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EXHIBIT 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint
filing on behalf of each of them a Statement on Schedule 13G (including
amendments thereto) with regard to the common stock of Office Depot, Inc., and
further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such
joint filings. In evidence thereof, the undersigned, being duly authorized,
hereby execute this Agreement as of December 11, 2000.
ESL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: RBS Partners, L.P., its general partner
By: ESL Investments, Inc., its general partner
By: /s/ EDWARD S. LAMPERT
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Edward S. Lampert
Chairman
ESL LIMITED
By: ESL Investment Management, LLC, its
investment manager
By: /s/ EDWARD S. LAMPERT
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Edward S. Lampert
Managing Member
ESL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: RBS Investment Management, LLC, its
general partner
By: /s/ EDWARD S. LAMPERT
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Edward S. Lampert
Managing Member
ESL INVESTORS, L.L.C.
By: RBS Partners, L.P., its manager
By: ESL Investments, Inc., its general partner
By: /s/ EDWARD S. LAMPERT
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Edward S. Lampert
Chairman
