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 12, 2005
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
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 2200 Old Germantown Road, Delray Beach, Florida
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33445 |
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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
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On September 12, 2005, Rolf van Kaldekerken, President of the Company’s European Operations and a
Named Executive Officer of the Company in its most recently filed Proxy Statement, announced his
retirement from the Company, effective immediately upon that announcement. Mr. Van Kaldekerken’s
existing employment agreements, previously filed with the SEC, will govern the terms of his
retirement. The Company is conducting a search for a new head of its business in Europe. In the
interim, Charles E. Brown, the Company’s President, International, is providing direct leadership
for the Company’s European Operations.
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