OMX Officemax Incorporated

NAPERVILLE, Ill., July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OfficeMax(R) Incorporated (NYSE:OMX) a leader in office products and services, announced today that William J. Montgoris has been elected to serve on the company's board of directors. "We welcome the financial and operational experience that Bill brings to the board", said Sam Duncan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OfficeMax. "I am confident that we will benefit greatly from his counsel." Mr. Montgoris has been a member of the board of directors of Stage Stores, Inc. since 2004 and is also a Trustee of five funds within The Reserve Funds family of money market mutual funds. After 20 years of service, Mr. Montgoris retired from The Bear Stearns Companies Inc., a leading global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm where he had held several top management positions, including Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Montgoris began his career with the public accounting firm now known as Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Mr. Montgoris will serve on the audit and executive compensation committees for OfficeMax. About OfficeMax OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE:OMX) is a leader in both business-to- business office products solutions and retail office products. The OfficeMax mission is simple. We help our customers do their best work. The company provides office supplies and paper, in-store print and document services through OfficeMax ImPress(TM), technology products and solutions, and furniture to consumers and to large, medium and small businesses. OfficeMax customers are served by approximately 35,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, e-commerce and more than 900 stores. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call 1-877-OFFICEMAX. For more information, visit http://www.officemax.com/. OfficeMax Media Contacts OfficeMax Investor Contact Bill Bonner Jennifer Rook John Jennings 630 864 6066 630 864 6057 630 864 6820 DATASOURCE: OfficeMax Incorporated CONTACT: Bill Bonner, +1-630-864-6066, or Jennifer Rook, +1-630-864-6057, or investors, John Jennings, +1-630-864-6820, all of OfficeMax Incorporated Web site: http://www.officemax.com/

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