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STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on Staples common stock between January 31,
1998 and February 1, 2003 (the end of fiscal year 2002) with the cumulative total return of (1) Standard & Poor’s 500
Composite Index and (2) the Standard & Poor’s 500 Retailing Index, which was formerly called the Standard & Poor’s Retail
Store Composite Index. This graph assumes the investment of $100.00 on January 31, 1998 in Staples common stock, the
Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Retailing Index, and assumes dividends are
reinvested. Measurement points are January 30, 1999, January 29, 2000, February 3, 2001, February 2, 2002 and February 1,
2003 (Staples’ last five fiscal year ends).
31-Jan-98 30-Jan-99 29-Jan-00 03-Feb-01 02-Feb-02 01-Feb-03
SPLS ................................... $100.00 $236.42 $177.54 $134.19 $148.06 $141.78
S&P 500 Retailing Index ............... $100.00 $163.00 $160.29 $168.59 $172.68 $ 46.90
S&P 500 Composite Index ............. $100.00 $130.54 $138.75 $137.66 $114.48 $ 87.29
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