Office Depot to Broadcast Second Quarter 2003 Earnings Live Over the Internet.

Business Editors

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2003

Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE:ODP), will host its second quarter 2003 earnings conference call in a live Webcast on Thursday, July 24, 2003 at 8:00 am (Eastern Time).

This Webcast may be accessed from the

The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center at www.companyboardroom.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

About Office Depot

Office Depot is the world's leading reseller of office supplies, with annual sales of more than $13 billion. The company conducts business in 22 countries and employs nearly 50,000 people worldwide. Operating under the Office Depot, Viking Office Products, Viking Direct, 4Sure.com and Guilbert brand names, Office Depot is an industry leader in every distribution channel - from retail stores and contract delivery to catalogs and e-commerce. In North America, Office Depot has more than 870 retail stores in addition to a national business-to-business delivery network supported by 24 delivery centers, more than 60 local sales offices and 13 regional call centers.

Office Depot's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ODP and is included in the S&P 500 Index.