0001246360-11-002002.txt : 20110404 0001246360-11-002002.hdr.sgml : 20110404 20110404170949 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001246360-11-002002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110401 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110404 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110404 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STAPLES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000791519 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES [5940] IRS NUMBER: 042896127 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0227 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 STAPLES DRIVE STREET 2: P O BOX 9328 CITY: FRAMINGHAM STATE: MA ZIP: 01702 BUSINESS PHONE: 5082535000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 STAPLES DR CITY: FRAMINGHAM STATE: MA ZIP: 01702 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BURTON MARY ELIZABETH CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001007061 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MI FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-17586 FILM NUMBER: 11736801 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 131 TAMIT PL CITY: PALM DESERT STATE: CA ZIP: 92260 4 1 form.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0303 4 2011-04-01 false 0000791519 STAPLES INC SPLS 0001007061 BURTON MARY ELIZABETH FIVE HUNDRED STAPLES DRIVE FRAMINGHAM MA 01702 true false false false Common Stock 2011-04-01 4 M false 22500 9.8753 A 79857 D Common Stock 2011-04-01 4 S false 22500 19.7214 D 57357 D Option to Purchase 9.8753 2011-04-01 4 M false 22500 0 D 2002-03-05 2011-04-05 Common Stock 22500 0 D See Table II, Column 2 Four Year Vesting: Options exercisable in four annual installments beginning on date stated. The price reported represents the weighted average sales price of shares sold on April 1, 2011. Shares were sold at prices ranging from $19.71 to $19.735 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. Kristin A. Campbell, attorney-in-fact 2011-04-04