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Exhibit No.
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Description
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(a)(1)(A)
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Offer to Purchase, dated September 24, 2018.*
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(a)(1)(B)
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Form of Letter of Transmittal.*
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(a)(1)(C)
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Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
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(a)(1)(D)
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Form of Letter from the Information Agent to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
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(a)(1)(E)
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Form of Letter to Clients for Use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
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(a)(1)(F)
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Summary Advertisement as published in the Wall Street Journal on September 24, 2018.*
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(a)(5)(A)
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Joint Press Release issued by the Company and Staples, Inc. on September 14, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Current Report on Form
8-K
of the Company filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 2018).
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(a)(5)(B)
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Joint Press Release issued by Staples, Inc. and the Company on September 24, 2018.*
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(a)(5)(C)
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Form of Letter sent to Essendant Inc. Customers, dated September 25, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(I) to the Schedule
14D-9/A
filed by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September 25, 2018).
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(a)(5)(D)
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Class Action Complaint for Violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, dated September 27, 2018 (Joseph Pietras v. Essendant Inc., et al., Case
No.1:18-cv-01506-UNA)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(J) to the Schedule
14D-9/A
filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 28, 2018).
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(a)(5)(E)
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Form of Letter sent to Essendant Inc. Customers, dated October 2, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(L) to the Schedule
14D-9/A
filed by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on October 2, 2018).
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(a)(5)(F)
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Class Action Complaint filed on October 2,2018 (Patrick Plumley v. Essendant Inc., et al., Case
No.1:18-cv-01521-UNA)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(M) to the Schedule
14D-9/A
filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2018).
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(a)(5)(G)
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Class Action Complaint filed on October 5, 2018 (Long Nguyen v. Essendant Inc., et al., Case No.
1:18-cv-01546-UNA)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(N) to the Schedule
14D-9/A
filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 9, 2018).
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(a)(5)(H)
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Complaint filed on October 10, 2018 (Genuine Parts Company v. Essendant Inc., Case No.
2018-0730-JRS)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(O) to the Schedule 14D-9/A filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 11, 2018).
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(a)(5)(I)
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Complaint filed on October 15, 2018 (Michael J Sultan v. Essendant Inc., et al., Case No.
1:18-cv-01582-UNA)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(P) to the Schedule
14D-9/A
filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 16, 2018).
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(a)(5)(J)
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Joint Press Release issued by Staples Inc. and the Company on October 23, 2018.*
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(a)(5)(K)
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Complaint filed on October 31, 2018 (Joseph Pietras v. Richard D. Phillips, et al., Case No. 2018-0789) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(T) to the Schedule
14D-9/A
filed by
the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 1, 2018).
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(a)(5)(L)
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Joint Press Release issued by Staples, Inc. and the Company on November 6, 2018.*
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(a)(5)(M)
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Joint Press Release issued by Staples, Inc. and the Company on November 13, 2018.*
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(a)(5)(N)
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Joint Press Release issued by Staples, Inc. and the Company on November 20, 2018.*
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(a)(5)(O)
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Joint Press Release issued by Staples, Inc. and the Company on November 30, 2018.*
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(a)(5)(P)
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Joint Press Release issued by Staples, Inc. and the Company on December 5, 2018.*
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(a)(5)(Q)
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Joint Press Release issued by Staples, Inc. and the Company on December 12, 2018.*
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(a)(5)(R)
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Joint Press Release issued by Staples, Inc. and the Company on December 19, 2018.*
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(a)(5)(S)
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Joint Press Release issued by Staples, Inc. and the Company on December 27, 2018.*
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(a)(5)(T)
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Joint Press Release issued by Staples, Inc. and the Company on January 3, 2019.*
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(a)(5)(U)
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Joint Press Release issued by Staples, Inc. and the Company on January 10, 2019.*
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(a)(5)(V)
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Form of Letter sent to Essendant Inc. Customers, dated January 15, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(HH) to the Schedule
14D-9/A
filed by the Company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on January 15, 2019).
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(a)(5)(W)
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Joint Press Release issued by Staples, Inc. and the Company on January 17, 2019.*
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(a)(5)(X)
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Joint Press Release issued by Staples, Inc. and the Company on January 24, 2019.*
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(b)(1)
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Debt Commitment Letter, dated September 14, 2018, from Wells Fargo, National Association to Egg Parent Inc. and Egg Merger Sub Inc.*
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