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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">UNITED STATES</font><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">SECURITIES
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">FORM 8-K</font><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">CURRENT
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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
      of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 2, 2011</font><br><br>
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            STAPLES, INC.
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            Five Hundred Staples Drive, Framingham, MA
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            01702
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Registrant&#8217;s
      telephone number, including area code: </font>508-253-5000<br><br>
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      On March 2, 2011, Staples, Inc. announced its financial results for the
      quarter and fiscal year ended January 29, 2011.&#160;&#160;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
      Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a
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      The exhibit listed on the Exhibit Index immediately preceding such
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            March 2, 2011
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            Staples, Inc.
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            Kristin A. Campbell
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            General Counsel and Secretary
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      EXHIBIT INDEX<br><br>
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          99.1
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            Press release dated March 2, 2011.
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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 Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Performance</b></font>
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    <p>
      FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2011--Staples, Inc.
      (Nasdaq: SPLS) announced today the results for its fourth quarter and
      fiscal year ended January 29, 2011. Total company sales for the fourth
      quarter of 2010 increased slightly to $6.4 billion compared to the
      fourth quarter of 2009. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2010
      increased 17 percent year over year to $275 million, and diluted
      earnings per share, on a GAAP basis, increased 19 percent to $0.38 from
      the $0.32 achieved in the fourth quarter of last year.
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      The company&#8217;s effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2010 was
      26.6%, which favorably impacted the company&#8217;s fully diluted GAAP and
      adjusted earnings per share by approximately $0.06 when compared to the
      company&#8217;s previous guidance. This was the result of the United States
      Congress&#8217;s December 2010 extension of certain provisions in the tax code
      that allow for the deferral of income tax on certain foreign earnings.
      This legislation resulted in a 34.5% effective tax rate for the full
      year 2010, versus the company&#8217;s previous guidance for a 37.5% effective
      tax rate.
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      Adjusted earnings per share, on a diluted basis, increased three percent
      during the fourth quarter of 2010 to $0.39 from $0.38 last year. This
      excludes, in 2010, pre-tax integration and restructuring expense of $6
      million related to Corporate Express, as well as, for 2009, $20 million
      of pre-tax integration and restructuring expense and $42 million related
      to a settlement of several retail wage and hour class action lawsuits.
    </p>
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      The company estimates the negative impact from inclement weather during
      the fourth quarter to be approximately $70 million in sales worldwide,
      or approximately $0.03 of earnings per share. In addition, subsequent
      promotional activity intended to regain lost sales had a negative impact
      of approximately $0.02 of earnings per share.
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      &#8220;I&#8217;m proud of all that we achieved in 2010,&#8221; said Ron Sargent, Staples&#8217;
      chairman and chief executive officer. &#8220;We got back to growing the
      top-line, achieved solid operating margin expansion and earnings growth,
      and generated over a billion dollars in free cash flow. While the fourth
      quarter was challenging primarily due to the impact of winter storms,
      sales have recovered in the first quarter of 2011. Our business is
      healthy, we&#8217;re investing in the right things, and our growth initiatives
      are gaining traction and positioning us well for a strong 2011.&#8221;
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      For the full year 2010, total company sales increased one percent to
      $24.5 billion compared to the full year 2009. Net income increased 19
      percent year over year to $882 million, and diluted earnings per share,
      on a GAAP basis, increased 19 percent to $1.21 from the $1.02 achieved
      last year.
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      For the full year 2010, the company recorded $58 million of pre-tax
      integration and restructuring expense. Excluding this expense, as well
      as $84 million of pre-tax integration and restructuring expense and the
      $42 million settlement of several retail wage and hour class action
      lawsuits during the full year 2009, adjusted earnings per share, on a
      diluted basis, increased 11 percent to $1.27 from the $1.14 achieved
      last year.
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    <p>
      <b>Q4 2010 and Full Year 2010 Highlights</b>
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      <u>Total Company</u>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        On a GAAP basis, fourth quarter of 2010 operating income rate
        increased 9 basis points to 6.68 percent compared to the fourth
        quarter of 2009. Excluding the impact of the 2009 and 2010 special
        items discussed above, fourth quarter 2010 operating income rate
        declined 77 basis points to 6.78 percent. This decrease primarily
        reflects deleverage on lower sales due to inclement weather in North
        America, related increased promotional activity in North American
        Retail, and continued investments to support growth initiatives.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        On a GAAP basis, full year 2010 operating income rate increased 72
        basis points to 6.41 percent compared to the full year 2009. Excluding
        the impact of the 2009 and 2010 special items discussed above, full
        year 2010 operating income rate increased 44 basis points to 6.65
        percent compared to the full year 2009. This increase primarily
        reflects improvements in product margins and supply chain
        efficiencies, and lower depreciation and amortization expense. This
        was partially offset by investments in growth initiatives and the
        impact of inclement weather at the end of the fourth quarter.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Generated free cash flow of $1.0 billion after $409 million in capital
        expenditures during 2010.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Utilized strong free cash flow to repurchase 18.0 million shares for
        $367.4 million during 2010.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Returned $259 million in cash dividends to shareholders during 2010.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Ended the year with approximately $2.7 billion in liquidity, including
        $1.5 billion in cash and cash equivalents and $1.2 billion of
        available lines of credit.
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      <u>North American Delivery</u>
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        Achieved sales for the fourth quarter of 2010 of $2.5 billion, an
        increase of three percent in US dollars, and an increase of two
        percent in local currency compared to the fourth quarter of 2009.
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Achieved full year 2010 sales of $9.8 billion, an increase of two
        percent in US dollars, and an increase of one percent in local
        currency, compared to the full year 2009.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Fourth quarter 2010 operating income rate decreased 85 basis points to
        8.31 percent compared to the fourth quarter 2009. This decline
        primarily reflects higher incentive compensation and investments in
        growth initiatives.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Full year 2010 operating income rate increased 38 basis points to 8.54
        percent compared to the full year 2009. This improvement primarily
        reflects strength in the Contract business, improved product margins
        and reduced amortization expense, partially offset by investments to
        support growth initiatives.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      <u>North American Retail</u>
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Achieved sales for the fourth quarter of 2010 of $2.6 billion, a
        slight decrease in US dollars and a decrease of one percent in local
        currency compared to the fourth quarter of 2009.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Fourth quarter 2010 comparable store sales decreased two percent
        versus the fourth quarter of 2009, reflecting the negative impact of
        inclement weather, and softness in computers and peripherals, offset
        by strength in paper and services businesses.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Achieved sales for the full year 2010 of $9.5 billion, an increase of
        two percent in US dollars and a slight decrease in local currency
        compared to the full year 2009.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Full year 2010 comparable store sales decreased one percent versus the
        full year 2009.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Fourth quarter 2010 operating income rate decreased 142 basis points
        to 8.13 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2009. This decline
        primarily reflects deleverage on lower sales due to winter storms and
        related promotional activity to drive sales.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Full year 2010 operating income rate decreased 19 basis points to 8.08
        percent compared to the full year 2009, primarily due to lower sales
        caused by inclement weather and related promotional activity at the
        end of the fourth quarter, as well as investments in labor, partially
        offset by lower depreciation and marketing expense.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Opened nine stores and closed six stores during the fourth quarter,
        and opened 41 stores and closed 12 stores during the full year, ending
        2010 with 1,900 stores in North America.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <div style="width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt">
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        <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 sales for the fourth quarter of 2010 of $1.4 billion, a
        decrease of three percent in US dollars and flat in local currency
        compared to the fourth quarter of 2009.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Achieved full year 2010 sales of $5.2 billion, a decrease of two
        percent in both US dollars and in local currency compared to the full
        year 2009.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Fourth quarter 2010 operating income rate increased eight basis points
        to 4.21 percent compared to the fourth quarter 2009. This increase
        reflects improved profitability in the European delivery businesses,
        offset by weakness in European Retail.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Full year 2010 operating income rate increased 91 basis points to 3.22
        percent compared to the full year 2009. This increase primarily
        reflects improvement in supply chain in the European delivery
        businesses and reduced amortization expense, partially offset by
        deleverage in rent and labor costs in the European retail business.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Opened one store in Germany and closed one store in Australia during
        the fourth quarter 2010. The International business ended the year
        with 381 stores.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      <b>Outlook</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      The company&#8217;s outlook assumes a continued modest improvement in the
      economy in 2011. For the first quarter of 2011, the company expects
      sales to increase in the low single-digits compared to the same period
      of 2010. The company expects to achieve diluted earnings per share, on a
      GAAP basis, in the range of $0.30 to $0.32 for the first quarter of 2011.
    </p>
    <p>
      For the full year 2011, the company expects sales to increase in the low
      to mid single-digits compared to the full year 2010. The company expects
      to achieve diluted earnings per share, on a GAAP basis, in the range of
      $1.50 to $1.60 for the full year 2011. This earnings per share guidance
      assumes a number of non-operating items that are expected to benefit
      earnings per share growth by approximately $0.05 to $0.06 cents,
      including a lower share count due to share repurchases and a reduction
      in interest expense of approximately $20 million.
    </p>
    <p>
      In 2011, the company expects capital expenditures to increase to $500
      million for investments in growth initiatives, systems, the integration
      of distribution networks in North America and Europe, remodels, and new
      stores. The company expects to generate more than $1 billion of free
      cash flow in 2011.
    </p>
    <div style="width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt">
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        <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
      integration and restructuring expense associated with Corporate Express
      and a settlement of several retail wage and hour class action lawsuits
      in 2009. This press release also presents certain results both with and
      without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
      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. Reconciliations of the
      non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP
      financial measures are provided below. Management believes that the
      non-GAAP financial measures presented provide a better comparison to
      prior periods because the adjustments do not affect the on-going
      operations of the combined businesses. Management uses these non-GAAP
      financial measures to evaluate the operating results of the company&#8217;s
      business against prior year results and its operating plan, and to
      forecast and analyze future periods. Management recognizes there are
      limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures as
      they may reduce comparability with other companies that use different
      methods to calculate similar non-GAAP measures. Management generally
      compensates for the limitations resulting from the exclusion of these
      items by considering the impact of these items separately and GAAP as
      well as non-GAAP results. In addition, Management presents the most
      comparable GAAP measures ahead of non-GAAP measures and provides a
      reconciliation that indicates and describes the adjustments made.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Today's Conference Call</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      The company will host a conference call today at 9:00 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 and
      services. Our broad selection of office supplies, electronics,
      technology and office furniture as well as business services, including
      computer repair and copying and printing, helps our customers run their
      offices efficiently. With 2010 sales of $25 billion and 89,000
      associates worldwide, Staples operates in 26 countries throughout North
      and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia serving businesses of all
      sizes and consumers. Staples invented the office superstore concept in
      1986 and today ranks second worldwide in e-commerce sales. The company
      is headquartered outside Boston. More information about Staples (Nasdaq:
      SPLS) is available at <u>www.staples.com/media</u>.
    </p>
    <div style="width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt">
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        <div style="text-align: left">

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      </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>
      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 &#8220;Outlook&#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: global economic conditions could adversely
      affect our business and financial performance; our market is highly
      competitive and we may not be able to continue to compete successfully;
      our growth may strain our operations; we may be unable to continue to
      enter new markets successfully; our expanding international operations
      expose us to risk inherent in foreign operations; our effective tax rate
      may fluctuate; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates could lead to
      lower earnings; we may be unable to attract and retain qualified
      associates; our quarterly operating results are subject to significant
      fluctuation; if we are unable to manage our debt, it could materially
      harm our business and financial condition and restrict our operating
      flexibility; 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; technological problems may impact our operations; our
      information security may be compromised; various legal proceedings,
      third party claims, investigations or audits may adversely affect our
      business and financial performance; changes in federal, state or local
      regulations may increase our cost of doing business; and those factors
      discussed or referenced in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K
      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-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt">
      <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 cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>Consolidated Balance Sheets</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Share Data)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>January 29,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>January 30,</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2011</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2010</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>ASSETS</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,461,257
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,415,819
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Receivables, net
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,954,148
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,811,365
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Merchandise inventories, net
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,359,173
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,261,149
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Deferred income tax assets
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          295,232
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          353,329
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Prepaid expenses and other current assets
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          398,357
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          333,105
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total current assets</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,468,167
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,174,767
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Land and buildings
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,064,981
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,051,391
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Leasehold improvements
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,328,397
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,268,848
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Equipment
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,287,505
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,035,658
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Furniture and fixtures
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,032,502
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          966,783
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total property and equipment</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,713,385
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,322,680
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,565,614
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,158,147
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Net property and equipment</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,147,771
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,164,533
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          522,722
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          579,923
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,073,162
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,084,122
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          699,845
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          713,989
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total assets</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          13,911,667
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          13,717,334
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Accounts payable
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,208,386
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,111,696
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,497,851
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,603,354
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Debt maturing within one year
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          587,356
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          67,269
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total current liabilities</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,293,593
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,782,319
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,014,407
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,500,329
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          652,486
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          579,746
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          no shares issued
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Common stock, $.0006 par value, 2,100,000,000 shares
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          authorized; issued 908,449,980 shares at January 29, 2011
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          and 896,655,170 shares at January 30, 2010
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          538
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Additional paid-in capital
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,334,735
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,379,942
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Accumulated other comprehensive loss
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (96,933
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (89,337
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Retained earnings
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,492,340
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,869,138
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Less: treasury stock at cost, 187,536,869 shares at January 29, 2011
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          and 167,990,178 shares at January 30, 2010
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (3,786,977
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (3,388,395
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total Staples, Inc. stockholders' equity</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,943,710
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,771,886
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Noncontrolling interests
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,471
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          83,054
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total stockholders' equity</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,951,181
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,854,940
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 30.0px" valign="top">
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        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          13,911,667
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          13,717,334
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
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        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
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      <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 cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="17">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17" valign="top">
          <b>STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17" valign="top">
          <b>Consolidated Statements of Income</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17" valign="top">
          <b>(Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17" valign="top">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="7" valign="top">
          <b>52 Weeks Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>January 30,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>January 29,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>January 30,</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2011</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2010</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2011</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2010</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,415,402
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,406,074
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          24,545,113
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          24,275,451
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,694,758
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,648,533
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17,938,958
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17,801,548
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Gross profit</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,720,644
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,757,541
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,606,155
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,473,903
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,270,019
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,291,187
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,913,188
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,907,236
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Integration and restructuring costs
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,220
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          19,742
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          57,765
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          84,244
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          15,776
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          24,673
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          61,689
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          100,078
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total operating expenses</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,292,015
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,335,602
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,032,642
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,091,558
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          428,629
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          421,939
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,573,513
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,382,345
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Interest income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,015
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,751
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,722
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,117
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Interest expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (53,406
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (57,578
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (214,824
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (237,025
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Other (expense) income
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (2,757
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1,527
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (9,816
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,457
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Consolidated income before income taxes</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          374,481
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          364,585
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,356,595
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,155,894
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          99,733
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          125,782
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          468,026
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          398,783
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Consolidated net income</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          274,748
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          238,803
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          888,569
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          757,111
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Income attributed to noncontrolling interests
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,889
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,621
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,440
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Net income attributed to Staples, Inc.</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          274,742
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          233,914
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          881,948
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          738,671
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 25.0px" valign="top">
          Basic earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.23
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.04
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 25.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.32
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.21
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.02
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Dividends declared per common share</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.09
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.08
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.36
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 25.0px" valign="top">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          709,923,535
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          714,919,874
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          715,596,180
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          709,744,612
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 25.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          721,164,216
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          727,320,019
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          726,220,324
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          721,838,483
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt">
      <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 cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="7" valign="top">
          <b>52 Weeks Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>January 29,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>January 30,</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2011</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2010</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Operating Activities:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Consolidated net income, including income from the noncontrolling
          interests
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          888,569
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          757,111
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
          operating activities:
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          498,863
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          552,441
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Stock-based compensation
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          146,879
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          174,691
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (8,763
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Deferred income taxes
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          172,630
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (89,753
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Other
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,418
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (17,177
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Changes in assets and liabilities, net of companies acquired:
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          (Increase) decrease in receivables
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (95,656
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          129,137
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          (Increase) decrease in merchandise inventories
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (46,450
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          244,600
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (70,600
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          254,805
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          Increase in accounts payable
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          63,305
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          40,365
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          (Decrease) increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (191,917
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          71,208
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          Increase (decrease) in other long-term obligations
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          75,450
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (24,457
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Net cash provided by operating activities</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,446,491
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,084,208
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Acquisition of property and equipment
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (408,889
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (313,228
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Acquisition of businesses and investments in joint ventures, net of
          cash acquired
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (63,066
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (471,955
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (313,228
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and the sale of stock
          under employee stock
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          85,429
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          150,958
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Repayments of the issuance of commercial paper
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1,195,557
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Proceeds from borrowings
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          201,566
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,211,424
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Payments on borrowings, including payment of deferred financing fees
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (207,478
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (945,333
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Purchase of noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (360,595
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Cash dividends paid
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (258,746
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (236,874
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8,763
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Purchase of treasury stock, net
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (398,582
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (30,661
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Net cash used in financing activities</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (938,406
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1,037,280
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,308
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          48,345
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Net increase in cash and cash equivalents</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          45,438
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          782,045
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,415,819
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          633,774
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Cash and cash equivalents at end of period</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,461,257
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,415,819
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
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      <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 style="text-align:left">
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="17">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17" valign="top">
          <b>STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17" valign="top">
          <b>Segment Reporting</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17" valign="top">
          <b>(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17" valign="top">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="7" valign="top">
          <b>52 Weeks Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>January 29,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>January 30,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>January 29,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>January 30,</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2011</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2010</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2011</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2010</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Sales:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,490,043
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,424,758
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,849,218
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,640,390
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,562,651
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,573,714
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,529,757
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,364,190
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,362,708
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,407,602
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,166,138
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,270,871
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total sales</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,415,402
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,406,074
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          24,545,113
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          24,275,451
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          206,879
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          222,169
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          841,429
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          786,723
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          208,239
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          245,564
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          770,122
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          774,529
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          57,401
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          58,100
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          166,606
        </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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          122,028
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total business unit income</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          472,519
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          525,833
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,778,157
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,683,280
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (37,670
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (42,152
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (146,879
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (174,691
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total segment income</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          434,849
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          483,681
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,631,278
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,508,589
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (54,148
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (57,354
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (216,918
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (226,451
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Integration and restructuring costs
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (6,220
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (19,742
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (57,765
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (84,244
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Impact of wage and hour settlement
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" 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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (42,000
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" 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="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (42,000
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Consolidated income before income taxes</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          374,481
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          364,585
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,356,595
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,155,894
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
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          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
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          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
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      <tr>
        <td>

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        <td>

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          6,415,402
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          $
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          6,415,402
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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          $
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          6,406,074
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          $
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          6,406,074
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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          4,694,758
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        <td>

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        <td>

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          4,694,758
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          73.18
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          4,648,533
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          4,648,533
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,720,644
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        <td>

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          1,720,644
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        <td>

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        <td>

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

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        <td>

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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,757,541
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        <td>

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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,757,541
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        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,270,019
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          1,270,019
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          19.80
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
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        <td>

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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,291,187
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (42,000
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,249,187
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          19.50
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Integration and restructuring costs
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,220
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (6,220
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          19,742
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (19,742
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          15,776
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          15,776
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.25
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          24,673
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          24,673
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.39
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          Total operating expenses
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,292,015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (6,220
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,285,795
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          20.04
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,335,602
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (19,742
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (42,000
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,273,860
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          19.89
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          428,629
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,220
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          434,849
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6.78
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          421,939
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          19,742
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          42,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          483,681
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7.55
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Interest and other expense, net
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          54,148
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          54,148
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.84
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          57,354
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          57,354
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.90
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Consolidated income before income taxes
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          374,481
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,220
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          380,701
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5.93
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          364,585
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          19,742
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          42,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          426,327
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6.66
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Income tax expense
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          99,733
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          1,656
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
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        <td>

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        <td>

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          101,389
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.58
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
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          &#160;
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          125,782
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        <td>

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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,811
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td>

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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          14,490
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td>

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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          147,083
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.30
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          %
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        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Consolidated net income
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          274,748
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        <td>

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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,564
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        </td>
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        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          279,312
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        <td>

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        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4.35
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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          238,803
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12,931
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        <td>

        </td>
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        </td>
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        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          27,510
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        <td>

        </td>
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          279,244
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4.36
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
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        </td>
      </tr>
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        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Income attributed to noncontrolling interests
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          6
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          &#160;
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          &#160;
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          6
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        </td>
        <td>

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          0.00
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        <td>

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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,889
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        <td>

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        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,889
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.08
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Net income attributed to Staples, Inc.
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        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          274,742
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,564
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          279,306
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4.35
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          233,914
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12,931
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          27,510
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          274,355
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4.28
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
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        </td>
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        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
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          0.39
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          $
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          $
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          0.39
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          $
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          0.33
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          $
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          0.02
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          $
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          0.04
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          $
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          0.39
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        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.38
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          $
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          0.01
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          $
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          0.39
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          $
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          0.32
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          $
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          0.02
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,606,155
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,606,155
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          26.91
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,473,903
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,473,903
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          26.67
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,913,188
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,913,188
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          20.02
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,907,236
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (42,000
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,865,236
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          20.04
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Integration and restructuring costs
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          57,765
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (57,765
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          84,244
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (84,244
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          61,689
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          61,689
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.25
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          100,078
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          100,078
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.41
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          Total operating expenses
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,032,642
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (57,765
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,974,877
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          20.27
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,091,558
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (84,244
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (42,000
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,965,314
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          20.45
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,573,513
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          57,765
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,631,278
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6.65
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,382,345
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          84,244
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          42,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,508,589
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6.21
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
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      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
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        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          216,918
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          216,918
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.88
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          226,451
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          226,451
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.93
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Consolidated income before income taxes
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,356,595
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          57,765
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,414,360
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5.76
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,155,894
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          84,244
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          42,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,282,138
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5.28
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Income tax expense
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          468,026
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          20,985
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          489,011
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.99
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          398,783
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          29,064
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          14,490
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          442,337
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.82
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Consolidated net income
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          888,569
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          36,780
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          925,349
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.77
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          757,111
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          55,180
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          27,510
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          839,801
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.46
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Income attributed to noncontrolling interests
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,621
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,621
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.03
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,440
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,440
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.08
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Net income attributed to Staples, Inc.
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          881,948
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          36,780
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          918,728
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.74
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          738,671
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          55,180
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          27,510
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          821,361
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.38
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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        </td>
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          $
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          1.28
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          $
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          $
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          1.16
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        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 25.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted earnings per common share
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.21
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          $
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          0.06
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          $
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          1.27
        </td>
        <td>

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          $
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.02
        </td>
        <td>

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          $
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          0.08
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          0.04
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          $
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          1.14
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        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
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        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          715,596,180
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          709,744,612
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        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 25.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted
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        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          726,220,324
        </td>
        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          721,838,483
        </td>
        <td>

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

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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="10" valign="top">
          <b>STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="10" valign="top">
          <b>Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Sales Growth</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="10" valign="top">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
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      <tr>
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          <b>13 Weeks Ended January 29, 2011</b>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Sales Growth</b><br><b>GAAP</b>
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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; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
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            <b>Impact&#160;of&#160;Local</b><br><b>Currency</b>
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Sales:</b>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.7
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (0.4
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          %)
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.3
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          North American Retail
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        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (0.4
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          %)
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1.1
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          %)
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        <td>

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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1.5
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          %)
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      <tr>
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          International Operations
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        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (3.2
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          %)
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.2
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
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        <td>

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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.0
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total sales</b>
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        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.1
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            <b>Sales Growth on a </b><br><b>Local Currency </b><br><b>Basis</b>
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          <b>Sales:</b>
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          North American Retail
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          (1.9
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          International Operations
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          (2.0
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          0.4
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          %
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          (1.6
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          %)
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          <b>Total sales</b>
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          1.1
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          %
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          (0.9
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          %)
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          0.2
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          %
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    <p>
      This presentation refers to growth rates in local currency so that
      business results can be viewed without the impact of fluctuations in
      foreign currency exchange rates, thereby facilitating period-to-period
      comparisons of Staples' business performance. To present this
      information, current period results for entities reporting in currencies
      other than U.S. dollars are converted into U.S. dollars at the prior
      year average monthly exchange rates.
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    <p>
      CONTACT:<br><b>Staples, Inc.</b><br><b>Media Contact:</b><br>Owen Davis,
      508-253-8468<br>or<br><b>Investor Contact:</b><br>Laurel Lefebvre/Kevin
      Barry, 508-253-4080/1487<br>
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