Edgar Filing: BUHRMANN NV

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

March 9, 2007

Buhrmann NV

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

Hoogoorddreef 62

1101 BE Amsterdam ZO

The Netherlands

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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Yes o No x

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Enclosure: Press Release dated March 9, 2007

	Buhrmann NV

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PRESS RELEASE
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BUHRMANN TO BECOME CORPORATE EXPRESS

Amsterdam, 9 March 2007 — Buhrmann NV, the business services and distribution company, today announced its intention to change its name and operate globally under the Corporate Express brand for all its office products activities. Pending approval by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 12 April 2007, the statutory name of the Company and the name of the shares listed on Euronext and New York stock exchange will be changed to Corporate Express NV.

Buhrmann is one of the world’s leading suppliers of office products and services to businesses and institutions with 2006 annual sales of EUR 6.3 billion. The Company currently employs close to 19,000 people and operates a global distribution network spanning North America, Europe and Australia.

Frans Koffrie, President and CEO of Buhrmann commented: ‘Operating under one brand makes strong marketing sense. The vast majority of our operations are conducted under the Corporate Express name and annual sales of our own branded products already account for over EUR 1 billion. It will increase recognition of the Company worldwide, help us drive sales and reinforce our identity with all stakeholders.’

The costs associated with the name change are expected to be limited. Most activities are already branded as Corporate Express and, to a large extent, natural replacement will be used. Following the rebranding, advantages will be achieved through economies of scale in areas such as merchandising, labour market communication and the use of a unified corporate identity.

Additional information

Buhrmann is one of the world’s leading suppliers of office products to businesses and institutions. In addition, Buhrmann is a distributor of graphic equipment and related services in six European countries. Buhrmann’s office products activities are operating worldwide mainly under the brand name Corporate Express and have a widespread global distribution network spanning North America, Europe and Australia.

Headquartered in the Netherlands, Buhrmann generated 2006 annual sales of EUR 6.3 billion. The company has close to 19,000 employees, and operations in 20 countries. Buhrmann is listed on Euronext Amsterdam (Euronext: BUHR) and in New York (NYSE: BUH).

For more information

Press: Corporate Communications	Analysts / investors: Carl Hoyer
Telephone: +31 (0)20 651 10 19	Telephone: +31 (0)20 651 10 42
corpcomm@buhrmann.com	carl.hoyer@buhrmann.com

Safe Harbour Statement

Statements included in this press release, which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbour provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are made based upon management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting Buhrmann and therefore involve a number of uncertainties and risks, including, but not limited to industry conditions, changes in product supply, pricing and customer demand, competition, risks in integrating new businesses, currency fluctuations, the transition from Dutch GAAP to IFRS reporting and the other risks described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2006. As a result, the actual results of operations or financial conditions of the Company could differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. All IFRS information is unaudited containing details of the transitional adjustments required to present certain historical financial results of the Company under IFRS. Future presentation of this historical financial information may represent different results than those in this report. IFRS statements are subject to change and should be carefully considered, and it should be understood that still factors could cause forecasted and actual results to differ from these statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in regulations or interpretations related to the implementation and reporting under IFRS, decisions to apply a different option of presentation permitted by IFRS, and various other factors related to the implementation of IFRS. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	BUHRMANN NV

	By:	/s/ F.H.J. Koffrie
		Member Executive Board

	By:	/s/ H. van der Kooij
		Company Secretary

Date: March 9, 2007