Essendant's Board Declares Regular Dividend

DEERFIELD, Ill., May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Essendant Inc. (NASDAQ: ESND) announced that on May 25, 2016 its board of directors declared a $0.14 per share dividend payable on July 15, 2016 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2016.

About Essendant Essendant Inc. is a leading supplier of workplace essentials, with 2015 net sales of $5.4 billion. The company stocks a broad assortment of over 180,000 items, including technology products, traditional office products, janitorial and breakroom supplies, office furniture, industrial supplies, and automotive aftermarket tools. The Company's network of 74 distribution centers enables the Company to ship most products overnight to more than ninety percent of the U.S. For more information, visit www.essendant.com.   

Essendant's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol ESND.

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