8-K

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 (Date of earliest event reported): June 24, 2015

Univar Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-37443	26-1251958
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S Employer Identification No.)
3075 Highland Parkway, Suite 200 Downers Grove, IL		60515
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (331) 777-6000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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:

¨ 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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 24, 2015, Univar Inc. issued a press release, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Such press release shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by Univar Inc. dated June 24, 2015.

SIGNATURE

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

Date: June 24, 2015	Univar Inc.
	By:	/s/ Stephen N. Landsman
	Name:	Stephen N. Landsman
	Title:	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by Univar Inc. dated June 24, 2015.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:            

Investor Relations

Kerri Howard

+1 844-632-1060

IR@univar.com

Media Relations

Scott C. Johnson

+1 331-777-6187

scott.johnson@univarusa.com

Univar Inc. Announces Pricing of

$400 Million Offering of Senior Notes by Univar USA Inc.

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. – June 24, 2015 – Univar Inc. (NYSE: UNVR) (“Univar”) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Univar USA Inc. (“Univar USA”), has priced $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.75% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Notes”). The Notes will mature on July 15, 2023, will have an interest rate of 6.75% and will be issued at 100% of par value, providing a yield to maturity to investors of 6.75%. Interest will be paid semi-annually on the 15^th day of January and July beginning January 15, 2016. The offering is expected to close on July 1, 2015, subject to customary closing conditions.

Univar intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with the borrowings under new senior credit facilities and cash on hand, to refinance certain existing indebtedness under its existing senior secured credit facilities and pay related transaction costs.

The Notes will be offered in a private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Notes will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A and to certain persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S, each under the Securities Act.

The Notes will not be and have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

This press release is being issued pursuant to Rule 135c under the Securities Act, and is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of, the Notes or any other securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements,” including with respect to the proposed initial public offering, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond our control. We caution you that the forward-looking information presented in this press release is not a guarantee of future events, and that actual events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking information contained in this press release. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “plan,” “seek,” “comfortable with,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe” or “continue” or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. Any forward-looking information presented herein is made only as of the date of this press release, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.

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