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): September 10, 2025

GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
‎(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York
‎(State or other jurisdiction
‎of incorporation) 000-00255
‎(Commission File Number) 13-0794380
‎(I.R.S. Employer
‎Identification No.)

34 North Meramec Avenue
‎St. Louis, MO 63105
‎(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 573-9200

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
N/A	N/A	N/A
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging Growth Company  ¨
If an emerging company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d)    On September 10, 2025, Graybar Electric Company, Inc., (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors had elected Brian P. Delaney as a director. 

Mr. Delaney serves as Senior Vice President – West Region and Subsidiaries of the Company. He will serve on the Audit Committee of the Board.

A copy of the September 11, 2025 press release announcing Mr. Delaney’s election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99. 

Item 9.01        Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)	Exhibits
(99)	Press release dated September 11, 2025

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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.

	GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
Date:September 11, 2025	By: /s/ Matthew W. Geekie
	Matthew W. Geekie
	Senior Vice President, Secretary &
	General Counsel

EX-99

Media Contact:

Tim Sommer

(314) 578-7672

timothy.sommer@graybar.com

Brian Delaney Elected to Graybar’s Board of Directors

ST. LOUIS, Mo.,September 11, 2025 -- Graybar, a leading distributor of electrical, industrial, automation and connectivity products and provider of related supply chain management and logistics services, today announced the election of Brian P. Delaney to its Board of Directors, effective September 10, 2025.Delaney currently serves as Graybar’s Senior Vice President,  West Region and Subsidiaries.

Delaneyjoined Graybar in 2014 as Director,  Electrical and Industrial Sales in the company’s New York District.  He was promoted to Richmond District Vice President in 2018. Heserved as Vice President,Marketing and Strategic Planning,and Regional Vice President,  North American Subsidiaries before being promoted to his current position in 2024.  Delaney holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Mercyhurst University and an MBA from Pepperdine University.

"Brianis a proven leader with a strong track record of achieving positive results," said Graybar's Chairman, President and CEO Kathleen M. Mazzarella. "His strategic perspective and business insightsare instrumental indriving our success today and will continue to play a vital role in shaping our company’s future. I congratulate him and look forward to serving with him on Graybar's Board of Directors."

Graybar, a Fortune 500 corporation and one of the largest employee-owned companies in North America, is a leader in the distribution of high quality electrical, industrial, automation and connectivity products, and specializes in related supply chain management and logistics services. Through its network of more than 300 North American distribution facilities, it stocks and sells products from thousands of manufacturers, helping its customers power, network and secure their facilities with speed, intelligence and efficiency. For more information, visit www.graybar.com or call 1-800-GRAYBAR.

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