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 September 16, 2004

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

 

 

ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is Office Depot, Inc.’s announcement regarding its Board of Directors’ authorization for the Company to purchase up to $500 million in market value of its common stock, in accordance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This information is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K as information that Office Depot, Inc. elects to disclose through Form 8-K, pursuant to Regulation FD. The information in this report shall not be treated as filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     
99.1
  News release of Office Depot, Inc. issued on September 16, 2004.

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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: September 16, 2004  By:   /s/ DAVID C. FANNIN    
    David C. Fannin   
    Executive Vice President and General Counsel   
 

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