SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

HEGI FREDERICK B JR

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2200 E. GOLF RD.

(Street)

DES PLAINES

60016-1267

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNITED STATIONERS INC [ USTR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/29/2003

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, $0.10 par value	07/29/2003		S		3⁽¹⁾	D	$38.31	8,552	I	Wingate Management Limited, L.L.C.
Common Stock, $0.10 par value	07/29/2003		S		8,552⁽¹⁾	D	$38.3	0	I	Wingate Management Limited, L.L.C.
Common Stock, $0.10 par value								42,312⁽²⁾	I	Family Company
Common Stock, $0.10 par value								20,818⁽²⁾	I	Wingate Management Corporation
Common Stock, $0.10 par value								501,669⁽³⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects sale of an aggregate 8,555 shares held by Wingate Management Limited, L.L.C. Mr. Hegi is a principal of Wingate Management Limited, L.L.C.

2. Mr. Hegi has reported indirect holdings comprised of: (i) 42,312 shares of Common Stock held by a family company of which Mr. Hegi is a managing partner and (ii) 20,818 shares held by Wingate Management Corporation of which he is President. With regard to such indirect holdings listed, Mr. Hegi disclaims beneficial ownership of all such securities covered by this statement but not owned by him of record. This filing shall not be deemed an admission that such person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement.

3. Total direct holdings include: (i) 318,358 shares of Common Stock held of record by Mr. Hegi, (ii)179,311 shares held in trust for his benefit and for which he serves as trustee and (iii) 4,000 deferred stock units that were awarded under the Company's Directors Grant Plan and will be settled on a 1-for-1 basis in shares of the Company's Common Stock.

Remarks:

	/s/ Deidra D. Gold Deidra D. Gold Attorney-in-Fact for Frederick B. Hegi, Jr.	07/30/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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