Core-Mark Holding Company Announces Letter of Intent With MAPCO Express, Inc.


SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - November 5, 2007) - Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: CORE) announced today that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent and is currently negotiating a definitive Supply Agreement with MAPCO Express, Inc.

MAPCO Express, Inc. is headquartered in Brentwood, TN and operates approximately 500 convenience stores in 8 southeastern states, operated under the MAPCO Express®, MAPCO Mart™, East Coast®, Discount Food Mart™, Fast Food and Fuel™, and Favorite Markets® brand names.

"We are delighted to begin our new relationship with MAPCO," says Christopher Walsh, Senior Vice President for Core-Mark. "Mapco is a recognized leader in our industry, and their track record over the last few years of profitable same store growth coupled with steady, seamless integration of acquisitions has been exceptional. We are extremely pleased to be associated with such an innovative and successful company."

Upon completion, the service agreement is expected to commence on or about January 1st, 2008.

Core-Mark

Core-Mark is one of the largest broad-line, full-service wholesale distributors of packaged consumer products to the convenience retail industry in North America. Founded in 1888, Core-Mark provides distribution and logistics services as well as marketing programs to over 21,000 retail locations in 45 states and five Canadian provinces through 24 distribution centers, two of which Core-Mark operate as third party logistics providers. Core-Mark services traditional convenience retailers, grocers, drug, liquor and specialty stores, and other stores that carry consumer packaged goods. For more information, please visit www.core-mark.com

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Except for historical information, the statements made in this press release are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions or estimates, discuss future expectations, describe future plans and strategies, contain projections of results of operations or of financial condition or state other forward-looking information. Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in some cases can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "should," "potential," "intend," "expect," "seek," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "could," "would," "project," "predict," "continue," "plan," "propose" or other similar words or expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on the current plans and expectations of our management and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those discussed in such forward looking statements.

Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to our dependence on the convenience store industry for our revenues; competition; price increases; our dependence on relatively few suppliers; the low-margin nature of cigarette and consumable goods distribution; certain distribution centers' dependence on a few relatively large customers; competition in the labor market and collective bargaining agreements; product liability claims and manufacturer recalls of products; fuel price increases; our dependence on our senior management and key personnel; currency exchange rate fluctuations; our ability to borrow additional capital; governmental regulations and changes thereto; earthquake and natural disaster damage; failure or disruptions to our information systems; our material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting; a general decline in cigarette sales volume; competition from sales of deep-discount brands and illicit and other low priced sales of cigarettes. See the "Risk Factors" section included in our Form 10-K, our most recent Form 10-Q and all other information discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of risks and uncertainties that may affect our business. Except as provided by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contact Information: Contact: Ms Milton Gray Draper Director of Investor Relations 650-589-9445 X3027