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  Shares</font></b></p>
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  (including zip code) and Telephone Number (including area code) of
  Person(s)&nbsp;Authorized to<br>
  Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Subject Company)</font></p>
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<h1 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PART&nbsp;I.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INFORMATION SENT TO SECURITY HOLDERS</font></h1>

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<h2 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 1.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Home Jurisdiction Documents.</font></h2>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
following document is attached as an exhibit to this Form:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&nbsp;number</font></b></p>
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  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="82%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:82.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1<sup>*</sup></font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="82%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:82.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Offer Memorandum, dated May&nbsp;19, 2008</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></h2>

<h2 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 2.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Informational Legends.</font></h2>

<h2 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></h2>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not
applicable.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h1 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PART&nbsp;II.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED TO BE SENT TO
SECURITY HOLDERS</font></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></h1>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
following documents are attached as exhibits to this Form:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&nbsp;number</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:86.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:86.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2<sup>**</sup></font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:86.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press release, dated June&nbsp;3, 2008, &#147;Staples
  Increases Its Offer for Corporate Express to EUR 9.15 per Share and Secures
  Commitments from Shareholders to Tender Their Shares&#148;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:86.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3<sup>***</sup></font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:86.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press release, dated June&nbsp;4, 2008, &#147;Staples
  Purchased 12.3 percent of Corporate Express&#146; Ordinary Shares&#148;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:86.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4<sup>****</sup></font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:86.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press release, dated June&nbsp;11, 2008, &#147;Staples
  and Corporate Express Reach Agreement on Recommended All Cash Offer of EUR
  9.25 per Ordinary Share of Corporate Express&#148;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:86.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5<sup>*****</sup></font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:86.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press release, dated June&nbsp;11, 2008, &#147;Staples
  Increases Offer Price per Corporate Express Convertible Bond to EUR 1,346.71&#148;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:86.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7<sup>******</sup></font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:86.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press release, dated June&nbsp;25, 2008, &#147;Staples
  Increases Offer Price per Corporate Express Preference Share A to EUR 3.60&#148;</font></p>
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  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:86.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8<sup>*******</sup></font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:86.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press release, dated July&nbsp;9, 2008, &#147;Staples
  Settles Its Offer for All Outstanding Securities of Corporate Express and
  Announces Delisting of Corporate Express Ordinary Shares and ADSs&#148;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:86.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:86.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press release, dated July&nbsp;17, 2008, &#147;Staples
  Acquires More Than 99 Percent of Shares in Corporate Express&#148;</font></p>
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</table>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><sup><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></sup><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;Previously furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;1 to
Form&nbsp;CB filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by Staples
Acquisition B.V. and Staples,&nbsp;Inc. on May&nbsp;20, 2008.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><sup><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">**</font></sup><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;Previously furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;2 to
Form&nbsp;CB Amendment No.&nbsp;1 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission by Staples Acquisition B.V. and Staples,&nbsp;Inc. on June&nbsp;3,
2008.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><sup><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">***</font></sup><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;Previously furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;3 to
Form&nbsp;CB Amendment No.&nbsp;2 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission by Staples Acquisition B.V. and Staples,&nbsp;Inc. on June&nbsp;5,
2008.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><sup><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">****</font></sup><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;Previously furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;4 to
Form&nbsp;CB Amendment No.&nbsp;3 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission by Staples Acquisition B.V. and Staples,&nbsp;Inc. on June&nbsp;16,
2008.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><sup><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*****</font></sup><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;Previously furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;5 to
Form&nbsp;CB Amendment No.&nbsp;3 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission by Staples Acquisition B.V. and Staples,&nbsp;Inc. on June&nbsp;16,
2008.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><sup><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">******</font></sup><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;Previously furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;7 to
Form&nbsp;CB Amendment No.&nbsp;4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission by Staples Acquisition B.V. and Staples,&nbsp;Inc. on June&nbsp;27,
2008.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><sup><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*******</font></sup><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;Previously furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;8 to
Form&nbsp;CB Amendment No.&nbsp;5 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission by Staples Acquisition B.V. and Staples,&nbsp;Inc. on July&nbsp;11,
2008.</font></p>

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<h1 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PART&nbsp;III.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS AND
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On May&nbsp;20,
2008, Staples Acquisition B.V. filed with the Commission a written irrevocable
consent and power of attorney on Form&nbsp;F-X.</font></p>

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<h1 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PART&nbsp;IV.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURES</font></h1>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">After
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</font></b><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:120%;">Mass</font></b><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:120%;">., July
17, 2008 - </font></b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;">Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) and its wholly owned
subsidiary Staples Acquisition B.V. (&#147;Staples Acquisition&#148;) announced today
that the following securities have been tendered during the post acceptance
period (<i>na-aanmeldingstermijn</i>)
(&#147;Post Acceptance Period&#148;) of the offer to acquire the outstanding securities
of Corporate Express N.V. (&#147;Corporate Express&#148;) (&#147;Offer&#148;): (i) 7,437,636
ordinary shares with a nominal value of EUR 1.20 each (&#147;Ordinary Shares&#148;),
including the Ordinary Shares represented by American Depositary Shares
(&#147;ADSs&#148;), representing approximately 4.0 percent of the total issued and
outstanding Ordinary Shares in the capital of Corporate Express (ii) 104,137
preference shares A with a nominal value of EUR 1.20 each (&#147;Preference Shares&#148;),
representing approximately 0.2 percent of the total issued and outstanding
Preference Shares in the capital of Corporate Express and (iii) EUR 5,000
principal amount of two percent subordinated convertible bonds due 2010
(&#147;Bonds&#148;), representing approximately 0.00<font color="black" style="color:black;">2</font> percent of the total issued and outstanding
principal amount of the Bonds convertible into Ordinary Shares in the capital
of Corporate Express.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="line-height:120%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.5pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;">The sum of the Ordinary </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;">Shares</font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;"> already held by Staples
Acquisition and the 7,437,636 Ordinary Shares tendered in the Post Acceptance
Period amounts to 184,534,522 shares and represents approximately 99.3 percent
of the total issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares in the capital of Corporate
Express.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="line-height:120%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.5pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;">The sum of the
Preference Shares already held by Staples Acquisition and the 104,137
Preference Shares tendered in the Post Acceptance </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;">Period</font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;"> amounts to 53,248,948
shares and represents approximately 99.9 percent of the total issued and
outstanding Preference Shares in the capital of Corporate Express.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="line-height:120%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.5pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;">The sum of the principal amount
of the Bonds already held by Staples Acquisition and the EUR 5,000 principal
amount of the Bonds tendered in the Post Acceptance Period amounts to EUR
114,299,000 principal and represents approximately 99.6 percent of the total issued
and outstanding principal amount of the Bonds.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="line-height:120%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.5pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;">In accordance with the terms of
the Offer, payment of the offer price in cash per Ordinary Share, ADS,
Preference Share and Bond validly tendered (or defectively tendered, provided
that such defect has been waived by Staples Acquisition) and validly delivered
to the Dutch Settlement Agent is expected to take place on July 23, 2008.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="line-height:120%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.5pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;">Staples, the world&#146;s largest
office products company, is committed to making it easy for customers to buy a
wide range of office products, including supplies, technology, furniture, and
business services. With $27 billion in sales, Staples serves businesses of all
sizes and consumers in 27 countries throughout North and South America, Europe,
Asia and Australia. In July 2008, Staples acquired Corporate Express, one of
the world&#146;s leading suppliers of office products to businesses and
institutions. Staples invented the office superstore concept in 1986 and is
headquartered outside Boston. More information about Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS) is
available at www.staples.com.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="line-height:120%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.5pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:120%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.5pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;">This is a public announcement
pursuant to the provisions of Article 17, paragraph 4 of the Dutch Decree on
Public Takeover Bids (Besluit openbare biedingen Wft).&#160; This announcement shall not constitute a
public offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor
shall there be any sale in securities.&#160;
Except as expressly stated in this press release, the Offer is made
through and is subject to the terms and conditions as set out in the offer
memorandum in relation to the Offer, subject to the amendments in the press
announcements of June 3, 11 and 25, and July 2 and 9, 2008.&#160; Not for release, publication or distribution,
in whole or in part, in or into Canada or Japan.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="line-height:120%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.5pt;text-align:left;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;">Certain information contained
in this news release may constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of
the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, including but not limited to the statements as to Staples&#146; intentions
with respect to the Offer to acquire Corporate Express.&#160; Actual future events may differ materially
from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of risks
and uncertainties, including but not limited to those factors discussed or
referenced in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC,
under the heading &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and elsewhere, and any subsequent periodic
reports filed by us with the SEC.&#160; In
addition, any forward-looking statements represent our estimates only as of
today and should not be relied upon as representing our estimates as of any
subsequent date.&#160; While we may elect to
update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically
disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our estimates change.</font></p>

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