Form SC 13D STAPLES INC Filed by: Starboard Value LP

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Starboard Confident FCC Would Approve Staples (SPLS), Office Depot (ODP) Combo - Bloomberg

December 11, 2014 3:31 PM EST

Starboard Value is confident the FCC would approve a Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) and Office Depot (NASDAQ: ODP) merger, sources told Bloomberg. The hedge fund, which owns stakes in both companies, plans to push the retailers to merge, cut overlapping expenses, and reduce the number of stores.

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Office Depot (ODP), Staples (SPLS) Merger 'Unlikely', Citi Says

December 11, 2014 11:33 AM EST

Shares of Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) and Office Depot (NASDAQ: ODP) are both sharply higher Thursday after activist hedge fund Starboard Value filed separate 13Ds showing a new stake in Staples and a raised stake in Office Depot. Speculation is now centered on a potential combination of the two.

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