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All rights reserved.}{\title ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC (Form: 425, Received: 01/09/2020 09:17:43)}} \paperh15840\paperw12240\margl360\margr360\margt360\margb360\headery0\footery360\sprstsp\sprsbsp\sprsspbf\sprslnsp\widowctrl\viewscale100 {\*\bkmkstart eolPage1}{\*\bkmkend eolPage1}{\*\bkmkstart FIS_TOP_OF_DOCUMENT}{\*\bkmkend FIS_TOP_OF_DOCUMENT}{\*\bkmkstart WCC_425_01092020_HTM}{\*\bkmkend WCC_425_01092020_HTM}{\*\bkmkstart FIS_FORM}{\*\bkmkend FIS_FORM}{\*\bkmkstart WCC_425_01092020_HTM_SC2B207E57BC39870EC61881BD30B94B0}{\*\bkmkend WCC_425_01092020_HTM_SC2B207E57BC39870EC61881BD30B94B0}\pard {\fs20 {}}\par \pard {\fs20 }\par {\pard\sl-150\par} {\trowd\trleft88\clvertalc\cellx11428 \pard \intbl\sl-1\vertalc \cell \row \pard \intbl\sl-1\vertalc \cell \row} {\trowd\trleft88\clbrdrt\brdrdb\brdrw45\brdrcf0\clvertalb\cellx11428 \pard \intbl \li30 {\fs20 {\u160?}}\cell \row} \pard \qc \sb60 {\fs20 {}}{\*\bkmkstart FIS_UNIDENTIFIED_TABLE}{\*\bkmkend FIS_UNIDENTIFIED_TABLE}\par \pard \qc {\fs24 {\b UNITED STATES}}\par \pard \qc {\fs24 {\b SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION}}\par \pard \qc {\fs24 {\b Washington, D.C. 20549}}\par \pard \qc {\fs20 {}}\par \pard \qc {\fs20 {}}\par \pard \qc {\fs36 {\b FORM 8-K}}\par \pard \qc {\fs20 {}}\par \pard \qc {\fs20 {\b CURRENT REPORT}}\par \pard \qc {\fs20 {}}\par \pard \qc {\fs20 {\b Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934}}\par \pard \qc {\fs20 {}}\par \pard \qc {\fs20 {Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January\u160?9, 2020}}\par \pard {\fs20 {}}\par \pard \qc {\fs36 {\b WESCO International, Inc.}}\par \pard \qc {\fs16 {(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)}}\par \pard \qc {\fs20 {}}\par {\pard\sl-150\par} {\trowd\trleft0\clvertalc\cellx11520 \pard \intbl\sl-1\vertalc \cell \row} {\trowd\trleft0\clvertalc\cellx2168 \clvertalc\cellx4337 \clvertalc\cellx4530 \clvertalc\cellx6920 \clvertalc\cellx7113 \clvertalc\cellx11520 \pard \intbl\sl-1\vertalc \cell \pard 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{WCC}}\cell \pard \intbl \li30 {\fs20 {\u160?}}\cell \pard \intbl\qc \li90 {\fs18 {New York Stock Exchange}}\cell \row} \pard \sb60 {\fs20 {}}\par \pard \qj {\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 \pard {\fs20 {}}\par \pard \sb120 {\fs20 {\u9745? 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(the \u8220?Company\u8221?) issued a press release (the \u8220?Press Release\u8221?) announcing that it has improved its proposal to acquire Anixter International Inc. (\u8220?Anixter\u8221?), and that the Anixter board of directors has determined that the Company\u8217?s proposal represents a "Superior Company Proposal" as defined in Anixter's merger agreement with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.}}\par \pard \fi270 \sb195 {\fs20 {A copy of the Press Release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.}}\par \pard \qj \sb195 {\fs20 {\b Item 9.01\u160?\u160?\u160?\u160?Financial Statements and Exhibits.}}\par \pard \sb195 {\fs20 {(d)} {\ul Exhibits}{.}}\par \pard \sb195 {\fs20 {Exhibit 99.1\u160?\u160?\u160?\u160?}{\field\fldedit{\*\fldinst { HYPERLINK "" \\l "WCC_EX9901_01092020_HTM"}}{\fldrslt\ul {{Press Release, dated January 9, 2020.}}}}}\par \pard {\fs20 }\par \pard {\fs20 {}}\par \pard \li15\ri15\sb185 \brdrt\brdrs\brdrw15\brdrcf1\brdrr\brdrs\brdrw15\brdrcf1\brdrb\brdrs\brdrw15\brdrcf1\brdrl\brdrs\brdrw15\brdrcf1\sl-15\qc {\*\bkmkstart eolPage3}{\*\bkmkend eolPage3}\par \pard \pagebb {\fs20 {}}\par \pard {\fs20 }\par \pard \qc \sb195 {\fs20 {\b SIGNATURES}}\par \pard {\fs20 {}}\par \pard \qj\fi540 {\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 hereunto duly authorized.}}\par \pard \qc {\fs20 {}}\par {\pard\sl-150\par} {\trowd\trleft1651\clvertalc\cellx9863 \pard \intbl\sl-1\vertalc \cell \row} {\trowd\trleft1651\clvertalc\cellx4688 \clvertalc\cellx5197 \clvertalc\cellx9863 \pard \intbl\sl-1\vertalc \cell \pard \intbl\sl-1\vertalc \cell \pard \intbl\sl-1\vertalc \cell \row} {\trowd\trleft1651\clvertalb\cellx4688 \clvertalb\cellx5197 \clbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw15\brdrcf0\clvertalb\cellx9863 \pard \intbl \li30 {\fs20 {\u160?}}\cell \pard \intbl \li30 {\fs20 {\u160?}}\cell \pard \intbl\qc \li90 {\fs20 {WESCO International, Inc.}}\cell \row} {\trowd\trleft1651\clvertalb\cellx4688 \clvertalb\cellx5197 \clbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw15\brdrcf0\cellx9863 \pard \intbl \li30 {\fs20 {\u160?}}\cell \pard \intbl \li30 {\fs20 {\u160?}}\cell \pard \intbl\qc \li90 {\fs20 {(Registrant)}}\cell \row} \pard {\fs20 {}}\par {\pard\sl-150\par} {\trowd\trleft1651\clvertalc\cellx9863 \pard \intbl\sl-1\vertalc \cell \row} {\trowd\trleft1651\clvertalc\cellx4688 \clvertalc\cellx5197 \clvertalc\cellx9863 \pard \intbl\sl-1\vertalc \cell \pard \intbl\sl-1\vertalc \cell \pard \intbl\sl-1\vertalc \cell \row} {\trowd\trleft1651\clbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw15\brdrcf0\clvertalb\cellx4688 \clvertalb\cellx5197 \clbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw15\brdrcf0\clvertalb\cellx9863 \pard \intbl\qc \li90 {\fs20 {January 9, 2020}}\cell \pard \intbl\qr \li30 {\fs20 {By:}}\cell \pard \intbl \li90 {\fs20 {/s/ David S. 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