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www.staplesannualmeeting.com STAPLES 1
i NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS
Framingham, Massachusetts
April 13, 2015
Dear Shareholders,
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Staples, Inc. will be held at the Umstead Hotel, 100 Woodland Pond Drive, Cary, North Carolina,
on June 1, 2015 at 4:00 p.m., local time, to consider and act upon the following matters:
(1) To elect eleven members of the Board of Directors to hold office until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until
their respective successors have been elected or appointed.
(2) To approve an amendment to the 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan increasing the number of shares of common
stock authorized for issuance under the plan from 15,000,000 to 27,000,000 shares.
(3) To approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation.
(4) To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP as Staples’ independent registered public accounting
firm for the current fiscal year.
(5) To act on two shareholder proposals, if properly presented.
(6) To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement
thereof.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on April 6, 2015 will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting or any
adjournment or postponement thereof.
By order of the Board of Directors
Michael T. Williams
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS
For the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 1, 2015
This proxy statement and our 2014 Annual Report are available for viewing, printing and downloading at
www.proxyvote.com.
You may request a copy of the materials relating to our annual meeting, including the proxy statement, form of
proxy card for our 2015 Annual Meeting and the 2014 Annual Report, at www.proxyvote.com, or by sending an email
to our Investor Relations department at [email protected] or by calling [phone].