>>>>>The Board of Directors of Univar Inc. has appointed Mr. Jeffrey W. Carr as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary effective May 11, 2017.

>>>>>A copy of the Company’s press release relating to this appointment is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is furnished as part of the Current Report on Form 8-K

99.1 Press Release of the Registrant dated May 1, 2017

About Univar Inc. (NYSE:UNVR)

Univar Inc. is a distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals. The Company’s segments include Univar USA (USA); Univar Canada (Canada); Univar Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Rest of World. The Rest of World segment includes developing businesses in Latin America, including Brazil and Mexico, and the Asia-Pacific region. Its USA segment offers commodity and specialty chemicals to manufacturing and industrial production sectors in the United States. Its Canadian operations are divided into approximately two regions: Eastern Canada, where it focuses on customer end markets, including cleaning and sanitization, chemical manufacturing, personal care and pharmaceutical, and Western Canada, where it focuses on forestry, chemical manufacturing, mining, and oil and gas markets, such as midstream gas and oil sands processing, as well as refining. Its EMEA segment caters to pharmaceutical products and ingredients, food, coating and adhesives, and personal care industries.

Univar Inc. (NYSE:UNVR) Recent Trading Information

Univar Inc. (NYSE:UNVR) closed its last trading session 00.00 at 30.14 with 1,610,224 shares trading hands.