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INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING
www.staplesannualmeeting.com STAPLES 77
Electronic Delivery of Shareholder Communications
If you received a hard copy of your Annual Meeting materials by
mail, we encourage you to conserve natural resources, as well
as help us reduce our printing and mailing costs, by signing up
to receive or access your shareholder communications
via e-mail. To sign up for electronic delivery or access, visit
www.proxyvote.com. Your electronic delivery or access
enrollment will be effective until you cancel it, which you may
do at any time by following the procedures described at the
website listed above. If you have questions about electronic
delivery or access, please write, email or call our Investor
Relations department at 500 Staples Drive, Framingham,
Massachusetts 01702, email: [email protected], or
telephone: (800) 468-7751.
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, as well as other
information with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”). You may read and copy any document that we file
with the SEC at its Internet website at www.sec.gov or at its
Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington,
DC 20549. If you would like to receive a copy of our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for our 2014 fiscal year, or any of the
exhibits listed therein, please write, email or call our Investor
Relations department at 500 Staples Drive, Framingham,
Massachusetts 01702, email: [email protected], or
telephone: (800) 468-7751, and we will provide you with the
Annual Report or any requested exhibits without charge.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information contained in this proxy statement
constitutes forward-looking statements for purposes of the
safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Any statements contained in this proxy
statement that are not statements of historical fact should
be considered forward-looking statements. You can identify
forward-looking statements by the use of the words “believes”,
“expects”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “may”, “will”, “would”,
“intends”, “estimates”, and other similar expressions, whether
in the negative or affirmative, although not all forward-looking
statements include such words. Forward-looking statements
are based on a series of expectations, assumptions, estimates
and projections which involve substantial uncertainty and risk,
including the review of our assessments by our outside auditor
and changes in management’s assumptions and projections.
Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by
such forward-looking statements as a result of risks and
uncertainties, including those factors discussed or referenced
in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with
the SEC, under the heading “Risk Factors,” a copy of which
accompanies this proxy statement.