CSR Press Release

NAPERVILLE, Ill., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- OfficeMax(R) Incorporated
(NYSE: OMX), a leader in office products and services, today issued its first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report. The report, based on the Global Reporting Initiative's G3 sustainability reporting guidelines, provides both an account of the company's accomplishments to-date and a benchmark for future progress. The report is posted online at http://about.officemax.com/csr.

"Over the past three years, OfficeMax has made positive strides in our business overall and in our efforts to ensure that our company operates in a socially and environmentally responsible manner," said Sam Duncan, chairman and CEO of OfficeMax. "We committed significant effort to the compilation of our CSR Report and are proud to have this record of our accomplishments. As OfficeMax enhances programs already in place and launches new programs, we have a living document to record our progress."

The OfficeMax CSR report was compiled in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative's G3 guidelines, the latest reporting criteria established for public and private organizations developing a corporate social responsibility report. The report focuses on five critical areas: Diversity and Inclusion, Working Environment, Community and Education, Natural Environment and Customer Value.

About OfficeMax

OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE: OMX) is a leader in both business-to-business office products solutions and retail office products. The OfficeMax mission is simple. We help our customers do their best work. The company provides office supplies and paper, in-store print and document services through OfficeMax ImPress(TM), technology products and solutions, and furniture to consumers and to large, medium and small businesses. OfficeMax customers are served by more than 36,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, e-commerce and more than 900 stores. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call 1-877-OFFICEMAX. For more information, visit www.officemax.com.

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