STAPLES INC
EX-10.5
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit
10.5</font></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Stock Option Grant</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Staples, Inc.</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Employer ID: 04-2896-127</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">500 Staples Drive</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Framingham, MA 01702</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ACCOUNT ID:</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&lt;&lt;AccountID&gt;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LOCATION</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&lt;&lt;ExtraField2&gt;&gt;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&lt;&lt;FirstName&gt;&gt; &lt;&lt;MiddleName&gt;&gt;
  &lt;&lt;LastName&gt;&gt;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&lt;&lt;Address1&gt;&gt;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&lt;&lt;Address2&gt;&gt;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&lt;&lt;Address3&gt;&gt;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&lt;&lt;City&gt;&gt;, &lt;&lt;State&gt;&gt;
  &lt;&lt;Zip&gt;&gt;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&lt;&lt;Country&gt;&gt;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">You have been granted an option to purchase Staples, Inc. Common Stock
as follows:</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Type of Option:</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Non-Qualified Stock
  Option</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Grant No.:</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&lt;&lt;GrantNumber&gt;&gt;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stock Option Plan:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2004</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Grant:</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&lt;&lt;GrantDate&gt;&gt;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total Number of Option Shares:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&lt;&lt;SharesGranted&gt;&gt;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Option Price per Share:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">US$&lt;&lt;OptionPrice&gt;&gt;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total Exercise Price of Option Shares:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.5%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">US$&lt;&lt;TotalOptionPrice&gt;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><a name="TableHead"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Vesting
  Date</font></b></a></p>
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  <td width="36%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:31.6%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Numbers of Shares<br>
  Vesting on Vesting Date</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By your acceptance of this Stock Option Grant, you agree that this
option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of Staples,
Inc.&#146;s 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time) and by the
terms and conditions of Staples, Inc.&#146;s Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement
(NQS42004), which is attached hereto.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Staples, Inc.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ronald L. Sargent</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">STAPLES, INC. DIRECTOR STOCK
OPTION AGREEMENT</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1. <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Grant of Option</font></i>.&#160; Staples, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(&#147;Staples&#148;), hereby grants to the Optionee named on the reverse hereof an
option, pursuant to Staples&#146; 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), to
purchase an aggregate of the Total Number of Option Shares of Common Stock of
Staples stated on the reverse hereof at a price per share equal to the Option
Price per Share stated on the reverse hereof, purchasable as set forth in, and
subject to the terms and conditions of, this Option Agreement and the Plan.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2. <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Non-Statutory Stock Option</font></i>.&#160; This option is not intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3. <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Exercise of Option and
Provisions for Termination</font></i>.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a) <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Vesting Schedule</font></i>.&#160; Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, this option may be exercised up to and including the tenth
anniversary of the Date of Grant set forth on the reverse hereof (hereinafter
the &#147;Expiration Date&#148;) in installments as to not more than the number of shares
commencing on the respective vesting dates set forth in the table on the
reverse hereof.&#160; Notwithstanding the
foregoing: (1) if the Optionee ceases to serve as a director of Staples prior
to the fourth anniversary date of the Date of Grant, no additional shares of
Common Stock shall become exercisable on any of the anniversary dates following
the cessation of his or her service as director; and (2) this option shall
immediately become exercisable in full in the event (i) a Change in Control (as
defined below) of Staples occurs, (ii) the Optionee ceases to serve as a
director of Staples due to his or her death, disability (within the meaning of
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code or any successor provision) or (iii) the Optionee
ceases to serve as a director of Staples after attaining age 55 if at the time
of such cessation of service the sum of the years of service as a director of
Staples (as determined by the Board of Directors of Staples) completed by the
Optionee plus the Optionee&#146;s age is greater than or equal to 65.&#160; </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&#160; <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Definitions.&#160; </font></i>For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)&#160; A &#147;Change
in Control&#148; shall be deemed to have occurred if (A) any &#147;person&#148;, as such term
is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;) (other than Staples, any trustee or other fiduciary holding
securities under an employee benefit plan of Staples, or any corporation owned
directly or indirectly by the stockholders of Staples in substantially the same
proportion as their ownership of stock of Staples), is or becomes the
&#147;beneficial owner&#148; (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly
or indirectly, of securities of Staples representing 30% or more of the
combined voting power of Staples&#146; then outstanding securities (other than
pursuant to a merger or consolidation described in clause (1) or (2) of subsection
(C) below); (B) individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board of
Directors of Staples (as of the date hereof, the &#147;Incumbent Board&#148;) cease for
any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors,
provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof
whose election, or nomination for election by Staples&#146; stockholders, was
approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the
Incumbent Board (other than an election or nomination of an individual whose
initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened
election contest relating to the election of the directors of Staples, as such
terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act) shall
be, for purposes of this Agreement, considered as though such person were a
member of the Incumbent Board; (C) the stockholders of Staples approve a merger
or consolidation of Staples with any other corporation, other than (1) a merger
or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of Staples outstanding
immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining
outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving
entity) more than 75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of
Staples or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or
consolidation, or (2) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a
recapitalization of Staples (or similar transaction) in which no &#147;person&#148; (as
defined above) acquires more than 30% of the combined voting power of Staples&#146;
then outstanding securities; or (D) the stockholders of Staples approve an
agreement for the sale or disposition by Staples of all or substantially all of
Staples&#146; assets. </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii) &#147;Surviving Corporation&#148; shall mean (x) in the
case of a Change in Control pursuant to clause (A) or clause (B) of Section
3(b)(i), Staples; (y) in the case of a Change in Control pursuant to clause (C)
of Section 3(b)(i), the surviving or resulting corporation in such merger or
consolidation; and (z) in the case of a Change in Control pursuant to Clause
(D) of Section 3(b)(i), the entity acquiring the majority of the assets being
sold or disposed of by Staples.&#160; </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c) <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Continuous Service as
Director Required</font></i>.&#160; Except as
otherwise provided in this Section 3(c), this option shall terminate, and may
no longer be exercised by the Optionee, on the date six months after the
Optionee ceases to serve as a director of Staples.&#160; In the event (1) the Optionee ceases to serve
as a director of Staples due to his or her death or disability (within the
meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code or any successor provision), or (2) the
Optionee dies within six months after he or she ceases to serve as a director
of Staples, then the exercisable portion of this option may be exercised within
the period of one year following the date the Optionee ceases to serve as a
director, by the Optionee or by the person to whom this option is transferred
by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.&#160; In the event the Optionee ceases to serve as
a director of Staples after attaining age 55, if at the time of such cessation
of service the sum of the years of service as a director of Staples (as
determined by the Board of Directors of Staples) completed by the Optionee plus
the Optinee&#146;s age is greater than or equal to 65, then the exercisable portion
of this option may be exercised within three years following the date the
optionee ceases to serve as a director, by the Optionee or by the person to
whom this option is transferred by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution Notwithstanding the foregoing, each option shall terminate, and
may no longer be exercised, on the date 10 years after the Date of Grant.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d) <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Exercise Procedure</font></i>.&#160; Subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, this option shall be exercised by the Optionee&#146;s delivery of written
notice of exercise to the Secretary of Staples specifying the number of shares
to be purchased and the purchase price to be paid therefor and accompanied by
payment in full in accordance with Section 4.&#160;
Such exercise shall be effective upon receipt by the Secretary of Staples
of such written notice together with the required payment.&#160; The Optionee may purchase fewer than the
total number of shares covered hereby, provided that no partial exercise of
this option may be for any fractional share.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4. <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Payment of Purchase Price</font></i>.&#160; </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&#160; <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Method of Payment.</font></i>&#160;
Payment of the purchase price for shares purchased upon exercise of this
option shall be made (i) by delivery to Staples of cash or a check to the order
of Staples in an amount equal to the purchase price of such shares, (ii)
subject to the consent of Staples, by delivery to Staples of shares of Common
Stock of Staples then owned by the Optionee having a fair market value equal in
amount to the purchase price of such shares, (iii) by any other means which the
Board of Directors determines are consistent with the purpose of the Plan and
with applicable laws and regulations (including, without limitation, the
provisions of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Regulation
T promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board), or (iv) by any combination of such
methods of payment.&#160; Notwithstanding the
prior sentence, under no circumstances may payment for shares be made by a
promissory note.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&#160; <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Valuation of Shares or Other Non-Cash Consideration Tendered in Payment
of Purchase Price.</font></i>&#160; For the
purposes hereof, the fair market value of any share of Staples&#146; Common Stock or
other non-cash consideration which may be delivered to Staples in exercise of
this option shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of
Staples.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&#160; Delivery of
Shares Tendered in Payment of Purchase Price.&#160;
If the Optionee exercises this option by delivery of shares of Common
Stock of Staples, the certificate or certificates representing the shares of
Common Stock of Staples to be delivered shall be duly executed in blank by the
Optionee or shall be accompanied by a stock power duly executed in blank
suitable for purposes of transferring such shares to Staples, and the Common
Stock delivered may not be subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled
vesting or other similar </font>requirement
and must have been held for at least six months if such Common Stock was
previously issued to the Optionee through a Staples compensation plan.&#160; Fractional shares of Common Stock of Staples
will not be accepted in payment of the purchase price of shares acquired upon
exercise of this option.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5. <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Delivery of Shares;
Compliance With Securities Law, Etc.</font></i></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a) <i><font style="font-style:italic;">General</font></i>.&#160; Staples shall, upon payment of the option
price for the number of shares purchased and paid for, make prompt delivery of
such shares to the Optionee, provided that if any law or regulation requires
Staples to take any action with respect to such shares before the issuance
thereof, then the date of delivery of such shares shall be extended for the
period necessary to complete such action.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b) <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Listing, Qualification,
Etc</font></i><u>.</u>&#160; This option shall
be subject to the requirement that if, at any time, counsel to Staples shall determine
that the listing, registration or qualification of the shares subject hereto
upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent
or approval of any governmental or regulatory body, or that the disclosure of
non-public information or the satisfaction of any other condition is necessary
as a condition of, or in connection with, the issuance or purchase of shares
hereunder, this option may not be exercised, in whole or in part, unless such
listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval, disclosure, or
satisfaction of such other condition shall have been affected or obtained on
terms acceptable to the Board of Directors.&#160;
Nothing herein shall be deemed to require Staples to apply for, effect
or obtain such listing, registration, qualification, or disclosure or satisfy
such other condition.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6. <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Transferability of Option</font></i>.&#160; This option is personal and may not be
transferred other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, upon
notice to Staples, for estate planning purposes to entities that are
beneficially owned entirely by family members, and this option shall be
exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee or his or
her legal representative.&#160; Other than
pursuant to the prior sentence, no rights granted hereunder may be transferred,
assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or
otherwise) nor shall any such rights be subject to execution, attachment or
similar process.&#160; All transferees of this
Option must agree to be governed by all of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.&#160; Upon any attempt to transfer,
assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this option or of such
rights contrary to the provisions hereof, or upon the levy of any attachment or
similar process upon this option or such rights, this option and such rights
shall, at the election of Staples, become null and void.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7. <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Limitation of Rights</font></i></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a) <i><font style="font-style:italic;">No Right to Continue as a
Director</font></i>.&#160; Neither the Plan,
nor the granting of this option nor any other action taken pursuant to the
Plan, shall constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding,
express or implied, that Staples will retain the Optionee as a director for any
period of time.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b) <i><font style="font-style:italic;">No Stockholders&#146; Rights
for Options</font></i>.&#160; The Optionee
shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to the shares of Common
Stock covered by this option until the date of the issuance to him or her of a
stock certificate therefor, and no adjustment will be made for dividends or
other rights (except as provided in Section 9(a) of the Plan) for which the
record date is prior to the date such certificate is issued.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8. <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Adjustment Provisions for
Recapitalizations and Related Transactions</font></i>.&#160; In the event of any recapitalization,
reclassification of shares, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split,
spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event or any distribution
to holders of Common Stock other than an ordinary cash dividend, the Optionee
shall, with respect to this option or any unexercised portion thereof, be
entitled to the rights and benefits, and be subject to the limitations, set
forth in Section 9(a) of the Plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9. <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Mergers, Consolidations,
Asset Sales, Liquidations, Etc</font></i>.&#160;
In the event of a merger or consolidation or any share exchange transaction
in which outstanding shares of Common Stock are exchanged for securities, cash
or other property of any other corporation or business entity, or in the event
of a liquidation of Staples, prior to the Expiration Date or termination of
this option, the Optionee shall, with respect to this option or any unexercised
portion thereof, be entitled to the rights and benefits, and be subject to the
limitations, set forth in Section 9 of the Plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10. <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Withholding Taxes</font></i>.&#160; Staples&#146; obligation to deliver shares of Common
Stock upon the exercise of this option shall be subject to the Optionee&#146;s
satisfaction of all applicable federal, state and local income and employment
tax withholding requirements.&#160; </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11. <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Miscellaneous</font></i>.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a) Except as provided herein, this option may not be
amended or otherwise modified unless evidenced in writing and signed by Staples
and the Optionee unless the Board of Directors of Staples determines that the
amendment or modification, taking into account any related action, would not
materially and adversely affect the Optionee.&#160;
</font>However, in no
event may this Option be converted into a stock appreciation right.&#160; This Option Agreement may be executed in
multiple counterparts, each of which shall represent the same option agreement.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b) All notices under this option shall be mailed or
delivered by hand to Staples at its main office, Attn: Secretary, and to the Optionee
to his or her last known address on the records of Staples or at such other
address as may be designated in writing by either of the parties to one
another.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c) This option shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.</font></p>

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