8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

Date of Report:  October 19, 2006
Date of earliest event reported:  October 19, 2006

THE PEP BOYS—MANNY, MOE & JACK
(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)

Pennsylvania	1-3381	23-0962915
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
3111 W. Allegheny Ave.
Philadelphia, PA		19132
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone, including area code:  215-430-9000
(not applicable)
(Former Name and Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 1.01.Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On October 19, 2006, The Pep Boys—Manny, Moe & Jack (the “Company”) amended its Non-Competition Agreement with Mark L. Page, Senior Vice President—Parts & Tires, to extend the period during which Mr. Page can resign and collect his severance benefits.  Such period, which originally ran through February 3, 2007, now runs through February 3, 2008.

Item 7.01.Regulation FD Disclosure

On October 19, 2006, the Company issued a press release that announced the proceedings from its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held in Philadelphia.

The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

10.1	Non-Competition Agreement, dated October 19, 2006, between the Company and Mark L. Page
99.1	Press Release, dated October 19, 2006

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SIGNATURE

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

	/s/ THE PEP BOYS—MANNY, MOE & JACK
Date: October 19, 2006

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT

This Non-Competition Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between The Pep Boys—Manny, Moe & Jack, a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”), and Mark L. Page (the “Officer”), on this 19th–day of October 2006 (the “Effective Date”).

WHEREAS, the parties are currently parties to a Non-Competition Agreement, dated October 5, 2005;

WHEREAS, the parties wish to Amend and Restate the existing Non-Competition Agreement in order to provide to the Officer the enhanced severance benefit provided herein; and

WHEREAS, in exchange for the enhanced severance benefit provided herein, the Officer is willing to reconfirm the covenant against competition contained herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and incorporating the foregoing recitals, the parties agree as follows:

1.             Severance Benefit.

a.             If the Officer’s employment shall be terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (as defined below) or (ii) by the Officer pursuant to the delivery of a Letter of Resignation (as defined below), and the Officer executes, and does not revoke, the Company’s then current standard separation and release agreement, (A) the Officer shall have the option under the Company’s Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan (the “SERP”) to receive an Actuarial Equivalent Benefit (as defined in the SERP) settled in a lump sum payment as of his termination date and (B) the Company shall pay to the Officer an amount equal to one and one-half times his then current base salary, payable, at the Officer’s option, (1) in a lump sum payable within 10 days of his termination date or (2) in equal installments at the regular pay periods of the Company for a period of eighteen months following the termination date (together the “Severance Benefit”); provided, however, that the Severance Benefit shall not be payable if the Officer’s employment shall be terminated during such Officer’s Employment Period (as defined in that certain Employment Agreement between the Company and the Officer (the “Change in Control Agreement”)).  During the Employment Period, the Change of Control Agreement shall supercede this Agreement in its entirety.

b.             For the purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean (i) the continued failure of the Officer to perform substantially his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Officer’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness), (ii) any act by the Officer of illegality, dishonesty or fraud in connection with the Officer’s employment, (iii) the willful engaging by the Officer in gross misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or its affiliates, (iv) the Officer’s conviction of or pleading guilty or no contest to a felony, or (v) a violation of Section 2 hereof.

c.             For the purposes of this Agreement, a “Letter of Resignation” shall

mean written notice of the Officer’s resignation of employment from the Company, effective February 2, 2008, and delivered by the Officer to the Company at least 90 days prior to such resignation date.  The Officer acknowledges and agrees that, if he delivers an effective Resignation Notice, he shall not be entitled to receive any bonus payment under the Company’s then effective Annual Incentive Bonus Plan on account of his service rendered in fiscal 2007.

2.             Covenant Against Competition.

a.             The Officer shall not, during his employment with the Company and for eighteen months thereafter, directly or indirectly, induce or attempt to influence any employee of the Company to terminate his employment with the Company or hire or solicit for hire on behalf of another employer any person then employed or who had been employed by the Company during the immediately preceding six months.

b.            The Officer shall not, during his employment with the Company and for eighteen months thereafter, unless the Officer is terminated by the Company without Cause, directly or indirectly, engage in (as a principal, partner, director, officer, agent, employee, consultant or otherwise) or be financially interested in any business operating within the United States of America, if (i) such business’ primary business is the retail and/or commercial sale of automotive parts, accessories, tires and/or repair/maintenance services including, without limitation, the entities (including their franchisees and affiliates) listed on Schedule 2(b) hereto, or (ii) the retail and/or commercial sale of automotive parts, accessories, tires and/or repair/maintenance services is the primary focus of such engagement or financial interest.  However, nothing contained in this Section 2b shall prevent the Officer from holding for investment up to two percent (2%) of any class or equity securities of a company whose securities are traded on a national or foreign securities exchange.

c.             Officer acknowledges that the restrictions contained in this Section 2, in view of the nature of the business in which the Company is engaged, are reasonable and necessary in order to protect the legitimate interests of the Company, and that any violation thereof would result in irreparable injuries to the Company, and the Officer therefore acknowledges that, in the event of his violation of any of these restrictions, the Company shall be entitled to obtain from any court of competent jurisdiction preliminary and permanent injunctive relief (without the posting of any bond) as well as damages and an equitable accounting of all earnings, profits and other benefits arising from such a violation, which rights shall be cumulative and in addition to any other rights or remedies to which the Company may be entitled.

d.             If the Officer violates any of the restrictions contained in this Section 2, the restrictive period shall be extended from the time of the commencement of any such violation until such time as such violation shall be cured by the Officer to the satisfaction of the Company.

e.             The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this Section 2 shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision or provisions of this Section 2, which shall remain in full force and effect.  If any provision of this Section 2 is held to be invalid, void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, any court

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or arbitrator so holding shall substitute a valid, enforceable provision that preserves, to the maximum lawful extent, the terms and intent of this Agreement and shall correspondingly modify the Company’s obligations under Section 1.  If any of the provisions of, or covenants contained in, this Section 2 are hereafter construed to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the same shall not affect the remainder of the provisions or the enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction, which shall be given full effect, without regard to the invalidity or unenforceability in such other jurisdiction.  Any such holding shall affect such provision of this Section 2, solely as to that jurisdiction, without rendering that or any other provisions of this Section 2 invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any other jurisdiction.  If any covenant contained in this Section 2 should be deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable because its scope is considered excessive, such covenant will be modified so that the scope of the covenant is reduced only to the minimum extent necessary to render the modified covenant valid, legal and enforceable and a corresponding reduction in the scope of the Company’s obligations under Section 1 shall also be made.

3.             Miscellaneous.

a.             This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors.

b.             This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without reference to principles of conflict of laws.  The parties hereto agree that exclusive jurisdiction of any dispute regarding this Agreement shall be the state or federal courts located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PROCEEDING OVER ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.

c.             This Agreement, together with the Change In Control Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereto, and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the parties.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Officer has hereunto set his hand and the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of the Effective Date.

/s/ THE PEP BOYS—MANNY, MOE & JACK

/s/ MARK L. PAGE

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Pep Boys Holds Annual Meeting

PHILADELPHIA—October 19, 2006—The Pep Boys—Manny, Moe & Jack (NYSE: “PBY”), the nation’s leading automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, today held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Philadelphia.

At the Annual Meeting, shareholders elected the full Board of Directors for a one-year term, approved the appointment of the Company’s independent auditors and approved a shareholder proposal requesting that the Board redeem the Company’s curr ent or any future Shareholder Rights Plan, unless such plan is subject to a shareholder vote.

In addition, Interim CEO Bill Leonard discussed the Company’s recent financial performance, debt profile and continuing efforts to improve performance for the benefit of all shareholders.

The presentation slides from the Annual Meeting are available on the Company’s website at www.pepboys.com.

Pep Boys has 593 stores and more than 6,000 service bays in 36 states and Puerto Rico. Along with its vehicle repair and maintenance capabilities, the Company also serves the commercial auto parts delivery market and is one of the leading sellers of replacement tires in the United States. Customers can find the nearest location by calling 1-800-PEP-BOYS or by visiting pepboys.com.

Certain statements contained herein constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The word “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 SEC. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

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Contact:
Pep Boys, Philadelphia
Investor Contact: Harry Yanowitz, 215-430-9720
Media Contact: Alex Spooner, 215-430-9588
Internet: http://www.pepboys.com