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) October 22, 2012 (October 16, 2012)
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 (seeGeneral 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 September 11, 2012, the Registrant filed a Current Report on Form 8-K announcing the elections of Susan J. Riley and Alexander M. Schmelkin to the Registrant’s Board of Directors to serve as Class II directors.
On October 16, 2012, the Registrant’s Board of Directors appointed Ms. Riley as a member of the Audit Committee and Finance Committee of the Board and appointed Mr. Schmelkin as a member of the Human Resources Committee and Technology Advisory Committee of the Board.
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: October 22, 2012 | /s/ Eric A. Blanchard | |||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and | ||||
| Secretary | ||||
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