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M-real and Office Depot will continue with the Helping Hands project in 2009 and offer more support to European organizations that are making a real difference in their community or in the environment. Joachim Stöhr, European Category Manager Paper Office Depot Europe said: “As two big players in the paper industry we are very committed to support these types of charity projects. Also for the future I am convinced that we will support many of this type of charities because Office Depot is a very social responsible company.”

In 2008 the Helping Hands Fund was created by M-real, a leading European paper manufacturer. In its first year the Fund made € 40,000 available to European charitable organizations to help support community and environmental projects. Johan Holvik, Marketing Manager M-real Office Papers, said, “This year the holiday camp run by the French League Against Cancer is a great project and we are pleased that the Helping Hands Fund can make this year’s holiday a reality. We hope the children have a wonderful time.” For more information please look at: www.helpinghands.eu.com

M-real is Europe’s leading primary fiber paperboard producer and a major paper supplier. The company’s customers include brand owners, carton printers, converters, publishers, printing houses, merchants and office suppliers.M-real supports its customers’ businesses by providing high-performance paperboards and quality papers for consumer packaging, communications and advertising end-uses.

Together with its customers and partners, M-real develops products and services for demanding end uses. The company’s paperboard is mainly used for the packaging of beauty care and healthcare products, foods, cigarettes, and consumer durables as well as graphics. Paper is mainly used for office papers as well as wall coverings and other specialty end uses. M-real’s business areas are Consumer Packaging, Office Papers and Other Papers and the reporting structure includes also Market Pulp and Energy segment.

M-real is headquartered in Finland. In 2007, the company’s sales totaled EUR 3.5 billion, and it has approximately 6,500 employees. M-real, part of Metsäliitto Group is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. Visit www.m-real.com for more details.

Celebrating 25 years as a leading global provider of office supplies and services, Office Depot is Taking Care of Business for millions of customers around the globe. For the local corner store as well as Fortune 500 companies, Office Depot provides supplies and services to its customers through 1,641 worldwide retail stores, a dedicated sales force, top-rated catalogs and global e-commerce operations. Office Depot has annual sales of approximately $11.6 billion, and employs about 40,000 associates around the world. The Company provides more office supplies and services to more customers in more countries than any other company, and currently sells to customers directly or through affiliates in 55 countries.

Office Depot’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ODP. Additional press information can be found at: http://mediarelations.officedepot.com and http://socialpressofficedepot.com.