Office Depot, Inc.

Office Depot Hosts ''Backpack Donation Day'' on August 8

August 6, 2003

DELRAY BEACH, FL –

WHAT:Office Depot, Inc., (NYSE:ODP), the world’s largest reseller of office products, will host “Backpack Donation Day” highlighted by five individual events throughout South Florida.

More than 20,000 backpacks will be presented to 25 different non-profit organizations and underprivileged schools.

Events will take place at Office Depot’s Corporate Headquarters in Delray Beach and at local retail stores in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.

Office Depot will hold similar events throughout the summer at the company’s North American retail stores.

This year, Office Depot will donate more than 200,000 backpacks to non-profit organizations and underprivileged schools.

The national in-kind backpack donation program is valued at more than $5 million.

WHEN: August 8, 2003

WHO:

Bruce Nelson, Chairman and CEO of Office Depot will host the Delray Beach event.

Office Depot Retail Store Events:

Ruth Armentrout, Office Depot Store Manager, Boca Raton

Thomas Hall, Office Depot Store Manager, Boynton Beach

Andy Stone, Office Depot Store Manager, Ft. Lauderdale

Ed Vestgard, Office Depot Store Manager, West Palm Beach

Representatives from benefiting organizations including the Delray Police Department, S.D. Spady Elementary, the Urban League of Palm Beach and Broward Counties, Migrant Workers Association, Kristi House, Hugs for Children, Broward House, Greenacres Elementary, Redemptive Life Academy, Sack it to You, plus many more.

WHERE:Schedule of Events:

2200 Old Germantown Road, Building 2200, Delray Beach, 10:30 a.m.

260 North Congress Avenue, Boynton Beach, 11:00 a.m.

4901 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, 11:00 a.m.

2627 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach, 1:30 p.m.

6325 North Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, 3:30 p.m.

AGENDA:

Opening Remarks

Backpack Donations to Organizations

Photo Opportunity and media interviews with representatives from Office Depot and benefiting South Florida organizations

Members of the media are encouraged to attend. Photos and interviews will follow the events. For media representatives that are unable to attend, photographs from the events will be available by contacting either Lauren Garvey via email at [email protected] or Pamela Steele-Unger at [email protected].