Corporate Offices
2200 Old Germantown Road
Delray Beach, FL 33445
(561) 438-4800
Web site: www.officedepot.com

Annual Meeting
April 25, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. (EST)
The Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel
2000 NW 19th Street
Boca Raton, FL 33431
(561) 368-5252

Certified Public Accountants
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Miami, FL

Transfer Agent & Registrar
Mellon Investor Services
Overpeck Centre
85 Challenger Road
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
(800) 681-8059
Web site: www.mellon-investor.com

Trustee for Liquid Yield
Option Notes Due 2007
Bank of New York
101 Barclay Street
New York, NY 10286

Trustee for Liquid Yield
Option Notes Due 2008
Bankers Trust Company
Four Albany Street
New York, NY 10006

Common Stock
Office Depot’s common stock is quoted on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ODP.

As of December 29, 2001, there were 3,875 stockholders of record. This number excludes individual stockholders holding stock under nominee security position listings.

Direct Stock Purchase Plan
New investors and current stockholders of record may acquire shares of Office Depot’s common stock through the Company’s direct stock purchase plan. Enrollment materials, including the prospectus, are available on the Company’s Web site, under Company Information/Investor Relations/Stock Purchase, or call Mellon Investor Services at (800) 681-8059.

Dividend Policy
The Company has never declared or paid cash dividends on its common stock and does not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

Form 10- K
A Form 10-K is available without charge online at www.officedepot.com, or through www.sec.gov.

It is also available upon written request to:
Investor Relations
Office Depot, Inc.
2200 Old Germantown Road
Delray Beach, FL 33445
(561) 438-7641

Quarterly Stockholder Reports
Office Depot’s quarterly stockholders’ information is provided on the Company’s Web site (www.officedepot.com) under Company Information/InvestorRelations/SEC Filings.