UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
Date
of Report: September 11, 2007
Commission
file number 1-10948
OFFICE
DEPOT, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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59-2663954
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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2200
Old Germantown Road, Delray Beach, Florida
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33445
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(561)
438-4800
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Former
name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A
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OTHER
EVENTS
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Attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.1 is Office Depot, Inc.’s news release dated September
11, 2007, announcing that it will
release third-quarter earnings for the fiscal period ending September 30, 2007
on Tuesday, October 30, 2007.
| ITEM 9.01. |
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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| Exhibit 99.1.1 |
News
release of Office Depot, Inc. issued on September 11, 2007.
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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 thereunto duly
authorized.
| OFFICE DEPOT, INC. | ||
| Date: September 11, 2007 | By: Elisa D. Garcia C. | |
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| /s/ Elisa D. Garcia C. | ||
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Executive
Vice President, General Counsel
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and
Corporate Secretary
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CONTACTS:
Brian
Turcotte
Investor
Relations
561-438-3657
Brian.Turcotte@officedepot.com
Brian
Levine
Public
Relations
561-438-2895
Brian.Levine@officedepot.com
OFFICE
DEPOT TO RELEASE THIRD-QUARTER EARNINGS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30,
2007
Delray
Beach, Fla., September 11, 2007 - Office
Depot, Inc. (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office products and
services, will release third-quarter earnings for the fiscal period ending
September 29, 2007 on Tuesday, October 30, 2007. The Company will host a webcast
to discuss earnings at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Central Time) on
Tuesday, October 30, 2007.
To
listen
via webcast, please visit Office Depot’s Investor Relations website at
http://investor.officedepot.com.
A
replay
of the webcast and a copy of the presentation will also be available on the
website.
Please
note that Office Depot will observe a quiet period commencing September 15,
2007, and extending to the date on which it will release its earnings, October
30, 2007, during which the Company will not have discussions with the investment
community. However, during this quiet period, questions may be e-mailed to
Investor.Relations@officedepot.com
and the
Company may respond by posting the question and answer on its
website.
About
Office Depot
Office
Depot provides more office products and services to more customers in more
countries than any other company.
Incorporated
in 1986 and headquartered in Delray Beach, Fla., Office Depot has annual sales
of over $15.4 billion, and employs approximately 52,000 associates around the
world. Currently, the Company sells to customers directly or through affiliates
in 43 countries.
Office
Depot is a leader in every distribution channel -- from retail stores and
contract delivery to catalogs and e-commerce. As of June 30, 2007, Office Depot
had 1,186 retail stores in North America and another 369 stores, either
company-owned, licensed or franchised, in other parts of the world. Office
Depot
serves a wide range of customers through a dedicated sales force, telephone
account managers, direct mail offerings, and multiple web sites. With $4.7
billion in online sales during the last twelve months, the Company is also
one
of the world’s largest e-commerce retailers.
Office
Depot’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
ODP and is included in the S&P 500 Index. Additional press information can
be found at: http://mediarelations.officedepot.com.