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~~SECURITIES~~WASHINGTON, ~~AND~~D.C. ~~EXCHANGE~~20549 ~~COMMISSION~~

~~WASHINGTON,~~FORM ~~D.C.~~8-K ~~20549~~

~~FORM~~CURRENT ~~8-K~~REPORT

~~CURRENT REPORT~~ PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE ~~SECURITIES~~ ~~EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934~~

~~Date~~SECURITIES ofEXCHANGE ~~Report~~ACT ~~(Date~~OF of1934 ~~earliest event reported): March 6, 2009~~

~~ANIXTER~~Date ~~INTERNATIONAL~~of ~~INC.~~Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 25, 2012

~~(Exact~~ANIXTER ~~name~~INTERNATIONAL ofINC. ~~registrant as specified in its charter)~~

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

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

ANIXTER INC.

Delaware

001-10212

94-1658138

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

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

Delaware	333-153607-01	36-2361285
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
or organization)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

2301 Patriot Blvd. Glenview, Illinois 60026 (224) 521-8000 (Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)

Delaware

333-180905-01

36-2361285

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

~~Check~~2301 ~~the~~Patriot ~~appropriate~~Blvd. ~~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:~~

oGlenview, ~~Written~~Illinois ~~communications~~60026 ~~pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)~~

~~o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule~~(224) ~~14a~~521-128000 ~~under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)~~

~~o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2~~(b)Address ~~under~~and ~~the~~telephone ~~Exchange~~number ~~Act~~of ~~(17~~principal ~~CFR 240.14d-2(b~~executive offices))

oCheck ~~Pre~~the appropriate box below if the Form 8-~~commencement~~K ~~communications~~filing ~~pursuant~~is intended to ~~Rule 13e-4(c)~~simultaneously ~~under~~satisfy the ~~Exchange~~filing ~~Act~~obligation ~~(17~~of ~~CFR 240.13e-4(c))~~ the registrant under any of the following provisions:

~~TABLE~~¨ OFWritten ~~CONTENTS~~communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

~~Item~~¨ ~~1.01.~~Soliciting ~~Entry~~material ~~into~~pursuant ato ~~Material~~Rule ~~Definitive~~14a-12 ~~Agreement Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation~~ under anthe ~~Off-Balance~~Exchange ~~Sheet~~Act ~~Arrangement~~(17 ofCFR ~~a Registrant Item 9~~240.~~01. Financial Statements and Exhibits SIGNATURES EXHIBIT INDEX EX~~14a-~~1.1 EX-4.1 EX-4.2 EX-99.1~~12)

~~Table~~¨ ofPre-commencement ~~Contents~~communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

~~Item 1.01.~~¨ ~~Entry~~Pre-commencement ~~into~~communications apursuant ~~Material~~to ~~Definitive~~Rule ~~Agreement~~13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. 13e-4(c))

OnItem ~~March 6, 2009, Anixter International Inc~~1. ~~and Anixter Inc~~01. ~~entered~~Entry into ana ~~Underwriting Agreement~~Material ~~with~~Definitive ~~Banc of America Securities LLC, as representative of the underwriters named therein (the “Underwriting~~ Agreement~~”), with respect to the offering and sale of $200,000,000 of 10% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”)~~. The sale closed on March 11, 2009. The purchase price paid by the underwriters was 90.625% of the aggregate principal amount. The Notes were issued under the Indenture by and among Anixter Inc., Anixter International Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, dated as of September 9, 1996, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 24, 2005, and the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 11, 2009 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”). The Notes were issued by Anixter Inc. and guaranteed by Anixter International Inc. The Notes were sold pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-153607 and 333-153607-01). On March 11, 2009, Anixter International Inc. issued a press release related to the offering of the Notes (the “Press Release”) .

AOn ~~copy~~April 25, of2012, ~~the~~Anixter International Inc. and Anixter Inc. entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as representative of the ~~Second~~underwriters ~~Supplemental~~named ~~Indenture~~therein (the “Underwriting Agreement”), with respect to the ~~form~~offering and sale of ~~Note~~$350,000,000 ~~and~~ of 5.625% Senior Notes due 2019 (the ~~Press~~“Notes”). ~~Release~~The ~~are~~sale ~~filed~~closed ason ~~Exhibit~~April ~~1.1~~30, 42012.1, 4The purchase price paid by the underwriters was 98.225% of the aggregate principal amount. The Notes were issued under an Indenture by and 99among Anixter Inc.1, ~~respectively~~Anixter International Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, toNational ~~this~~Association, ~~Report~~as ontrustee, ~~Form~~dated as of April 30, 2012 (the “Indenture”), as ~~8-K~~supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture, ~~and~~dated ~~are~~as ~~hereby~~of ~~incorporated~~April 30, 2012 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”). The Notes were issued by ~~reference~~Anixter ~~herein~~Inc. and guaranteed by Anixter International Inc. The Notes were sold pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-180905 and 333-180905-01).

~~Item 2.03. Creation~~A copy of athe ~~Direct~~Underwriting ~~Financial~~Agreement, the ~~Obligation~~Indenture, orthe anFirst ~~Obligation~~Supplemental ~~under~~Indenture (including the form of Note) and an ~~Off~~opinion of Schiff Hardin LLP with respect to the Notes are filed as Exhibit 1.1, 4.1, 4.2 and 5.1, respectively, to this Report on Form 8-~~Balance~~K, ~~Sheet~~and are hereby ~~Arrangement~~incorporated ofby areference ~~Registrant~~herein.

~~See~~ Item 1 2.0103. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

See Item 91.01. ~~Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~

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

~~The~~(c) ~~following exhibit is filed herewith:~~ Exhibits

	1.1		Underwriting Agreement among Anixter Inc., Anixter International Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC, dated March 6, 2009
	4.1.		Second Supplemental Indenture by and among Anixter Inc., Anixter International Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., dated as of March 11, 2009
	4.2		Form of 10% Senior Note due 2014
	99.1		Press Release, dated March 11, 2009

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

~~Table~~1.1 ofUnderwriting ~~Contents~~Agreement among Anixter Inc., Anixter International Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, dated April 25, 2012

~~SIGNATURES~~ 4.1 Indenture by and among Anixter Inc., Anixter International Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, dated as of April 30, 2012, with respect to Debt Securities and Guarantees

~~Pursuant~~4.2. toFirst ~~the~~Supplemental ~~requirements~~Indenture ofby ~~the~~and ~~Securities~~among ~~Exchange~~Anixter ~~Act~~Inc., ofAnixter ~~1934,~~International ~~the~~Inc. ~~registrant~~and ~~has~~Wells ~~duly caused~~Fargo ~~this~~Bank, ~~report~~National toAssociation, beas ~~signed~~Trustee, ondated ~~its~~as ~~behalf~~of byApril ~~the~~30, ~~undersigned~~2012, ~~thereunto~~with ~~duly~~respect ~~authorized~~to 5. 625% Senior Notes due 2019

	ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
March 11, 2009	By:	/s/ Dennis J. Letham
		Dennis J. Letham
		Executive Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer

4.3

Form of 5.625% Senior Note due 2019 (included in Exhibit 4.2)

	ANIXTER INC.
March 11, 2009	By:	/s/ Dennis J. Letham
		Dennis J. Letham
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

5.1

Opinion of Schiff Hardin LLP

~~Table~~SIGNATURES ~~of Contents~~

~~EXHIBIT~~Pursuant ~~INDEX~~ to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Exhibit No.	Description
April 30, 2012		ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
1.1	Underwriting Agreement among Anixter Inc., Anixter International Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC, dated March 6, 2009
		By:	/s/ Theodore A. Dosch
4.1	Second Supplemental Indenture by and among Anixter Inc., Anixter International Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., dated as of March 11, 2009
			Theodore A. Dosch
4.2	Form of 10% Senior Note due 2014
			Executive Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer
99.1	Press Release, dated March 11, 2009
April 30, 2012		ANIXTER INC.
		By:	/s/ Theodore A. Dosch
			Theodore A. Dosch
			Executive Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement among Anixter Inc., Anixter International Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, dated April 25, 2012

4.1		Indenture by and among Anixter Inc., Anixter International Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, dated as of April 30, 2012, with respect to Debt Securities and Guarantees

4.2		First Supplemental Indenture by and among Anixter Inc., Anixter International Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, dated as of April 30, 2012, with respect to 5.625% Senior Notes due 2019

4.3		Form of 5.625% Senior Note due 2019 (included in Exhibit 4.2)

5.1		Opinion of Schiff Hardin LLP

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