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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
791519	Staples Inc	SPLS	Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores (5940)	042896127

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1180656	Ronald Sargent	Five Hundred Staples Drive Framingham MA 01702	Chairman And Ceo	No	No	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-03-21	37,500	$13.46	1,088,250	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-03-21	33,300	$16.67	1,054,950	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Option to Purchase	Disposition	2012-03-21	37,500	$0.00	37,500	$13.46

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2003-03-01	2012-03-31	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	2,910	Indirect	Ronald L. Sargent GRAT 2007
Common Stock	49,598	Indirect	Ronald L. Sargent Rev TR
Common Stock	619,174	Indirect	Sargent Partners LLC
Common Stock	43,577	Indirect	Sargent Family Inv. LLC
Common Stock	19,313	Indirect	Jill Sargent Irr. TR
Common Stock	19,313	Indirect	Ronald L. Sargent Irr. TR
Common Stock	204,000	Indirect	Ronald L. Sargent GRAT 2011

Reported Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Price	Date	Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Phantom Stock Unit SERP	$0.00			8,166	8,166	Direct
Common Stock	Phantom Stock Unit 401(k)	$0.00			6,782	6,782	Direct

Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
	8,166	8,166	Direct
	6,782	6,782	Direct

Footnotes

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 are based on March 21, 2012 account statement.
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 are based on March 21, 2012 account statement.
See Table II, Column 2
Monthly Vesting: Restricted by vesting schedule as follows: 25% will vest on the Date Exercisable and 2.083% will vest each month thereafter.
These shares were sold to satisfy the option costs and withholding tax liability associated with the exercise of non-qualified stock options granted in 2002.
The price reported represents the weighted average sales price of shares sold on March 21, 2012. Shares were sold at prices ranging from $16.605 to $16.71 per share. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon the request of the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.