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Stock Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on Staples’ common stock, the Standard &
Poor’s 500 Index and the Standard & Poor’s Retail Index during our 2003 through 2007 fiscal years, assuming the
investment of $100.00 on February 1, 2003 with dividends being reinvested.
$250.00
$200.00
$150.00
$100.00
$50.00
1-Feb-03 31-Jan-04 29-Jan-05 28-Jan-06 3-Feb-07 2-Feb-08
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S & P Retail IndexSPLS S & P 500 Index
TOTAL RETURN TO STOCKHOLDERS
1-Feb-03 31-Jan-04 29-Jan-05 28-Jan-06 3-Feb-07 2-Feb-08
Staples, Inc ...................................... $100.00 $154.98 $188.55 $209.70 $236.64 $216.50
S&P 500 Index .................................... $100.00 $134.57 $142.96 $157.79 $180.70 $176.52
S&P Retail Index .................................. $100.00 $148.05 $170.19 $186.12 $212.02 $177.21
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information about our purchases during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 of equity
securities that are registered by the Company pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
Total Number of Approximate Dollar
Shares Purchased Value of Shares that
as Part of Publicly May Yet Be Purchased
Total Number of Average Price Announced Plans or Under the Plans or
Fiscal Period Shares Purchased(1) Paid per Share(2) Programs(3) Programs(3)
November 4, 2007—December 1,
2007 ...................... 2,053,700 $ 21.32 2,053,700 $ 1,211,597,000
December 2, 2007—January 5, 2008 . 2,646,982 $ 23.11 2,632,750 $ 1,150,766,000
January 6, 2008—February 2, 2008 . . 3,579,048 $ 21.80 3,577,400 $ 1,072,773,000
Total Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2007 . 8,279,730 $ 22.10 8,263,850 $ 1,072,773,000
(1) Includes a total of 15,880 shares of our common stock withheld during the fourth quarter of our 2007 fiscal year to
satisfy minimum statutory tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock awards
granted pursuant to our equity incentive plans.
(2) Average price paid per share includes commissions paid in connection with our publicly announced share
repurchase programs and is rounded to the nearest two decimal places.
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