Corporate Express NV, one of the world’s leading suppliers of office products, published today its Position Statement regarding the cash Offer from Staples, Inc. (made through Staples Acquisition BV), for all of the issued and outstanding shares in Corporate Express NV and for the bonds issued by Corporate Express NV (the “Offer”).
The Position Statement provides certain information about Staples’ Offer, as well as the reasoned opinion
(“gemotiveerde standpuntbepaling”) of the Boards in respect to the Offer in accordance with article 18, paragraph 2 and Annex G of the Dutch Public Offer Decree
("Besluit Openbare Biedingen Wft").
The Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders of Corporate Express will be held on 18 June 2008 at 14.00 CET at Hotel Okura, Ferdinand Bolstraat 333, Amsterdam.
Copies of the Position Statement can be obtained free of charge by contacting Corporate Express by email at
corpcomm@cexpgroup.com, by telephone on +31 (0)20 651 10 19 or download the document
here (PDF, 115k).