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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ___________)*
ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, $1.00 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
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(Title of Class of Securities)
035290105
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(CUSIP Number)
N/A
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act, but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 035290105 13G
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1 Names of Reporting Persons/I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
TIG PARTNERS, L.P.
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2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ]
(See Instructions) (b) [ ]
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3 SEC Use Only
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4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
ILLINOIS
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Number of
5 Sole Voting Power
Shares 5,554,000
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Beneficially 6 Shared Voting Power
-0-
Owned by -----------------------------------------------------
7 Sole Dispositive Power
Each 5,554,000
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Reporting 8 Shared Dispositive Power
-0-
Person With
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9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
5,554,000
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10 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares [ ]
(See Instructions)
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11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
13.6%
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12 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer
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Anixter International, Inc., a Delaware corporation
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
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4711 Golf Road
Skokie, IL 60076
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing
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TIG Partners, L.P., an Illinois limited partnership
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
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200 West Madison Street
Chicago, IL 60606
Item 2(c) Citizenship
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Illinois
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities
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Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share (the "Common Stock")
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number
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035290105
Item 3 If this Statement is Filed Pursuant to
Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c)
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Not Applicable
Item 4 Ownership
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned as of May 5, 1999:
5,554,000 shares of Common Stock
(b) Percent of Class:
Based on the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended January 1, 1999, as of March 23, 1999,
there were an aggregate of 40,950,159 shares of
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Common Stock issued and outstanding. As of such date, the
Reporting Person beneficially owned 5,554,000 shares of Common
Stock or approximately 13.6% of the aggregate number of shares of
Common Stock issued and outstanding on such date.
(c) Number of Shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 5,554,000
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
5,554,000
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
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Not Applicable
Item 6 Ownership of More Than Five
Percent on Behalf of Another Person
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Not Applicable
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on by the Parent Holding Company
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Not Applicable
Item 8 Identification and Classification
of Members of the Group
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Not Applicable
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Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group
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Not Applicable
Item 10 Certification
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By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not
held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing
the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and
are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having that purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: May 6, 1999
TIG PARTNERS, L.P., an Illinois
limited partnership
By: PDA CORP., its general partner
By: /s/ Glen Miller
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Glen Miller, Vice President
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