FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

GRUBBS ROBERT W	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC [ AXE ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)	
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

1665 BROADLAND LANE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

5/16/2011		
(Street)

LAKE FOREST, IL 60045
(City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price				
Common stock  	5/16/2011  	 	M	  	8129   (1)	A	$21.00  	184242   (2)	D  	 	
Common stock  	5/16/2011  	 	S	  	5929   (1)	D	$70.8511   (3)	178313   (2)	D  	 	
Common stock  	5/16/2011  	 	S	  	2200   (1)	D	$71.5977   (4)	176113   (2)	D  	 	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares					
Options to purchase common stock  	$21.00  	5/16/2011  	 	M  	  	  	8129   	2/21/2003  	2/21/2012  	Common stock  	8129  	$0.00  	65036  	D  	 	

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	The shares covered by this Form 4 have been sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1(c) sales plan dated October 13, 2010.	
(  2) 	Includes 9,010 common stock units.	
(  3) 	This is the weighted average for sale prices ranging from $70.35 to $71.25. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided.	
(  4) 	This is the weighted average for sale prices ranging from $71.45 to $71.70. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
GRUBBS ROBERT W
1665 BROADLAND LANE
LAKE FOREST, IL 60045	X				

Signatures		
Michele Nelson, by power of attorney		5/17/2011	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
To Sign Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144
The undersigned director/officer of Anixter International Inc. ("Issuer") hereby authorizes John Dul, Bob Eck, Dennis Letham, Michele Nelson or any employee of the Issuer designated by any of them who is responsible for assisting insiders with compliance with the Federal securities laws, to sign on behalf of the undersigned any Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144 that are required to be filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the New York Stock Exchange. Such forms shall be completed from the information furnished by me to the Issuer and the information in the Issuer's records.
This authority shall remain in effect until either I am no longer obligated to report transactions pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the authority has been revoked in writing by me.
Dated this 9th day of August, 2008

Signed: /s/ Robert W. Grubbs
Printed Name: Robert W. Grubbs