Form 4/A SARGENT RONALD For: Mar 05 (10K)

FORM 4/A

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SARGENT RONALD

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

FIVE HUNDRED STAPLES DRIVE

(Street)

FRAMINGHAM

01702

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STAPLES INC [SPLS]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/05/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2009

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock								967,781	D
Common Stock								654,887	I	Sargent Partners LLC
Common Stock								19,313	I	Jill Sargent Irr. TR
Common Stock								19,313	I	Ronald L. Sargent Irr. TR
Common Stock								15,414	I	Ronald L. Sargent Rev. TR
Common Stock								35,725	I	Ronald L. Sargent GRAT
Common Stock								83,577 ⁽¹⁾	I	Sargent Family Inv. LLC

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock Unit SERP

⁽²⁾

⁽³⁾

Common Stock

7,746.803

Phantom Stock Unit 401(k)

⁽⁴⁾

⁽³⁾

Common Stock

6,348.828

Explanation of Responses:

1. On Oct. 1, 2009, the reporting person mistakenly filed a Form 4 reporting the disposition on Sept. 29, 2009 of 40,000 shares that did not occur because of a broker error. As of Sept. 29, 2009, the Sargent Family Investment LLC owned 83,577 shares of common stock.

2. Phantom Stock Units are held in a SERP and are payable in cash following the reporting person's termination of employment. Number of underlying shares of common stock are based on September 28, 2009 account statement.

3. See Table II, Column 2.

4. Phantom Stock Units are held in a 401(k) and are payable in cash following the reporting person's termination of employment. Number of underlying shares of common stock are based on September 28, 2009 account statement.

	Kristin A. Campbell, attorney-in-fact	10/06/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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