OFFICE DEPOT INC (Form: 8-K, Received: 03/08/2019 16:28:37)

OFFICE DEPOT, INC.

Date: March 8, 2019

/s/ N. David Bleisch

N. David Bleisch

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and
Administrative Officer & Corporate Secretary

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 (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 4, 2019

OFFICE DEPOT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number 1-10948

Delaware

59-2663954

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


6600 North Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL		33496
(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

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 4, 2019, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Office Depot, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an increase in compensation for Mr. Joseph Lower, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Effective March 5, 2019, Mr. Lower’s base salary increased from $600,000 to $675,000 per year and beginning with the 2019 performance year, Mr. Lower’s annual target cash bonus opportunity increased from 80% of base salary to 90% of base salary. No other changes were made to Mr. Lower’s compensatory arrangements.

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 hereunto duly authorized.