Office Depot Inc.
 

 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: May 17, 2006
Date of Earliest Event Reported: May 16, 2006
Commission file number 1-10948
OFFICE DEPOT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   59-2663954
     
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
2200 Old Germantown Road, Delray Beach, Florida   33445
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(561) 438-4800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.1 and incorporated by reference herein is Office Depot, Inc.’s news release dated May 17, 2006, announcing its acquisition of the business of Allied Office Products, Inc.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
     
Exhibit 99.1.1
  News release of Office Depot, Inc. issued on May 17, 2006.

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SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
  OFFICE DEPOT, INC.
 
 
Date: May 17, 2006  By:   /s/ DAVID C. FANNIN    
    David C. Fannin   
    Executive Vice President and General Counsel   
 

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