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): May 26, 2010
UNITED STATIONERS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware |
| 0-10653 |
| 36-3141189 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
| (Commission File Number) |
| (I.R.S. Employer |
Of Incorporation) |
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| Identification No.) |
One Parkway North Boulevard |
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Suite 100 |
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Deerfield, Illinois |
| 60015-2559 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 627-7000
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United Stationers Inc.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
United Stationers Inc. (“United”) held its 2010 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 26, 2010. A total of 22,911,061 shares of United’s common stock were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, or 94.7% of the total shares entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders elected all 4 of the directors nominated by United’s Board of Directors and ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as United’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Proposal #1 - Election of Directors |
| For |
| % of Shares |
| Withheld |
| % of Shares |
| Broker Non- Votes |
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Roy W. Haley |
| 21,156,050 |
| 95.71 | % | 948,097 |
| 4.29 | % | 806,914 |
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Noah T. Maffitt |
| 21,977,066 |
| 99.43 | % | 127,081 |
| .57 | % | 806,914 |
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Benson P. Shapiro |
| 21,661,787 |
| 98.00 | % | 442,360 |
| 2.00 | % | 806,914 |
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Alex D. Zoghlin |
| 21,858,684 |
| 98.89 | % | 245,463 |
| 1.11 | % | 806,914 |
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Proposal #2 - Auditor Ratification |
| For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
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No. of Shares |
| 22,535,507 |
| 367,138 |
| 8,416 |
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% of Shares Voted |
| 98.36 | % | 1.60 | % | .04 | % |
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. |
| (Registrant) |
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Dated: June 2, 2010 | /s/ Eric A. Blanchard |
| Eric A. Blanchard |
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel |