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Exhibit 10.50.1

Execution Copy

AMENDMENT

     AMENDMENT, dated as of August 3, 2006 (this “Amendment”), to the CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of June 30, 2006 (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”) among CSK AUTO, INC., the Lenders party thereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as
Administrative Agent., and LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC. and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
Co-Syndication Agents.

W I T N E S S E T H :

          WHEREAS, the Company, the Administrative Agent, the Co-Syndication Agents and the Lenders are
parties to the Credit Agreement;

          WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement upon the terms and
conditions set forth herein;

          NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, and in consideration of the premises contained herein, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

          1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms which are
defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as defined therein.

          2. Amendments. The Credit Agreement is hereby amended to reflect the changes shown as
“redlined” on the changed pages to the Credit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.

          3. Conditions to Effectiveness of this Amendment. This Amendment shall become
effective upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Amendment duly executed
by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

          4. Continuing Effect. Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, all of the
terms and provisions of the Credit Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect and the
Company shall continue to be bound by all of such terms and provisions.

          5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this
Amendment on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all of said
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A set of
the copies of this Amendment signed by the parties hereto shall be delivered to the Company and the
Administrative Agent. The execution and delivery of this Amendment by any Lender, or by the
Administrative Agent with the consent of any Lender, shall be binding upon such Lender’s successors
and assigns (including transferees of its commitments and Loans in whole or in part prior to
effectiveness hereof) and binding in respect of all of its commitments and Loans, including any
acquired subsequent to its execution and delivery hereof and prior to the effectiveness hereof.

          6. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER
THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY,

 

 

          AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered
by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CSK AUTO, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By
	 	/s/ Stephen J. Lewis
 

Name: Stephen J. Lewis
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title: V.P. Treasurer	 	 

 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. as Administrative Agent and
a Lender	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Teri Streusand	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name: Teri Streusand
		
	 

	 	 	 	Title:   Vice President	 	

 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION	 	 
	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ L. Richard DiDonato	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name: L. Richard DiDonato
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:   Managing Director	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Laurie B. Perper
 

Name: Laurie B. Perper
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:   Authorized Signatory	 	 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

 

 

 

$450,000,000 TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

June 30, 2006

among

CSK AUTO, INC.

The Lenders Party Hereto,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent,

LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.,

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Co-Syndication Agents

 

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.,

LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.

as Joint Lead Arrangers

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.,

LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.

WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC

as Joint Bookrunners

 

 

 

          “Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making,
purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary
course of its operations and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a
Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

          “Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a
Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04),
and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit C or any other form
approved by the Administrative Agent.

          “Available Commitment” means, at any time, the Commitment then in effect minus
the aggregate amount of Loans outstanding at such time.

          “Availability Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to but
excluding the earlier of December 16, 2006 and the date of termination of the Commitments.

          “Bank Drafts” means drafts issued by the Company or its designee on behalf of a Credit
Party in connection with the SunTrust Draft Program or similar program, pursuant to documentation
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

          “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States of America.

          “Borrowing” means Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same
date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

          “Borrowing Request” means a request by the Company for a Borrowing in accordance with
Section 2.03.

          “Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed;
provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business
Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in
the London interbank market.

          “Call Agreement” means the Confirmation Re: Call Option, dated as of July 25, 2005,
among JPMorgan Chase Bank, the Company and Holdings, as the same may be amended and replaced from
time to time in a manner not adverse to the Lenders.

          “Capital Expenditures” means for any period, all amounts which would, in accordance
with GAAP, be set forth as capital expenditures (exclusive of any amount attributable to
capitalized interest) on the consolidated statement of cash flows or other similar statement of the
Company and its Subsidiaries for such period but shall exclude (a) any expenditures made with the
proceeds of condemnation or eminent domain proceedings affecting real property or with insurance
proceeds and (b) expenditures made in connection with Sections 6.06(h) and 6.06(j);
provided that any Capital Expenditures financed with the proceeds of any Indebtedness
permitted hereunder (other than Indebtedness incurred hereunder) shall be deemed to be a Capital
Expenditure only in the period in which, and by the amount which, any principal of such
Indebtedness is repaid.

          “Capital Stock” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other
equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent
ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants or options to
purchase any of the foregoing.

 

 

          “Reinvestment Prepayment Amount” means with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the
Reinvestment Deferred Amount relating thereto less any amount expended prior to the relevant
Reinvestment Prepayment Date to acquire or repair assets useful in the Company’s business.

          “Reinvestment Prepayment Date” means with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the
earlier of (a) the date occurring twelve months after such Reinvestment Event and (b) the date on
which the Company shall have determined not to, or shall have otherwise ceased to, acquire or
repair assets useful in the Company’s business with all or any portion of the relevant Reinvestment
Deferred Amount.

          “Related
Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s
Affiliates and the respective directors,
trustees, officers, employees, agents and advisors
of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

          “Reorganization” means, with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that
such Plan is in reorganization as such term is used in Section 4241 of ERISA.

          “Replacement Facility” means a replacement credit facility, the proceeds of which are
initially used to repay all amounts outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement and thereafter
for general corporate purposes, providing for a commitment of at least $250,000,000, and with terms
and conditions acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

          “Report” means reports prepared by the Administrative Agent or another Person showing
the results of appraisals, field examinations or audits pertaining to the Company’s assets from
information furnished by or on behalf of the Company, after the Administrative Agent has exercised
its rights of inspection pursuant to this Agreement, which Reports may be distributed to the
Lenders by the Administrative Agent.

          “Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA,
other than those events as to which the thirty day notice period is waived under Sections .27, .28, .29, .30, .31, .32, .34 or .35 of PBGC Reg. §4043.

          “Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Loans and unused Commitments
representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Loans and unused Commitments at such time.

          “Requirement of Law” means as to any Person, any requirements imposed by the
Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such
Person, or any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or
other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its
property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

          “Responsible Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the president, chief
executive officer, the chief operating officer, the chief financial officer, treasurer, controller
or any vice president of such Person.

          “Restricted Asset Sale” means any sale, sale-leaseback, or other disposition by the
Company or any Subsidiary thereof of any of its property or assets, including the stock of any
Subsidiary of the Company that is restricted by Section 6.05, other than sales and dispositions
permitted by Sections 6.05(a), (b), (c), (f), (h), (j) and (k).

          “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw Hill
Companies, Inc.

 

 

ARTICLE VII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

          Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any of the following events:

          (a) The Company shall fail to (i) pay any principal of any Loan or Note when due in accordance
with the terms hereof or thereof or (ii) pay any interest on any Loan or Note or any other amount
payable hereunder within five days after any such interest or other amount becomes due in
accordance with the terms thereof or hereof; or

          (b) Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Credit Party in any Credit
Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect on or as of the date made or
deemed made; or

          (c) (i) The Company shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained
in Section 5.07(a) or Article VI of this Agreement, or Sections 6.9 and 6.11 of the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement; (ii) Holdings shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement
contained in Section 6.11 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or (iii) any Subsidiary shall
default in the observance or performance of corresponding provisions of the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement; or

          (d) Any Credit Party shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement
contained in any Credit Document and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of (i)
three days if such breach relates to terms or provisions of Section 5.02 or (ii) 30 days, with
respect to any other Section of this Agreement; or

          (e) Except for the Specified Defaults with respect to the Exchangeable Note Indentures and the
Senior Subordinated Note Indenture, Holdings, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall (i)
default in any payment of principal of or interest on or other amounts in respect of any
Indebtedness (other than the Loans and the other Obligations hereunder and any inter-company debt)
or Swap Agreement or in the payment of any Contingent Obligation, beyond the period of grace, if
any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness, Swap Agreement or
Contingent Obligation was created; or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any other
agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness, Swap Agreement or Contingent Obligation
or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other
event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to
cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or beneficiary or beneficiaries of
such Contingent Obligation (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or
beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated
maturity, any applicable grace period having expired, or such Contingent Obligation to become
payable, any applicable grace period having expired (it being understood that a grace period that
begins upon the giving of notice shall be considered an applicable grace period and shall not be
considered expired until the notice has been given and the grace period has run); in each case,
provided that the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness, Swap Agreements and
Contingent Obligations under which a payment default exists as in (ai) above or which would
then become due or payable as described in (ii) above, equals or exceeds $10,000,000; or

          (f) (i) The Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Holdings shall commence any case, proceeding or
other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign,
relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order
for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, or
seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition
or other relief

 

 

consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in
connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated
hereby, the Refinancing, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof.

          (e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after written demand
therefor.

          SECTION 9.04 Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) the Company may not assign or otherwise transfer any of
its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any
attempted assignment or transfer by the Company without such consent shall be null and void) and
(ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in
accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed
to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns
permitted hereby, Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to
the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this
Agreement.

          (b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign
to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior
written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of the Administrative Agent.

               (ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following
additional conditions:

	 	(A)	 	except in the case of an assignment to a
Lender,
an Approved Fund or an Affiliate of a Lender or an
assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s
Commitment or Loans, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the
assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of
the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such
assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be
less than $1,000,000 unless the Administrative Agent otherwise
consents, provided that such amounts shall be aggregated in
respect of each Lender and its Affiliates or Approved Funds, if
any;
	 
	 	(B)	 	each partial assignment shall be made as
an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s
rights and obligations under this Agreement;
	 
	 	(C)	 	the parties to each assignment shall
execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and
Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of
$3,500; and
	 
	 	(D)	 	the assignee, if it shall not be a
Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative
Questionnaire.

               (iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this
Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and

 

 

REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT
SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND
(B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS
AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

     SECTION 9.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used
herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect
the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

     SECTION 9.12.
Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the
confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a)
to its and its Affiliates’ directors,
trustees, officers, employees and agents, including
accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such
disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed
to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority,
(c) to the extent required by Requirement of Law or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d)
to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder
or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the
enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions
substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any
prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or
(ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction
relating to the Credit Parties and their obligations, (g) with the consent of the Company or (h) to
the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of
this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a
nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Company. For the purposes of this Section,
“Information” means all information received from the Company relating to the Company or
its business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any
Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Company; provided that, in the
case of information received from the Company after the date hereof, such information is clearly
identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the
confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied
with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the
confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential
information.

          SECTION 9.13. Several Obligations; Nonreliance; Violation of Law. The respective
obligations of the Lenders hereunder are several and not joint and the failure of any Lender to
make any Loan or perform any of its obligations hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender from
any of its obligations hereunder. Each Lender hereby represents that it is not relying on or
looking to any margin stock for the repayment of the Borrowings provided for herein. Anything
contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, no Lender shall be obligated to extend
credit to the Company in violation of any Requirement of Law.

          SECTION 9.14. USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the
USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the
“Act”) hereby notifies the Company that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is
required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Company, which information
includes the name and address of the Company and other information that will allow such Lender to
identify the Company in accordance with the Act.exv10w50w2

 

Exhibit 10.50.2

Execution Copy

SECOND AMENDMENT

          SECOND AMENDMENT, dated as of April 27, 2007 (this “Amendment”), to the CREDIT
AGREEMENT dated as of June 30, 2006 (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the
“Credit Agreement”) among CSK AUTO, INC., the Lenders party thereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent., and LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC. and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Co-Syndication Agents.

W I T N E S S E T H:

          WHEREAS, the Company, the Administrative Agent, the Co-Syndication Agents and the Lenders are
parties to the Credit Agreement;

          WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement upon the terms and
conditions set forth herein;

          NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, and in consideration of the premises contained herein, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

          1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms which are
defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as defined therein.

          2. Amendments to Credit Agreement.

          (a) Amendment to Section 1.01. Effective upon the Effective Date (as defined below),
Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Leverage
Ratio” where it appears therein, and inserting in lieu thereof, the following new definition:

     ““Leverage Ratio” means the ratio, determined as of the end of each fiscal
quarter of the Company, of (a) Total Debt (but excluding from the calculation of Total Debt
the undrawn face amount of all outstanding letters of credit issued for the account of the
Company and its Subsidiaries) as of such fiscal quarter end to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for
the most recently ended four fiscal quarters, all calculated for the Company and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.”.

          (b) Amendment to Section 6.07(b). Effective upon the Effective Date, Section 6.07(b)
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such Section in its entirety and inserting in
lieu thereof the following new Section:

          “(b) As of the last day of the fiscal quarter ending on or about the date set forth below,
permit the Leverage Ratio to be greater than the ratio set forth opposite such date below:

	 	 	 
	Dates	 	Leverage Ratio
	February 4, 2007

	 	3.75:1.00
	May 6, 2007

	 	3.95:1.00
	August 5, 2007

	 	3.85:1.00
	November 4, 2007

	 	3.75:1.00
	February 3, 2008, May 4, 2008, August 3, 2008 and November
2, 2008

	 	3.50:1.00
	February 1, 2009, May 3, 2009, August 2, 2009 and November
1, 2009

	 	3.25:1.00
	January 31, 2010 and any time thereafter

	 	3.00:1.00

 

 

          3. Conditions to Effectiveness of this Amendment. This Amendment shall become
effective on the date (the “Effective Date”), upon which the Administrative Agent shall
have received (i) counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Company, the Guarantors, the
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, (ii) payment, for distribution to each Lender that
has signed and delivered this Amendment to the Administrative Agent by not later than 12:00 noon
(New York City time) on April 26, 2007 (or such later time or date as agreed by the Company and the
Administrative Agent), an amendment fee equal to 0.125% of the outstanding Loans of such Lender,
and (iii) payment of all fees and invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative
Agent payable by the Company under the Credit Documents and as otherwise agreed, including without
limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent.

          4. Representations and Warranties; No Default; Limited Effect .

          (a) Representations and Warranties. After giving effect to this Amendment, the
Company and the Guarantors hereby represent and warrant that all representations and warranties
contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the Effective Date (unless stated to relate to a specific earlier
date, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of such earlier date) and that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing or would result from the execution and delivery of this Amendment.

          (b) Limited Effect. Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, the Credit
Agreement and the other Credit Documents are ratified and confirmed and are, and shall continue to
be, in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms. Each Credit Party
acknowledges and agrees that such Credit Party is truly and justly indebted to the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent for the Obligations, without defense, counterclaim or offset of any kind, and
such Credit Party ratifies and reaffirms the validity, enforceability and binding nature of such
Obligations. The Company acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this Amendment shall constitute an
indication of the Lenders’ willingness to consent to any other amendment or waiver of any other
provision of the Credit Agreement or a waiver of any Default or Event of Default.

          5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this
Amendment on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all of said
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A set of
the copies of this Amendment signed by the parties hereto shall be delivered to the Company and the
Administrative Agent. The execution and delivery of this Amendment by any Lender, or by the
Administrative Agent with the consent of any Lender, shall be binding upon such Lender’s successors
and assigns (including transferees of its commitments and Loans in whole or in part prior to
effectiveness hereof) and binding in respect of all of its commitments and Loans, including any
acquired subsequent to its execution and delivery hereof and prior to the effectiveness hereof.

          6. Acknowledgement of Guarantors. The Guarantors acknowledge and consent to all of
the terms and conditions of this Amendment and agree that this Amendment and all documents

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executed in connection herewith do not operate to reduce or discharge the Guarantors’
obligations under the Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents. The Guarantors further
acknowledge and agree that the Guarantors have no claims, counterclaims, offsets, or defenses
(other than payment) to the Credit Documents and the performance of the Guarantors’ obligations
thereunder or if the Guarantors did have any such claims, counterclaims, offsets or defenses (other
than payment) to the Credit Documents or any transaction related to the Credit Documents, the same
are hereby waived, relinquished and released in consideration of execution and delivery of this
Amendment.

          7. Credit Document. This Amendment is a Credit Document executed pursuant to the
Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be construed, administered
and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement.

          8. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER
THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered
by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CSK AUTO, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By	 	/s/ James B. Riley	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:
	 	James B. Riley	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Acknowledged	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CSK AUTO CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By	 	/s/ James B. Riley	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:
	 	James B. Riley	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CSKAUTO.COM, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By	 	/s/ James B. Riley	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:
	 	James B. Riley	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. as Administrative Agent and
a Lender	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Thomas H. Kozlark	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:
	 	Thomas H. Kozlark	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Executive Director	 	 

 

 

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