4 1 edgar.txt FORM 4 - 08-01-2002 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b). 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Thomas G. Stemberg 5 Louisburg Square MA, Boston 02108 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Staples, Inc. (SPLS) 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Year 8/2002 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) Chairman 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect | | Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership | | | | | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | | | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Staples Stock |8/15/ |M | |9607 |A | | |D | | |2002 | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Staples Stock |8/15/ |M | |20393 |A | | |D | | |2002 | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Staples Stock |8/15/ |S | |30000 |D |$17.05 | |D | | |2002 |1 | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Staples Stock |8/16/ |M | |50000 |A | | |D | | |2002 | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Staples Stock |8/16/ |S | |50000 |D |$17.05 |2527646 |D | | |2002 |1 | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Staples Stock | | | | | | |67318 |I |By Thomas G. Stemberg 2000 | | | | | | | | | |Tr2 | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Staples Stock | | | | | | |150000 |I |By Thomas G. Stemberg 2002 | | | | | | | | | |Tr. | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Staples Stock | | | | | | |4947 |I |By Wife | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of| Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect | |or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial | |cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership | |Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | | |Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| | |tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| | |Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | | |rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Option to Purchase |$15.94 |8/1/ |A | |350000 |A |8/1/2|8/1/2|Staples Stoc|350000 | |350000 |D | | | |2002 | | | | |003 2|012 |k | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Option to Purchase |$3.90 |8/15/|M | |9607 |D |9/23/|9/23/|Staples Stoc|9607 | |0 |D | | | | 2002| | | | |97 |04 |k | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Option to Purchase |$8.2963 |8/15/|M | |20393 |D |9/14/|9/14/|Staples Stoc|20393 | | |D | | | | 2002| | | | |98 |05 |k | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Option to Purchase |$8.2963 |8/16/|M | |50000 |D |9/14/|9/14/|Staples Stoc|50000 | |410544 |D | | | | 2002| | | | |98 |05 |k | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: 1. These shares were sold pursuant to Rule 10b5-1(c) sales plan dated November 29, 2001. 2. Restricted by vesting schedule as follows: 25% will vest on the Date Exercisable and 2.083% will vest each month thereafter.