OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH All Outstanding Shares of Common Stock of THE PEP BOYS – MANNY, MOE & JACK at $15.00 NET PER SHARE by TAJ ACQUISITION CO. a wholly owned subsidiary of BRIDGESTONE RETAIL OPERATIONS, LLC THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL...Offer to Purchase • November 16th, 2015 • Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC • Retail-auto & home supply stores
TAJ Acquisition Co., a Pennsylvania corporation ("Purchaser") and a wholly owned subsidiary of Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("BSRO"), is offering to purchase for cash all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Shares"), of The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack, a Pennsylvania corporation ("Pep Boys"), at a purchase price of $15.00 per Share, net to the holders thereof, in cash (the "Offer Price"), without interest, less any applicable tax withholding, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with this Offer to Purchase, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, collectively constitute the "Offer"). The Offer is being made in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 26, 2015, by and among Pep Boys, BSRO and Purchaser (as it may be amended from time to time, the
