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	_____________
(Commission	______________
(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)	 	___________
(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
  
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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