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credit agreement, which only restricts the payment of dividends in the event we are in default under the agreement or
such payout would cause a default under the agreement. While it is our current intention to pay cash dividends in years
following 2007, any decision to pay future cash dividends will be made by our Board of Directors and will depend upon
our earnings, financial condition and other factors.
For information regarding securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans, please see Note
H in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Stock Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on Staples common stock between
February 2, 2002 and February 3, 2007 (the end of the 2006 fiscal year) with the cumulative total return of (1) the
Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index and (2) the Standard & Poor’s Retail Index. This graph assumes the investment of
$100.00 on February 2, 2002 in Staples common stock, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index and the Standard & Poor’s
Retail Index, and assumes dividends are reinvested. Measurement points are February 1, 2003, January 31, 2004,
January 29, 2005, January 28, 2006 and February 3, 2007 (Staples’ last five fiscal year ends).
$250.00
$200.00
$150.00
$100.00
$50.00
2-Feb-02 1-Feb-03 31-Jan-04 29-Jan-05 28-Jan-06 3-Feb-07
$-
S & P Retail IndexSPLS S & P 500 Index
Dividends to Reinvested
TOTAL RETURN TO STOCKHOLDERS
2-Feb-02 1-Feb-03 31-Jan-04 29-Jan-05 28-Jan-06 3-Feb-07
SPLS....................................... $ 100.00 $ 95.77 $ 148.41 $ 180.37 $ 199.20 $ 221.28
S & P Retail Index........................... $ 100.00 $ 71.53 $ 106.11 $ 120.92 $ 131.10 $ 148.62
S & P 500 Index ............................. $ 100.00 $ 76.25 $ 100.80 $ 104.38 $ 160.88 $ 129.07