UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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March 7, 2006 |
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March 6, 2006 |
OFFICEMAX INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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82-0100960 |
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(State of Incorporation) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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150 Pierce Road |
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Itasca, Illinois 60143 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
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(630) 438-7800 |
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.02 |
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Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
On March 6, 2006, Carolyn M. Ticknor submitted a letter indicating her intent to resign from the board of directors of OfficeMax Incorporated (the “Company”), effective as of April 20, 2006. Ms. Ticknor will continue to serve as a director until the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders scheduled for April 20, 2006. Ms. Ticknor’s decision to resign from the Company’s board of directors was not because of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Additional information about Ms. Ticknor and her resignation is included in the Company’s news release issued on March 7, 2006, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and incorporated by reference herein.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Exhibits. |
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Exhibit 99.1 |
OfficeMax Incorporated News Release dated March 7, 2006. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: March 7, 2006 |
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OFFICEMAX INCORPORATED |
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/s/ Matthew R. Broad |
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Matthew R. Broad |
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Executive Vice
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1 |
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OfficeMax Incorporated News Release dated March 7, 2006 |
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Exhibit 99.1
OfficeMax
150 East Pierce Road Itasca, IL 60143-1594
News Release
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Investor Contact |
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Bill Bonner |
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John Jennings |
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630 438 8584 |
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For Immediate Release: March 7, 2006
OFFICEMAX ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF CAROLYN M. TICKNOR FROM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ITASCA, Ill., March 7, 2006 — OfficeMax® Incorporated (NYSE: OMX), a leader in office products and services, today announced that Carolyn M. Ticknor, a board member since 2000, will resign from the company’s board of directors, effective the date of the company’s annual meeting of shareholders, scheduled for April 20, 2006. Ms. Ticknor, who is also a director of the Clorox Company, resigned to focus on other personal and professional obligations.
“We are very grateful to Carolyn for the significant contributions that she has made to our board over the past five years. The board and our company have benefited from Carolyn’s expertise and we wish her well.” said Sam Duncan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OfficeMax.
Ms. Ticknor recently served on the Audit and Governance and Nominating Committees as a member of the OfficeMax board. She was president of Hewlett-Packard Company’s Imaging and
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Printing Systems from 1999 until her retirement in 2001, and had served as the president and general manager of HP’s LaserJet Solutions since 1994. She is also a director of the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, a private organization at the Stanford University Medical Center in California.
With the resignation of Ms. Ticknor, the board size will be at eight members effective at the annual meeting of shareholders, scheduled for April 20, 2006. All of the OfficeMax board members are independent except for Mr. Duncan who also serves as the company’s chief executive officer.
About OfficeMax
OfficeMax is a leader in both business-to-business and retail office products distribution. OfficeMax delivers an unparalleled customer experience — in service, in product, in time savings, and in value — through a relentless focus on its customers. The company provides office supplies and paper, print and document services, technology products and solutions, and furniture to large, medium and small businesses and consumers. OfficeMax customers are served by approximately 40,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, Internet and approximately 950 superstores. OfficeMax trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol OMX. More information can be found at http://www.officemax.com/.
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