Item 8.01. Other Events.

In connection with its previously announced plans to pursue a separation of The ODP Corporation (the "Company") into two independent, publicly traded companies (the "Separation"), on August 24, 2021, the Company issued a press release that provides additional details on the Separation. The Company announced that, upon the completion of the Separation, Gerry P. Smith will continue to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company which will continue to be named The ODP Corporation, and Kevin Moffitt, currently Executive Vice President, Chief Retail Officer of the Company, will be appointed Chief Executive Officer of the spun-off company which will be named Office Depot, Inc. While the Company expects to complete the Separation in the first half of 2022, there can be no assurances regarding the ultimate timing of the Separation or that the Separation will be completed. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d) Exhibits:



Exhibit 99.1      Press Release of The ODP Corporation, dated August 24, 2021.

Exhibit 104     Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are
                embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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