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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 20, 2006
CSK AUTO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   001-13927   86-0765798
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
         
645 E. Missouri Ave. Suite 400, Phoenix, Arizona
  85012
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (602) 265-9200
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
     o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 20, 2006, CSK Auto Corporation issued a press release announcing preliminary net sales results and new store openings for its third quarter of fiscal year 2006 ended October 29. The full text of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information contained in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
The information set forth in “Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” including the exhibit referred to therein, is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
     (d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished with this Form 8-K:
     
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1
  Press Release dated November 20, 2006.
The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.
Portions of this report may constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined by federal law. Although the Company believes any such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance that actual outcomes will not be materially different. Any such statements are made in reliance on the “safe harbor” protections provided under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Additional information about issues that could lead to material changes in the Company’s performance is contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
    CSK Auto Corporation
 
  By:   /s/ Randi Val Morrison
 
       
 
      Randi Val Morrison
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel
    and Secretary
DATED: November 21, 2006
       

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1
  Press Release dated November 20, 2006.

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