UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 19, 2000
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ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-5989 94-1658138
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
4711 Golf Road, Skokie, Illinois 60076
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (847) 677-2600
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Anixter International Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release on June 19, 2000, announcing that it has initiated the
placement under Rule 144A of approximately $150 million (gross
proceeds, prior to the over-allotment option) of 20 year, senior,
zero-coupon notes convertible into shares of the Company's common
stock. Proceeds from the sale of the notes will initially be used to
pay off debt, with such amounts expected to be reborrowed again in the
future for growth of the business and general corporate purposes. A
copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
EXHIBITS.
(c) EXHIBITS.
99.1 Press release, dated June 19, 2000, issued by the
Company.
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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.
ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Registrant)
Date: June 19, 2000 By: /s/ Dennis J. Letham
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Dennis J. Letham
Senior Vice President -
Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press release, dated June 19, 2000, issued by the
Company.
