Univar Inc. provided earnings guidance for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2016. For the three months ended December 31, 2016, the company preliminary estimate of revenue is between $1,800.0 million and $1,850.0 million, a decrease of 5.9% to 8.5% compared to revenue of $1,966.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015. Preliminary estimate of net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2016 is between $48.6 million and $67.1 million, compared to net loss of $2.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015. Preliminary estimate of adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2016 is between $130.0 million and $135.0 million, an increase of 0.3% to 4.2% compared to adjusted EBITDA of $129.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015. Preliminary estimate of loss per share for the three months ended December 31, 2016 is between $0.35 per share and $0.49 per share compared to loss per share of $0.02 for the three months ended December 31, 2015. Loss per share in the three months ended December 31, 2016 was impacted by a $0.35 per share loss for a non-cash, pension mark-to-market adjustment, net of curtailment, and an estimated $0.27 to $0.37 per share loss for the non-cash revaluation of deferred taxes resulting from a December 7, 2016 change in US tax law. Excluding these non-cash adjustments, preliminary estimate of earnings per share would be between $0.23 to $0.27 per share for the three months ended December 31, 2016. Preliminary estimate of net debt as of December 31, 2016 is $2,642.9 million, a decrease of $319.8 million or 10.8% from net debt as of December 31, 2015.