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April 13 2015 - 3:22PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
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*** Exercise Your
Right to Vote
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Important Notice Regarding the
Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on
June 1, 2015.
STAPLES,
INC.
ATTN: INVESTOR RELATIONS
500 STAPLES
DRIVE
FRAMINGHAM, MA
01702
Meeting
Information |
Meeting Type: |
Annual Meeting |
For holders as of: |
April 6, 2015 |
Date: June 1, 2015 |
Time: 4:00 PM, local time |
Location: |
Umstead Hotel 100 Woodland
Pond Drive Cary, North Carolina
27513 |
You are receiving this communication
because you hold shares in the company named above.
This is not a ballot. You cannot use
this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview
of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet.
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paper copy (see reverse side).
We encourage you to access and review
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voting.
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Voting
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR"
ALL DIRECTOR NOMINEES LISTED BELOW IN ITEM 1 AND
"FOR" ITEMS 2, 3 AND 4. |
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Election of eleven directors to
serve for a one-year term expiring at the 2016 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders |
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Nominees: |
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1a. Basil L.
Anderson |
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1b. Drew G. Faust |
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1c. Paul-Henri
Ferrand |
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1d. Kunal S. Kamlani |
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1e. Carol Meyrowitz |
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1f. Rowland T.
Moriarty |
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1g. Ronald L.
Sargent |
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1h. Robert E.
Sulentic |
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1i. Raul Vazquez |
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1j. Vijay Vishwanath |
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1k. Paul F.
Walsh |
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Approval of an amendment to the
2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. |
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Approval, on an advisory basis,
of named executive officer compensation. |
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Ratification of the
selection by the Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP as Staples'
independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal
year. |
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS YOU VOTE
"AGAINST" ITEMS 5 AND 6. |
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5. |
Non-binding stockholder proposal
regarding senior executive severance agreements. |
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Non-binding stockholder proposal
regarding Independent Board
Chairman. |
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