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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

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OFFICE DEPOT, INC.         

Shareholder Meeting to be held on 04/22/09

 

   
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    Meeting Information               

How To Vote

 

     
   

Meeting Type: Annual

Meeting Date: 04/22/09

             

 

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Vote In Person

 

     
   

Meeting Time: 8:30 A.M., EDT

For holders as of: 03/03/09

                You can gain entrance to the shareholder meeting by producing the attached Admission Ticket or a proxy     
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                    confirming beneficial ownership of your shares.     
   

 

Meeting Location:

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    Boca Raton Marriott                     
    5150 Town Center Circle                     
    Boca Raton, FL 33486-1013              LOGO   

 

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ADMISSION TICKET

This is notice of your invitation to attend the annual meeting of shareholders of Office Depot to be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 8:30 a.m., EDT, at the Boca Raton Marriott, 5150 Town Center Circle, Boca Raton, FL 33486-1013.

In addition to reviewing the minutes of last year’s annual meeting and receiving reports of officers, the purposes of the meeting are listed on the following page.

You should present this Admission Ticket in order to gain admittance to the meeting. This ticket admits only the shareholder listed on the reverse side and is not transferable. If the shares are held in the name of a broker, trust, bank or other nominee, you should bring with you a proxy or letter from the broker, trustee, bank or nominee confirming the beneficial ownership of the shares.

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Voting items

 

      
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL 1.    THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL 2.     

1.      To elect eleven (11) members of the Board of Directors for the term described in this Proxy Statement.

Nominees:

 

1a.    Lee A. Ault III

 

1b.    Neil R. Austrian

 

1c.    David W. Bernauer

 

1d.    Marsha J. Evans

 

1e.    David I. Fuente

 

1f.    Brenda J. Gaines

 

1g.    Myra M. Hart

 

1h.    W. Scott Hedrick

 

1i.     Kathleen Mason

 

1j.     Michael J. Myers

 

1k.    Steve Odland

   

2.      Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent public accountants.

 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “AGAINST” PROPOSALS 3, 4 AND 5.

 

3.      To consider a Proposal from a Shareholder recommending that our Board of Directors amend the Bylaws of the Company (and each appropriate document) to give holders of 10% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock (or the lowest percentage allowed by law above 10%) the power to call a special shareholder meeting, in compliance with applicable law.

 

4.      To consider a Proposal from a Shareholder recommending that our Board of Directors amend the Bylaws of the Company to reimburse a stockholder or group of stockholders for expenses incurred in connection with nominating one or more candidates in a contested election of Directors.

 

5.      To consider a Proposal from a Shareholder recommending that our Board of Directors adopt a policy that the Chairman of our Board of Directors be an independent director who has not previously served as an executive officer of the Company.

 

6.      To transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting.

   

 

 

 

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