ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. ANNOUNCES CHANGE OF LOCATION
OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON APRIL 9, 2020
March 18, 2020
GLENVIEW, Ill. (BUSINESS WIRE) — 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.
To be admitted to the special meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AXE2020, stockholders must
enter the control number found on their proxy card, voting instruction form or notice previously received. Further information regarding this change to the location of the special meeting can be found in the updated notice of meeting filed by Anixter
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2020.
About Anixter
Anixter International is a leading global distributor of Network & Security Solutions, Electrical & Electronic Solutions and Utility Power Solutions. We help build,
connect, protect, and power valuable assets and critical infrastructures. From enterprise networks to industrial MRO supply to video surveillance applications to electric power distribution, we offer full-line solutions, and intelligence, that create
reliable, resilient systems that sustain businesses and communities. Through our unmatched global distribution network along with our supply chain and technical expertise, we help lower the cost, risk and complexity of our customers’ supply chains.
Anixter adds value to the distribution process by providing approximately 130,000 customers access to 1) innovative supply chain solutions, 2) nearly 600,000 products and
over $1.0 billion in inventory, 3) over 300 warehouses/branch locations with over 9 million square feet of space and 4) locations in over 300 cities in approximately 50 countries. Founded in 1957 and headquartered near Chicago, Anixter trades on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AXE.
Additional information about Anixter is available at www.anixter.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements made herein that are not historical facts should be considered as forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the expected completion and
timing of the proposed transaction between WESCO International, Inc. (“WESCO”) and Anixter International Inc. (“Anixter”), expected benefits and costs of the proposed transaction, and management plans relating to the proposed transaction, and
statements that address WESCO’s expected future business and financial performance and other statements identified by words such as anticipate, plan, believe, estimate, intend, expect, project, will and similar words, phrases or expressions. These
forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and beliefs of WESCO’s management as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, WESCO’s management, current market trends and market conditions and involve risks
and uncertainties, many of which are outside of WESCO’s and WESCO’s management’s control, and which may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on
such statements. Certain of these risks are set forth in Anixter’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020, as well as Anixter’s other reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
These risks, uncertainties and assumptions also include the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required governmental and regulatory approvals of the proposed
transaction between WESCO and Anixter that could reduce anticipated benefits or cause the parties to abandon the proposed transaction, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger
agreement, the possibility that stockholders of Anixter may not adopt the merger agreement, the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all, risks related to disruption of
management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction, the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of WESCO’s common stock, the risk of any unexpected
costs or expenses resulting from the proposed transaction, the risk of any litigation relating to the proposed transaction, the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability of WESCO or Anixter to
retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers, customers and other business relationships and on their operating results and businesses generally, the risk that the pending proposed transaction
could distract management of both entities and they will incur substantial costs, the risk that problems may arise in successfully integrating the businesses of the companies, which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively and
efficiently as expected, the risk that the combined company may be unable to achieve synergies or other anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction or it may take longer than expected to achieve those synergies or benefits and other important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. All such factors are difficult to predict and are beyond WESCO’s control.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be
any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of
a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In connection with the proposed transaction, on each of March 4, 2020 and March 9, 2020, WESCO filed with the SEC an amendment to the registration
statement originally filed on February 7, 2020, which includes a prospectus of WESCO and a proxy statement of Anixter, and each party will file other documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC. The registration statement was declared
effective by the SEC on March 11, 2020 and the proxy statement/prospectus has been mailed to Anixter’s stockholders. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF WESCO AND ANIXTER ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND
OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT WESCO, ANIXTER AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders will be able to
obtain free copies of the registration statement, proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC by WESCO or Anixter through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by
WESCO will be available free of charge on WESCO’s website at http://wesco.investorroom.com/sec-filings and copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Anixter will be available free of charge on Anixter’s website at
http://investors.anixter.com/financials/sec-filings.
Participants in the Solicitation
WESCO and Anixter and certain of their respective directors, certain of their respective executive officers and other members of management and employees may be considered
participants in the solicitation of proxies from Anixter shareholders with respect to the potential transaction under the rules of the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of WESCO is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2019, which was filed with the SEC on February 24, 2020, and amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on March 9, 2020, and its proxy statement for its 2019 annual meeting of stockholders, which was
filed with the SEC on April 15, 2019. Information about the directors and executive officers of Anixter is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on February 20, 2020, and amended
by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on March 9, 2020, and its proxy statement for its 2019 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 18, 2019. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the
sources indicated above. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the potential transaction will be included in the registration statement and proxy statement/prospectus and
other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.
Anixter Contacts:
Ted Dosch
Executive Vice President and CFO
(224) 521-4281
Kevin Burns
Senior Vice President - Investor Relations & Treasurer
(224) 521-8258
