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Staples, Inc.-Staples.com
500 Staples Drive, Framingham, MA 01702 * (508) 253-5000
Business Description The company is creating a leading business-to-business electronic marketplace offering a comprehensive solution for the office needs of business customers. We currently provide an electronic marketplace where small, mid-sized and large businesses can procure office products and business services and obtain business information and expert content.
Filing
Information

Not yet
public

To Trade As  SDOT (NASNTL) Industry  Internet (SIC 7375)
Type of Stock Offered Common Shares Filing Date  2/18/00
Domestic Shares Filed 0 Filing Price  - -
Foreign Shares Filed  0 Offering Amount  $250,000,000
Company Shares  0 Est. Expenses  - -
Selling Shrhldrs Shares  0 Post-IPO Shares  - -
Primary
Underwriting
Group
Underwriter NameParticipationUnderwriter Phone
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Lead Manager (212) 902-5959
Deutsch Banc Alex. Brown Co-manager (410) 727-1700
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Co-manager (212) 761-5900
Robertson, Stephens & Company Co-manager (415) 989-8500
Wit SoundView Co-manager  
Income
Statement
and
Cash Flow
Summary
  Prior
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
  Full Year Audited Figures 9 Months Ending
Figures in U.S. millions except per share data     2/1/97 1/31/98 1/30/99 10/31/98 10/30/99
Revenues   - - 0.035 3.706 16.886 9.104 51.281
Income from Oper.   - - - - - - -
Net Income   - - -0.207 -0.300 -0.487 -0.203 -6.550
E.P.S   - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth (%)      - - 10,488.57 355.640   463.28
Net Income Growth (%)      - - - -   -
Oper. Profit Margin (%)    - - - - - - -
Net Profit Margin (%)    - - - - - - -
Cash Flow - Oper.     -1.38 - -
Cash Flow - Inv.     -1.07 - -
Cash Flow - Fin.     2.45 - -
Balance Sheet
Summary
and
Financial
Ratios
Balance sheet as of: 10/31/99 Financial Ratios
Total Assets    32.46 Current Assets    - Current Ratio    -
Total Liab.    5.96 Current Liab.    - Debt Ratio    18.36%
Total Equity    26.50 Working Cap.    -5.96 Debt to Equity Ratio    0.22
Cash    -    Return on Assets   -
Use Of
Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for general corporate purposes including promotion and advertising.
Legal Counsel
Registrar
Auditor
Issuer's Law Firm  Hale and Dorr
Bank's Law Firm  Sullivan & Cromwell
Registrar/Transfer Agent  ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.
Auditor  Ernst & Young
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Principal
Shareholders
Name of Shareholder% Owned
Before
% Owned
After
Staples, Inc. 100.00  
Note: represents ownership of 5% or more prior to the offering.

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