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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-16-084642
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161031
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161103
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161103

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SYSTEMAX INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000945114
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-CATALOG & MAIL-ORDER HOUSES [5961]
		IRS NUMBER:				113262067
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11 HARBOR PARK DR
		CITY:			PORT WASHINGTON
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11050
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5166087000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE
		CITY:			PORT WASHINGTON
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11050

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GLOBAL DIRECTMAIL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950509

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Clark Thomas Eugene
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001689126

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13792
		FILM NUMBER:		161970340

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O SYSTEMAX INC.
		STREET 2:		11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE
		CITY:			PORT WASHINGTON
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11050
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        <footnote id="F1">On February 1, 2016, the reporting person was granted 25,000 restricted stock units pursuant to the Company's 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan, which vest in three installments: 8,334 shares on February 1, 2017; 8,333 shares on February 1, 2018 and 8,333 shares February 1, 2019.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The options vest over a period of four years with 25% of the options vesting on the first, second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the grant date, which is August 9, 2010.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The options vest over a period of four years with 25% of the options vesting on the first, second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the grant date, which is March 1, 2012.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The options vest over a period of four years with 25% of the options vesting on the first, second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the grant date, which is February 1, 2016.</footnote>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of April Gruder and Eric Lerner, signing singly, the undersigned&#8217;s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">prepare, execute and file on the undersigned&#8217;s behalf the <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Form ID - Uniform Application for Access Codes to file on Edgar</font> and any and all related documentation required to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) in order to obtain and maintain SEC EDGAR filing codes for the undersigned;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file all reports on Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto) (&#8220;Section 16 Reports&#8221;) that the undersigned, may be required to file with the SEC under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;) as a result of the undersigned&#8217;s direct or indirect beneficial ownership of, or transactions in, securities of Systemax, Inc. (the &#8220;Reporting Entity&#8221;);</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">seek or obtain, as the undersigned&#8217;s representative and on the undersigned&#8217;s behalf, information on transactions in the Reporting Entity&#8217;s securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any such information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies any such release of information; and</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">perform any and all other acts that in the discretion of such attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for, and on behalf of, the undersigned in connection with the foregoing.</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt">The undersigned acknowledges that:</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">This Limited Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, such attorney-in-fact to act in his or her discretion on information provided to such attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such information;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Any documents prepared and/or executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney will be in such form and will contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Neither the Reporting Entity nor the attorneys-in-fact assumes (a) any liability for the undersigned&#8217;s responsibility to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act, (b) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements or (c) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">This Limited Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned&#8217;s obligations under the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">The undersigned hereby gives and grants the foregoing attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the foregoing matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if present, hereby ratifying all that such attorneys-in-fact of, for and on behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file any Section 16 Reports pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder, with respect to the undersigned&#8217;s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Reporting Entity, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of November 2, 2016.</div>

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