UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~WASHINGTON~~Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT ~~PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE~~

~~SECURITIES~~Pursuant ~~EXCHANGE~~to ~~ACT~~Section OF13 ~~1934~~OR 15(d) of

~~Date~~The ofSecurities ~~Report~~Exchange ~~(Date~~Act of ~~earliest event reported): February 18, 2020~~ 1934

~~ANIXTER~~Date ~~INTERNATIONAL~~of ~~INC.~~Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 18, 2020

ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-10212	94-1658138	~~94-1658138~~
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)			(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

Commission File Number: 001-10212

2301 Patriot Blvd., Glenview, IL	60026
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

~~2301~~Registrant’s ~~Patriot~~telephone ~~Blvd.~~number, including area code: (224) 521-8000

~~Glenview~~Former name or former address, ILif ~~60026~~changed since last report.)

(224) 521-8000

(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)

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:

☒ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $1 par value	AXE	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§Sec. 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§Sec. 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events

On ~~February~~March 18, 2020, Anixter International Inc., a Delaware corporation ~~(“Anixter” or the “Company”)~~, issued a press release announcing that ~~it has set a meeting date of April 9~~, ~~2020~~due ~~for~~to the ~~special~~emerging ~~meeting~~public ofhealth ~~the~~impact ~~Company’s~~of ~~stockholders (~~the ~~“Special~~coronavirus ~~Meeting”~~(COVID-19) ~~to consider and vote upon~~pandemic, ~~among other things, a proposal to adopt~~ the ~~previously~~location ~~announced Agreement and Plan~~ of ~~Merger,~~Anixter’s ~~dated~~special asmeeting of ~~January~~stockholders ~~10,~~has ~~2020,~~been bychanged and ~~among~~will be ~~the~~held ~~Company,~~in ~~WESCO~~a ~~International,~~virtual ~~Inc.~~meeting ~~("WESCO"),~~format aonly. A ~~Delaware~~copy ~~corporation,~~of ~~and~~this ~~Warrior~~press ~~Merger~~release ~~Sub,~~is ~~Inc.,~~attached ahereto ~~Delaware~~as ~~corporation~~Exhibit 99.1 and ais ~~wholly~~incorporated ~~owned~~herein ~~subsidiary~~by ~~of WESCO~~reference. The ~~Stockholders~~press ofrelease ~~record~~contains asforward oflooking ~~the~~statements ~~close~~that ofshould ~~business~~be onread ~~February~~together ~~28,~~with ~~2020~~the important ~~will~~factors bereferred ~~entitled~~ to ~~receive~~or ~~notice~~incorporated ofby ~~and~~reference toin ~~vote at~~ the ~~Special~~“Forward-Looking ~~Meeting~~Statements” therein.

AItem ~~copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99~~9.~~1 and is incorporated herein by reference~~01. ~~The~~Financial press release contains forward looking statements that should be read together with the important factors referred to or incorporated by reference in the “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” ~~therein~~and Exhibits.

~~Item~~(d) ~~9.01 Financial Statements and~~ Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.	Description

99.1	Press Release dated March 18, 2020
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Exhibit No.			Description
99.1			Press Release issued by Anixter International Inc., dated February 18, 2020

Signatures

~~SIGNATURES~~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.

~~Pursuant~~Date: toMarch ~~the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~18, ~~the~~2020 ~~registrant~~/s/ ~~has~~Theodore ~~duly~~A. ~~caused~~Dosch ~~this~~Theodore ~~report~~A. toDosch beExecutive ~~signed~~Vice onPresident ~~its~~– ~~behalf~~Finance byand ~~the~~Chief ~~undersigned,~~Financial ~~thereunto duly authorized.~~Officer

		ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
February 18, 2020	By:	/s/ Theodore A. Dosch
		Theodore A. Dosch
		Executive Vice President - Finance
		and Chief Financial Officer

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