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: October 29, 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
ITEM
8.01 OTHER
EVENTS
Attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.1 is Office Depot, Inc.’s news release dated October 29,
2007, announcing that it
has
delayed the release of its third-quarter
earnings release and related conference call and webcast, previously scheduled
to take place on October 30, 2007.
ITEM
9.01. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit
99.1.1
News
release of Office Depot, Inc. issued on October 29, 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.
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OFFICE
DEPOT, INC.
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Date:
October 29, 2007
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By:
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/s/ Elisa
D. Garcia C.
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___________________________________
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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 ANNOUNCES DELAY OF THIRD-QUARTER EARNINGS
Delray
Beach, Fla., October 29, 2007 -
Office
Depot (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services,
today announced that it has delayed the distribution of its third-quarter
earnings release and related conference call and webcast, previously scheduled
to take place on October 30, 2007. The delay is due to an independent review
by
the Audit Committee of the Company’s vendor program funds. The review relates
principally to the timing of the recognition of certain vendor program funds.
A
subsequent press release will be issued announcing a new date and time for
the
distribution of third-quarter earnings information.
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 e-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.
CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Except for historical
information, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of
1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements, including without limitation
all
of the projections and anticipated levels of future performance, involve risks
and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from
those
discussed herein. These risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time
by Office Depot in its filings with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”), including without limitation its most recent filing on Form
10-K, filed on February 14, 2007 and its 10-Q and 8-K filings made from time
to
time. You are strongly urged to review all such filings for a more detailed
discussion of such
risks and uncertainties. The Company’s SEC filings are readily obtainable at no
charge at www.sec.gov
and at www.freeEDGAR.com,
as well as on a number of other commercial web sites.