United Stationers declares 2-for-1 stock split

Office World News, Sep 1998

United Stationers Inc. announced that its board of directors has declared a two-for-one stock split in the form of a 100% stock dividend, payable September 28 to shareholders of record. United will have 36.8 million shares outstanding after the stock dividend.

"This action should help improve the liquidity of the stock," said Fred Hegi, chairman of the board, "and is an indication of our confidence in our ability to profitably grow the business."

United Stationers is North America's largest wholesaler of business products to resellers, with more than 35,000 items available to over 20,000 resellers substantially within 24 hours.

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