Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, will release third-quarter earnings for the fiscal period ending September 26, 2009 on Thursday, October 29, 2009. The Company will host a webcast to discuss earnings at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 29, 2009.

To listen via webcast, please visit Office Depot’s Investor Relations Web site at http://investor.officedepot.com. A replay of the webcast and a copy of the presentation will also be available on the website.

About Office Depot

Every day, Office Depot is Taking Care of Business for millions of customers around the globe. For the local corner store as well as Fortune 500 companies, Office Depot provides products and services to its customers through 1,593 worldwide retail stores, a dedicated sales force, top-rated catalogs and a $4.3 billion e-commerce operation. Office Depot has annual sales of approximately $14.5 billion, and employs about 42,000 associates around the world. The Company provides more office products and services to more customers in more countries than any other company, and currently sells to customers directly or through affiliates in 47 countries.

Office Depot’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ODP and is included in the S&P 500 Index. Additional press information can be found at: http://mediarelations.officedepot.com.

Contacts:

Office Depot, Inc., Boca Raton
Brian Turcotte, Investor Relations, 561-438-3657
Brian.Turcotte@officedepot.com
or
Brian Levine, Public Relations, 561-438-2895
Brian.Levine@officedepot.com