Anixter International Inc. Announces Change of Location of Special Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held on April 9, 2020

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Mar 18, 2020
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Anixter International Inc. (NYSE: AXE) (“Anixter”) announced today that, due to the emerging public health impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the location of Anixter’s special meeting of stockholders has been changed and will be held in a virtual meeting format only. As previously announced, the special meeting will be held on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. Central Time. The purpose of the special meeting is to consider and vote on certain proposals relating to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 10, 2020, by and among Anixter, WESCO International, Inc. (“WESCO”) and Warrior Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of WESCO (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into Anixter (the “Merger”), with Anixter surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of WESCO.