Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On March 13, 2013, The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack (the "Company"), in accordance with its bylaws, increased the size of its Board of Directors ("Board") from seven to nine members.

Also on March 13, 2013, Robert Rosenblatt and Andrea M. Weiss were appointed to the Board.
Committee assignments for Mr. Rosenblatt and Ms. Reid have not yet been determined.

Each of these Directors will be compensated by the Company, solely on account of their duties as a Director, in accordance with the Company's non-management director compensation program, which is described in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2012. In accordance with such program, coincident with their appointment to the Board, Mr. Rosenblatt and Ms. Weiss were each granted 1,157 restricted stock units.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release dated March 13, 2013

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