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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * CD&R Associates VIII, Ltd.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Univar Inc. [UNVR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED, P.O. BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/19/2017 (Street) GRAND CAYMAN, E9 KY1-1104 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 12/19/2017   S   10,000,000 D $ 28.79 11,561,039 I By affiliate (1) (2)

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CD&R Associates VIII, Ltd. C/O MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED P.O. BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE GRAND CAYMAN, E9 KY1-1104		X
CD&R ASSOCIATES VIII, LP C/O MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED P.O. BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE GRAND CAYMAN, E9 KY1-1104		X
CD&R Investment Associates VIII, Ltd. C/O MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED P.O. BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE GRAND CAYMAN, E9 KY1-1104		X
CD&R Univar Holdings, L.P. C/O MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED P.O. BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE GRAND CAYMAN, E9 KY1-1104		X

Signatures

CD&R Associates VIII, Ltd., By:/s/ Theresa A. Gore, VP, Treas. and Asst. Sec.		12/20/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
CD&R Associates VIII, L.P., By: CD&R Investment Associates VIII, Ltd., its general partner, By: /s/ Theresa A. Gore, VP, Treas. and Asst. Sec.		12/20/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
CD&R Investment Associates VIII, Ltd., By: /s/ Theresa A. Gore, VP, Treas. and Asst. Sec.		12/20/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
CD&R Univar Holdings, L.P., By: CD&R Associates VIII, Ltd., its general partner, By: /s/ Theresa A. Gore, VP, Treas. and Asst. Sec.		12/20/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	CD&R Univar Holdings, L.P. ("CD&R Holdings") directly owns 11,561,039 shares of Common Stock. CD&R Associates VIII, Ltd., as the general partner of CD&R Holdings, CD&R Associates VIII, L.P., as the sole stockholder of CD&R Associates VIII, Ltd., and CD&R Investment Associates VIII, Ltd., as the general partner of CD&R Associates VIII, L.P., may each be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock held by CD&R Holdings.
(2)	Each of CD&R Associates VIII, Ltd., CD&R Associates VIII, L.P. and CD&R Investment Associates VIII, Ltd. expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by CD&R Holdings, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

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