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EX-10.1 - FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT - ESSENDANT INCd333437dex101.htm
EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION - ESSENDANT INCd333437dex312.htm
EX-31.1 - SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION - ESSENDANT INCd333437dex311.htm

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 United Stationers Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), P. Cody Phipps, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Fareed A. Khan, 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/ P. CODY PHIPPS  
P. Cody Phipps  
President and Chief Executive Officer  
May 2, 2012  
/s/ FAREED A. KHAN  
Fareed A. Khan  
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  
May 2, 2012