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Corporate & Stockholder Information

CORPORATE OFFICES 2200 Old Germantown Road Delray Beach, FL 33445 (561) 438-4800 web site: www.officedepot.com ANNUAL MEETING May 1, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. (ET) Deerfield Beach/Boca Raton Hilton 100 Fairway Drive Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441 PH: (954) 427-7700 CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Deloitte & Touche LLP Miami, FL TRANSFER AGENT & REGISTRAR Mellon Investor Services, LLC P.O. Box 3315 South Hackensack, NJ 07606 (800) 681-8059 web site: www.mellon-investor.com TRUSTEE FOR 10% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2008 SunTrust Bank 777 Brickell Avenue Miami, FL 33131 COMMON STOCK Office Depot's common stock is quoted on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ODP. As of December 28, 2002, there were 3,825 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, under current tax laws, in the foreseeable future. FORM 10-K A Form 10-K is available without charge on-line 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/Investor Relations/SEC Filings. QUARTERLY STOCK PRICE RANGE The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sales prices of the Company's common stock quoted on the NYSE Composite Tape. These prices do not include retail mark-ups, mark-downs or commissions: 2002 High Low First Quarter    $ 20.400    $ 15.500 Second Quarter $ 21.960 $ 15.460 Third Quarter $ 17.000 $ 10.600 Fourth Quarter $ 18.090 $ 10.700 2001 High Low First Quarter $ 10.200 $ 7.125 Second Quarter $ 10.650 $ 8.250 Third Quarter $ 14.250 $ 9.740 Fourth Quarter $ 18.580 $ 13.330 ABOUT THIS REPORT Consistent with Office Depot's commitment to the environment, this report is printed with soy-based ink on paper that contains 100% postconsumer recycled content and is processed chlorine free. The cover and coated pages are printed on paper containing 10% post-consumer recycled content.