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): August 4, 2017

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, including zip code)

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

Not Applicable

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

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 4, 2017, Univar Inc. (the “Company”) announced its consolidated financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2017. A copy of the Company’s press release and related presentation are furnished herewith on Form 8-K as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively. The information contained in Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, of this report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and it will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Univar Inc. Press Release dated August 4, 2017
99.2	Univar Inc. Fiscal Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Presentation dated August 4, 2017

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: August 4, 2017	Univar Inc.
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey W. Carr
	Name:	Jeffrey W. Carr
	Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary