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\pard \qc {\fs20 {\fs36 UNITED STATES}}\par
\pard \qc {\fs20 {\fs36 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION}}\par
\pard \qc {\fs20 {\fs24 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549}}\par
\pard {\fs20 {\fs18 \u160?}}\par
\pard \qc \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs36 FORM 8-K}}\par
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\pard \qc {\fs20 {\u160?}{\fs24 CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE}}\par
\pard \qc {\fs20 {\fs24 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934}}\par
\pard \qc \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2020}}\par
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\pard \qc {\fs20 {\u160?}{\fs48 ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.}}\par
\pard \qc {\fs20 {(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)}}\par
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\pard \qc \sb180 {\fs20 {Commission File Number: 001-10212}}\par
\pard \qc \sb180 {\fs20 {2301 Patriot Blvd.}}\par
\pard \qc {\fs20 {Glenview, IL 60026}}\par
\pard \qc {\fs20 {(224) 521-8000}}\par
\pard \qc {\fs20 {\fs16 (Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)}}\par
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\pard \sb180 {\fs20 {Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:}}\par
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\pard \qj \sb180 {\fs20 {Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:}}\par
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\pard {\fs20 {Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (\u167?230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (\u167?240.12b-2 of this chapter).}}\par
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\pard \qj\fi720 {\fs20 {As previously announced, on} {April 30, 2020 and in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 10, 2020, by and among WESCO International, Inc., Warrior Merger Sub, Inc., and Anixter International Inc. (\u8220?Anixter International\u8221?) (the \u8220?Merger\u8221?), WESCO Distribution, Inc. (\u8220?WESCO\u8221?), a wholly owned subsidiary of WESCO International, Inc., launched offers to purchase for cash any and all of Anixter Inc.\u8217?s (\u8220?Anixter\u8221?), a wholly owned subsidiary of Anixter International, outstanding 5.50% Senior Notes due 2023 (the \u8220?2023 Notes\u8221?) and any and all of Anixter Inc.\u8217?s outstanding 6.00% Senior Notes due 2025 (the \u8220?2025 Notes,\u8221? and together with the 2023 Notes, the \u8220?Notes,\u8221? and each series of the Notes, a \u8220?Series\u8221?). The offer for the 2023 Notes and the offer for the 2025 Notes are collectively referred to as the \u8220?Offers.\u8221?}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {In connection with the Offers and with respect to each Series of Notes, registered holders (the \u8220?Holders\u8221?) of such Notes who tendered their Notes will be deemed to have consented to amend the applicable indenture establishing the 2023 Notes and 2025 Notes (each, the \u8220?Indenture\u8221?) to, among other things, eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants, eliminate certain \u8220?Events of Default\u8221? and eliminate any requirement to make a change of control offer, in each case in the applicable Indenture, as set forth in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated April 30, 3030 (the \u8220?Offer to Purchase\u8221?) (the \u8220?Offer Exit Amendments\u8221?).}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {On May 13, 2020, WESCO received consent of the holders of the majority of the outstanding principal amount of each of the 2023 Notes and the 2025 Notes to the Offer Exit Amendments in the Offers, and Anixter, Anixter International, as guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee for each of the 2023 Notes and the 2025 Notes, entered into a First Supplemental Indenture with respect to each Series of Notes, dated as of May 14, 2020 (each, a \u8220?First Supplemental Indenture\u8221?, and collectively, the \u8220?First Supplemental Indentures\u8221?), amending and supplementing the applicable Indenture governing such Series of Notes. Each First Supplemental Indenture, among other things, includes the Offer Exit Amendments. Although each First Supplemental Indenture was effective upon execution, the amendments to the 2023 Notes and the Indenture governing the 2023 Notes, and the amendments to the 2025 Notes and the Indenture governing the 2025 Notes, as set forth in each First Supplemental Indenture, will become operative immediately prior to the completion of the Merger. Accordingly, the terms of each First Supplemental Indenture will be null and void, and the terms of the applicable Indenture governing the 2023 Notes or the 2025 Notes will continue in full force and effect without any modification by the applicable First Supplemental Indenture, if the Merger does not occur.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {The above description of each First Supplemental Indenture is qualified in its entirety by reference to each First Supplemental Indenture, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 4.2, and incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.}}\par
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\pard \qj\fi720 {\fs20 {On} {May 14, 2020 WESCO International, Inc. and Anixter International issued a joint press release (the \u8220?Press Release\u8221?) announcing (i) the early results of the Offers and related consent solicitations for any and all of each Series of Notes and (ii) the expiration of Anixter\u8217?s consent solicitation to amend each Series of Notes, as described in the Offer to Purchase.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 7.01 by reference herein.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {This information that is furnished shall not be deemed \u8220?filed\u8221? for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information and exhibit in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.}}\par
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\pard \qj {\fs20 {(d) Exhibits:}}\par
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\pard \sb180 {\fs20 {This information that is furnished in Exhibit No. 99.1 shall not be deemed \u8220?filed\u8221? for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.}}\par
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\pard \qc {\fs20 {SIGNATURES}}\par
\pard \sb180 {\fs20 {Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.}}\par
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\pard \qc {\fs20 {\fs28 Dated as of May 14, 2020}}\par
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\pard {\fs20 {\fs24 ARTICLE ONE SCOPE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE}{\fs24 ......... 2}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 101.\u160?\u160?Scope........................................................... 2}}\par
\pard \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 ARTICLE TWO DEFINITIONS}{\fs24 ............................................................ 2}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 201.\u160?\u160?Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application...2}}\par
\pard \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 ARTICLE THREE AMENDMENTS TO INDENTURE}{\fs24 .................... 2}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 301.\u160?\u160?Amendments to Indenture.......................... 2}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 302.\u160?\u160?Amendments to Notes................................ 3}}\par
\pard \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 ARTICLE FOUR MISCELLANEOUS}{\fs24 ................................................. 3}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 401.\u160?\u160?Trust Indenture Act of 1939...................... 3}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 402.\u160?\u160?Governing Law.......................................... 3}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 403.\u160?\u160?Counterparts............................................... 3}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 404.\u160?\u160?Separability................................................ 3}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 405.\u160?\u160?Ratification................................................ 4}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 406.\u160?\u160?Effectiveness.............................................. 4}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 407.\u160?\u160?Successors.................................................. 4}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 408.\u160?\u160?Trustee\u8217?s Disclaimer.................................. 4}}\par
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\pard \fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE} {\fs24 (this \u8220?}{\fs24 First Supplemental Indenture}{\fs24 \u8221?), dated as of May 14, 2020, by and among Anixter Inc., a Delaware corporation (the \u8220?}{\fs24 Company}{\fs24 \u8221?), Anixter International Inc., a Delaware corporation, as Guarantor (the \u8220?}{\fs24 Guarantor}{\fs24 \u8221?), and Wells Fargo, National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the \u8220?}{\fs24 Trustee}{\fs24 \u8221?).}}\par
\pard \qc \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 RECITALS OF THE COMPANY}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee executed and delivered an Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2015 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the \u8220?}{\fs24 Indenture}{\fs24 \u8221?);}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 the Company issued its 5.50% Senior Notes due 2023 (the \u8220?}{\fs24 Notes}{\fs24 \u8221?) pursuant to the Indenture;}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 $350,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes are currently outstanding;}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 Section 9.02 of the Indenture provides that, with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding, the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee may enter into an indenture supplemental to the Indenture for the purpose of amending or supplementing the Indenture (subject to certain exceptions);}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 the Company desires to enter into, and has requested the Trustee to join with it and the Guarantor in entering into, this First Supplemental Indenture for the purpose of amending the Indenture in certain respects as permitted by Section 9.02 of the Indenture;}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 the Guarantor has entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 10, 2020, by and among the Guarantor, WESCO International, Inc. (\u8220?}{\fs24 WESCO International\u8221?}{\fs24 ) and Warrior Merger Sub, Inc. (\u8220?}{\fs24 Merger Sub}{\fs24 \u8221?), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Guarantor (the \u8220?}{\fs24 Merger}{\fs24 \u8221?), with the Guarantor surviving the Merger and continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of WESCO International;}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 in connection with the Merger,} {\fs24 the Company has solicited, and has received, all as certified by a certificate of the information and tender agent with respect to the Consent Solicitation, as the duly appointed proxy of such Holders, delivered to the Company and the Trustee consents from Holders representing at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes to the amendments to the Indenture set forth in Article III hereof, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in that certain Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement of WESCO Distribution, Inc. and the Company dated April 30, 2020 (including any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto, the \u8220?}{\fs24 Consent Solicitation}{\fs24 \u8221?);}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 all things necessary to make this First Supplemental Indenture a legal and binding supplement to the Indenture in accordance with its terms and the terms of the Indenture have been done;}}\par
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\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 pursuant to Sections 1.02, 6.02 and 9.03 of the Indenture, an Officers\u8217? Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel have been delivered to the Trustee each stating that the execution of this First Supplemental Indenture is authorized or permitted by the Indenture, and that the Company and the Guarantor have complied with all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in the Indenture relating to this First Supplemental Indenture; and}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 the Company has requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this First Supplemental Indenture.}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 NOW, THEREFORE}{\fs24 :}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 For and in consideration of the premises stated herein and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof, the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee covenant and agree, for the benefit of each other and the equal and proportionate benefit of the Holders of the Notes, as follows:}}\par
\pard \qc \sb240 {\fs20 {\fs24 ARTICLE ONE}}\par
\pard \qc {\fs20 {\fs24 SCOPE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 101.} {\fs24\ul Scope}{\fs24 . This First Supplemental Indenture constitutes a supplement to the Indenture and an integral part of the Indenture and shall be read together with the Indenture as though all the provisions thereof are contained in one instrument. Except as expressly amended by this First Supplemental Indenture, the terms and provisions of the Indenture shall remain in full force and effect.}}\par
\pard \qc \sb240 {\fs20 {\fs24 ARTICLE TWO}}\par
\pard \qc {\fs20 {\fs24 DEFINITIONS}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 201.} {\fs24\ul Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application}{\fs24 . For all purposes of this First Supplemental Indenture unless otherwise specified herein:}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 (a)} {\fs24 all terms used in this First Supplemental Indenture which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings they are given in the Indenture; and}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 (b)} {\fs24 the provisions of general application stated in the first paragraph of Section 1.01 of the Indenture shall apply to this First Supplemental Indenture, except that the words \u8220?}{\fs24 herein}{\fs24 ,\u8221? \u8220?}{\fs24 hereof}{\fs24 ,\u8221? \u8220?}{\fs24 hereto}{\fs24 \u8221? and \u8220?}{\fs24 hereunder}{\fs24 \u8221? and other words of similar import refer to this First Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to the Indenture, or any particular Article, Section or other subdivision of the Indenture or this First Supplemental Indenture.}}\par
\pard \qc \sb240 {\fs20 {\fs24 ARTICLE THREE}}\par
\pard \qc {\fs20 {\fs24 AMENDMENTS TO INDENTURE}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 301.} {\fs24\ul Amendments to Indenture}{\fs24 . Effective immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting the following Sections of the Indenture and all references and definitions related thereto in their entirety, and the Company and the Guarantor shall be released from their respective obligations under the following provisions of the Indenture with respect to the Notes; provided that all such deleted Sections, references and definitions shall be replaced with the words \u8220?[Intentionally Omitted]\u8221?:}}\par
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\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 (a)} {\fs24 Section 5.01(4), (5), (6), (7) and (8);}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 (b)} {\fs24 Section 8.01 Consolidations, Mergers and Sales Permitted Subject to Certain Conditions;}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 (c)} {\fs24 Section 10.04 Statement by Officers as to Default;}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 (d)} {\fs24 Section 10.05 Restriction on Creation of Secured Debt;}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 (e)} {\fs24 Section 10.06 Restriction on Sales and Leaseback Transaction; and}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 (f)} {\fs24 Section 11.09 Purchase at the Election of Holders on a Change of Control.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Failure to comply with the terms of any of the foregoing provisions of the Indenture shall no longer constitute a default or Event of Default under the Indenture and shall not longer have any other consequence under the Indenture with respect to the Notes.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 302.} {\fs24\ul Amendments to Notes}{\fs24 . Effective immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, the Notes are hereby amended to delete all provisions inconsistent with the amendments to the Indenture effected by this First Supplemental Indenture.}}\par
\pard \qc \sb240 {\fs20 {\fs24 ARTICLE FOUR}}\par
\pard \qc {\fs20 {\fs24 MISCELLANEOUS}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 401.} {\fs24\ul Trust Indenture Act of 1939}{\fs24 . This First Supplemental Indenture shall incorporate and be governed by the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of and to govern indentures qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 402.} {\fs24\ul Governing Law}{\fs24 . This First Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE GUARANTOR, AND THE TRUSTEE, AND BY ITS ACCEPTANCE THEREOF, EACH HOLDER OF A NOTE, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE GUARANTEE OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 403.} {\fs24\ul Counterparts}{\fs24 . This First Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this First Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original First Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 404.} {\fs24\ul Separability}{\fs24 . In case any provision in this First Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.}}\par
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\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 405.} {\fs24\ul Ratification}{\fs24 . The Indenture as supplemented and amended by this First Supplemental Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed. With respect to the Notes, the Indenture and this First Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument. All provisions included in this First Supplemental Indenture supersede any conflicting provisions included in the Indenture or the Notes unless not permitted by law. The Trustee accepts the trusts created by the Indenture, including as supplemented and amended by this First Supplemental Indenture, and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions of the Indenture, including as supplemented and amended by this First Supplemental Indenture.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 406.} {\fs24\ul Effectiveness}{\fs24 . The provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture shall become effective as of the date hereof; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the amendments to the Indenture set forth in Article III hereof shall not become operative until immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee that the amendments to the Indenture set forth in Article III hereof have become operative.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 407.} {\fs24\ul Successors}{\fs24 . All agreements of the Company and the Guarantor in this First Supplemental Indenture shall bind their successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this First Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 408.} {\fs24\ul Trustee\u8217?s Disclaimer}{\fs24 . The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the Company and the Guarantor and the Trustee makes no representation as to and assumes no responsibility for their correctness or liability in any manner whatsoever for or with respect to any of the recitals or statements contained herein. The Trustee makes no representation as to and shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this First Supplemental Indenture, the Notes, any Guarantee, the consents obtained pursuant to the Consent Solicitation or any other aspect of the Consent Solicitation, the Merger, the Merger Agreement, the WESCO Transaction, or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Company and the Guarantor. All of the provisions contained in the Indenture in respect of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities of the Trustee shall be applicable in respect of this First Supplemental Indenture as fully and with like force and effect as though set forth in full herein.}}\par
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\pard \fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.}}\par
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\pard \qc {\fs20 {\fs28 the Company,}}\par
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\pard \qc {\fs20 {\fs28 First Supplemental Indenture}}\par
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\pard \qc {\fs20 {\fs28 Dated as of May 14, 2020}}\par
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\pard {\fs20 {\fs24 ARTICLE ONE SCOPE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE}{\fs24 ......... 2}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 101.\u160?\u160?Scope...........................................................2}}\par
\pard \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 ARTICLE TWO DEFINITIONS}{\fs24 ............................................................2}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 201.\u160?\u160?Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application... 2}}\par
\pard \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 ARTICLE THREE AMENDMENTS TO INDENTURE}{\fs24 ..................... 2}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 301.\u160?\u160?Amendments to Indenture.......................... 2}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 302.\u160?\u160?Amendments to Notes................................ 3}}\par
\pard \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 ARTICLE FOUR MISCELLANEOUS}{\fs24 ................................................. 3}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 401.\u160?\u160?Trust Indenture Act of 1939...................... 3}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 402.\u160?\u160?Governing Law.......................................... 3}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 403.\u160?\u160?Counterparts............................................... 3}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 404.\u160?\u160?Separability................................................ 3}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 405.\u160?\u160?Ratification................................................ 4}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 406.\u160?\u160?Effectiveness.............................................. 4}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 407.\u160?\u160?Successors.................................................. 4}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb120 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 408.\u160?\u160?Trustee\u8217?s Disclaimer.................................. 4}}\par
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\pard \qc \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE} {\fs24 (this \u8220?}{\fs24 First Supplemental Indenture}{\fs24 \u8221?), dated as of May 14, 2020, by and among Anixter Inc., a Delaware corporation (the \u8220?}{\fs24 Company}{\fs24 \u8221?), Anixter International Inc., a Delaware corporation, as Guarantor (the \u8220?}{\fs24 Guarantor}{\fs24 \u8221?), and Wells Fargo, National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the \u8220?}{\fs24 Trustee}{\fs24 \u8221?).}}\par
\pard \qc \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 RECITALS OF THE COMPANY}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee executed and delivered an Indenture, dated as of November 23, 2018 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the \u8220?}{\fs24 Indenture}{\fs24 \u8221?);}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 the Company issued its 6.00% Senior Notes due 2025 (the \u8220?}{\fs24 Notes}{\fs24 \u8221?) pursuant to the Indenture;}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes are currently outstanding;}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 Section 9.02 of the Indenture provides that, with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding, the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee may enter into an indenture supplemental to the Indenture for the purpose of amending or supplementing the Indenture (subject to certain exceptions);}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 the Company desires to enter into, and has requested the Trustee to join with it and the Guarantor in entering into, this First Supplemental Indenture for the purpose of amending the Indenture in certain respects as permitted by Section 9.02 of the Indenture;}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 the Guarantor has entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 10, 2020, by and among the Guarantor, WESCO International, Inc. (\u8220?}{\fs24 WESCO International\u8221?}{\fs24 ) and Warrior Merger Sub, Inc. (\u8220?}{\fs24 Merger Sub}{\fs24 \u8221?), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Guarantor (the \u8220?}{\fs24 Merger}{\fs24 \u8221?), with the Guarantor surviving the Merger and continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of WESCO International;}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 in connection with the Merger,} {\fs24 the Company has solicited, and has received, all as certified by a certificate of the information and tender agent with respect to the Consent Solicitation, as the duly appointed proxy of such Holders, delivered to the Company and the Trustee consents from Holders representing at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes to the amendments to the Indenture set forth in Article III hereof, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in that certain Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement of WESCO Distribution, Inc. and the Company dated April 30, 2020 (including any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto, the \u8220?}{\fs24 Consent Solicitation}{\fs24 \u8221?);}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 all things necessary to make this First Supplemental Indenture a legal and binding supplement to the Indenture in accordance with its terms and the terms of the Indenture have been done;}}\par
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\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 pursuant to Sections 1.02, 6.02 and 9.03 of the Indenture, an Officers\u8217? Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel have been delivered to the Trustee each stating that the execution of this First Supplemental Indenture is authorized or permitted by the Indenture, and that the Company and the Guarantor have complied with all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in the Indenture relating to this First Supplemental Indenture; and}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 WHEREAS,} {\fs24 the Company has requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this First Supplemental Indenture.}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 NOW, THEREFORE}{\fs24 :}}\par
\pard \fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 For and in consideration of the premises stated herein and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof, the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee covenant and agree, for the benefit of each other and the equal and proportionate benefit of the Holders of the Notes, as follows:}}\par
\pard \qc \sb240 {\fs20 {\fs24 ARTICLE ONE}}\par
\pard \qc {\fs20 {\fs24 SCOPE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 101.} {\fs24\ul Scope}{\fs24 . This First Supplemental Indenture constitutes a supplement to the Indenture and an integral part of the Indenture and shall be read together with the Indenture as though all the provisions thereof are contained in one instrument. Except as expressly amended by this First Supplemental Indenture, the terms and provisions of the Indenture shall remain in full force and effect.}}\par
\pard \qc \sb240 {\fs20 {\fs24 ARTICLE TWO}}\par
\pard \qc {\fs20 {\fs24 DEFINITIONS}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 201.} {\fs24\ul Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application}{\fs24 . For all purposes of this First Supplemental Indenture unless otherwise specified herein:}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 (a)} {\fs24 all terms used in this First Supplemental Indenture which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings they are given in the Indenture; and}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 (b)} {\fs24 the provisions of general application stated in the first paragraph of Section 1.01 of the Indenture shall apply to this First Supplemental Indenture, except that the words \u8220?}{\fs24 herein}{\fs24 ,\u8221? \u8220?}{\fs24 hereof}{\fs24 ,\u8221? \u8220?}{\fs24 hereto}{\fs24 \u8221? and \u8220?}{\fs24 hereunder}{\fs24 \u8221? and other words of similar import refer to this First Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to the Indenture, or any particular Article, Section or other subdivision of the Indenture or this First Supplemental Indenture.}}\par
\pard \qc \sb240 {\fs20 {\fs24 ARTICLE THREE}}\par
\pard \qc {\fs20 {\fs24 AMENDMENTS TO INDENTURE}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 301.} {\fs24\ul Amendments to Indenture}{\fs24 . Effective immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting the following Sections of the Indenture and all references and definitions related thereto in their entirety, and the Company and the Guarantor shall be released from their respective obligations under the following provisions of the Indenture with respect to the Notes; provided that all such deleted Sections, references and definitions shall be replaced with the words \u8220?[Intentionally Omitted]\u8221?:}}\par
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\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 (a)} {\fs24 Section 5.01(4), (5), (6), (7) and (8);}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 (b)} {\fs24 Section 8.01 Consolidations, Mergers and Sales Permitted Subject to Certain Conditions;}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 (c)} {\fs24 Section 10.04 Statement by Officers as to Default;}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 (d)} {\fs24 Section 10.05 Restriction on Creation of Secured Debt;}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 (e)} {\fs24 Section 10.06 Restriction on Sales and Leaseback Transaction; and}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 (f)} {\fs24 Section 11.09 Purchase at the Election of Holders on a Change of Control.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Failure to comply with the terms of any of the foregoing provisions of the Indenture shall no longer constitute a default or Event of Default under the Indenture and shall not longer have any other consequence under the Indenture with respect to the Notes.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 302.} {\fs24\ul Amendments to Notes}{\fs24 . Effective immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, the Notes are hereby amended to delete all provisions inconsistent with the amendments to the Indenture effected by this First Supplemental Indenture.}}\par
\pard \qc \sb240 {\fs20 {\fs24 ARTICLE FOUR}}\par
\pard \qc {\fs20 {\fs24 MISCELLANEOUS}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 401.} {\fs24\ul Trust Indenture Act of 1939}{\fs24 . This First Supplemental Indenture shall incorporate and be governed by the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of and to govern indentures qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 402.} {\fs24\ul Governing Law}{\fs24 . This First Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE GUARANTOR, AND THE TRUSTEE, AND BY ITS ACCEPTANCE THEREOF, EACH HOLDER OF A NOTE, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE GUARANTEE OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 403.} {\fs24\ul Counterparts}{\fs24 . This First Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this First Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original First Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 404.} {\fs24\ul Separability}{\fs24 . In case any provision in this First Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.}}\par
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\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 405.} {\fs24\ul Ratification}{\fs24 . The Indenture as supplemented and amended by this First Supplemental Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed. With respect to the Notes, the Indenture and this First Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument. All provisions included in this First Supplemental Indenture supersede any conflicting provisions included in the Indenture or the Notes unless not permitted by law. The Trustee accepts the trusts created by the Indenture, including as supplemented and amended by this First Supplemental Indenture, and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions of the Indenture, including as supplemented and amended by this First Supplemental Indenture.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 406.} {\fs24\ul Effectiveness}{\fs24 . The provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture shall become effective as of the date hereof; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the amendments to the Indenture set forth in Article III hereof shall not become operative until immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee that the amendments to the Indenture set forth in Article III hereof have become operative.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 407.} {\fs24\ul Successors}{\fs24 . All agreements of the Company and the Guarantor in this First Supplemental Indenture shall bind their successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this First Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.}}\par
\pard \qj\fi720 \sb180 {\fs20 {\fs24 Section 408.} {\fs24\ul Trustee\u8217?s Disclaimer}{\fs24 . The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the Company and the Guarantor and the Trustee makes no representation as to and assumes no responsibility for their correctness or liability in any manner whatsoever for or with respect to any of the recitals or statements contained herein. The Trustee makes no representation as to and shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this First Supplemental Indenture, the Notes, any Guarantee, the consents obtained pursuant to the Consent Solicitation or any other aspect of the Consent Solicitation, the Merger, the Merger Agreement, the WESCO Transaction, or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Company and the Guarantor. All of the provisions contained in the Indenture in respect of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities of the Trustee shall be applicable in respect of this First Supplemental Indenture as fully and with like force and effect as though set forth in full herein.}}\par
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\pard \fi720 {\fs20 {\fs24 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.}}\par
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