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69 Office Depot 2003 / Proxy Statement
Proxy Statement For The
2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Office Depot, Inc.
2200 OLD GERMANTOWN ROAD
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA 33445
TELEPHONE (561) 438-4800
This proxy statement contains important information about our 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be held on May 14,
2004. We are mailing this proxy statement and accompanying proxy card to our shareholders on or about April 1, 2004.
Purposes of the Meeting. Our Annual Meeting will consider important matters outlined in the Notice of this Meeting. We have
mailed these proxy materials to you in connection with the solicitation of proxies by our Board of Directors (our “ Board”). Our
Board asks that you authorize your proxy to vote as they recommend.
Voting your Shares. If you cannot attend the Meeting in person, you may vote your shares: (1) by completing, signing and
returning your proxy card to us in the enclosed postage-paid envelope; (2) by voting electronically using a touch-tone telephone
(1-800-435-6710); or (3) by using the Internet to vote your shares (www.eproxy.com/odp). If your shares are held in “ street name”
with a broker or similar party, you will need to contact your broker to determine whether you will be able to vote using one of
these alternative methods. If you vote over the Internet, you may incur costs such as telephone and Internet access charges for
which you will be responsible. If you choose to use the Internet or telephone to vote, you must do so by 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on
May 13, 2004.
OUR BOARD RECOMMENDS that you vote FOR its nominees as directors of the Company as described in Item 1, and
that you vote FOR the request to approve an increase in the number of shares authorized under our Long-Term Equity
Incentive Plan, described in Item 2, and that you vote FOR the ratification of our Audit Committee’s appointment of
Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent accountants as described in Item 3.
Proxies. Our Board has appointed certain persons (“ proxies”) to vote proxy shares in accordance with the instructions of our
shareholders. If you authorize the proxies to vote your shares, but do NOT specify how your shares should be voted, they will vote
your shares as our Board recommends. If any other matters are presented for consideration at our Annual Meeting, your shares
also will be voted as our Board recommends. You can change or revoke your proxy, (1) by mailing your request to our Corporate
Secretary at our corporate headquarters so that it is received not later than 4:00 p.m., on May 13, 2004, (2) by filing a proxy with
a later date, or (3) by voting your shares by ballot in person at the Annual Meeting.