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OfficeMax, Retail
As of January 24, 2009, OfficeMax, Retail operated 1,024 stores in 48 states, Puerto Rico, the
U.S. Virgin Islands and Mexico. The following table sets forth the locations of these facilities.
Alabama 11 Louisiana 2 Oklahoma 1
Alaska 3 Maine 1 Oregon 13
Arizona 45 Maryland 1 Pennsylvania 28
Arkansas 2 Massachusetts 9 Rhode Island 1
California 85 Michigan 43 South Carolina 6
Colorado 30 Minnesota 42 South Dakota 4
Connecticut 3 Mississippi 5 Tennessee 18
Delaware 1 Missouri 29 Texas 74
Florida 67 Montana 3 Utah 14
Georgia 29 Nebraska 10 Virginia 25
Hawaii 7 Nevada 14 Washington 24
Idaho 7 New Jersey 4 West Virginia 2
Illinois 62 New Mexico 9 Wisconsin 33
Indiana 14 New York 31 Wyoming 2
Iowa 9 North Carolina 28 Puerto Rico 12
Kansas 12 North Dakota 3 U.S. Virgin Islands 2
Kentucky 6 Ohio 55 Mexico(a) 83
OfficeMax, Retail also operated three large distribution centers in Alabama, Nevada and
Pennsylvania; and two small distribution centers in Mexico through our joint venture.
(a) Represents the locations operated by our 51%-owned joint venture in Mexico, Grupo OfficeMax.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
OfficeMax Incorporated and certain of its subsidiaries are named as defendants in a number of
lawsuits, claims and proceedings arising out of the operation of the paper and forest products
assets prior to the closing of the Sale, for which OfficeMax agreed to retain responsibility. Also, as
part of the Sale, we agreed to retain responsibility for all pending or threatened proceedings and
future proceedings alleging asbestos-related injuries arising out of the operation of the paper and
forest products assets prior to the closing of the Sale. We do not believe any of these retained
proceedings are material to our business.
We have been notified that we are a ‘‘potentially responsible party’’ under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’) or similar federal and state
laws, or have received a claim from a private party, with respect to certain sites where hazardous
substances or other contaminants are or may be located. These sites relate to operations either no
longer owned by the Company or unrelated to its ongoing operations. For sites where a range of
potential liability can be determined, we have established appropriate reserves. We cannot predict
with certainty the total response and remedial costs, our share of the total costs, the extent to
which contributions will be available from other parties or the amount of time necessary to complete
the cleanups. Based on our investigations; our experience with respect to cleanup of hazardous
substances; the fact that expenditures will, in many cases, be incurred over extended periods of
time; and in some cases, the number of solvent potentially responsible parties, we do not believe
that the known actual and potential response costs will, in the aggregate, materially affect our
financial position, our results of operations or our cash flows.
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