LAKE ZURICH, Ill., May 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ACCO Brands Corporation (NYSE: ACCO), one of the world's largest designers, marketers and manufacturers of branded business, academic and consumer products, today reported its first quarter results for the period ended March 31, 2017.

"We continue to effectively manage industry changes, aided by our strong brands, good execution, and additional capabilities and scale from recent acquisitions," said Boris Elisman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of ACCO Brands. "While the first quarter is seasonally our smallest quarter, the strong start bodes well for the year and enables us to raise our adjusted EPS guidance."

First Quarter Results

Net sales increased 29% to $359.8 million from $278.1 million in the prior-year quarter. Excluding the effects of the Esselte and Pelikan Artline acquisitions and foreign exchange, comparable sales declined 5%. Net income was $3.6 million, or $0.03 per share, and included $7.1 million of transaction, integration, restructuring and refinancing-related charges. This compared to net income of $4.8 million, or $0.04 per share, in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted net income increased to $4.9 million, or $0.04 per share, from a loss of $0.9 million, or $0.01 per share, in the prior-year quarter. The increase in adjusted net income was primarily driven by acquisitions and cost savings.

Business Segment Highlights

ACCO Brands North America - Sales decreased 2% to $174.9 million from $179.3 million in the prior-year quarter. The Esselte acquisition added 2% to North America sales, or $2.9 million. The comparable sales decrease of 4% was primarily due to declines with office superstore customers and certain wholesalers. Operating income decreased to $6.6 million from $10.0 million in the prior-year quarter and adjusted operating income decreased to $8.0 million from $10.0 million in the prior-year; the decreases were due to lower sales.

ACCO Brands EMEA - Sales increased 148% to $96.5 million from $38.9 million in the prior-year quarter. The Esselte acquisition added 166% to sales, or $64.5 million, and foreign exchange reduced sales by 5%. Comparable sales decreased 12% due to share loss and inventory reductions at certain customers. Operating income increased to $4.8 million from $0.2 million in the prior-year quarter and adjusted operating income increased to $6.7 million from $0.2 million in the prior-year quarter. The increases were due to the Esselte acquisition.

ACCO Brands International - Sales increased 48% to $88.4 million from $59.9 million in the prior-year quarter. The acquisitions added 43%, or $25.7 million, and foreign exchange added 6%. Comparable sales declined 1%. Operating income increased to $10.1 million from $5.6 million in the prior-year quarter and adjusted operating income increased to $10.7 million from $5.6 million in the prior-year quarter. The increases were primarily due to the acquisition of Pelikan Artline and price increases.

Business Outlook

The company has increased its guidance for 2017 adjusted earnings per share, now expected to be between $1.07-$1.10. The company reiterates its expectations for 2017 revenue and adjusted free cash flow. The company continues to expect 2017 sales to increase 22-26%, driven by the Esselte and Pelikan Artline acquisitions, and adjusted free cash flow of approximately $150 million.

Webcast

At 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today, ACCO Brands Corporation will host a conference call to discuss the company's results. The call will be broadcast live via webcast. The webcast can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of www.accobrands.com. The webcast will be in listen-only mode and will be available for replay for one month following the event.

About ACCO Brands Corporation

ACCO Brands Corporation is one of the world's largest designers, marketers and manufacturers of branded business, academic and consumer products. Our widely recognized brands include Artline®, AT-A-GLANCE®, Derwent®, Esselte®, Five Star®, GBC®, Hilroy®, Kensington®, Leitz®, Mead®, Quartet®, Rapid®, Rexel®, Swingline®, Tilibra®, Wilson Jones®, and many others. Our products are sold in more than 100 countries around the world. More information about ACCO Brands can be found at www.accobrands.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. ("GAAP"), in this earnings release, we provide investors with certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted operating income, adjusted earnings per share, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"), free cash flow, adjusted free cash flow, effective tax rate and comparable net sales at constant currency. See our Reconciliation of GAAP to Adjusted Non-GAAP Information (Unaudited), Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited), Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Unaudited), Supplemental Business Segment Information and Reconciliation (Unaudited) and our Supplemental Net Sales Change Analysis (Unaudited), for a description of each of these non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for each of the periods presented herein.

We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are appropriate to enhance an overall understanding of our past financial performance and also our prospects for the future, as well as to facilitate comparisons with our historical operating results. Adjustments to our GAAP results are made with the intent of providing both management and investors a more complete understanding of our underlying operational results and trends. For example, the non-GAAP results are an indication of our baseline performance before gains, losses or other charges that are considered by management to be outside our core operating results. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures are among the primary indicators management uses as a basis for our planning and forecasting of future periods and senior management's incentive compensation is derived, in part, using certain of these non-GAAP financial measures.

There are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because the non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The non-GAAP financial measures are limited in value because they exclude certain items that may have a material impact upon our reported financial results such as unusual income tax items, restructuring and integration charges, acquisition-related expenses, goodwill or other asset impairment charges, foreign currency fluctuation, and other one-time or non-recurring items. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors should review the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures as provided in the tables accompanying this press release.

The Company provides forward-looking financial information on a non-GAAP basis for adjusted earnings per share, adjusted free cash flow and effective tax rate. However, the Company does not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking adjusted earnings per share or effective tax rate to GAAP because the GAAP financial measure is not accessible on a forward-looking basis and reconciling information is not available without unreasonable effort due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such a reconciliation, including adjustments that could be made for restructuring, integration and acquisition-related expenses, the variability of our effective tax rate and other charges reflected in our historical numbers. The probable significance of each of these items is high and, based on historical experience, could be material.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements which may be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, are made as of the date hereof and we undertake no obligation to update them. In particular, our business outlook is based on certain assumptions, which we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. These include, without limitation, assumptions regarding changes in the macro environment, fluctuations in foreign currency rates, changes in the competitive landscape and consumer behavior and the effect of consolidation in the office products industry, as well as other factors described below.

Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Because actual results may differ from those predicted by such forward-looking statements, you should not place undue reliance on them when deciding whether to buy, sell or hold the Company's securities.

Among the factors that could affect our results or cause our plans, actions and results to differ materially from current expectations are: the concentration of our business with a relatively limited number of large and sophisticated customers; changes in our customers' business models and the consolidation of our customers; risks associated with foreign currency fluctuations; shifts in the channels of distribution of our products; challenges related to the highly competitive business environments in which we operate, including, low barriers to entry, customers who have the ability to source their own private label products, limited retail space, competitors' strong brands, competition from imports from a range of countries, including countries with lower production costs, competitors' ability to source lower-cost products in local currencies, and competition from a wide range of products and services, including electronic, digital and web-based products that can render obsolete or less desirable some of our products; our ability to develop and market innovative products that meet end-user demands; business, commercial and consumer spending decisions during periods of economic uncertainty or weakness; the failure, inadequacy or interruption of our information technology systems or supporting infrastructure or a cybersecurity incident or information security breach; risks associated with the changes to current U.S. government policies, including changes in trade relations and policies and/or changes to U.S. tax laws; our ability to successfully expand our business in emerging markets which generally involves more financial, operational, legal and compliance risks and creates more exposure to economic volatility, unstable political conditions and civil unrest; our ability to grow profitably through acquisitions; our ability to realize the synergies, growth opportunities and other potential benefits of the Pelikan Artline and Esselte acquisitions and successfully integrate Pelikan Artline and Esselte with our existing operations; our ability to successfully compete in a rapidly changing and highly competitive computer products market; the impact of litigation or other legal proceedings; the risks associated with outsourcing production of certain of our products, information systems and other administrative functions; the continued decline in the use of certain of our products, especially paper-based dated time management and productivity tools; risks associated with seasonality and raw material, labor and transportation cost fluctuations; increased cost of compliance with environmental, product safety and other laws; the impact of pension costs; any impairment of our goodwill or other intangible assets; risks associated with our indebtedness, including our debt service obligations, limitations imposed by restrictive covenants and our ability to comply with financial ratios and tests; our failure to comply with customer contracts; the insolvency, bankruptcy or financial instability of our customers and suppliers; our ability to secure, protect and maintain our intellectual property rights; product liability claims or regulatory actions; our ability to attract and retain key employees; the volatility of our stock price; material disruptions at one of our or our suppliers' major manufacturing or distribution facilities resulting from circumstances outside our control; and other risks and uncertainties described in "Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and in other reports we file with the SEC.



                                         ACCO Brands Corporation and Subsidiaries

                                          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets


                                                    (unaudited)
                                                    ----------

    (in millions of dollars)                        March 31,                 December 31,
                                                           2017                        2016
                                                           ----                        ----

    Assets

    Current assets:

    Cash and cash equivalents                                        $118.3                             $42.9

    Accounts receivable, net                              295.1                                391.0

    Inventories                                           287.3                                210.0

    Other current assets                                   41.0                                 26.8
                                                           ----                                 ----

    Total current assets                                  741.7                                670.7

    Total property, plant and
     equipment                                            622.6                                528.0

    Less: accumulated depreciation                      (340.1)                             (329.6)
                                                         ------                               ------

    Property, plant and equipment,
     net                                                  282.5                                198.4

    Deferred income taxes                                 123.6                                 27.3

    Goodwill                                              697.4                                587.1

    Identifiable intangibles, net                         834.8                                565.7

    Other non-current assets                               18.1                                 15.3
                                                           ----                                 ----

    Total assets                                                   $2,698.1                          $2,064.5
                                                                   ========                          ========

    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

    Current liabilities:

    Notes payable                                             $           -                            $63.7

    Current portion of long-term
     debt                                                  19.4                                  4.8

    Accounts payable                                      176.2                                135.1

    Accrued compensation                                   36.3                                 42.8

    Accrued customer program
     liabilities                                           91.0                                 94.0

    Accrued interest                                        7.7                                  1.3

    Other current liabilities                              80.9                                 64.7
                                                           ----                                 ----

    Total current liabilities                             411.5                                406.4

    Long-term debt, net                                 1,002.7                                627.7

    Deferred income taxes                                 225.6                                146.7

    Pension and post-retirement
     benefit obligations                                  259.0                                 98.0

    Other non-current liabilities                          82.1                                 77.0
                                                           ----                                 ----

    Total liabilities                                   1,980.9                              1,355.8
                                                        -------                              -------

    Stockholders' equity:

    Common stock                                            1.1                                  1.1

    Treasury stock                                       (26.2)                              (17.0)

    Paid-in capital                                     2,018.8                              2,015.7

    Accumulated other
     comprehensive loss                                 (409.3)                             (419.4)

    Accumulated deficit                                 (867.2)                             (871.7)
                                                         ------                               ------

    Total stockholders' equity                            717.2                                708.7
                                                          -----                                -----

    Total liabilities and
     stockholders' equity                                          $2,698.1                          $2,064.5
                                                                   ========                          ========



                                                    ACCO Brands Corporation and Subsidiaries

                                                  Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

                                                 (In millions of dollars, except per share data)


                                                    Three Months Ended
                                                        March 31,

                                                  2017                      2016                 % Change
                                                  ----                      ----                 --------

    Net sales                                              $359.8                                         $278.1           29%

    Cost of products
     sold                                        249.0                                   195.7                       27%
                                                 -----                                   -----

    Gross profit                                 110.8                                    82.4                       34%

    Operating costs and expenses:

    Advertising,
     selling, general
     and administrative
     expenses                                     92.0                                    71.2                       29%

    Amortization of
     intangibles                                   8.0                                     4.7                       70%

    Restructuring
     charges                                       1.5                                       -                        NM

    Total operating
     costs and expenses                          101.5                                    75.9                       34%
                                                 -----                                    ----

    Operating income                               9.3                                     6.5                       43%

    Non-operating expense (income):

    Interest expense                               9.8                                    10.7                      (8)%

    Interest income                              (1.3)                                  (1.4)                     (7)%

    Equity in earnings
     of joint-venture                                -                                  (1.3)                        NM

    Other expense, net                             0.7                                     1.1                     (36)%
                                                   ---                                     ---

    Income (loss)
     before income tax                             0.1                                   (2.6)                        NM

    Income tax benefit                           (3.5)                                  (7.4)                    (53)%
                                                  ----                                    ----

    Net income                                               $3.6                                           $4.8         (25)%
                                                             ====                                           ====


    Per share:

    Basic income per
     share                                                  $0.03                                          $0.05         (40)%

    Diluted income per
     share                                                  $0.03                                          $0.04         (25)%


    Weighted average number of shares
     outstanding:

    Basic                                        108.3                                   106.1

    Diluted                                      112.4                                   108.2



    Statistics (as a % of Net sales, except Income tax rate)

                                                  Three Months Ended
                                                      March 31,

                                                  2017                      2016
                                                  ----                      ----

    Gross profit (Net
     sales, less Cost
     of products sold)                           30.8%                                  29.6%

    Advertising,
     selling, general
     and administrative                          25.6%                                  25.6%

    Operating income                              2.6%                                   2.3%

    Income (loss)
     before income tax                               -   %                             (0.9)%

    Net income                                    1.0%                                   1.7%

    Income tax rate                                 NM                                 284.6%
    ---------------                                ---                                  -----



                                    ACCO Brands Corporation and Subsidiaries

                          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)


                                               Three Months Ended March 31,

    (in millions
     of dollars)                                   2017                   2016
                                                   ----                   ----

    Operating activities

    Net income                                               $3.6                            $4.8

    Amortization
     of inventory
     step-up                                        0.9                                  -

    Gain on
     disposal of
     assets                                           -                               0.1

    Depreciation                                    9.0                                7.8

    Amortization
     of debt
     issuance
     costs                                          1.4                                0.7

    Amortization
     of
     intangibles                                    8.0                                4.7

    Stock-based
     compensation                                   2.4                                3.3

    Equity in
     earnings of
     joint-
     venture, net
     of dividends
     received                                         -                             (0.9)

    Changes in balance sheet
     items:

    Accounts
     receivable                                   165.3                              153.0

    Inventories                                  (31.2)                            (53.0)

    Other assets                                  (0.8)                             (9.2)

    Accounts
     payable                                      (4.3)                               2.5

    Accrued
     expenses and
     other
     liabilities                                 (73.4)                            (49.1)

    Accrued
     income taxes                                (15.5)                            (12.2)
                                                  -----                              -----

    Net cash
     provided by
     operating
     activities                                    65.4                               52.5

    Investing activities

    Additions to
     property,
     plant and
     equipment                                    (5.2)                             (3.9)

    Proceeds from
     the
     disposition
     of assets                                      0.1                                  -

    Cost of
     acquisitions,
     net of cash
     acquired                                   (292.6)                                 -

    Net cash used
     by investing
     activities                                 (297.7)                             (3.9)

    Financing activities

    Proceeds from
     long-term
     borrowings                                   412.0                                  -

    Repayments of
     long-term
     debt                                        (94.4)                                 -

    Payments for
     debt
     issuance
     costs                                        (3.4)                                 -

    Payments
     related to
     tax
     withholding
     for stock-
     based
     compensation                                 (9.2)                             (5.0)

    Proceeds from
     the exercise
     of stock
     options                                        1.4                                0.3
                                                    ---                                ---

    Net cash
     provided
     (used) by
     financing
     activities                                   306.4                              (4.7)

    Effect of
     foreign
     exchange
     rate changes
     on cash and
     cash
     equivalents                                    1.3                                3.1
                                                    ---                                ---

    Net increase
     in cash and
     cash
     equivalents                                   75.4                               47.0

    Cash and cash equivalents

    Beginning of
     the period                                    42.9                               55.4
                                                   ----                               ----

    End of the
     period                                                $118.3                          $102.4
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                                                                                                                                                                        ACCO Brands Corporation and Subsidiaries

                                                                                                                                                           Reconciliation of GAAP to Adjusted Non-GAAP Information (Unaudited)

                                                                                                                                                                     (In millions of dollars, except per share data)


                                               Three Months Ended March 31, 2017                                                        Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

                        Reported          % of                Adjusted                 Adjusted              % of         Reported                 % of                  Adjusted               Adjusted                    % of           % Change

                          GAAP           Sales                 Items                   Non-GAAP             Sales           GAAP                  Sales                    Items                Non-GAAP                    Sales          Adjusted
                          ----           -----                 -----                   --------             -----           ----                  -----                    -----                --------                    -----          --------

    Gross profit                  $110.8                          30.8%                                        $0.9     (A.1)                       $111.7                               31.0%                                       $82.4                       29.6%                        $      -                    $82.4         29.6% 36%

    Advertising,
     selling, general
     and administrative
     expenses                92.0                      25.6%                                (4.4)             (A.2)               87.6                           24.3%                                71.2                         25.6%                      (0.6)               (A.2) 70.6                     25.4%          24%

    Restructuring
     charges                  1.5                                                (1.5)            (A.3)               -                                                         -                                                    -                                     -                                     NM

    Operating income          9.3                       2.6%                                  6.8                                  16.1                            4.5%                                 6.5                          2.3%                        0.6                       7.1                      2.6%         127%

    Other expense, net        0.7                                                (0.3)            (A.4)             0.4                                                        1.1                                                 (0.6)                (A.5)            0.5                                   (20)%

    Income (loss)
     before income tax        0.1                                   -   %                             7.1                           7.2                            2.0%                               (2.6)                       (0.9)%                        1.2                     (1.4)                   (0.5)%           NM

    Income tax
     (benefit) expense      (3.5)                                                 5.8             (A.6)             2.3                                                      (7.4)                                                  6.9                 (A.6)          (0.5)                                     NM

    Income tax rate            NM                                                                    32.0%                                        284.6%                                                                                     35.0%

    Net income (loss)               $3.6                           1.0%                                        $1.3                                   $4.9                                1.4%                                        $4.8                        1.7%                          $(5.7)                   $(0.9)       (0.3)%  NM

    Diluted income
     (loss) per share              $0.03                                                              $0.01                                $0.04                                                                    $0.04                                                 $(0.05)                      $(0.01)                          NM

    Weighted average
     number of shares
     outstanding:           112.4                                                                     112.4                                          108.2                                                                                        106.1


          Notes for Reconciliation of GAAP to Adjusted Non-GAAP
                         Information (Unaudited)


    A.               "Adjusted" results exclude
                                 restructuring charges, amortization
                                 of the step-up in value of finished
                                 goods, transaction and integration
                                 expenses associated with the
                                 acquisitions of Esselte Group
                                 Holdings AB ("Esselte") and Pelikan
                                 Artline, other one-time or non-
                                 recurring items and all unusual
                                 income tax items, including income
                                 taxes related to the aforementioned
                                 items; in addition, income taxes
                                 have been recalculated at a
                                 normalized effective tax rate of 32%
                                 for 2017 and 35% for 2016.

                          1.     Represents the adjustment related to
                                 the amortization of step-up in the
                                 value of finished goods inventory
                                 associated with the acquisition of
                                 Esselte.

                          2.     Represents the elimination of
                                 transaction and integration
                                 expenses. Expenses associated with
                                 the acquisition of Esselte, which
                                 closed on January 31, 2017, were
                                 $3.2 million for the three months
                                 ended March 31, 2017 (consisting of
                                 $2.1 million in transaction expenses
                                 and $1.1 million in integration
                                 expenses). In addition, expenses
                                 associated with the acquisition of
                                 Pelikan Artline were $0.4 million
                                 for the three months ended March 31,
                                 2017 (consisting of $0.4 million in
                                 integration expenses) and $0.6
                                 million for the three months ended
                                 March 31, 2016 (consisting of $0.6
                                 million in transaction expenses).

                           3.    Represents restructuring charges.

                          4.     Represents the write-off of debt
                                 issuance costs and other costs
                                 associated with the Company's
                                 refinancing in the first quarter of
                                 2017.

                          5.     Represents the foreign currency
                                 losses/(gains), net related to the
                                 settlements of certain intercompany
                                 transactions in the first quarter of
                                 2016.

                          6.     Primarily reflects the tax effect of
                                 the adjustments outlined in items
                                 A.1-5 above and adjusts the
                                 company's effective tax rate to a
                                 normalized rate of 32% for 2017 and
                                 35% for 2016. The lower normalized
                                 tax rate for 2017 is primarily due
                                 to the acquisition of Esselte. The
                                 Company's estimated long-term rate
                                 remains subject to variations from
                                 the mix of earnings across the
                                 Company's operating jurisdictions.



                                                           ACCO Brands Corporation and Subsidiaries

                                                 Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)

                                                                   (In millions of dollars)


    "Adjusted EBITDA" represents net income after adding back depreciation; stock-based compensation expense; amortization of intangibles; interest
     expense, net; other expense, net; and income tax benefit. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes the amortization of step-up in value of finished goods
     inventory, transaction and integration expenses and restructuring charges .The following table sets forth a reconciliation of reported net income in
     accordance with GAAP to Adjusted EBITDA.


                                                             Three Months Ended March 31,

                                                                             2017                   2016                 % Change
                                                                             ----                   ----                 --------

    Net income                                                                        $3.6                                            $4.8                        (25)%

                                                   Inventory step-up amortization      0.9                                      -                             NM

                                                    Transaction and integration
                                                    expenses                           4.4                                    0.6                            633%

                                                   Restructuring charges               1.5                                      -                             NM

                                                   Depreciation                        9.0                                    7.8                             15%

                                                   Stock-based compensation            2.4                                    3.3                           (27)%

                                                   Amortization of intangibles         8.0                                    4.7                             70%

                                                   Interest expense, net               8.5                                    9.3                            (9)%

                                                   Other expense, net                  0.7                                    1.1                           (36)%

                                                   Income tax benefit                (3.5)                                 (7.4)                          (53)%
                                                   ----------

    Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)                                                       $35.5                                           $24.2                          47%
                                                                                     =====                                           =====


    Adjusted EBITDA as a % of
     Net Sales                                                               9.9%                              8.7%



                                                      Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Unaudited)

                                                                                                     (In millions of dollars)


    "Free Cash Flow" represents cash flow from operating activities less cash used for additions to property, plant and equipment, plus cash proceeds from the disposition of assets and other investing activities. "Adjusted Free Cash Flow" excludes
     accelerated interest payments related to the refinancing of our Senior Unsecured Notes in the fourth quarter of 2016 and transaction and integration expenditures. The following table sets forth a reconciliation of reported net cash provided by
     operating activities in accordance with GAAP to Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow.


                                       Three Months Ended                Three Months Ended                2017 Guidance                   Twelve Months Ended
                                         March 31, 2017                    March 31, 2016                                                   December 31, 2016
                                         --------------                    --------------                                                   -----------------

    Net cash
     provided by
     operating
     activities                                                  $65.4                                                            $52.5                                                $177                                                    $165.9


    Net cash (used) provided by:

    Additions to
     property, plant
     and equipment                                  (5.2)                                         (3.9)                                           (35)                                         (18.5)

    Proceeds from
     the disposition
     of assets                                        0.1                                              -                                              2                                            0.7

    Other                                                                               -                                          -                                       0.2

    Free cash flow
     (non-GAAP)                                      60.3                                           48.6                                             144                                          148.3
                                                     ----                                           ----                                             ---                                          -----

    Accelerated
     interest
     payments from
     refinancing of
     senior
     unsecured notes                                    -                                             -                                              -                                           6.5

    Transaction and
     integration
     expenses -cash                                   2.4                                              -                                              6                                           11.6
                                                      ---                                            ---                                            ---                                           ----

    Adjusted free
     cash flow (non-
     GAAP)                                                       $62.7                                                            $48.6                                                $150                                                    $166.4
                                                                 =====                                                            =====                                                ====                                                    ======



                                                                                                                                                                                                           ACCO Brands Corporation and Subsidiaries

                                                                                                                                                                                           Supplemental Business Segment Information and Reconciliation (Unaudited)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   (In millions of dollars)


                                                                                               2017                                                                                   2016                                              Changes

                                                                                                         Adjusted                                                                                                                     Adjusted

                                                 Reported                         Adjusted          Operating                              Reported                                         Adjusted                         Operating                                                         Adjusted   Adjusted

                                                Operating                        Operating           Income                                Operating                                       Operating                           Income                                                         Operating   Operating

                              Reported              Income         Adjusted          Income            (Loss)              Reported           Income                   Adjusted                Income                            (Loss)                           Net Sales  Net Sales            Income     Income     Margin

                              Net Sales             (Loss)           Items        (Loss) (A)           Margin             Net Sales           (Loss)                    Items               (Loss) (A)                           Margin                                    $     %               (Loss) $     (Loss) % Points
                              ---------             -----            -----         ---------           ------             ---------            -----                    -----                ---------                           ------                                  ---    ---              --------      -------  ------

    Q1:

    ACCO Brands
     North America                       $174.9                             $6.6                                    $1.4                              $8.0                                 4.6%                                    $179.3                                           $10.0                                 $               -                 $10.0                  5.6%       $(4.4)  (2)%   $(2.0)   (20)%    (100)

    ACCO Brands
     EMEA                           96.5                       4.8                          1.9                       6.7                   6.9%                    38.9                                   0.2                                          -                              0.2                              0.5%                57.6       148%     6.5             NM        640

    ACCO Brands
     International                  88.4                      10.1                          0.6                      10.7                  12.1%                    59.9                                   5.6                                          -                              5.6                              9.3%                28.5        48%     5.1           91%     280

    Corporate                          -                   (12.2)                         2.9                     (9.3)                                                         -                                 (9.3)                                      0.6                             (8.7)                                               -                  (0.6)
                                     ---                    -----                          ---                      ----                                                        ---                                  ----                                       ---                              ----                                              ---                   ----

    Total                                $359.8                             $9.3                                    $6.8                             $16.1                                 4.5%                                    $278.1                                            $6.5                                              $0.6                   $7.1                  2.6%        $81.7    29%     $9.0     127%      190
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    Q2:

    ACCO Brands North America                                                                                                       $295.4                                          $53.0                                                    $1.1                                           $54.1                               18.3%

    ACCO Brands EMEA                                                                                                          41.3                             1.6                                    -                                       1.6                              3.9%

    ACCO Brands International                                                                                                 73.4                             3.1                                  3.8                                        6.9                              9.4%

    Corporate                                                                                                                    -                         (12.3)                                 2.8                                      (9.5)
                                                                                                                               ---                          -----                                  ---                                       ----

    Total                                                                                                                           $410.1                                          $45.4                                                    $7.7                                           $53.1                               12.9%
                                                                                                                                    ======                                          =====                                                    ====                                           =====


    Q3:

    ACCO Brands North America                                                                                                       $289.1                                          $49.6                                         $             -                                          $49.6                               17.2%

    ACCO Brands EMEA                                                                                                          40.7                             2.9                                    -                                       2.9                              7.1%

    ACCO Brands International                                                                                                101.5                            15.9                                  0.8                                       16.7                             16.5%

    Corporate                                                                                                                    -                         (12.7)                                 4.4                                      (8.3)
                                                                                                                               ---                          -----                                  ---                                       ----

    Total                                                                                                                           $431.3                                          $55.7                                                    $5.2                                           $60.9                               14.1%
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    Q4:

    ACCO Brands North America                                                                                                       $252.3                                          $40.7                                                    $0.1                                           $40.8                               16.2%

    ACCO Brands EMEA                                                                                                          50.9                             7.9                                    -                                       7.9                             15.5%

    ACCO Brands International                                                                                                134.4                            24.8                                  2.2                                       27.0                             20.1%

    Corporate                                                                                                                    -                         (13.7)                                 2.8                                     (10.9)
                                                                                                                               ---                          -----                                  ---                                      -----

    Total                                                                                                                           $437.6                                          $59.7                                                    $5.1                                           $64.8                               14.8%
                                                                                                                                    ======                                          =====                                                    ====                                           =====


    YTD:

    ACCO Brands
     North America                       $174.9                             $6.6                                    $1.4                              $8.0                                 4.6%                                  $1,016.1                                          $153.3                                              $1.2                 $154.5                 15.2%

    ACCO Brands
     EMEA                           96.5                       4.8                          1.9                       6.7                   6.9%                   171.8                                  12.6                                          -                             12.6                              7.3%

    ACCO Brands
     International                  88.4                      10.1                          0.6                      10.7                  12.1%                   369.2                                  49.4                                        6.8                              56.2                             15.2%

    Corporate                          -                   (12.2)                         2.9                     (9.3)                                                         -                                (48.0)                                     10.6                            (37.4)
                                     ---                    -----                          ---                      ----                                                        ---                                 -----                                      ----                             -----

    Total                                $359.8                             $9.3                                    $6.8                             $16.1                                 4.5%                                  $1,557.1                                          $167.3                                             $18.6                 $185.9                 11.9%
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    (A)                See "Notes
                       for
                       Reconciliation
                       of GAAP to
                       Adjusted
                       Non-GAAP
                       Information
                       (Unaudited)"
                       for a
                       description
                       of adjusted
                       items on
                       page 8.



                                                                                              ACCO Brands Corporation and Subsidiaries

                                                                                         Supplemental Net Sales Change Analysis (Unaudited)


                                               Percent Change - Sales

                                GAAP                                  Non-GAAP


                                                                                                                                            Comparable

                              Net Sales                               Currency                                                              Net Sales

                               Change                                Translation                                 Acquisitions               Change (A)            Price          $ Volume/Mix
                               ------                                -----------                                 ------------               ---------             -----          ------------

    Q1 2017:

    ACCO Brands North America           (2.5)%                                     0.3%                                             1.6%                (4.4)%          1.7%           (6.1)%

    ACCO Brands EMEA                    148.0%                                   (5.4)%                                           165.8%               (12.4)%          3.3%          (15.7)%

    ACCO Brands International            47.6%                                     6.0%                                            42.9%                (1.3)%          3.2%           (4.5)%
                                          ----                                       ---                                              ----                  -----            ---             -----

        Total                            29.4%                                     0.8%                                            33.5%                (4.9)%          2.2%           (7.1)%
                                          ----                                       ---                                              ----                  -----            ---             -----


    (A)               Comparable
                      net sales
                      excluding
                      acquisitions
                      and with
                      current
                      period
                      foreign
                      operation
                      sales
                      translated
                      at prior
                      year
                      currency
                      rates.

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