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):  February 11, 2015

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):

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 11, 2015, the Registrant’s Board of Directors increased the number of Directors which constitute the entire Board of Directors to ten and elected Robert B. Aiken, Jr. to the Board.  The Board also appointed Mr. Aiken as a member of the Executive Committee and Finance Committee of the Board.  Mr. Aiken will serve as a Class II director and has been nominated by the Board for reelection by the stockholders when his term expires at the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders.  

Mr. Aiken will receive compensation pursuant to the Summary of Director Compensation which has been described in the Company’s proxy statement for Registrant’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2014.  

A Press Release announcing the election of Mr. Aiken to the Board of Directors of the Registrant is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1*	Press Release, dated February 17, 2015, announcing the election of Robert B. Aiken Jr. 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:  February 17, 2015	/s/Eric A. Blanchard
	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

news release

Executive Offices One Parkway North Blvd. Suite 100 Deerfield, IL 60015-2559 For Further Information Contact:   Cody Phipps President and Chief Executive Officer         or Todd Shelton Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer United Stationers Inc. (847) 627-7000

UNITED STATIONERS ELECTS AIKEN

TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DEERFIELD, Ill., February 17, 2015 –United Stationers Inc. (NASDAQ: USTR), a leading supplier of workplace essentials, announced today that Robert B. Aiken Jr. has rejoined its board of directors and will serve on the executive and finance committees.  His election to the board brings the total number of members to ten, with nine of those being independent directors.  

Mr. Aiken, 52, previously served on the company’s board of directors from December 2010 to May 2014. He stepped down from the board last year due to the demands of his position as the chief executive officer of Feeding America, the nation’s leading hunger relief organization.  Prior to this role, Mr. Aiken was CEO of the food company portfolio at Bolder Capital, a private equity firm, and previously the managing director of Capwell Partners LLC, a private equity firm focused on companies offering health and wellness products and services.  From 2007 to 2010, Mr. Aiken served as the president and CEO of U.S. Foodservice, Inc., one of the country’s leading foodservice distributors.  He previously held several senior executive positions at U.S Foodservice and at manufacturing firms.  Early in Mr. Aiken’s career, he worked as a business lawyer.

Mr. Aiken brings to the board of directors experience as a chief executive officer of both public and private corporations with significant operations and a large, labor-intensive workforce. He has a broad background in foodservice distribution, with particular expertise in acquisitions, finance, merchandising, operations, sales force effectiveness, supply chain and private label products. Mr. Aiken also holds accounting and law degrees from Georgetown University.

Mr. Aiken currently serves on the board of directors of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.

“We are extremely pleased to have an individual as well qualified as Bob rejoin our board,” said Charles K. Crovitz, chairman of United Stationers’ board of directors.  “His leadership at Feeding America and previously at U.S. Foodservice, as well as his extensive strategic, merchandising and operations experience, make him a valuable addition to our board.”

Company Overview

United Stationers Inc. is a leading supplier of workplace essentials, with 2014 net sales of $5.3 billion. The company stocks a broad assortment of over 160,000 items, including technology products, traditional office products, janitorial and breakroom supplies, office furniture, industrial supplies, and automotive aftermarket tools. The Company’s network of 77 distribution centers allows it to deliver these products to approximately 30,000 reseller customers. One of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries is an online retailer which sells direct to end consumers. This network, combined with United’s breadth and depth of inventory, enables the Company to ship most products overnight to more than ninety percent of the U.S. and major cities in Mexico and Canada. For more information, visit unitedstationers.com.

United Stationers common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol USTR.

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