Karsch Capital To CSK Auto (CAO): The Turnaround Plan Is Great, But We Still Want a Sale

In an amended 13D filing after the close Friday on CSK Auto Corp. (NYSE: CAO), 9.32% holder Karsch Capital said they are encouraged by the Company's recent announced that is has commenced a comprehensive, strategic review aimed at improving profitability and restoring top line growth. Karsch said the company should concurrently conduct a thorough review of strategic alternatives, including a sale of the Company. The firm said, "This would enable the Board to weigh the relative merits of selling the Company versus allowing the new management team time to turn the Company around." The firm said they will continue to activities of the Company and the Board very closely.

A Copy of the Letter:

The Board of Directors of CSK Auto Corporation ("CSK Auto" or the "Company"):

Karsch Capital Management, LP(1), as a holder of 9.32% of the outstanding common stock of CSK Auto's common stock, continues to monitor developments at the Company very closely. To this end, we are encouraged by the Company's announcement on September 5, 2007, that it has commenced a comprehensive,strategic review aimed at improving profitability and restoring top line growth. However, as we have stated previously, we believe that the CSK Auto Board of Directors should demonstrate a genuine commitment to enhancing shareholder value by concurrently conducting a thorough review of strategic alternatives, including a sale of the Company. This would enable the Board to weigh the relative merits of selling the Company versus allowing the new management team time to turn the Company around.

We continue to believe that a turnaround at CSK Auto should be very achievable because of the tremendous opportunity to improve the Company's severely depressed operating margins. Indeed, if management's plans to reduce pre-tax costs by $34 million in fiscal 2008 prove successful, that alone could improve EBITDA by over 20%, thereby enhancing shareholder value significantly.

Given the Board's poor track record overseeing CSK Auto, we remain skeptical about the Company's ability to achieve a successful turnaround. We believe it is imperative for the Company to provide the investment community with additional details about its turnaround plan - including specific objectives,clear benchmarks and a defined timetable for implementation and completion - in the near future. In particular, we expect to receive more details about the proposed cost cuts and other margin improvement initiatives, to help us and other shareholders better determine the achievability of these efforts and over what time frame.

We are pleased that the Board has met our request to modify the deadline for submission of stockholder proposals and/or director nominations prior to the Company's annual meeting. We will continue to monitor the activities of the Company and the Board very closely and will continue to carefully consider all options that could maximize the value of our significant investment in CSK Auto, including engaging in a proxy contest to replace some or all members of the Board of Directors.

Sincerely,

Michael A. Karsch