Amended and Restated 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. On June 9, 2009, the stockholders of Staples, Inc. (the "Company") approved an amendment to Staples' Amended and Restated 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP") to increase the total number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the ESPP by 7,000,000 shares, from 15,750,000 shares to 22,750,000 shares.

Amended and Restated International Employee Stock Purchase Plan. On June 9, 2009, the stockholders of the Company also approved an amendment to Staples' Amended and Restated International Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "IESPP") to increase the total number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the IESPP by 1,500,000 shares, from 1,275,000 shares to 2,775,000 shares.

The ESPP and the IESPP are attached to this report as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

Performance Share Award Agreement. On June 8, 2009, the Company adopted a revised form of performance share award agreement for executives under the Company's Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. The revised form provides for the award of shares following the satisfaction of certain performance objectives based on earnings per share for the fiscal year 2009 performance period. A specified percentage of shares will be awarded based on the level of performance achieved; provided, however, a threshold performance level must be achieved for any shares to be awarded. Shares awarded pursuant to the agreement will vest over three years from the award date. The form of performance share award agreement is attached to this report as Exhibit 10.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.

On June 9, 2009, Staples held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at which the Company's stockholders took the following actions:

º 1.
º Staples' stockholders elected the following directors to its board:

          DIRECTOR                     FOR           AGAINST        ABSTAIN
          Basil L. Anderson         516,327,707     122,032,467     1,754,806
          Arthur M. Blank           519,931,539     118,560,725     1,622,714
          Mary Elizabeth Burton     518,727,044     119,767,914     1,620,021
          Justin King               520,297,224     118,065,045     1,752,710
          Carol Meyrowitz           520,037,851     118,611,694     1,465,434
          Rowland T. Moriarty       506,676,737     131,799,836     1,638,406
          Robert C. Nakasone        500,611,005     137,854,841     1,649,132
          Ronald L. Sargent         506,290,960     132,197,175     1,626,844
          Elizabeth A. Smith        628,585,936      10,885,797       643,246
          Robert E. Sulentic        521,912,728     116,462,746     1,739,505
          Vijay Vishwanath          511,351,582     127,038,805     1,724,592
          Paul F. Walsh             519,068,280     119,168,048     1,878,650

º 3.
º Staples' stockholders voted to approve an amendment to Staples' Amended and Restated International Employee Stock Purchase Plan increasing the total number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the plan by 1,500,000 shares, from 1,275,000 shares to 2,775,000 shares by a vote of 583,626,398 shares of common stock for, 5,989,211 shares of common stock against and 456,173 shares of common stock abstaining. There were 50,070,792 broker non-votes on this matter.

º 4.
º Staples' stockholders voted to ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as Staples' independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year by a vote of 634,214,730 shares of common stock for, 5,382,592 shares of common stock against and 545,252 shares of common stock abstaining.

º 5.
º The shareholder proposal regarding reincorporation of Staples, Inc. in North Dakota was rejected by a vote of 109,200,559 shares of common stock for, 479,273,174 shares of common stock against and 1,598,924 shares of common stock abstaining. There were 50,069,917 broker non-votes on this matter.

The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index immediately preceding such exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.