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      TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF</font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">THE
      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font><br><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Date
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            Five Hundred Staples Drive, Framingham, MA
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      On December 2, 2008, Staples, Inc. announced its financial results for
      the quarter ended November 1, 2008. The full text of the press release
      issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1
      to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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      The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall
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      Exchange Act of 1934 (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;) or otherwise subject to the
      liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by
      reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange
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            December 2, 2008
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            General Counsel and Secretary
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Staples,
      Inc. Announces Third Quarter Performance</b></font>
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    <p>
      FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 2, 2008--Staples, Inc.
      (Nasdaq: SPLS) announced today the results for its third quarter ended
      November 1, 2008. Total company sales increased 34 percent to $7.0
      billion compared to the third quarter of 2007. Net income declined 43
      percent year over year to $157 million, and earnings per share, on a
      diluted basis, decreased 42 percent to $0.22, from the $0.38 achieved in
      the third quarter of last year. Excluding the impact of Corporate
      Express, total company sales decreased three percent to $5.0 billion
      compared to the third quarter of 2007.
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      Excluding the pre-tax charge of $38 million related to the settlement of
      California wage and hour class action litigation realized during the
      third quarter of 2007, as well as the impact of previously announced
      special charges related to the acquisition of Corporate Express during
      the third quarter of 2008, adjusted earnings per share, on a diluted
      basis, were flat versus the third quarter of 2007 at $0.42.
    </p>
    <p>
      As a result of the company&#8217;s decision to move toward one global Staples
      brand, the legacy brands associated with Staples European Catalog will
      be eliminated over time. During the third quarter of 2008, the company
      recorded a non-cash, pre-tax charge of $124 million, reflecting its
      plans to discontinue the use of trade names Staples obtained from the
      2002 Guilbert acquisition.
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      The company also recorded a pre-tax integration and restructuring
      expense of $9 million related to Corporate Express during the third
      quarter of 2008.
    </p>
    <p>
      Additionally, the company is developing tax planning strategies to
      optimize the benefits of the net operating losses of Corporate Express.
      As a result of the company&#8217;s evolving plans, Staples recorded a non-cash
      charge of $57 million, which resulted in a one-time increase to the
      company&#8217;s effective tax rate in the third quarter of 2008. The company
      anticipates finalizing its tax planning strategy to mitigate the
      financial impact of this charge in the next three to six months.
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    <p>
      Including $1.1 billion of Corporate Express sales, North American
      Delivery grew sales 61 percent to $2.8 billion during the third quarter
      of 2008. Excluding the impact of Corporate Express, North American
      Delivery sales declined one percent to $1.7 billion during the third
      quarter, reflecting lower spend per existing customer, particularly in
      durable categories such as furniture and business machines, partially
      offset by strong customer acquisition and retention, as well as strength
      in ink and paper.
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    <p>
      North American Retail sales decreased six percent in the third quarter
      of 2008 to $2.6 billion, and comparable store sales decreased eight
      percent versus the third quarter of 2007. This reflects declines in
      average order size and customer traffic, as well as weakness in
      computers and accessories, business machines, and furniture, partially
      offset by strength in technology services and ink.
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    <p>
      Including $886 million of Corporate Express sales, International sales
      increased 127 percent to $1.6 billion during the third quarter of 2008.
      Excluding the impact of Corporate Express, International sales declined
      one percent in US dollars and were flat in local currency compared to
      the third quarter of 2007. Comparable store sales in Europe decreased
      six percent versus the same period in 2007, as a result of weakness in
      average order size and customer traffic.
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    <p>
      &#8220;Staples&#8217; formula of focusing on customers and investing in our business
      continues to pay off with market share gains in these challenging
      times,&#8221; said Ron Sargent, Staples&#8217; chairman and chief executive officer.
      &#8220;We are pleased with our progress integrating Corporate Express,
      encouraged by our plans to drive store productivity in North American
      Retail, and enthusiastic about our top and bottom line opportunities in
      International.&#8221;
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    <p>
      Highlights for the third quarter include:
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      <u>Total Company</u>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Achieved third quarter sales of $7.0 billion, including $2.0 billion
        of sales from Corporate Express.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Excluding the impact of pre-tax special items, and including the
        results of Corporate Express, operating income rate declined 151 basis
        points to 7.51 percent compared to the third quarter of 2007,
        primarily reflecting the inclusion of the lower margin Corporate
        Express business, somewhat offset by operating margin improvement in
        the pre-acquisition business.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Generated year to date free cash flow of $921 million after $244
        million in capital expenditures, compared to free cash flow of $526
        million for the same period last year.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Ended the quarter with approximately $1.6 billion in liquidity,
        including $888 million in cash and cash equivalents and $686 million
        of available lines of credit.
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      <u>North American Delivery</u>
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    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Achieved third quarter sales of $2.8 billion, including $1.1 billion
        of sales from Corporate Express.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Reported a 201 basis point decline in operating income rate to 8.85
        percent versus the same period in 2007, primarily reflecting the
        inclusion of the Corporate Express business, somewhat offset by gross
        margin improvement and cost controls in marketing and distribution
        expense in the pre-acquisition business.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Made steady progress integrating Corporate Express, announcing new
        organizational structure and completing vendor pricing analysis during
        the third quarter.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      <u>North American Retail</u>
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Achieved third quarter sales of $2.6 billion.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Reported an 83 basis point decline in operating income rate to 10.29
        percent versus the same period in 2007, primarily reflecting
        deleverage in rent and labor expense despite tight control of variable
        expenses and an increase in product margin rate.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Opened 32 stores and closed two stores, ending the third quarter with
        1,832 stores in North America.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Reduced average inventory per store by 12 percent versus the same
        period in 2007.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <div style="width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      <u>International</u>
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Achieved third quarter sales of $1.6 billion, including $886 million
        of Corporate Express sales.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Reported a 21 basis point improvement in operating income rate to 3.55
        percent versus the same period in 2007, primarily reflecting the
        inclusion of the Corporate Express business, as well as strong expense
        management in the pre-acquisition business.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Began Corporate Express integration process, including new
        organizational structure, integration of back office and supply chain
        operations, initial vendor pricing negotiations, and rebranding plan.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Opened two stores in Portugal and one store in the UK, and closed
        three stores in China, ending the third quarter with 334 stores in
        Europe and 28 stores in China.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      <b>Corporate Express Integration Outlook</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      As a result of the Corporate Express acquisition, the company
      anticipates total annual synergies to build, over a three-year period,
      to $300 million. In conjunction with the acquisition, the company
      expects to incur the following incremental expenses during Q4 2008 and
      FY 2009.
    </p>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-size: 8pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="6">
          <b>Approximate Dollar Amounts in Millions</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top">
          <b>Q4 2008</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top">
          <b>FY 2009</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Net Interest Expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $60 - 70
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $220 - 250
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Amortization of Intangibles
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          30 - 35
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          110 - 120
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Integration and Restructuring Expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          10 - 15
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          50 - 70
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $100 - 120
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $380 - 440
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      <b>Presentation of Non-GAAP Information</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      This press release presents certain results both with and without the
      results of Corporate Express. The presentation of results that exclude
      these items are non-GAAP financial measures that should be considered in
      addition to, and should not be considered superior to or as a substitute
      for, the presentation of results determined in accordance with GAAP.
      Management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures presented in
      this press release provide a more meaningful comparison of the company&#8217;s
      year-over-year performance. Management also uses these non-GAAP
      financial measures to evaluate the operating results of the company&#8217;s
      pre-acquisition business against prior year results and its operating
      plan.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Today's Conference Call</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      The company will host a conference call today at 8:00 a.m. (ET) to
      review these results and its outlook. Investors may listen to the call
      at <u>http://investor.staples.com</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>About Staples</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Staples, the world&#8217;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&#8217;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 <u>www.staples.com</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      Certain information contained in this news release constitutes
      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 information set forth under headings that include the
      words &#8220;Corporate Express Integration Outlook&#8221; or &#8220;Estimates&#8221; and other
      statements regarding our future business and financial performance. Some
      of the forward-looking statements are based on a series of expectations,
      assumptions, estimates and projections which involve substantial
      uncertainty and risk, including the review of our assessments by our
      outside auditor and changes in management&#8217;s assumptions and projections.
      Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such
      forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties,
      including but not limited to: economic conditions may cause a decline in
      business and consumer spending which could adversely affect our business
      and financial performance; our market is highly competitive and we may
      not continue to compete successfully; we may not be able to successfully
      integrate Corporate Express into our existing operations to realize
      anticipated benefits and our growth may strain our operations; we may be
      unable to continue to open new stores and enter new markets
      successfully; if we are unable to manage our debt, it could materially
      harm our business and financial condition and restrict our operating
      flexibility; we may be unable to attract and retain qualified
      associates; our quarterly operating results are subject to significant
      fluctuation; our expanding international operations expose us to the
      unique risks inherent in foreign operations; our business may be
      adversely affected by the actions of and risks associated with our third
      party vendors; our expanded offering of proprietary branded products may
      not improve our financial performance and may expose us to intellectual
      property and product liability claims; our effective tax rate may
      fluctuate; our information security may be compromised; various legal
      proceedings may adversely affect our business and financial performance;
      and those other factors discussed or referenced in our most recent
      quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, under the heading
      &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; and elsewhere, and any subsequent periodic or current
      reports filed by us with the SEC. In addition, any forward-looking
      statements represent our estimates only as of the date such statements
      are made (unless another date is indicated) and should not be relied
      upon as representing our estimates as of any subsequent date. 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.
    </p>
    <p>
      Financial information follows.
    </p>
    <div style="width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-size: 8pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="9">
          <b>STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="9">
          <b>Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="9">
          <b>(Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Share Data)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="9">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <b>November 1,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <b>February 2,</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <b>2008</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <b>2008</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>ASSETS</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Current assets:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          887,700
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,245,448
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Short-term investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          27,016
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Receivables, net
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,096,663
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          822,254
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Merchandise inventories, net
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,668,289
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,053,163
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Deferred income tax asset
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          242,279
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          173,545
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Prepaid expenses and other current assets
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          284,911
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          233,956
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Total current assets</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,179,842
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,555,382
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Property and equipment:</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Land and buildings
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,028,726
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          859,751
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Leasehold improvements
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,185,903
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,135,132
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Equipment
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,932,415
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,819,381
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Furniture and fixtures
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          917,514
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          871,361
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Total property and equipment</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,064,558
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,685,625
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,722,815
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,524,486
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Net property and equipment</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,341,743
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,161,139
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Lease acquisition costs, net of accumulated amortization</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          28,397
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          31,399
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          766,145
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          231,310
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Goodwill</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,724,004
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,764,928
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Other assets</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          993,087
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          292,186
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total assets</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          14,033,218
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          9,036,344
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Current liabilities:</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accounts payable
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,497,903
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,560,728
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,229,646
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,025,364
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Commercial paper
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          948,728
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Debt maturing within one year
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,991,604
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          23,806
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Total current liabilities</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,667,881
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,609,898
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Long-term debt</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,149,645
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          342,169
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Other long-term obligations</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          775,289
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          356,043
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Minority interest</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          58,345
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          10,227
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Stockholders' equity:</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; no
          shares issued
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Common stock, $.0006 par value, 2,100,000,000 shares authorized;
            issued 882,167,337 shares at November 1, 2008 and 867,366,103
            shares at February 2, 2008
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          529
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          520
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Additional paid-in capital
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,987,666
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,720,319
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (331,446
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          476,399
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Retained earnings
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,081,290
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,793,542
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Less:</b> Treasury stock at cost - 166,381,578 shares at
            November 1, 2008 and 162,728,588 shares at February 2, 2008
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (3,355,981
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (3,272,773
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total stockholders' equity</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,382,058
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,718,007
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total liabilities and stockholders' equity</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          14,033,218
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          9,036,344
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
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        </div>
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      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
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        </div>
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          <b>STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="17">
          <b>Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="17">
          <b>(Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="17">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="7">
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <b>39 Weeks Ended</b>
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="3">
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <b>November 3,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <b>November 1,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <b>November 3,</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <b>2008</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <b>2007</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <b>2008</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <b>2007</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Sales
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,950,933
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,168,351
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16,910,207
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          14,048,240
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Cost of goods sold and occupancy costs
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,086,799
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,662,677
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          12,323,649
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          10,047,260
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Gross profit</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,864,134
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,505,674
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,586,558
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,000,980
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Operating and other expenses:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Selling, general and administrative
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,314,134
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,072,998
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,450,599
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,957,909
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Integration and restructuring costs
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          132,282
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          132,445
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Amortization of intangibles
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          28,011
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,371
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          46,426
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          11,681
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total operating expenses</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,474,427
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,077,369
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,629,470
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,969,590
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          389,707
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          428,305
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          957,088
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,031,390
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Other income (expense):</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Interest income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,366
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          8,715
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          23,148
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          34,895
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Interest expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (59,902
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (8,466
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (88,348
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (30,667
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Miscellaneous expense
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (2,833
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          15
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (3,223
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (1,472
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Income before income taxes and minority interests</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          332,338
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          428,569
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          888,665
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,034,146
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Income tax expense
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          171,644
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          154,285
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          363,588
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          372,293
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Income before minority interests</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          160,694
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          274,284
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          525,077
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          661,853
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Minority interests
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,991
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (234
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,859
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (636
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Net income</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          156,703
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          274,518
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          519,218
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          662,489
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="4">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Earnings Per Share:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Basic earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.22
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.39
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.75
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.94
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.22
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.38
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.73
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.92
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Dividends declared per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.33
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.29
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Weighted average shares outstanding:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          701,161,150
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          702,258,662
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          696,811,222
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          707,301,022
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          712,711,480
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          715,257,576
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          710,684,025
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          723,415,325
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-size: 8pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="9">
          <b>STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="9">
          <b>Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="9">
          <b>(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="9">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <b>39 Weeks Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <b>November 1,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <b>November 3,</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <b>2008</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <b>2007</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Operating Activities:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          519,218
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          662,489
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
          operating activities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          396,590
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          285,940
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Amortization of deferred financing costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          8,982
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Non-cash write-down of indefinite lived intangible assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          123,775
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Stock-based compensation
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          134,196
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          133,196
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Deferred tax expense
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          19,190
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          25,272
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (5,992
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (17,395
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Other
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,575
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,679
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Changes in assets and liabilities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Increase in receivables
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (130,794
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (113,711
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Increase in merchandise inventories
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (70,085
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (99,489
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (16,402
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (51,323
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Increase in accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          30,711
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          114,724
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          115,711
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (189,720
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Increase in other long-term obligations
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          34,431
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          90,161
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Net cash provided by operating activities</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,165,106
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          841,823
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Investing Activities:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Acquisition of property and equipment
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (243,777
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (315,905
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Acquisition of businesses and investments in joint ventures, net of
          cash acquired
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (4,381,811
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (178,295
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          27,019
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,776,385
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Purchase of short-term investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (3
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (3,440,117
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Net cash used in investing activities</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (4,598,572
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (157,932
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Financing Activities:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and the sale of stock
            under employee stock purchase plans
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          129,769
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          125,703
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper, net of repayments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          948,728
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Proceeds from borrowings
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,762,879
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          10,701
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Payments on borrowings
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (360,790
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (204,889
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Payment of deferred financing costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (16,450
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Cash dividends paid
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (231,465
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (207,552
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,992
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          17,395
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Purchase of treasury stock, net
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (83,208
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (578,159
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,155,455
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (836,801
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (79,737
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          45,960
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (357,748
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (106,950
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,245,448
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,017,671
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Cash and cash equivalents at end of period</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          887,700
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          910,721
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
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    <div style="width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
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    </div>
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      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="17">
          <b>STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="17">
          <b>Segment Reporting</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="17">
          <b>(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="17">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <b>13 Weeks Ended</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <b>39 Weeks Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <b>November 1,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <b>November 3,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <b>November 1,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <b>November 3,</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <b>2008</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <b>2007</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <b>2008</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <b>2007</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Sales:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          North American Retail
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,599,204
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,750,884
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          7,095,568
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          7,225,679
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          North American Delivery
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,783,195
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,727,141
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,469,487
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,896,999
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          International Operations
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,568,534
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          690,326
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,345,152
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,925,562
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total sales</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,950,933
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,168,351
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16,910,207
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          14,048,240
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Business Unit Income:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          North American Retail
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          267,558
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          305,869
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          546,342
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          652,252
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          North American Delivery
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          246,206
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          187,450
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          583,023
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          507,380
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          International Operations
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          55,624
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          23,064
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          94,364
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          42,954
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Total business unit income</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          569,388
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          516,383
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,223,729
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,202,586
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Stock-based compensation
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (47,399
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (50,078
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (134,196
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (133,196
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Integration and restructuring costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (132,282
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (132,445
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Impact of wage and hour settlement
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (38,000
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (38,000
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Total segment income</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          389,707
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          428,305
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          957,088
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,031,390
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Interest and other income (expense), net
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (57,369
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          264
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (68,423
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,756
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Income before income taxes and minority interest</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          332,338
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          428,569
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          888,665
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,034,146
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
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      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
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        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
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      <tr>
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          <b>STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES</b>
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="37">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Consolidated Statements of
            Income</b>
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="37">
          <b>(Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="37">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="35">
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        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="20">
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="14">
          <b>November 3, 2007</b>
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <b>As reported</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <b>Non-Cash Write Down of Staples European Trade Names</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <b>Integration and Restructuring Expenses</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <b>Non-Cash Charge Related to Tax Planning Strategies</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>As Adjusted $</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>As Adjusted %</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>As reported</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <b>Wage and hour settlement</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>As Adjusted $</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>As Adjusted %</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Sales
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,950,933
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,950,933
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          100.00
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,168,351
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,168,351
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          100.00
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Cost of goods sold and occupancy costs
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,086,799
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,086,799
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          73.18
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,662,677
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,662,677
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          70.87
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,864,134
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,864,134
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          26.82
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,505,674
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,505,674
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          29.13
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Operating and other expenses:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Selling, general and administrative
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,314,134
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,314,134
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          18.91
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,072,998
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (38,000
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,034,998
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          20.03
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Integration and restructuring charges
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          132,282
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (123,775
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (8,507
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.00
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.00
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Amortization of intangibles
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          28,011
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          28,011
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.40
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,371
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,371
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.08
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Total operating expenses
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,474,427
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (123,775
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (8,507
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,342,145
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          19.31
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,077,369
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (38,000
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,039,369
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          20.11
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          389,707
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          123,775
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          8,507
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          521,989
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          7.51
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          428,305
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          38,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          466,305
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          9.02
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Interest and other income, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          57,369
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          57,369
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.83
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (264
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (264
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (0.01
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income before income taxes and minority interests
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          332,338
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          123,775
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          8,507
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          464,620
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6.68
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          428,569
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          38,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          466,569
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          9.03
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Income tax expense
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          171,644
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          42,702
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,935
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (57,000
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          160,281
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2.31
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          154,285
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          13,680
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          167,965
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3.25
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income before minority interests
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          160,694
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          81,073
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,572
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          57,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          304,339
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4.38
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          274,284
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          24,320
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          298,604
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5.78
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Minority interests
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,991
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,991
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.06
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (234
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (234
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (0.00
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          156,703
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          81,073
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,572
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          57,000
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          300,348
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4.32
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          274,518
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          24,320
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          298,838
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5.78
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Earnings Per Share:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top" colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Basic earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.22
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.12
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.01
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.08
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.43
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.39
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.04
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.43
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.22
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.11
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.01
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td colspan="2">

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        <td>

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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          701,161,150
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          702,258,662
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        <td>

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          712,711,480
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        <td>

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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          715,257,576
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
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        </td>
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      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

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        <div style="text-align: center">
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          <b>STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="37">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Consolidated Statements of
            Income</b>
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="37">
          <b>(Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top" colspan="37">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
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        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
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        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
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        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
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        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>As Adjusted $</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
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        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

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        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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      </tr>
      <tr>
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      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Sales
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16,910,207
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16,910,207
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          100.00
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          14,048,240
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td>

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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          14,048,240
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          100.00
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Cost of goods sold and occupancy costs
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          12,323,649
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
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        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          12,323,649
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          72.88
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          10,047,260
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          10,047,260
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          71.52
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,586,558
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,586,558
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          27.12
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,000,980
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,000,980
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          28.48
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Operating and other expenses:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Selling, general and administrative
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,450,599
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,450,599
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          20.41
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,957,909
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (38,000
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,919,909
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          20.78
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Integration and restructuring charges
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          132,445
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (123,775
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (8,670
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.00
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.00
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Amortization of intangibles
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          46,426
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          46,426
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.27
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          11,681
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          11,681
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.08
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Total operating expenses
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,629,470
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (123,775
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (8,670
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,497,025
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          20.68
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,969,590
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (38,000
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,931,590
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          20.87
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          957,088
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          123,775
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          8,670
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,089,533
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6.44
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,031,390
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          38,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,069,390
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          7.61
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Interest and other income, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          68,423
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          68,423
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.40
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (2,756
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (2,756
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (0.02
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income before income taxes and minority interests
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          888,665
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          123,775
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          8,670
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,021,110
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6.04
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,034,146
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          38,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,072,146
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          7.63
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Income tax expense
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          363,588
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          42,702
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,991
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (57,000
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          352,281
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2.08
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          372,293
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          13,680
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          385,973
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2.75
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income before minority interests
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          525,077
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          81,073
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,679
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          57,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          668,829
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3.96
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          661,853
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          24,320
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          686,173
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4.88
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Minority interests
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,859
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,859
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.03
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (636
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (636
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (0.00
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          519,218
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          81,073
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,679
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          57,000
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          662,970
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3.92
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          662,489
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          24,320
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          686,809
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4.89
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

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        <td colspan="3">

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        <td colspan="3">

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        <td>

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        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

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        <td colspan="2">

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        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Earnings Per Share:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td colspan="3">

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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td colspan="2">

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        <td colspan="3">

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        <td colspan="2">

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        <td colspan="2">

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        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Basic earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.75
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.12
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.01
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.08
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.95
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.94
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.03
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.97
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td colspan="2">

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        <td colspan="2">

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        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
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        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.73
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.11
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.01
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.08
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.93
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.92
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.03
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.95
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
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        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
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        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Weighted average shares outstanding:
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          696,811,222
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          707,301,022
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 25.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          710,684,025
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          723,415,325
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>

    </p>
    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>Staples, Inc.<br><b>Media Contact:</b><br>Paul Capelli/Owen
      Davis, 508-253-8530/8468<br>or<br><b>Investor Contact:</b><br>Laurel
      Lefebvre/Chris Powers, 508-253-4080/4632
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