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Option Exercises and Holdings
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the exercise of stock options during the fiscal year ended
February 1, 2003 by each of the Senior Executives and the number and value of unexercised options held by each of the
Senior Executives on February 1, 2003.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND
FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
Name
Number of
Shares of
Common
Stock
Acquired
On Exercise
Value
Realized (1)
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options at
Fiscal Year-End
Exercisable/Unexercisable
Value of Unexercised
In-The-Money Options at
Fiscal Year-End (2)
Exercisable/Unexercisable
Ronald L. Sargent ............ 0 $ 0 2,822,343/1,655,470 $8,468,887/$1,392,595
Thomas G. Stemberg .......... 1,270,000(3) $16,363,719 3,819,919/790,625 $5,665,222/$1,483,648
Joseph S. Vassalluzzo ......... 125,300(3) $ 1,524,265 1,212,471/451,871 $3,602,515/$669,649
Basil L. Anderson ............ 0 $ 0 206,791/456,709 $812,583/$1,455,587
John J. Mahoney .............. 0 $ 0 1,260,099/413,329 $3,886,830/$568,110
(1) Represents the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of the Staples common stock on the
date of exercise.
(2) Based on the fair market value of Staples common stock on February 1, 2003 ($17.17 per share), less the option exercise
price.
(3) All of these shares were acquired as a result of exercising options through a Rule 10b5-1(c) plan.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table provides information about the securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation
plans as of February 1, 2003. Our equity compensation plans consist of the 1987 Stock Option Plan, the Amended and
Restated 1990 Director Stock Option Plan, the Amended and Restated 1992 Equity Incentive Plan, the 1998 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, the International Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the 1997 United Kingdom Company Share Option Plan,
the 1997 United Kingdom Savings Related Share Option Plan, the Employees’ 401(k) Savings Plan and the Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan.
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
Plan category
Number of Securities
to be Issued upon
Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
(a)
Weighted-average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
(b)
Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance under
Equity Compensation
Plans (excluding
securities reflected in
column (a))
(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by
securityholders ..........................
50,985,750(1) $16.19 17,517,476(2)
Equity compensation plans not approved by
securityholders .......................... 689,766(3) $17.05 1,500,858(4)(5)
Total .................................. 51,675,516 19,018,334
(1) Issued pursuant to our 1987 Stock Option Plan, Amended and Restated 1990 Director Stock Option Plan, and Amended
and Restated 1992 Equity Incentive Plan.
(2) Includes 3,408,717 shares issuable under our 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, of which 422,425 shares are
issuable in connection with the current offering period that ends on June 30, 2003, assuming that our associates enroll
to the same extent they did during the offering period that ended on December 31, 2002 and based on a fair market
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