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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): December 20, 2000
(December 20, 2000)
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)
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UNITED STATIONERS INC. AND UNITED STATIONERS SUPPLY CO.
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
United Stationers Supply Co. (the "Company") announced that its Lagasse Bros.
subsidiary signed a definitive purchase agreement with Peerless Paper Mills,
Inc. of Oaks, Pennsylvania. Peerless, with annual sales of approximately $75
million, currently offers janitorial/sanitation, paper, and food service
products to more than 2,000 distributor customers in eighteen states across
the Northeast and Midwest. The purchase price, subject to final adjustments,
was $29.5 million financed through the Company's Senior Credit Facility. The
transaction is expected to close early next month subject to the satisfaction
of various conditions, including the completion of due diligence.
United Stationers Supply Co. is a wholly owned subsidiary of United
Stationers Inc. (NASDAQ: USTR).
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
Exhibit 99.1
Press release issued by the Company on December 20, 2000.
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: December 20, 2000 By: /s/ Eileen A. Kamerick
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Eileen A. Kamerick
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
