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Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of our common stock held as of April 7, 2006 (1) by each
person who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock, (2) by
each current director and nominee for director, (3) by each of the Senior Executives named in the Summary
Compensation Table set forth under the caption “Executive Compensation” later in this proxy statement, and (4) by
all current directors, nominees for directors and executive officers as a group:
Name of beneficial owner
Number of
shares
beneficially
owned (1)
Shares
acquirable
within 60
days (2)
Percentage of
common
stock
beneficially
owned (3)
5% Stockholders
FMR Corp......................................................... 92,602,368 (4) 0 12.69%
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Directors, Nominees for Director and Senior Executives
Basil L. Anderson.................................................. 167,746 408,375 *
Brenda C.Barnes .................................................. 13,800 43,875 *
Arthur M.Blank................................................... 53,400 56,250 *
Mary Elizabeth Burton.............................................. 28,350 124,875 *
Gary L. Crittenden ................................................. 7,200 16,875 *
Richard J. Currie................................................... 13,500 45,000 *
Joseph G. Doody................................................... 220,046 452,406 *
John J. Mahoney................................................... 186,191 1,745,623 *
Michael Miles ..................................................... 274,545 206,250 *
George J. Mitchell.................................................. 69,090 124,875 *
Rowland T.Moriarty ............................................... 290,348 (5) 153,000 *
Robert C. Nakasone................................................ 337,787 (6) 153,000 *
Ronald L. Sargent.................................................. 1,376,452 5,248,436 *
Stephen F. Schuckenbrock .......................................... 0 0 0
Martin Trust....................................................... 584,921(7) 153,000 *
Paul F. Walsh...................................................... 118,099 (8) 153,000 *
All current directors, nominees for director and executive officers as a
group (19 persons)............................................... 4,153,148 9,768,789 1.88%
* Less than 1%
(1) Each person listed has sole investment and/or voting power with respect to the shares indicated, except as
otherwise noted. The inclusion herein of any shares as beneficially owned does not constitute an admission of
beneficial ownership. Does not reflect the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options available
on April 7, 2006 or within 60 days thereafter.
(2) Reflects the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options available on April 7, 2006 or within 60
days thereafter.
(3) Number of shares deemed outstanding includes 729,864,188 shares of Staples common stock outstanding as of
April 7, 2006 and any options for shares that are exercisable by such beneficial owner within 60 days after April 7,
2006.
(4) Fidelity Management & Research Company (“Fidelity”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR Corp. (“FMR”) and
an investment adviser, is the beneficial owner of 88,558,648 shares as a result of acting as investment adviser to
various investment companies. Edward C. Johnson 3d (“Johnson”), Chairman of FMR, and FMR, through its
control of Fidelity, and the Fidelity Funds each has sole power to dispose of the 88,558,648 shares owned by the
Fidelity Funds. Members of the Johnson family are the predominant owners, directly or through trusts, of