SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ALEXOS NICHOLAS W

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS, LLC

THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, SUITE 4600

(Street)

CHICAGO

60602

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2014

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VWR Corp [ VWR ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01	102,000,000	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Varietal Distribution Holdings, LLC ("Varietal") is the record owner of the 102,000,000 shares set forth herein. Voting and dispositive power with respect to the common stock held by Varietal is exercised by its board of directors, which is comprised of Messrs. Nicholas W. Alexos and Timothy P. Sullivan. Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-A, L.P. ("MDP V-A"), Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-C, L.P. ("MDP V-C"), Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V Executive-A, L.P. ("MDP Executive"), MDCP Co-Investors (Varietal), L.P. ("Varietal-1") and MDCP Co-Investors (Varietal-2), L.P. ("Varietal-2" and together with MDP V-A, MDP V-C, MDP Executive and Varietal-1, the "MDP Funds") are the controlling equityholders of Varietal. Madison Dearborn Partners V-A&C, L.P. ("MDP A&C") is the general partner of each of the MDP Funds. (Continued in Footnote 2)

2. Messrs. Paul J. Finnegan and Samuel M. Mencoff are the sole members of a limited partner committee of MDP A&C that have the power, acting by majority vote, to vote or dispose of the units directly held by the MDP Funds, and may be deemed to have shared voting and investment power over such shares.

3. Nicholas W. Alexos is a managing director of MDP. Mr. Alexos may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of the issuer's common stock held of record by Varietal and has an indirect pecuniary interest in such shares through his investment in MDP A&C. Mr. Alexos expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

4. The other beneficial owners of the reported securities have separately filed Form 3's.

Remarks:

Exhibit List: Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney

	Nicholas W. Alexos /s/ Annie S. Terry, by power of attorney	10/01/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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