Corporate Express Press Releases - 1997

Corporate Express (ticker: CEXP, exchange: NASDAQ) News Release - Friday, November 28, 1997 Corporate Express Announces Closing of Merger with Data Documents

BROOMFIELD, COLORADO (11/28/97) - Corporate Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEXP), a leading supplier of office products and services to large corporations, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Data Documents Incorporated under the terms and conditions previously announced on September 10, 1997. Each share of Data Documents' common stock has been converted into 1.1 shares of Corporate Express common stock. Corporate Express currently operates in over 500 locations, including 80 distribution centers, utilizing a fleet of over 10,000 delivery vehicles, and employs approximately 28,000 people in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand. Contact: Rick Roth, VP Corporate Communications (303) 373-7625