Anixter International Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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):   May 10, 2012

Anixter International Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 001-10212 94-1658138
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
2301 Patriot Blvd, Glenview , Illinois   60026
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   224-521-8000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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:

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of stockholders was held May 10, 2012. In connection with the meeting, proxies were solicited pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The following are the voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s 2012 Proxy Statement filed on April 4, 2012.

(1) The Directors of the Company were elected as follows:

                                                 
                    VOTES                
 
                                          BROKER
 
  FOR           AGAINST   ABSTAINED           NON-VOTES
Lord James Blyth
    29,605,834               625,465       59,535               1,556,782  
Frederic F. Brace.
    30,044,087               187,409       59,338               1,556,782  
Linda Walker Bynoe
    29,703,447               528,657       58,730               1,556,782  
Robert J. Eck
    29,574,914               656,723       59,197               1,556,782  
Robert W. Grubbs
    29,509,742               715,566       65,526               1,556,782  
F. Philip Handy
    29,615,478               615,847       59,509               1,556,782  
Melvyn N. Klein
    29,615,667               615,518       59,649               1,556,782  
George Muñoz
    30,045,663               185,494       59,677               1,556,782  
Stuart M. Sloan
    29,616,304               615,165       59,365               1,556,782  
Matthew Zell
    29,505,450               716,716       68,668               1,556,782  
Samuel Zell
    29,106,106               1,122,536       62,192               1,556,782  

(2) An advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by a vote of 28,797,344 shares “for” and 301,490 shares “against” with 1,192,000 shares abstaining. There were 1,556,782 broker non-votes.

(3) The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year 2012 by a vote of 31,318,949 shares “for” and 462,822 shares “against” with 65,845 shares abstaining.


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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.
          
May 11, 2012   By:   /s/ Theodore A. Dosch
       
        Name: Theodore A. Dosch
        Title: Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer