Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001246360-11-004331
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2011-12-15 17:40:09
Reporting Period:
2011-12-13
Filing Date:
2011-12-15
Accepted Time:
2011-12-15 17:40:09
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
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
1180656 Ronald Sargent Five Hundred Staples Drive
Framingham MA 01702
Chairman And Ceo 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 2011-12-13 650,282 $11.60 1,777,504 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2011-12-13 650,282 $14.68 1,127,222 No 4 S Direct
Common Stock Acquisiton 2011-12-14 33,000 $11.60 1,160,222 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2011-12-14 33,000 $14.35 1,127,222 No 4 S Direct
Common Stock Acquisiton 2011-12-15 306,718 $11.60 1,433,940 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Acquisiton 2011-12-15 135,000 $11.60 1,568,940 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2011-12-15 306,718 $14.30 1,262,222 No 4 S Direct
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 M Direct
No 4 S Direct
No 4 M Direct
No 4 S Direct
No 4 M Direct
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 2011-12-13 650,282 $0.00 650,282 $11.60
Common Stock Option to Purchase Disposition 2011-12-14 33,000 $0.00 33,000 $11.60
Common Stock Option to Purchase Disposition 2011-12-15 306,718 $0.00 306,718 $11.60
Common Stock Option to Purchase Disposition 2011-12-15 135,000 $0.00 135,000 $11.60
Remaning Holdings Exercise Date Expiration Date Equity Swap Involved Transaction Form Type Transaction Code Nature of Ownership
474,718 2002-12-04 2012-01-03 No 4 M Direct
441,718 2002-12-04 2012-01-03 No 4 M Direct
135,000 2002-12-04 2012-01-03 No 4 M Direct
0 2002-12-04 2012-01-03 No 4 M Direct
Reported Non-Derivative Holdings
Sec. Name Remaning Holdings Nature of Ownership Explanation
Common Stock 10,483 Indirect Ronald L. Sargent GRAT 2007
Common Stock 654,887 Indirect Sargent Partners LLC
Common Stock 43,577 Indirect Sargent Family Inv. LLC
Common Stock 19,313 Indirect Jill Sargent Irr. TR
Common Stock 19,313 Indirect Ronald L. Sargent Irr. TR
Common Stock 204,000 Indirect Ronald L. Sargent GRAT 2011
Reported Derivative Holdings
Sec. Name Sec. Type Price Date Expiration Date Amount Remaning Holdings Nature of Ownership
Common Stock Phantom Stock Unit SERP $0.00 8,055 8,055 Direct
Common Stock Phantom Stock Unit 401(k) $0.00 6,773 6,773 Direct
Expiration Date Amount Remaning Holdings Nature of Ownership
8,055 8,055 Direct
6,773 6,773 Direct
Footnotes
  1. 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 December 14, 2011 account statement.
  2. See Table II, Column 2
  3. 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 December 14, 2011 account statement.
  4. See Table II, Column 2
  5. Monthly Vesting: Restricted by vesting schedule as follows: 25% will vest on the Date Exercisable and 2.083% will vest each month thereafter.
  6. These shares were sold to satisfy the option costs and withholding liability associated with the exercise of non-qualified stock options granted in 2001.
  7. The price reported represents the weighted average sales price of shares sold on December 13, 2011. Shares were sold at prices ranging from $14.60 to $14.80 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.
  8. The price reported represents the weighted average sales price of shares sold on December 14, 2011. Shares were sold at prices ranging from $14.33 to $14.375 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.
  9. The price reported represents the weighted average sales price of shares sold on December 15, 2011. Shares were sold at prices ranging from $14.20 to $14.39 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.