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    <periodOfReport>2006-08-31</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>PEP BOYS MANNY MOE &amp; JACK</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PBY</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP LLC</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>666 THIRD AVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>26TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10017</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001329983</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Parche, LLC</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>666 THIRD AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>26TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10017</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001373638</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Starboard Value &amp; Opportunity Master Fund Ltd</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CITCO FUND SERVICES LTD.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>WEST BAY ROAD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GRAND CAYMAN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>E9</rptOwnerState>
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            <rptOwnerStateDescription>CAYMAN ISLANDS</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001361308</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RCG Ambrose Master Fund, Ltd.</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CITCO FUND SERVICES LTD.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>WEST BAY ROAD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GAND CAYMAN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>E9</rptOwnerState>
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            <rptOwnerStateDescription>CAYMAN ISLANDS</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001275884</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RCG HALIFAX FUND LTD</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CITCO FUND SERVICES LTD.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>WEST BAY ROAD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GAND CAYMAN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>E9</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode></rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>CAYMAN ISLANDS</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001275886</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RAMIUS MASTER FUND LTD</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CITCO FUND SERVICES LTD.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>WEST BAY ROAD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GRAND CAYMAN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>E9</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode></rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>CAYMAN ISLANDS</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
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            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001364517</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RAMIUS FUND III LTD</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CITCO FUND SERVICES LTD.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>WEST BAY ROAD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GRAND CAYMAN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>E9</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode></rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>CAYMAN ISLANDS</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001275893</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RAMIUS ADVISORS LLC</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>666 THIRD AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>26TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10017</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
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            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001329989</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Admiral Advisors, LLC</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>666 THIRD AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>26TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10017</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
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            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <value></value>
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                    <value>12.75</value>
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                    <value>By Parche, LLC</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>12.75</value>
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                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd.</value>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By RCG Ambrose Master Fund, Ltd.</value>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By RCG Halifax Fund, Ltd.</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Ramius Master Fund, Ltd.</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>23285</value>
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                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Ramius Master Fund III, Ltd.</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Includes shares owned directly by Parche, LLC, Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd., RCG Ambrose Master Fund, Ltd., RCG Halifax Fund, Ltd., Ramius Master Fund, Ltd. and Ramius Master Fund III, Ltd. As the managing member of Parche, LLC and the investment manager of Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd., Admiral Advisors, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned by Parche, LLC and Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd.  As the investment manager of Ramius Master Fund, Ltd. and Ramius Fund III, Ltd, Ramius Advisors, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned by Ramius Master Fund, Ltd. and Ramius Fund III, Ltd.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">(Continuation of Footnote 1) As the sole member of Admiral Advisors, LLC and Ramius Advisors, LLC and the investment manager of RCG Ambrose Master Fund, Ltd. and RCG Halifax Fund, Ltd., Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned by Parche, LLC, Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd., RCG Ambrose Master Fund, Ltd., RCG Halifax Fund, Ltd., Ramius Master Fund, Ltd. and Ramius Fund III, Ltd. As the managing member of Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C., C4S &amp;  Co., L.L.C. may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned by Parche, LLC, Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd., RCG Ambrose Master Fund, Ltd., RCG Halifax Fund, Ltd., Ramius Master Fund, Ltd. and Ramius Fund III, Ltd.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">(Continuation of Footnote 2)  As the managing members of C4S &amp;  Co., L.L.C., each of Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Jeffrey M. Solomon and Thomas W. Strauss may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned by Parche, LLC, Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd., RCG Ambrose Master Fund, Ltd., RCG Halifax Fund, Ltd., Ramius Master Fund, Ltd. and Ramius Fund III, Ltd.  Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares.  Except for Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss who have disclaimed beneficial ownership above, each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Each Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding Common Stock. There are more than 10 Reporting Persons in this Section 13(d) group and the Securities and Exchange Commission?s (?SEC?) electronic filing system only accepts a maximum of ten joint filers per report. To enable all of the Reporting Persons to gain access to the SEC?s electronic filing system, this report is the first of two being filed by the Reporting Persons relating to the same transactions.

Also see Exhibit 24.1, Power of Attorney.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>PARCHE, LLC, By: Admiral Advisors, LLC, its managing member, By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon, authorized signatory</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-09-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>STARBOARD VALUE AND OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND LTD., By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon, authorized signatory</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-09-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>RCG AMBROSE MASTER FUND, LTD., By: Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C., its Investment Manager, By: C4S &amp;  Co., L.L.C., its Managing Member, By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon, its managing member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-09-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>RCG HALIFAX FUND, LTD., By: Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C., its Investment Manager, By: C4S &amp;  Co., L.L.C., its managing member, By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon, its managing member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-09-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>RAMIUS MASTER FUND, LTD, By: Ramius Advisors, LLC, its Investment Manager, By: Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. its sole member, By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon, its managing member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-09-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>RAMIUS FUND III, LTD, By: Ramius Advisors, LLC, its Investment Manager, By: Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. its sole member, By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon, its managing member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-09-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>RAMIUS ADVISORS, LLC. By: Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C., its sole member, By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon, authorized signatory</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-09-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>ADMIRAL ADVISORS, LLC, By:  Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C., its sole member, By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon, authorized signatory</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-09-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, L.L.C., By:  C4S &amp;  Co., L.L.C., its Managing Member, By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon, its managing member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-09-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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