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STAPLES, INC.
500 Staples Drive
Framingham, Massachusetts 01702
Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held
on June 6, 2006
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Staples, Inc. will be held at The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park, 50
Central Park South, New York, New York, on June 6, 2006 at 8:00 a.m., local time, to consider and act upon the
following matters:
(1) To elect four Class 3 directors to serve for a three-year term expiring at the 2009 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders; provided, that if the By-law amendment described below is approved, their term will expire at
the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
(2) To approve an amendment to Staples’ By-laws that would declassify Staples’ Board of Directors and provide
for the annual election of each director beginning with the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
(3) To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP as Staples’ independent registered
public accounting firm for the current fiscal year.
(4) To act on one shareholder proposal expected to come before the meeting.
(5) To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Stockholders of record at the close of business on April 10, 2006 will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the
meeting or any adjournment thereof. The stock transfer books will remain open.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Jack A. VanWoerkom, Secretary
Framingham, Massachusetts
April 27, 2006
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING. THEREFORE, WHETHER
OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR PROXY (1) OVER THE
INTERNET, (2) BY TELEPHONE OR (3) BY MAIL. FOR SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS, PLEASE REFER TO THE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BEGINNING ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT AND THE
INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD.
“STREET NAME” HOLDERS WHO PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING WILL NEED TO BRING A COPY OF A
BROKERAGE STATEMENT REFLECTING STOCK OWNERSHIP IN STAPLES, INC. AS OF THE RECORD
DATE.