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| EX-99 - PRESS RELEASE - ESSENDANT INC | dex99.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: June 1, 2011 (Date of earliest event reported: June 1, 2011)
UNITED STATIONERS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-10653 | 36-3141189 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| One Parkway North Blvd. Suite 100 Deerfield, Illinois |
60015-2559 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (847) 627-7000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On June 1, 2011, the Registrant’s Board of Directors elected William M. Bass to the Board of Directors. Mr. Bass will serve as a Class II director, whose term will expire in 2012, and as a member of the Human Resources Committee and the Technology Advisory Committee of the Board.
Mr. Bass will receive compensation pursuant to the Summary of Director Compensation which has been described in the Company’s prior SEC filings.
A Press Release announcing the election of Mr. Bass to the Board of Directors of the Registrant is attached as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99* |
Press Release, dated June 1, 2011, electing William M. Bass to the Board of Directors of the Registrant. | |
| * | Filed herewith. |
SIGNATURES
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| UNITED STATIONERS INC. | ||
| Date: June 1, 2011 | /s/ Eric A. Blanchard | |
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
UNITED STATIONERS INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
DATED JUNE 1, 2011
| Exhibit No. |
Description |
Method of Filing | ||
| 99 |
Press Release, dated June 1, 2011, electing William M. Bass to the Board of Directors of the Registrant. | Filed Herewith | ||
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