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EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - STAPLES INC | a50230812ex99_1.htm |
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): April 5, 2012
STAPLES, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
Delaware |
0-17586 |
04-2896127 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Five Hundred Staples Drive, Framingham, MA |
01702 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: 508-253-5000
(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:
⃞ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 5, 2012, Staples, Inc. announced that Dr. Drew Faust, president of Harvard University, has been nominated for election to the company’s Board of Directors. The election of directors will take place at the company’s Annual Meeting, scheduled for June 4, 2012. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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.
Date: |
April 5, 2012 |
Staples, Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ Cynthia Pevehouse |
Cynthia Pevehouse |
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Senior Vice President, |
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General Counsel and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description |
99.1 |
Press release dated April 5, 2012. |