-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, QwufKNUnq9uXkJgMidSvDIYQ9CZ7yB7ffuB8iGege3AekMctJdCG9PkMkkSa6Zut lFhQjScNVWEfVumMxZLsrw== 0001180655-02-000014.txt : 20021231 0001180655-02-000014.hdr.sgml : 20021231 20021231125703 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001180655-02-000014 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20021231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20021231 REPORTING-OWNER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STEMBERG THOMAS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001180655 RELATIONSHIP: DIRECTOR FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 STAPLES DRIVE CITY: FRAMINGTON STATE: MA ZIP: 01702 SUBJECT COMPANY: 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: 0127 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-17586 FILM NUMBER: 02873475 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 4 1 edgar.txt FORM 4 - 12-31-2002 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 12/31/2002 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 |12/27/|J | |32962 |A | |2435608 |D | | | 2002 |1 | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Staples Stock |12/27/|J | |32962 |D | | |I |By Thomas G. Stemberg 2000 | | 2002 |1 | | | | | | |Tr2 | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Staples Stock |12/27/|G | |34356 |D | |0 |I |By Thomas G. Stemberg 2000 | | 2002 | | | | | | | |Tr2 | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Staples Stock | | | | | | |150000 |I |By Thomas G. Stemberg 2002 | | | | | | | | | |Tr. | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Staples Stock | | | | | | |200000 |I |By Thomas G. Stemberg 2002 | | | | | | | | | |Tr2 | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
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