BOCA RATON, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Office Depot, Inc. (“Office Depot” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ODP), a leading integrated business-to-business distribution platform of business services and supplies, today announced that following the completion of its previously announced feasibility review, its Board of Directors approved proceeding with the implementation of a holding company reorganization. When implemented, Office Depot will become a wholly owned subsidiary of a new holding company, The ODP Corporation, which will replace Office Depot as the public company trading on Nasdaq under Office Depot’s current ticker symbol “ODP”. Existing shares of Office Depot will be automatically converted into shares of common stock of The ODP Corporation.
The holding company reorganization is intended to simplify the Company’s legal entity and tax structure, more closely align the Company’s operating assets to their respective operating channels within the legal entity structure, and increase its operational flexibility.
As disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 26, 2020, if approved by the Company’s shareholders, the Board may decide to implement a reverse stock split substantially concurrently with the consummation of the holding company reorganization. As further described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, the reverse stock split is not contingent upon the consummation of the holding company reorganization, and the consummation of the holding company reorganization is not a condition to the reverse stock split. Neither the holding company reorganization nor the reverse stock split is expected to result in a change in the directors, executive officers, management or business of Office Depot.
Subject to obtaining required approvals or any other intervening developments, the consummation of the holding company reorganization is expected to be completed on or about the end of the second quarter of 2020.
About Office Depot, Inc.
Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODP) is a leading provider of business services, products and technology solutions to small, medium and enterprise businesses, through a fully integrated B2B distribution platform of approximately 1,300 stores, online presence, and dedicated sales professionals and technicians. Through its banner brands Office Depot®, OfficeMax®, CompuCom® and Grand&Toy®, as well as others, the Company offers its customers the tools and resources they need to focus on their passion of starting, growing and running their business. For more information, visit news.officedepot.com and follow @officedepot on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Office Depot is a trademark of The Office Club, Inc. OfficeMax is a trademark of OMX, Inc. CompuCom is a trademark of CompuCom Systems, Inc….
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