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Exhibit 23.1
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Exhibit 23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the following
registration statements on Forms S-3, S-4 and S-8 of IKON Office Solutions, Inc.
of our report dated December 8, 2000 relating to the financial statements and
financial statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.
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REGISTRATION NUMBER FILING DATE DESCRIPTION
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2-66880 March 10, 1980 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 1980
Deferred Compensation Plan
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2-75296 December 11, 1982 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 1982
Deferred Compensation Plan
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33-00120 September 6, 1985 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 1985
Deferred Compensation Plan
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33-26732 January 27, 1989 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. Non
Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan
(formerly 1989 Directors' Stock
Option Plan)
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33-36745 September 10, 1990 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 1991
Deferred Compensation Plan
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33-38193 December 10, 1990 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 1986 Stock
Option Plan
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33-54781 July 28, 1994 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. Stock
Award Plan
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33-56469 November 15, 1994 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 1995
Stock Option Plan
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33-56471 November 15, 1994 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. Long Term
Incentive Compensation Plan
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33-64177 November 14, 1995 IKON Office Solutions, Inc.
$750,000,000 Debt Securities,
Preferred Stock of Common Stock
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333-24931 April 10, 1997 IKON Office Solutions, Inc.10,000,000
Shares of Common Stock
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333-47783 March 11, 1998 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. Stock
Award Plan
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333-40108 June 26, 2000 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 2000
Non-Employee Directors' Compensation
Plan
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333-40108 June 26, 2000 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 2000
Executive Incentive Plan
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333-40108 June 26, 2000 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 2000
Employee Stock Option Plan
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33-55096 June 26, 2000 1993 Stock Option Plan for
Non-Employee Directors
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33-51134 December 1, 2000 IKON Office Solutions, Inc.
Retirement Savings Plan
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/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, PA
December 28, 2000
