Alco Standard Corporation
Form 10-K/A--Fiscal Year Ended
September 30, 1993
EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration
Statements on Form S-8 and Form S-3 and related prospectuses of our report
dated November 1, 1993, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
and schedules included in the Annual Report (as amended on Form 10-K/A) of
Alco Standard Corporation for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1993.
Registration
Number Filing Date Description
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2-66880 March 10, 1990 Alco Standard Corporation
1980 Deferred Compensation Plan
2-75296 December 11, 1982 Alco Standard Corporation
1982 Deferred Compensation Plan
2-70630 December 30, 1982 Alco Standard Corporation
1981 Stock Option Plan
33-00120 September 6, 1985 Also Standard Corporation
1985 Deferred Compensation Plan
33-4829 April 15, 1986 Alco Standard Corporation
$150,000,000 Debt Securities
33-3046 February 10, 1987 Alco Standard Corporation
1986 Stock Option Plan
33-20479 March 4, 1988 Alco Standard Corporation
Stock Participation Plan
33-22948 July 7, 1988 Alco Standard Corporation
Partners' Stock Purchase Plan
33-26732 January 27, 1989 Alco Standard Corporation
1989 Directors' Stock Option Plan
33-28763 May 17, 1989 Alco Standard Corporation
Unijax Inc. Capital Accumulation Plan
Registration
Number Filing Date Description
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33-30497 August 14, 1989 Alco Standard Corporation
Canadian Group Registered
Retirement Savings Plan
33-35057 May 23, 1990 Alco Standard Corporation
Defined Contribution Plan
33-36745 September 10, 1990 Alco Standard Corporation
1991 Deferred Compensation Plan
33-38192 December 10, 1990 Alco Standard Corporation
Partners' Stock Purchase Plan
33-38193 December 10, 1990 Alco Standard Corporation
1986 Stock Option Plan
33-38519 January 14, 1991 Alco Standard Corporation
$150,000,000 Debt Securities,
Preferred Stock or Common Stock
33-41689 July 12, 1991 Alco Standard Corporation
292,864 Shares of Common Stock
33-41690 July 12, 1991 Alco Standard Corporation
3,300,001 Shares of Common Stock
33-84376 June 4, 1992 Alco Standard Corporation
Stock Award Plan
33-50974 August 17, 1992 Alco Standard Corporation
1,034,061 Shares of Common Stock
33-50976 August 17, 1992 Alco Standard Corporation
382,250 Shares of Common Stock
33-55004 November 24, 1992 Alco Standard Corporation
Stock Participation Plan
33-55096 November 24, 1992 Alco Standard Corporation
1993 Directors' Stock Option Plan
33-54742 December 15, 1992 Alco Standard Corporation
3,500,000 Depositary Shares
Convertible Preferred Stock
Registration
Number Filing Date Description
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33-62460 June 1, 1993 Alco Standard Corporation
$400,000,000 Debt Securities, Preferred
Stock or Common Stock ($1,500,000 of
which was previously registered under
Registration Statement No. 33-38519)
33-49863 July 30, 1993 Alco Standard Corporation
42,200 Shares of Common Stock
33-51183 November 24, 1993 Alco Standard Corporation
Partners' Stock Purchase Plan
33-52285 February 15, 1994 Alco Standard Corporation
$300,000,000 Debt Securities, Preferred
Stock or Common Stock ($96,700,000 of
which was previously registered under
Registration Statement No. 33-62460)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 4, 1994