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FORM 10-K
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
( Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or
9 Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended Commission File Number
February 1, 2003 0-17586
STAPLES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
04-2896127
Delaware (I.R.S. Employer
(State of Incorporation) Identification No.)
Five Hundred Staples Drive, Framingham, Massachusetts 01702
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
508-253-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Staples Common Stock, par value $0.0006 per share
(Title of each class)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes (No 9
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained
herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. 9
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act
Rule 12b-2). Yes (No 9
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based on the last sale price of
Staples’ common stock on August 2, 2002, as reported by Nasdaq, was approximately $6.9 billion. In determining the
market value of non-affiliate voting stock, shares of Staples’ common stock beneficially owned by each executive officer
and director have been excluded. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for
other purposes.
The registrant had 473,330,307 shares of Staples’ common stock, par value $.0006, outstanding as of March 3, 2003.
Documents Incorporated By Reference
Listed below is the document incorporated by reference and the part of the Form 10-K into which the document is
incorporated:
Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders Part III