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Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
(a) Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting
See Item 15(a)1 in Part IV.
(b) Attestation Report of the Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
See Item 15(a)1 in Part IV.
(c) Changes in Internal Controls
The company is continuously seeking to improve the effi-
ciency and effectiveness of its operations and of its internal con-
trols. This results in refinements to processes throughout the
company. However, there has been no change in the com-
pany’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the company’s most recent fiscal year that has materi-
ally affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the com-
pany’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the
Registrant.
Information concerning our executive officers is set forth in
Item 1 of this Form 10-K under the caption “Executive Officers
of the Registrant.”
Information with respect to our directors and the nomina-
tion process is incorporated herein by reference to the infor-
mation “Election of Directors/Biographical Information on the
Candidates” and “How Nominees to our Board are Selected”
in the Proxy Statement for our 2005 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders.
Information regarding our audit committee and our audit
committee financial experts is incorporated by reference to the
information “Committees of our Board” and “Audit Committee
Report” in the Proxy Statement for our 2005 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders.
Information required by Item 405 of Regulation S-K is incor-
porated herein by reference to “Section 16(a) Beneficial
Ownership Reporting Compliance” in the Proxy Statement for
our 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
We have adopted a Code of Ethical Behavior in compliance
with applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion that applies to its principal executive officer, its principal
financial officer, and its principal accounting officer or controller,
or persons performing similar functions. A copy of the Code of
Ethical Behavior is available free of charge on the “Investor
Relations” section of our web site at www.offficedepot.com.We
intend to satisfy any disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of
Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, a provi-
sion of this Code of Ethical Behavior by posting such informa-
tion on our website at the address and location specified above.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Information with respect to executive compensation is
incorporated herein by reference to the information under the
caption “Executive Compensation” in the Proxy Statement for
our 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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