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THE PEP BOYS—MANNY, MOE & JACK AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Years ended January 30, 2010, January 31, 2009 and February 2, 2008
(dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE 14—BENEFIT PLANS (Continued)
Benefit payments, including amounts to be paid from Company assets, as appropriate, are expected
to be paid as follows:
2011 .................................................... $ 1,785
2012 .................................................... 1,874
2013 .................................................... 2,003
2014 .................................................... 2,135
2015 .................................................... 2,267
2016 – 2020 .............................................. 13,405
Plan Assets and Investment Policy
Investment policies are established in accordance with the Company’s Benefits Committee (the
‘‘Committee’’) responsibilities to the participants of the Plan and its beneficiaries, and in accordance
with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). The objective of
the plan is to meet current and future benefit payment needs within the constraints of diversification
and prudent risk taking. The Plan is diversified across asset classes to achieve an optimal balance
between risk and return and between income and growth of assets through capital appreciation.
Investment objectives for each asset class are determined based on specific risks and investment
opportunities identified. The Company believes that the diversification of its assets minimizes the risk
due to concentration of the Plan assets.
The Company updates its long-term, strategic asset allocations annually using various analytics to
determine the optimal asset mix and consideration of plan liability characteristics, liquidity
characteristics, funding requirements, expected rates of return and the distribution of returns. Actual
allocations to each asset class vary from target allocations due to periodic investment strategy changes,
market value fluctuations, the length of time it takes to fully implement investment allocation positions
(such as private equity and real estate), and the timing of benefit payments and contributions. Short
term investments and exchange-traded derivatives are used to rebalance the actual asset allocation to
the target asset allocation. The asset allocation is monitored and rebalanced on a monthly basis.
The manager of our investments provides advice and recommendations to help the Committee
discharge its fiduciary responsibilities in furtherance of the Plan’s goals and objectives. The Manager
has the discretion to allocate assets among funds within each asset class to conform to strategic targets
and ranges established by the Committee. Our target asset allocation is 50% equity securities and 50%
fixed income. Equity securities include Pep Boys common stock in the amounts of $0 and $200 (0.6%
of total plan assets) at January 30, 2010 and January 31, 2009, respectively. The investment policy
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