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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
791519	Staples Inc	SPLS	Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores (5940)	042896127

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1181715	John Mahoney	500 Hundred Staples Drive Framingham MA 01702	Vice Chairman	No	No	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-06-28	150,000	$9.75	485,934	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2011-06-28	150,000	$15.43	335,934	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Option to Purchase	Disposition	2011-06-28	150,000	$0.00	150,000	$9.75

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2002-07-06	2011-08-06	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	33,848	Indirect	John Mahoney 2008 Irr. Trust

Reported Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Price	Date	Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Phantom Stock Unit 401(k)	$0.00			2,295	2,295	Direct
Common Stock	Phantom Stock Unit SERP	$0.00			5,238	5,238	Direct

Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
	2,295	2,295	Direct
	5,238	5,238	Direct

Footnotes

Phantom Stock Units are held in a 401(k) and are payable in cash following the reporting person's termination of employment. Number of underlying shares of common stock are based on June 28, 2011 account statement
See Table II, Column 2
Phantom Stock Units are held in a SERP and are payable in cash following the reporting person's termination of employment. Number of underlying shares of common stock are based on June 28, 2011 account statement.
Column 8, See Table II, Column II
Monthly Vesting: Restricted by vesting schedule as follows: 25% will vest on the Date Exercisable and 2.083% will vest each month thereafter.
The price reported represents the weighted average sales price of shares sold on June 28, 2011. Shares were sold at prices ranging from $15.435 to $15.455 per share. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon the request of the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.