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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.1)/*/
United Stationers Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.10 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
913004-10-7
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(CUSIP Number)
Melvin L. Hecktman
Hecktman Management
Suite 350
510 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, Illinois 60015
(708)374-8400
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
March 31, 1995
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
Schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box. [_]
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement. [_] (A fee is
not required only if the Reporting Person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)
Note. Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1 (a) for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.
/*/ The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 913004-10-7 Page 2 of 4 Pages
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1. Name of Reporting Person:
Melvin L. Hecktman
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
(a) [_]
(b) [x]
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Source of Funds: 00
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5. Check box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is
Required Pursuant to Items 2(e) or 2(f): [_]
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6. Citizenship or Place of Organization: Illinois
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Number of 7. Sole Voting Power: 211
Shares -----------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially 8. Shared Voting Power: 33,848
Owned By -----------------------------------------------------------
Each 9. Sole Dispositive Power: 211
Reporting -----------------------------------------------------------
Person 10. Shared Dispositive Power: 33,848
With
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11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
34,059
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12. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares:
Excludes 2,537 shares owned by the Melvin and Judith Hecktman Charitable
Remainder Trust u/a/d February 1, 1995 or which the Reporting Person is a
beneficiary; the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such
shares.
[X]
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13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): .58%
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14. Type of Reporting Person: IN
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CUSIP NO. 913004-10-7 Page 3 of 4 Pages
13D
Pursuant to Rule 13d-2 of Regulation 13D-G promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the undersigned, Melvin
L. Hecktman, hereby files this Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment No. 1") to the
original 13D Statement dated as of February 10, 1995 (the "Original Statement")
on his own behalf. The foregoing individual is sometimes hereinafter referred
to as the "Reporting Person".
Unless otherwise indicated in the Amendment No. 1, all capitalized terms
used herein which are defined in the Original Statement shall have the same
meaning as set forth in the Original Statement.
Unless otherwise specified in the following Items, there have been no
material changes to the information reported in the Original Statement.
Item 4. "Purpose of Transaction," is hereby amended by adding thereto the
following paragraph:
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement to Tender, on March
16, 1995, the Reporting Persons tendered the following number of shares of
Common Stock to Associated which, in the following amounts, were accepted and
paid for by Associated on March 31, 1995:
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<CAPTION>
Shares of Common Shares of Common
Entity Stock Tendered Stock Accepted
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<S> <C> <C>
MLHFIP 203,835 197,372
MLH 863,670 836,285
Melvin L. Hecktman 6,667 6,456
Melvin and Judith Hecktman
Charitable Remainder Trust 80,000 77,463
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1,154,172 1,117,576
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Item 5. "Interest in Securities of the Issuer," paragraphs (a), (b) and (e)
are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:
(a)(b) The Reporting Persons have reason to believe that the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding in the Issuer's most recently available
filing is not current, due to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger
attached as EXHIBIT A to the Original Statement. Accordingly, the following
information provided in response to this Item 5 is based on a total of 5,857,923
shares of Common Stock outstanding which was provided to the Reporting Persons
by the Issuer.
The Reporting Person owns 211 shares (less than one tenth of one percent)
of the Common Stock outstanding. The Reporting Person beneficially owns 33,848
shares of the Common Stock outstanding as a general partner in both MLH which
owns 27,385 shares or .47% of Common Stock outstanding and MLHFIP which owns
6,463 shares or .11% of Common Stock outstanding. The Reporting Person is also
one of the beneficiaries of the Melvin and Judith Hecktman Charitable Remainder
Trust u/a/d February 1, 1995 which owns 2,537 shares to which the Reporting
Person disclaims beneficial ownership for purposes of this filing.
(e) Pursuant to the transactions discussed in Item 4 above, the Reporting
Persons ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the
Issuer's securities on March 31, 1995.
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CUSIP NO. 913004-10-7 Page 4 of 4 Pages
SIGNATURES
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: April __, 1995
By: /s/ Melvin L. Hecktman
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Melvin L. Hecktman
