0000791519-16-000110.txt : 20160426 0000791519-16-000110.hdr.sgml : 20160426 20160426171447 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000791519-16-000110 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160422 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160426 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160426 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: 1231 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: SARGENT RONALD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001180656 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-17586 FILM NUMBER: 161592700 4 1 wf-form4_146170527507587.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2016-04-22 0 0000791519 STAPLES INC SPLS 0001180656 SARGENT RONALD FIVE HUNDRED STAPLES DRIVE FRAMINGHAM MA 01702 1 1 0 0 Chairman and CEO Common Stock 2016-04-22 4 A 0 261112 0 A 261113 D Common Stock 1524534 I Ronald L. Sargent Rev TR Common Stock 619174 I Sargent Partners LLC Common Stock 52077 I Sargent Family Inv. LLC Common Stock 42269 I Ronald L. Sargent GRAT 2011 Common Stock 19313 I Jill Sargent Irr. TR Common Stock 3311 I By ESOP Phantom Stock Unit SERP Common Stock 9449.0 9449 D Phantom Stock Unit 401(k) Common Stock 4993.0 4993 D Restricted Stock Unit vesting as follows: 1/3 vests on April 22, 2017; 1/3 vests on April 22, 2018; 1/3 vests on April 22, 2019. Number of shares of common stock is based on April 18, 2016 account statement. ESOP shares were inadvertently omitted for the holdings reported in previous filings. Phantom Stock Units are held in a SERP and are payable in cash following the reporting person's termination of employment. Number of underlying shares of common stock is based on April 18, 2016 account statement and reflects acquisitions resulting from dividend reinvestment feature. See Table II, Column 2. Phantom Stock Units are held in a 401(k) and are payable in cash following the reporting person's termination of employment. Number of underlying shares of common stock is based on April 18, 2016 account statement and reflects acquisitions resulting from dividend reinvestment feature. Michael Williams, attorney-in-fact 2016-04-26