- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

SOOD SANJAY

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/29/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

PEP BOYS MANNY MOE & JACK [PBY]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3111 W. ALLEGHENY AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP-Controller (Chief Acct Off) /

(Street)

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19132

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	10197	D
Common Stock	6163 ⁽¹⁾	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Option (right to buy)	2/27/2006 ⁽²⁾	2/27/2013	Common Stock	750	$15.855	D
Option (right to buy)	2/15/2007 ⁽²⁾	2/15/2014	Common Stock	1000	$15.965	D
Option (right to buy)	2/28/2009 ⁽³⁾	2/28/2015	Common Stock	1000	$12.06	D
Option (right to buy)	2/26/2010 ⁽³⁾	2/26/2016	Common Stock	7500	$3.12	D
Option (right to buy)	3/30/2011 ⁽³⁾	3/30/2017	Common Stock	4673	$10.27	D
ROIC Performance-Based Award	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	1934	⁽⁵⁾	D
TSR Performance-Based Award	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	967	⁽⁵⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Represents the number of shares held in the Reporting Person's account under The Pep Boys Deferred Compensation Plan.
( 2)	20% of such options were execiseable on the date of grant. An additional 20% of such options became/become exerciseable on each of the next four anniversaries of the date of grant.
( 3)	One third of such options became/become exercisable on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant.
( 4)	Each ROIC Performance-Based Award will vest if the Issuer's return on invested capital for fiscal year 2012 is between 11.8% and 15.1% into between one-half and and one and one-half shares of common stock, respectively. Vested shares will be delivered on or about March 30, 2013.
( 5)	Not applicable.
( 6)	Each TSR Performance-Based Award will vest if the Issuer's total shareholder return over the three-year period that includes the Isser's fiscal years 2010, 2011 and 2012 is between the 40th and 90th percentile of its customized executive compensation peer group into between one-half and and one and three-quarters shares of common stock, respectively. Vested shares will be delivered on or about March 30, 2013.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SOOD SANJAY 3111 W. ALLEGHENY AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19132			VP-Controller (Chief Acct Off)

Signatures
Sanjay Sood		10/1/2010
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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