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In connection with  OfficeMax,  Inc.'s  ("OfficeMax")  upcoming 2006 Annual
Meeting, K Capital Partners, LLC and certain  related parties ("K Capital")
may file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") to solicit stockholders of OfficeMax with respect to the election of
directors and/or one or more stockholder  proposals.  HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE
EMPHASIZED THAT K CAPITAL HAS NOT MADE ANY DECISION AT THIS TIME WHETHER TO
SOLICIT PROXIES FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OR FOR THE ADOPTION OF ONE OR
MORE STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS.

OFFICEMAX  STOCKHOLDERS  ARE STRONGLY  ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY  STATEMENT
WHEN AND IF IT IS AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

Stockholders  may  obtain a free  copy of the  proxy  statement  and  other
material (when and if available) and any other  documents that may be filed
by K Capital in  connection  with the 2006  Annual  Meeting for free at the
Internet website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.  In addition, if the
proxy  statement  is filed,  K Capital will make  additional  copies of the
proxy  statement and any  amendments to the proxy  statement  available for
free to the  stockholders of OfficeMax.  Please direct your request for the
proxy statement to K Capital Partners LLC, 75 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116,
Attention: Loren Acker, tel.: (617) 646-7700.

PARTICIPANT INFORMATION

In accordance with Rule  14a-12(a)(1)(i) of the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, as amended,  the persons who may be deemed  participants in any proxy
solicitation  in  connection  with   OfficeMax's  2006  Annual  Meeting  of
stockholders  that K  Capital  may  engage  in are as  follows:  K  Capital
Offshore Master Fund (U.S. Dollar), L.P., Special K Capital Offshore Master
Fund  (U.S.  Dollar),  L.P.,  K  Capital  Partners,  LLC,  Harwich  Capital
Partners,  LLC, and Abner Kurtin.  The number of shares of OfficeMax common
stock  beneficially owned by these persons as of October 26, 2005 is listed
below:

K Capital Offshore Master Fund (U.S. Dollar), L.P.  (2,189,635),  Special K
Capital Offshore Master Fund (U.S.  Dollar),  L.P.  (3,799,520),  K Capital
Partners, LLC (6,049,098),  Harwich Capital Partners, LLC (6,049,098),  and
Abner Kurtin (6,049,098).