Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On October 29, 2009 Office Depot, Inc. (the "Company") confirmed that the Company currently expects that its effective tax rate for 2010 will be between 15 to 20% according to generally accepted accounting principles.

This Form 8-K is being furnished solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD in light of the disclosure. The Company does not intend to update this disclosure or release similar information in the future. The furnishing of the information in this Item 7.01 is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information in this Item 7.01 is material information that is not otherwise publicly available.

This Form 8-K contains a "forward-looking statement" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws. It should be read in conjunction with "Forward Looking Statements/Risk Factors and Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the 'Safe Harbor' Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995" in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, that discuss important factors that could cause the Company's results to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.

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