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How do I vote?
You may vote using any of the following methods:
•Internet. You may vote your shares by the Internet. You will need the control number printed on your
Notice of Internet Availability, on your proxy card or in the instructions that accompany your proxy materials, as
applicable. The web site for Internet voting is also listed on your Notice of Internet Availability, on your proxy card
or in the instructions that accompany your proxy materials. Internet voting is available 24 hours a day and will be
accessible until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on September 11, 2012. You will be able to confirm that the system has
properly recorded your vote. If you vote via the Internet, you do NOT need to return a proxy card or voting
instruction form.
•Telephone. If located in the United Statesor Canada, you can vote your shares by telephone by calling the
toll-free telephone number printed on your Notice of Internet Availability, on your proxy card or in the instructions
that accompany your proxy materials, as applicable, and following the recorded instructions. You will need the
control number printed on your Notice of Internet Availability, on your proxy card or in the instructions that
accompany your proxy materials, as applicable. Telephone voting is available 24 hours a day and will be accessible
until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on September 11, 2012. You will be able to confirm that the system has properly
recorded your vote. If you vote by telephone, you do NOT need to return a proxy card or voting instruction
form.
•Mail. If you received printed copies of the proxy materials by mail, you can vote by mail. Simply complete
and sign the proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope included in the materials. If you hold your shares
through a bank or brokerage account, please complete and mail the voting instruction form in the envelope provided.
•Ballot at the Annual Meeting. You may vote your shares at the meeting if you or your authorized proxy
attends the meeting. Even if you plan to attend the meeting, we encourage you to vote your shares by proxy using
one of the foregoing methods.
Your shares will be voted as you direct. If you sign and return a proxy card prior to the meeting that does not
contain instructions, your shares will be voted as recommended by the Board of Directors.
Can I change my vote after I return my proxy card?
Yes. You may revoke your proxy at any time prior to its exercise at the meeting by (i) providing a later dated
vote by Internet or telephone, (ii) delivering either a written revocation notice or another signed proxy card with a
later date to our corporate Secretary or (iii) attending the meeting, requesting that your previously delivered proxy be
revoked and then voting in person.
How many votes must be present to hold the meeting?
In order to hold the meeting, a majority of the shares of Pep Boys Stock outstanding on the July 13, 2012 record
date must be present at the meeting. The presence of such a majority is called a quorum. Since 52,856,566 shares
were outstanding on the record date, at least 26,428,284 shares must be present to establish a quorum.
Your shares are counted as present at the meeting if you attend and vote in person or if you properly return a
proxy card. Abstentions will be counted as present for the purpose of determining whether there is a quorum for all
matters to be acted upon at the meeting.
If a shareholder is the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name”by a bank or brokerage firm, such bank or
brokerage firm, as the record holder of the shares, is required to vote those shares in accordance with such
shareholder's instructions. If the shareholder does not give instructions to such bank or brokerage firm, it will
nevertheless be entitled to vote the shares with respect to certain “discretionary”items, but will not be permitted to