EX-10.1






AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT




(as Amended and Restated as of June 12, 1998)




This Amendment (“Amendment”) to the Employment Agreement as Amended and Restated as of
June 12, 1998, as amended (the “Employment Agreement”), by and between CSK AUTO, INC., an Arizona
corporation (the “Company”) and MAYNARD JENKINS, an individual residing at 19859 N. 84th
Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85255 (the “Executive”), is made and entered into as of the      day of
     , 2007.



WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company have entered into the Employment Agreement governing
the terms and conditions of the Executive’s employment and benefits payable upon the termination
thereof; and



WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive announced on September 28, 2006 that Executive is
planning to retire from service with the Company, subject to the Company’s hiring of a successor to
the Executive; and



WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive announced on October 27, 2006 that Executive will be
entitled to receive a bonus payment equal to $900,000 at such time as the Company hires a successor
to the Executive; and



WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive wish to amend the Employment Agreement, effective as of
the date hereof, to reflect the terms and conditions of the Executive’s retirement from service
with the Company and the previously announced bonus opportunity;



NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Employment Agreement is amended as follows:



1. Retirement.  The Company and the Executive agree that the Executive shall remain
employed as an officer of the Company, on an “at-will” basis, subject to the oversight and
direction, and serving at the pleasure of the Board of Directors of the Company, until the later of
(i) the date on which the Executive attains the age of 65 or (ii) the earlier of (x) the date on
which a new Chief Executive Officer (the “Successor CEO”) commences employment with the Company and
(y) September 30, 2007 (the later of (i) and (ii) referred to herein as the “Retirement Date”). 
The Company and the Executive agree that, assuming Executive is still employed by the Company,
Executive shall retire from employment with the Company on the Retirement Date and resign from all
positions with the Company held by the Executive as of the Retirement Date. 



2. Succession.  The Company and the Executive agree that if the Company hires a
Successor CEO prior to the date on which the Executive attains the age of 65, from and after the
commencement of the Successor CEO’s employment with the Company and until the Retirement Date, the
Executive shall serve as an officer of the Company with the title Advisor to the CEO. 



3. Succession Bonus.  The Company and Executive hereby agree that so long as the
Executive remains employed by the Company through the Retirement Date, once Executive retires on
the Retirement Date, the Executive shall be entitled to receive a lump-sum bonus payment in the
amount of $900,000, less applicable withholding (the “Succession Bonus”).  Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, for avoidance of doubt, in the event that (i) the Executive’s employment
with the Company is terminated prior to the Retirement Date for any reason (including, without
limitation, either by the Company for or not for “Cause” (as defined in Section 6.1 of the
Employment Agreement) or by the Executive for or not for “Good Reason” (as defined in Section 6.3
of the Employment Agreement)), the Executive shall not be entitled to receive the Succession Bonus,
(ii) the Executive’s employment is terminated prior to the Retirement Date as a result of death or
Permanent Disability or by the Company for a reason other than for “Cause” or by the Executive for
“Good Reason,” the Executive shall be entitled  to receive the amounts set forth in Sections 6.2 or
6.3 (as the case may be) of the Employment Agreement, but not the Succession Bonus, and (iii) the
Executive fails to retire on the Retirement Date in accordance with Paragraph 1 above, such event
shall constitute “Cause,” thereby allowing the Company to terminate the Executive in accordance
with Section 6.1 of the Employment Agreement and, in such instance, the Executive shall not be
entitled to the Succession Bonus but shall be entitled to receive only the amounts specified in
Section 6.1 of the Employment Agreement; provided, however, that in the event the Executive fails
to retire on the Retirement Date in accordance with Paragraph 1 above due to the fact that the
Company has not yet retained a Successor CEO or identified anyone else to serve in such capacity or
perform such functions (whether on a temporary or permanent basis) and requests Executive, and
Executive agrees, to remain employed by the Company as Chief Executive Officer beyond the
Retirement Date, Executive shall be entitled as of September 30, 2007 to receive the Succession
Bonus.



4. Effect of Amendment.  The Company and the Executive hereby agree that, notwithstanding
anything herein or in the Employment Agreement to the contrary, none of the actions contemplated by
this Amendment shall (i) constitute Good Reason or (ii) limit the Company’s right to terminate the
Executive’s employment with or without Cause prior to the Retirement Date.  Except as set forth
herein, the Employment Agreement remains in full force and effect.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment to be effective as of the date
first written above.




CSK AUTO, INC.




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EXECUTIVE




MAYNARD JENKINS