United States
             Securities and Exchange Commission
                    Washington, DC  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): November 19, 1996
                                                  (November 18, 1996)



Commission file numbers:  United Stationers Inc.:        0-10653
                          United Stationers Supply Co.: 33-59811




                   UNITED STATIONERS INC.
                UNITED STATIONERS SUPPLY CO.
   (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)





United Stationers Inc.:            Delaware                36-3141189
United Stationers Supply Co.:      Illinois                36-2431718
                        (State or other jurisdiction of   (IRS Employer
                        incorporation or organization)    Identification No.)





                     2200 East Golf Road
              Des Plaines, Illinois 60016-1267
                       (847) 699-5000
                              
                              
(Address, including zip code and telephone number, including
        area code, of registrant's executive offices)



   United Stationers Inc. and United Stationers Supply Co.
                              
                              
                              
                              
Item 5.   Other Events

      Thomas W. Sturgess has resigned as Chairman of the
Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of United
Stationers Inc. (the "Company") and of its wholly owned
subsidiary, United Stationers Supply Co., effective November 18, 1996.
The resignation was due to Mr. Sturgess' desire to devote more time
to his family.

      Frederick B. Hegi, Jr., Chairman of the Executive
Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company and
founding partner of Wingate Partners, the largest
stockholder of the Company, will assume the positions of
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
on an interim basis.
               
Item 7.  Exhibits 
               
Exhibit 99
      Press release issued by the Company on November 18, 1996.

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.
                                      United Stationers Supply Co.


Dated:     November 19, 1996           By:  /s/ Daniel H. Bushell
                                            Daniel H. Bushell
                                            Executive Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer