Essendant (ESND) 10-K 2004 FY Annual report

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Exhibit 10.56

Summary of Compensation of
Certain Executive Officers

        The following table sets forth the 2005 and 2004 annual base salary rates of (a) United's named executive officers for 2003, determined by reference to United's definitive proxy statement dated March 23, 2004, and (b) the individuals anticipated to be included as named executive officers for 2004 in the definitive proxy statement United expects to file with the SEC in April 2005 (the "2005 Proxy Statement"):

Name and Position		Year	Base Salary
Richard W. Gochnauer		2005	$	802,125
	President and Chief Executive Officer	2004		775,000
P. Cody Phipps		2005	$	300,000
	Senior Vice President, Operations	2004		286,500
Kathleen S. Dvorak		2005	$	283,000
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	2004		273,500
Mark J. Hampton		2005	$	282,000
	Senior Vice President, Marketing	2004		261,300
John T. Sloan		2005	$	269,000
	Senior Vice President, Human Resources	2004		260,000
Joseph R. Templet		2005	$	260,000
	Senior Vice President, Trade Development	2004		253,800
Stephen A. Schultz		2005	$	237,300
	President, Lagasse, Inc. and Vice President, Category Management, Janitorial/Sanitation	2004		228,150

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Exhibit 10.56

Summary of Compensation of Certain Executive Officers