CB/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM CB

Amendment No. 7

TENDER OFFER/RIGHTS OFFERING NOTIFICATION FORM

Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to file this Form:

Securities Act Rule 801 (Rights Offering)	o
Securities Act Rule 802 (Exchange Offer)	o
Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(h)(8) (Issuer Tender Offer)	o
Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(c) (Third Party Tender Offer)	x
Exchange Act Rule 14e-2(d) (Subject Company Response)	o
Filed or submitted in paper if permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(8)	o

Corporate Express N.V.

(Name of Subject Company)

Not Applicable

(Translation of Subject Company’s Name into English (if applicable))

The Netherlands

(Jurisdiction of Subject Company’s Incorporation or Organization)

Staples Acquisition B.V.

Staples, Inc.

(Name of Person(s) Furnishing Form)

Ordinary Shares

American Depositary Shares

Preference Shares A

2% Subordinated Convertible Bonds Due 2010 Convertible Into Ordinary Shares

(Title of Class of Subject Securities)

Not Applicable

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities (if applicable))

Not Applicable

(Name, Address (including zip code) and Telephone Number (including area code) of Person(s) Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Subject Company)

May 19, 2008

(Date Tender Offer/Rights Offering Commenced)

PART I.INFORMATION SENT TO SECURITY HOLDERS

Item 1.Home Jurisdiction Documents.

The following document is attached as an exhibit to this Form:

Exhibit number	Description
1*	Offer Memorandum, dated May 19, 2008

Item 2.Informational Legends.

Not applicable.

PART II.INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED TO BE SENT TO SECURITY HOLDERS

The following documents are attached as exhibits to this Form:

Exhibit number	Description
2**	Press release, dated June 3, 2008, “Staples Increases Its Offer for Corporate Express to EUR 9.15 per Share and Secures Commitments from Shareholders to Tender Their Shares”
3***	Press release, dated June 4, 2008, “Staples Purchased 12.3 percent of Corporate Express’ Ordinary Shares”
4****	Press release, dated June 11, 2008, “Staples and Corporate Express Reach Agreement on Recommended All Cash Offer of EUR 9.25 per Ordinary Share of Corporate Express”
5*****	Press release, dated June 11, 2008, “Staples Increases Offer Price per Corporate Express Convertible Bond to EUR 1,346.71”

*	Previously furnished as Exhibit 1 to Form CB filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by Staples Acquisition B.V. and Staples, Inc. on May 20, 2008.
**	Previously furnished as Exhibit 2 to Form CB Amendment No. 1 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by Staples Acquisition B.V. and Staples, Inc. on June 3, 2008.
***	Previously furnished as Exhibit 3 to Form CB Amendment No. 2 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by Staples Acquisition B.V. and Staples, Inc. on June 5, 2008.
****	Previously furnished as Exhibit 4 to Form CB Amendment No. 3 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by Staples Acquisition B.V. and Staples, Inc. on June 16, 2008.
*****	Previously furnished as Exhibit 5 to Form CB Amendment No. 3 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by Staples Acquisition B.V. and Staples, Inc. on June 16, 2008.

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7******	Press release, dated June 25, 2008, “Staples Increases Offer Price per Corporate Express Preference Share A to EUR 3.60”
8*******	Press release, dated July 9, 2008, “Staples Settles Its Offer for All Outstanding Securities of Corporate Express and Announces Delisting of Corporate Express Ordinary Shares and ADSs”
9********	Press release, dated July 17, 2008, “Staples Acquires More Than 99 Percent of Shares in Corporate Express”
10	Press release, dated July 23, 2008, “Staples Announces Final Settlement of Its Offer for All Outstanding Securities of Corporate Express”

PART III.CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS AND UNDERTAKING

On May 20, 2008, Staples Acquisition B.V. filed with the Commission a written irrevocable consent and power of attorney on Form F-X.

******	Previously furnished as Exhibit 7 to Form CB Amendment No. 4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by Staples Acquisition B.V. and Staples, Inc. on June 27, 2008.
*******	Previously furnished as Exhibit 8 to Form CB Amendment No. 5 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by Staples Acquisition B.V. and Staples, Inc. on July 11, 2008.
********	Previously furnished as Exhibit 9 to Form CB Amendment No. 6 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by Staples Acquisition B.V. and Staples, Inc. on July 18, 2008.

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PART IV.SIGNATURES

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

STAPLES ACQUISITION B.V.

/s/ Christine T. Komola

                    (Signature)

Christine T. Komola, Director

                    (Name and Title)

July 24, 2008

                    (Date)

STAPLES, INC.

/s/ Kristin A. Campbell

                    (Signature)

Kristin A. Campbell, Senior Vice President,

General Counsel

                    (Name and Title)

July 24, 2008

                    (Date)

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EX-10

Exhibit 10

Media Contacts:	Paul Capelli/Owen Davis
	+1-508-253-8530/8468
Investor Contacts:	Laurel Lefebvre/Chris Powers
	+1-508-253-4080/4632

Staples Announces Final Settlement of Its Offer for All Outstanding Securities of Corporate Express

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., July 23, 2008 – Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) and its wholly owned subsidiary Staples Acquisition B.V. (“Staples Acquisition”) announced today the settlement of the post acceptance period (na-aanmeldingstermijn) of the offer (“Offer”) for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares (“Ordinary Shares”), American depositary shares (“ADSs”) and depositary receipts for preference A shares (“Preference A Shares”) that were validly tendered in the Offer (or otherwise defectively tendered provided that such defect has been waived by Staples Acquisition) in the share capital of Corporate Express N.V. and the two percent subordinated convertible bonds due 2010 (“Bonds”).

About Staples

Staples, the world’s largest office products company, is committed to making it easy for customers to buy a wide range of office products, including supplies, technology, furniture, and business services. With $27 billion in sales, Staples serves businesses of all sizes and consumers in 27 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. In July 2008, Staples acquired Corporate Express, one of the world’s leading suppliers of office products to businesses and institutions. Staples invented the office superstore concept in 1986 and is headquartered outside Boston. More information about Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS) is available at www.staples.com.

This announcement shall not constitute a public offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale in securities.  Except as expressly stated in this press release, the Offer is made through and is subject to the terms and conditions as set out in the offer memorandum in relation to the Offer, subject to the amendments in the press announcements of June 3, 11 and 25, and July 2, 9 and 17, 2008.  Not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, in or into Canada or Japan.

Certain information contained in this news release may constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to the statements as to Staples’ intentions with respect to the Offer to acquire Corporate Express.  Actual future events may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those factors discussed or referenced in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC, under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere, and any subsequent periodic reports filed by us with the SEC.  In addition, any forward-looking statements represent our estimates only as of today and should not be relied upon as

representing our estimates as of any subsequent date.  While we may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our estimates change.