Filed by Univar Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: Nexeo Solutions, Inc.
(Commission File
No. 001-36477)
On September 17, 2018, Univar Inc.s CEO David Jukes sent certain employees an email reproduced below regarding the proposed acquisition of Nexeo
Solutions, Inc.
From: UNIVAR CEO
Dear
Colleagues,
I am thrilled to share with you the news that Univar has agreed to acquire Nexeo Solutions, a leading chemical distributor in North America
and global plastics distributor. Combining our two companies will help accelerate our vision to be the most valued chemical and ingredient distributor in the world, and I wanted to personally share with you my thoughts about this important next step
for us.
This transaction is about growth. It is an exciting combination of forces designed to accelerate the transformation already underway here at
Univarand importantly, to create new opportunities for our people. By uniting the best of the best from both organizations, together we expect to deliver industry-leading customer and supplier experiences by enhancing our product
offering, extending our market reach, accelerating digital innovation, and continuing to optimize and leverage scale throughout our supply chain. Our combined enterprise will have one of the largest sales forces and provide an opportunity to build
the most efficient supply chain network in our industry.
How does this acquisition help us achieve that? Combining our two exceptional teams will
position us to serve more customers worldwide with improved service and a broader array of products across key end markets. We will also benefit from an expanded talent pool, where we can leverage unparalleled expertise across both companies in IT,
sales, customer service, operations, corporate support functions, and a host of other important areas
We also anticipate benefiting from Nexeos
best-in-class
ERP infrastructure, which will accelerate our own digital transformation. With world-class warehouse management systems, asset tracking technology, and real-time
online order management systems, well improve our customer experience and simplify how we workmaking us easier to buy from and the place where the best people want to work.
This is big news for us all, and youll undoubtedly have lots of questions about what this means for you. Its important to understand that for now,
nothing changes, and it is
business-as-usual.
That means maintaining focus on our existing priorities: Commercial Greatness, Operational Excellence, and One
Univaras well as our absolute focus on safety. We remain separate companies until the transaction closes, which is anticipated to occur in the first half of 2019, as the deal is subject to approval by both Univar and Nexeo shareholders, as
well as receipt of regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other customary conditions. During that time, we must continue to operate business as usual.