SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BAZLEN JAMES (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CSK AUTO 645 EAST MISSOURI AVE. (Street) PHOENIX AZ 85012 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CSK AUTO CORP [ CAO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/19/2003
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	09/19/2003		M(1)		21,700	A	$12.04	281,557	D
Common Stock	09/19/2003		S(1)		21,700	D	$16.681(2)	259,857	D
Common Stock	09/22/2003		M(1)		10,000	A	$12.04	269,857	D
Common Stock	09/22/2003		S(1)		10,000	D	$16.2105(3)	259,857	D
Common Stock	09/23/2003		M(1)		190,000	A	$12.04	449,857	D
Common Stock	09/23/2003		S(1)		190,000	D	$16.3611(4)	259,857	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$12.04	09/19/2003		M			21,700	03/17/2000	12/01/2003	Common Stock	21,700	$16.681(2)	277,637	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$12.04	09/22/2003		M			10,000	03/17/2000	12/01/2003	Common Stock	10,000	$16.2105(3)	267,637	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$12.04	09/23/2003		M			190,000	03/17/2000	12/01/2003	Common Stock	190,000	$16.3611(4)	77,637	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$14							(5)	03/18/2006	Common Stock	25,500		25,500	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$11							(6)	01/21/2007	Common Stock	51,000		51,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents an exercise and sale of options that were due to expire in the very near future.

2. Average price of the shares exercised and sold. Of the 21,700 options exercised, 9,900 shares sold at $16.65, 100 shares sold at $16.67, 7,000 shares sold at $16.70, 900 shares sold at $16.71, and 3,800 shares sold at $16.72.

3. Average price of the shares exercised and sold. Of the 10,000 options exercised, 9,500 shares sold at $16.21, and 500 shares sold at $16.22.

4. Average price of the shares exercised and sold. Of the 190,000 options exercised, 10,000 shares sold at $16.15, 10,000 shares sold at $16.20, 10,000 shares sold at $16.21, 10,000 shares sold at $16.22, 10,000 shares sold at $16.24, 10,000 shares sold at $16.25, 10,000 shares sold at $16.26, 10,000 shares sold at $16.30, 10,000 shares sold at $16.32, 10,000 shares sold at $16.33, 10,000 shares sold at $16.34, 10,000 shares sold at $16.35, 10,000 shares sold at $16.45, 20,000 shares sold at 16.48, 20,000 shares sold at $16.54, and 20,000 shares sold at $16.60.

5. Vested and became exercisable at the rate of 34% on December 31, 1999, 33% on December 31, 2000, and 33% on December 31, 2001.

6. Vested and became exercisable in three annual equal installments beginning January 1, 2001.

Remarks:

Executed pursuant to the Limited Power of Attorney for Section 16 Reporting Obligations dated September 23, 2002, and on file with the SEC.

	James G. Bazlen by /s/ Joseph M. Webb	09/23/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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