DEERFIELD, Ill., Sept. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Essendant Inc. (NASDAQ: ESND) announced that on September 15, 2017 its board of directors declared a $0.14 per share dividend payable on January 12, 2018 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2017.

About Essendant
Essendant Inc. is a leading supplier of workplace essentials, with 2016 net sales of $5.4 billion. The company stocks a broad assortment of over 190,000 items, including technology products, traditional office products, janitorial and breakroom supplies, office furniture, industrial supplies, and automotive aftermarket tools. The Company's network of 70 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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847.627.2900

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