The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack (NYSE: "PBY"), the nation's leading
automotive aftermarket service and retail chain, will today hold its
Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Philadelphia.
The presentation slides from the Annual Meeting are available on the
Company’s website at www.pepboys.com.
Pep Boys has more than 7,000 service bays within more than 700 stores
located in 35 states and Puerto Rico. Along with its full-service
vehicle maintenance and repair capabilities, the Company also serves the
commercial auto parts delivery market and is one of the leading sellers
of replacement tires in the United States. Customers can find the
nearest location by calling (800) PEP-BOYS or by visiting www.pepboys.com.
Certain statements contained herein constitute "forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. The word "guidance,” "expect,” "anticipate,”
"estimates,” "forecasts” and similar expressions are intended to
identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
include management’s expectations regarding implementation of its
long-term strategic plan, future financial performance, automotive
aftermarket trends, levels of competition, business development
activities, future capital expenditures, financing sources and
availability and the effects of regulation and litigation. Although the
Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance
that its expectations will be achieved. The Company’s actual results may
differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking
statements due to factors beyond the control of the Company, including
the strength of the national and regional economies, retail and
commercial consumers’ ability to spend, the health of the various
sectors of the automotive aftermarket, the weather in geographical
regions with a high concentration of the Company’s stores, competitive
pricing, the location and number of competitors’ stores, product and
labor costs and the additional factors described in the Company’s
filings with the SEC. The Company assumes no obligation to update or
supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of
subsequent events.
