending Balance at October 29, 2005

 

$

1,585

 

 

NOTE 13.  Debt and Financing Arrangements

 

Upon maturity on June 1, 2005, the Company retired the remaining $40,444,000 aggregate principal amount of its 7% Senior Notes with cash from operations and its existing line of credit.  In December 2004, the Company repurchased, through a tender offer, $59,556,000 of these notes.  In the second quarter of fiscal 2004, the Company reclassified the $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of these notes then outstanding to current liabilities on the balance sheet.

 

In the second quarter of fiscal 2005 the Company reclassified $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.92% Term Enhanced ReMarketable Securities (TERMS) to current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.  The TERMS’ initial maturity date is July 7, 2006, unless the underwriter exercises its option to remarket the TERMS through a maturity date of July 7, 2016.  If the underwriter exercises such option, the Company has the right to redeem the TERMS prior to such remarketing.  The redemption price is based upon the then present value of the remaining payments on the TERMS through July 17, 2016, at 5.45%, discounted at the 10 year Treasury rate.

 

In the first quarter of fiscal 2005 the Company reclassified, to current liabilities on its consolidated balance sheet, $43,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.88% Medium-Term Notes with a stated maturity date of March 6, 2006.

 

In the third quarter of fiscal 2004, the Company entered into a vendor financing program with an availability of $20,000,000.  Under this program, the Company’s factor makes accelerated and discounted payments to its vendors and the Company, in turn, makes its regularly scheduled full vendor payments to the factor.  As of October 29, 2005, the Company had an outstanding balance of $11,212,000 under these arrangements, classified as trade payable program liability in the consolidated balance sheet.

 

In October 2001, the Company entered into a contractual commitment to purchase media advertising services with equal annual purchase requirements totaling $39,773,000 over four years.  This contract was extended through November 30, 2006 with no additional purchase requirements.  The remaining minimum purchase requirement is approximately $3,052,000, which the Company expects to meet.

 

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NOTE 14. Supplemental Guarantor Information

 

On December 14, 2004, the Company issued $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.50% Senior Subordinated Notes due December 15, 2014, and on May 21, 2002, the Company issued $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due June 1, 2007.  Both issuances are unsecured and jointly and severally guaranteed by the Company’s wholly-owned direct and indirect operating subsidiaries, The Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack of California, Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack of Delaware, Inc. and Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack of Puerto Rico, Inc.  PBY Corporation was added as a subsidiary guarantor of both issuances on January 6, 2005.

 

The following are consolidating balance sheets of the Company as of October 29, 2005 and January 29, 2005 and the related consolidating statements of operations for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2005 and October 30, 2004 and condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2005 and October 30, 2004.  The consolidating statements of operations and cash flows for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 30, 2004 have been reclassified to show PBY Corporation as a subsidiary guarantor for comparative purposes.

 

CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

(dollar amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

October 29, 2005

 

Pep Boys

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Consolidation/
Elimination

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

12,837

 

$

7,901

 

$

15,796

 

$

 

$

36,534

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

12,213

 

22,260

 

 

 

34,473

 

Merchandise inventories

 

222,246

 

426,122

 

 

 

648,368

 

Prepaid expenses

 

21,746

 

10,092

 

4,958

 

(10,285

)

26,511

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(1,991

)

(22,462

)

5,216

 

19,237

 

 

Other

 

5,531

 

9,345

 

48,247

 

 

63,123

 

Assets held for disposal

 

 

652

 

 

 

652

 

Total Current Assets

 

272,582

 

453,910

 

74,217

 

8,952

 

809,661

 

Property and Equipment - at cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

86,807

 

171,317

 

 

 

258,124

 

Buildings and improvements

 

313,229

 

596,643

 

 

 

909,872

 

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

 

277,158

 

391,802

 

 

 

668,960

 

Construction in progress

 

17,786

 

480

 

 

 

18,266

 

 

 

694,980

 

1,160,242

 

 

 

1,855,222

 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

362,188

 

545,993

 

 

 

908,181

 

Total Property and Equipment - Net

 

332,792

 

614,249

 

 

 

947,041

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

1,520,188

 

1,270,309

 

 

(2,790,497

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intercompany receivable

 

 

776,723

 

83,315

 

(860,038

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

61,947

 

3,715

 

 

463

 

66,125

 

Total Assets

 

$

2,187,509

 

$

3,118,906

 

$

157,532

 

$

(3,641,120

)

$

1,822,827

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

304,111

 

$

9

 

$

 

$

 

$

304,120

 

Trade payable program liability

 

11,212

 

 

 

 

11,212

 

Accrued expenses

 

34,331

 

114,174

 

141,203

 

(24,377

)

265,331

 

Deferred taxes

 

 

 

 

19,238

 

19,238

 

Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases

 

144,164

 

 

 

 

144,164

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

493,818

 

114,183

 

141,203

 

(5,139

)

744,065

 

Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, less current maturities

 

224,655

 

46,213

 

 

 

270,868

 

Convertible long-term debt

 

119,000

 

 

 

 

119,000

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

10,009

 

28,332

 

 

14,554

 

52,895

 

Intercompany liabilities

 

708,687

 

149,456

 

1,895

 

(860,038

)

 

Deferred income taxes

 

9,437

 

4,659

 

 

 

14,096

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

68,557

 

1,502

 

100

 

(1,602

)

68,557

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

287,184

 

436,858

 

3,900

 

(440,758

)

287,184

 

Retained earnings

 

510,532

 

2,337,703

 

10,434

 

(2,348,137

)

510,532

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(3,004

)

 

 

 

(3,004

)

 

 

863,269

 

2,776,063

 

14,434

 

(2,790,497

)

863,269

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of shares in treasury

 

182,102

 

 

 

 

182,102

 

Cost of shares in benefits trust

 

59,264

 

 

 

 

59,264

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

621,903

 

2,776,063

 

14,434

 

(2,790,497

)

621,903

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

2,187,509

 

$

3,118,906

 

$

157,532

 

$

(3,641,120

)

$

1,822,827

 

 

14



 

CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

(dollar amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

January 29, 2005

 

Pep Boys

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Consolidation/
Elimination

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

59,032

 

$

8,474

 

$

15,252

 

$

 

$

82,758

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

14,150

 

16,844

 

 

 

30,994

 

Merchandise inventories

 

205,908

 

396,852

 

 

 

602,760

 

Prepaid expenses

 

28,535

 

17,450

 

21,499

 

(22,135

)

45,349

 

Deferred income taxes

 

3,140

 

(28,192

)

5,645

 

19,407

 

 

Other

 

19,170

 

12,097

 

64,798

 

 

96,065

 

Assets held for disposal

 

 

665

 

 

 

665

 

Total Current Assets

 

329,935

 

424,190

 

107,194

 

(2,728

)

858,591

 

Property and Equipment - at cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

87,314

 

174,671

 

 

 

261,985

 

Buildings and improvements

 

315,170

 

600,929

 

 

 

916,099

 

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

 

296,732

 

336,366

 

 

 

633,098

 

Construction in progress

 

38,240

 

2,186

 

 

 

40,426

 

 

 

737,456

 

1,114,152

 

 

 

1,851,608

 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

390,331

 

516,246

 

 

 

906,577

 

Total Property and Equipment - Net

 

347,125

 

597,906

 

 

 

945,031

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

1,585,211

 

1,130,247

 

 

(2,715,458

)

 

Intercompany receivable

 

 

845,384

 

85,881

 

(931,265

)

 

Other

 

59,900

 

3,501

 

 

 

63,401

 

Total Assets

 

$

2,322,171

 

$

3,001,228

 

$

193,075

 

$

(3,649,451

)

$

1,867,023

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

310,972

 

$

9

 

$

 

$

 

$

310,981

 

Accrued expenses

 

60,178

 

90,014

 

178,614

 

(22,135

)

306,671

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

 

 

19,406

 

19,406

 

Current maturities of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases

 

40,882

 

 

 

 

40,882

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

412,032

 

90,023

 

178,614

 

(2,729

)

677,940

 

Long-term debt and obligations under capital  leases, less current maturities

 

347,315

 

5,367

 

 

 

352,682

 

Convertible long-term debt

 

119,000

 

 

 

 

119,000

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

11,416

 

26,561

 

 

 

37,977

 

Intercompany liabilities

 

765,068

 

166,196

 

 

(931,264

)

 

Deferred income taxes

 

13,884

 

12,084

 

 

 

25,968

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

68,557

 

1,502

 

100

 

(1,602

)

68,557

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

284,966

 

436,858

 

3,900

 

(440,758

)

284,966

 

Retained earnings

 

536,780

 

2,262,637

 

10,461

 

(2,273,098

)

536,780

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(4,852

)

 

 

 

(4,852

)

 

 

885,451

 

2,700,997

 

14,461

 

(2,715,458

)

885,451

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of shares in treasury

 

172,731

 

 

 

 

172,731

 

Cost of shares in benefits trust

 

59,264

 

 

 

 

59,264

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

653,456

 

2,700,997

 

14,461

 

(2,715,458

)

653,456

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

2,322,171

 

$

3,001,228

 

$

193,075

 

$

(3,649,451

)

$

1,867,023

 

 

15



 

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(dollar amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

Thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2005

 

Pep Boys

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Consolidation/
Elimination

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise Sales

 

$

158,186

 

$

293,598

 

$

 

$

 

$

451,784

 

Service Revenue

 

31,817

 

61,605

 

 

 

93,422

 

Other Revenue

 

 

 

7,354

 

(7,354

)

 

Total Revenues

 

190,003

 

355,203

 

7,354

 

(7,354

)

545,206

 

Costs of Merchandise Sales

 

116,785

 

221,030

 

 

 

337,815

 

Costs of Service Revenue

 

29,939

 

59,116

 

 

 

89,055

 

Costs of Other Revenue

 

 

 

7,135

 

(7,135

)

 

Total Costs of Revenues

 

146,724

 

280,146

 

7,135

 

(7,135

)

426,870

 

Gross Profit from Merchandise Sales

 

41,401

 

72,568

 

 

 

113,969

 

Gross Profit from Service Revenue

 

1,878

 

2,489

 

 

 

4,367

 

Gross Profit (Loss) from Other Revenue

 

 

 

219

 

(219

)

 

Total Gross Profit (Loss)

 

43,279

 

75,057

 

219

 

(219

)

118,336

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

43,804

 

83,260

 

89

 

(219

)

126,934

 

Operating (Loss) Profit

 

(525

)

(8,203

)

130

 

 

(8,598

)

Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries

 

2,346

 

8,182

 

 

(10,528

)

 

Non-operating (Expense) Income

 

(4,544

)

23,068

 

166

 

(18,163

)

527

 

Interest Expense (Income)

 

18,849

 

9,547

 

(1,028

)

(18,163

)

9,205

 

(Loss) Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

 

(21,572

)

13,500

 

1,324

 

(10,528

)

(17,276

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

 

(10,776

)

4,454

 

456

 

 

(5,866

)

Net (Loss) Earnings From Continuing Operations

 

(10,796

)

9,046

 

868

 

(10,528

)

(11,410

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

 

207

 

7

 

 

 

214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (Loss) Earnings

 

$

(10,589

)

$

9,053

 

$

868

 

$

(10,528

)

$

(11,196

)

 

Thirteen weeks ended October 30, 2004

 

Pep Boys

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Consolidation/
Elimination

 

Consolidated

 

Merchandise Sales

 

$

157,195

 

$

299,025

 

$

 

$

 

$

456,220

 

Service Revenue

 

35,064

 

67,181

 

 

 

102,245

 

Other Revenue

 

 

 

7,079

 

(7,079

)

 

Total Revenues

 

192,259

 

366,206

 

7,079

 

(7,079

)

558,465

 

Costs of Merchandise Sales

 

114,238

 

214,821

 

 

 

329,059

 

Costs of Service Revenue

 

27,008

 

52,444

 

 

 

79,452

 

Costs of Other Revenue

 

 

 

8,101

 

(8,101

)

 

Total Costs of Revenues

 

141,246

 

267,265

 

8,101

 

(8,101

)

408,511

 

Gross Profit from Merchandise Sales

 

42,957

 

84,204

 

 

 

127,161

 

Gross Profit from Service Revenue

 

8,056

 

14,737

 

 

 

22,793

 

Gross Loss from Other Revenue

 

 

 

(1,022

)

1,022

 

 

Total Gross Profit (Loss)

 

51,013

 

98,941

 

(1,022

)

1,022

 

149,954

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

46,672

 

84,600

 

108

 

1,022

 

132,402

 

Operating Profit (Loss)

 

4,341

 

14,341

 

(1,130

)

 

17,552

 

Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries

 

15,829

 

 

17,944

 

(33,773

)

 

Non-operating (Expense) Income

 

(4,418

)

14,391

 

18,140

 

(27,024

)

1,089

 

Interest Expense

 

14,823

 

7,342

 

12,915

 

(27,024

)

8,056

 

Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

 

929

 

21,390

 

22,039

 

(33,773

)

10,585

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

 

(5,513

)

7,913

 

1,516

 

 

3,916

 

Net Earnings From Continuing Operations

 

6,442

 

13,477

 

20,523

 

(33,773

)

6,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

 

58

 

(227

)

 

 

(169

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Earnings

 

$

6,500

 

$

13,250

 

$

20,523

 

$

(33,773

)

$

6,500

 

 

16



 

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(dollar amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

Thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2005

 

Pep Boys

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Consolidation/
Elimination

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise Sales

 

$

481,435

 

$

913,610

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,395,045

 

Service Revenue

 

99,803

 

190,561

 

 

 

290,364

 

Other Revenue

 

 

 

22,229

 

(22,229

)

 

Total Revenues

 

581,238

 

1,104,171

 

22,229

 

(22,229

)

1,685,409

 

Costs of Merchandise Sales

 

360,657

 

665,749

 

 

 

1,026,406

 

Costs of Service Revenue

 

88,489

 

171,119

 

 

 

259,608

 

Costs of Other Revenue

 

 

 

25,404

 

(25,404

)

 

Total Costs of Revenues

 

449,146

 

836,868

 

25,404

 

(25,404

)

1,286,014

 

Gross Profit from Merchandise Sales

 

120,778

 

247,861

 

 

 

368,639

 

Gross Profit from Service Revenue

 

11,314

 

19,442

 

 

 

30,756

 

Gross (Loss) Profit from Other Revenue

 

 

 

(3,175

)

3,175

 

 

Total Gross Profit (Loss)

 

132,092

 

267,303

 

(3,175

)

3,175

 

399,395

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

135,501

 

256,220

 

248

 

3,175

 

395,144

 

Operating (Loss) Profit

 

(3,409

)

11,083

 

(3,423

)

 

4,251

 

Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries

 

31,333

 

43,707

 

 

(75,040

)

 

Non-operating (Expense) Income

 

(12,516

)

65,101

 

340

 

(50,177

)

2,748

 

Interest Expense (Income)

 

57,089

 

23,208

 

(2,766

)

(50,177

)

27,354

 

(Loss) Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

 

(41,681

)

96,683

 

(317

)

(75,040

)

(20,355

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

 

(29,029

)

22,034

 

(290

)

 

(7,285

)

Net (Loss) Earnings From Continuing Operations

 

(12,652

)

74,649

 

(27

)

(75,040

)

(13,070

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

 

331

 

(188

)

 

 

143

 

Net (Loss) Earnings

 

$

(12,321

)

$

74,461

 

$

(27

)

$

(75,040

)

$

(12,927

)

 

Thirty-nine weeks ended October 30, 2004

 

Pep Boys

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Consolidation/
Elimination

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise Sales

 

$

486,661

 

$

917,933

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,404,594

 

Service Revenue

 

108,313

 

203,627

 

 

 

311,940

 

Other Revenue

 

 

 

21,228

 

(21,228

)

 

Total Revenues

 

594,974

 

1,121,560

 

21,228

 

(21,228

)

1,716,534

 

Costs of Merchandise Sales

 

350,082

 

650,803

 

 

 

1,000,885

 

Costs of Service Revenue

 

81,496

 

157,017

 

 

 

238,513

 

Costs of Other Revenue

 

 

 

25,591

 

(25,591

)

 

Total Costs of Revenues

 

431,578

 

807,820

 

25,591

 

(25,591

)

1,239,398

 

Gross Profit from Merchandise Sales

 

136,579

 

267,130

 

 

 

403,709

 

Gross Profit from Service Revenue

 

26,817

 

46,610

 

 

 

73,427

 

Gross Loss from Other Revenue

 

 

 

(4,363

)

4,363

 

 

Total Gross Profit (Loss)

 

163,396

 

313,740

 

(4,363

)

4,363

 

477,136

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

142,235

 

251,431

 

303

 

4,363

 

398,332

 

Operating Profit (Loss)

 

21,161

 

62,309

 

(4,666

)

 

78,804

 

Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries

 

57,222

 

 

58,697

 

(115,919

)

 

Non-operating (Expense) Income

 

(13,783

)

39,373

 

28,334

 

(51,773

)

2,151

 

Interest Expense

 

44,271

 

19,741

 

12,915

 

(51,773

)

25,154

 

Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

 

20,329

 

81,941

 

69,450

 

(115,919

)

55,801

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

 

(13,651

)

30,318

 

3,979

 

 

20,646

 

Net Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations

 

33,980

 

51,623

 

65,471

 

(115,919

)

35,155

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

 

(266

)

(1,175

)

 

 

(1,441

)

Net Earnings (Loss)

 

$

33,714

 

$

50,448

 

$

65,471

 

$

(115,919

)

$

33,714

 

 

17



 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(dollar amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

Thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2005

 

Pep Boys

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Consolidation/
Elimination

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) earnings

 

$

(12,321

)

$

74,461

 

$

(27

)

$

(75,040

)

$

(12,927

)

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

331

 

(188

)

 

 

143

 

Net (Loss) Earnings from Continuing Operations

 

(12,652

)

74,649

 

(27

)

(75,040

)

(13,070

)

Adjustments to Reconcile Net (Loss) Earnings from Continuing Operations to Net Cash  Provided by (Used in) Continuing Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash operating activities

 

91,817

 

(121,233

)

430

 

75,040

 

46,054

 

Change in operating assets and liabilities

 

(29,270

)

689

 

(4,319

)

 

(32,900

)

Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations

 

49,895

 

(45,895

)

(3,916

)

 

84

 

Net cash (used in) provided by discontinued operations

 

(1,371

)

1,252

 

 

 

(119

)

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities

 

48,524

 

(44,643

)

(3,916

)

 

(35

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Used in Continuing Operations

 

(17,582

)

(38,978

)

 

 

(56,560

)

Net Cash Provided by Discontinued Operations

 

916

 

 

 

 

916

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

(16,666

)

(38,978

)

 

 

(55,644

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash (Used in) Provided by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

(78,053

)

83,048

 

4,460

 

 

9,455

 

Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash

 

(46,195

)

(573

)

544

 

 

(46,224

)

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period

 

59,032

 

8,474

 

15,252

 

 

82,758

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

 

$

12,837

 

$

7,901

 

$

15,796

 

$

 

$

36,534

 

 

Thirty-nine weeks ended October 30, 2004

 

Pep Boys

 

Subsidiary
Guarantors

 

Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Consolidation/
Elimination

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

33,714

 

$

50,446

 

$

65,471

 

$

(115,917

)

$

33,714

 

Net loss from discontinued operations

 

(266

)

(1,175

)

 

 

(1,441

)

Net Earnings from Continuing Operations

 

33,980

 

51,621

 

65,471

 

(115,917

)

35,155

 

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings from Continuing Operations to Net Cash (Used In) Provided by Continuing Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash operating activities

 

(18,963

)

71,552

 

(58,001

)

115,916

 

110,504

 

Change in operating assets and liabilities

 

(142,478

)

11,807

 

(8,650

)

1

 

(139,320

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by continuing operations

 

(127,461

)

134,980

 

(1,180

)

 

6,339

 

Net cash used in discontinued operations

 

(233

)

(1,831

)

 

 

(2,064

)

Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities

 

(127,694

)

133,149

 

(1,180

)

 

4,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Used in Continuing Operations

 

(26,395

)

(12,905

)

 

 

(39,300

)

Net Cash Provided by Discontinued Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

(26,395

)

(12,905

)

 

 

(39,300

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

 

127,874

 

(121,121

)

2,473

 

 

9,226

 

Net Increase in Cash

 

(26,215

)

(877

)

1,293

 

 

(25,799

)

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period

 

43,929

 

9,070

 

7,985

 

 

60,984

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

 

$

17,714

 

$

8,193

 

$

9,278

 

$

 

$

35,185

 

 

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NOTE 15. Contingencies

 

On July 20, 2005, we received a letter from counsel to the court-appointed receiver of the assets of Nikota USA, Inc. (a former merchandise vendor) requesting a meeting to discuss an ongoing dispute between the Company and the receiver regarding the Company’s accounts payable balance and certain returned defective merchandise.  The letter included sweeping allegations with respect to the Company’s business practices and was accompanied by a draft complaint against the Company and certain of its associates for breach of contract, accounting fraud and RICO violations.  Since the Company’s receipt of such letter, the Company has been engaged in settlement discussions with the court-appointed receiver of the assets of Nikota in an attempt to resolve the parties’ dispute.  On November 30, 2005, the court-appointed receiver of the assets of Nikota filed an action in the USDC, Central District of California against the Company for breach of contract and certain related commercial contract claims, which action does not include any of the previously alleged accounting fraud or RICO violations claims.  Based upon a continuing independent investigation of the Company’s relationship with Nikota, the Company believes that these claims are entirely without merit and that the historic transactions between the parties questioned by the receiver were properly documented, accounted for and immaterial to the Company’s financial position and results of operations at all times.  The Company will vigorously defend this matter.

 

An action entitled “Tomas Diaz Rodriguez; Energy Tech Corporation v. Pep Boys Corporation; Manny, Moe & Jack Corp. Puerto Rico, Inc. d/b/a Pep Boys” was  instituted against the Company in the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico, Bayamon Superior Division on March 15, 2002.  The action was subsequently removed to, and is currently pending in, the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.  Plaintiffs are distributors of a product that claims to improve gas mileage.  The plaintiffs alleged that the Company entered into an agreement with them to act as the exclusive retailer of the product in Puerto Rico that was breached when the Company determined to stop selling the product.  On March 29, 2004, the Company’s motion for summary judgment was granted and the case was dismissed.  The plaintiff appealed and, on June 3, 2005, the United States Court of Appeal for the First Circuit vacated the summary judgment order and remanded the case to the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico, Bayamon Superior Division for lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction.  The Company continues to believe that the claims are without merit and will continue to vigorously defend this action.

 

The Company is also party to various other actions and claims, including purported class actions, arising in the normal course of business.  The Company believes that amounts accrued for awards or assessments in connection with the foregoing matters are adequate and that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

NOTE 16. Comprehensive Income

 

The following are the components of comprehensive (loss) income:

 

 

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

Thirty-nine Weeks Ended

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Oct. 29, 2005

 

Oct. 30, 2004

 

Oct. 29, 2005

 

Oct. 30, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) earnings

 

$

(11,196

)

$

6,500

 

$

(12,927

)

$

33,714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum pension liability adjustments

 

 

 

345

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instrument adjustments

 

520

 

(1,382

)

1,503

 

(269

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) income

 

$

(10,676

)

$

5,118

 

$

(11,079

)

$

33,445

 

 

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are:

 

 

 

October 29,
2005

 

January 29,
2005

 

Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax

 

$

(6,858

)

$

(7,203

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instrument adjustment, net of tax

 

3,854

 

2,351

 

 

 

$

(3,004

)

$

(4,852

)

 

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NOTE 17. Stock Repurchase Program

 

In the third quarter of fiscal 2004, the Company announced a share repurchase program for up to $100,000,000 of its common stock.  The Company repurchased approximately 1,283,000 shares during the third quarter of fiscal 2005 for approximately $15,523,000, net of expenses.  The repurchase program, which expired on September 8, 2005, was subsequently extended for one year.

 

 

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The discussion and analysis below for the Company should be read in conjunction with (i) the financial statements and the notes to such financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and (ii) the financial statements and the notes to such financial statements included in Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2005.

 

OVERVIEW

 

The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack is a leader in the automotive aftermarket with 593 stores located throughout 36 states and Puerto Rico.  All of our stores feature the nationally-recognized Pep Boys brand name, established through more than 80 years of providing high-quality automotive merchandise and services, and are company-owned, ensuring chain-wide consistency for our customers.  We are the only national chain offering automotive service, accessories, tires and parts under one roof, positioning us to achieve our goal of becoming the category dominant one-stop shop for automotive maintenance products and services.

 

For the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2005, our comparable sales decreased by 2.0% from the same period in 2004, compared to an increase of 4.1% for the thirteen weeks ended October 30, 2004 as compared to the same period in 2003.  This decrease in comparable sales was due primarily to an 8.2% decrease in comparable service revenue.  Comparable sales were negatively impacted by short-term disruptions in: (1) the economy, resulting from higher gasoline prices due to Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma which decreased both our customers’ disposable income and the amount of miles driven; and (2) in our stores, resulting from our recent initiatives designed to improve our long-term performance, such as our store refurbishment program, field reorganization into separate retail and service teams and human resources recruiting and training initiatives.

 

During the third quarter of fiscal 2005, we continued to reinvest in our existing stores to redesign their interiors and enhance their exterior appeal.  During the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2005, we grand reopened 6 stores in the Harrisburg, PA market.  On November 3, 2005 we grand reopened 31 additional stores in our Las Vegas, NV, Phoenix, AZ and Tucson, AZ markets, bringing the total number remodeled to date to approximately 200.  Over the next three fiscal years we expect to remodel and grand reopen approximately 350 more stores, as follows: 100-125 stores in fiscal 2006; 125-150 stores in fiscal 2007; and the balance in fiscal 2008.

 

The following discussion explains the material changes in our results of operations for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2005 and the significant developments affecting our financial condition since January 29, 2005.  We strongly recommend that you read the audited financial statements and footnotes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2005.

 

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES - October 29, 2005

 

Our cash requirements arise principally from capital expenditures related to existing stores, offices and warehouses, the purchase of inventory and maturing debt securities.  The primary capital expenditures for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2005 were attributed to capital maintenance of our existing stores and offices including store remodels.  During this period, we invested $65,197,000 in property and equipment.  We estimate that capital expenditures related to existing stores, warehouses and offices during the remainder of fiscal 2005 will be in the range of $12,000,000 - $17,000,000, related primarily to the redesign of our existing stores.

 

We anticipate that our net cash provided by operating activities and our existing line of credit will be sufficient to meet our principal cash requirements for capital expenditures, debt maturities and inventory purchases in fiscal 2005.  The Company expects to refinance its indebtedness that matures in fiscal 2006 prior to such maturities.  As operating profitability has been lower than last year, the Company has opted to reduce its capital expenditures in this year and next year, spreading the remodeling program over three years to 2008, rather than 2007.  In total, the Company has reduced its capital expenditure plan from $110,000,000 to approximately $80,000,000 - $85,000,000 for fiscal 2005, and currently plans for $80,000,000 - $85,000,000 in fiscal 2006.

 

Working Capital decreased from $180,651,000 at January 29, 2005 to $65,596,000 at October 29, 2005.  At October 29, 2005, we had stockholders’ equity of $621,903,000 and long-term debt, net of current maturities, of $389,868,000.  Our long-term debt was 39% of our total capitalization at October 29, 2005 and 42% at January 29, 2005.  As of October 29, 2005, we had an available line of credit totaling $179,872,000.

 

In the third quarter of fiscal 2004, as a convenience to our vendors, we entered into a vendor financing program with an availability of $20,000,000.  Under this program, the Company’s factor makes accelerated and discounted payments to our vendors and the Company, in turn, makes its regularly scheduled full vendor payments to the factor.  As of October 29, 2005, the Company had an outstanding balance of $11,212,000 under these arrangements, classified as trade payable program liability in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

 

The following charts represent the Company’s total contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of October 29, 2005:

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

Due in less

 

Due in

 

Due in

 

Due After

 

Obligation

 

Total

 

than 1 year

 

1-3 years

 

3-5 years

 

5 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt (1)

 

$

533,924

 

$

144,123

 

$

119,215

 

$

70,315

 

$

200,271

 

Operating leases

 

527,009

 

62,116

 

118,117

 

99,773

 

247,003

 

Expected scheduled interest payments on all long-term debt

 

158,699

 

8,195

 

45,504

 

30,000

 

75,000

 

Capital leases

 

108

 

41

 

67

 

 

 

Unconditional purchase obligation

 

3,052

 

3,052

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total contractual obligations

 

$

1,222,792

 

$

217,527

 

$

282,903

 

$

200,088

 

$

522,274

 

 


(1) Long-term debt includes current maturities

 

The table excludes our pension obligation.  Future plan contributions are dependent upon actual plan asset returns and interest rates.  In our financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2005, we disclosed that we expected to contribute $1,090,000 to our pension plan in fiscal 2005.  As of October 29, 2005, $1,364,000 of contributions have been made, due to payments made to two former employees.  We now anticipate total pension contributions for fiscal 2005 to be $1,440,000.

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

Due in less

 

Due in

 

Due in

 

Due After

 

Commercial Commitments

 

Total

 

than 1 year

 

1-3 years

 

3-5 years

 

5 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Import letters of credit

 

$

2,869

 

$

2,869

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Standby letters of credit

 

40,093

 

40,093

 

 

 

 

Surety bonds

 

10,492

 

10,492

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total commercial commitments

 

$

53,454

 

$

53,454

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

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Upon maturity on June 1, 2005, the Company retired the remaining $40,444,000 aggregate principal amount of its 7% Senior Notes with cash from operations and its existing line of credit.  In December 2004, the Company repurchased, through a tender offer, $59,556,000 of these notes.  In the second quarter of fiscal 2004, the Company reclassified the $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of these notes then outstanding to current liabilities on the balance sheet.

 

In the second quarter of fiscal 2005 the Company reclassified $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.92% Term Enhanced ReMarketable Securities (TERMS) to current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.  The TERMS’ initial maturity date is July 7, 2006, unless the underwriter exercises its option to remarket the TERMS through a maturity date of July 7, 2016.  If the underwriter exercises such option, the Company has the right to redeem the TERMS prior to such remarketing.  The redemption price is based upon the then present value of the remaining payments on the TERMS through July 17, 2016, at 5.45%, discounted at the 10 year Treasury rate.

 

In the first quarter of fiscal 2005 the Company reclassified, to current liabilities on its consolidated balance sheet, $43,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.88% Medium-Term Notes with a stated maturity date of March 6, 2006.

 

In the third quarter of fiscal 2004, we announced a share repurchase program for up to $100,000,000 of our common stock.  Under the program, we may repurchase shares of our common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, from time to time.  As of January 29, 2005, we had repurchased a total of 3,077,000 shares at an average cost of $12.91, for $39,718,000.  In the third quarter of fiscal 2005 the Company repurchased an additional 1,282,600 shares at an average cost of $12.10, for $15,523,000, net of expenses.  The repurchase program, which expired on September 8, 2005, was subsequently extended for one year.

 

In October 2001, we entered into a contractual commitment to purchase media advertising services with equal annual purchase requirements totaling $39,773,000 over four years.  This contract was extended through November 30, 2006 with no additional purchase requirements.  The remaining minimum purchase requirement is approximately $3,052,000, which the Company expects to meet.

 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

 

In the third quarter of fiscal 2004, the Company entered into an operating lease for up to $35,000,000 of certain warehousing and information systems equipment at an interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.25%.  In accordance with FIN 45, the Company has recorded a liability for the fair value of a guarantee associated with this lease.  In the second quarter of 2005, we increased our commitments under this lease by $7,532,000.  As of October 29, 2005, we had outstanding commitments of $22,363,000 under the lease.

 

RESTRUCTURING

 

Following the Profit Enhancement Plan launched in October 2000, the Company conducted a comprehensive review of its operations including individual store performance, the entire management infrastructure and our merchandise and service offerings.  On July 31, 2003, the Company announced several restructuring initiatives aimed at realigning its business and continuing to improve upon its profitability.  These actions were substantially completed by January 31, 2004 with net costs of approximately $65,986,000.  The Company is accounting for these initiatives in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 146 “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities” and SFAS No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”.

 

STORE CLOSURES

 

Discontinued Operations

 

In accordance with SFAS No. 144, our discontinued operations continues to reflect the costs associated with the stores remaining from the 33 stores closed on July 31, 2003 as part of our corporate restructuring (see Note 7).  Additionally, during the quarter ending October 29, 2005 the Company reclassified into discontinued operations the revenues and costs associated with another store, which is expected to be sold within six months, in accordance with SFAS 144.

 

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Sales of Stores in Discontinued Operations

 

During the second quarter of 2005, the Company sold a closed store for proceeds of $931,000 resulting in a pre-tax gain of $341,000, which was recorded in discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations.

 

During the third quarter of 2004, the Company sold assets held for disposal for proceeds of $1,328,000 resulting in a loss of $160,000, which was recorded in discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations.

 

During the second quarter of 2004, the Company sold assets held for disposal for proceeds of $3,652,000 resulting in a loss of $157,000, which was recorded in discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations.

 

During the first quarter of 2004, the Company sold assets held for disposal for proceeds of $6,879,000 resulting in a gain of $172,000, which was recorded in discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations.

 

Other Store Sales and Transfers

 

During the third quarter of 2005, the Company reclassified a store from assets held for use to assets held for disposal in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144.

 

During the second quarter of 2005, the Company sold a closed store classified as an asset held for disposal for proceeds of $6,912,000 resulting in a pre-tax gain of $5,176,000, which was recorded in costs of merchandise sales on the consolidated statement of operations in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144.

 

Additionally, during the second quarter of 2005 the Company sold a closed store classified as an asset held for use for proceeds of $659,000 resulting in a pre-tax loss of $502,000, which was recorded in costs of merchandise sales on the consolidated statement of operations in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144.

 

During the second quarter of 2005, the Company reclassified a store in assets held for disposal at April 29, 2005 to assets held for use in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144, as the Company concluded that the sale of the store was no longer expected to occur within one year.  This store is valued at its fair value at the date of the subsequent decision to transfer it, which was lower than its carrying amount before it was classified as held for sale adjusted for depreciation expense that would have been recognized had the asset been continuously classified as held and used.  The results of operations of this store are not material for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2005 and July 31, 2004, respectively, and therefore have not been reclassified into continuing operations in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following table presents for the periods indicated certain items in the consolidated statements of operations as a percentage of total revenues (except as otherwise provided) and the percentage change in dollar amounts of such items compared to the indicated prior period.

 

 

 

Percentage of Total Revenues

 

Percentage Change

 

Thirteen weeks ended

 

Oct. 29, 2005
(Fiscal 2005)

 

Oct. 30, 2004
(Fiscal 2004)

 

Favorable
(Unfavorable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise Sales

 

82.9

%

81.7

%

(1.0

)%

Service Revenue (1)

 

17.1

 

18.3

 

(8.6

)

Total Revenues

 

100.0

 

100.0

 

(2.4

)

Costs of Merchandise Sales (2)

 

74.8

(3)

72.1

(3)

(2.7

)

Costs of Service Revenue (2)

 

95.3

(3)

77.7

(3)

(12.1

)

Total Costs of Revenues

 

78.3

 

73.1

 

(4.5

)

Gross Profit from Merchandise Sales

 

25.2

(3)

27.9

(3)

(10.4

)

Gross Profit from Service Revenue

 

4.7

(3)

22.3

(3)

(80.8

)

Total Gross Profit

 

21.7

 

26.9

 

(21.1

)

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

23.3

 

23.7

 

4.1

 

Operating (Loss) Profit

 

(1.6

)

3.2

 

(149.0

)

Non-operating Income

 

0.1

 

0.2

 

(51.6

)

Interest Expense

 

1.7

 

1.5

 

(14.3

)

(Loss) Earnings from Continuing Operations  Before Income Taxes

 

(3.2

)%

1.9

%

(263.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

 

34.0

(4)

37.0

(4)

249.8

 

Net (Loss) Earnings from Continuing Operations

 

(2.1

)%

1.2

%

(271.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

226.6

 

Net (Loss) Earnings

 

(2.1

)%

1.2

%

(272.2

)

 


(1) Service revenue consists of the labor charge for installing merchandise or maintaining or repairing vehicles, excluding the sale of any installed parts or materials.

 

(2) Costs of merchandise sales include the cost of products sold, buying, warehousing and store occupancy costs.  Costs of service revenue include service center payroll and related employee benefits and service center occupancy costs.  Occupancy costs include utilities, rents, real estate and property taxes, repairs and maintenance and depreciation and amortization expenses.

 

(3) As a percentage of related sales or revenue, as applicable.

 

(4) As a percentage of (loss) earnings before income taxes.

 

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Thirteen Weeks Ended October 29, 2005 vs. Thirteen Weeks Ended October 30, 2004

 

Total revenues for the third quarter decreased 2.4%.  This decrease was due primarily to a decrease in comparable revenues (revenues generated by locations in operation during the same period) of 2.0%, and a $1,900,000 reserve adjustment which reflects additional deferred revenue to compensate for future product discounts under our road hazard tire warranty.  Comparable merchandise sales decreased 0.6% while comparable service revenue decreased 8.2%.

 

Gross profit from merchandise sales decreased as a percentage of merchandise sales, to 25.2% in fiscal 2005 from 27.9% in fiscal 2004.  This was a 10.4% or $13,192,000 decrease from the prior year.  This decrease as a percentage of merchandise sales was due to increased warehousing and distribution costs, increased occupancy costs and a decrease in merchandise margins.  Warehousing costs increased as a result of costs associated with opening our new distribution center in San Bernardino, CA opened in the previous quarter.  The increase in store occupancy costs was due to increased rental equipment costs associated with the new point-of-sale system, and an increase in depreciation costs for the store remodeling and grand reopening program.  The decrease in merchandise margins resulted from a less favorable product mix consisting of more sales from lower margin products, in addition to higher freight costs.

 

Gross profit from service revenue decreased, as a percentage of service revenue to 4.7% in fiscal 2005 from 22.3% in fiscal 2004.  This was an 80.8% or $18,426,000 decrease from the prior year.  This decrease, as a percentage of service revenue, was due to decreased service revenue deleveraging occupancy costs, in addition to increased payroll and benefits.  The decrease in service revenue resulted primarily from reduced tire sales, which results in fewer tire-related services and a negative impact on the overall service results.  The increase in payroll and benefits was primarily due to a restructuring of field operations into separate retail and service teams on January 30, 2005.  In connection with this restructuring, certain retail personnel, who were previously utilized in merchandising roles supporting the service business, were reassigned to purely service-related responsibilities.  The labor and benefit costs related to these associates, approximately $5,376,000, which were previously recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses, are now recognized in costs of service revenue.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses, as a percentage of total revenues, were 23.3% and 23.7% in fiscal 2005 and in fiscal 2004, respectively.  This was a 4.1% or $5,468,000 decrease from the prior year.  These expenses remained relatively constant as a percent of sales due primarily to an increase in net media expenses, offset by a decrease in store expenses.  The increase in media expense was due primarily to increased costs resulting from the grand reopening activities and decreased cooperative advertising.  The decrease in store expenses was primarily caused by a decrease of approximately $5,376,000 in payroll and related benefit costs (see above explanation of field operations restructuring), as well as a decrease in workers’ compensation expense due to an improvement in experience.

 

Interest expense increased $1,149,000 due primarily to the issuance of longer term subordinated notes and an increase in weighted average indebtedness.

 

Results from discontinued operations for the third quarter of 2005 was a profit of $214,000 (net of tax) compared to a loss of $169,000 (net of tax) in the third quarter of fiscal 2004.

 

Net earnings decreased, as a percentage of total revenues, due primarily to a decrease in total gross profit, as a percentage of sales, offset by a decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following table presents for the periods indicated certain items in the consolidated statements of operations as a percentage of total revenues (except as otherwise provided) and the percentage change in dollar amounts of such items compared to the indicated prior period.

 

 

 

Percentage of Total Revenues

 

Percentage Change

 

Thirty-nine weeks ended

 

Oct. 29, 2005
(Fiscal 2005)

 

Oct. 30, 2004
(Fiscal 2004)

 

Favorable
(Unfavorable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise Sales

 

82.8

%

81.8

%

(0.7

)%

Service Revenue (1)

 

17.2

 

18.2

 

(6.9

)

Total Revenues

 

100.0

 

100.0

 

(1.8

)

Costs of Merchandise Sales (2)

 

73.6

(3)

71.3

(3)

(2.5

)

Costs of Service Revenue (2)

 

89.4

(3)

76.5

(3)

(8.8

)

Total Costs of Revenues

 

76.3

 

72.2

 

(3.8

)

Gross Profit from Merchandise Sales

 

26.4

(3)

28.7

(3)

(8.7

)

Gross Profit from Service Revenue

 

10.6

(3)

23.5

(3)

(58.1

)

Total Gross Profit

 

23.7

 

27.8

 

(16.3

)

Selling, General and Administrative  Expenses

 

23.4

 

23.2

 

0.8

 

Operating Profit

 

0.3

 

4.6

 

(94.6

)

Non-operating Income

 

0.2

 

0.1

 

27.8

 

Interest Expense

 

1.6

 

1.4

 

(8.7

)

(Loss) Earnings from Continuing Operations

 

(1.2

)%

3.3

%

(136.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

 

35.8

(4)

37.0

(4)

135.3

 

Net (Loss) Earnings from Continuing Operations

 

(0.8

)%

2.0

%

(137.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

 

0.0

 

(0.1

)

109.9

 

Net Earnings (Loss)

 

(0.8

)%

2.0

%

(138.3

)

 


(1) Service revenue consists of the labor charge for installing merchandise or maintaining or repairing vehicles, excluding the sale of any installed parts or materials.

 

(2) Costs of merchandise sales include the cost of products sold, buying, warehousing and store occupancy costs.  Costs of service revenue include service center payroll and related employee benefits and service center occupancy costs.  Occupancy costs include utilities, rents, real estate and property taxes, repairs and maintenance and depreciation and amortization expenses.

 

(3) As a percentage of related sales or revenue, as applicable.

 

(4) As a percentage of (loss) earnings before income taxes.

 

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Thirty-nine Weeks Ended October 29, 2005 vs. Thirty-nine Weeks Ended October 30, 2004

 

Total revenues for the first thirty-nine weeks decreased 1.8%.  This decrease was due primarily to a decrease in comparable revenues (revenues generated by locations in operation during the same period) of 1.6%.  Comparable merchandise sales decreased 0.5%, while comparable service revenue decreased 6.7%.

 

Gross profit from merchandise sales decreased, as a percentage of merchandise sales, to 26.4% in fiscal 2005 from 28.7% in fiscal 2004.  This was an 8.7% or $35,070,000 decrease from the prior year.  This decrease as a percentage of merchandise sales was due primarily to increased warehousing and distribution and occupancy costs, and a decrease in merchandise margin.  Warehousing costs increased as a result of transitioning costs associated with our new distribution center in San Bernardino, CA opened this year.  The increase in store occupancy costs was due to increased costs associated with the new point-of-sale system and building and equipment maintenance expenses related to the store refurbishment program, offset in part by the sale of two closed stores.  The decrease in merchandise margin resulted from a less favorable product mix consisting of more sales from lower margin products, in addition to higher freight costs.

 

Gross profit from service revenue decreased, as a percentage of service revenue to 10.6% in fiscal 2005 from 23.5% in fiscal 2004.  This was a 58.1% or $42,671,000 decrease from the prior year.  This decrease, as a percentage of service revenue, was due to decreased service revenue deleveraging occupancy costs, in addition to increased payroll and benefits.  The decrease in service revenue resulted primarily from decreased customer traffic and reduced tire sales, which results in fewer tire-related services and a negative impact on the overall service results.  The increase in payroll and benefits was primarily due to a restructuring of field operations into separate retail and service teams on January 30, 2005.  In connection with this restructuring, certain retail personnel, who were previously utilized in merchandising roles supporting the service business, were reassigned to purely service-related responsibilities.  The labor and benefit costs related to these associates, approximately $15,260,000, which were previously recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses, are now recognized in costs of service revenue.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased, as a percentage of total revenues, to 23.4% in fiscal 2005 from 23.2% in fiscal 2004.  However, this was a 0.8% or $3,188,000 decrease in expenses from the prior year.  The increase, as a percentage of total revenues, was due primarily to an increase in both administrative and net media expenses, offset by a decrease in store expenses.  The increase in administrative expenses was primarily due to higher travel, recruiting, auditing and meeting costs.  The increase in net media expense was due primarily to incremental circular advertising and sales promotion expenses of approximately $10,850,000 related to the grand reopenings, and decreased vendor support funds for cooperative advertising.  The decrease in store expenses was primarily caused by a decrease of approximately $15,260,000 in payroll and related benefit costs (see above explanation of field operations restructuring), offset by increased travel expense associated with the store refurbishment program.

 

Interest expense increased $2,200,000 due primarily to the issuance of longer term subordinated notes and an increase in weighted average indebtedness.

 

Results from discontinued operations for 2005 was a profit of $143,000 (net of tax) compared to a loss of $1,441,000 (net of tax) in 2004.  The change was due primarily to fewer stores in discontinued operations in 2005, and a $341,000 gain on the sale of assets held for disposal in 2005 as compared to a loss of $145,000 on the sale of assets held for disposal in 2004.

 

Net earnings decreased, as a percentage of total revenues, due primarily to a decrease in total gross profit, an increase in media expenses and an increase in interest expense, offset by a decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

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INDUSTRY COMPARISON

 

We operate in the U.S. automotive aftermarket, which has two general competitive arenas: the Do-It-For-Me (“DIFM”) (service labor, installed merchandise and tires) market and the Do-It-Yourself (“DIY”) (retail merchandise) market.  Generally, the specialized automotive retailers focus on either the “DIY” or “DIFM” areas of the business.  We believe that our operation in both the “DIY” and “DIFM” areas of the business positively differentiates us from most of our competitors.  Although we manage our store performance at a store level in aggregate, we believe that the following presentation shows the comparison against competitors within the two areas.  We compete in the “DIY” area of the business through our retail sales floor and commercial sales business (Retail Sales).  Our Service Center Revenue (labor, installed merchandise and tires) primarily competes in the DIFM area of the industry.  The following table presents the revenues and gross profit for each area of the business.

 

 

 

Thirteen weeks ended

 

Thirty-nine weeks ended

 

 

 

Oct. 29, 2005

 

Oct. 30, 2004

 

Oct. 29, 2005

 

Oct. 30, 2004

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

Amount

 

Amount

 

Amount

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail Sales (1)

 

$

328,194

 

$

322,909

 

$

1,022,241

 

$

1,018,819

 

Service Center Revenue (2)

 

217,012

 

235,556

 

663,168

 

697,715

 

Total Revenues

 

$

545,206

 

$

558,465

 

$

1,685,409

 

$

1,716,534

 

Gross Profit from Retail Sales (3)

 

$

82,347

 

$

85,707

 

$

265,443

 

$

287,830

 

Gross Profit from Service Center Revenue (3)

 

35,989

 

64,247

 

133,952

 

189,306

 

Total Gross Profit

 

$

118,336

 

$

149,954

 

$

399,395

 

$

477,136

 

 


(1) Excludes revenues from installed products.

 

(2) Includes revenues from installed products.

 

(3) Gross Profit from Retail Sales includes the cost of products sold (excluding installations), buying, warehousing and store occupancy costs.  Gross Profit from Service Center Revenue includes the cost of installed products sold, buying, warehousing, service center payroll and related employee benefits and service center occupancy costs.  Occupancy costs include utilities, rents, real estate and property taxes, repairs and maintenance and depreciation and amortization expenses.

 

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NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

 

In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections- a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3”.  SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of changes in accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change.  SFAS No. 154 also requires that retrospective application of a change in accounting principle be limited to the direct effects of the change.  Indirect effects of a change in accounting principle, such as a change in nondiscretionary profit-sharing payments resulting from an accounting change, should be recognized in the period of the accounting change.  SFAS No. 154 also requires that a change in depreciation, amortization, or depletion method for long-lived, nonfinancial assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate effected by a change in accounting principle.  SFAS No. 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.  Early adoption is permitted for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after the date this Statement is issued.  The Company will adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 154 as applicable beginning in fiscal 2006.

 

In March 2005, the FASB issued Financial Interpretation Number (FIN) 47, “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations”, an interpretation of SFAS 143 (Asset Retirement Obligations).  FIN 47 addresses diverse accounting practices that have developed with regard to the timing of liability recognition for legal obligations associated with the retirement of a tangible long-lived asset in which the timing and/or method of settlement are conditional on a future event that may or may not be within the control of the entity.  FIN 47 also clarifies when an entity should have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the fair value of an asset retirement obligation.  The provision is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005.  The Company has not determined the impact that the adoption of FIN 47 will have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004) or SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment”, which replaces SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” and supercedes Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and subsequently issued stock option related guidance.  This statement establishes standards for the accounting of transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods and services, primarily on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions.  It also addresses transactions in which an entity incurs liabilities in exchange for goods and services that are based on the fair value of the entity’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments.  Entities will be required to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award.  That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award (usually the vesting period).  The grant-date fair value of employee share options and similar instruments will be estimated using option-pricing models.  If an equity award is modified after the grant date, incremental compensation cost will be recognized in an amount equal to the excess of the fair value of the modified award over the fair value of the original award immediately before the modification.

 

The Company was initially required to apply SFAS No. 123R to all awards granted, modified or settled as of the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005.  However, on April 14, 2005, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a press release that postpones the application of SFAS No. 123R to no later than the beginning of the first fiscal year beginning after June 15, 2005.  For the Company, this is the fiscal year beginning January 29, 2006.  The statement also requires the Company to use either the modified-prospective method or modified retrospective method in its transition.  Under the modified-prospective method, the Company must recognize compensation cost for all awards subsequent to adopting the standard and for the unvested portion of previously granted awards outstanding upon adoption.  Under the modified retrospective method, the Company must restate its previously issued financial statements to recognize the amounts it previously calculated and reported on a pro-forma basis, as if the prior standard had been adopted.  Under both methods, the statement permits the use of either the straight-line or an accelerated method to amortize the cost as an expense for awards with graded vesting.  The standard permits and encourages early adoption.

 

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The Company has commenced its analysis of the impact of SFAS No. 123R and has determined not to elect early adoption.  The Company has not yet decided whether to use (1) the modified prospective or modified retrospective method or (2) the straight-line or an accelerated method.  Accordingly, the Company has not determined the impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 123R will have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets – An Amendment of APB Opinion No. 29”.  SFAS No. 153 amends Opinion No. 29 to eliminate the exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance.  A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result of the exchange.  The provision is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005.  The adoption of SFAS No. 153 is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s current financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, “ Inventory Costs, an Amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4 ‘inventory Pricing’.” The standard requires that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs and wasted materials (spoilage) should be excluded from the cost of inventory and expensed when incurred.  The provision is effective for fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005.  The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations discusses the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to customer incentives, product returns and warranty obligations, bad debts, inventories, income taxes, financing operations, restructuring costs, retirement benefits, risk participation agreements and contingencies and litigation.  Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.  Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.  For a detailed discussion of significant accounting policies that may involve a higher degree of judgment or complexity, refer to “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” as reported in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended January 29, 2005, which disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference.

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain statements contained herein constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  The words “guidance,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimates,” “forecasts” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements include management’s expectations regarding future financial performance, automotive aftermarket trends, levels of competition, business development activities, future capital expenditures, financing sources and availability and the effects of regulation and litigation.  Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved.  The Company’s actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements due to factors beyond the control of the Company, including the strength of the national and regional economies, retail and commercial consumers’ ability to spend, the health of the various sectors of the automotive aftermarket, the weather in geographical regions with a high concentration of the Company’s stores, competitive pricing, the location and number of competitors’ stores, product and labor costs and the additional factors described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

 

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

The Company does not utilize financial instruments for trading purposes, and holds no derivative financial instruments that could expose the Company to significant market risk.  The Company’s primary market risk exposure with regard to financial instruments is to changes in interest rates.  Pursuant to the terms of its revolving credit agreement, changes in the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) could affect the rates at which the Company could borrow funds thereunder.  At October 29, 2005, the Company had an outstanding balance of $70,315,000 under this facility.

 

Additionally, the interest rates associated with certain of our real estate operating leases vary based on changes in LIBOR.  The outstanding balance of these leases, $124,344,000 as of October 29, 2005, was originally $132,000,000.  We have entered into an interest rate swap, which was designated as a cash flow hedge to convert the variable LIBOR portion of these lease payments to a fixed rate of 2.90%, terminating on July 1, 2008 (coterminous with the leases noted above).  If the critical terms of the interest rate swap or the hedge item do not change, the interest rate swap will be considered to be highly effective with all changes in fair value included in other comprehensive income.  As of October 29, 2005 and January 29, 2005, the fair value of the interest rate swap was $6,101,000 ($3,854,000 net of tax) and $3,721,000 ($2,351,000, net of tax) and these changes in value were included in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

 

EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based on that evaluation, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report are functioning effectively to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

 

In connection with the filing of this Form 10-Q, the Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, re-evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based on that evaluation, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

 

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

 

No change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings

 

On July 20, 2005, we received a letter from counsel to the court-appointed receiver of the assets of Nikota USA, Inc. (a former merchandise vendor) requesting a meeting to discuss an ongoing dispute between the Company and the receiver regarding the Company’s accounts payable balance and certain returned defective merchandise.  The letter included sweeping allegations with respect to the Company’s business practices and was accompanied by a draft complaint against the Company and certain of its associates for breach of contract, accounting fraud and RICO violations.  Since the Company’s receipt of such letter, the Company has been engaged in settlement discussions with the court-appointed receiver of the assets of Nikota in an attempt to resolve the parties’ dispute.  On November 30, 2005, the court-appointed receiver of the assets of Nikota filed an action in the USDC, Central District of California against the Company for breach of contract and certain related commercial contract claims, which action does not include any of the previously alleged accounting fraud or RICO violations claims.  Based upon a continuing independent investigation of the Company’s relationship with Nikota, the Company believes that these claims are entirely without merit and that the historic transactions between the parties questioned by the receiver were properly documented, accounted for and immaterial to the Company’s financial position and results of operations at all times.  The Company will vigorously defend this matter.

 

An action entitled “Tomas Diaz Rodriguez; Energy Tech Corporation v.  Pep Boys Corporation; Manny, Moe & Jack Corp.  Puerto Rico, Inc. d/b/a Pep Boys” was instituted against the Company in the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico, Bayamon Superior Division on March 15, 2002.  The action was subsequently removed to, and is currently pending in, the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.  Plaintiffs are distributors of a product that claims to improve gas mileage.  The plaintiffs alleged that the Company entered into an agreement with them to act as the exclusive retailer of the product in Puerto Rico that was breached when the Company determined to stop selling the product.  On March 29, 2004, the Company’s motion for summary judgment was granted and the case was dismissed.  The plaintiff appealed and, on June 3, 2005, the United States Court of Appeal for the First Circuit vacated the summary judgment order and remanded the case to the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico, Bayamon Superior Division for lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction.  The Company continues to believe that the claims are without merit and will continue to vigorously defend this action.

 

The Company is also party to various other actions and claims, including purported class actions, arising in the normal course of business.  The Company believes that amounts accrued for awards or assessments in connection with the foregoing matters are adequate and that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

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Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

The following table sets forth information with respect to repurchases of our common stock for the quarter ended October 29, 2005:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum Dollar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Number

 

Value that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of Shares

 

May Yet Be

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Purchased as

 

Purchased

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

Part of Publicly

 

Under the

 

 

 

Of Shares

 

Average Price

 

Announced Plans

 

Plans or

 

Period

 

Purchased

 

Paid Per Share

 

Or Programs(1)

 

Programs(1)(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 31, 2005 to August 27, 2005

 

1,282,600

 

$

12.10

 

1,282,600

 

$

44,850,780

 

August 28, 2005 to October 1, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

October 2, 2005 to October 29, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

1,282,600

 

$

12.10

 

1,282,600

 

$

44,850,780

 

 


(1) All repurchases referenced in this table were made on the open market at prevailing market rates plus related expenses under our stock repurchase program, which was authorized by our Board of Directors and publicly announced on September 9, 2004, for a maximum of $100,000,000 in common stock.  This stock repurchase program expired on September 8, 2005 and was subsequently extended for one year.

 

(2) Excludes expenses

 

Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

 

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None.

 

Item 5.   Other Information

None.

 

Item 6.   Exhibits

 

(10.1)+

 

The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack 1999 Stock Incentive Plan Amended and Restated as of September 15, 2005

 

 

 

(31.1)

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

(31.2)

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

(32.1)

 

Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

(32.2)

 

Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 


+ - Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

THE PEP BOYS - MANNY, MOE & JACK

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Date:

December 7, 2005

 

 

by:

/s/ Harry F. Yanowitz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harry F. Yanowitz

 

 

 

 

Senior Vice President and

 

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

(10.1)

 

The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack 1999 Stock Incentive Plan Amended and Restated as of September 15, 2005

 

 

 

(31.1)

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

(31.2)

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

(32.1)

 

Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

(32.2)

 

Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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EX-10.1 2 a05-21371_1ex10d1.htm MATERIAL CONTRACTS

Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

THE PEP BOYS - MANNY, MOE & JACK

1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

AS OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2005

 

1.             Purpose.  The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack, a Pennsylvania corporation, hereby amends and restates The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, effective as of September 15, 2005 (the “Plan”).  The Plan is intended to recognize the contributions made to the Company by key employees and members of the Board of Directors of the Company or any Affiliate, to provide such persons with additional incentive to devote themselves to the future success of the Company or an Affiliate, and to improve the ability of the Company or an Affiliate to attract, retain, and motivate individuals upon whom the Company’s sustained growth and financial success depends, by providing such persons with an opportunity to acquire or increase their proprietary interest in the Company.

 

2.             Definitions.  Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)           Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(b)           Affiliate” means a corporation which is a parent corporation or a subsidiary corporation with respect to the Company within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code.

 

(c)           Award” means an award granted to an Optionee or a Participant under the Plan in the form of an Option or Restricted Stock, or any combination thereof.

 

(d)           Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(e)           Change of Control” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 10 of the Plan.

 

(f)            Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(g)           Committee” means the Board of Directors or a committee of two or more members of the Board of Directors, each of whom, at the time he takes action with respect to the Plan, is both (i) a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 and (ii) an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code; provided, however that the Board of Directors may appoint any other individual or individuals to administer the Plan with respect to Optionees and Participants who are neither (i) ”insiders” within the meaning of Section 16 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor (ii) ”covered employees” within the

 

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meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(h)           Company” means The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack, a Pennsylvania corporation.

 

(i)            Disability” shall have that meaning as set forth in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

 

(j)            Fair Market Value” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 8(b) of the Plan.

 

(k)           ISO” means an Option granted under the Plan which is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

(l)            Non-management Director” means a member of the Board of Directors who is not an employee of the Company or any Affiliate.

 

(m)          Non-qualified Stock Option” means an Option granted under the Plan which is not intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

(n)           Option” means either an ISO or a Non-qualified Stock Option granted under Section 8 of the Plan.

 

(o)           Option Document” means the document described in Section 8 which sets forth the terms and conditions of each grant of Options.

 

(p)           Option Price” means the price at which Shares may be purchased, as calculated pursuant to Section 8(b).

 

(q)           Optionee” means a person to whom an Option has been granted under the Plan, which Option has not been exercised and has not expired or terminated.

 

(r)            Participant” means a person to whom Restricted Stock has been awarded under the Plan, which Restricted Stock has not yet vested in full.

 

(s)           Restricted Period” means the period of time during which the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock granted to a Participant remain subject to the restrictions and conditions imposed on such Shares, as determined by the Committee.

 

(t)            Restricted Stock” means any Shares which are awarded pursuant to the terms of Section 9 hereof and which are subject to the restrictions and conditions set forth in Section 9 hereof for the Restricted Period.

 

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(u)           Restricted Stock Agreement” means the document described in Section 9 which sets forth the terms and conditions of each grant of Restricted Stock.

 

(v)           Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(w)          Shares” means the shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company which are the subject of Awards.

 

(x)            Vest”, “Vested” or “Vesting”, whether or not used with an initial capital letter, means the time at which Restricted Stock granted under the Plan will no longer be subject to forfeiture, based upon the expiration of the Restricted Period and the satisfaction of other restrictions and conditions imposed on the Shares relating to such Restricted Stock.  Upon Vesting, the restrictions and conditions imposed on the Restricted Stock will lapse.

 

3.             Administration of the Plan.  The Committee shall administer the Plan.

 

(a)           Meetings.  The Committee shall hold meetings at such times and places as it may determine.  Acts approved at a meeting by a majority of the members of the Committee or acts approved in writing by the unanimous consent of the members of the Committee shall be the valid acts of the Committee.

 

(b)           Grants.

 

(i)            (i)            The Committee shall from time to time at its discretion grant Awards pursuant to the terms of the Plan.  The Committee shall have plenary authority and absolute discretion to (A) determine the key employees and members of the Board of Directors (including Non-management Directors) to whom and the times and the prices at which Awards shall be granted, (B) determine the type of Award to be granted and the number of Shares subject thereto, (C) determine the vesting conditions with respect to Awards of Restricted Stock and the time or times after which Options will become exercisable, (D) determine whether or not an Option is intended to be an ISO, (E) determine the duration of the Restricted Period and the restrictions and conditions to be imposed with respect to each Award; and (F) approve the form and terms and conditions of the Option Documents or the Restricted Stock Agreements, as the case may be, between the Company and the Optionee or Participant; all subject, however, to the express provisions of the Plan.  In making such determinations, the Committee may take into account the nature of the Optionee’s or Participant’s services and responsibilities, the Optionee’s or Participant’s present and potential contribution to the Company’s success and such other factors as it may deem relevant.  The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any provision of the Plan or of any Award granted under it shall be final, binding and conclusive.

 

(ii)           (ii)           Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, Awards shall be automatically granted, without any further action by the Committee, to each Non-management Director, (A) upon their initial election to the Board of Directors and (B) annually thereafter, on the date of the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders (an “Annual

 

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Meeting Date”), in accordance with the following subclauses of this subsection (ii):

 

A.            On each Annual Meeting Date, each Non-management Director shall receive such number of (1) Restricted Stock units as is equal to the quotient of $33,750 divided by the “RSU Annualized Value” and (2) Options as is equal to the quotient of $11,250 divided by the “Option Annualized Value”.  The Award granted pursuant to this subsection A shall be referred to herein as the “Annual Non-management Director Award.”

 

B.            On their initial election to the Board of Directors, each Non-management Director shall receive a pro-rata portion of an Annual Non-management Director Award based on a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days remaining until the next scheduled Annual Meeting Date and the denominator of which is 365.

 

C.            Any fractional Award otherwise to be issued under this subsection (ii) shall be rounded up to the nearest whole Award.

 

D.            As used in this subsection (ii), the term (1) “RSU Annualized Value” means, as of the date the Award is granted, the average Fair Market Value of a Share during the immediately preceding year and (2) “Option Annualized Value means, as of the date the Award is granted, one-third of the RSU Annualized Value.

 

E.             Each (1) Restricted Stock unit granted under subsection A of this subsection (ii) shall vest in cumulative installments of one-fourth of the number of units granted on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant and (2) Option granted under subsection shall be exercisable in cumulative installments of one-fifth of the number of Shares granted under the Option on each of the date of grant and the next four anniversaries of the date of grant.

 

F.             The Committee may, in its discretion, make additional Award grants to Non-management Directors upon the recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

(c)           Exculpation.  No individual acting with the authority to administer the Plan shall be personally liable for monetary damages as such for any action taken or any failure to take any action in connection with the administration of the Plan or the granting of Awards thereunder unless (i) such individual has breached or failed to perform the duties of his office under Section 511 of the General Association Act of 1988, as amended (relating to standard of care and justifiable reliance), and (ii) the breach or failure to perform constitutes self-dealing, willful misconduct or recklessness; provided, however, that the provisions of this subsection 3(c) shall not apply to the responsibility or liability of a member of the Committee pursuant to any criminal statute or to the liability of a member of the Committee for the payment of taxes pursuant to local, state or federal law.

 

(d)           Indemnification.  Service on the Committee shall constitute service as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.  Each member of the Committee shall be

 

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entitled without further act on his part to indemnity from the Company to the fullest extent provided by applicable law and the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and/or By-laws in connection with or arising out of any action, suit or proceeding with respect to the administration of the Plan or the granting of Awards thereunder in which he or she may be involved by reason of his or her being or having been a member of the Committee, whether or not he or she continues to be such member of the Committee at the time of the action, suit or proceeding.

 

4.             Awards under the Plan.  Awards granted under the Plan may be in the form of a Non-qualified Stock Option, an ISO or Restricted Stock, or a combination thereof, at the discretion of the Committee; provided, however, that ISOs may be granted only to individuals who are employees of the Company or an Affiliate.

 

5.             Eligibility.  All key employees and members of the Board of Directors of the Company or its Affiliates shall be eligible to receive Awards hereunder.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether an individual qualifies as a key employee.

 

6.             Shares Subject to Plan.  The aggregate maximum number of Shares for which Awards may be granted pursuant to the Plan is 4,500,000, adjusted as provided in Section 11 of the Plan.  The Shares to be issued may be from authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock of the Company or previously issued shares of Common Stock of the Company reacquired by the Company.  Awards covering no more than 500,000 Shares may be granted to any individual during any calendar year that the Plan is in effect, except as such number of Shares shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of Section 11 of the Plan.  If an Option terminates or expires without having been fully exercised for any reason, or if any Shares with respect to an award of Restricted Stock shall be forfeited for any reason, the Shares subject thereto may again be the subject of an Award granted pursuant to the Plan.

 

7.             Term of the Plan.  The Plan has been effective since March 23, 1999, the date on which it was adopted by the Board of Directors, subject to the approval by a majority of the votes cast at a duly called meeting of the shareholders, which approval was obtained.  No Award may be granted under the Plan after March 23, 2009.

 

8.             Option Documents and Terms.  Each Option granted under the Plan shall be a Non-qualified Stock Option unless the Option shall be specifically designated at the time of grant to be an ISO for federal income tax purposes.  Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by the Option Documents in such form as the Committee shall from time to time approve, which Option Documents shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall from time to time require which are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan.

 

(a)           Number of Option Shares.  Each Option Document shall state the number of Shares to which it pertains.  An Optionee may receive more than one Option, which may include both Options which are intended to be ISOs and Options that are not intended to be ISOs, but only on the terms and subject to the conditions and restrictions of the Plan.

 

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(b)           Option Price.  Each Option Document shall state the Option Price, which, for all Options, shall be at least 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date the Option is granted as determined by the Committee; provided, however, that if an ISO is granted to an Optionee who then owns, directly or by attribution under Section 424(d) of the Code, shares possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, then the Option Price shall be at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date the Option is granted.  If the Shares are traded in a public market, then the Fair Market Value per share shall be, if the Shares are listed on a national securities exchange, the mean between the highest and lowest quoted selling prices thereof, or, if the Shares are not so listed, the mean between the closing “bid” and “asked” prices thereof, as applicable and as the Committee determines, on the day the Option is granted, as reported in customary financial reporting services.

 

(c)           Exercise.  No Option shall be exercised prior to the receipt by the Company of written notice of such exercise and of payment in full of the Option Price for the Shares to be purchased.  Each such notice shall specify the number of Shares to be purchased and shall (unless the Shares are covered by a then current registration statement or a Notification under Regulation A under the Act) contain the Optionee’s acknowledgment in form and substance satisfactory to the Company that (a) such Shares are being purchased for investment and not for distribution or resale (other than a distribution or resale which, in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, may be made without violating the registration provisions of the Act), (b) the Optionee has been advised and understands that (i) the Shares have not been registered under the Act and are “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Act and are subject to restrictions on transfer and (ii) the Company is under no obligation to register the Shares under the Act or to take any action which would make available to the Optionee any exemption from such registration, (c) such Shares may not be transferred without compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, and (d) an appropriate legend referring to the foregoing restrictions on transfer and any other restrictions imposed under the Option Documents may be endorsed on the certificates.  Notwithstanding the above, should the Company be advised by counsel that issuance of Shares should be delayed pending (A) registration under federal or state securities laws or (B) the receipt of an opinion that an appropriate exemption therefrom is available, the Company may defer exercise of any Option granted hereunder until either such event in (A) or (B) has occurred.

 

(d)           Medium of Payment.  An Optionee shall pay for Shares subject to an Option (i) in cash, (ii) by certified check payable to the order of the Company, or (iii) by such other mode of payment as the Committee may approve, including payment through a broker in accordance with procedures permitted by Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board.  Furthermore, the Committee may provide in an Option Document issued to an employee (and shall provide in the case of Option Documents issued to Non-management Directors) that payment may be made all or in part in shares of the Company’s Common Stock held by the Optionee for at least six months, subject to such limitations and prohibitions as the Committee deems appropriate.  If payment is made in whole or in part in shares of the Company’s Common Stock, then such Optionee shall deliver to the Company certificates registered in the name of such Optionee representing such shares of the Company’s Common Stock owned by such

 

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Optionee, free of all liens, claims and encumbrances of every kind and having an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of delivery that is equal to but not greater than the Option Price of the Shares with respect to which such Option is to be exercised, accompanied by stock powers duly endorsed in blank by the Optionee.  The Committee may impose from time to time such limitations and prohibitions on the use of shares of the Company’s Common Stock to exercise an Option as it deems appropriate.

 

(e)           Termination of Options.  No Option shall be exercisable after the first to occur of the following:

 

(i)            (i)            Expiration of the Option term specified in the Option Document, which shall not exceed (A) ten years from the date of grant, or (B), with respect to ISOs, five years from the date of grant if the Optionee on the date of grant owns, directly or by attribution under Section 424(d) of the Code, shares possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of an Affiliate;

 

(ii)

(ii)                           Expiration of sixty (60) days from the date the Optionee’s employment or service with the Company or its Affiliates terminates for any reason other than Disability, death or as specified in subsection 8(e)(iv), (v) or (vi) or Section 10, below;

 

(iii)                          Expiration of one hundred and eighty days from the date the Optionee’s employment or service with the Company or its Affiliates terminates due to the Optionee’s Disability or death;

 

(iv)                          The date that the employment of an Optionee who is an employee terminates for cause, as determined by the Committee;

 

(v)                           Immediately upon the occurrence of an act or omission by an Optionee who is an employee which constitutes either (i) the willful breach of his employment agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, or his engagement in any sort of disloyalty to the Company or an Affiliate, including, without limitation, fraud, embezzlement, theft, commission of a felony or dishonesty in the course of his employment; or (ii) the disclosure or misuse by Optionee of trade secrets or confidential information of the Company or an Affiliate.  The employment of such Optionee shall be deemed to have terminated for cause as of the date of such act or omission, and any Option granted by the Company to said Optionee and held by such Optionee shall, without the requirement of any notice, terminate as of the date of such act or omission, so long as within 90 days after the Company has obtained sufficient information as to such act or omission, including investigatory confirmation in proper circumstances, to make evaluation by the Committee appropriate, there has been a finding by the Committee, after full consideration of the facts, that there has been an act or omission by the Optionee the nature of which is as set forth in clauses (i) or (ii) above.  In addition to such immediate termination of Options, the Optionee shall forfeit all Shares for any exercised portion of the Option for which the Company has not yet delivered the share certificates to the Optionee,

 

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upon refund by the Company of any option price paid by the Optionee.

 

(vi)                          Immediately, without the requirement of any notice, upon the occurrence of an act by an Optionee who is a Non-management Director which act is, with respect to the Company or an Affiliate, a fraud, intentional misrepresentation, embezzlement, misappropriation or conversion of the Company’s or an Affiliate’s assets or opportunities.

 

(f)            Transfers.  Generally, an Option granted under the Plan shall not be transferable, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised, during the lifetime of an Optionee, only by the Optionee or, in the event of his or her incompetence, by the Optionee’s legal representative; provided, however, that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, at the time of grant or at any time thereafter, allow for the transfer of Options that are not ISOs to other persons or entities, subject to such conditions or limitations as the Committee may establish.  No Option granted under the Plan shall be subject to execution, attachment or other process.

 

(g)           Other Provisions.  The Option Documents may contain such other provisions including, without limitation, provisions authorizing the Committee to accelerate the exercisability of all or any portion of an Option granted pursuant to the Plan, additional restrictions upon the exercise of the Option or additional limitations upon the term of the Option, as the Committee shall deem advisable.

 

(h)           Amendment.  The Committee shall have the right to amend Option Documents issued to an Optionee subject to his consent, except as limited by Section 12 of the Plan, and except that the consent of the Optionee shall not be required for any amendment made under Section 10 of the Plan.

 

9.             Restricted Stock Agreements and Terms.  Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Agreement in such form as the Committee shall from time to time approve, which Restricted Stock Agreement shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions and such other terms and conditions which the Committee shall from time to time require which are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan.

 

(a)           Issuance of Shares.  Upon an award of Restricted Stock to a Participant and receipt by the Company of a fully executed Restricted Stock Agreement, accompanied by such additional documentation as specified therein, the stock certificate representing the Restricted Stock shall be issued, transferred to and registered in the name of the Participant with such legend thereon as the Committee shall deem appropriate.  Such stock certificate shall be held by the Company until the Restricted Stock Vests or is forfeited.  The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any stock certificates until such Shares have been listed (or authorized for listing upon official notice of issuance) upon each stock exchange upon which outstanding Shares of such class at the time of the Award are listed nor until there has been compliance with such laws or regulations as the Company may deem applicable, including without limitation registration or qualification of such Shares under any federal or state law.

 

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(b)           Dividends and Voting Rights.  Unless the Committee determines otherwise, during the period from the date the Restricted Stock is awarded to the date the Restricted Period expires, the Participant will be entitled to all rights of a stockholder of the Company, including the right to vote the Shares and receive dividends and other distributions declared on such Shares from time to time, as distributed.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall determine whether dividends of stock and other non-cash distributions with respect to the Restricted Stock shall be withheld by the Company for the account of the Participant and whether they shall be subject to the Vesting and forfeiture provisions applicable to the related Restricted Stock.  The Committee shall determine whether interest shall be paid on such amounts withheld, the rate of any such interest, and the other terms applicable to such withheld amounts.

 

(c)           Restricted Period and Vesting Schedule.  The Committee shall have the plenary authority and absolute discretion to determine the Restricted Period for the Restricted Stock granted to a Participant and the times at which the Shares subject to such Restricted Stock shall Vest, which may be different for each award of Restricted Stock, provided, however that no Shares shall Vest prior to one year from the date of grant of the Restricted Stock.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, only whole Shares shall Vest.  In the event that a Participant shall become entitled to a fractional Share, such fractional Share shall not Vest unless and until the Participant becomes entitled to such number of fractional Shares as shall be equal in sum to a whole Share.

 

(d)           Forfeiture of Shares.

 

(i)            (i)            Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, in the event the Participant’s employment or service with the Company terminates for any reason other than Disability or death, or as specified in Section 10 of the Plan, any Shares subject to the Participant’s Restricted Stock which has not Vested shall be automatically forfeited by the Participant.  Shares which are forfeited may be canceled by the Company without any action by the Participant.

 

(ii)           (ii)           Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, in the event the Participant’s employment or service with the Company terminates due to the Participant’s Disability or death, any of the Participant’s Restricted Stock which has not Vested shall, if such termination occurs more than one year after the date of the award of such Restricted Stock, vest in the prorated amount equal to the ratio of (A) the number of whole years between the date of the Award and the date of such termination to (B) the total Restricted Period to which the Award is subject, and the balance of the Restricted Stock shall be forfeited.  If such termination occurs less than one year after the date of grant of the Award, the Participant’s Restricted Stock shall be automatically forfeited by the Participant and may be canceled by the Company without any action by the Participant.

 

(e)           Transfers.  During the Restricted Period, no Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan or any interest therein may be transferred, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.  During the lifetime of the person to whom Restricted Stock is granted, the

 

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rights of such Restricted Stock may be exercised only by him or, in the event of his incompetence, by his legal representative.  Upon the death of a Participant, the person to whom the rights shall have passed by will or the laws of descent and distribution shall become entitled to the Restricted Stock only in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) above.

 

(f)            Other Provisions.  The Restricted Stock Agreements shall contain such other provisions as the Committee shall deem advisable.

 

(g)           Amendment.  The Committee shall have the right to amend the Restricted Stock Agreements issued to a Participant subject to his consent, except that the consent of the Participant shall not be required for any amendment made under Section 10 of the Plan.

 

10.           Change of Control.  For purposes of this Section, a “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have taken place if:

 

(a)           individuals who, on the date hereof, constitute the Board of Directors (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof, whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board of Directors (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director; provided, however, that no individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any person other than the Board of Directors shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director;

 

(b)           any “Person” (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities eligible to vote for the election of the Board of Directors (the “Voting Securities”); provided, however, that the event described in this paragraph (b) shall not be deemed to be a Change of Control by virtue of any of the following acquisitions: (i) by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in which the Company owns more than 50% of the combined voting power of such entity (a “Subsidiary”), (ii) by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary, (iii) by any underwriter temporarily holding the Company’s Voting Securities pursuant to an offering of such Voting Securities, or (iv) pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction (as defined in paragraph (c));

 

(c)           a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar form of corporate transaction is consummated involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that requires the approval of the Company’s stockholders, whether for such transaction or the issuance of securities in the transaction (a “Business Combination”), unless immediately following such Business Combination:  (i) more than 50% of the total voting power of (A) the corporation

 

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resulting from such Business Combination (the “Surviving Corporation”), or (B) if applicable, the ultimate parent corporation that directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership of 100% of the voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Corporation (the “Parent Corporation”), is represented by the Company’s Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination (or, if applicable, is represented by shares into which the Company’s Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Business Combination), and such voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of the Company’s Voting Securities among the holders thereof immediately prior to the Business Combination, (ii) no person (other than any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Corporation or the Parent Corporation), is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 20% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation) and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation) following the consummation of the Business Combination were Incumbent Directors at the time of the Board of Directors’ approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination (any Business Combination which satisfies all of the criteria specified in (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be deemed to be a “Non-Qualifying Transaction”);

 

(d)           a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets is consummated;

 

(e)           the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

 

(f)            there occur such other events as the Board of Directors may designate.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change of Control of the Company shall not be deemed to occur solely because any person acquires beneficial ownership of more than 20% of the Company’s Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of the Company’s Voting Securities by the Company which reduces the number of the Company’s Voting Securities outstanding; provided, that if after such acquisition by the Company such person becomes the beneficial owner of additional Company Voting Securities that increases the percentage of outstanding Company Voting Securities beneficially owned by such person, a Change of Control of the Company shall then occur.

 

11.           Adjustments on Changes in Capitalization.  The aggregate number of Shares as to which Awards may be granted hereunder, the maximum number of Shares for which Awards may be granted to any individual during any calendar year, the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Award and the Option Price, in the case of grants of Options, shall be appropriately adjusted in the event of a stock dividend, stock split, spin-off, recapitalization or other change in the number or class of issued and outstanding equity securities of the Company resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of the Common Stock and/or other outstanding equity security or a recapitalization or other capital adjustment (not including the issuance of Common Stock on the conversion of other securities of the Company which are convertible into Common Stock)

 

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affecting the Common Stock which is effected without receipt of consideration by the Company.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have authority to determine the adjustments to be made under this Section and any such determination by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive; provided, however, that no adjustment shall be made which will cause an ISO to lose its status as such without the consent of the Optionee.

 

12.           Amendment of the Plan.  The Board of Directors may amend the Plan from time to time in such manner as it may deem advisable.  Nevertheless, the Board of Directors may not, without obtaining approval by vote of a majority of the votes cast at a duly called meeting of the shareholders at which a quorum representing a majority of all outstanding voting stock of the Company is, either in person or by proxy, present and voting on the matter, within twelve months before or after such action, change the class of individuals eligible to receive an ISO, extend the expiration date for the grant of ISOs under the Plan, decrease the minimum Option Price of an ISO granted under the Plan or increase the maximum number of Shares as to which Options may be granted or the maximum number which may be granted to any individual in any calendar year.  No amendment to the Plan shall adversely affect any outstanding Option, however, without the consent of the Optionee.

 

13.           No Continued Employment.  The grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan shall not be construed to imply or to constitute evidence of any agreement, express or implied, on the part of the Company or any Affiliate to retain the Optionee or Participant in the employ of the Company or an Affiliate and/or as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors or in any other capacity.

 

14.           Withholding of Taxes.  Whenever the Company proposes or is required to deliver or transfer Shares in connection with the exercise of an Option or in connection with the Vesting of Restricted Stock, the Company shall have the right to (a) require the recipient to remit or otherwise make available to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state and/or local withholding tax requirements prior to the delivery or transfer of any certificate or certificates for such Shares or (b) take whatever action it deems necessary to protect its interests with respect to tax liabilities, including without limitation allowing the Optionee or Participant to surrender, or have the Company retain from Shares which are otherwise issuable or deliverable in connection with an Award a number of Shares which have a Fair Market Value equal to such tax liability.  The Company’s obligation to make any delivery or transfer of Shares shall be conditioned on the Optionee’s or Participant’s compliance, to the Company’s satisfaction, with any withholding requirement.

 

15.           Interpretation.  The Plan is intended to enable transactions under the Plan with respect to directors and officers (within the meaning of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) to satisfy the conditions of Rule 16b-3; to the extent that any provision of the Plan, or any provisions of any Option or Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Plan, would cause a conflict with such conditions or would cause the administration of the Plan as provided in Section 3 to fail to satisfy the conditions of Rule 16b-3, such provision shall be deemed null and void to the extent permitted by applicable law.  Subject to the foregoing, the Committee’s determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among persons who receive, or are eligible to receive, Awards under the Plan.

 

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As approved by the Board of Directors on September 15, 2005

 

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THE PEP BOYS – MANNY, MOE & JACK

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Lawrence N. Stevenson

 

 

 

Lawrence N. Stevenson

 

 

Chairman and CEO

 

 

 

Date: December 7, 2005

 

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EX-31.1 3 a05-21371_1ex31d1.htm 302 CERTIFICATION

Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Lawrence N. Stevenson, certify that:

 

1.

 

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack;

 

 

 

2.

 

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

 

 

3.

 

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

 

 

4.

 

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles;

 

 

 

 

 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the periods covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

 

 

 

 

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

 

 

5.

 

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors:

 

 

 

 

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date: December 7, 2005

 

 

by: /s/ Lawrence N. Stevenson

 

Lawrence N. Stevenson

Chief Executive Officer

 


EX-31.2 4 a05-21371_1ex31d2.htm 302 CERTIFICATION

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Harry F. Yanowitz, certify that:

 

1.

 

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack

 

 

 

2.

 

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

 

 

3.

 

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

 

 

4.

 

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles;

 

 

 

 

 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the periods covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

 

 

 

 

(d) Disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

 

 

5.

 

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors:

 

 

 

 

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date: December 7, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

by: /s/ Harry F. Yanowitz

 

Harry F. Yanowitz

 

Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

 

 


EX-32.1 5 a05-21371_1ex32d1.htm 906 CERTIFICATION

Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending October 29, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”),

 

I, Lawrence N. Stevenson, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

(i)            The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(ii)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

Date:  December 7, 2005

by: /s/ Lawrence N. Stevenson

 

Lawrence N. Stevenson

 

Chief Executive Officer

 


EX-32.2 6 a05-21371_1ex32d2.htm 906 CERTIFICATION

Exhibit 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending October 29, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”),

 

I, Harry F. Yanowitz, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

(i)            The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(ii)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

Date:  December 7, 2005

by: /s/ Harry F. Yanowitz

 

Harry F. Yanowitz

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 


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