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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):<b>&#160; June&nbsp;9, 2008</b></font></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Staples,&nbsp;Inc.</font></b></p>
  
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Five Hundred Staples Drive,
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 1.01&#160; Entry into a Material
  Definitive Agreement.</font></b></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The information set forth below in Item 2.03 is
  incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 2.03&#160; Creation of a Direct
  Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of
  a Registrant.</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On June&nbsp;9, 2008, Staples,&nbsp;Inc. (the
  &#147;Company&#148;) entered into a commercial paper program (the &#147;Program&#148;) on a private
  placement basis under which the Company may issue unsecured commercial paper
  notes (the &#147;Notes&#148;) up to a maximum aggregate amount outstanding at any time of
  $3.0 billion. The Program was entered into in connection with its $3.0 billion
  credit agreement entered into April&nbsp;1, 2008 with Bank of America, N.A. and
  HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as co-syndication agents, and Lehman
  Brothers Inc., as lead arranger and bookrunner, disclosed previously on the
  Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed April&nbsp;1, 2008.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under the Program, the Company may issue Notes from
  time to time, and the proceeds of the Notes will be used for general corporate
  purposes, including working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and
  share repurchases.&#160; Amounts available
  under the Program may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed from time to time,
  with the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Program not to exceed
  the maximum aggregate amount.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lehman Brothers Inc. and Banc of America Securities
  LLC will act as dealers under the Program (each, a &#147;Dealer&#148;) pursuant to the
  terms and conditions of their respective Commercial Paper Dealer Agreements
  with the Company, dated as of June&nbsp;9, 2008 (each a &#147;Dealer
  Agreement&#148;).&#160; LaSalle Bank will act as
  issuing and paying agent under the Program.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Program provides the terms under which the
  Dealers will either purchase from the Company or arrange for the sale by the
  Company of Notes pursuant to an exemption from federal and state securities
  laws.&#160; The Program contains customary
  representations, warranties, covenants and indemnification provisions.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The maturities of the Notes will vary, but may not
  exceed 397 days from the date of issue.&#160;
  The Notes will bear such interest rates, if interest bearing, or will be
  sold at such discount from their face amounts, as shall be agreed upon from
  time to time by the Dealers and the Company.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Program contains certain events of default
  including, among other things, non-payment of principal or interest and
  bankruptcy and insolvency events.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A copy of each Dealer Agreement is attached to this
  report as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and each is incorporated by
  reference as though it were fully set forth herein.&#160; The description above is a summary of the
  Program and is qualified in its entirety by the complete text of the Program
  itself, including the Dealer Agreements.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No direct financial obligations of the Company are
  outstanding under the Program as of the date hereof.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item
  5.02&#160; Departure of Directors or Certain
  Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
  Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Staples&#146; Executive Officer Incentive Plan</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">. On June&nbsp;9,
  2008, the stockholders of the Company approved Staples&#146; Executive Officer
  Incentive Plan for the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 (the &#147;Incentive Plan&#148;),
  which is similar to executive bonus plans that the Company adopted in prior
  years and provides for the </font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">payment of annual cash bonus awards to Staples&#146;
  executive officers based on the Company&#146;s performance or the performance of the
  Company&#146;s business units measured against specific performance objectives
  established for that fiscal year.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Incentive Plan will be administered by the
  Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which Committee will have
  broad authority to determine target bonuses, select performance objectives,
  adopt rules&nbsp;and regulations relating to the Incentive Plan, and make
  decisions and interpretations regarding the provisions of the Incentive
  Plan.&#160; Each executive officer will have a
  target bonus award (a &#147;Target Award&#148;) for each plan year. Target Awards will be
  expressed as a percentage of the actual base salary paid to the executive
  officer during that plan year. The percentages will be determined by the
  Compensation Committee based upon the executive officer&#146;s job level and
  responsibilities and may vary for different officers and business units.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Within 90 days after the beginning of each plan
  year, the Compensation Committee will establish specific performance objectives
  for the payment of bonus awards for that plan year. The performance objectives
  for each plan year will be based on one or more of the following measures:
  sales, earnings per share, return on net assets, return on equity and customer
  service levels. These performance objectives are intended to establish the
  benchmark of success for Staples. The Compensation Committee may determine that
  special one-time or extraordinary gains or losses, including without limitation
  as a result of certain acquisitions or divestitures and changes in accounting
  principles, should or should not be included in determining whether such
  performance objectives have been met. In addition, customer service target
  levels will be based on pre-determined tests of customer service levels,
  including without limitation scores on blind test (&#147;mystery&#148;) shopping, customer
  comment card statistics, customer relations statistics (e.g., number of
  customer complaints), delivery response levels or customer satisfaction surveys
  conducted by a third party.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For each plan year, a specified percentage of each
  executive officer&#146;s Target Award will be based upon each of the performance
  objectives selected by the Compensation Committee for that plan year. For the
  2008 plan year, the performance objectives are based on earnings per share,
  return on net assets and customer service goals. For each of the performance
  objectives, a specified percentage of the portion of the Target Award that is
  based on that particular performance objective will be paid based on the level
  of performance achieved.&#160; Each
  performance objective has a threshold performance level that must be achieved
  for any of the bonus award to be paid for such objective. No bonus will be paid
  under the Incentive Plan for a plan year if the minimum earnings per share goal
  established for such plan year is not achieved, regardless of whether any other
  performance objective is achieved. If an executive officer dies before the end
  of a plan year, however, a bonus award based on target performance will be paid
  within 60 days of the executive officer&#146;s death.&#160; The maximum bonus award payable to any
  executive officer for any plan year will be $4 million. In addition, the
  Compensation Committee presently intends to limit bonus awards to 200% of an
  executive officer&#146;s Target Award.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A more detailed description of the Incentive Plan is
  included in Proposal Three of the Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on
  Schedule 14A, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;28,
  2008 (the &#147;2008 Proxy Statement&#148;).</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This summary of the Incentive Plan is qualified by
  reference to the full text of the Incentive Plan, as included as Appendix A to
  the 2008 Proxy Statement and attached to this report as Exhibit&nbsp;10.3,
  which is incorporated herein by reference as though it were fully set forth
  herein.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. </font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
  stockholders of the Company also approved an amendment to Staples&#146; Amended and
  Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;Stock Plan&#148;) to increase the number of
  shares issuable under the Stock Plan by 15,100,000 shares, from 62,330,000
  shares to </font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></p>
  
  <div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>
  
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  <div>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">77,430,000 shares. Officers, directors, consultants,
  advisors and other service providers are eligible for grants under the Stock
  Plan.&#160; The Stock Plan was included as
  Appendix B to the 2008 Proxy Statement and is attached to this report as Exhibit&nbsp;10.4.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.01&#160; Other Events.</font></b></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On June&nbsp;9, 2008, Staples held its Annual
  Meeting of Stockholders at which Staples&#146; stockholders took the following
  actions:</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Staples&#146;
  stockholders elected the following directors to its board:</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DIRECTOR</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AGAINST</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ABSTAIN</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Basil L. Anderson</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">619,898,344</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,418,462</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,774,952</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Arthur
    M. Blank</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">615,402,217</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6,254,154</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,435,387</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mary
    Elizabeth Burton</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">613,980,877</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,454,063</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,656,818</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Justin King</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">621,583,728</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,619,590</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,888,440</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Carol
    Meyrowitz</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">615,759,680</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,853,553</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,478,525</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rowland
    T. Moriarty</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">611,291,662</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11,495,285</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,854,811</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert
    C. Nakasone</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">618,943,791</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,270,260</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,877,707</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ronald L. Sargent</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">612,934,867</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,370,422</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,786,469</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert
    E. Sulentic</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">621,563,704</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,629,048</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,899,006</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Martin
    Trust</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">613,895,251</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,907,763</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,288,744</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vijay
    Vishwanath</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">622,114,547</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,156,609</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,886,522</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.88%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Paul F. Walsh</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">620,114,547</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.4%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,904,501</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.52%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6,072,710</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.18%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
  </table>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Staples&#146;
  stockholders voted to approve an amendment to Staples&#146; certificate of
  incorporation deleting Article&nbsp;XII to remove provisions that require
  holders of at least two-thirds of Staples&#146; outstanding voting stock to approve
  certain significant corporate transactions by a vote of 619,048,683 shares of
  common stock for, 4,064,724 shares of common stock against and 5,978,351 shares
  of common stock abstaining.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Staples&#146;
  stockholders voted to approve Staples&#146; Executive Officer Incentive Plan for the
  fiscal years 2008 through 2012 by a vote 553,563,740 shares of common stock
  for, 9,085,213 shares of common stock against and 6,045,160 shares of common
  stock abstaining. There were 60,397,645 broker non-votes on this matter.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Staples&#146;
  stockholders voted to approve an amendment to Staples&#146; Amended and Restated
  2004 Stock Incentive Plan increasing the total number of shares of common stock
  authorized for issuance under the plan by 15,100,000 shares, from 62,330,000
  shares to 77,430,000 shares by a vote of 402,783,053 shares of common stock
  for, 160,138,764 shares of common stock against and 5,772,296 shares of common
  stock abstaining.&#160; There were 60,397,645
  broker non-votes on this matter.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4</font></p>
  
  <div style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><hr size="3" width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align="left"></div>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Staples&#146;
  stockholders voted to ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board
  of Directors of the Company of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP as Staples&#146;
  independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year by a
  vote of 619,675,332 shares of common stock for, 3,759,084 shares of common
  stock against and 5,657,342 shares of common stock abstaining.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
  shareholder proposal regarding stockholders&#146; ability to call special meetings
  was approved by a vote 379,520,343 shares of common stock for, 183,032,596
  shares of common stock against and 6,141,174 shares of common stock
  abstaining.&#160; There were 60,397,645 broker
  non-votes on this matter.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01&#160; Financial Statements
  and Exhibits.</font></b></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&nbsp;Exhibits.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The exhibits listed in the Exhibit&nbsp;Index
  immediately preceding such exhibits, which is incorporated herein by reference,
  are filed as part of this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURE</font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:48.34%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">STAPLES, INC.</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:48.34%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date: June&nbsp;13, 2008</font></p>
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    <td width="48%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:48.34%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Kristin A. Campbell</font></p>
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    Paper Dealer Agreement between Staples,&nbsp;Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc.,
    dated as of June&nbsp;9, 2008.</font></p>
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    Paper Dealer Agreement between Staples,&nbsp;Inc. and Banc of America
    Securities LLC, dated as of June&nbsp;9, 2008.</font></p>
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text: UNITED
  STATES
  SECURITIES
  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington,
  D.C. 20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
  June 9, 2008
  Staples, Inc.
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  Delaware
  0-17586
  04-2896127
  (State
    or Other Juris-
  diction of Incorporation
  (Commission
  File Number)
  (IRS
    Employer
  Identification No.)
  Five Hundred Staples Drive,
    Framingham, MA
  01702
  (Address of Principal
    Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)
  508-253-5000
  (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last
  Report)
  Check the appropriate box
  below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
  filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see
  General Instruction A.2 below):
  ¨
  Written communications
  pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  ¨
  Soliciting material
  pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  ¨
  Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
  CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  ¨
  Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
  CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Item 1.01  Entry into a Material
  Definitive Agreement.
  The information set forth below in Item 2.03 is
  incorporated herein by reference.
  Item 2.03  Creation of a Direct
  Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of
  a Registrant.
  On June 9, 2008, Staples, Inc. (the
  "Company") entered into a commercial paper program (the "Program") on a private
  placement basis under which the Company may issue unsecured commercial paper
  notes (the "Notes") up to a maximum aggregate amount outstanding at any time of
  $3.0 billion. The Program was entered into in connection with its $3.0 billion
  credit agreement entered into April 1, 2008 with Bank of America, N.A. and
  HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as co-syndication agents, and Lehman
  Brothers Inc., as lead arranger and bookrunner, disclosed previously on the
  Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 1, 2008.
  Under the Program, the Company may issue Notes from
  time to time, and the proceeds of the Notes will be used for general corporate
  purposes, including working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and
  share repurchases.  Amounts available
  under the Program may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed from time to time,
  with the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Program not to exceed
  the maximum aggregate amount.
  Lehman Brothers Inc. and Banc of America Securities
  LLC will act as dealers under the Program (each, a "Dealer") pursuant to the
  terms and conditions of their respective Commercial Paper Dealer Agreements
  with the Company, dated as of June 9, 2008 (each a "Dealer
  Agreement").  LaSalle Bank will act as
  issuing and paying agent under the Program.
  The Program provides the terms under which the
  Dealers will either purchase from the Company or arrange for the sale by the
  Company of Notes pursuant to an exemption from federal and state securities
  laws.  The Program contains customary
  representations, warranties, covenants and indemnification provisions.
  The maturities of the Notes will vary, but may not
  exceed 397 days from the date of issue. 
  The Notes will bear such interest rates, if interest bearing, or will be
  sold at such discount from their face amounts, as shall be agreed upon from
  time to time by the Dealers and the Company.
  The Program contains certain events of default
  including, among other things, non-payment of principal or interest and
  bankruptcy and insolvency events.
  A copy of each Dealer Agreement is attached to this
  report as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and each is incorporated by
  reference as though it were fully set forth herein.  The description above is a summary of the
  Program and is qualified in its entirety by the complete text of the Program
  itself, including the Dealer Agreements.
  No direct financial obligations of the Company are
  outstanding under the Program as of the date hereof.
  Item
  5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain
  Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
  Arrangements of Certain Officers.
  Staples' Executive Officer Incentive Plan
  . On June 9,
  2008, the stockholders of the Company approved Staples' Executive Officer
  Incentive Plan for the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 (the "Incentive Plan"),
  which is similar to executive bonus plans that the Company adopted in prior
  years and provides for the
  2
  payment of annual cash bonus awards to Staples'
  executive officers based on the Company's performance or the performance of the
  Company's business units measured against specific performance objectives
  established for that fiscal year.
  The Incentive Plan will be administered by the
  Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which Committee will have
  broad authority to determine target bonuses, select performance objectives,
  adopt rules and regulations relating to the Incentive Plan, and make
  decisions and interpretations regarding the provisions of the Incentive
  Plan.  Each executive officer will have a
  target bonus award (a "Target Award") for each plan year. Target Awards will be
  expressed as a percentage of the actual base salary paid to the executive
  officer during that plan year. The percentages will be determined by the
  Compensation Committee based upon the executive officer's job level and
  responsibilities and may vary for different officers and business units.
  Within 90 days after the beginning of each plan
  year, the Compensation Committee will establish specific performance objectives
  for the payment of bonus awards for that plan year. The performance objectives
  for each plan year will be based on one or more of the following measures:
  sales, earnings per share, return on net assets, return on equity and customer
  service levels. These performance objectives are intended to establish the
  benchmark of success for Staples. The Compensation Committee may determine that
  special one-time or extraordinary gains or losses, including without limitation
  as a result of certain acquisitions or divestitures and changes in accounting
  principles, should or should not be included in determining whether such
  performance objectives have been met. In addition, customer service target
  levels will be based on pre-determined tests of customer service levels,
  including without limitation scores on blind test ("mystery") shopping, customer
  comment card statistics, customer relations statistics (e.g., number of
  customer complaints), delivery response levels or customer satisfaction surveys
  conducted by a third party.
  For each plan year, a specified percentage of each
  executive officer's Target Award will be based upon each of the performance
  objectives selected by the Compensation Committee for that plan year. For the
  2008 plan year, the performance objectives are based on earnings per share,
  return on net assets and customer service goals. For each of the performance
  objectives, a specified percentage of the portion of the Target Award that is
  based on that particular performance objective will be paid based on the level
  of performance achieved.  Each
  performance objective has a threshold performance level that must be achieved
  for any of the bonus award to be paid for such objective. No bonus will be paid
  under the Incentive Plan for a plan year if the minimum earnings per share goal
  established for such plan year is not achieved, regardless of whether any other
  performance objective is achieved. If an executive officer dies before the end
  of a plan year, however, a bonus award based on target performance will be paid
  within 60 days of the executive officer's death.  The maximum bonus award payable to any
  executive officer for any plan year will be $4 million. In addition, the
  Compensation Committee presently intends to limit bonus awards to 200% of an
  executive officer's Target Award.
  A more detailed description of the Incentive Plan is
  included in Proposal Three of the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on
  Schedule 14A, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28,
  2008 (the "2008 Proxy Statement").
  This summary of the Incentive Plan is qualified by
  reference to the full text of the Incentive Plan, as included as Appendix A to
  the 2008 Proxy Statement and attached to this report as Exhibit 10.3,
  which is incorporated herein by reference as though it were fully set forth
  herein.
  Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.
  The
  stockholders of the Company also approved an amendment to Staples' Amended and
  Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Stock Plan") to increase the number of
  shares issuable under the Stock Plan by 15,100,000 shares, from 62,330,000
  shares to
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  77,430,000 shares. Officers, directors, consultants,
  advisors and other service providers are eligible for grants under the Stock
  Plan.  The Stock Plan was included as
  Appendix B to the 2008 Proxy Statement and is attached to this report as Exhibit 10.4.
  Item 8.01  Other Events.
  On June 9, 2008, Staples held its Annual
  Meeting of Stockholders at which Staples' stockholders took the following
  actions:
  1.             Staples'
  stockholders elected the following directors to its board:
  DIRECTOR
  FOR
  AGAINST
  ABSTAIN
  Basil L. Anderson
  619,898,344
  3,418,462
  5,774,952
  Arthur
    M. Blank
  615,402,217
  6,254,154
  7,435,387
  Mary
    Elizabeth Burton
  613,980,877
  7,454,063
  7,656,818
  Justin King
  621,583,728
  1,619,590
  5,888,440
  Carol
    Meyrowitz
  615,759,680
  5,853,553
  7,478,525
  Rowland
    T. Moriarty
  611,291,662
  11,495,285
  5,854,811
  Robert
    C. Nakasone
  618,943,791
  4,270,260
  5,877,707
  Ronald L. Sargent
  612,934,867
  10,370,422
  5,786,469
  Robert
    E. Sulentic
  621,563,704
  1,629,048
  5,899,006
  Martin
    Trust
  613,895,251
  7,907,763
  7,288,744
  Vijay
    Vishwanath
  622,114,547
  1,156,609
  5,886,522
  Paul F. Walsh
  620,114,547
  2,904,501
  6,072,710
  2.             Staples'
  stockholders voted to approve an amendment to Staples' certificate of
  incorporation deleting Article XII to remove provisions that require
  holders of at least two-thirds of Staples' outstanding voting stock to approve
  certain significant corporate transactions by a vote of 619,048,683 shares of
  common stock for, 4,064,724 shares of common stock against and 5,978,351 shares
  of common stock abstaining.
  3.             Staples'
  stockholders voted to approve Staples' Executive Officer Incentive Plan for the
  fiscal years 2008 through 2012 by a vote 553,563,740 shares of common stock
  for, 9,085,213 shares of common stock against and 6,045,160 shares of common
  stock abstaining. There were 60,397,645 broker non-votes on this matter.
  4.             Staples'
  stockholders voted to approve an amendment to Staples' Amended and Restated
  2004 Stock Incentive Plan increasing the total number of shares of common stock
  authorized for issuance under the plan by 15,100,000 shares, from 62,330,000
  shares to 77,430,000 shares by a vote of 402,783,053 shares of common stock
  for, 160,138,764 shares of common stock against and 5,772,296 shares of common
  stock abstaining.  There were 60,397,645
  broker non-votes on this matter.
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  5.             Staples'
  stockholders voted to ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board
  of Directors of the Company of Ernst & Young LLP as Staples'
  independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year by a
  vote of 619,675,332 shares of common stock for, 3,759,084 shares of common
  stock against and 5,657,342 shares of common stock abstaining.
  6.             The
  shareholder proposal regarding stockholders' ability to call special meetings
  was approved by a vote 379,520,343 shares of common stock for, 183,032,596
  shares of common stock against and 6,141,174 shares of common stock
  abstaining.  There were 60,397,645 broker
  non-votes on this matter.
  Item 9.01  Financial Statements
  and Exhibits.
  (d) Exhibits.
  The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index
  immediately preceding such exhibits, which is incorporated herein by reference,
  are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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  SIGNATURE
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  STAPLES, INC.
  Date: June 13, 2008
  /s/ Kristin A. Campbell
  By: Kristin A. Campbell
  Senior Vice President, General Counsel
  and Secretary
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  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  10.1
  Commercial
    Paper Dealer Agreement between Staples, Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc.,
    dated as of June 9, 2008.
  10.2
  Commercial
    Paper Dealer Agreement between Staples, Inc. and Banc of America
    Securities LLC, dated as of June 9, 2008.
  10.3
  Staples'
    Executive Officer Incentive Plan for the fiscal years 2008 through 2012
  10.4
  Amended
    and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
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