Contact Information
| Primary IR Contact |
| Investor Relations Department Staples, Inc. Phone: 1-800-468-7751 E-mail: investor@staples.com |
| Transfer Agent |
| Computershare Shareowner Services LLC 480 Washington Boulevard Jersey City, NJ 07310 Phone: 888-875-9002 |
| Accountants |
| Ernst & Young LLP 200 Clarendon Street Boston, MA 02116 Phone: 617-266-2000 |
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