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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-228174
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		7
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150619
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150619
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20150619

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OFFICE DEPOT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000800240
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES [5940]
		IRS NUMBER:				592663954
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1229

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-205084
		FILM NUMBER:		15941582

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6600 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL
		CITY:			BOCA RATON
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33496
		BUSINESS PHONE:		561-438-4800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6600 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL
		CITY:			BOCA RATON
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33496
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;19, 2015 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OFFICE DEPOT, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>59-2663954</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>identification number)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6600 North Military Trail </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Boca Raton, FL 33496 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Office Depot,
Inc. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Elisa D. Garcia C. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer&nbsp;and </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Corporate Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Office Depot, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6600
North Military Trail </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Boca Raton, FL 33496 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(561) 438-4800 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and
address of agent for service) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amy
Bowerman Freed, Esq. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Hogan Lovells US LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>875 Third Avenue </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New
York, NY 10022 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212) 918-3000 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;page-break-before:always"></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller
reporting company. See definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer&#148;, &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one): </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Non-accelerated filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Smaller&nbsp;reporting&nbsp;company</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title of securities</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be registered</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registered&nbsp;(1)</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering&nbsp;Price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>per
Share&nbsp;(2)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum<BR>Aggregate<BR>Offering&nbsp;Price&nbsp;(2)</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registration&nbsp;Fee&nbsp;(2)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">47,000,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$9.05</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$425,350,000.00</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$49,426.00</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416(b), the number of shares of Common Stock being registered shall be adjusted to include any additional securities that may become issuable in connection with, or as a result of, stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions. In addition, see Explanatory Note below. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Determined on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market on June 16, 2015 in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant files this Registration Statement on Form S-8 in connection with the Office Depot, Inc. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan approved
by Office Depot Inc.&#146;s stockholders on June&nbsp;19, 2015. The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to each participant in the Plans as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;). These documents and the documents incorporated by reference herein pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of
Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;27, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;<U>Commission</U>&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<U>Exchange Act</U>&#148;), on February&nbsp;24, 2015, as amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 thereto filed with the Commission on
April&nbsp;3, 2015; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) All other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal
year covered by the report referenced in Item&nbsp;3(a) above, including the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March&nbsp;28, 2015 filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;5, 2015; and the Registrant&#146;s
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;4, 2015,&nbsp;February&nbsp;24, 2015, as amended, March&nbsp;30, 2015,&nbsp;May&nbsp;5, 2015, June&nbsp;5, 2015 and June 12, 2015; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, from the date of filing of such documents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained herein or in a document all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&nbsp;4. Description of Securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&nbsp;5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant is a Delaware corporation subject to the applicable indemnification provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware (the &#147;<U>DGCL</U>&#148;). Under Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL, each director and officer of the Registrant may be indemnified by the Registrant against all expenses and liabilities (including attorney&#146;s fees, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement) actually or reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or </P>

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settlement of any threatened, pending or completed legal proceedings in which he or she is involved by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Registrant if such
director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if he or she had no reasonable cause
to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. If the legal proceeding, however, is by or in the right of the Registrant, the director or officer may not be indemnified in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which he or she shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the Registrant unless a court determines otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws provide
for indemnification of the Registrant&#146;s directors and officers, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, for all expenses, liability and loss (including reasonable amounts paid in settlement) incurred in defending actions brought against
them arising out of the performance of their duties. In addition, the Registrant may purchase and maintain insurance on its own behalf and on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the Registrant or
is serving or has served in such capacity for another business organization or entity at the Registrant&#146;s request, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred in such capacity, or arising out of such person&#146;s status as
such, whether or not the registrant would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of Article VII of the registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, contains a provision that eliminates, to the fullest extent permitted
by the DGCL, the personal liability of each director of the Registrant to the Registrant and its stockholders for monetary damages for certain breaches of fiduciary duty. This provision does not affect the director&#146;s liability for monetary
damages for breaches of the duty of loyalty, actions or omissions not in good faith, knowing violation of law or intentional misconduct, willful or negligent conduct in approving an unlawful dividend, stock repurchase or redemption or obtaining any
improper personal benefit. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing indemnity and insurance provisions have the effect of reducing directors&#146; and
officers&#146; exposure to personal liability for actions taken in connection with their respective positions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant has
obtained liability insurance policies under which the Registrant&#146;s directors and officers are insured, within the limits and subject to the limitations of the policies, against certain expenses in connection with the defense of certain actions,
suits or proceedings, and certain liabilities which might be imposed as a result of certain actions, suits or proceedings, arising out of the performance of their duties. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&nbsp;8. Exhibits.
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The exhibits included as part of this Registration Statement are as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Counsel to Registrant (included in Exhibit 5.1)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective Registration Statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boca Raton, State of Florida, on June&nbsp;19, 2015. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>OFFICE DEPOT, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Elisa D. Garcia C.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Elisa D. Garcia C.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Legal Officer &amp; Corporate Secretary</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below hereby severally and individually constitutes and appoints Elisa D. Garcia C., Darlene Quashie Henry
and Kevin Williams, each of them severally, the true and lawful attorneys and agents of each of us to execute in the name, place and stead of each of us (individually and in any capacity stated below) any and all amendments to this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 and any subsequent registration statement filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act or to Instruction E to Form S-8, in each case which relates to this Registration Statement, and all instruments
necessary or advisable in connection therewith and to file the same with the Commission, each of said attorneys and agents to have the power to act with or without the others and to have full power and authority to do and perform in the name and on
behalf of each of the undersigned every act whatsoever necessary or advisable to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as any of the undersigned might or could do in person, and we hereby ratify and confirm our signatures
as they may be signed by our said attorneys and agents or each of them to any and all such amendments and instruments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on June&nbsp;19, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Roland Smith</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Kim Moehler</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10022</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">T +1 212 918 3000</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">F +1 212 918 3100</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">www.hoganlovells.com</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">June&nbsp;19, 2015 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Board of
Directors </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Office Depot, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6600 North Military Trail </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Boca Raton, FL 33496 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are acting as counsel to Office Depot, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), in connection with its registration
statement on Form S-8 (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), relating to the proposed offering of up to 47,000,000
shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the &#147;Shares&#148;). All of the Shares are issuable pursuant to the Office Depot, Inc. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). This opinion letter is furnished to
you at your request to enable you to fulfill the requirements of Item&nbsp;601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K, 17 C.F.R. &#167; 229.601(b)(5), in connection with the Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined copies of such agreements, instruments and documents as we have deemed an appropriate
basis on which to render the opinions hereinafter expressed. In our examination of the aforesaid documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the accuracy and completeness of all documents
submitted to us, the authenticity of all original documents, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies (including telecopies). As to all matters of fact, we have relied on the representations and
statements of fact made in the documents so reviewed, and we have not independently established the facts so relied on. This opinion letter is given, and all statements herein are made, in the context of the foregoing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended. We express no opinion herein as
to any other laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, or regulations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based upon, subject to and limited by the foregoing, we are of the
opinion that, following (a)&nbsp;effectiveness of the Registration Statement, (b)&nbsp;issuance of the Shares pursuant to the terms of the Plan and (c)&nbsp;receipt by the Company of the consideration for the Shares specified in the applicable
resolutions of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof and in the Plan, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This opinion letter has been prepared for your use in connection with the Registration Statement. We assume no obligation to advise you of any
changes in the foregoing subsequent to the effective date of the Registration Statement. </P>

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Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are an &#147;expert&#148; within the meaning of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports relating to the consolidated financial statements and
financial statement schedule of Office Depot, Inc. and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of Office Depot, Inc. and subsidiaries&#146; internal control over financial reporting dated February&nbsp;24, 2015, appearing in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of Office Depot, Inc. and subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;27, 2014. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ DELOITTE &amp; TOUCHE LLP </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Boca Raton, Florida </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">June 19, 2015 </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:280pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OFFICE DEPOT, INC. 2015 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN </B></P>

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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_1">ARTICLE 1 &#151; PURPOSE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4.3</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_15">Adjustment of Shares</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10</TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_16">ARTICLE 5 &#151; STOCK OPTIONS</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_17">Grant of Options</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.2</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_18">Agreement</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.3</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_19">Option Exercise Price</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.4</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_20">Duration of Options</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.5</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_21">Exercise of Options</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.6</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_22">Payment</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.7</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_23">Special Rules for ISOs</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_24">ARTICLE 6 &#151; STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_25">Grant of SARs</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6.2</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_26">Agreement</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6.3</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_27">Duration of SARs</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6.4</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_28">Tandem SARs</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6.5</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_29">Payment</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6.6</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_30">Exercise Price</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6.7</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_31">Exercise of SARs</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_32">ARTICLE 7 &#151; RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_33">Grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7.2</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_34">Agreement</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7.3</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_35">Certificates</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7.4</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_36">Dividends and Other Distributions</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_37">ARTICLE 8 &#151; PERFORMANCE SHARES AND UNITS</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_38">Grant of Performance Shares and Performance Units</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8.2</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_39">Agreement</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8.3</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_40">Value of Performance Shares and Performance Units</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8.4</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_41">Earning of Performance Shares and Performance Units</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8.5</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_42">Dividends and Other Distributions</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_43">ARTICLE 9 &#151; OTHER AWARDS</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_44">ARTICLE 10 &#151; PERFORMANCE MEASURES</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_45">In General</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10.2</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_46">Qualified Performance-Based Awards</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10.3</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_47">Performance Measures for Qualified Performance-Based Awards</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10.4</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_48">General Awards</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">17</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10.5</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_49">Performance Measures for General Awards and Negative Discretion</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">17</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10.6</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_50">Definitions of Performance Objectives</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">17</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10.7</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_51">Determinations of Performance</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">17</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10.8</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_52">Adjustments and Exclusions</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10.9</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_53">Increases</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10.10</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_54">Changes</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18</TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_55">ARTICLE 11 &#151; TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, BLACKOUT PERIODS AND CHANGE IN
CONTROL</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_56">Termination of Employment</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11.2</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_57">Special Rule for Company Blackout Periods</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">19</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11.3</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_58">Change in Control</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">19</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_59">ARTICLE 12 &#151; BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">19</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_60">ARTICLE 13 &#151; DEFERRALS</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">19</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_61">ARTICLE 14 &#151; WITHHOLDING TAXES</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_62">Tax Withholding</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14.2</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_63">Share Withholding</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_64">ARTICLE 15 &#151; AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_65">Amendment or Termination of Plan</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15.2</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_66">Amendment of Agreement</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15.3</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_67">Cancellation of Awards for Detrimental Activity</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">21</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15.4</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_68">Assumption or Cancellation of Awards Upon a Corporate Transaction</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">21</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_69">ARTICLE 16 &#151; MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">22</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_70">Restrictions on Shares</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">22</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16.2</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_71">Rights of a Shareholder</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">22</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16.3</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_72">Transferability</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">22</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16.4</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_73">No Fractional Shares</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">23</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16.5</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_74">No Implied Rights</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">23</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16.6</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_75">Transfer of Employee</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">23</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16.7</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_76">Expenses of the Plan</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">23</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16.8</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_77">Compliance with Laws</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">23</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16.9</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_78">Successors</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">24</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16.10</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_79">Tax Elections</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">24</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16.11</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_80">Uncertificated Shares</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">24</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16.12</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_81">Compliance With Code Section&nbsp;409A</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">24</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16.13</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="#anxdrom894202_82">Legal Construction</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">24</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2015 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="anxdrom894202_1"></A>ARTICLE 1 &#151; PURPOSE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_2"></A>1.1 <I>Establishment of Plan.</I>&nbsp;Office Depot, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;),
hereby establishes an equity incentive compensation plan to be known as the &#147;Office Depot, Inc. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan&#148; (the &#147;Plan&#148;), as set forth in this document. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_3"></A>1.2 <I>Purpose of Plan.</I>&nbsp;The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term growth and profitability of
the Company and its subsidiaries by (i)&nbsp;providing certain employees, directors, consultants, advisors and other persons who perform services for the Company and its subsidiaries with incentives to maximize shareholder value and otherwise
contribute to the success of the Company, and (ii)&nbsp;enabling the Company to attract, retain and reward the best available persons for positions of substantial responsibility. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_4"></A>1.3 <I>Types of Awards.</I>&nbsp;Awards under the Plan may be made to eligible Participants in the form of
Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Other Awards or any combination thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_5"></A>1.4 <I>Effective Date.</I>&nbsp;The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on April 27, 2015
contingent upon approval by the Company&#146;s shareholders. The Plan became effective on the date the Company&#146;s shareholders approved the Plan (the &#147;Effective Date&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_6"></A>1.5 <I>Termination of the Plan.</I> No awards shall be granted under the Plan after the tenth
(10th)&nbsp;anniversary of the Effective Date (except as provided in Section&nbsp;5.7(a) below). Awards granted under the Plan on or prior to the tenth (10<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP>)&nbsp;anniversary of the Effective
Date shall remain outstanding beyond that date in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Agreements corresponding such Awards. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="anxdrom894202_7"></A>ARTICLE 2 &#151; DEFINITIONS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except where the context otherwise indicates, the following definitions apply: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;AGREEMENT&#148; means the written or electronic agreement evidencing an Award granted to a Participant under the Plan. As determined by
the Committee, each Agreement shall consist of either (i)&nbsp;a written agreement in a form approved by the Committee and executed on behalf of the Company by an officer duly authorized to act on its behalf, or (ii)&nbsp;an electronic notice of
Award in a form approved by the Committee and recorded by the Company (or its designee) in an electronic recordkeeping system used for the purpose of tracking Awards, and if required by the Committee, executed or otherwise electronically accepted by
the recipient of the Award in such form and manner as the Committee may require. The Committee may authorize any officer of the Company (other than the particular Award recipient) to execute any or all Agreements on behalf the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;AWARD&#148; means an award granted to a Participant under the Plan that consists of one or more Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified
Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Other Awards or a combination of these. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;BOARD&#148; means the Board of Directors of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;CHANGE IN CONTROL&#148; means the occurrence of one of the following events: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) if any Person, other than an Exempt Person, is or becomes the &#147;beneficial owner&#148; (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 30% </P>
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or more (the &#147;CIC Percentage&#148;) of the combined voting power of the Company&#146;s then-outstanding securities; provided, however, that if such Person first obtains the approval of the
Board to acquire the CIC Percentage, then no Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred unless and until such Person obtains a CIC Percentage ownership of the combined voting power of the Company&#146;s then-outstanding securities without
having first obtained the approval of the Board; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) if any Person, other than an Exempt Person, is or becomes the
&#147;beneficial owner&#148; (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing greater than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company&#146;s then-outstanding securities,
whether or not the Board shall have first given its approval to such acquisition; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) during any period of two
consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new directors whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company&#146;s shareholders was approved by at least one-half of the
directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation; provided, however, a Change in
Control shall not be deemed to have occurred: (i)&nbsp;if such merger or consolidation would result in all or a portion of the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining
outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) either directly or indirectly more than 50% of the combined voting power of the securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such
merger or consolidation, or (ii)&nbsp;if the corporate existence of the Company is not affected and following the merger or consolidation, the majority of the Company&#146;s Executive Committee, or if no such body then exists, the majority of the
Tier 1 Participants in the Company&#146;s Change in Control Severance Plan retain their positions with the Company (disregarding any such participant whose employment terminates for reasons other than due to a termination by the Company without
Cause (as defined in the applicable Agreement) or a termination by such Participant for Good Reason (as defined in the applicable Agreement) and the directors of the Company prior to such merger or consolidation constitute at least a majority of the
Board of the Company or the entity that directly or indirectly controls the Company after such merger or consolidation; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company&#146;s assets, other than a sale to an
Exempt Person; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the
Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;CODE&#148; means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect and as hereafter amended from time to time. Any
reference to a particular section of the Code includes any applicable regulations promulgated under that section. All citations to sections of the Code are to such sections as they may from time to time be amended or renumbered. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;COMMITTEE&#148; means the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee consisting of two or more members of the Board as
may be appointed by the Board from time to time to administer this Plan pursuant to Article&nbsp;3. If the Common Stock is traded on the NASDAQ or the NYSE, all of the members of the Committee shall be independent directors within the meaning of the
NASDAQ&#146;s or NYSE&#146;s listing standards (as applicable). If any member of the Committee does not qualify as (i)&nbsp;a &#147;Non-Employee Director&#148; within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, and (ii)&nbsp;an &#147;outside
director&#148; within the meaning of Code section 162(m), the Board shall appoint a subcommittee of the Committee, consisting of at least two Independent Directors, to grant Awards to Covered Employees and to Insiders; each member of such
subcommittee shall satisfy the requirements of (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;above. References to the Committee in the Plan shall include and, as appropriate, apply to any such subcommittee. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;COMMON STOCK&#148; means the Common Stock, par value $.01&nbsp;per share, of the Company,
and any other shares into which such stock may be changed by reason of a recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation or any other change in the corporate structure or capital stock of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;COMPANY&#148; means Office Depot, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;COVERED EMPLOYEE&#148; means a Participant whom the Committee determines is or may be subject to the limitations of Code
section&nbsp;162(m). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;DISABILITY&#148; means, with respect to any Incentive Stock Option, a disability as determined under Code
section 22(e)(3), and with respect to any other Award, unless provided otherwise in an Agreement (in which case such definition shall apply for purposes of the Plan with respect to that particular Award), (i)&nbsp;with respect to a Participant who
is eligible to participate in a program of long-term disability insurance maintained by the Employer, the date on which the insurer or administrator under such program of long-term disability insurance determines that the Participant is eligible to
commence benefits under such program, and (ii)&nbsp;with respect to any Participant (including a Participant who is eligible to participate in a program of long-term disability insurance maintained by the Employer), the Participant&#146;s inability,
due to physical or mental incapacity, to substantially perform the Participant&#146;s duties and responsibilities for the Employer for one hundred eighty (180)&nbsp;days out of any three hundred sixty-five (365)&nbsp;day period or one hundred twenty
(120)&nbsp;consecutive days. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this definition or anything in any Agreement to the contrary, to
the extent any provision of this Plan or an Agreement would cause a payment of a 409A Award to be made because of the Participant&#146;s Disability, then there shall not be a Disability that triggers payment until the date (if any) that the
Participant is disabled within the meaning of Code section 409A(a)(2)(C). Any payment that would have been made except for the application of the preceding sentence shall be made in accordance with the payment schedule that would have applied in the
absence of a Disability (and other Participant rights that are tied to a Disability, such as vesting, shall not be affected by the prior sentence). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For Participants who are participants in the Company&#146;s Executive Change in Control Plan, unless provided otherwise in an Agreement, any
question as to the existence of the Participant&#146;s Disability as to which the Participant and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in writing by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to the Participant and the Company. If
the Participant and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two physicians shall select a third who shall make such determination in writing. The determination of Disability
made in writing to the Company and the Participant shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;EFFECTIVE
DATE&#148; shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section&nbsp;1.4 hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;EMPLOYEE&#148; means any individual whom the
Employer treats as a common law employee for payroll tax purposes, either within or outside the United States. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;EMPLOYER&#148; means
the Company and the Subsidiaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;EXCEPTION&#148; means the performance-based compensation exception to the deductibility
limitation of Code section 162(m). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;EXCHANGE ACT&#148; means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as now in effect and as hereafter
amended from time to time. Any reference to a particular section of the Exchange Act includes any applicable regulations promulgated under that section. All citations to sections of the Act or rules thereunder are to such sections or rules as they
may from time to time be amended or renumbered. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;EXEMPT PERSON&#148; means any employee benefit plan of the Employer or a trustee or
other administrator or fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Employer. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;FAIR MARKET VALUE&#148; of a share of Common Stock of the Company means, as of the date in
question, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) if the Common Stock is listed for trading on the NASDAQ, the closing sale price of a share of Common Stock
on such date, as reported by the NASDAQ or such other source as the Committee deems reliable, or if no such reported sale of the Common Stock shall have occurred on such date, on the last day prior to such date on which there was such a reported
sale; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) if the Common Stock is listed for trading on the NYSE, the closing sale price of a share of Common Stock on such
date, as reported by the NYSE or such other source as the Committee deems reliable, or if no such reported sale of the Common Stock shall have occurred on such date, on the last day prior to such date on which there was such a reported sale; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) if the Common Stock is not listed for trading on the NASDAQ or the NYSE but is listed for trading on another national
securities exchange, the closing sale price of a share of Common Stock on such date as reported on such exchange, or if no such reported sale of the Common Stock shall have occurred on such date, on the last day prior to such date on which there was
such a reported sale; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) if the Common Stock is not listed for trading on a national securities exchange but nevertheless
is publicly traded and reported (through the OTC Bulletin&nbsp;Board or otherwise), the closing sale price of a share of Common Stock on such date, or if no such reported sale of the Common Stock shall have occurred on such date, on the last day
prior to such date on which there was such a reported sale;&nbsp;or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) if the Common Stock is not publicly traded and
reported, the fair market value as established in good faith by the Committee or the Board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of subsection (c)&nbsp;above, if the Common
Stock is not traded on the NASDAQ or the NYSE but is traded on more than one other securities exchange on the given date, then the largest exchange on which the Common Stock is traded shall be referenced to determine Fair Market Value. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to the next paragraph, if the Committee determines in its discretion that an alternative definition
of Fair Market Value should be used in connection with the grant, exercise, vesting, settlement or payout of any Award, it may specify such alternative definition in the Agreement applicable to the Award. Such alternative definition may include a
price that is based on the opening, actual, high, low, or average selling prices of a share of Common Stock on the NASDAQ or other securities exchange on the given date, the trading date preceding the given date, the trading date next succeeding the
given date, or an average of trading days. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i)&nbsp;in the case of an Option or SAR, Fair Market Value
shall be determined in accordance with a definition of fair market value that permits the Award to be exempt from Code section 409A; and (ii)&nbsp;in the case of an Option that is intended to qualify as an ISO under Code section 422 or an Award that
is intended to qualify for the Exception, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in accordance with the requirements of Code section 422 or Code section 162(m), as applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;409A AWARD&#148; means an Award that is not exempt from Code section 409A. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;GENERAL AWARD&#148; means an Award that is not a Qualified Performance-Based Award. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION&#148; or &#147;ISO&#148; means an Option which is designated as an &#147;incentive stock option&#148; and
intended to meet the requirements of Code section&nbsp;422. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR&#148; means any individual who is a member of the
Board and who is not also employed by the Employer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;INSIDER&#148; shall mean an individual who is, on the relevant date, subject to
the reporting requirements of Exchange Act section 16(a). </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;NASDAQ&#148; means The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC or its successor. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;NEGATIVE DISCRETION&#148; means the absolute and unrestricted discretion that the Committee may exercise to reduce, but not increase,
the amount that otherwise would be payable pursuant to an Award in connection with the attainment of a performance objective under the Award for any reason, including but not limited to the Committee&#146;s determination that the performance
objective has become an inappropriate measure of achievement, a change in the employment status, position or duties of the Participant, or unsatisfactory performance of the Participant. It is expressly permissible to reduce the amount otherwise
payable pursuant to an Award to zero. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;NON-EMPLOYEE&#148; means any consultant or advisor, other than an Employee or Independent
Director, who provides bona fide services to the Employer not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital raising transaction. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION&#148; or &#147;NSO&#148; means any Option which is not designated as an &#147;incentive stock option&#148; or
that otherwise does not meet the requirements of Code section 422. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;NYSE&#148; means the New York Stock Exchange or its successor.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;OPTION&#148; means an Award granted under Article 5 which is either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option. An
Option shall be designated as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option, and in the absence of such designation, shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;OPTION EXERCISE PRICE&#148; means the price at which a share of Common Stock may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to the exercise
of an Option. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;OTHER AWARD&#148; means any form of equity-based or equity-related award, other than an Option, a Stock Appreciation
Right, Restricted Stock, a Restricted Stock Unit, a Performance Share or a Performance Unit, that is granted pursuant to Article 9. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;OTHER COMPANY SECURITIES&#148; mean securities of the Company other than Common Stock, which may include, without limitation, unbundled
stock units or components thereof, debentures, preferred stock, warrants and securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or other property. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;PARTICIPANT&#148; means an Employee, Non-Employee or Independent Director who is eligible to receive or has received an Award under this
Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;PERFORMANCE PERIOD&#148; shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section&nbsp;8.3. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;PERFORMANCE SHARE&#148; means an Award under Article&nbsp;8 of the Plan that is valued by reference to a share of Common Stock, which
value may be paid to the Participant by delivery of cash or other property as the Committee shall determine upon achievement of such performance objectives during the relevant Performance Period as the Committee shall establish at the time of such
Award or thereafter, but not later than the time permitted by Code section&nbsp;162(m) in the case of a Covered Employee, unless the Committee does not intend for such Award to comply with Code section&nbsp;162(m). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;PERFORMANCE UNIT&#148; means an Award under Article 8 of the Plan that has a value set by the Committee (or that is determined by
reference to a valuation formula specified by the Committee), which value may be paid to the Participant by delivery of cash or other property as the Committee shall determine upon achievement of such performance objectives during the relevant
Performance Period as the Committee shall establish at the time of such Award or thereafter, but not later than the time permitted by Code section 162(m) in the case of a Covered Employee, unless the Committee does not intend for such Award to
comply with Code section 162(m). </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;PERMITTED TRANSFEREE&#148; means any members of the immediate family of the Participant
(i.e., spouse, children, and grandchildren), any trusts for the benefit of such family members or any partnerships whose only partners are such family members. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;PERSON&#148; means any &#147;person&#148; or &#147;group&#148; as those terms are used in Exchange Act Sections 13(d) and 14(d). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;PLAN&#148; means the Office Depot, Inc. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan set forth in this document and as it may be amended from time to
time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;PRIOR PLANS&#148; means the Office Depot, Inc. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the 2003 OfficeMax Incentive and Performance
Plan, as they have been amended from time to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;QUALIFIED PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARD&#148; means an Award (or a specified portion
of an Award) to a Participant that is intended to satisfy the requirements for the Exception. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;RESTRICTED STOCK&#148; means an Award
of shares of Common Stock under Article&nbsp;7 of the Plan, which shares are issued with such restrictions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose, including but not limited to an Award of shares that the Committee grants to an
Independent Director with no restrictions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT&#148; or &#147;RSU&#148; means an Award under Article 7 of the
Plan that is valued by reference to a share of Common Stock, which value may be paid to the Participant by delivery of cash or other property as the Committee shall determine and that has such restrictions as the Committee, in its sole discretion,
may impose, including but not limited to an Award that the Committee grants to an Independent Director with no restrictions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;RESTRICTION PERIOD&#148; means the period commencing on the date an Award of Restricted Stock or an RSU is granted and ending on such
date as the Committee shall determine, during which time the Award is subject to forfeiture as provided in the Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;SHARE
POOL&#148; shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in in Section&nbsp;4.1. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT&#148; or &#147;SAR&#148;
means an Award granted under Article&nbsp;6 which provides for delivery of cash or other property as the Committee shall determine with a value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the day the Stock Appreciation
Right is exercised over the specified purchase price. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;SUBSIDIARY&#148; means a corporation or other entity of which outstanding
shares or ownership interests representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of such corporation or other entity entitled to elect the management thereof are owned directly or indirectly by the Company. With respect to all purposes of the
Plan, including but not limited to, the establishment, amendment, termination, operation and administration of the Plan, the Company and the Committee shall be authorized to act on behalf of all other entities included within the definition of
&#147;Subsidiary.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;TANDEM SAR&#148; means a Stock Appreciation Right granted to a Participant in connection with an Option as
described in Section&nbsp;6.4. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="anxdrom894202_8"></A>ARTICLE 3 &#151; ADMINISTRATION; POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_9"></A>3.1 <I>General.</I>&nbsp;This Plan shall be administered by the Committee. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the full and discretionary authority to (i)&nbsp;select the
persons who are eligible to receive Awards under the Plan, (ii)&nbsp;determine the form and substance of Awards made under the Plan and the conditions and restrictions, if any, subject to which such Awards will be made, (iii)&nbsp;modify the terms
of Awards made under the Plan, (iv)&nbsp;interpret, construe and administer the Plan and Awards granted thereunder, (v)&nbsp;make any adjustments necessary or desirable in connection with Awards made under the Plan to eligible Participants located
outside the United States, and (vi)&nbsp;adopt, amend, or rescind such rules and regulations, and make such other determinations, for carrying out the Plan as it may deem appropriate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Agreement in
the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry it into effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Decisions of the Committee on all
matters relating to the Plan shall be in the Committee&#146;s sole discretion and shall be conclusive, final and binding on all parties. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be
determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;In the event the Company shall assume outstanding equity awards or the right or obligation to make such awards in
connection with the acquisition of another corporation or business entity, the Committee may, in its discretion, make such adjustments in the terms of Awards as it shall deem equitable and appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of benefits
intended to be made under the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) In making any determination or in taking or not taking any action under the Plan,
the Committee may obtain and may relay on the advice of experts, including but not limited to employees of the Company and professional advisors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_11"></A>3.3 <I>Rules for Foreign Jurisdictions.</I>&nbsp;Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the
Committee may, in its sole discretion, (i)&nbsp;amend or vary the terms of the Plan in order to conform such terms with the requirements of each non-U.S.&nbsp;jurisdiction where a Participant works or resides or to meet the goals and objectives of
the Plan; (ii)&nbsp;establish one or more sub-plans for these purposes; and (iii)&nbsp;establish administrative rules and procedures to facilitate the operation of the Plan in such non-U.S.&nbsp;jurisdictions. For purposes of clarity, the terms and
conditions contained herein which are subject to variation in a non-U.S.&nbsp;jurisdiction shall be reflected in a written addendum to the Plan with respect to each Participant or group of Participants affected by such non-U.S.&nbsp;jurisdiction.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3.4&nbsp;<I>Delegation of Authority.</I>&nbsp;The Committee may, in its discretion, at any time and from time to time, delegate to one or
more of its members such of its authority as it deems appropriate (provided that any such delegation shall be to at least two members of the Committee with respect to Awards to Covered Employees and Insiders). Except with respect to the grant or
amendment of Qualified Performance-Based Awards, the Committee may, at any time and from time to time, delegate to one or more other members of the Board such of its authority as it deems appropriate. To the extent permitted by law and applicable
stock exchange rules, the Committee may also delegate its authority to one or more persons who are not members of the Board, except that no such delegation will be permitted with respect to Covered Employees and Insiders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3.5&nbsp;<I>Agreements.</I>&nbsp;Each Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Agreement. Each Agreement shall be subject to and
incorporate, by reference or otherwise, the applicable terms and conditions of the Plan, and any other terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as may be imposed by the Committee, including without limitation, provisions related to the
consequences of termination of employment. A copy of such Agreement shall be provided to the Participant, and the Committee may, but need not, require that the Participant sign (or otherwise acknowledge receipt of) a copy of the Agreement or a copy
of a notice of grant. Each Participant may be required, as a condition to receiving an Award under this Plan, to enter into an agreement with the Company containing such non-compete, confidentiality, and/or non-solicitation provisions as
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the Committee may adopt and approve from time to time (as so modified or amended, the &#147;Non-Compete Agreement&#148;). The provisions of the Non-Compete Agreement may also be included in, or
incorporated by reference in, the Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3.6&nbsp;<I>Indemnification.</I>&nbsp;No member or former member of the Committee or the
Board or person to whom the Committee has delegated responsibility under the Plan shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award granted under it. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless each member and former member of the Committee and the Board against all cost or expense (including counsel fees and expenses) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the approval of the Board) arising out of any
act or omission to act in connection with the Plan, unless arising out of such member&#146;s or former member&#146;s own willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith or as expressly prohibited by statute. Such indemnification shall be in addition (without
duplication) to any rights to indemnification or insurance the member or former member may have as a director or under the by-laws of the Company or otherwise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="anxdrom894202_12"></A>ARTICLE 4 &#151; SHARES&nbsp;AVAILABLE UNDER THE PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_13"></A>4.1 <I>Number of Shares.</I>&nbsp;Subject to adjustment as provided in this Section&nbsp;4.1 and in
Section&nbsp;4.3, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that are available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan is forty-seven million (47,000,000) (the &#147;Share Pool&#148;). All of the Share Pool may, but is not
required to, be issued pursuant to Incentive Stock Options. If Awards are granted in substitution or assumption of awards of an entity acquired, by merger or otherwise, by the Company (or any Subsidiary), to the extent such grant shall not be
inconsistent with the terms, limitations and conditions of Code section&nbsp;422, Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;16b-3 or applicable NASDAQ rules, the number of shares subject to such substitute or assumed Awards shall not increase or decrease the Share
Pool. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The shares issued pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be made available from shares currently authorized but unissued or shares
currently held (or subsequently acquired) by the Company as treasury shares, including shares purchased in the open market or in private transactions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No further grants shall be made under the Prior Plans after April&nbsp;25, 2015. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following rules shall apply for purposes of the determination of the number of shares of Common Stock available for grants of Awards under
the Plan: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Each Option shall be counted as one share subject to an Award and deducted from the Share Pool. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Each share of Restricted Stock, each Restricted Stock Unit that may be settled in shares of Common Stock, and each Other
Award that may be settled in shares of Common Stock shall be counted as 1.5 shares subject to an Award and deducted from the Share Pool. Restricted Stock Units and Other Awards that may not be settled in shares of Common Stock shall not result in a
deduction from the Share Pool. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Each Performance Share that may be settled in shares of Common Stock shall be counted
as 1.5&nbsp;shares subject to an Award, based on the number of shares that would be paid under the Performance Share for achievement of target performance, and deducted from the Share Pool. Each Performance Unit that may be settled in shares of
Common Stock shall be counted as a number of shares subject to an Award, based on 1.5&nbsp;multiplied by the number of shares that would be paid under the Performance Unit for achievement of target performance, with the number determined by dividing
the value of the Performance Unit at the time of grant by the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock at the time of grant, and this number shall be deducted from the Share Pool. In both cases, in the event that the Award is later settled based
on above-target performance, the number of shares of Common Stock corresponding to the above-target performance, calculated pursuant to the applicable methodology specified above, shall be deducted from the Share Pool at
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the time of such settlement; in the event that the Award is later settled upon below-target performance, the number of shares of Common Stock corresponding to the below-target performance,
calculated pursuant to the applicable methodology specified above, shall be added back to the Share Pool. Performance Shares and Performance Units that may not be settled in shares of Common Stock shall not result in a deduction from the Share Pool.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Each Stock Appreciation Right that may be settled in shares of Common Stock shall be counted as one share subject to
an Award and deducted from the Share Pool. Stock Appreciation Rights that may not be settled in shares of Common Stock shall not result in a reduction from the Share Pool. If a Stock Appreciation Right is granted in connection with an Option and the
exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right results in the loss of the Option right, the shares subject to such related Option shall be added back to the Share Pool. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) If, for any reason, any shares subject to an Award under the Plan are not issued or are returned to the Company, for
reasons including, but not limited to, a forfeiture of Restricted Stock or a Restricted Stock Unit, or the termination, expiration or cancellation of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Share,
Performance Unit, or Other Award, or settlement of any Award in cash rather than shares, such shares shall again be available for Awards under the Plan and shall be added to the Share Pool. Any addition to the Share Pool pursuant to this paragraph
shall be adjusted by the factor specified above with respect to the type of Award pursuant to which the shares were derived. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) If, for any reason, after April&nbsp;25, 2015, any shares subject to an award under the Prior Plans are not issued or are
returned to the Company, for reasons including, but not limited to, a forfeiture of restricted stock or a restricted stock unit, or the termination, expiration or cancellation of an option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock, restricted
stock unit, performance share, performance unit, or other award, or settlement of any award in cash rather than shares, such shares shall be available for Awards under the Plan and shall be added to the Share Pool. Any addition to the Share Pool
pursuant to this paragraph shall be adjusted by the factor specified above with respect to the type of award pursuant to which the shares were derived. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) Notwithstanding anything to contrary contained herein, if the Option Exercise Price, purchase price and/or tax withholding
obligation under an Award is satisfied by the Company retaining shares or by the Participant tendering shares (either by actual delivery or attestation), the number of shares so retained or tendered shall be deemed delivered for purposes of
determining the Share Pool and shall not be available for further Awards under the Plan. To the extent an SAR that may be settled in shares of Common Stock is, in fact, settled in shares of Common Stock, the gross number of shares subject to such
Stock Appreciation Right shall be deemed delivered for purposes of determining the Share Pool and shall not be available for further Awards under the Plan. Similarly, after April&nbsp;25, 2015, if the option exercise price, purchase price and/or tax
withholding obligation under a Prior Plan award is satisfied by the Company retaining shares or by the holder tendering shares (either by actual delivery or attestation), the number of shares so retained or tendered shall be deemed delivered for
purposes of determining the Share Pool and shall not be available for further Awards under the Plan. To the extent a stock appreciation right under the Prior Plans may be settled in shares of Common Stock is, in fact, settled after April&nbsp;25,
2015, in shares of Common Stock, the gross number of shares subject to such Stock Appreciation Right shall be deemed delivered for purposes of determining the Share Pool and shall not be available for further Awards under the Plan. Shares reacquired
by the Company on the open market or otherwise using cash proceeds from the exercise of Options or, after April&nbsp;25, 2015, options under any Prior Plan, shall not be added back to the Share Pool. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_14"></A>4.2 <I>Individual Limits.</I>&nbsp;Subject to adjustment as provided in Section&nbsp;4.3, the following rules
shall apply to Awards under the Plan: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The maximum number of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights that, in the
aggregate, may be granted in any one fiscal year of the Company to any one Participant shall be four million (4,000,000)<B><I>. </I></B> </P>
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Other Awards intended to be Qualified Performance-Based Awards that, in the aggregate, may be granted in any one fiscal year of the Company to any one Participant shall be one million five hundred thousand (1,500,000). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The maximum aggregate payout (determined as of the end of the applicable Performance Period) with respect to Performance
Units intended to be Qualified Performance-Based Awards granted in any one fiscal year of the Company to any one Participant shall be six million five hundred thousand dollars ($6,500,000). The maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to
Awards of Performance Shares intended to be Qualified Performance-Based Awards granted in any one fiscal year of the Company to any one Participant shall be three million five hundred thousand (3,500,000). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The maximum aggregate grant date fair value (computed as of the date of grant in accordance with applicable financial
accounting rules) of all Awards granted in any one fiscal year of the Company to any one Independent Director (excluding Awards made at the election of the Independent Director in lieu of all or a portion of the Independent Director&#146;s annual
and committee cash retainer fees) shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of the Exception, any Award that is denominated
in shares of Common Stock may be settled in cash based on the Fair Market Value of the Award as of the applicable vesting or payment date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
multipliers specified in subsections (a)&nbsp;through (g)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;4.1 shall not apply for purposes of applying the foregoing limitations of this Section&nbsp;4.2. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_15"></A>4.3 <I>Adjustment of Shares.</I>&nbsp;If any change in corporate capitalization, such as a stock split, reverse
stock split, stock dividend, or any corporate transaction such as a reorganization, reclassification, merger or consolidation or separation, including a spin-off, of the Company or sale or other disposition by the Company of all or a portion of its
assets, any other change in the Company&#146;s corporate structure, or any distribution to shareholders (other than an ordinary cash dividend) results in the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or any securities exchanged therefor or received in
their place, being exchanged for a different number or class of shares or other securities of the Company, or for shares of stock or other securities of any other corporation (or new, different or additional shares or other securities of the Company
or of any other corporation being received by the holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock), or a material change in the value of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as a result of the change, transaction or distribution, then the Committee
shall make equitable adjustments, as it determines are necessary and appropriate to prevent the enlargement or dilution of benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, in: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the number and class of stock or other securities that comprise the Share Pool as set forth in Section&nbsp;4.1, including,
without limitation, with respect to Incentive Stock Options; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the limitations on the aggregate number of shares of
Common Stock that may be awarded to any one Participant under various Awards as set forth in Section&nbsp;4.2; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) the
number and class of stock or other securities subject to outstanding Awards, and which have not been issued or transferred under an outstanding Award; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) the Option Exercise Price under outstanding Options, the exercise price under outstanding Stock Appreciate Rights, and the
number of shares of Common Stock to be transferred in settlement of outstanding Awards;&nbsp;and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) the terms, conditions
or restrictions of any Award and Agreement, including but not limited to the price payable for the acquisition of shares of Common Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is intended
that, if possible, any adjustment contemplated above shall be made in a manner that satisfies applicable legal requirements as well as applicable requirements with respect to taxation (including, without limitation and as applicable in the
circumstances, Code section 424, Code section 409A, and Code section&nbsp;162(m)) and accounting (so as to not trigger any charge to earnings with respect to such adjustment). </P>
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adjustment is required in the circumstances and the extent and nature of any such adjustment shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="anxdrom894202_16"></A>ARTICLE 5 &#151; STOCK OPTIONS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_17"></A>5.1 <I>Grant of Options.</I>&nbsp;Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee may from time
to time grant Options to eligible Participants. The Committee shall have sole discretion in determining the number of shares subject to Options granted to each Participant. The Committee may grant a Participant ISOs, NSOs or a combination thereof,
and may vary such Awards among Participants; provided that the Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options only to individuals who are employees within the meaning of Code section 3401(c) of the Company or its subsidiaries (as defined for this
purpose in Code section&nbsp;424(f)). Notwithstanding anything in this Article 5 to the contrary, except for Options that are specifically designated as intended to be subject to Code section 409A, the Committee may only grant Options to individuals
who provide direct services on the date of grant of the Options to the Company or another entity in a chain of entities in which the Company or another such entity has a controlling interest (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section
1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii)(e)) in each entity in the chain. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_18"></A>5.2 <I>Agreement.</I>&nbsp;Each Option grant shall be
evidenced by an Agreement that shall specify the Option Exercise Price, the duration of the Option, the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Option pertains, the conditions upon which the Option shall become vested and exercisable and such
other provisions as the Committee shall determine. The Option Agreement shall further specify whether the Award is intended to be an ISO or an NSO. Any portion of an Option that is not designated in the Agreement as an ISO or otherwise fails or is
not qualified as an ISO (even if designated as an ISO) shall be an NSO. Dividend equivalents shall not be paid with respect to Options. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_19">
</A>5.3 <I>Option Exercise Price.</I>&nbsp;The per share Option Exercise Price for each Option shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%)&nbsp;of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the Option is granted.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option may be granted with an Option Exercise Price lower than set forth in the preceding sentence if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another Option in a manner satisfying the
provisions of Code section&nbsp;424(a) relating to a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization, or liquidation; provided that the Committee determines that such Option Exercise Price is appropriate
to preserve the economic benefit of the replaced award and will not impair the exemption of the Option from Code section 409A (unless the Committee clearly and expressly foregoes such exemption at the time the Option is granted). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_20"></A>5.4 <I>Duration of Options.</I>&nbsp;Each Option shall expire at such time as the Committee shall determine at
the time of grant; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th)&nbsp;anniversary of its grant date other than an Option granted to a Participant outside the United States. If an Agreement does not specify an
expiration date, the Option&#146;s expiration date shall be the 10th&nbsp;anniversary of its grant date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_21"></A>5.5 <I>Exercise of Options.</I>&nbsp;Options shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such
restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall specify, including conditions related to the employment of the Participant with the Employer or provision of services by the Participant to the Employer, which need not be the same for each grant or
for each Participant. The Committee may provide in the Agreement for rights upon the occurrence of events specified in the Agreement. Upon exercise of an Option, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to exercise under any related SAR shall
automatically be reduced by the number of shares represented by the Option or portion thereof which is surrendered. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_22">
</A>5.6 <I>Payment.</I>&nbsp;Options shall be exercised, in whole or in part, by the delivery of an oral, written or electronic notice of exercise to the Company or its designated representative in the form prescribed by the Company, setting forth
the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Option is to be exercised and satisfying </P>
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any requirements that the Committee may apply from time to time. Full payment of the Option Exercise Price for such shares (less any amount previously paid by the Participant to acquire the
Option) must be made on or prior to the Payment Date, as defined below. The Option Exercise Price shall be paid to the Company in United States dollars either: (a)&nbsp;in cash, (b)&nbsp;by check, bank draft, money order or other cash equivalent
approved by the Committee, (c)&nbsp;if approved by the Committee, by tendering previously acquired shares of Common Stock (or delivering a certification or attestation of ownership of such shares) having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of
exercise equal to the total Option Exercise Price (provided that the tendered shares must have been held by the Participant for any period required by the Committee), (d)&nbsp;if approved by the Committee, by cashless exercise as permitted under
Federal Reserve Board&#146;s Regulation T, subject to applicable securities law restrictions, (e)&nbsp;by any other means which the Committee determines to be consistent with the Plan&#146;s purpose and applicable law, including a net exercise; or
(f)&nbsp;by a combination of the foregoing. &#147;Payment Date&#148; shall mean the date on which a sale transaction in connection with a cashless exercise (whether or not payment is actually made pursuant to a cashless exercise) would have settled
in connection with the subject option exercise. No certificate or cash representing a share of Common Stock shall be delivered until the full Option Exercise Price has been paid. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_23"></A>5.7 <I>Special Rules for ISOs.</I>&nbsp;The following rules apply notwithstanding any other terms of the Plan.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) No ISOs may be granted under the Plan after June 19, 2025. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) In no event shall any Participant who owns (within the meaning of Code section&nbsp;424(d)) stock of the Company possessing
more than ten percent (10%)&nbsp;of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any &#147;parent&#148; or &#147;subsidiary&#148; (within the meaning of Code section 424(e) or (f), respectively) be eligible to receive an
ISO (i)&nbsp;at an Option Exercise Price less than one hundred ten percent (110%)&nbsp;of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the ISO is granted, or (ii)&nbsp;that is exercisable later than the fifth (5th)&nbsp;anniversary
date of its grant date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The aggregate Fair Market Value of shares of Common Stock with respect to which incentive
stock options (within the meaning of Code section 422) granted to a Participant are first exercisable in any calendar year under the Plan and all other incentive stock option plans of the Employer shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000). For this purpose, Fair Market Value shall be determined with respect to a particular incentive stock option on the date on which such incentive stock option is granted. In the event that this One Hundred Thousand Dollar ($100,000) limit
is exceeded with respect to a Participant, then ISOs granted under this Plan to such Participant shall, to the extent and in the order required by Treasury Regulations under Code section 422, automatically become NSOs granted under this Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Solely for purposes of determining the limit on ISOs that may be granted under the Plan, the provisions of Section&nbsp;4.1
that replenish the Share Pool shall only be applied to the extent permitted by Code section&nbsp;422 and the regulations promulgated thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="anxdrom894202_24"></A>ARTICLE 6 &#151; STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_25"></A>6.1 <I>Grant of SARs.</I>&nbsp;Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee may grant SARs to
Participants in such amounts and upon such terms, and at any time and from time to time, as the Committee shall determine. The Committee may grant Tandem SARs or SARs that are unrelated to Options. A Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle the
holder, within the specified period (which may not exceed 10&nbsp;years), to exercise the SAR and receive in exchange therefor a payment having an aggregate value equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the
exercise date exceeds the specified purchase price, times the number of shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised. The Committee may provide in the Agreement for automatic exercise on a certain date, for payment of the proceeds on a certain
date, and/or for rights upon the occurrence of events specified in the Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Article 6 to the contrary, except for SARs that are specifically designated as intended to be subject to Code section 409A, the
Committee may only grant SARs to individuals who provide direct services on the date of grant of the SARs to </P>
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the Company or another entity in a chain of entities in which the Company or another such entity has a controlling interest (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii)(e))</FONT> in each entity in the chain. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_26"></A>6.2
<I>Agreement.</I>&nbsp;Each SAR grant shall be evidenced by an Agreement that shall specify the exercise price, the duration of the SAR, the number of shares of Common Stock to which the SAR pertains, the conditions upon which the SAR shall become
vested and exercisable and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine. Dividend equivalents shall not be paid with respect to SARs. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_27"></A>6.3 <I>Duration of SARs.</I>&nbsp;Each SAR shall expire at such time as the Committee shall determine at the
time of grant; provided, however, that no SAR shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th)&nbsp;anniversary of its grant date other than an SAR granted to a participant outside the United States. If an Agreement does not specify an expiration
date, the SAR&#146;s expiration date shall be the 10th&nbsp;anniversary of its grant date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_28"></A>6.4 <I>Tandem
SARs.</I>&nbsp;A Tandem SAR shall entitle the holder, within the specified exercise period for the related Option, to surrender the unexercised related Option, or a portion thereof, and to receive in exchange therefor a payment having an aggregate
value equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the exercise date exceeds the Option Exercise Price per share, times the number of shares subject to the Option, or portion thereof, which is surrendered. Each
Tandem SAR shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as the related Option, including limitations on transferability, and shall be exercisable only to the extent such Option is exercisable and shall terminate or lapse and cease to be
exercisable when the related Option terminates or lapses. The grant of SARs related to ISOs must be concurrent with the grant of the ISOs. With respect to NSOs, the grant either may be concurrent with the grant of the NSOs, or in connection with
NSOs previously granted under Article&nbsp;5, which are unexercised and have not terminated or lapsed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_29"></A>6.5
<I>Payment.</I>&nbsp;The Committee shall have sole discretion to determine in each Agreement whether the payment with respect to the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right will be in the form of all cash, all shares of Common Stock, Other Company
Securities, or any combination thereof. Unless and to the extent the Committee specifies otherwise, such payment will be in the form of shares of Common Stock. If payment is to be made in shares, the number of shares shall be determined based on the
Fair Market Value of a share on the date of exercise. The Committee shall have sole discretion to determine and set forth in the Agreement the timing of any payment made in cash or shares, or a combination thereof, upon exercise of SARs. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_30"></A>6.6 <I>Exercise Price.</I>&nbsp;The exercise price for each Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the
Committee and shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%)&nbsp;of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the SAR is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an SAR may be granted with an exercise price lower than set forth
in the preceding sentence if such SAR is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another SAR in a manner satisfying the provisions of Code section 424(a) relating to a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock,
separation, reorganization, or liquidation; provided that the Committee determines that such SAR exercise price is appropriate to preserve the economic benefit of the replaced award and will not impair the exemption of the SAR from Code section 409A
(unless the Committee clearly and expressly foregoes such exemption at the time the SAR is granted). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_31"></A>6.7
<I>Exercise of SARs</I>. SARs shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall specify, including conditions related to the employment of the Participant with the Employer or provision of
services by the Participant to the Employer, which need not be the same for each grant or for each Participant. The Committee may provide in the Agreement for rights upon the occurrence of events specified in the Agreement. Upon exercise of a Tandem
SAR, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to exercise under the related Option shall automatically be reduced by the number of shares represented by the Option or portion thereof which is surrendered. </P>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_33"></A>7.1 <I>Grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.</I>&nbsp;Subject to provisions of the
Plan, the Committee may from time to time grant Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (&#147;RSUs&#148;) to Participants. Awards of Restricted Stock and RSUs may be made either alone or in addition to or in tandem with other Awards
granted under the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_34"></A>7.2 <I>Agreement. </I>The Restricted Stock or RSU Agreement shall set forth the
terms of the Award, as determined by the Committee, including, without limitation, the number of shares of Restricted Stock or the number of RSUs granted; the purchase price, if any, to be paid for such Restricted Stock or RSUs, which may be equal
to or less than Fair Market Value of a share and may be zero, subject to such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law; any restrictions applicable to the Restricted Stock or RSU such as continued service or achievement of
performance objectives; the length of the Restriction Period, if any, and any circumstances that will shorten or terminate the Restriction Period; and rights of the Participant to vote or receive dividends with respect to the shares during the
Restriction Period. The Restriction Period may be of any duration and the Agreement may provide for lapse of the Restriction Period in monthly or longer installments over the course of the Restriction Period, as determined by the Committee. The
Committee shall have sole discretion to determine and specify in each RSU Agreement whether the RSUs will be settled in the form of all cash, all shares of Common Stock, Other Company Securities, or any combination thereof. Unless and to the extent
the Committee specifies otherwise, such settlement will be in the form of shares of Common Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_35"></A>7.3
<I>Certificates.</I>&nbsp;Upon an Award of Restricted Stock to a Participant, shares of restricted Common Stock shall be registered in the Participant&#146;s name. Certificates, if issued, may either (i)&nbsp;be held in custody by the Company until
the Restriction Period expires or until restrictions thereon otherwise lapse, and/or (ii)&nbsp;be issued to the Participant and registered in the name of the Participant, bearing an appropriate restrictive legend and remaining subject to appropriate
stop-transfer orders. If required by the Committee, the Participant shall deliver to the Company one or more stock powers endorsed in blank relating to the Restricted Stock. If and when the Restriction Period expires without a prior forfeiture of
the Restricted Stock subject to such Restriction Period, unrestricted certificates for such shares shall be delivered to the Participant or registered in the Participant&#146;s name on the Company&#146;s or transfer agent&#146;s records; provided,
however, that the Committee may cause such legend or legends to be placed on any such certificates as it may deem advisable under the terms of the Plan and the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission and
any applicable federal or state law. Concurrently with the lapse of any risk of forfeiture applicable to the Restricted Stock, the Participant shall be required to pay to the Company an amount necessary to satisfy any applicable federal, state and
local tax requirements as set out in Article&nbsp;14 below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_36"></A>7.4 <I>Dividends and Other
Distributions.</I>&nbsp;Except as provided in this Article&nbsp;7 or in the applicable Agreement, a Participant who receives a Restricted Stock Award shall have (during and after the Restriction Period), with respect to such Restricted Stock Award,
all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company, including the right to vote the shares and the right to receive dividends and other distributions to the extent, if any, such shares possess such rights; provided, however, the Committee may require
that any dividends on such shares of Restricted Stock (during the Restriction Period) be automatically deferred and reinvested in additional Restricted Stock subject to the same restrictions as the underlying Award, or may require that dividends and
other distributions on Restricted Stock (during the Restriction Period) be paid to the Company for the account of the Participant and held pending and subject to the same restrictions on vesting as the underlying Award; provided, however that to the
extent that any dividends are deferred, reinvested or otherwise not paid when such dividends would otherwise normally be paid (i)&nbsp;all terms and conditions for such delayed payment shall be included in the Agreement, and (ii)&nbsp;such deferral,
reinvestment or delay in payment of the dividends shall only be allowed to the extent it complies with, or is exempt from, the requirements of Code section 409A. The Committee shall determine whether interest shall be paid on such amounts, the rate
of any such interest, and the other terms applicable to such amounts (again, provided that all such terms shall, to the extent required, comply with Code section 409A). A Participant receiving a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall not possess voting
rights and shall accrue dividend equivalents on </P>
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such Units only to the extent provided in the Agreement relating to the Award; provided, however, that rights to dividend equivalents shall only be allowed to the extent they comply with, or are
exempt from, Code section 409A. The Committee shall require that any such dividend equivalents be subject to the same restrictions on vesting and payment as the underlying Award. In addition, with respect to Covered Employees, the Committee may
apply any restrictions it deems appropriate to the payment of dividends declared with respect to Restricted Stock such that the dividends and/or Restricted Stock maintain eligibility for the Exception. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_38"></A>8.1 <I>Grant of Performance Shares and Performance Units.</I>&nbsp;The Committee may grant Performance Shares
and Performance Units to Participants in such amounts and upon such terms, and at any time and from time to time, as the Committee shall determine. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_39"></A>8.2 <I>Agreement. </I>The Performance Share or Performance Unit Agreement shall set forth the terms of the
Award, as determined by the Committee, including, without limitation, the number of Performance Shares or Performance Units granted; the purchase price, if any, to be paid for such Performance Shares or Performance Units, which may be equal to or
less than Fair Market Value of a share and may be zero, subject to such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law; the performance objectives applicable to the Performance Shares or Performance Units; and any additional restrictions
applicable to the Performance Shares or Performance Units such as continued service. The Committee shall have sole discretion to determine and specify in each Performance Shares or Performance Units Agreement whether the Award will be settled in the
form of all cash, all shares of Common Stock, Other Company Securities, or any combination thereof. Unless and to the extent the Committee specifies otherwise, such settlement will be in the form of shares of Common Stock. Any such shares may be
granted subject to any restrictions deemed appropriate by the Committee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_40"></A>8.3 <I>Value of Performance
Shares and Performance Units</I>. Each Performance Unit shall have an initial value that is established by the Committee at the time of grant. Each Performance Share shall have an initial value equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common
Stock on the date of grant. In addition to any non-performance terms applicable to the Award, the Committee shall set performance objectives in its discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number and/or
value of Performance Shares, Performance Units or both, as applicable, that will be paid out to the Participant. For purposes of this Article 8, the time period during which the performance objectives must be met shall be called a &#147;Performance
Period.&#148; The Committee may, but is not obligated to, set such performance objectives by reference to the performance measures set forth in Article 10. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_41"></A>8.4 <I>Earning of Performance Shares and Performance Units</I>. Subject to the terms of this Plan, after the
applicable Performance Period has ended, the holder of the Performance Shares or Performance Units shall be entitled to receive a payout of the number and value of Performance Shares or Performance Units, as applicable, earned by the Participant
over the Performance Period, if any, to be determined as a function of the extent to which the corresponding performance objectives have been achieved and any applicable non-performance terms have been met. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_42"></A>8.5 <I>Dividends and Other Distributions</I>. A Participant receiving Performance Shares or Performance Units
shall not possess voting rights. A Participant receiving Performance Shares or Performance Units or any other Award that is subject to performance conditions shall accrue dividend equivalents on such Award only to the extent provided in the
Agreement relating to the Award; provided, however, that rights to dividend equivalents shall only be allowed to the extent they comply with, or are exempt from, Code section 409A. Any rights to dividends or dividend equivalents on Performance
Shares or Performance Units or any other Award subject to performance conditions shall be subject to the same restrictions on vesting and payment as the underlying Award. In addition, with respect to Covered Employees, the Committee may apply any
restrictions it deems appropriate to the payment of dividends declared with respect to Performance Shares and Performance Units such that the dividends and/or Performance Shares or Performance Units maintain eligibility for the Exception. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Committee shall have the authority to specify the terms and provisions of other forms of equity-based or equity-related awards not
described in Articles 5 through 8 of this Plan that the Committee determines to be consistent with the purpose of the Plan and the interests of the Company (&#147;Other Awards&#148;). Other Awards may provide for cash payments based in whole or in
part on the value or future value of shares of Common Stock, for the acquisition or future acquisition of shares of Common Stock, or any combination of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where the value of an Other Award is based on the
difference in the value of a share of Common Stock at different points in time, the grant or exercise price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant unless the Other Award is granted in
replacement for an award previously granted by an entity that is assumed by the Company in a business combination, provided that the Committee determines that the Other Award preserves the economic benefit of the replaced award and is either exempt
from or in compliance with the requirements of Code section 409A. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="anxdrom894202_44"></A>ARTICLE 10 &#151; PERFORMANCE MEASURES
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_45"></A>10.1 <I>In General</I>. The Committee may, in its discretion, include performance objectives in any
Award. If the Committee intends to grant a Qualified Performance-Based Award, the Committee shall designate the Award as such in writing at the time the Award is granted. Any such designation is irrevocable. To the extent the Committee does not
designate an Award as a Qualified Performance-Based Award at the time the Award is granted, it shall be a General Award. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_46">
</A>10.2 <I>Qualified Performance-Based Awards</I>. In the case of a Qualified Performance-Based Award, the Committee shall establish at least one performance objective that is intended to permit the Award to satisfy the Exception with respect to
the Award and shall determine the maximum amount payable under the Qualified Performance-Based Award for attainment of the performance objective. The Committee may also establish lower amounts payable for lower levels of achievement with respect to
the performance objective and may also establish one or more threshold levels of achievement with respect to the performance objective in order for any amount to be paid pursuant to the Qualified Performance-Based Award. If none of the threshold
levels of achievement with respect to the performance objective intended to permit the Award to satisfy the Exception are attained, no amount may be paid pursuant to the Qualified Performance-Based Award. The Committee shall establish in writing the
performance objective intended to permit the Award to satisfy the Exception within the first 90 days of the Performance Period and at a time when the outcome of the performance objective is substantially uncertain. Notwithstanding the 90-day
deadline specified in the prior sentence, in the event that a Performance Period (or a Participant&#146;s service during a Performance Period) is expected to be less than 12 months, the Committee shall establish in writing the performance objective
intended to permit the Award to satisfy the Exception on or before the date when 25% of the Performance Period (or the Participant&#146;s service during the Performance Period), as each is scheduled in good faith at the time the objective is
established, has elapsed. In addition to specifying the performance objective intended to permit the Award to satisfy the Exception, the Committee may specify one or more additional performance objectives, or such other conditions and criteria as it
chooses, to guide the exercise of its Negative Discretion and thereby determine the final amount payable to the Participant under the Qualified Performance-Based Award. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_47"></A>10.3 <I>Performance Measures for Qualified Performance-Based Awards</I>. In the case of a Qualified
Performance-Based Award, the performance measures intended to permit the Award to satisfy the Exception shall be stated as levels of, or growth or changes in, or other objective specification of performance with respect to one or more of the
following performance criteria: earnings, earnings before income taxes; earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT); earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA); earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization
and rent (EBITDAR); gross margin; operating margin; profit margin; market value added; market share; revenue; revenue growth; return measures (including but not limited to return on equity, return on shareholders&#146; equity, return on investment,
return on assets, return on net assets, return on capital, return on sales, and return on invested capital); total shareholder return (either in absolute terms </P>
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or relative to that of a peer group determined by the Committee); profit; economic profit; capitalized economic profit; operating profit; after-tax profit; net operating profit after tax (NOPAT);
pre-tax profit; cash; cash flow measures (including but not limited to operating cash flow; free cash flow; cash flow return; cash flow per share; and free cash flow per share); earnings per share (EPS); consolidated pre-tax earnings; net earnings;
operating earnings; segment income; economic value added; net income; net income from continuing operations available to common shareholders excluding special items; operating income; adjusted operating income; assets; sales; net sales; sales
volume; sales growth; net sales growth; comparable store sales; sales per square foot; inventory turnover; inventory turnover ratio; productivity ratios; debt/capital ratio; return on total capital; cost; unit cost; cost control; expense targets or
ratios, charge-off levels; operating efficiency; operating expenses; customer satisfaction; improvement in or attainment of expense levels; working capital; working capital targets; improvement in or attainment of working capital levels; debt; debt
to equity ratio; debt reduction; capital targets; capital expenditures; price/earnings growth ratio; acquisitions, dispositions, projects or other specific events, transactions or strategic milestones; the Company&#146;s common stock price (and
stock price appreciation, either in absolute terms or in relationship to the appreciation among members of a peer group determined by the Committee); and book value per share. All criteria may be measured on a Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (&#147;GAAP&#148;) basis, adjusted GAAP basis, or non-GAAP basis. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_48"></A>10.4 <I>General Awards</I>.
If the Committee assigns a Participant a General Award, the Committee may provide for a threshold level of performance below which no amount of compensation will be paid, and it may provide for the payment of differing amounts of compensation for
different levels of performance. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_49"></A>10.5 <I>Performance Measures for General Awards and Negative Discretion.
</I>In the case of a General Award, and when selecting targets to guide the exercise of Negative Discretion with respect to an Award that is intended to qualify under the Exception, the Committee may establish one or more performance objectives that
is based on categories of performance that are different than those set forth in Section&nbsp;10.3. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_50"></A>10.6
<I>Definitions of Performance Objectives</I>. If the Committee makes an Award subject to a particular performance objective, the Committee shall adopt or confirm a written definition of that performance objective at the time the performance
objective is established, provided that the Committee retains the discretion to forego such written definition in connection with a General Award. The performance objective for an Award may be described in terms of Company-wide objectives or
objectives that are related to a specific division, subsidiary, Employer, department, region, or function in which the participant is employed or as some combination of these (as alternatives or otherwise). A performance objective may be measured on
an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, results for a previous year, the performance of other corporations, or a stock market or other index. If the Committee specifies more than one individual performance objective for a
particular Award, the Committee shall also specify, in writing, whether one, all or some other number of such objectives must be attained. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_51"></A>10.7 <I>Determinations of Performance</I>. For each Award that has been made subject to a performance
objective, within 90 days following the end of each Performance Period, the Committee shall determine whether the performance objective for such Performance Period has been satisfied. With respect to the performance objective related to a Qualified
Performance-Based Award, the Award may not be paid out unless and until the Committee has made a final written certification that the performance objective intended to permit such Award to satisfy the Exception has, in fact, been satisfied. This may
be accomplished through approved minutes of the Committee meeting (or by some other form of written certification). In addition, prior to paying out an Award, the Committee shall complete the exercise of its Negative Discretion (or it shall decide
not to apply Negative Discretion). In this regard, the Committee shall determine whether any performance objective or other conditions or criteria specified to guide the exercise of its Negative Discretion were satisfied, and thereby make a final
determination with respect to the Award. If a performance objective applicable to a General Award for a Performance Period is not achieved, the Committee in its sole discretion may pay all or a portion of that Award based on such criteria as the
Committee deems appropriate, including without limitation individual performance, Company-wide performance or the performance of the specific division, subsidiary, Employer, department, region, or function employing the participant. </P>
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performance objective has been satisfied, the Committee may exclude any or all items that are unusual or non-recurring, including but not limited to (i)&nbsp;charges, costs, benefits, gains or income associated with reorganizations or restructurings
of the Employer, discontinued operations, goodwill, other intangible assets, long-lived assets (non-cash), real estate strategy (e.g., costs related to lease terminations or facility closure obligations), litigation or the resolution of litigation
(e.g., attorneys&#146; fees, settlements or judgments), or currency or commodity fluctuations; and (ii)&nbsp;the effects of changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles. In addition, the Committee may adjust any performance
objective for a Performance Period as it deems equitable to recognize unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Employer, changes in tax laws or regulations or accounting procedures, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, or any other factors
as the Committee may determine (including adjustments that would result in the Company&#146;s payment of non-deductible compensation under a General Award). In the case of a Qualified-Performance-Based Award, such exclusions and adjustments may only
apply to the extent the Committee specifies in writing (not later than the time performance objectives are required to be established) which exclusions and adjustments the Committee will apply to determine whether a performance objective has been
satisfied, as well as an objective manner for applying them, or to the extent that the Committee determines (if such determination is memorialized in writing) that they may apply without adversely affecting the Award&#146;s status as a Qualified
Performance-Based Award. To the extent that a performance objective is based on the price of the Company&#146;s common stock, then in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization or other change in the
capital structure of the Company, any merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation or other distribution of assets (other than a normal cash dividend), issuance of rights or warrants to purchase securities or any
other corporate transaction having an effect similar to any of the foregoing, the Committee shall make or provide for such adjustments in such performance objective as the Committee in its sole discretion may in good faith determine to be equitably
required in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of participants. In the case of a Qualified Performance-Based Award, the Committee&#146;s adjustments as described in the preceding sentence shall apply only to the extent the
Committee determines that such adjustments will not adversely affect the Award&#146;s status as a Qualified Performance-Based Award. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_53">
</A>10.9 <I>Increases</I>. The Committee may not increase the amount payable under a Qualified Performance-Based Award, except as a result of an adjustment or exclusion permitted by Section&nbsp;10.8. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_54"></A>10.10 <I>Changes</I>. If applicable tax and/or securities laws change to permit Committee discretion to alter
the governing performance measures without obtaining shareholder approval of such changes, the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining shareholder approval. In addition, in the event that the Committee determines
that it is advisable to grant Awards which shall not qualify for the Exception, the Committee may make such grants without satisfying the requirements of the Exception. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="anxdrom894202_55"></A>ARTICLE 11 &#151; TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, BLACKOUT PERIODS AND CHANGE IN CONTROL </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_56"></A>11.1 <I>Termination of Employment.</I>&nbsp;Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, if a Participant
ceases to be an Employee, Independent Director or Non-Employee of, or to otherwise perform services for, the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason (i)&nbsp;all of the Participant&#146;s Options and SARs that were exercisable on the date of
such cessation shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate at the end of, a period of 90&nbsp;days after the date of such cessation, but in no event after the expiration date of the Options or SARs, (ii)&nbsp;all of the
Participant&#146;s Options and SARs that were not exercisable on the date of such cessation shall be forfeited immediately upon such cessation, and (iii)&nbsp;all of the Participant&#146;s Restricted Stock, RSUs, Performance Shares, Performance
Units and Other Awards that were not vested on the date of such cessation shall be forfeited immediately upon such cessation. The Committee may, in its sole discretion and in such manner as it may from time to time prescribe (including, but not by
way of limitation, in granting an Award or in an individual employment agreement, severance plan or individual severance agreement), provide that a Participant shall be eligible for a full or prorated Award in the event of a cessation of the
Participant&#146;s service relationship with the </P>
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Employer due to death or disability. With respect to Awards that are subject to one or more performance objectives, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide that any such full or
prorated Award will be paid prior to when any or all such performance objectives are certified (or without regard to whether they are certified) in the event of a cessation of the Participant&#146;s service relationship with the employer due to
death or disability. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, and to the extent applicable, in accordance with the provisions of Code section&nbsp;409A, determine (i)&nbsp;whether any leave of absence (including short-term or long-term disability
or medical leave) shall constitute a termination of employment for purposes of this Plan, and (ii)&nbsp;the impact, if any, of any such leave on outstanding Awards under the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_57"></A>11.2 <I>Special Rule for Company Blackout Periods.</I>&nbsp;The Company has established a securities trading
policy (the &#147;Policy&#148;) relative to disclosure and trading on inside information as described in the Policy. Under the Policy, certain Employees and Independent Directors of the Company are prohibited from trading stock or other securities
of the Company during certain &#147;blackout periods&#148; as described in the Policy. If, under the above provisions or the terms of the applicable Agreement, the last date on which an Option or SAR can be exercised falls within a blackout period
imposed by the Policy, the applicable exercise period shall automatically be extended by this Section&nbsp;11.2 by a number of days equal to the number of United States business days that the applicable blackout period is in effect. The Committee
shall interpret and apply the extension automatically provided by the preceding sentence to ensure that in no event shall the term of any Option or SAR expire during an imposed blackout period. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_58"></A>11.3 <I>Change in Control</I>. The Committee may, in its sole discretion and in such manner as it may from time
to time prescribe (including, but not by way of limitation, in granting an Award or in an individual employment agreement, severance plan or individual severance agreement), provide that a Participant shall be eligible for a full or prorated Award
in the event that both a Change in Control and a cessation of the Participant&#146;s service relationship with the Employer occurs or if the surviving entity in such Change in Control does not assume or replace the Award in the Change in Control.
With respect to Awards that are subject to one or more performance objectives, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide that any such full or prorated Award will be paid under the provisions of this Section&nbsp;11.3 prior to when any or
all such performance objectives are certified (or without regard to whether they are certified). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="anxdrom894202_59"></A>ARTICLE
12 &#151; BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the extent permitted by the Committee, each Participant may, from time to time, name any
beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any vested but unpaid Award is to be paid in case of the Participant&#146;s death. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same
Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Company, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company or its designee during the Participant&#146;s lifetime.&nbsp;In the absence of any such designation,
benefits remaining unpaid at the Participant&#146;s death shall be paid to the Participant&#146;s spouse, and if the Participant has no surviving spouse, to the Participant&#146;s estate. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Committee may permit a Participant to defer such Participant&#146;s receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of shares that would
otherwise be due to such Participant by virtue of the lapse or waiver of restrictions with respect to RSUs and Other Awards, or the satisfaction of any requirements or objectives with respect to Performance Shares and Performance Units. If any such
deferral election is permitted or required, the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, establish rules and procedures for such payment deferrals, which rules and procedures shall comply with Code section&nbsp;409A. The deferral of Option and SAR
gains is prohibited. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_62"></A>14.1 <I>Tax Withholding.</I>&nbsp;The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or
require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy Federal, state, and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of or in
connection with this Plan or any Award. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_63"></A>14.2 <I>Share Withholding. </I>Except as otherwise determined by
the Committee or provided in the Agreement corresponding to an Award: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) With respect to withholding required upon the
exercise of Options or SARs, upon the lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Awards, upon the achievement of performance objectives related to Performance Shares or Performance Units, or upon any other taxable
event arising as a result of or in connection with an Award granted hereunder that is settled in shares of Common Stock, unless other arrangements are made with the consent of the Committee, Participants shall satisfy the withholding requirement by
having the Company withhold shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date the tax is to be determined equal to not more than the amount necessary to satisfy the Company&#146;s withholding obligations at the minimum statutory
withholding rates (or at any greater rate as may be permitted under accounting standards without resulting in adverse accounting treatment, as determined by the Committee). All such withholding arrangements shall be subject to any restrictions or
limitations that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) A Participant may elect to deliver shares
of Common Stock to satisfy, in whole or in part, the withholding requirement. Such an election must be made on or before the date the amount of tax to be withheld is determined. Once made, the election shall be irrevocable. The Fair Market Value of
the shares to be delivered will be determined as of the date the amount of tax to be withheld is determined. Such delivery must be made subject to the conditions and pursuant to the procedures established by the Committee with respect to the
delivery of shares of Common Stock in payment of the corresponding Option Exercise Price. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) A Participant who is
classified by the Company as an officer at the time the tax withholding requirement arises with respect to his or her Restricted Stock or, to the extent settled in shares of Common Stock, his or her Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares,
Performance Units, Other Awards, Options or SARs, may elect to satisfy such withholding requirement by delivering payment of the tax required to be withheld in cash or by check on the date on which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined.
Once made, the election shall be irrevocable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="anxdrom894202_64"></A>ARTICLE 15 &#151; AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_65"></A>15.1 <I>Amendment or Termination of Plan.</I>&nbsp;The Board or the Committee may at any time terminate and
from time to time amend the Plan in whole or in part, but no such action shall materially adversely affect any rights or obligations with respect to any Awards previously granted under the Plan, unless such action is required by applicable law or
any listing standards applicable to the Common Stock or the affected Participants consent in writing. To the extent required by Code section&nbsp;162(m) or Code section&nbsp;422, other applicable law, and/or any such listing standards, no amendment
shall be effective unless approved by the shareholders of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_66"></A>15.2 <I>Amendment of
Agreement.</I>&nbsp;The Committee may, at any time, amend outstanding Agreements in a manner not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan; provided, however, except as provided in Sections&nbsp;15.3 and 15.4, if such amendment is materially adverse
to the Participant, as determined by the Committee, the amendment shall not be effective unless and until the Participant consents, in writing, to such amendment. To the extent not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, the Committee may, at any
time, amend an outstanding Agreement in a manner that is not unfavorable to the Participant without the consent of such Participant. Except for adjustments as provided in Sections&nbsp;4.3 or in connection with a Change in Control , the terms of
outstanding </P>
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awards may not be amended to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Awards or cancel outstanding Options or SARs with per share exercise prices that are more than the Fair Market Value at the
time of such cancellation in exchange for cash, other awards, or Options or SARs with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Options or SARs without shareholder approval. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_67"></A>15.3 <I>Cancellation of Awards for Detrimental Activity.</I>&nbsp;The Committee may provide in the applicable
Agreement or a separate policy that if a Participant engages in detrimental activity, as defined in such Agreement or separate policy, the Committee may, notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan to the contrary, cancel, rescind, suspend,
withhold or otherwise restrict or limit any unexpired, unexercised, unpaid or deferred Award as of the first date the Participant engages in the detrimental activity, unless sooner terminated by operation of another term of this Plan or any other
agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agreement or separate policy may also provide that if the Participant exercises an Option or SAR, receives an RSU, Performance Share, Performance Unit or Other Award payout, or
receives or vests in shares of Common Stock under an Award at any time during the time specified in such Agreement or separate policy, the Participant shall be required to pay to the Company the excess of the then fair market value of the shares
that were received with respect to the Award (or if the Participant previously disposed of such shares, the fair market value of such shares at the time of the disposition) over the total price paid by the Participant for such shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_68"></A>15.4 <I>Assumption or Cancellation of Awards Upon a Corporate Transaction</I>.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) In the event of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets or stock of the Company, the merger of the Company with or
into another corporation such that shareholders of the Company immediately prior to the merger exchange their shares of stock in the Company for cash and/or shares of another entity or any other corporate transaction to which the Committee deems
this provision applicable (any such event is referred to as a &#147;Corporate Transaction&#148;), the Committee may, in its discretion, cause each Award to be assumed or for an equivalent Award to be substituted by the successor corporation or a
parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation and adjusted as appropriate). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) In addition or in the alternative,
the Committee, in its discretion, may cancel all or certain types of outstanding Awards at or immediately prior to the time of the Corporate Transaction provided that the Committee either (i)&nbsp;provides that the Participant is entitled to a
payment (in cash or shares) equal to the value of the portion of the Award that would be vested upon the Corporate Transaction, as determined below and to the extent there is any such value, or (ii)&nbsp;at least 15&nbsp;days prior to the Corporate
Transaction (or, if not feasible to provide 15&nbsp;days&#146; notice, within a reasonable period prior to the Corporate Transaction), notifies the Participant that, subject to rescission if the Corporate Transaction is not successfully completed
within a certain period, the Award will be terminated and, if the Award is an Option, SAR or similar right, provides the Participant the right to exercise the portion of the Option, SAR or similar right that would be vested upon the Corporate
Transaction prior to the Corporate Transaction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) For purposes of this provision, the value of the Award that would be
vested upon the Corporate Transaction shall be measured as of the date of the Corporate Transaction and shall equal the value of the cash, shares or other property that would be payable to the Participant for such vested Award (or, if the Award is
an Option, SAR or similar right, upon exercise of the vested Award) less the amount of any payment required to be tendered by the Participant upon such exercise). The Committee may adopt such valuation methodologies for outstanding Awards as it
deems reasonable in the event of a cash settlement and, in the case of Options, SARs or similar rights, but without limitation on other methodologies, may base such settlement solely upon the excess (if any) of the per share amount payable upon or
in respect of such event over the exercise price of such Option, SAR or similar right and may cancel each Option, SAR or similar right with an exercise price greater than the per share amount payable upon or in respect of such event without any
payment to the person holding such Option, SAR or similar right. For example, under this provision, in connection with a Corporate Transaction, the Committee can cancel all outstanding Options under the Plan in consideration for payment to the
holders thereof of an amount equal to the portion of the consideration that would have been payable to such holders pursuant to the Corporate Transaction if their </P>
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vested Options had been fully exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, less the aggregate Option Exercise Price that would have been payable therefor, or if the amount that
would have been payable to the Option holders pursuant to such Corporate Transaction if their vested Options had been fully exercised immediately prior thereto would be less than the aggregate Option Exercise Price that would have been payable
therefor, the Committee can cancel any or all such Options for no consideration or payment of any kind. Payment of any amount payable pursuant to this cancellation provision may be made in cash or, in the event that the consideration to be received
in such transaction includes securities or other property, in cash and/or securities or other property in the Committee&#146;s discretion. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Any actions taken under this Section&nbsp;15.4 shall be valid with respect to a 409A Award only to the extent that such
action complies with Code section 409A. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="anxdrom894202_69"></A>ARTICLE 16 &#151; MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_70"></A>16.1 <I>Restrictions on Shares.</I>&nbsp;If the Committee determines that the listing, registration or
qualification upon any securities exchange or under any law of shares subject to any Award is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of same or the issue or purchase of Shares thereunder, no such Award may be
exercised in whole or in part (as applicable), no such Award may be paid out (as applicable) and no shares may be issued pursuant to such Award (as applicable) unless such listing, registration or qualification is effected free of any conditions not
acceptable to the Committee. All certificates for shares of Common Stock delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any listing standards applicable to the Common Stock and any applicable federal or state laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be placed on any such certificates to make
appropriate reference to such restrictions. In making such determination, the Committee may rely upon an opinion of counsel for the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company shall have no liability to deliver any shares under the Plan or make any other
distribution of the benefits under the Plan unless such delivery or distribution would comply with all applicable state, federal and foreign laws (including, without limitation and if applicable, the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933), and
any applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_71"></A>16.2 <I>Rights of a
Shareholder.</I>&nbsp;Except as provided otherwise in the Plan or in an Agreement, no Participant awarded an Option, SAR, RSU, Performance Share, Performance Unit or Other Award shall have any right as a shareholder with respect to any shares
covered by such Award prior to the date of issuance to him or her or his or her delegate of a certificate or certificates for such shares or the date the Participant&#146;s name is registered on the Company&#146;s books as the shareholders of record
with respect to such shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_72"></A>16.3 <I>Transferability.</I>&nbsp;No ISO granted under the Plan may be sold,
transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than upon the Participant&#146;s death, to a beneficiary in accordance with Article&nbsp;12 or by will or the laws of descent and distribution. A Participant who is an
officer, including, but not limited to, a Participant with the title Vice President, Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President, President or Chief Executive Officer of the Company (collectively &#147;Officer&#148;), or an Independent Director
may transfer NSOs to a Permitted Transferee in accordance with procedures approved by the Committee. Except for a transfer of NSOs by an Officer or Independent Director to a Permitted Transferee, unless the Committee determines otherwise consistent
with securities and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, (i)&nbsp;no Award granted under the Plan shall be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated by a Participant other than upon the Participant&#146;s
death, to a beneficiary in accordance with Article&nbsp;12 or by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and (ii)&nbsp;each Option and SAR outstanding to a Participant may be exercised during the Participant&#146;s lifetime only by the
Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative (provided that Incentive Stock Options may be exercised by such guardian or legal representative only if permitted by the Code </P>
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and any regulations promulgated thereunder). In the event of a transfer to a Permitted Transferee as permitted under this Section&nbsp;16.3 or by the Committee, appropriate evidence of any
transfer to the Permitted Transferee shall be delivered to the Company at its principal executive office. If all or part of an Award is transferred to a Permitted Transferee, the Permitted Transferee&#146;s rights thereunder shall be subject to the
same restrictions and limitations with respect to the Award as the Participant. For the avoidance of doubt, any permitted transfer of an Award will be without payment of consideration by the Permitted Transferee. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_73"></A>16.4 <I>No Fractional Shares</I>. Unless provided otherwise in the Agreement applicable to an Award, no
fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award and any fractional share otherwise payable pursuant to an Award shall be forfeited. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_74"></A>16.5 <I>No Implied Rights.</I>&nbsp;Nothing in the Plan or any Agreement shall confer upon any Participant any
right to continue in the employ or service of the Employer, or to serve as an Independent Director thereof, or interfere in any way with the right of the Employer to terminate the Participant&#146;s employment or other service relationship at any
time and for any reason. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, no Award granted under the Plan shall be deemed salary or compensation for the purpose of computing benefits under any employee benefit plan, severance program, or other
arrangement of the Employer for the benefit of its employees. No Participant shall have any claim to an Award until it is actually granted under the Plan. An Award of any type made in any one year to an eligible Participant shall neither guarantee
nor preclude a further grant of that or any other type of Award to such Participant in that year or any subsequent year. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company under the Plan, such right shall, except as
otherwise provided by the Committee , be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_75">
</A>16.6 <I>Transfer of Employee.</I>&nbsp;The transfer of an Employee from the Company to a Subsidiary, from a Subsidiary to the Company, or from one Subsidiary to another shall not be considered a termination of employment; nor shall it be
considered a termination of employment if an Employee is placed on military, disability or sick leave or such other leave of absence which is considered by the Committee as continuing intact the employment relationship. If an Employee&#146;s
employment or other service relationship is with a Subsidiary and that entity ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company, a termination of employment shall be deemed to have occurred when the entity ceases to be a Subsidiary unless the Employee
transfers his or her employment or other service relationship to the Company or its remaining Subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_76"></A>16.7 <I>Expenses of the Plan.</I>&nbsp;The expenses of the Plan shall be borne by the Company. The Company
shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or make any other segregation of assets to assume the payment of any Award under the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_77"></A>16.8 <I>Compliance with Laws</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) At all times when the Committee determines that compliance with Code section&nbsp;162(m) is required or desirable, all
Awards to Covered Employees shall comply with the requirements of Code section&nbsp;162(m). In addition, in the event that changes are made to Code section&nbsp;162(m) to permit greater flexibility with respect to any Awards, the Committee may,
subject to the requirements of Article&nbsp;15, make any adjustments it deems appropriate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Plan and the grant of
Awards shall be subject to all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations and to such approvals by any United States government or regulatory agency as may be required. It is the intent of the Company that the awards made hereunder
comply in all respects with Rule&nbsp;16b-3 under the Exchange Act and that any ambiguities or inconsistencies in construction of the Plan be interpreted to give effect to such intention. Any provision herein relating to compliance with
Rule&nbsp;16b-3 under the Exchange Act shall not be applicable with respect to participation in the Plan by Participants who are not Insiders. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_78"></A>16.9 <I>Successors.</I>&nbsp;The terms of the Plan and outstanding
Awards shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_79"></A>16.10 <I>Tax
Elections.</I>&nbsp;Each Participant agrees to give the Committee prompt written notice of any election made by such Participant under Code section&nbsp;83(b) or any similar provision thereof. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Committee
may condition any award on the Participant&#146;s not making an election under Code section&nbsp;83(b). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_80"></A>16.11 <I>Uncertificated Shares</I>. To the extent that the Plan provides for issuance of certificates to
reflect the transfer of shares of Common Stock, the transfer of such shares may be effected on a non-certificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange on which shares of Common Stock are traded.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_81"></A>16.12 <I>Compliance With Code Section&nbsp;409A.</I>&nbsp;At all times, this Plan shall be interpreted and
operated (i)&nbsp;with respect to 409A Awards in accordance with the requirements of Code section 409A, and (ii)&nbsp;to maintain the exemptions from Code section 409A of Options, SARs and Restricted Stock and any Awards designed to meet the
short-term deferral exception under Code section 409A. To the extent there is a conflict between the provisions of the Plan relating to compliance with Code section 409A and the provisions of any Agreement issued under the Plan, the provisions of
the Plan control. Moreover, any discretionary authority that the Committee may have pursuant to the Plan shall not be applicable to a 409A Award to the extent such discretionary authority would conflict with Code section 409A. In addition, to the
extent required to avoid a violation of the applicable rules under Code section 409A by reason of Code section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), any payment under an Award shall be delayed until the earliest date of payment that will result in compliance with the
rules of Code section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) (regarding the required six-month delay for distributions to specified employees that are related to a separation from service). To the extent that a 409A Award provides for payment upon the recipient&#146;s
termination of employment as an Employee or cessation of service as an Independent Director or Non-Employee, the 409A Award shall be deemed to require payment upon the individual&#146;s &#147;separation from service&#148; within the meaning of Code
section 409A. To the extent any provision of this Plan or an Agreement would cause a payment of a 409A Award to be made because of the occurrence of a change in control, then such payment shall not be made unless such change in control also
constitutes a &#147;change in ownership&#148;, &#147;change in effective control&#148; or &#147;change in ownership of a substantial portion of the Company&#146;s assets&#148; within the meaning of Code section 409A. Any payment that would have been
made except for the application of the preceding sentence shall be made in accordance with the payment schedule that would have applied in the absence of a change in control. To the extent an Award is a 409A Award and is subject to a substantial
risk of forfeiture within the meaning of Code section 409A (or will be granted upon the satisfaction of a condition that constitutes such a substantial risk of forfeiture), any compensation due under the Award (or pursuant to a commitment to grant
an Award) shall be paid in full not later than the 60th day following the date on which there is no longer such a substantial risk of forfeiture with respect to the Award (and the Participant shall have no right to designate the year of the
payment), unless the Committee shall clearly and expressly provide otherwise at the time of granting the Award. In the event that an Award shall be deemed not to comply with Code section 409A, then neither the Company, the Board, the Committee nor
its or their designees or agents, nor any of their affiliates, assigns or successors (each a &#147;protected party&#148;) shall be liable to any Award recipient or other person for actions, inactions, decisions, indecisions or any other role in
relation to the Plan by a protected party if made or undertaken in good faith or in reliance on the advice of counsel (who may be counsel for the Company), or made or undertaken by someone other than a protected party. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A NAME="anxdrom894202_82"></A>16.13 <I>Legal Construction</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) If any provision of this Plan or an Agreement is or becomes or is deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, or would disqualify the Plan or any Agreement under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to </P>
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applicable laws or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Agreement, it shall be stricken
and the remainder of the Plan or the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Where the context admits, words
in any gender shall include the other gender, words in the singular shall include the plural and words in the plural shall include the singular. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) To the extent not preempted by federal law, the Plan and all Agreements hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to any choice of law provisions. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Agreement, the recipient of an Award is deemed to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the
Federal and state courts of Florida to resolve any and all issues that may arise out of or relate to the Plan or such Agreement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.2 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[DATE] </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[NAME] </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[ADDRESS] </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[ADDRESS] </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>2015 RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear [NAME], </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are pleased to advise you that the Board of Directors of Office Depot, Inc. (the &#147;Board&#148; and the &#147;Company&#148;, respectively) has on [DATE]
(the &#147;Grant Date&#148;) granted you a restricted stock award (your &#147;Award&#148;) pursuant to the Office Depot, Inc. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this 2015 Restricted Stock
Award Agreement (the &#147;Agreement&#148;) have the meanings given to them in the Plan. This Award is subject to federal and local law and the requirements of the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">1.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Award</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You have been granted [NUMBER] (XXX) shares of the Company&#146;s common stock
subject to the provisions and restrictions contained in the Plan and this Agreement (the &#147;Shares&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">2.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Vesting </U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Shares are fully vested on the Grant Date. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">3.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Conformity with Plan</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Your Award is intended to conform in all respects with, and is
subject to, all applicable provisions of the Plan which is incorporated herein by reference. Inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Plan shall be resolved in accordance with the terms of the Plan except as expressly provided otherwise in
this Agreement. The Compensation Committee of the Board (the &#147;Committee&#148;) reserves its right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time without your consent; provided, however, that this Award shall not, without your written consent, be
adversely affected thereby (except to the extent the Committee reasonably determines that such amendment or termination is necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law or the rules or regulations of any stock exchange on which the
Company&#146;s stock is listed or quoted). All interpretations and determinations of the Committee or its delegate shall be final, binding and conclusive upon you and your legal representatives with respect to any question arising hereunder or under
the Plan or otherwise, including guidelines, policies or regulations which govern administration of the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By executing and returning
the enclosed copy of this Agreement, you agree to be bound by all of the terms of the Plan, and you acknowledge availability and accessibility of the Plan document, the Plan prospectus, and either the Company&#146;s latest annual report to
shareholders or annual report on Form 10-K on the Plan and/or Company websites. You understand that you may request paper copies of the foregoing documents by contacting the Company&#146;s Director, Executive Compensation&nbsp;&amp; International
Compensation, at 561-438-8225. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Award Agreement </P>


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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">4.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Restrictions on Shares</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Committee determines that the listing, registration or
qualification upon any securities exchange or under any law of the Shares is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of same, no Shares may be issued unless such listing, registration or qualification is
effected free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee. All certificates for Shares shall be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any listing standards of any exchange or self-regulatory organization on which the common stock of the Company is listed, and any applicable federal or state laws; and the Committee may cause a
legend or legends to be placed on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. In making such determination, the Committee may rely upon an opinion of counsel for the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company shall have no liability to deliver any shares under the Plan or make any other distribution of the benefits under the Plan unless
such delivery or distribution would comply with all applicable state, federal, and foreign laws (including, without limitation and if applicable, the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933), and any applicable requirements of any securities
exchange or similar entity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Committee shall be permitted to amend this Agreement in its discretion to the extent the Committee
determines that such amendment is necessary or desirable to achieve compliance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the guidance thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">5.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Successors</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The grant of your Award shall not give you any right to any additional
awards under the Plan or any other compensation plan the Company has adopted or may adopt. The agreements contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">6.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Amendment</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Committee may amend this Agreement by a writing that specifically states
that it is amending this Agreement, so long as a copy of such amendment is delivered to you, provided that no such amendment shall adversely affect in a material way your rights hereunder without your written consent (except to the extent the
Committee reasonably determines that such amendment or termination is necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law or the rules or regulations of any stock exchange on which the Company&#146;s stock is listed or quoted). </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">7.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Notices</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall
be addressed to the Company as follows: </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Award Agreement </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Office Depot, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">c/o Vice President, Global Compensation, Benefits, HRIS and Shared Services </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6600 North Military Trail, C278 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Boca Raton, FL 33496 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">561-438-2660 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any notice to be
given under the terms of this Agreement to you shall be addressed to you at the address listed in the Company&#146;s records. By a notice given pursuant to this section, either party may designate a different address for notices. Any notice shall be
deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered (addressed as specified above) or when enclosed in a properly sealed envelope (addressed as specified above) and deposited, postage prepaid, with the U.S. postal service or an express mail
company. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">8.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Severability</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If all or any part of this Agreement or the Plan is declared by any court
or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not invalidate any portion of this Agreement or the Plan not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any section of this Agreement (or part of such a section) so
declared to be unlawful or invalid shall, if possible, be construed in a manner that will give effect to the terms of such section or part of a section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">9.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Entire Agreement</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements or understandings, oral or written, with respect to the subject matter herein. By signing this Agreement, you accept the Award in full satisfaction of any and all obligations
of the Company to grant restricted stock awards to you as of the date hereof. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">10.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Governing Law</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Agreement will be governed by and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to its conflicts of laws rules or the principles of the choice of law. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">11.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Section 409A</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is intended, and this Agreement shall be construed, so that the Shares
shall be exempt from section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;). However, if for any reason any compensation payable under this Agreement constitutes deferred compensation within the meaning of Code section
409A and the Department of Treasury regulations and other guidance thereunder, it is intended, and this Agreement shall be construed, so that such compensation complies with the requirements of Code section 409A and such regulations and guidance.
You acknowledge and agree that the Company has made no representation regarding the tax treatment of the Award and, notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, that you are solely responsible for all taxes due with respect to the Award. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Award Agreement </P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Venue</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of or based on any
right arising out of this Agreement may be brought against you or the Company only in the courts of the State of Florida or, if it has or can acquire jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, West Palm
Beach Division; and you and the Company consent to the jurisdiction of such courts in any such action or proceeding and waive any objection to venue laid therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Please execute the enclosed copy of this Agreement and return it to the Company&#146;s Director, Executive Compensation&nbsp;&amp; International
Compensation, at the address below to confirm your understanding and acknowledgment of the terms contained in this Agreement</B>:<B> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Office Depot,
Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6600 North Military Trail </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Boca Raton, FL 33496 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Very truly yours, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">OFFICE DEPOT, INC. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.3 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[DATE] </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[NAME] </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>2015 RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear [NAME],
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are pleased to advise you that the Board of Directors of Office Depot, Inc. (the &#147;Board&#148; and the &#147;Company&#148;, respectively) has on
[DATE] (the &#147;Grant Date&#148;) granted you a restricted stock unit award (your &#147;Award&#148;) pursuant to the Office Depot, Inc. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this 2015
Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the &#147;Agreement&#148;) have the meanings given to them in the Plan. This Award is subject to federal and local law and the requirements of the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Award</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You have been granted [NUMBER] (XXX) restricted stock units subject to the
provisions and restrictions contained in the Plan and this Agreement (the &#147;RSUs&#148;). This Award of RSUs represents the right to receive shares of the Company&#146;s common stock (&#147;Common Stock&#148;) on the payment date specified below.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Vesting </U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The RSUs are fully vested on the Grant Date. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Payment</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">a.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Time and Form of Payment</U>. Your RSUs shall be paid to you in a single payment in the manner specified in subsection (b)&nbsp;below within thirty (30)&nbsp;days following the earlier of (i)&nbsp;your
Section&nbsp;409A Separation from Service (as defined in Section&nbsp;14(a) below) with the Company, or (ii)&nbsp;the effective date of a Section&nbsp;409A Change in Control of the Company (as defined in Section&nbsp;14(c) below). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Manner of Payment</U>. Generally, the Company will make payment by issuing to you and registering in your name a certificate or certificates for (or evidencing in book entry or similar account) a number of shares of
Common Stock equal to the number of RSUs. Such shares will not be subject to any restrictions under this Agreement, but may be subject to certain restrictions under applicable securities laws. However, in the event the merger contemplated by the
Agreement and Plan of Merger between the Company, Staples, Inc. and Staples AMS, Inc. dated as of February&nbsp;4, 2015 (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;) is completed, payment at any time on or after the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger
Agreement) will be made in the form of Merger Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Non-Transferability of RSUs</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Your RSUs may not be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred
in any manner other than upon death to a beneficiary under the Plan or by will or the laws of descent and distribution until the RSUs are paid to you pursuant to Section&nbsp;3; any such purported sale, pledge, assignment or transfer shall be void
and of no effect. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Rights as Stockholder</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You shall have no voting, dividend or any other rights as a
stockholder of the Company with respect to RSUs. Upon payment of RSUs in shares of Common Stock, you shall obtain full voting and other rights of a stockholder of the Company as to such shares. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Conformity with Plan</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Your Award is intended to conform in all respects with, and is
subject to, all applicable provisions of the Plan which is incorporated herein by reference. Inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Plan shall be resolved in accordance with the terms of the Plan except as expressly provided otherwise in
this Agreement. The Compensation Committee of the Board (the &#147;Committee&#148;) reserves its right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time without your consent; provided, however, that this Award shall not, without your written consent, be
adversely affected thereby (except to the extent the Committee reasonably determines that such amendment or termination is necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law or the rules or regulations of any stock exchange on which the
Company&#146;s stock is listed or quoted). All interpretations and determinations of the Committee or its delegate shall be final, binding and conclusive upon you and your legal representatives with respect to any question arising hereunder or under
the Plan or otherwise, including guidelines, policies or regulations which govern administration of the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By executing and returning
the enclosed copy of this Agreement, you agree to be bound by all of the terms of the Plan, and you acknowledge availability and accessibility of the Plan document, the Plan prospectus, and either the Company&#146;s latest annual report to
shareholders or annual report on Form 10-K on the Plan and/or Company websites. You understand that you may request paper copies of the foregoing documents by contacting the Company&#146;s Director, Executive Compensation&nbsp;&amp; International
Compensation, at 561-438-8225. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Restrictions on Shares</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Committee determines that the listing, registration or
qualification upon any securities exchange or under any law of shares subject to issuance pursuant to the RSUs is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of same or the issue or purchase of shares thereunder, no
shares may be issued unless such listing, registration or qualification is effected free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee. All certificates for shares delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other
restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other </P>
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requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any listing standards of any exchange or self-regulatory organization on which such shares are listed, and any applicable federal or state
laws; and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be placed on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. In making such determination, the Committee may rely upon an opinion of counsel for the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company shall have no liability to deliver any shares under the Plan or make any other distribution of the benefits under the Plan unless
such delivery or distribution would comply with all applicable state, federal, and foreign laws (including, without limitation and if applicable, the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933), and any applicable requirements of any securities
exchange or similar entity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Committee shall be permitted to amend this Agreement in its discretion to the extent the Committee
determines that such amendment is necessary or desirable to achieve compliance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the guidance thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Successors</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The grant of your Award shall not give you any right to any additional
awards under the Plan or any other compensation plan the Company has adopted or may adopt. The agreements contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor of the Company. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Amendment</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Committee may amend this Agreement by a writing that specifically states
that it is amending this Agreement, so long as a copy of such amendment is delivered to you, provided that no such amendment shall adversely affect in a material way your rights hereunder without your written consent (except to the extent the
Committee reasonably determines that such amendment or termination is necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law or the rules or regulations of any stock exchange on which the Company&#146;s stock is listed or quoted). </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Notices</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall
be addressed to the Company as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Office Depot, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">c/o Vice President, Global Compensation, Benefits, HRIS and Shared Services </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6600 North Military Trail, C278 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Boca Raton, FL 33496 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">561-438-2660 </P>
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address listed in the Company&#146;s records. By a notice given pursuant to this section, either party may designate a different address for notices. Any notice shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered (addressed as
specified above) or when enclosed in a properly sealed envelope (addressed as specified above) and deposited, postage prepaid, with the U.S. postal service or an express mail company. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Severability</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If all or any part of this Agreement or the Plan is declared by any court
or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not invalidate any portion of this Agreement or the Plan not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any section of this Agreement (or part of such a section) so
declared to be unlawful or invalid shall, if possible, be construed in a manner that will give effect to the terms of such section or part of a section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Entire Agreement</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements or understandings, oral or written, with respect to the subject matter herein. By signing this Agreement, you accept the Award in full satisfaction of any and all obligations
of the Company to grant restricted stock unit awards to you as of the date hereof. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Governing Law</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Agreement will be governed by and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to its conflicts of laws rules or the principles of the choice of law. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">14.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Compliance with Section 409A</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Your RSUs shall be administered as subject to section 409A
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;), and in compliance with Code section 409A and the Department of Treasury regulations and other guidance thereunder (collectively, &#147;Section 409A and Related Guidance&#148;).
Compliance with Section&nbsp;409A and Related Guidance shall include the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any payment under this Agreement that is triggered by your separation from service other than on account of your death shall be deemed to provide for payment that is triggered only by your &#147;separation from
service&#148; within the meaning of section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder (a &#147;Section 409A Separation from Service&#148;), </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">if you are a &#147;specified employee&#148; within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section &#167;1.409A-1(i) on the date of your Section&nbsp;409A Separation from Service (with such status determined by the Company
in accordance with rules established by the Company in writing in advance of the &#147;specified employee identification date&#148; that relates to the date of such Section&nbsp;409A Separation from Service or in the absence of such rules
established by the Company, under the default rules for identifying specified employees under Treasury Regulation Section&nbsp;1.409A-1(i)), such compensation triggered by such Section&nbsp;409A Separation from Service shall be paid to you on the
first business day following the six month anniversary of the date of such Section&nbsp;409A Separation from Service (provided, however, that if you die after the date of such Section&nbsp;409A Separation from Service, this six month delay shall not
apply from and after the date of your death), and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a &#147;Section 409A Change in Control of the Company&#148; shall mean a change in the effective ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the
Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-3(i)(5). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You acknowledge and agree that the Company has
made no representation regarding the tax treatment of the Award and, notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, that you are solely responsible for all taxes due with respect to the Award. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Venue</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of or based on any
right arising out of this Agreement may be brought against you or the Company only in the courts of the State of Florida or, if it has or can acquire jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, West Palm
Beach Division; and you and the Company consent to the jurisdiction of such courts in any such action or proceeding and waive any objection to venue laid therein. </P>
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Compensation &amp; International Compensation, at the address below to confirm your understanding and acknowledgment of the terms contained in this Agreement</B>:<B> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Office Depot, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6600 North Military Trail </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Boca Raton, FL 33496 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Very truly yours, </P>
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