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<B><FONT size="2"> As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May&nbsp;10, 2002</FONT></B>

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<B><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-77008</FONT></B>
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<B><FONT size="4">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></B>

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<B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<B><FONT size="5">Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to
Form&nbsp;S-3</FONT></B>
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<B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<B><FONT size="6">CSK Auto Corporation</FONT></B>
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<I><FONT size="2">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its
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    <B><FONT size="2">5531</FONT></B></TD>
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    <B><FONT size="2">86-0765798</FONT></B></TD>
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    <I><FONT size="2">(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>
    Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></I></TD>
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    <I><FONT size="2">(Primary Standard Industrial<BR>
    Classification Code Number)</FONT></I></TD>
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    <I><FONT size="2">(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<B><FONT size="2">645 E. Missouri Ave., Suite&nbsp;400</FONT></B>

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<B><FONT size="2">Phoenix, Arizona 85012</FONT></B>
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<I><FONT size="2">(Address of Principal Executive
Offices)</FONT></I>
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<B><FONT size="2">Maynard Jenkins</FONT></B>

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<B><FONT size="2">CSK Auto Corporation</FONT></B>
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<B><FONT size="2">645 E. Missouri Ave., Suite&nbsp;400</FONT></B>
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<B><FONT size="2">Phoenix, Arizona 85012</FONT></B>
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<B><FONT size="2">(602)&nbsp;265-9200</FONT></B>
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<I><FONT size="2">(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including
Area Code, of Agent for Service)</FONT></I>
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<B><I><FONT size="2">Copy to:</FONT></I></B>

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<B><FONT size="2">Gibson, Dunn &#38; Crutcher LLP</FONT></B>

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<B><FONT size="2">1801 California Street,
Suite&nbsp;4100</FONT></B>
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<B><FONT size="2">Denver, Colorado 80202</FONT></B>
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<B><FONT size="2">(303)&nbsp;298-5930</FONT></B>
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<B><FONT size="2">Attention: Richard M. Russo</FONT></B>
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<B><FONT size="2">Approximate date of commencement of proposed
sale to the public:</FONT></B><FONT size="2"> From time to time
after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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<FONT size="2">If the only securities being registered on this
Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, please check the following
box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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<FONT size="2">If any of the securities being registered on this
Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than
securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following
box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="wingdings">&#254;</FONT>
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<FONT size="2">If this Form is filed to register additional
securities for an offering pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(b) under
the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same
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<FONT size="2">If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(c) under the Securities Act, check the
following box and list the Securities Act registrations
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be
made pursuant to Rule&nbsp;434, please check the following
box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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<B><FONT size="2">The registrant hereby amends this registration
statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its
effective date until the registrant shall file a further
amendment which specifically states that this registration
statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with
Section&nbsp;8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
until this registration statement shall become effective on such
date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said
Section&nbsp;8(a), may determine.</FONT></B>

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<B><FONT size="2" color="#FF0000">The information in this
prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling
stockholders may not sell these securities until the
registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell
these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these
securities in any state where the offer or sale is not
permitted.</FONT></B>
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<FONT size="2"> <B>Subject to Completion, Dated May&nbsp;10,
2002</B>
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<B><FONT size="4">12,857,169 Shares</FONT></B>
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<B><FONT size="6">CSK Auto Corporation</FONT></B>
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<B><FONT size="4">Common Stock</FONT></B>
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<FONT size="2">This prospectus relates to 12,857,169&nbsp;shares
of CSK Auto Corporation common stock that may be offered for
sale or otherwise transferred from time to time by three of our
stockholders. See <I>&#147;Selling Stockholders.&#148; </I>We
will not receive any proceeds from the sale of these shares and
we will pay substantially all of the expenses incurred in
connection with this offering other than selling commissions.
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<FONT size="2">Any or all of these shares may be offered from
time to time in one or more transactions (which may include
block transactions) on the New York Stock Exchange or in the
over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions or
otherwise, at fixed prices, which may be changed, at market
prices prevailing at the time of sale, at negotiated prices, or
without consideration, or by any other legally available means.
The selling stockholders may offer these shares directly or by
or through brokers, dealers, agents or underwriters who may
receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions,
commissions or otherwise.
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<FONT size="2">The selling stockholders and any brokers,
dealers, agents or underwriters that participate in the
distribution of the shares may be deemed to be
&#147;underwriters&#148; within the meaning of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, in which event any discounts,
concessions and commissions received by any such brokers,
dealers, agents or underwriters and any profit on resale of the
shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting
commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. The aggregate
net proceeds to the selling stockholders from the sale of the
shares will be the purchase price of such shares less any
commissions. See &#147;Plan of Distribution.&#148; No
underwriting arrangements have been entered into by the selling
stockholders as of the date hereof.
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol &#147;CAO.&#148; On May&nbsp;10, 2002,
the last reported sale price of our common stock on the New York
Stock Exchange was $14.30 per share. The principal executive
offices of the Company are at 645&nbsp;E. Missouri Ave.
Suite&nbsp;400, Phoenix, Arizona 85012 and the telephone number
is (602)&nbsp;265-9200.
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<B><FONT size="2">Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission
nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved
of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of
this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.</FONT></B>

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<B>An Investment in the Shares of Common Stock Offered Hereby
Involves Risk.</B>

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<B>See &#147;Risk Factors&#148; Beginning on page&nbsp;2.</B>
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<FONT size="2">The date of this prospectus is May&nbsp;10, 2002.
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<I><FONT size="2">You should rely only on information contained
in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Neither we
nor the selling stockholders have authorized anyone to provide
you with different information. Neither we nor the selling
stockholders are making an offer of these securities in any
state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume
that the information provided by the prospectus is accurate as
of any date other than the date on the front of this
prospectus.</FONT></I>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">SUMMARY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">RISK FACTORS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">THE OFFERING</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">USE OF PROCEEDS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#004">SELLING STOCKHOLDERS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#005">PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#006">WHERE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CSK</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#007">DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">LEGAL MATTERS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">EXPERTS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="p66056a3ex23-1.txt">Exhibit 23.1</A></TD></TR>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">Summary
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">1</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">Risk Factors
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">2</FONT></TD>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">The Offering
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">7</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">Use of Proceeds
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">7</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">Selling Stockholders
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">7</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">Plan of Distribution
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">14</FONT></TD>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">Where to Obtain Additional Information about CSK
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">15</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">Disclosure Regarding Forward Looking Statements
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    <FONT size="2">Legal Matters
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">Experts
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">In this prospectus, &#147;CSK, &#147;CSK
Auto,&#148; &#147;the Company,&#148; &#147;we,&#148;
&#147;us,&#148; and &#147;our&#148; refer to CSK Auto
Corporation and its subsidiary, CSK Auto, Inc. and its
subsidiaries, except where it is noted, or the context makes
clear, that the reference is only to CSK Auto Corporation or to
CSK Auto, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<B><FONT size="2">You should rely only on the information
contained in this document or to which we have referred you. We
have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that
is different. This document may only be used where it is legal
to sell these securities. The information in this document may
only be accurate on the date of this document.</FONT></B>

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<B><FONT size="2">SUMMARY</FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The following summary is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the more detailed information appearing
elsewhere in this prospectus or incorporated herein by
reference. Each prospective investor is urged to read this
prospectus and the incorporated documents in their entirety. An
investment in the securities offered hereby involves risk. See
&#147;Risk Factors.&#148;
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<B><FONT size="2">The Company</FONT></B>

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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">We are the largest specialty retailer of
automotive parts and accessories in the Western United States
and one of the largest such retailers in the United States,
based on store count. We have the number one market position in
25 of the 28 geographic markets in which we operate, based on
store count. As of February&nbsp;3, 2002, CSK Auto operated
1,130 stores in 19 states under one fully integrated operating
format and three brand names:
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&#149;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">Checker Auto Parts, founded in 1969, with 418
    stores in the Southwestern, Rocky Mountain and Northern Plains
    states and Hawaii;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&#149;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">Schuck&#146;s Auto Supply, founded in 1917, with
    235 stores in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska; and
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&#149;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">Kragen Auto Parts, founded in 1947, with 477
    stores primarily in California.
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">We offer a broad selection of national brand name
and generic automotive products for domestic and imported cars
and light trucks. Our products include new and remanufactured
automotive replacement parts, maintenance items and accessories.
Our stores average approximately 7,290 square feet in size and
typically offer a store specific mix of between 13,000 and
18,000 stock-keeping units, or SKUs. We also operate a highly
efficient network of 39 strategically located depots to provide
approximately 75% of our stores an additional 65,000 SKUs on a
same-day delivery basis. Through our extensive on-line vendor
network, we make available up to an additional 250,000 SKUs on a
same-day delivery basis to approximately 75% of our stores and
up to 1,000,000 additional SKUs on a next-day delivery basis to
substantially all of our stores.
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<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">The Offering</FONT></B>

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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">We are registering up to a maximum aggregate of
12,857,169 shares of our common stock to be offered for sale by
three of our stockholders. We will not receive any of the
proceeds from the sale of the common stock by the selling
stockholders.
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Of the 12,857,169 shares offered by this
prospectus, approximately 4.52 million are presently issued and
outstanding as a result of our election on December&nbsp;21,
2001 to convert our $30,000,000 7% note held by Oppenheimer
Capital Income Fund into our common stock. The remaining
approximately 8.33&nbsp;million shares are being registered as
required under a registration rights agreement we entered into
in connection with the issuance of our 7% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures issued on December&nbsp;21, 2001 (the
&#147;Convertible Debentures&#148;). Of these 8.33&nbsp;million
shares offered by this prospectus, 105,708 shares have already
been issued as in lieu of cash interest payments on the
Convertible Debentures, and approximately 5.75&nbsp;million
shares would be issuable under the terms of our Convertible
Debentures if all $50,000,000 of the Convertible Debentures were
converted into our common stock on the date of this prospectus.
We will require the conversion of the Convertible Debentures
within 30&nbsp;days following the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement of which this prospectus is a part. The
remaining approximately 2.47&nbsp;million shares could be
issued, if we so choose, as in-lieu-of-cash interest payments on
the Convertible Debentures prior to their conversion. The exact
number of these remaining shares to be issued and then offered
pursuant to this prospectus is contingent on many factors,
including (i)&nbsp;our stock price, and (ii)&nbsp;whether and
when we or the holders of the Convertible Debentures elect to
convert such Convertible Debentures into our common stock. See
<I>&#147;The Offering&#148; and &#147;Selling
Stockholders&nbsp;&#151; Summary Of The Terms Of The Convertible
Debentures And Make-Whole Warrants.&#148;</I>
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<B><FONT size="2">RISK FACTORS</FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<I><FONT size="2">You should carefully consider the risks
described below in addition to the other information contained
in this prospectus that apply to an investment in our common
stock. We may encounter risks in addition to those described
below. Additional risks not currently known to us or that we
currently deem immaterial may also impair our business
operations and your investment in our common stock.</FONT></I>

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<B><FONT size="2">Risks Associated with Our Industry</FONT></B>

<P align="left">
<B><I><FONT size="2">Our industry is highly competitive and we
may not have the resources to compete effectively.</FONT></I></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The retail sale of automotive parts and
accessories is highly competitive. Some of our competitors have
more financial resources, are more geographically diverse or
have better name recognition than us, which might place us at a
competitive disadvantage to those competitors. Because we seek
to offer competitive prices, if our competitors reduce their
prices we may be forced to reduce our prices, which could cause
a material decline in our revenues and earnings and hinder our
ability to service our debt.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">We compete primarily with the following:
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    <FONT size="2">national and regional retail automotive parts
    chains;
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    <FONT size="2">wholesalers or jobber stores (some of which are
    associated with national parts distributors or associations);
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    <FONT size="2">automobile dealers that supply manufacturer
    parts; and
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    <FONT size="2">mass merchandisers that carry automotive
    replacement parts and accessories.
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<B><I><FONT size="2">A decrease in vehicle miles driven may
negatively affect our revenues.</FONT></I></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The need to purchase or replace auto parts is
affected by the number of vehicle miles driven. A substantial
decrease in the number of vehicle miles driven could have a
negative impact on our revenues. Factors, in addition to
weather, that may cause the number of vehicle miles to decrease
include:
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    <FONT size="2">increases in gas prices;
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    <FONT size="2">changes in the economy; and
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    <FONT size="2">changes in travel patterns.
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<B><FONT size="2">Risks Relating to Our Business
Operations</FONT></B>

<P align="left">
<B><I><FONT size="2">A decrease in the ability and willingness
of our suppliers to supply products to us on favorable terms
would have a negative impact on our results of
operations.</FONT></I></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Our business depends on developing and
maintaining productive relationships with our vendors and upon
their ability or willingness to sell products to us on favorable
price and other terms. Many factors outside our control may harm
these relationships and the ability or willingness of these
vendors to sell these products on such terms. For example,
financial difficulties that some of our vendors may face may
increase the cost of the products we purchase from them. In
addition, our failure to pay promptly, or order sufficient
quantities of inventory from our vendors, such as has occurred
during fiscal 2001, may increase the cost of products we
purchase from vendors or may lead to vendors refusing to sell
products to us at all. Finally, the trend towards consolidation
among automotive parts suppliers may disrupt our relationship
with some vendors. A disruption of these vendor relationships,
including any failure to obtain vendor discounts and allowances,
or a disruption in our vendors&#146; operations could have a
material adverse effect on our business and results of
operations.
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<P align="left">
<B><I><FONT size="2">We may not be profitable or achieve
continued growth.</FONT></I></B>

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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">We incurred net losses during two of our last
five fiscal years ending fiscal year 2001. We can offer no
assurance that we will be profitable or achieve improvements in
operating profit in the future.
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<B><I><FONT size="2">Our Profitability Enhancement Program may
not achieve the benefits we expect.</FONT></I></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">We have taken a number of steps designed to
improve our operations and financial results. In the second
quarter of fiscal 2001, we announced the implementation of a
Profitability Enhancement Program and special charges of
$28.0&nbsp;million, net of tax, to our income. These changes to
our business operations are expected to produce cost savings in
the future. However, we cannot provide any assurance that any of
the changes made to our business operations will achieve the
benefits that we expect.
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<B><I><FONT size="2">Our operations are concentrated in the
western region of the United States, and therefore our business
is subject to fluctuations if adverse conditions occur in that
region.</FONT></I></B>

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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">All of our stores are located in the Western
United States. As a result of this geographic concentration, we
are subject to regional risks such as the economy, weather
conditions, power outages, the cost of electricity, earthquakes
and other natural disasters. In recent years, certain regions
where we operate have experienced economic recessions and
extreme weather conditions. Although temperature extremes tend
to enhance sales by causing a higher incidence of parts failure
and increasing sales of seasonal products, unusually severe
weather can reduce sales by causing deferral of elective
maintenance. Because our business is seasonal, inclement weather
occurring during traditionally peak selling months may harm our
business. No prediction can be made as to future economic or
weather conditions. Several of our competitors operate stores
across the U.S. and, therefore, may not be as sensitive to such
regional risks.
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<P align="left">
<B><I><FONT size="2">We are controlled by our principal
stockholders and their interests may not always be identical to
those of our public stockholders.</FONT></I></B>

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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Members of the Investcorp Group and the Carmel
Trust, a trust governed by the laws of Canada, beneficially own
in the aggregate approximately 40.4% of the outstanding shares
of the common stock of CSK Auto Corporation and are parties to a
stockholders&#146; agreement. The interests of these principal
stockholders could conflict with your interests. Until such
time, if ever, that there is a significant decrease in the
percentage of outstanding shares held by such stockholders,
these stockholders will be able to significantly influence us
through their ability to vote as stockholders regarding, among
other things, election of directors and approval of significant
transactions. In addition, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. beneficially
owns approximately 16.9% of our outstanding stock but is not a
party to the stockholders&#146; agreement.
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<P align="left">
<B><I><FONT size="2">We are subject to environmental laws and
the cost of compliance with these laws could negatively impact
the results of our operations.</FONT></I></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">We are subject to various federal, state and
local laws and governmental regulations relating to the
operation of our business, including those governing the
handling, storage and disposal of hazardous substances, the
recycling of batteries and used lubricants, and the ownership
and operation of real property. As a result of investigations
undertaken in connection with certain of our store acquisitions,
we are aware that soil or groundwater may be contaminated at
some of our properties. There can be no assurance that any such
contamination will not have a material adverse effect on us. In
addition, as part of our operations, we handle hazardous
materials and our customers may also bring hazardous materials
onto our properties in connection with, for example, our oil
recycling program. There can be no assurance that compliance
with environmental laws and regulations will not have a material
adverse effect on us in the future.
</FONT>

<P align="left">
<B><I><FONT size="2">We may not be able to grow our number of
stores in a profitable manner.</FONT></I></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Our store growth is based, in part, on expanding
selected stores, relocating existing stores and adding new
stores primarily in markets we currently serve. There can be no
assurance that our opening of new stores in markets we already
serve will not adversely affect existing store profitability.
There also can be no assurance that we will be able to manage
our growth effectively.
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<FONT size="2">Our future growth and financial performance are,
therefore, dependent upon a number of factors, including our
ability to:
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    <FONT size="2">locate and obtain acceptable store sites;
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    <FONT size="2">negotiate favorable lease terms;
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    <FONT size="2">complete the construction of new and relocated
    stores in a timely manner;
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    <FONT size="2">hire, train and retain competent managers and
    associates; and
    </FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">integrate new stores into our systems and
    operations.
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<B><FONT size="2">Risks Relating to Our Indebtedness</FONT></B>

<P align="left">
<B><I><FONT size="2">We are highly leveraged and have
substantial debt service obligations that could restrict our
ability to grow and operate successfully.</FONT></I></B>

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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">We had an aggregate of approximately
$670.8&nbsp;million of outstanding indebtedness for borrowed
money as of February&nbsp;3, 2002. Our earnings for fiscal 2001
were insufficient to cover our fixed charges by
$22.9&nbsp;million. Our substantial debt could adversely affect
our financial health and prevent us from fulfilling our
obligations under our outstanding debt instruments.
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The degree to which we are leveraged could have
important consequences to your investment in our common stock,
including the following risks:
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    <FONT size="2">our ability to obtain additional financing for
    working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or general
    corporate purposes may be impaired in the future;
    </FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">a substantial portion of our cash flow from
    operations must be dedicated to the payment of principal and
    interest on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the funds
    available for other purposes;
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    <FONT size="2">our indebtedness under CSK Auto, Inc.&#146;s new
    senior credit facility carries variable rates of interest, and
    our interest expense could increase if interest rates in general
    increase;
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    <FONT size="2">we are substantially more leveraged than some of
    our competitors, which might place us at a competitive
    disadvantage to those competitors that have lower debt service
    obligations and significantly greater operating and financial
    flexibility than we do;
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    <FONT size="2">we may not be able to adjust rapidly to changing
    market conditions;
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    <FONT size="2">we may be more vulnerable in the event of a
    downturn in general economic conditions or in our business; and
    </FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">our failure to comply with the financial and
    other restrictive covenants governing our debt, which, among
    other things, require us to maintain certain financial ratios
    and limit our ability to incur additional debt and sell assets,
    could result in an event of default that, if not cured or
    waived, could have a material adverse effect on our business or
    our prospects.
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<P align="left">
<B><I><FONT size="2">Our holding company structure could limit
our ability to make debt payments.</FONT></I></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">CSK Auto Corporation is a holding company with no
operations of its own. We derive all of our operating income and
cash flow from our wholly-owned operating subsidiaries,
including our primary operating subsidiary, CSK Auto, Inc.
Therefore, if our subsidiaries are unable to pay dividends or
make distributions to us, we would be unable to repay our
existing indebtedness. Our subsidiaries&#146; ability to pay
dividends and distributions to us is limited by the terms of our
subsidiaries&#146; credit agreement and indentures.
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<B><I><FONT size="2">We may not be able to generate the cash
necessary to service our indebtedness, which would require us to
refinance our indebtedness or default on our scheduled debt
payment, undermining our ability grow and operate
profitably.</FONT></I></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">We will need a significant amount of cash to
service our debt. Our ability to generate cash depends on the
success of our financial and operating performance. Our
historical financial results have been, and our future financial
results are anticipated to be, subject to substantial
fluctuations. We cannot assure you that our business will
generate sufficient cash flow from operations, that currently
anticipated cost savings and operating improvements will be
realized on schedule or at all, or that future borrowings will
be available to us under CSK Auto, Inc.&#146;s new senior credit
facility or otherwise in an amount sufficient to enable us to
satisfy all of our obligations or to fund our other liquidity
needs. In addition, because our new senior credit facility has
variable interest rates, the cost of those borrowings will
increase if market interest rates increase.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">If we are unable to meet our expenses and debt
obligations, we may need to refinance all or a portion of our
indebtedness before the scheduled maturity dates of such debt,
sell assets or raise equity. On such maturity dates we may need
to refinance our indebtedness if our operations do not generate
enough cash to pay such indebtedness in full and if we do not
raise additional capital. Our ability to refinance will depend
on the capital markets and our financial condition at such time.
We cannot assure you that we would be able to refinance any of
our indebtedness, sell assets or raise equity on commercially
reasonable terms or at all, which could cause us to default on
our obligations and impair our liquidity.
</FONT>

<P align="left">
<B><I><FONT size="2">Despite current indebtedness levels, we may
still be able to incur substantially more indebtedness, which
would intensify the risk discussed above.</FONT></I></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Despite our current and anticipated debt levels,
we may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in
the future. If new debt is added to our current debt levels, the
substantial risks described above would intensify. Our new
senior credit facility permits additional borrowings (subject to
a borrowing base formula), and any such borrowings would be
secured by substantially all of our assets. Although the terms
of the indentures governing our outstanding notes and the credit
agreement relating to the new senior credit facility contain
restrictions on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, these
restrictions are subject to a number of qualifications and
exceptions and, under certain circumstances, indebtedness
incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be
substantial.
</FONT>

<P align="left">
<B><I><FONT size="2">Restrictions imposed by CSK Auto,
Inc.&#146;s new senior credit facility, the indenture governing
CSK Auto, Inc.&#146;s 12% senior notes, the indenture governing
CSK Auto, Inc.&#146;s 11% senior subordinated notes and our
Convertible Debentures restrict or prohibit our ability to
engage in or enter into some operating and financing
arrangements, which could adversely affect our ability to take
advantage of potentially profitable business
opportunities.</FONT></I></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The operating and financial restrictions and
covenants in our debt instruments, including the credit
agreement relating to CSK Auto, Inc.&#146;s new senior credit
facility and the indentures governing our notes, impose
significant operating and financial restrictions on us and
require us to meet certain financial tests. Complying with these
covenants may cause us to take actions that are not favorable to
you as a holder of our common stock. These restrictions may also
have a negative impact on our business, results of operations
and financial condition by significantly limiting or prohibiting
us from engaging in certain transactions, including:
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    <FONT size="2">incurring or guaranteeing additional indebtedness;
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    <FONT size="2">making investments;
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    <FONT size="2">creating liens on our assets;
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&#149;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">transferring or selling assets currently held by
    us;
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    <FONT size="2">paying dividends;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&#149;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">engaging in mergers, consolidations, or
    acquisitions; or
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&#149;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">engaging in other business activities.
    </FONT></TD>
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">These restrictions could place us at a
disadvantage relative to competitors not subject to such
limitations.
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">In addition, a breach of the covenants, ratios,
or restrictions contained in our new senior credit facility
could result in an event of default thereunder. Upon the
occurrence of such an event of default, the lenders under our
new senior credit facility could elect to declare all amounts
outstanding under the new senior credit facility, together with
accrued interest, to be immediately due and payable. If we were
unable to repay those amounts, the lenders could proceed against
the collateral granted to them to secure the indebtedness. If
the lenders under the new senior credit facility accelerate the
payment of the indebtedness, we cannot assure you that our
assets would be sufficient to repay in full that indebtedness,
which is secured by substantially all of our assets, and our
other indebtedness.
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<B><I><FONT size="2">The issuance of our common stock to certain
investors upon the conversion of, and in-lieu-of-cash interest
payments on, the Convertible Debentures issued on
December&nbsp;21, 2001 to such investors, and upon such
investors&#146; exercise of certain related warrants, may result
in substantial dilution to the interest of other holders of our
common stock.</FONT></I></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The issuance of our common stock to certain
investors upon the conversion of, and in-lieu-of-cash interest
payments on, the Convertible Debentures we issued on
December&nbsp;21, 2001 to such investors, and upon such
investors&#146; exercise of certain related warrants
(collectively, the &#147;Conversion Stock&#148;) may result in
substantial dilution to the interest of other holders of our
common stock. To the extent a significant number of shares of
Conversion Stock are sold into the market, the price of our
common stock could decrease. In that case, we could be required
to issue an increasingly greater number of shares of common
stock upon later conversions of the Convertible Debentures, upon
payment of interest in common stock or upon exercise of the
related warrants. The sales of these additional shares could
further depress the price of the common stock. If the sale of a
significant number of shares of Conversion Stock results in a
decline in the price of the common stock, this event could
encourage short sales by the investors or others. Short sales
could place further downward pressure on the price of our common
stock.
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<B><FONT size="2">THE OFFERING</FONT></B>

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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">We are registering an aggregate of 12,857,169
shares of our common stock that may be offered for sale or
otherwise transferred from time to time by three of our
stockholders. Of the 12,857,169 shares offered by this
prospectus, approximately 4.52&nbsp;million are presently issued
and outstanding as a result of our election on December&nbsp;21,
2001 to convert our $30,000,000 7% note held by Oppenheimer
Capital Income Fund into our common stock. We are offering the
remaining approximately 8.33&nbsp;million shares as required
under a registration rights agreement we entered into in
connection with the issuance of our Convertible Debentures. Of
these 8.33&nbsp;million shares offered by this prospectus,
105,708 shares have already been issued as in-lieu of cash
interest payments on the Convertible Debentures and
approximately 5.75&nbsp;million shares would be issuable under
the terms of our Convertible Debentures if all $50,000,000 of
the Convertible Debentures were converted into our common stock
on the date of this prospectus. We will require the conversion
of Convertible Debentures within 30&nbsp;days following the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement of which this
prospectus is a part. The remaining approximately
2.47&nbsp;million shares could be issued in lieu of cash if we
so choose, as interest payments on the Convertible Debentures
prior to their conversion. The exact number of these remaining
shares to be issued and then offered pursuant to this prospectus
is contingent on many factors, including (i)&nbsp;our stock
price, and (ii)&nbsp;whether and when we or the holders of the
Convertible Debentures elect to convert such Convertible
Debentures into our common stock. See <I>&#147;The
Offering&#148; and &#147;Selling Stockholders&nbsp;&#151;
Summary Of The Terms Of The Convertible Debentures And
Make-Whole Warrants.&#148;</I>
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<B><FONT size="2">USE OF PROCEEDS</FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">We will not receive any of the proceeds from the
sale of our common stock by the selling stockholders.
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<B><FONT size="2">SELLING STOCKHOLDERS</FONT></B>

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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The following table sets forth certain
information regarding the selling stockholders&#146; beneficial
ownership of our common stock as of April&nbsp;26, 2002 (except
as indicated below). This information in this table assumes the
immediate conversion into our common stock of all of the
Convertible Debentures we issued on December&nbsp;21, 2001. See
<I>&#147;Relationship Between CSK and the Selling
Stockholders.&#148;</I>
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    <TD width="28%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="5%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="4%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="6%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="5%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="7%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="6%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="5%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="4%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="5%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="5%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3"></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="11"></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3"></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="11" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Shares Registered in This Offering</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3"></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="11" align="center" nowrap><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Number of</FONT></B></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3"></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Shares</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="7"></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Shares Held</FONT></B></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Number of</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Outstanding or</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Additional Shares</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Total Shares</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">After Sale of</FONT></B></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Shares Held</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Issuable on the</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Issuable Under</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Registered in</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">All Shares</FONT></B></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Prior To</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Date of This</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Specified</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">This</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Registered in</FONT></B></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Name</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">This Offering</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Prospectus(1)</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Circumstances(2)</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Offering</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">This Offering</FONT></B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">Investcorp, S.A.(3)
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">5,426,772</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">3,515,669</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">1,483,701</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">4,999,370</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">1,911,103</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">SIPCO Limited(4)
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">5,426,772</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">3,515,669</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">1,483,701</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">4,999,370</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">1,911,103</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">Investcorp CSK Holdings L.P.(5)
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">4,080,709</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">3,515,669</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">1,483,701</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">(6)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">4,999,370</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">565,040</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">(6)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">LB I Group Inc.(7)
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">2,343,779</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">2,343,779</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">989,134</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">(6)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">3,332,913</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">(6)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#EEEEEE">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund(8)
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">6,364,186</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">4,524,886</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">4,524,886</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">1,839,300</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">(1)&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">&#147;Shares Outstanding or Issuable on the Date
    of This Prospectus&#148; reflects only the number of shares of
    our common stock held on the date of this prospectus plus shares
    issuable as of the date of this prospectus upon conversion of
    Convertible Debentures held by such stockholder. We will require
    the conversion of all of the Convertible Debentures within
    30&nbsp;days following the effectiveness of the Registration
    Statement of which this prospectus is a part.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">(2)&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">The approximately 2.47&nbsp;million shares shown
    under &#147;Additional Shares Issuable Under Specified
    Circumstances&#148; reflect shares potentially issuable to
    Investcorp CSK Holdings L.P. and LB I Group Inc. if we so
    choose, as in-lieu-of-cash interest payments on the Convertible
    Debentures prior to their conversion. See <I>&#147;Relationship
    between CSK and the Selling Stockholders&#148; </I>and
    <I>&#147;Summary of the Terms of the Convertible Debentures and
    Make-Whole Warrants.&#148; </I>As it is not currently possible
    to allocate
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    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">these shares among the holders of the Convertible
    Debentures because the number of shares issuable, if any, will
    depend on future events including our stock price and the point
    at which we or the holders elect to convert their Convertible
    Debentures, the number of shares apportioned to each of them in
    this column is based on the principal amount of Convertible
    Debentures purchased by each of them. If and when these shares
    are issued, we will file a prospectus supplement updating the
    information in this table.
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    <TD><FONT size="2">(3)&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">Investcorp, S.A. does not directly own any
    Convertible Debentures or any shares of the Company&#146;s
    common stock. The number of shares of common stock shown as
    beneficially owned by Investcorp, S.A. includes (i)&nbsp;all the
    shares beneficially owned by Investcorp CSK Holdings L.P., a
    Cayman Islands limited partnership in which Investcorp, S.A.
    both owns a majority economic ownership interest and is the sole
    general partner, and by Investcorp Investment Equity Limited, a
    Cayman Islands corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
    Investcorp, S.A., and (ii)&nbsp;shares beneficially owned by a
    number of entities in which Investcorp, S.A. does not owns any
    stock or have any ownership interest. Investcorp, S.A. may be
    deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of common
    stock held by the entities referred to in clause (ii)&nbsp;of
    the immediately preceding sentence because the entities or their
    stockholders or principals have entered into revocable
    management services or similar agreements with an affiliate of
    Investcorp, S.A. pursuant to which each of the entities or their
    stockholders or principals has granted such affiliate the
    authority to direct the voting and disposition of the common
    stock owned by the entity for so long as the management service
    or similar agreement is in effect. The shares shown for
    Investcorp, S.A. in the column titled &#147;Number of Shares
    Held Prior to this Offering&#148; include the
    4,080,709&nbsp;shares also shown as owned by Investcorp CSK
    Holdings L.P., and the shares shown for Investcorp, S.A. in each
    of the three columns under the heading &#147;Shares Registered
    in This Offering&#148; similarly reflect shares held by or which
    may be issued to Investcorp CSK Holdings L.P. as discussed in
    footnote 2 above.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="1">

</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="1">

</FONT></TD></TR>

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    <TD><FONT size="2">(4)&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">SIPCO Limited may be deemed to control
    Investcorp, S.A. through its ownership of a majority of the
    stock of a company that indirectly owns a majority of
    Investcorp, S.A. The shares shown for SIPCO Limited in the
    column titled &#147;Number of Shares Held Prior to this
    Offering&#148; include the 4,080,709&nbsp;shares also shown as
    owned by Investcorp CSK Holdings L.P., and the shares shown for
    SIPCO Limited in each of the three columns under the heading
    &#147;Shares Registered in This Offering&#148; similarly reflect
    shares held by or which may be issued to Investcorp CSK Holdings
    L.P. as discussed in footnote&nbsp;2 above.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="1">

</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="1">

</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD><FONT size="2">(5)&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">Investcorp CSK Holdings L.P. and each of the
    other entities which owns shares of common stock which
    Investcorp, S.A. may be deemed to beneficially own as set forth
    in footnote 3 above and certain other of our stockholders are
    referred to collectively in a stockholders agreement as the
    &#147;Investcorp Group.&#148; Investcorp, S.A. and SIPCO Limited
    are not parties to the stockholders agreement. The Investcorp
    Group, as defined in the stockholders&#146; agreement, owns
    9,567,733&nbsp;shares, or 25.0% of our outstanding common stock.
    Other parties to the stockholders&#146; agreement referred to
    therein as the Carmel Group own an additional 5,901,824 shares,
    or 15.4% of our outstanding common stock. As the parties to the
    stockholders&#146; agreement have agreed to vote with respect to
    certain matters as set forth therein, each of them may be deemed
    to be a member of a control group. Because we believe that the
    presentation in the table above more accurately reflects
    ownership of our common stock for the purpose of this
    prospectus, this table does not reflect shares that may be
    deemed to be beneficially owned by the members of the group
    other than Investcorp CSK Holdings L.P. solely by virtue of the
    stockholders&#146; agreement.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="1">

</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="1">

</FONT></TD></TR>

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    <TD><FONT size="2">(6)&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">We will require the conversion of all of the
    Convertible Debentures within 30&nbsp;days following the
    effectiveness of the Registration Statement of which this
    prospectus is a part. Although we do not foresee any reason that
    would prevent that conversion from occurring, if we were unable
    to convert the Convertible Debentures, in addition to the
    approximately 8.33&nbsp;million shares offered by this
    prospectus in connection with the issuance of the Convertible
    Debentures, we could be required under limited circumstances to
    issue additional shares to Investcorp CSK Holdings&nbsp;L.P. and
    LB I Group Inc. in connection with the conversion of the
    Convertible Debentures and the in-lieu-of-cash interest payments
    thereon. Any such additional shares that we may be required to
    issue are not included in the shares to which this prospectus is
    applicable, although we are obligated under a registration
    rights agreement to register any such additional shares in the
    event we are required to issue them. See <I>&#147;Relationship
    between</I>
    </FONT></TD>
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</FONT></TD></TR>

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    <TD></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <I><FONT size="2">CSK and the Selling Stockholders&#148; and
    &#147;Summary of the Terms of the Convertible Debentures and
    Make-Whole Warrants.&#148;</FONT></I></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="1">

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    <TD><FONT size="2">(7)&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">LB I Group Inc. is a non broker-dealer affiliate
    of Lehman Brothers Inc., a broker-dealer registered under the
    Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In Section&nbsp;2(a) of the
    Securities Purchase Agreement included as exhibit&nbsp;99.2 of
    our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Securities
    and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;11, 2001, LB I Group
    Inc. represented to the Company that it was purchasing the
    Convertible Debentures &#147;for its own account for investment
    only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection
    with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant
    to sales registered or exempted under the 1933 Act&#148;
    Following the signing of the Securities Purchase Agreement, but
    prior to the closing, LB I Group Inc. assigned all of its rights
    and obligations to Lehman Brothers Inc. and as part of that
    assignment, Lehman Brothers Inc. agreed to be bound by all
    applicable provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement,
    including the Section&nbsp;2(a) representation. Lehman Brothers
    Inc. has informed the Company that it purchased in the ordinary
    course of business and that at the time of the purchase of the
    Convertible Debentures, Lehman Brothers Inc. had no agreements
    or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to
    distribute the securities, other than a commitment by the
    Company to register the underlying shares of its common stock in
    the same registration statements used for the other purchasers
    of the Convertible Debentures. Following the closing of the sale
    of the Convertible Debentures but prior to the effectiveness of
    this Registration Statement, Lehman Brothers Inc. re-assigned
    the Convertible Debentures, and all of its rights and
    obligations under the Securities Purchase Agreement, back to LB
    I Group Inc. LB I Group Inc. has informed the Company that it
    purchased the securities in the ordinary course of business and
    that it has no agreements or understandings, directly or
    indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities, other
    than a commitment by the Company to register the underlying
    shares of its common stock in the same registration statement
    used for the other purchasers of the Convertible Debentures.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">(8)&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund
    (&#147;OCIF&#148;) is a registered investment company managed by
    OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (&#147;OFI&#148;), an investment adviser.
    Of the shares of common stock shown as being held by OCIF, OCIF
    has sole voting power with respect to 6,364,186 shares, shared
    voting power with respect to none of such shares, sole
    dispositive power with respect to none of such shares and shared
    dispositive power with respect to 6,364,186 of such shares. OFI
    has shared dispositive power with respect to 6,364,186 of such
    shares, and also has shared dispositive power with respect to an
    additional 87,200 shares of our common stock. The information
    with respect to OCIF and OFI is as of December&nbsp;31, 2001,
    and was obtained from the Schedule&nbsp;13G filed on their
    behalf on February&nbsp;14, 2002.
    </FONT></TD>
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<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">Relationship Between CSK and the Selling
Stockholders</FONT></B>

<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Convertible
Debt Purchase Agreements</I></FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">On August&nbsp;14, 2001, OCIF purchased from us
in a private placement a $30,000,000 7% note that was
convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion
price of $6.63 per share. The note was converted into shares of
our common stock at our election on December&nbsp;21, 2001. In
connection with OCIF&#146;s purchase of the note, we agreed to
register OCIF&#146;s shares for resale and OCIF agreed to
limited &#147;lock-up&#148; restrictions on its ability to sell
the shares.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">On December&nbsp;21, 2001, we sold
$50&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of 7% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures and Make-Whole Warrants in a private
placement. Investcorp CSK Holdings L.P. purchased
$30&nbsp;million of the Convertible Debentures, and Lehman
Brothers Inc. (as assignee of LBI&nbsp;Group Inc.) purchased
$20&nbsp;million of the Convertible Debentures. The Convertible
Debentures are convertible into and the Make-Whole Warrants are
exercisable into shares of our common stock.
</FONT>

<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Stockholders&#146;
Agreement</I></FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Investcorp CSK Holdings L.P. is a party to a
stockholders&#146; agreement that was entered into between CSK
and each of our stockholders at the time of our recapitalization
in October 1996 (the &#147;Agreeing Stockholders&#148;). This
agreement restricts the transfer of shares of our common stock
held by the Agreeing
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<DIV align="left">
<FONT size="2">Stockholders. The stockholders&#146; agreement
also entitles the Agreeing Stockholders to certain rights
regarding the transfer of their shares and corporate governance.
</FONT>
</DIV>

<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B><I><FONT size="2">Transfer
Restrictions</FONT></I>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">When any Agreeing Stockholder desires to sell its
shares, the stockholders&#146; agreement provides that we and
each of the other Agreeing Stockholders have, except as set
forth below, a &#147;right of first refusal&#148; on those
shares. We have a right of first refusal in the case of any
proposed sales or other transfers of shares by any Agreeing
Stockholder, and if we do not elect to purchase all such shares,
such right can be executed by the other Agreeing Stockholders.
The right of first refusal is a right to purchase such offered
shares on the same terms and conditions as the proposed
third-party sale, except in the case of transfers (1)&nbsp;to
affiliates and certain family members (&#147;Permitted
Transferees&#148;), (2)&nbsp;pursuant to a registered public
offering, or (3)&nbsp;pursuant to Rule&nbsp;144 under the
Securities Act. Any Agreeing Stockholder wishing to sell any of
its shares, whether or not it has received a third-party offer,
may offer to sell those shares to us and the other Agreeing
Stockholders on terms and conditions established by the selling
Agreeing Stockholder. In the event that we and/or the other
Agreeing Stockholders do not purchase the shares, the selling
Agreeing Stockholder may sell the shares to third parties on
terms and conditions specified in the stockholders&#146;
agreement.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The stockholders&#146; agreement also provides
the Original Investcorp Group and the Original Carmel Group
(each as defined below) with &#147;Drag-Along&#148; rights. If
members of the Original Investcorp Group or the Original Carmel
Group were to desire to sell all of their shares to an
unaffiliated third-party who has offered to acquire all of our
outstanding shares, then the selling Agreeing Stockholders would
have the right to require each of the other Agreeing
Stockholders to sell all of their shares in the same transaction
and upon the same terms and conditions; provided that the other
Agreeing Stockholders would have the right to purchase, and/or
have us purchase, from the selling Agreeing Stockholders all of
the shares held by the selling Agreeing Stockholders upon the
terms and conditions of the third party offer. For these
purposes, the &#147;Original Investcorp Group&#148; shall mean
the members of the Investcorp Group (as identified in the
stockholders&#146; agreement) and each of their Permitted
Transferees; the &#147;Original Carmel Group&#148; shall mean
Carmel (as defined in the stockholders&#146; agreement) and each
of its permitted transferees.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The stockholders&#146; agreement also provides
Agreeing Stockholders with &#147;Tag-Along Rights.&#148; If any
Agreeing Stockholder (the &#147;Proposed Transferor&#148;)
proposed to transfer any shares (other than to Permitted
Transferees, or pursuant to a registered public offering or
under Rule&nbsp;144) to any person (the &#147;Proposed
Purchaser&#148;), each of the other Agreeing Stockholders would
have the right to require the Proposed Purchaser to purchase a
pro rata portion of its shares, and the Proposed Transferor
would have to make a corresponding reduction in the number of
its shares to be purchased. Each Agreeing Stockholder also has
preemptive rights under certain circumstances to acquire a
portion of any additional shares we offer at any time, other
than in connection with a public offering and certain non-cash
issuances, in order to enable such Agreeing Stockholder to
maintain its percentage equity ownership.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The stockholders&#146; agreement also contains
&#147;Buy-Sell&#148; provisions. Members of the Investcorp Group
or the Carmel Group have the right to offer all of their shares
for sale to the other Agreeing Stockholders who are members of
the other group at a price established by the offering Agreeing
Stockholders. If we and/or the offeree Agreeing Stockholders do
not purchase the offered shares, the offering Agreeing
Stockholders must then purchase all of the shares held by the
members of the other group at the price first offered by the
offering Agreeing Stockholders.
</FONT>

<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B><I><FONT size="2">Registration
Rights</FONT></I>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Pursuant to the stockholders&#146; agreement, the
Agreeing Stockholders have demand registration rights
(&#147;Demand Rights&#148;) and piggy-back registration rights
(&#147;Piggy-back Rights&#148;). The Demand Rights entitle the
Agreeing Stockholders to require us to register all or any of
the unregistered shares held by the exercising Agreeing
Stockholders. The Investcorp Group as a whole may exercise
Demand Rights up to four times. The Carmel Group as a whole may
also exercise Demand Rights up to four times. The Piggy-back
Rights entitle the Agreeing Stockholders, at any time that we
propose to sell any equity securities in a transaction
registered under the Securities Act, to include a portion of
their unregistered stock in such offering. In connection with
the registered offering of our common stock in December 1998,
the Investcorp Group exercised one of its
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<FONT size="2">Demand Rights and the Carmel Group agreed that
the next registered offering of common stock by both the
Investcorp Group and the Carmel Group that is made pursuant to
an exercise of Demand Rights shall be deemed to be pursuant to
an exercise by the Carmel Group.
</FONT>
</DIV>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The stockholders&#146; agreement provides that
the Agreeing Stockholders will agree to restrictions on their
ability to sell or otherwise transfer their shares for
90&nbsp;days following certain registered public offerings by us.
</FONT>

<DIV align="left"><FONT size="1">

</FONT></DIV>

<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B><I><FONT size="2">Second
Amendment</FONT></I>

<DIV align="left"><FONT size="1">

</FONT></DIV>

<DIV align="left"><FONT size="1">

</FONT></DIV>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">In connection with the agreements relating to the
issuance of the Convertible Debentures, the Agreeing
Stockholders amended the stockholders&#146; agreement to waive
certain notification, preemptive and registration rights
contained therein. In such amendment (the &#147;Second
Amendment&#148;), specific time deadlines for compliance with
the registration rights not waived were established and the
ability to obtain payments for non-compliance with those
deadlines, identical in amount to those provided to the
purchasers of the Convertible Debentures in the December&nbsp;7,
2001 Registration Rights Agreement by and among us, Investcorp
CSK Holdings L.P., and LB I Group Inc., were provided for
certain of the Agreeing Stockholders who are not affiliated with
Investcorp, S.A. or the Investcorp Group.
</FONT>

<DIV align="left"><FONT size="1">

</FONT></DIV>

<DIV align="left"><FONT size="1">

</FONT></DIV>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">As of the date of filing of this prospectus, the
Company has not received any pending request from any Agreeing
Stockholder to register securities pursuant to the terms of the
Second Amendment.
</FONT>

<DIV align="left"><FONT size="1">

</FONT></DIV>

<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B><I><FONT size="2">Election
of Directors</FONT></I>

<DIV align="left"><FONT size="1">

</FONT></DIV>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The stockholders&#146; agreement provides that
the Investcorp Group will have the right to nominate a majority
of the members of the boards of directors of CSK Auto
Corporation and the respective subsidiaries thereof so long as
the Investcorp Group holds a greater number of shares of CSK
Auto Corporation than the Carmel Group, and the Carmel Group
will have the right to nominate a majority of the members of
such boards of directors during any period in which the Carmel
Group holds a greater number of shares. Five of our
13&nbsp;directors are employees of or consultants to companies
affiliated with members of the Investcorp Group.
</FONT>

<DIV align="left"><FONT size="1">

</FONT></DIV>

<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B><I><FONT size="2">Termination</FONT></I>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The stockholders&#146; agreement, other than the
registration rights provisions, will terminate after either the
Investcorp Group or the Carmel Group holds less than the lesser
of (1)&nbsp;five percent (5%) of the then current voting power,
or (2)&nbsp;ten percent (10%) of the voting power held by such
group at the time of our 1996 recapitalization.
</FONT>

<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">Summary of The Terms of The Convertible
Debentures and Make-Whole Warrants</FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The terms of the Convertible Debentures and
Make-Whole Warrants are complex and only briefly summarized in
this prospectus. You may obtain additional information
concerning the terms of the Convertible Debentures and
Make-Whole Warrants in our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;11,
2001, which included as exhibit&nbsp;99.2 the Securities
Purchase Agreement and forms of the Convertible Debentures and
Make-Whole Warrants, and which is incorporated herein by
reference.
</FONT>

<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>The
Convertible Debentures</I></FONT></B>

<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B><I><FONT size="2">Interest
Payments</FONT></I>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Interest on the Convertible Debentures accrues at
a rate of 7%&nbsp;per annum, payable quarterly. We may elect to
pay interest either in cash or additional shares of our common
stock.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">If we elect to pay interest in shares of common
stock, the number of shares constituting any such payment will
be equal to the interest payment due divided by the average of
the closing sale price of the common stock for the five trading
days prior to the applicable interest payment date. If the terms
of the Convertible Debentures limit our ability to issue shares
of common stock in payment of interest as described below, and
we do not elect to pay interest in cash, then the interest
payment will be added to the outstanding principal amount of the
Convertible Debentures.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Interest must be paid in cash if any event
constituting an event of default specified in the Convertible
Debentures or an event that with the passage of time and without
being cured would constitute an event of
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<FONT size="2">default has occurred and is continuing on the
interest payment date or any date which is within
10&nbsp;business days prior to an interest payment date. Upon
and during the continuance of an event of default, interest on
the Convertible Debentures and any overdue payments increases to
12%, with further monthly increases up to 16%.
</FONT>
</DIV>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">CSK Auto Corporation is a holding company and
derives all of its operating income from its subsidiaries, which
are restricted, pursuant to the terms of other financing
obligations, from transferring funds to us to pay cash interest
on the Convertible Debentures except under certain circumstances.
</FONT>

<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B><I><FONT size="2">Conversion</FONT></I>

<DIV align="left"><FONT size="1">

</FONT></DIV>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">LB&nbsp;I Group Inc. and Investcorp CSK Holdings
L.P. have the option to convert all or any portion of their
Convertible Debentures into our common stock at any time,
subject to certain limitations described in the Convertible
Debentures.
</FONT>

<DIV align="left"><FONT size="1">

</FONT></DIV>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Subject to such limitations, provided (i)&nbsp;no
event of default has occurred and is continuing, and
(ii)&nbsp;there have not occurred certain specified changes in
management, we will require the conversion of all of the
outstanding Convertible Debentures into our common stock within
30&nbsp;days following the effectiveness of this prospectus.
</FONT>

<DIV align="left"><FONT size="1">

</FONT></DIV>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Regardless of whether LB&nbsp;I Group Inc. and/or
Investcorp CSK Holdings L.P. elect to convert or we require
conversion, the number of shares of our common stock to be
issued upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures will be
determined by dividing the outstanding principal amount being
converted, plus accrued but unpaid interest for the immediately
preceding quarter if we require the conversion, by the
conversion price then in effect. The conversion price is
currently $8.69, subject to adjustments in the event that on the
earlier of (i)&nbsp;a change of control of the Company, and
(ii)&nbsp;November&nbsp;21, 2002, the average of the closing
sale prices of the Company&#146;s common stock on the trading
days from December&nbsp;21, 2001 through November&nbsp;20, 2002
(or for the 10&nbsp;trading days immediately preceding the
announcement of the change of control, as the case may be) is
less than $8.69. In such event, the conversion price will be
reset to this average (but not less than $4.94), and the
adjustment to the conversion price will be reflected in one of
the following two ways: (i)&nbsp;if we had previously required
conversion of the Convertible Debentures, then pursuant to the
Make-Whole Warrants discussed below, we will issue additional
shares to the former convertible debenture holders shortly after
November&nbsp;21, 2002 or an earlier change of control of the
Company; or (ii)&nbsp;if the Convertible Debentures have not
been converted as of the date of adjustment to the conversion
price, the adjusted conversion price, which cannot be less than
$4.94, will be used to determine the number of shares we issue
when the Convertible Debentures are converted. Any shares
issuable following an adjustment of the conversion price based
on the average closing sales price of the Company&#146;s common
stock will be registered for resale in a future registration
statement.
</FONT>

<DIV align="left"><FONT size="1">

</FONT></DIV>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">In addition to the conversion price adjustments
described in the above paragraph, the conversion price may
change at the maturity of the Convertible Debentures (as
described below), and also may be subject to further adjustments
as provided in the terms of the agreements pursuant to which the
Convertible Debentures were issued.
</FONT>

<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B><I><FONT size="2">Maturity</FONT></I>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The maturity date of the Convertible Debentures
is December&nbsp;21, 2006. If any of the Convertible Debentures
remain outstanding on the maturity date, we may either redeem
the Convertible Debentures in cash at a redemption price equal
to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued interest or convert
such amount into our common stock based on a conversion price
equal to the average of the closing sale prices of our common
stock on each trading day during the 120 trading days preceding
December&nbsp;21, 2006. If we fail to redeem or convert the
Convertible Debentures at maturity in accordance with their
terms, we are required to pay monetary penalties and the
conversion price may be reduced.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">As noted previously, the Company will require the
conversion of all of the outstanding Convertible Debentures into
our common stock within 30&nbsp;days following the effectiveness
of this registration statement. The actions described above
concerning the maturity of the Convertible Debentures will only
be relevant if the Company does not convert the Convertible
Debentures as planned.
</FONT>

<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>The
Make-Whole Warrants</I></FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The Make-Whole Warrants were issued pursuant to
the December&nbsp;7, 2001 Securities Purchase Agreement
described above (see <I>Relationship Between CSK and the Selling
Stockholders&nbsp;&#151; Convertible Debt Purchase</I>
</FONT>

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<I><FONT size="2">Agreements</FONT></I><FONT size="2">). The
warrants are automatically exercisable into shares of our common
stock on the earlier of (i)&nbsp;a change of control of the
Company and (ii)&nbsp;November&nbsp;21, 2002, only if the
following two events have occurred:
</FONT>
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    <FONT size="2">we have previously required the conversion of the
    Convertible Debentures; and
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&#149;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">the conversion price of the Convertible
    Debentures at the time of such required conversion is greater
    than the &#147;adjusted conversion price.&#148;
    </FONT></TD>
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<FONT size="2">The &#147;adjusted conversion price&#148; is an
amount equal to the greater of (i)&nbsp;the average of the
closing sale prices of our common stock on the trading days from
December&nbsp;21, 2001 through November&nbsp;20, 2002 and (ii)
$4.94, as adjusted in the case of a change of control and for
specified dilutive events.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The number of shares of our common stock issuable
upon exercise of the warrants is equal to the following amount,
subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of the
agreement pursuant to which the Convertible Debentures were
issued and less a number of shares so as to have a cashless
exercise of the warrants based on an exercise price of $0.01:
</FONT>
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    <FONT size="2">(1)&nbsp;the quotient determined by dividing:
    </FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">(A)&nbsp;the $50.0&nbsp;million principal amount
    of the Convertible Debentures initially issued, plus any
    interest payments added to the principal of the Convertible
    Debentures, by
    </FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">(B)&nbsp;the adjusted conversion price; minus
    </FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">(2)&nbsp;the number of shares of our common stock
    we have issued upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures
    prior to the date of exercise of the warrants.
    </FONT></TD>
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The warrants provide for adjustments and specific
requirements for treatment of the warrants in the event of a
merger, sale of substantially all assets or similar transaction
involving the Company.
</FONT>

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</FONT></DIV>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Any shares issued upon exercise of the Make-Whole
Warrants will be registered for resale in a future registration
statement.
</FONT>

<DIV align="left"><FONT size="1">

</FONT></DIV>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The Company accounts for the Make-Whole Warrants
as contingent beneficial conversion features in accordance with
EITF&nbsp;00-27 &#147;Application of Issue&nbsp;98-5 to Certain
Convertible Instruments.&#148; Once the contingency becomes
probable, the Company would record a liability and a charge to
interest expense for the additional shares to be issued and
adjust this amount, if necessary, each reporting period.
</FONT>

<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>The
Registration Rights Agreement</I></FONT></B>

<DIV align="left"><FONT size="1">

</FONT></DIV>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">In connection with the issuance of the
Convertible Debentures and the Make-Whole Warrants, the Company
entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with Investcorp CSK
Holdings L.P. and LB I Group Inc. on December&nbsp;7, 2001, and
amended this agreement in May 2002. Pursuant to this agreement,
the Company agreed to file a registration statement within
30&nbsp;days of the closing of the sale of the Convertible
Debentures and Make-Whole Warrants covering the resale of
approximately 8.33&nbsp;million shares of the Company&#146;s
common stock, which shares represented (i)&nbsp;the shares
issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures; and
(ii)&nbsp;shares issuable in lieu of cash interest payments on
the Convertible Debentures prior to their conversion. Also
pursuant to this agreement, the Company agreed to file a
registration statement covering the resale of any shares of the
Company&#146;s common stock issued or issuable due to the
exercise of the Make-Whole Warrants or an adjustment of the
conversion price associated with the Convertible Debentures. The
Company further agreed, if such an additional registration
statement were necessary, to file that registration statement
within two business days of the earlier of (i)&nbsp;a change of
control of the Company, and (ii)&nbsp;November&nbsp;21, 2001.
The Company further agreed to use its best efforts to have any
registration statement required under the December&nbsp;7, 2001
Registration Rights Agreement (as amended) declared effective by
the SEC within 120&nbsp;days of its initial filing deadline (the
&#147;Effectiveness Deadline&#148;).
</FONT>

<DIV align="left"><FONT size="1">

</FONT></DIV>

<DIV align="left"><FONT size="1">

</FONT></DIV>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Also pursuant to the December&nbsp;7, 2001
Registration Rights Agreement (as amended), if any registration
statement required under that agreement is not declared
effective by the respective Effectiveness Deadline, or if the
sales of the shares registered for resale under any such
registration statement are not possible following its
effectiveness, the Company must pay penalties to the holders of
the Convertible Debentures.
</FONT>

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<B><FONT size="2">PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION</FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">We are registering these shares of our common
stock on behalf of the selling stockholders and will not receive
any proceeds from the offering. The common stock covered by this
prospectus may be offered and sold or distributed by the selling
stockholders, or by purchasers, transferees, donees, pledgees or
other successors in interest of the selling stockholders,
directly or through brokers, dealers, agents or underwriters who
may receive compensation in the form of discounts, commissions
or similar selling expenses paid by the selling stockholders or
by a purchaser of these shares on whose behalf such party may
act as agent. The compensation as to a particular broker,
dealer, agent or underwriter may be less than or in excess of
customary commissions. Sales and transfers of these shares may
be effected from time to time in one or more transactions, in
private or public transactions, on the New York Stock Exchange
or in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions or
otherwise, at a fixed price or prices that may be changed, at
market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related
to such prevailing market rates, at negotiated prices, without
consideration or by any other legally available means. Any or
all of these shares may be sold from time to time by means of:
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    <FONT size="2">a block trade, in which a broker or dealer
    attempts to sell these shares as agent but may position and
    resell a portion of these shares as principal to facilitate the
    transaction;
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    <FONT size="2">purchases by brokers, dealer or underwriters as
    principal and the subsequent sale by such purchasers for their
    accounts pursuant to this prospectus;
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    <FONT size="2">ordinary brokerage transactions (which may
    include long or short sales) and transactions in which the
    broker solicits purchasers;
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    <FONT size="2">&#147;at the market&#148; to or through market
    makers or into an existing market for our common stock;
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    <FONT size="2">in other ways not involving market makers or
    established trading markets, including direct sales to
    purchasers or sales effected through agents;
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&#149;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">through transactions in options, swaps or other
    derivatives (whether exchange-listed or otherwise) including the
    writing (sale)&nbsp;of put or call options on these shares;
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    <FONT size="2">the pledging of shares as collateral to secure
    loans, credit or other financing arrangements and, upon any
    subsequent foreclosure, the disposition of shares by the lender
    thereunder; and
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    <FONT size="2">any combination of the foregoing, or any other
    legally available means.
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">To the extent required with respect to a
particular offer or sale of these shares, a prospectus
supplement will be filed and will accompany this prospectus, to
disclose (i)&nbsp;the number of shares to be sold, (ii)&nbsp;the
purchase price, (iii)&nbsp;the name of any broker, dealer or
agent effecting the sale or transfer and the amount of any
applicable discounts, commissions or similar selling expenses,
(iv)&nbsp;the name of the selling stockholders,
(v)&nbsp;disclosure that such broker, dealer or agent did not
conduct any investigation to verify information set out or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and (vi)&nbsp;any
other relevant information.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The selling stockholders may transfer these
shares by means of gifts, donations and contributions. This
prospectus may be used by the recipients of such gifts,
donations and contributions to offer and sell the shares
received by them, directly or through brokers, dealers or agents
and in private or public transactions. If, however, sales
pursuant to this prospectus by any such recipient could exceed
500 shares, a prospectus supplement would be required to be
filed to identify the recipient as the selling stockholder and
disclose any other relevant information. Such prospectus
supplement would be required to be delivered, together with this
prospectus, to any purchaser of such shares.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">In connection with distributions of these shares
or otherwise, the selling stockholders or successors in interest
may enter into hedging transactions with brokers, dealers or
other financial institutions that require the delivery by such
broker, dealer or other financial institution of the shares of
our common stock, in which such shares may be resold thereafter
pursuant to this prospectus. In connection with such
transactions, brokers, dealers or other financial institutions
may engage in short sales of our common stock in the course of
hedging the positions they assume with the selling stockholders.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the selling
stockholders also may sell these shares short and redeliver the
shares to close out such short positions.
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The selling stockholders and any broker-dealers
who participate in the distribution of the shares may be deemed
to be &#147;underwriters&#148; under the Securities Act of 1933
and any discounts, commissions or similar selling expenses they
receive and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by
them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts.
Neither we nor the selling stockholders can presently estimate
the amount of such compensation. We know of no existing
arrangement between the seller stockholders, any other
stockholder, broker, dealer, underwriter or agent relating to
the sale or distribution of the shares. The selling stockholders
may agree to indemnify any broker, dealer or agent that
participates in transactions involving the sale of these shares
against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under
the Securities Act of 1933. The aggregate net proceeds to the
selling stockholders from the sale of these shares will be the
purchase price of the shares less any discounts, concessions or
commissions.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The selling stockholders are acting independently
of us in making decisions with respect to the timing, price,
manner and size of each sale. We have not engaged any broker,
dealer or agent in connection with the distribution of these
shares. There is no assurance, therefore, that the selling
stockholders will sell any or all of the shares. In connection
with the offer and sale of the shares, we have agreed to make
available to the selling stockholders copies of this prospectus
and any applicable prospectus supplement and have informed the
selling stockholders of the need to deliver copies of this
prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement to
purchasers at or prior to the time of any sale of the shares
covered by this prospectus.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The shares covered by this prospectus may qualify
for sale pursuant to Section&nbsp;4(1) of the Securities Act of
1933 or Rule&nbsp;144 promulgated thereunder, and may be sold
pursuant to such provisions rather than pursuant to this
prospectus.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">We have agreed to pay all of the expenses
incident to the registration of the shares, other than discounts
and selling concessions or commissions, if any. We have agreed
to indemnify the selling stockholders against certain
liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933.
</FONT>

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<B><FONT size="2">WHERE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT
CSK</FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<I><FONT size="2">This prospectus incorporates important
business and financial information about CSK that is not
included in this prospectus. CSK will provide, without charge, a
copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference in
this prospectus. Direct your request for copies to CSK&nbsp;Auto
Corporation&nbsp;&#151; Investor Relations,
645&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Missouri Avenue, Suite&nbsp;400, Phoenix,
Arizona 85012 (telephone (602)&nbsp;265-9200). To obtain timely
delivery, you must request the information no later than five
business days before the date that you must make your investment
decision.</FONT></I>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">CSK files annual, quarterly and special reports,
proxy statements and other information with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;). You may read and copy any
such reports, statements or other information that CSK files, at
the SEC&#146;s Public Reference Room at 450&nbsp;Fifth Street,
N.W., in Washington, D.C. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330
for further information on the Public Reference Room. CSK&#146;s
SEC filings are also available from the New York Stock Exchange,
from commercial document retrieval services and from the
Internet site maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.
Information about CSK is also available at CSK&#146;s Internet
site at http://www.cskauto.com.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The SEC allows CSK to &#147;incorporate by
reference&#148; the information it files with the SEC. This
means that CSK&#146;s SEC filings, containing important
disclosures, may be listed rather than repeated in full in this
prospectus. In addition, CSK&#146;s filings with the SEC after
the date of this prospectus and before the termination of this
offering will update the information in this prospectus and the
incorporated filings. These later filings also will be
considered to be included in this prospectus. The documents
listed below and any future filings made prior to the
termination of this offering with the SEC under
Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, comprise the incorporated
documents:
</FONT>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&#149;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">CSK&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K/A for
    the year ended February&nbsp;3, 2002.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&#149;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">CSK&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q
    for the quarters ended May&nbsp;6, August&nbsp;5, and
    November&nbsp;4, 2001.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&#149;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">CSK&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated
    June&nbsp;29, August&nbsp;23, December&nbsp;11, 2001,
    January&nbsp;18, 2002, and March&nbsp;5, 2002.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&#149;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">The description of CSK stock contained in the
    Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed March&nbsp;5, 1998.
    </FONT></TD>
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">For information about CSK, you should rely only
on the information contained in this prospectus or incorporated
by reference. CSK has not authorized anyone else to provide you
with different or additional information. The information in
this prospectus is accurate as of the date of the prospectus.
This information will be updated by means of supplemental or
revised prospectuses, and by the future filing of CSK&#146;s
reports with the SEC, described above.
</FONT>

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<B><FONT size="2">DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS</FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">This prospectus includes forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to
analyses and other information which are based on forecasts of
future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable.
These statements also relate to our future prospects,
developments and business strategies. The statements contained
in this prospectus that are not statements of historical fact
may include forward-looking statements that involve a number of
risks and uncertainties.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">We have used the words &#147;anticipate,&#148;
&#147;believe,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148;
&#147;expect,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;may,&#148;
&#147;plan,&#148; &#147;predict,&#148; &#147;project,&#148;
&#147;will&#148; and similar terms and phrases, including
references to assumptions, in this prospectus to identify
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
made based on our management&#146;s expectations and beliefs
concerning future events affecting us and are subject to
uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and
business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and
many of which are beyond our control, that could cause our
actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed
in or implied by these forward-looking statements. The factors
described under the heading &#147;Risk Factors&#148; are among
those that may cause actual results to differ materially from
the forward-looking statements. All of our forward-looking
statements should be considered in light of these factors. We
undertake no obligation to update our forward-looking statements
or risk factors to reflect new information, future events or
otherwise.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">In addition, we have filed reports with the SEC
that include forward-looking statements relating to, among other
things, future prospects and estimated cost savings. Like the
forward-looking statements included in this prospectus, such
statements, which were based on estimates of amounts not yet
determinable, necessarily involve a number of risks and
uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict and, in
many cases, are beyond our control.
</FONT>

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<B><FONT size="2">LEGAL MATTERS</FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The legality of the shares of common stock being
registered hereunder will be passed upon by Gibson,
Dunn&nbsp;&#38; Crutcher LLP.
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<B><FONT size="2">EXPERTS</FONT></B>

<DIV align="left"><FONT size="1">

</FONT></DIV>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The consolidated financial statements and
financial statement schedules incorporated in this prospectus by
reference to the Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K of CSK Auto
Corporation and its subsidiaries for the year ended
February&nbsp;3, 2002 have been so incorporated in reliance on
the reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent
accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in
auditing and accounting.
</FONT>

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</FONT></DIV>

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<B><FONT size="2">PART II</FONT></B>

<P align="center">
<B><FONT size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT</FONT></B>

<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;14.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Other
Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.</I></FONT></B>

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    <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="4%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#EEEEEE">
    <TD colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">Accounting Fees
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">15,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">Legal Fees
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">20,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#EEEEEE">
    <TD colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">SEC Filing Fees
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">14,920</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="2"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">Total Expenses
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">49,920</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;15.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.</I></FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) makes provisions for the
indemnification of officers and directors of corporations in
terms sufficiently broad to indemnify the officers and directors
of the Company under certain circumstances from liabilities
(including reimbursement of expenses incurred) arising under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities
Act&#148;).
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">As permitted by the DGCL, the Company&#146;s
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the
&#147;Charter&#148;), provides that, to the fullest extent
permitted by the DGCL, no director shall be liable to the
Company or to its stockholders for monetary damages for breach
of his fiduciary duty as a director. Delaware law does not
permit the elimination of liability (i)&nbsp;for any breach of
the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the Company or its
stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith
or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation
of law, (iii)&nbsp;in respect of certain unlawful dividend
payments or stock redemptions or repurchases, or (iv)&nbsp;for
any transaction from which the director derives an improper
personal benefit. The effect of this provision in the Charter is
to eliminate the rights of the Company and its stockholders
(through stockholders&#146; derivative suits on behalf of the
Company) to recover monetary damages against a director for
breach of fiduciary duty as a director thereof (including
breaches resulting from negligent or grossly negligent behavior)
except in the situations described in clauses (i)-(iv),
inclusive, above. These provisions will not alter the liability
of directors under federal securities laws.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">In addition, the Charter provides that the
Company may indemnify any person who was or is a party or who
was or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise
involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding (including, without limitation, one by or in the
right of the Company to procure judgment in its favor), whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of
the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee
or agent of the Company or is or was serving at the request of
the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of any
other corporation or enterprise, from and against any and all
expenses (including attorney&#146;s fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by
such person. The Charter also provides that the indemnification
provided in the Charter shall not be deemed exclusive of any
other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled and
that the Company may maintain insurance, at its expense, to
protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of
the Company or any other corporation or enterprise against
expense liability or loss whether or not the Company would have
the power to indemnify such person against such expense,
liability or loss under the DGCL or under the Charter.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s By-Laws (the
&#147;Bylaws&#148;) provide that the Company may indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the
Company) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Company or is or was serving
at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee
or agent of any other corporation or enterprise, against
expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by
such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding
if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best
</FONT>

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<FONT size="2">interests of the Company, and, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe such person&#146;s conduct was unlawful.
</FONT>
</DIV>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The Bylaws also provide that the Company may
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action
or suit by or in the right of the Company to procure judgment in
its favor by reason of the fact that such person acted in any of
the capacities set forth above, against expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with the defense or settlement of such
action or suit if such person acted under similar standards,
except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and only to the
extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or
the court in which such action or suit was brought shall
determine that despite the adjudication of liability but in view
of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to be indemnified for such expenses which
the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in
which such action was brought shall deem proper.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The Bylaws also provide that to the extent a
director or officer of the Company has been successful in the
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in the
previous paragraphs or in the defense of any claim, issue, or
matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection therewith and that indemnification
provided for in the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of any
other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">We have a directors and officers insurance policy
with a $50&nbsp;million coverage limit in the aggregate per year.
</FONT>

<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;16.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Exhibits.</I></FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The exhibits listed on the accompanying
Exhibit&nbsp;Index are filed or incorporated by reference as
part of this Registration Statement.
</FONT>

<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;17.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Undertakings.</I></FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which
    offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
    this registration statement:
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="6%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by
    Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(ii)&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus any facts
    or events arising after the effective date of the registration
    statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
    which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
    change in the information set forth in the registration
    statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
    decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total
    dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which
    was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
    the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
    form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
    Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
    price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the
    maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
    &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
    effective Registration Statement.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(iii)&nbsp;to include any material information
    with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
    disclosed in the registration statement or any material change
    to such information in the registration statement.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left">
    <I><FONT size="2">provided, however</FONT></I><FONT size="2">,
    that paragraphs&nbsp;(a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if
    the registration statement is on Form&nbsp;S-3, Form&nbsp;S-8 or
    Form&nbsp;F-3, and the information required to be included in a
    post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
    periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by
    the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the
    Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
    reference in the registration statement.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the
    purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
    1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a
    new registration statement relating to the securities offered
    therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
    be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To remove from
    registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
    securities being registered which remain unsold at the
    termination of the offering.
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes
that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s
annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant
to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is
incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant
will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
</FONT>

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<B><FONT size="2">SIGNATURES</FONT></B>

<DIV align="left"><FONT size="1">

</FONT></DIV>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form&nbsp;S-3 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Phoenix, State of
Arizona, on May&nbsp;10, 2002.
</FONT>

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</FONT></DIV>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">CSK AUTO CORPORATION
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ DON W. WATSON
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">
    <HR size="1" align="right" noshade></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center">
    <FONT size="2">Don W. Watson
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center">
    <I><FONT size="2">Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
    Officer</FONT></I></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center">
    <I><FONT size="2">and Chief Accounting Officer</FONT></I></TD>
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on
the dates indicated.
</FONT>

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</FONT></DIV>

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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="12%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Name</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Title</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Date</FONT></B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
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    <TD colspan="5"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ MAYNARD JENKINS<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>Maynard Jenkins
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
    and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">May&nbsp;10, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ DON W. WATSON<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>Don W. Watson
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
    Officer) (Principal Accounting Officer)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">May&nbsp;10, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ JAMES G. BAZLEN*<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>James G. Bazlen
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Director
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">May&nbsp;10, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ JAMES EGAN*<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>James Egan
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Director
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">May&nbsp;10, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <FONT size="2">/s/ MORTON GODLAS*<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>Morton Godlas
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Director
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">May&nbsp;10, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ TERILYN HENDERSON<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>Terilyn Henderson
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Director
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">May&nbsp;10, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ CHARLES K. MARQUIS*<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>Charles K. Marquis
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Director
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">May&nbsp;10, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ SIMON MOORE*<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>Simon Moore
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Director
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">May&nbsp;10, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size="2">/s/ FREDERICK
    JOHNSON ROWAN II*<BR>
     <HR size="1" noshade> Frederick Johnson Rowan II
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Director
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">May&nbsp;10, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ ROBERT SMITH*<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>Robert Smith
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Director
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">May&nbsp;10, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">/s/ CHRISTOPHER J. STADLER*<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>Christopher J. Stadler
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">Director
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">May&nbsp;10, 2002
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    <FONT size="2">/s/ JULES TRUMP*<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>Jules Trump
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    <FONT size="2">Director
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    <FONT size="2">May&nbsp;10, 2002
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    <FONT size="2">/s/ EDDIE TRUMP*<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>Eddie Trump
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    <FONT size="2">Director
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    <FONT size="2">May&nbsp;10, 2002
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    <FONT size="2">/s/ SAVIO W. TUNG*<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>Savio W. Tung
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    <FONT size="2">Director
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    <FONT size="2">May&nbsp;10, 2002
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    <FONT size="2">*By:&nbsp;/s/ DON W. WATSON<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>Don W. Watson<BR>
    as attorney-in-fact
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<B><FONT size="2">EXHIBIT INDEX</FONT></B>

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<FONT size="2">The following is a list of Exhibits included as
part of this Registration Statement.
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    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;4.03
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    <FONT size="2">Form of Common Stock certificate, incorporated
    herein by reference to our Registration Statement on
    Form&nbsp;8-A filed March&nbsp;5, 1998
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    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;4.04
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of
    December&nbsp;7, 2001 by and among CSK Auto Corporation, LBI
    Group, Inc. and Investcorp CSK Holdings L.P., including form of
    7% Convertible Subordinated Debenture and form of Make-Whole
    Warrant, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99.2
    of our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed December&nbsp;11,
    2001.
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    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;4.05
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    <FONT size="2">Registration Rights Agreement dated as of
    December&nbsp;7, 2001 by and among CSK Auto Corporation, LBI
    Group, Inc. and Investcorp CSK Holdings L.P., incorporated by
    reference to Exhibit 99.3 of our Current Report on Form 8-K.
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    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;5.1*
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    <FONT size="2">Opinion of Gibson, Dunn &#38; Crutcher LLP, as to
    the legality of the securities being registered.
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    <FONT size="2">23.1**
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    <FONT size="2">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers&nbsp;LLP.
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    <FONT size="2">23.2*
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    <FONT size="2">Consent of Gibson, Dunn &#38; Crutcher LLP
    (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this
    Registration Statement)
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    <FONT size="2">24.1*
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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 3 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated April 16, 2002
relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedules, which appear in CSK Auto Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A
for the year ended February 3, 2002. We also consent to the references to us
under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Phoenix, Arizona


May 10, 2002




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