- 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: November 30, 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 ^*

BlackRock Inc.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/29/2012

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

PEP BOYS MANNY MOE & JACK [PBY]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

55 EAST 52ND STREET

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

_____ Director ___ X ___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10055

(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)

*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)

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:
1. No securities are beneficially owned.
2. BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock") and The Gores Group, LLC may be considered members of a group beneficially owning more than 10% of the common stock of The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack (the "Issuer") for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"), but BlackRock is not a beneficial owner of any shares of Issuer equity securities for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Act. Neither the filing of this Form 3 nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by BlackRock that any such group exists and BlackRock expressly disclaims the existence of such a group

No securities are beneficially owned.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BlackRock Inc. 55 EAST 52ND STREET NEW YORK, NY 10055		X

Signatures
/s/ Matthew J. Fitzgerald, Attorney-In-Fact		2/8/2012
^** 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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