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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">A total of 353,608 of the shares directly held are subject to vesting requirements. Full beneficial ownership of some or all of these shares may not fully vest in reporting person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) granted pursuant to the Issuer's 2006 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan. The RSUs are subject to vesting requirements. The RSUs vest at 33-1/3% on December 6, 2009, 33-1/3% on December 6, 2010 and 33-1/3%  on December 6, 2011 and have tax withholding and dividend equivalent rights.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Restricted Stock Units (&quot;RSU&quot;)  granted pursuant to the Issuer's 2006 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan. The RSUs will vest 100% on December 6, 2011 and have tax withholding and dividend equivalent rights.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Equivalent shares based on the total Net Asset Value (NAV) of IKON Stock Fund in issuer's 401(k) Plan.  Due to market fluctuations in NAV, the number of equivalent shares may increase or decrease from month to month independently of the officer's purchases or sales.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Stock option granted pursuant to the terms of the Issuer's 2006 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan. The stock option vests  1/3 on December 6, 2007, 1/3 on December 6, 2008 and 1/3 on December 6, 2009.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Stock Units acquired pursuant to the terms of the issuer's Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (&quot;the Deferred Plan&quot;). The shares subject to the units will be issued to the reporting person in accordance with the terms of the Deferred Plan and the reporting person's Deferred Plan election. Full beneficial ownership of some of these units are subject to vesting requirements and may not fully vest in reporting person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Stock option vests 1/3 per year beginning one year from the date of grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Stock option vests 150,000 shares on 8/28/2005 and 150,000 shares on 8/28/2007.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Maryanne Messenger, Power of Attorney  For: Matthew J. Espe</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-12-08</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
