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OFFICEMAX SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
Certain statements made in this document and other written or oral statements made
by or on behalf of
OfficeMax
constitute
"forward-looking
statements"
within
the
meaning
of
the
federal
securities
laws,
including
statements regarding OfficeMax's future performance, as well as management's
expectations, beliefs,
intentions, plans, estimates or projections relating
to the future. OfficeMax cannot guarantee that the
macroeconomy will
perform within the assumptions underlying its projected outlook; that its initiatives will be
successfully executed and produce the results underlying its expectations, due to
the uncertainties inherent in
new initiatives, including customer
acceptance, unexpected expenses or challenges, or slower-than-expected
results from initiatives; or that its actual results will be consistent with the
forward-looking statements and you
should not place undue reliance on
them. In addition, forward-looking statements could be affected by the
following additional factors, among others, related to the business
combination: the occurrence of any event,
change or other
circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement or the failure to
satisfy closing conditions; the ability to obtain regulatory approvals or
third-party approvals for the transaction
and
the
timing
and
conditions
for
such
approvals;
the
ability
to
obtain
approval
of
the
merger
by
the
stockholders of OfficeMax and Office Depot; the risk that the synergies from the
transaction may not be realized
or
may
take
longer
to
realize
than
expected;
disruption
from
the
transaction
making
it
more
difficult
to
maintain
relationships with customers, employees or suppliers; the ability to successfully
integrate the businesses,
unexpected costs or unexpected liabilities that
may arise from the transaction, whether or not consummated;
the inability
to retain key personnel; future regulatory or legislative actions that could adversely affect OfficeMax
and Office Depot; and business plans of the customers and suppliers of OfficeMax
and Office Depot. The
forward-looking
statements
made
herein
are
based
on
current
expectations
and
speak
only
as
of
the
date
they
are
made.
OfficeMax
undertakes
no
obligation
to
publicly
update
or
revise
any
forward-looking
statement,
whether
as
a
result
of
future
events,
new
information
or
otherwise.
Important
factors
regarding
OfficeMax
that
may
cause
results
to
differ
from
expectations
are
included
in
OfficeMax's
Annual
Report
on
Form
10-K
for
the
year ended December 31, 2011, under 1A "Risk Factors", and in OfficeMax's
other filings with the SEC.
Discussion of Forward-Looking Statements
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