-----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, SWJ5uu0mUsxxNM33SBvS1jxTsuQs0aKJJhmPRoaKVDKjvFAKIwRBBaKQeErmGFNl fGToDEfjFGIkiZiHXDZTmQ== 0001181431-09-032015.txt : 20090624 0001181431-09-032015.hdr.sgml : 20090624 20090624154211 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-09-032015 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090624 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20090624 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090624 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: 0202 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03381 FILM NUMBER: 09907476 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3111 W ALLEGHENY AVE CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19132 BUSINESS PHONE: 2152299000 8-K 1 rrd242365.htm Prepared By R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 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
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  06/24/2009
 
THE PEP BOYS - MANNY MOE & JACK
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commission File Number:  001-03381
 
PA
  
23-0962915
(State or other jurisdiction of
  
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
  
Identification No.)
 
3111 West Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
215-430-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(Former name or 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:

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Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
(e) On June 24, 2009, The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack (the "Company") adopted the amended and restated The Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Stock Plan") and the amended and restated The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack Annual Incentive Bonus Plan (the "Bonus Plan"), both of which were approved by shareholders at the Company's 2009 Annual Meeting.

The Stock Plan was amended and restated to (i) increase by an additional 1,500,000 shares the total number of shares of the Company's common stock authorized for issuance under the Stock Plan from 4,500,000 shares to 6,000,000 shares, (ii) extend the term of the Stock Plan so that it will expire on December 31, 2014, (iii) to rename the Stock Plan and (iv) to clairfy certain terms thereof.

The Bonus Plan was amended and restated to make certain clarifying changes to the Bonus Plan and was submitted to the Company's shareholders for approval so that certain amounts paid under the Bonus Plan may continue to be deductible under Section 162(m ) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The amounts payable to our named executive officers under the Bonus Plan for 2009 cannot be determined until after the 2009 fiscal year is completed. However, if certain corporate targets estabilshed by the Company's Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors are achived in fiscal 2009, our named executive officers would receive the following bonus target amounts: Michael R. Odell, Chief Executive Officer, $800,000; Raymond L. Arthur, EVP - Chief Financial Officer, $375,000; Joseph A. Cirelli, SVP - Corporate Development, $135,009; Troy E. Fee, SVP - Human Resources, $112,500; and Scott A. Webb, SVP - Merchandising & Marketing, $180,000.

 
 
Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure
 
On June 24, 2009, the Company issued a press release that announced the proceedings from its 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held in Philadelphia.

The information in this Section 7.01 of this Current Report and Exhibit 99.1 attached to this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilites of that Section. The information contained in this Section 7.01 of this Current Report and Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securites Act of 1933.

 

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
     
 
THE PEP BOYS - MANNY MOE & JACK
 
 
Date: June 24, 2009
     
By:
 
/s/    Brian D. Zuckerman

               
Brian D. Zuckerman
               
SVP - General Counsel & Secretary
 
 


 

Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.

  
Description

EX-10.1
  
The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack 2009 Stock Incentive Plan
EX-10.2
  
The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack Annual Incentive Bonus Plan
EX-99.1
  
Press Release dated June 24, 2009
EX-10.1 2 rrd242365_28362.htm THE PEP BOYS - MANNY, MOE & JACK 2009 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN Pep Boys - 1999 Stock Incentive Plan

EXECUTION VERSION

THE PEP BOYS - MANNY, MOE & JACK

2009 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

AMENDED AND RESTATED

AS OF JUNE 24, 2009

    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, and renames it as The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, effective as of June 24, 2009, (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:
      1. "Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
      2. "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.
      3. "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.
      4. "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
      5. "Change of Control" shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 10 of the Plan.
      6. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
      7. "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 meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
      8. "Company" means The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack, a Pennsylvania corporation.
      9. "Disability" shall have that meaning as set forth in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
      10. "Fair Market Value" shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 8(b) of the Plan."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.
      11. "Non-management Director" means a member of the Board of Directors who is not an employee of the Company or any Affiliate.
      12. "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.
      13. "Option" means either an ISO or a Non-qualified Stock Option granted under Section 8 of the Plan.
      14. "Option Document" means the document described in Section 8 which sets forth the terms and conditions of each grant of Options.
      15. "Option Price" means the price at which Shares may be purchased, as calculated pursuant to Section 8(b).
      16. "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.
      17. "Participant" means a person to whom Restricted Stock has been awarded under the Plan, which Restricted Stock has not yet vested in full.
      18. "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.
      19. "Restricted Stock" means any Shares (or phantom units convertible into 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.
      20. "Restricted Stock Agreement" means the document described in Section 9 which sets forth the terms and conditions of each grant of Restricted Stock.
      21. "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
      22. "Shares" means the shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company which are the subject of Awards.
      23. "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.
      1. 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.
      2. Grants.
      3. (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; (F) adopt guidelines separate from the Plan that set forth the specific terms and conditions for Awards under the Plan, and (G) 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 on all persons having any interest in the Plan or in any Awards granted hereunder. All powers of the Committee shall be executed in its sole discretion, in the best interest of the Company, not as a fiduciary, and in keeping with the objectives of the Plan.

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

          1. On each Annual Meeting Date, each Non-management Director shall receive $45,000 in Awards in such form as determined by the Committee, calculated utilizing the "RSU Annualized Value" and/or "Option Annualized Value" as applicable. The Award granted pursuant to this subsection A shall be referred to herein as the "Annual Non-management Director Award."
          2. 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.
          3. Any fractional Award otherwise to be issued under this subsection (ii) shall be rounded up to the nearest whole Award.
          4. 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.
          5. All Awards granted under subsection A of this subsection ) shall vest in cumulative installments of one-third on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant.
          6. The Committee may, in its discretion, make additional Award grants to Non-management Directors.
      4. 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.
      5. 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 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 6,000,000, 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 amended and restated effective as of June 24, 2009. No Award may be granted under the Plan after June 30, 2012.
    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.
      1. 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.
      2. 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 r eported in customary financial reporting services.
      3. 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 obliga tion 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.
      4. 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 Optionee, free of all liens, claims and encum brances 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.
      5. Termination of Options. No Option shall be exercisable after the first to occur of the following:
      6. (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) Expiration of sixty (60) days (or such other period determined by the Committee) 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 (180) days (or such other period determined by the Committee) 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 eva luation 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, 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.

      7. 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.
      8. 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.
      9. 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.
      1. 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 granted as Shares shall be issued, transferred to and registered in the name of the Participant with such legend thereon as the Committee shall deem appropriate, and Restricted Stock granted as phantom units shall be recorded to a bookkeeping account for the benefit of the Participant. Such stock certificate shall be held by the Company until the Restricted Stock Vests (or the phantom units are redeemed to Shares, in the case of Restricted Stock granted as phantom units) 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 o f 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.
      2. 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, with respect to Restricted Stock granted as phantom units, the Participant shall not have any rights as a stockholder of the Company until such units are redeemed as Shares, but, subject to the determination of the Committee, may receive dividend equivalents on such units as if they were Shares and the equivalent of other distributions declared on the Shares from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall determine whether dividends of stock and other non-cash distributions (or equivalents of such in connection with phantom units) 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.
      3. 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, or become redeemed as Shares if granted as phantom units, 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 and become redeemed if granted as phantom units. In the event that a Participant shall become entitled to a fractional Share, such fractional Share shall not Vest (or be redeemed) unless and until the Participant becomes entitled to such number of fractional Shares as shall be equal in sum to a whole Share.
      4. Forfeiture of Shares.
      5. (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) 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.

      6. 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 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.
      7. Deferrals. The Committee may permit or require a Participant to defer receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares that would otherwise be due to the Participant in connection with any Restricted Stock grant as phantom units . The Committee shall establish rules and procedures for any such deferrals, consistent with applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
      8. Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock Agreements shall contain such other provisions as the Committee shall deem advisable.
      9. 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.
    11. (a) For purposes of this Section, a "Change of Control" shall be deemed to have taken place if:

      (i) 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 Direct or;

      (ii) 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 V oting Securities pursuant to an offering of such Voting Securities, or (iv) pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction (as defined in paragraph (c));

      (iii) 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 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 s uch 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");

      (iv) a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets is consummated;

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

      (vi) 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may provide for a different definition of a "Change of Control" if the Award is subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the Award will become payable on a Change of Control.

      (b) Consequences of a Change of Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, unless the Committee determines otherwise, any Option granted hereunder shall immediately become exercisable in full and all restrictions related to any Restricted Stock shall lapse. In addition, in the event of a Change of Control, the Committee may take any one or more of the following actions with respect to any or all outstanding Awards, without the consent of any Optionee or Participant: (i) the Committee may require that Optionees surrender their outstanding Options in exchange for one or more payments by the Company, in cash or Shares as determined by the Committee, in an amount equal to the amount, if any, by which the then Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the Optionee's unexercised Options exceeds the Option Price, and on such terms as the Committee determines, (ii) after giving Optionees an opportunity to exercise their outstanding Options, the Committee may terminate any or all unexercise d Options at such time as the Committee deems appropriate, (iii) with respect to Participants holding Restricted Stock that consists of phantom units, the Committee may determine that such Participants shall receive one or more payments in settlement of such grants of Restricted Stock, in such amount and form and on such terms as may be determined by the Committee, subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable, or (iv) determine that all outstanding Options that are not exercised shall be assumed by, or replaced with comparable options by the surviving corporation (or a parent or subsidiary of the surviving corporation), and grants of Restricted Stock that remain in effect after the Change of Control shall be converted to similar grants of the surviving corporation (or a parent or subsidiary of the surviving corporation). Such acceleration, surrender, termination, settlement or conversion shall take place as of the date of the Change of Control or such other date as the C ommittee may specify.

    12. Adjustments on Changes in Capitalization. If there is any change in the number or kind of Shares outstanding (i) by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, spin-off, recapitalization or combination or exchange of shares, (ii) by reason of a merger, reorganization or consolidation, (iii) by reason of a reclassification or change in par value, or (iv) by reason of any other extraordinary or unusual event affecting the outstanding Shares as a class without the Company's receipt of consideration, or if the value of outstanding Shares is substantially reduced as a result of a spin-off or the Company's payment of an extraordinary dividend or distribution, 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 kind and number of Shares covered by each outstanding Award and the Option Price, in the case of grants of Options, shall be equitably adjusted by the Committee, in su ch manner as the Committee deems appropriate, to reflect any increase or decrease in the number of, or change in the kind or value of, the issued Shares to preclude, to the extent practicable, the enlargement or dilution of rights and benefits under the Plan and such outstanding Awards; provided, however, that any fractional Shares resulting from such adjustment shall be eliminated. In addition, in the event of a Change of Control the provisions of Section 10 shall apply. Any adjustments to outstanding Awards shall be consistent with Section 409A or 422 of the Code, to the extent applicable. Any adjustments determined by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive.
    13. 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.
    14. 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.
    15. 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.
    16. 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.

/s/ THE PEP BOYS - MANNY, MOE & JACK

Date: June 24, 2009

EX-10.2 3 rrd242365_28363.htm THE PEP BOYS - MANNY, MOE & JACK ANNUAL INCENTIVE BONUS PLAN Pep Boys Bonus Plan

THE PEP BOYS - MANNY, MOE & JACK

ANNUAL INCENTIVE BONUS PLAN

(as amended and restated as of June 24, 2009)

The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack, a Pennsylvania corporation (the "Company"), previously established, effective January 29, 1989, an Annual Incentive Bonus Plan (the "Plan") for the benefit of officers of the Company who were eligible to participate as provided therein. The Plan has been amended and restated in its entirely as follows and approved by the Company's shareholders to be effective as of June 24, 2009.

1. Purpose. The Plan is intended to increase the profitability of the Company by giving employees of the Company holding positions at the levels of officer or director (such employees being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Eligible Employees") a financial stake in the growth and profitability of the Company. The Plan has the further objective of enhancing the Company's compensation packages for Eligible Employees, thus enabling the Company to attract and retain officers and other key employees of the highest ability. The Plan is intended to provide Eligible Employees with incentive opportunities that: (a) provide compensation opportunities which are competitive with other companies of similar size and industry focus; (b) focus Eligible Employees' attention on the accomplishment of specific Company goals; and (c) recognize different levels and types of individual contributions by providing a portion of the incentive payout for the achievement of individual objectives. T he Plan is intended to supplement, not replace, any other bonus paid by the Company to any of its Eligible Employees and is not intended to preclude the continuation of such arrangements or the adoption of additional bonus or incentive plans, programs or contracts.

 

2. Definitions.

    1. "Applicable Performance Measures" shall mean the Company Performance Measures and/or the Individual Performance Measures upon which a Participant's right to receive a Bonus is based.
    2. "Award Period" shall mean a measuring period of one Fiscal Year.
    3. "Bonus" shall mean a cash payment made by the Company to a Participant after an Award Period, based on performance against specific predetermined performance objectives for both the Company and the Participant, as calculated in accordance with the provisions of this Plan document.
    4. "Bonus Level" shall mean the level at which a Participant shall participate in the Plan as set forth in Paragraph 4(b) hereof.
    5. "CEO" shall mean the person elected to the office of Chief Executive Officer of the Company by the Board of Directors.
    6. "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
    7. "Compensation Committee" shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board. The Compensation Committee shall consist of two or more persons appointed by the Board, each of whom shall be an "outside director" as defined under Code section 162(m) and related Treasury regulations.
    8. "Fiscal Year" shall mean the Fiscal Year of the Company which ends on the Saturday nearest January 31 in each year.
    9. "Participant" shall have the meaning set forth in Paragraph 4 hereof.
    10. "Salary" shall mean the base salary of a Participant for a Fiscal Year. For purposes of the foregoing, base salary shall include (i) amounts which the Participant elects to forego to provide benefits under a plan which satisfies the provisions of section 401(k) or section 125 of the Code and (ii) amounts which the Participant elects to defer under a deferred compensation plan or program, other than an equity-based deferred compensation plan, adopted by the Company. Base salary shall not include any amount attributable to any bonus paid or accrued (including any bonus deferred under a deferred compensation plan or program adopted by the Company), whether or not pursuant to a plan or program.

3. Administration, Amendment and Termination.

    1. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee acting by a majority vote of its members. The Compensation Committee shall have the power and authority to take all actions and make all determinations which it deems necessary or desirable to effectuate, administer or interpret the Plan. The Company's adoption and continuation of the Plan is voluntary. The Compensation Committee shall have the power and authority to extend, amend, modify or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that the Compensation Committee shall not have the power to amend or modify any provision of the Plan without stockholder approval in a manner that would affect the terms of the Plan applicable to a Bonus intended to constitute qualified performance-based compensation under Code section 162(m), if stockholder approval would be required under Code section 162(m). The Compensation Committee's authority to extend, amend or modify the Plan shall include, without limitation, the right to change Award Periods , to determine the time or times of paying Bonuses, to establish and approve Company and individual performance goals and the relative weightings of the goals, and to establish such other measures as may be necessary to meet the objectives of the Plan. In particular, but without limitation of the foregoing, the Compensation Committee shall have the power and authority to make any amendments or modifications to the Plan which may be necessary for the Plan to maintain compliance with Code section 162(m).
    2. All actions taken and all determinations made by the Compensation Committee in accordance with the power and authority conferred upon the Compensation Committee under Paragraph 3(a) above shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties, including the Company and all Participants.

4. Participants.

    1. Each Eligible Employee shall be entitled to participate in the Plan for each Fiscal Year or portion thereof in which such employee holds a position at the level of officer or director of the Company (the "Participants", or individually, "Participant"), unless excluded from participation by the Compensation Committee or as provided by Paragraph 11 hereof. With respect to an individual who becomes an Eligible Employee during an Award Period, such individual shall become a Participant, unless excluded from participation by the Compensation Committee or as provided in Paragraph 11 hereof, and shall be eligible to receive an amount equal to the amount which would have been paid if the Participant had been an Eligible Employee for the entire Award Period, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the Award Period that the Participant was an Eligible Employee of the Company and the denominator of which is the number of days in the Award Period.
    2. Each Participant shall participate in the Plan and earn Bonuses at one of five Bonus Levels, as set forth below:

Bonus Level Participant Group

Tier I CEO

Tier II Executive Vice Presidents

Tier III Senior Vice Presidents

Tier IV Vice Presidents

With respect to any Participant who was employed at more than one of the Bonus Levels during an Award Period, the total Bonus amount for such Award Period for which such Participant shall be eligible shall be the sum of prorated Bonus payments corresponding to the applicable Bonus Levels. Each such prorated Bonus payment shall equal the amount which would have been paid if the Participant had been an Eligible Employee at the applicable Bonus Level for the entire Award Period, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the Award Period that the Participant was employed at such Bonus Level and the denominator of which is the number of days in the Award Period.

5. Company Performance Measures.

    1. Under the Plan, for each Award Period the Compensation Committee will establish minimum, target and maximum performance goals for the Company using one or more of the following business criteria (the "Company Performance Measures"): (1) return on total stockholder equity; (2) earnings per share of Common Stock; (3) net income (before or after taxes); (4) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (5) sales or revenue targets; (6) return on assets, capital or investment; (7) cash flow: (8) market share; (9) cost reduction goals; (10) budget comparisons; (11) implementation or completion of projects or processes strategic or critical to the Corporation's business operations; (12) measures of customer satisfaction; and (13) any combination of, or a specified increase in, any of the foregoing. Such performance goals may be based upon the attainment of specified levels of the Company's performance under one or more of the measures described above relative to the performance of other entities and may also be based on the performance of any of the Company's business units or divisions or any parent or subsidiary. In addition, the Compensation Committee will establish relative weightings for the respective Company Performance Measures being used.
    2. To the extent applicable, the Compensation Committee, in determining whether and to what extent a Company Performance Measure has been achieved, shall use the information set forth in the Company's audited financial statements.

6. Individual Performance Measures. Under the Plan, for each Award Period the Company will establish individual or "small team" performance goals for each Participant (the "Individual Performance Measures"); provided, however, that Individual Performance Measures shall not apply to a Bonus designated as "qualified performance-based compensation" under Code section 162(m).

7. Establishment of Plan Components.

    1. During the first ninety (90) days of each Award Period (or such other period provided in Paragraph 9 with respect to Bonuses designated as "qualified performance-based compensation" under Code section 162(m) , the Compensation Committee will establish and approve the following components of the Plan for the Award Period: (i) the Participants; (ii) the minimum, target and maximum Company performance levels for each Company Performance Measure being used; (iii) the relative weightings of the respective Company Performance Measures being used; (iv) the target, minimum and maximum Bonus amounts (each expressed as a percentage of salary) at each Bonus Level; and (v) the percentages of the Bonus amounts at each of the Bonus Levels which are attributable to the Company's performance and the individual Participant's performance, respectively, during the Award Period. The Compensation Committee shall set forth the decisions reached on each of the items in this Paragraph 7(a) in its minutes.
    2. During the first ninety (90) days of each Award Period, the Compensation Committee will review, approve and set forth in its minutes, the following information for the Award Period, as determined by the Compensation Committee: (i) the Bonus Levels; (ii) the Participants in each Bonus Level (classified by title of position held); (iii) the target Bonus amount for each Bonus Level (expressed as a percentage of salary); (iv) the percentages of the Bonus amounts at each of the Bonus Levels which are attributable to the Company's performance and the individual Participant's performance, respectively, during the Award Period; (v) the Company Performance Measures for the current Award Period; (vi) the relative weightings of each such Company Performance Measure; and (vii) the minimum, target and maximum performance levels for each such Company Performance Measure.

8. Determination of Bonus. Within sixty (60) days after the end of the Award Period, actual performance will be compared to the predetermined performance levels for both Company Performance Measures and Individual Performance Measures, and the resulting actual Bonus amounts for Participants will be approved by the Compensation Committee. Subject to Paragraph 9(c) hereof with respect to any Bonus designated as "qualified performance-based compensation" under Code section 162(m), the Committee shall have the authority to increase or decrease Bonus amounts, in its sole discretion, notwithstanding any achievement of the applicable Company Performance Measure and Individual Performance Measure, as applicable. Nothing in this Paragraph 8 shall be used to create any presumption that Bonuses under the Plan are the exclusive means of providing incentive compensation for Eligible Employees, it being expressly understood and agreed that the Compensation Committee has the authority to recommend to the Board of Directors payments to any of the Eligible Employees, in cash or otherwise, based on performance measures or otherwise, other than Bonuses under this Plan to Participants.

9. Special Rules for Qualified Performance -Based Compensation

    1. The maximum amount for a Bonus designated as "qualified performance-based compensation" under Code section 162(m) payable to a Participant for any Fiscal Year shall not exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000).
    2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Plan, the Compensation Committee shall establish the Applicable Performance Measures for Bonuses designated as "qualified performance-based compensation" under Code section 162(m) no later than the earliest to occur of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the beginning of the Award Period or (ii) the date on which 25% of the Award Period has been completed, or (iii) such other date as may be required under applicable regulations under Code section 162(m). Such Applicable Performance Measures shall be set forth in the minutes of the Compensation Committee.
    3. Any Bonus payable to a Participant that is designated as "qualified performance-based compensation" under Code section 162(m) shall be based on Applicable Performance Measures that satisfy the requirements for "qualified performance-based compensation" under Code section 162(m), including the requirement that the achievement of the Applicable Performance Measures be substantially uncertain at the time they are established and that the Applicable Performance Measures be established in such a way that a third party with knowledge of the relevant facts could determine whether and to what extent the Applicable Performance Measures have been met. To the extent that any Bonus is designated as "qualified performance-based compensation" under Code section 162(m), no such Bonus may be made as an alternative to any other award that is not designated as "qualified performance based compensation" but instead must be separate and apart from all other awards made. To the exten t a Bonus is designated as "qualified performance-based compensation," the Compensation Committee is authorized to reduce such Bonus for any Award Period based upon its assessment of personal performance or other factors, but may not increase the Bonus that would otherwise be payable to the Participant. In no event shall a reduction to one Participant's Bonus result in an increase to a Bonus designated as "qualified performance based compensation" under Code section 162(m).
    4. If a Bonus to which a Participant may become entitled is designated as "qualified performance-based compensation" under Code section 162(m), the Compensation Committee shall certify in writing prior to payment of such Bonus that the Applicable Performance Measures were in fact achieved. Any such certification by the Compensation Committee shall be set forth in its minutes.

10. Payment of Bonuses. Bonuses shall be paid in cash or otherwise deferred by the Participant (as permitted by the Company and consistent with Code section 409A) within ninety (90) days after the end of the Award Period to which such Bonus relates.

11. Termination of Employment.

    1. If a Participant's employment with the Company has terminated during an Award Period, for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, then the Participant may not receive a Bonus for such Award Period, except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 11(b) below or in a separate written agreement between the Company and the Participant.
    2. If during an Award Period, a Participant dies; becomes disabled; or retires on or after his Early Retirement Date (as defined in the Company's defined benefit pension plan), such Participant (or the Participant's designated beneficiary) shall be paid, within ninety (90) days after the end of the Award Period, an amount equal to the amount which would have been paid if the Participant had been employed by the Company throughout the entire Award Period, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the Award Period that the Participant was employed by the Company and the denominator of which is the number of days in the Award Period.

12. Assignment and Alienation of Benefits.

    1. To the maximum extent permitted by law, a Participant's right or benefits under this Plan shall not be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, pledge, encumber or charge the same shall be void. No right or benefit hereunder shall in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities or torts of the person entitled to such benefit.
    2. If any Participant becomes bankrupt or attempts to anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, pledge, encumber, or charge any rights to a benefit hereunder, then such right or benefit, in the discretion of the Compensation Committee, may be terminated. In such event, the Company may hold or apply the same or any part thereof for the benefit of the Participant, his or her spouse, children or dependents, or any of them, in such manner and portion as the Compensation Committee may deem proper.

13. Miscellaneous.

    1. The establishment of this Plan shall not be construed as granting any Participant the right to remain in the employ of the Company, nor shall this Plan be construed as limiting the right of the Company to discharge a Participant from employment at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause.
    2. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under the Plan such Federal, state or local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
    3. It is the intent of the Company that the Plan and any Bonuses that are designated as "qualified performance-based compensation" under Code section 162(m) made under the Plan to a Participant comply with the applicable provisions of Code section 162(m). To the extent that any legal requirement of Code section 162(m) as set forth in the Plan ceases to be required under Code section 162(m), that Plan provision shall cease to apply.
    4. This Plan, and Bonuses payable hereunder, are intended to comply with the short-term deferral rule set forth in the regulations under Code section 409A, in order to avoid application of Code section 409A to the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, and to the extent that any payment of a Bonus under this Plan constitutes deferred compensation subject to the requirements of Code section 409A, all payments shall be made, and this Plan shall be administered so that such payments are made, in accordance with the requirements of Code section 409A.
    5. The paragraph headings in this Plan are for convenience only; they form no part of the Plan and shall not affect its interpretation.
    6. This Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

/s/THE PEP BOYS - MANNY, MOE & JACK

Dated: June 24, 2009

EX-99.1 4 rrd242365_28783.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED JUNE 24, 2009 Pep Boys Reports [%] Comp Sales Increase

 

Pep Boys Holds Annual Meeting

- Max L. Lukens Appointed Chairman of the Board -

PHILADELPHIA - June 24, 2009 - The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack (NYSE: "PBY"), the nation's leading automotive aftermarket service and retail chain, today held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Philadelphia.

At the Annual Meeting, shareholders elected the full Board of Directors, consisting of incumbent Directors Shân Atkins, Bob Hotz, Jim Mitarotonda, Mike Odell, Irv Reid, Jane Scaccetti, John Sweetwood, Nick White and Jim Williams plus new nominee Max Lukens. Shareholders also approved the appointment of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm and amendments to the Company's Stock Incentive Plan and Annual Bonus Plan. Shareholders voted down a shareholder proposal regarding reincorporating the Company in North Dakota. In addition, CEO Mike Odell discussed the Company's our vision, strategy and current initiatives.

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

Immediately following the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Lukens Chairman of the Board. Mr. Lukens previously served on Pep Boys' Board of Directors from August 2006 until October 2007, when he resigned for personal reasons. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., a company primarily engaged in the design, manufacture and service of military tactical vehicles, from March 2004 until May 2006 when the company was sold. At Stewart & Stevenson, he also served as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President from September 2003 until March 2004, and as Chairman of the Board from December 2002 to March 2004. From 1981 until January 2000, Mr. Lukens worked for Baker Hughes Incorporated, an oilfield services company, in a number of capacities, including Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lukens currently serves as a director of NCI Building Systems Inc. and Westlake Chemical Corporation .

Outgoing Chairman James A. Mitarotonda, who continues his service as a Director, commented, "We are excited by the opportunity to have Max rejoin and lead the Board. He understands Pep Boys' business and its opportunities and is a significant shareholder. His experience running companies and chairing Boards will upgrade our Board capabilities and will assist the Board in operating more effectively to appropriately support and challenge our senior management team as we pursue our strategic objectives."

 

 

Pep Boys has approximately 6,000 service bays within over 560 retail stores located in 35 states and Puerto Rico. Along with its full-service vehicle maintenance and repair 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 www.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 implementation of its long-term strategic plan, 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: Ray Arthur, 215-430-9720

Media Contact: Peter Robinson, 215-430-9553

Internet: http://www.pepboys.com

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