Essendant (ESND) 10-Q 2017 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Essendant Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Richard D. Phillips, Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Janet Zelenka, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

/s/ RICHARD D. PHILLIPS

Richard D. Phillips
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
July 26, 2017

/s/ JANET ZELENKA

Janet Zelenka
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
July 26, 2017

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