As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2003
Registration No. 333-            

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form S-3 
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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

		

Delaware	 	94-1658138	
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)	 	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)	
 	 	 	
 	 	John A. Dul	
 	 	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary	
2301 Patriot Boulevard	 	2301 Patriot Boulevard	
Glenview, Illinois 60025-8020	 	Glenview, Illinois 60025-8020	
(224) 521-8000	 	(224) 521-8000	
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)	 	(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)	

Copies to:
David McCarthy
Schiff Hardin & Waite
6600 Sears Tower
Chicago, Illinois 60606

       Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

	

	
		Proposed Maximum		Amount of	
Title of Class of		Amount to be		Proposed Maximum		Aggregate		Registration	
Securities to be Registered		Registered(1)		Price Per Unit(1)		Offering Price		Fee	

		

		
Liquid Yield Option TM Notes due 2033	 	$378,135,000	 	$395.00	 	$149,363,325	 	$12,084.00	
	
Common Stock, par value $1 per share	 	(2)	 	 	 	 	 	 	

		
( TM ) 	Trademark of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.	

		
(1) 	Estimated solely for purposes of computing the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act based on the average bid and asked price for the LYONs on [September 11,] 2003.	
(2) 	Also being registered is such indeterminate number of shares of common stock that may be issuable upon conversion of LYONs registered hereby, which registration is not subject to an additional registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(i) under the Securities Act.	
       The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling securityholder may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting any offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted. 	
Subject to Completion,
Preliminary Prospectus dated September 15, 2003
PROSPECTUS
$378,135,000
Anixter International Inc.
Liquid Yield Option TM Notes due 2033
(Zero Coupon-Senior)
and
Common Stock Issuable Upon
Conversion of the LYONs

          We issued the LYONs in a private placement in July 2003 at an issue price of $380.16 per LYON (38.016% of the principal amount at maturity). This prospectus will be used by Selling Securityholders to resell their LYONs and the common stock issuable upon conversion of their LYONs.
          Holders may convert each LYON into 12.8773 shares of our common stock, subject to adjustment, only (1) if the sale price of our common stock reaches specified thresholds, (2) during any period in which the credit rating assigned to the LYONs is below a specified level, (3) if the LYONs are called for redemption or (4) if specified corporate transactions have occurred.
          We will not pay interest on the LYONs prior to maturity, unless contingent interest becomes payable as described herein. The issue price of each LYON represents a yield to maturity of 3.25% per year excluding contingent interest.
          We may redeem all or a portion of the LYONs on or after July 7, 2011. Holders may require us to repurchase their LYONs on July 7, 2007 at a price of $432.48 per LYON, on July 7, 2009 at a price of $461.29 per LYON, on July 7, 2011 at a price of $492.01 per LYON, on July 7, 2013 at a price of $524.78 per LYON, on July 7, 2018 at a price of $616.57 per LYON, on July 7, 2023 at a price of $724.42 per LYON and on July 7, 2028 at a price of $851.13 per LYON. In addition, Holders may require us to repurchase the LYONs upon a change in control on or before July 7, 2011.
          The last reported sales price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on September 12, 2003 was $23.75 per share. Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “AXE.”

          Investing in the LYONs or the common stock involves risks that are described in the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page 5 of this prospectus.

          Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
          We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the LYONs or the common stock by the selling securityholders. The LYONs and the common stock may be offered in negotiated transactions or otherwise, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. In addition, the common stock may be offered from time to time through ordinary brokerage transactions on the New York Stock Exchange. See “Plan of Distribution.” The selling securityholders may be deemed to be “Underwriters” as defined in the Securities Act. If any broker-dealers are used by the selling securityholders, any commission paid to broker-dealers and, if broker-dealers purchase any LYONs or common stock as principals, any profits received by such broker-dealers on the resale of the LYONs or common stock, may be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. In addition, any profits realized by the selling securityholders may be deemed to be underwriting commissions.
TM Trademark of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

The date of this prospectus is September 15, 2003. 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Prospectus

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Summary	 	 	1	 	

		
		
Risk Factors	 	 	6	 	

		
		
Use of Proceeds	 	 	9	 	

		
		
Price Range Of Common Stock and Dividend Policy	 	 	9	 	

		
		
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges	 	 	10	 	

		
		
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures	 	 	10	 	

		
		
Description Of LYONs	 	 	13	 	

		
		
Description Of Our Capital Stock	 	 	28	 	

		
		
Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations	 	 	28	 	

		
		
Selling Securityholders	 	 	33	 	

		
		
Plan of Distribution	 	 	35	 	

		
		
Legal Matters	 	 	37	 	

		
		
Experts	 	 	37	 	

		
		
Where You Can Find More Information	 	 	38	 	

          You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus in considering your investment in the LYONs. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. You should assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus and the date of most recent prospectus supplement and that the information and our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

          This prospectus may contain various “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which can be identified by the use of forwarding-looking terminology such as “believes”, “expects”, “prospects”, “estimated”, “should”, “may” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology indicating our expectations or beliefs concerning future events. We caution that such statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, a number of which are identified in the prospectus. Other factors could also cause actual results to differ materially from expected results included in these statements. See “Risk Factors”.
          We undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements as a result of any events or circumstances after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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SUMMARY
          Because this is a summary, it may not contain all the information that may be important to you. You should read this entire prospectus before making an investment decision. Except as otherwise stated, when used in this prospectus, the terms “Anixter,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Anixter International Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Anixter International
          We are the leading global distributor of data, voice, video and security network communication products. In addition, we are the largest North American distributor of specialty wire and cable products. As the result of our recent purchase of the operations and assets of Pentacon, Inc., we also distribute “C” class inventory components, including screws, bolts, nuts, washers, pins, rings, fittings, springs, electrical connectors and similar small parts, many of which are specialized or highly engineered for particular applications.
          We are an industry leader in the provision of advanced inventory management services, including procurement, just-in-time delivery, quality assurance testing, advisory engineering services, component kit production, small component assembly and e-commerce and electronic data interchange, to a broad spectrum of customers. Our comprehensive supply chain management solutions are designed to reduce customer procurement and management costs and enhance overall production efficiencies. Inventory management services in many cases include the interfacing of Anixter and customer information systems and the maintenance of dedicated distribution facilities.
          Our customers include international, national, regional, and local companies that include end users of our products, installers and resellers of our products and original equipment manufacturers who use our products as a component of their end product. Customers for our products cover all industry groups, including manufacturing, telecommunications, internet service, finance, education, health care, transportation, utilities and government as well as contractors, installers, system integrators, value added resellers, architects, engineers and wholesale distributors.
          Our principal executive offices are located at 2301 Patriot Boulevard, Glenview, Illinois 60025. Our telephone number at those offices is (224) 521-8000.  
The Offering

LYONs		$378,135,000 aggregate principal amount at maturity of Liquid Yield Option Notes due 2033. We will not pay interest on the LYONs prior to maturity unless contingent interest becomes payable as described below. Each LYON was issued at a price of $380.16 per LYON and has a principal amount at maturity of $1,000.	
 		
Maturity of LYONs		July 7, 2033.	
 		
Yield to Maturity of LYONs		3.25% per year (computed on a semi-annual bond equivalent basis) calculated from July 7, 2003, excluding any contingent interest.	
 		
Ranking		The LYONs are our unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and rank (i) equally in right of payment to all our existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness and (ii) effectively junior to all our existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. As of July 4, 2003, we had approximately $189.8 million of indebtedness outstanding	
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		(none of which was secured indebtedness), excluding indebtedness of our subsidiaries.	
 		
		In addition, we are a holding company and, accordingly, we conduct substantially all of our operations through our subsidiaries. Because claims by creditors of those subsidiaries would be senior to our equity interests in such subsidiaries, our indebtedness, including the LYONs, is structurally subordinated to the claims of such creditors. As of July 4, 2003, our consolidated subsidiaries had approximately $463.6 million in total liabilities, including $88.5 million in debt.	
 		
Original Issue Discount		We offered each LYON with an original issue discount for United States federal income tax purposes equal to the principal amount at maturity of each LYON less the issue price to investors. You should be aware that, although we will not pay cash interest on the LYONs, U.S. investors must include accrued original issue discount in their gross income for United States federal income tax purposes prior to the conversion, redemption, sale, or maturity of the LYONs (even if such LYONs are ultimately not converted, redeemed, sold or paid at maturity).	
 		
Conversion Rights		For each LYON surrendered for conversion, if the conditions for conversion are satisfied, a holder will receive 12.8773 shares of our common stock. Upon conversion, we will have the right to deliver, in lieu of our common stock, cash or a combination of cash and common stock. If we elect to pay holders cash for their LYONs, the payment will be based on the average sale price of our common stock for the five consecutive trading days immediately following either:	
 		
		• the date of our notice of our election to deliver cash, which we must give within two business days after receiving a conversion notice, unless we have earlier given notice of redemption as described in this prospectus; or	
 		
		• the conversion date, if we have given notice of redemption specifying that we intend to deliver cash upon conversion thereafter.	
 		
		The conversion rate will be adjusted for reasons specified in the indenture but will not be adjusted for accrued original issue discount. Upon conversion, a holder will not receive any cash payment representing accrued original issue discount, contingent interest or accrued tax original issue discount. Instead, such amounts will be deemed paid by the shares of common stock, cash or a combination of cash and common stock received by the holder on conversion. See “Description of LYONs — Conversion Rights.”	
 		
		Holders may surrender LYONs for conversion in any fiscal quarter commencing after October 3, 2003 if the closing sale price of our common stock for at least 20 trading days in a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last	
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		trading day of the preceding fiscal quarter is more than 120% of the accreted conversion price per share of common stock on the last day of such preceding quarter. The accreted conversion price per share as of any day will equal the issue price of a LYON plus the accrued original issue discount to that day, divided by the conversion rate on that day.	
 		
		Holders may also surrender a LYON for conversion at any time when (i) the credit rating assigned to the LYONs is B3 or lower by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), B+ or lower by Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“Standard & Poor’s”), or B+ or lower by Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) or (ii) the LYONs are no longer rated by either Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s or the credit rating assigned to the LYONs has been suspended or withdrawn by either Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s.	
 		
		LYONs or portions of LYONs in integral multiples of $1,000 principal amount at maturity called for redemption may also be surrendered for conversion until the close of business on the second business day prior to the redemption date. In addition, if we make certain distributions to our shareholders or if we are a party to certain consolidations, mergers or binding share exchanges, LYONs may be surrendered for conversion as provided in “Description of LYONs  — Conversion Rights.” The ability to surrender LYONs for conversion will expire at the close of business on July 6, 2033.	
 		
Contingent Interest		We will pay contingent interest to the holders of LYONs during any six-month period from July 8 to January 7 or January 8 to July 7, commencing after July 7, 2011, if the average market price of a LYON for the five trading days ending on the third trading day immediately preceding the first day of such six-month period equals 120% or more of the sum of the issue price and accrued original issue discount for such LYON as of the day immediately preceding such six-month period.	
 		
		The contingent interest payable per LYON in respect of any six-month period in which contingent interest is payable will equal an annual rate of .25% of the average market price of a LYON for the five trading day measurement period.	
 		
		Contingent interest, if any, will accrue and be payable on the last day of the relevant six-month period. The original issue discount will continue to accrue at the yield to maturity whether or not contingent interest is paid.	
 		
Tax Original Issue Discount		The LYONs are debt instruments subject to the United States federal income tax contingent payment debt regulations. You should be aware that, even if we do not pay any contingent interest on the LYONs, you will be required to include interest in your gross income for United States federal income tax purposes. This imputed interest, also referred to as tax original issue discount, will accrue at a rate equal to 7.3% per year, computed on a semi-annual bond equivalent	
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		basis, which represents the yield we believe we would pay on our noncontingent, nonconvertible, fixed-rate debt with terms otherwise similar to the LYONs, subject to a minimum yield equal to the applicable federal rate (based on the overall maturity of the LYONs). The rate at which the tax original issue discount will accrue for United States federal income tax purposes will exceed the stated yield of 3.25% for the accrued original issue discount. Your adjusted tax basis in a LYON will be increased over time to reflect the accrual of the tax original issue discount and will be decreased to reflect certain projected payments on a LYON.	
 		
		You will also recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange, conversion or redemption of a LYON in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale, exchange, conversion or redemption, including the fair market value of any common stock received upon conversion or otherwise, and your adjusted tax basis in the LYON. Any gain recognized by you on the sale, exchange, conversion or redemption of a LYON generally will be ordinary interest income; any loss will be ordinary loss to the extent of the interest previously included in income, and thereafter, capital loss. See “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations.”	
 		
Redemption of LYONs at the Option of Anixter		We may redeem all or a portion of the LYONs for cash at any time on or after July 7, 2011 at the redemption prices set forth in “Description of LYONs — Redemption of LYONs at the Option of Anixter.”	
 		
Purchase of LYONs by Anixter at the Option of the Holder		Holders may require us to purchase all or a portion of their LYONs:	
 		
		• on July 7, 2007 at a price equal to $432.48 per LYON;	
 		
		• on July 7, 2009 at a price equal to $461.29 per LYON;	
 		
		• on July 7, 2011 at a price equal to $492.01 per LYON;	
 		
		• on July 7, 2013 at a price equal to $524.78 per LYON;	
 		
		• on July 7, 2018 at a price equal to $616.57 per LYON;	
 		
		• on July 7, 2023 at a price equal to $724.42 per LYON; and	
 		
		• on July 7, 2028 at a price equal to $851.13 per LYON.	
 		
		In each case, such price includes accrued original issue discount to the purchase date. We may choose to pay the purchase price in cash or in common stock (based on the prevailing market price thereof) or a combination of cash and common stock. See “Description of LYONs — Purchase of LYONs by Anixter at the Option of the Holder.”	
 		
Change in Control		Upon a change in control of Anixter occurring on or before July 7, 2011, each holder may require us to purchase all or a	
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		portion of such holder’s LYONs for cash at a price equal to 100% of the issue price for such LYONs plus accrued original issue discount to the date of purchase. See “Description of LYONs — Change in Control Permits Purchase of LYONs by Anixter at the Option of the Holder.”	
 		
Sinking Fund		None.	
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RISK FACTORS
          You should consider carefully the specific factors set forth below as well as the other information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus before deciding whether to purchase any of the LYONs offered hereby.
Risks Related to Our Business
We have experienced declines in sales which have adversely affected and could continue to adversely affect our earnings.
          We have experienced significant declines in sales in all markets in which we operate. We believe this decline is the result of a significant decline in capital spending in the telecommunications industry, a reduction in technology related capital spending, and general overall economic softness that has negatively affected the markets we serve. In addition, manufacturing overcapacity by our suppliers has reduced our per unit purchase costs, which has in turn reduced our unit sales prices.
          While we expect an economic recovery, there can be no assurance as to the timing and strength of such recovery and how it will impact our markets.
A change in sales strategy by our suppliers could adversely affect our sales or earnings.
          Most of our agreements with suppliers are terminable by either party on short notice for any reason. We currently source products from approximately 2,000 suppliers. However, approximately 35% of our dollar volume purchases in 2002 was from our five largest suppliers. If any of these suppliers changed its sales strategy to reduce its reliance on distribution channels, or decided to terminate its business relationship with us, our sales and earnings could be adversely affected until we were able to establish relationships with suppliers of comparable products. Although we believe our relationships with these key suppliers is good, they could change their strategies as a result of a change in control, expansion of their direct sales force, changes in the marketplace or other factors beyond our control.
Our foreign operations are subject to political, economic and currency risks.
          We derive approximately 30% of our revenues from sales outside of the United States. Economic and political conditions in some of these markets may adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition for our business activities in these markets. Our results of operations and the value of our foreign assets are affected by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, and different legal, tax, accounting and regulatory requirements.
We have risks associated with inventory.
          We must identify the right product mix and maintain sufficient inventory on hand to meet customer orders. Failure to do so could adversely affect our sales and earnings. However, if circumstances change (for example, an unexpected shift in market demand, pricing or customer defaults) there could be a material impact on the net realizable value of our inventory. To guard against inventory obsolescence, we have negotiated various return rights and price protection agreements with certain key suppliers. We also maintain an inventory valuation reserve account against diminution in the value or salability of our inventory. However, there is no guaranty that these arrangements will be sufficient to avoid write-offs in excess of our reserves in all circumstances.
Changes in the telecommunication products industry could adversely affect our business.
          With the deterioration of market conditions in the telecommunication products industry, our two largest customers have experienced significant downturns in their business. This has resulted in each of them incurring large losses and multiple restructuring charges. If these conditions persist for an extended period of time, these customers may experience future liquidity problems. We hold a significant amount of
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accounts receivable and inventory relating to these customers. We believe that the inventory and logistics services that we provide to these two customers are critical to their on-going operations. While we believe that the current risk is minimal, if these customers were to default on their obligations to us, the effect on us could be material.
Our common stock price historically has been volatile.
          The price of our common stock has fluctuated, and may continue to fluctuate, significantly in response to our operating performance and the performance of other similar companies; news announcements relating to us, our industry or our competitors, vendors or customers; changes in earnings estimates or recommendations by research analysts; changes in general economic conditions; and other developments affecting us or our industry, including our competitors, vendors and customers. The concentration of ownership of our common stock by a small number of holders may result in additional volatility. As a result of such concentration, from time to time, the volume of our stock traded in relation to the number of outstanding shares has been low, which can magnify price changes.
Risks Related to the Offering
Our holding company structure results in substantial structural subordination and may affect our ability to make payments on the LYONs.
          The LYONs are obligations exclusively of Anixter International Inc. We are a holding company and, accordingly, we conduct substantially all of our operations through our subsidiaries. As a result, our cash flow and our ability to service our debt, including the LYONs, is dependent upon the earnings of our subsidiaries. In addition, we are dependent on the distribution of earnings, loans or other payments by our subsidiaries to us.
          Our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities. Our subsidiaries have no obligation to pay any amounts due on the LYONs or to provide us with funds for our payment obligations, whether by dividends, distributions, loans or other payments. In addition, any payment of dividends, distributions, loans or advances by our subsidiaries to us are subject to statutory or contractual restrictions. Payments to us by our subsidiaries will also be contingent upon our subsidiaries’ earnings and business considerations. Certain debt agreements entered into by our subsidiaries contain various restrictions, including restrictions on payments to us. We have guaranteed substantially all of the debt of our consolidated subsidiaries.
          Our right to receive any assets of any of our subsidiaries upon their liquidation or reorganization, and therefore the right of the holders of the LYONs to participate in those assets, will be structurally subordinated to the claims of that subsidiary’s creditors, including trade creditors. The LYONs do not restrict the ability of our subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness. In addition, even if we were a creditor of any of our subsidiaries, our rights as a creditor would be subordinate to any security interest in the assets of our subsidiaries and any indebtedness of our subsidiaries senior to that held by us.
          As of July 4, 2003, our consolidated subsidiaries had approximately $463.6 million in total liabilities, including $88.5 million in debt, to which the LYONs would have been structurally subordinated as described above.
Our debt agreements could impose restrictions on our business.
          Our debt agreements contain numerous financial and operating covenants that limit our discretion with respect to certain business matters. These covenants restrict our ability to incur additional indebtedness, to pay dividends and other distributions, and to merge or consolidate with other entities.
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In certain circumstances, your claims as a holder of a LYON could be subordinated in the event of our bankruptcy.
          If a holder elects to convert a LYON for common stock of Anixter and we thereafter become the subject of bankruptcy proceedings, if we have failed to deliver our common stock, a holder’s claim in respect of the LYONs could be subordinated to all of our existing and future obligations. In addition, if a holder requires us to purchase all or a portion of its LYONs and we elect to deliver common stock in satisfaction of our obligations but fail to deliver such common stock, and we then become the subject of bankruptcy proceedings, a holder may not be able to rescind its notice obligating us to purchase all or a portion of its LYONs, and a holder’s claim may be subordinated to all of our existing and future obligations. Furthermore, it is unclear how such a subordinated claim would be valued.
We may not have the funds necessary to purchase LYONs at the option of the holders or upon a change in control.
          On July 7, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2023 and 2028, holders of LYONs may require us to purchase their LYONs. However, it is possible that we would not have sufficient funds at that time to make the required purchase of LYONs. We may be required to pay all or a portion of the purchase price in shares of common stock, subject to satisfying the conditions in the indenture for making such payments. If we were unable to satisfy the conditions in the indenture to use common stock to pay the purchase price, we could be in default of our obligations on the LYONs. See “Description of LYONs — Purchase of LYONs by Anixter at the Option of the Holder.”
          Upon the occurrence of specific kinds of change in control events occurring on or before July 7, 2011, holders of LYONs may also require us to purchase all or a portion of their LYONs. However, it is possible that upon a change in control we would not have sufficient funds to make the required purchase of LYONs or that restrictions in our other indebtedness would not allow those purchases. In addition, certain important corporate events, such as leveraged recapitalizations that would increase the level of our indebtedness, would not constitute a “change in control” under the indenture. See “Description of LYONs — Change in Control Permits Purchase of LYONs by Anixter at the Option of the Holder.” We are subject to similar change in control provisions in the indenture governing our zero coupon convertible senior notes that were issued in June 2000.
          In addition, our principal operating subsidiary, Anixter Inc., is subject to change of control provisions, with respect to both Anixter International Inc. and Anixter Inc., in its bank credit agreement. Under the bank credit agreement, if certain change of control events (which may not constitute a “change in control” under the indenture governing the LYONs) occur, it would constitute an event of default thereunder. It is possible that Anixter Inc. will not have sufficient funds to repay the bank indebtedness in such event. It is also possible that contractual restrictions or the terms of other indebtedness will not allow such payments. In addition, if the LYONs are subject to repurchase, the LYONs will be structurally subordinated to any required repayment under the bank credit agreement.
You should consider the United States federal income tax consequences of owning LYONs.
          The LYONs are characterized as indebtedness of ours for United States federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, you will be required to include interest with respect to the LYONs in your income.
          The LYONs constitute contingent payment debt instruments. As a result, you will be required to include amounts in income, as ordinary income, in advance of the receipt of the cash attributable thereto, and to accrue interest on a constant yield to maturity basis at a rate comparable to the rate at which we would issue a noncontingent, nonconvertible, fixed-rate debt instrument with terms otherwise similar to the LYONs, subject to a minimum rate equal to the applicable federal rate (based on the overall maturity of the LYONs). This rate will be 7.3% per year on a semiannual compounding basis. The amount of interest income required to be included by you for each year will be in excess of the yield to maturity of the LYONs. You will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange, conversion or redemption of a LYON in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized on such sale, exchange, conversion or
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redemption, including the fair market value of any common stock received upon conversion or otherwise, and your adjusted tax basis in the LYON. Any gain recognized by you on the sale, exchange, conversion or redemption of a LYON generally will be ordinary interest income; any loss will be ordinary loss to the extent of the interest previously included in income, and thereafter, capital loss. A summary of the United States federal income tax consequences of ownership of the LYONs is described in this prospectus under the heading “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
An active trading market for the LYONs may not develop.
          We cannot assure you that an active trading market will develop for the LYONs. If an active trading market does develop for the LYONs, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, the price of our common stock, its and our performance and other factors.  
USE OF PROCEEDS
          We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the LYONs or common stock by the Selling Securityholders. See “Selling Securityholders” for a list of those entities receiving proceeds from sales of LYONs  
PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK AND DIVIDEND POLICY
          Our common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “AXE.” The following table sets forth for the fiscal quarters indicated the high and low sales prices for our common stock as reported on the NYSE Composite Tape. The last reported sale of our common stock on September 12, 2003 was $23.75 per share. 

		High		Low	
					
Year Ended December 28, 2001	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

		
		
 	First Quarter	 	$	29.25	 	 	$	18.81	 	

		
		
 	Second Quarter	 	 	31.80	 	 	 	23.30	 	

		
		
 	Third Quarter	 	 	31.69	 	 	 	23.15	 	

		
		
 	Fourth Quarter	 	 	30.86	 	 	 	23.85	 	
Year Ended January 3, 2003	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

		
		
 	First Quarter	 	$	30.68	 	 	$	25.87	 	

		
		
 	Second Quarter	 	 	31.25	 	 	 	22.03	 	

		
		
 	Third Quarter	 	 	24.65	 	 	 	20.39	 	

		
		
 	Fourth Quarter	 	 	25.24	 	 	 	18.95	 	
Year Ending January 2, 2004	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

		
		
 	First Quarter	 	$	25.02	 	 	$	21.31	 	

		
		
 	Second Quarter	 	 	24.72	 	 	 	21.25	 	

		
		
 	Third Quarter (through September 10, 2003)	 	 	24.39	 	 	 	21.03	 	
          As of August 25, 2003, there were approximately 36,208,080 shares of common stock outstanding and approximately 4,026 holders of record.
          We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock. Payment of dividends is at the discretion of our board of directors. Our subsidiaries’ debt agreements contain financial covenants that restrict their ability to pay dividends and other distributions to us, which in turn could limit our ability to pay dividends to our shareholders.
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
          The following table sets forth our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated: 

					
		Fiscal Year Ended		13 Weeks Ended	
					
		Jan. 1,		Dec. 31,		Dec. 29,		Dec. 28,		Jan. 3,		Apr. 4,		Jul. 4,	
		1999		1999		2000		2001		2003		2003		2003	

		

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(1)	 	 	2.83	 	 	 	2.44	 	 	 	3.18	 	 	 	1.72	 	 	 	2.93	 	 	 	2.91	 	 	 	1.95	 	

		
(1) 	Earnings represent income before taxes, excluding equity investment income relating to Anixter Receivables Corporation, plus fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of (i) interest on all indebtedness and amortization of debt discount and deferred financing fees, (ii) capitalized interest and (iii) interest factor attributable to rentals. As a result of our adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 145 on January 4, 2003, any gain or loss from the extinguishment of debt is classified as income or loss from continuing operations rather than as an extraordinary item. As a result, the earnings in the above ratio for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2003 and prior periods have been revised to include any loss on extinguishment of debt.	
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
          Management used certain non-GAAP financial measures in its Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, or MD&A, in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2003 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 4, 2003. These non-GAAP financial measures excluded certain items from the GAAP financial measures of operating income and net sales and are presented in order to help identify and isolate trends in the business. Management believes these disclosures are useful to investors in order to make period-to-period comparisons more meaningful. Management excluded the impact of the 2001 restructuring, goodwill amortization in 2001 and fulfillment sales in 2000 in the MD&A in the 2002 Form 10-K and the effect of foreign currency translation in the MD&A in the 2002 Form 10-K and the 2003 first quarter Form 10-Q. Management views the 2001 restructuring as unusual since it was directly related to the deterioration of market conditions in the communications product market. In order to have comparable results, management excluded goodwill from fiscal year 2001 results since Anixter no longer amortizes goodwill in accordance with Statement of Accounting Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” A significant one-time fulfillment sales agreement to the service provider market was excluded from the 2000 results, since it was a major contract that was unlikely to be repeated in the future. The effect of currency translations between periods was made constant in order to analyze the results of the foreign entities in their local currency. Anixter has not used these non-GAAP measures subsequent to the 2003 first quarter Form 10-Q.
          The following tables provide a reconciliation from the reported net sales and operating income amounts to the adjusted balances that were used in the MD&A in the 2002 Form 10-K and the 2003 first
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quarter Form 10-Q, as well as a reconciliations of percentage changes in net sales and operating income from period to period used in the MD&A.
Reconciliation of Annual Report on Form 10-K
Dollars in millions
Net Sales

							
		Year ended					
					
		January 3,				Percent	
		2003		December 28, 2001		Increase/(Decrease)	
							
		As		As		Currency		Constant		As		Constant	
		reported		reported		translation		currency		reported		currency	

		

North America	 	$	1,996.2	 	 	$	2,433.5	 	 	$	(3.3	)	 	$	2,430.2	 	 	 	(18.0	)	 	 	(17.8	)	

		
		
Europe	 	 	344.9	 	 	 	502.1	 	 	 	21.0	 	 	 	523.1	 	 	 	(31.3	)	 	 	(35.5	)	

		
		
Asia Pacific and Latin America	 	 	179.0	 	 	 	208.6	 	 	 	(1.3	)	 	 	207.3	 	 	 	(14.2	)	 	 	(13.6	)	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	$	2,520.1	 	 	$	3,144.2	 	 	$	16.4	 	 	$	3,160.6	 	 	 	(19.8	)	 	 	(20.4	)	

							
		Year ended					
					
		December 28,				Percent	
		2001		December 29, 2000		Increase/(Decrease)	
							
		As		As		Currency		Constant		As		Constant	
		reported		reported		translation		currency		reported		currency	

		

North America	 	$	2,433.5	 	 	$	2,739.3	 	 	$	(11.9	)	 	$	2,727.4	 	 	 	(11.2	)	 	 	(10.7	)	

		
		
Europe	 	 	502.1	 	 	 	587.1	 	 	 	(20.9	)	 	 	566.2	 	 	 	(14.5	)	 	 	(10.9	)	

		
		
Asia Pacific and Latin America	 	 	208.6	 	 	 	188.0	 	 	 	(5.2	)	 	 	182.8	 	 	 	11.0	 	 	 	13.8	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	$	3,144.2	 	 	$	3,514.4	 	 	$	(38.0	)	 	$	3,476.4	 	 	 	(10.5	)	 	 	(9.5	)	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Operating Income

									
		Year ended							
					
						Percent	
		January 3, 2003		December 28, 2001		Increase/(Decrease)	
							
		As		Restructuring		Adjusted		As		Restructuring		Goodwill		Adjusted		Currency		Constant		As		Adjusted		Constant	
		reported		costs		balance		reported		costs		amortization		balance		translation		currency		reported		balance		currency	

		

North America	 	$	83.7	 	 	$	(0.9	)	 	$	82.8	 	 	$	89.7	 	 	$	23.1	 	 	$	8.4	 	 	$	121.2	 	 	$	(0.2	)	 	$	121.0	 	 	 	(6.5	)	 	 	(31.6	)	 	 	(31.5	)	

		
		
Europe	 	 	5.3	 	 	 	1.4	 	 	 	6.7	 	 	 	21.2	 	 	 	2.3	 	 	 	0.3	 	 	 	23.8	 	 	 	3.3	 	 	 	27.1	 	 	 	(74.9	)	 	 	(71.8	)	 	 	(75.3	)	

		
		
Asia Pacific and Latin America	 	 	(1.3	)	 	 	(0.5	)	 	 	(1.8	)	 	 	(8.9	)	 	 	6.3	 	 	 	0.3	 	 	 	(2.3	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(2.3	)	 	 	84.9	 	 	 	20.5	 	 	 	18.7	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	$	87.7	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	87.7	 	 	$	102.0	 	 	$	31.7	 	 	$	9.0	 	 	$	142.7	 	 	$	3.1	 	 	$	145.8	 	 	 	(14.0	)	 	 	(38.5	)	 	 	(39.0	)	

											
		Year ended									
							
								Percent	
		December 28, 2001		December 29, 2000				Increase/(Decrease)	
									
		As		Restructuring		Adjusted		As		Fulfillment		Adjusted		Currency		Constant				As		Adjusted		Constant	
		reported		costs		balance		reported		sales		balance		translation		currency				reported		balance		currency	

		

North America	 	$	89.7	 	 	$	23.1	 	 	$	112.8	 	 	$	164.2	 	 	$	(6.9	)	 	$	157.3	 	 	$	(0.8	)	 	$	156.5	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	(45.4	)	 	 	(28.3	)	 	 	(27.8	)	

		
		
Europe	 	 	21.2	 	 	 	2.3	 	 	 	23.5	 	 	 	24.6	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	24.6	 	 	 	(1.1	)	 	 	23.5	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	(13.6	)	 	 	(4.2	)	 	 	—	 	

		
		
Asia Pacific and Latin America	 	 	(8.9	)	 	 	6.3	 	 	 	(2.6	)	 	 	1.0	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	1.0	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	1.0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	(990.0	)	 	 	(360.0	)	 	 	(360.0	)	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	$	102.0	 	 	$	31.7	 	 	$	133.7	 	 	$	189.8	 	 	$	(6.9	)	 	$	182.9	 	 	$	(1.9	)	 	$	181.0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	(46.2	)	 	 	(26.9	)	 	 	(26.1	)	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Reconciliation of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
Dollars in millions

		Quarter ended			
					
						Percent	
		April 4, 2003		March 29, 2002		Increase/(Decrease)	
							
		As		As		Currency		Constant		As		Constant	
		reported		reported		translation		currency		reported		currency	

		

Net Sales	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

		
		
North America	 	$	518.1	 	 	$	487.6	 	 	$	3.1	 	 	$	490.7	 	 	 	6.2	 	 	 	5.6	 	

		
		
Europe	 	 	97.9	 	 	 	84.4	 	 	 	15.0	 	 	 	99.4	 	 	 	16.0	 	 	 	(1.7	)	

		
		
Asia Pacific and Latin America	 	 	46.2	 	 	 	42.7	 	 	 	(1.7	)	 	 	41.0	 	 	 	8.0	 	 	 	11.9	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	$	662.2	 	 	$	614.7	 	 	$	16.4	 	 	$	631.1	 	 	 	7.7	 	 	 	5.0	 	

Operating Income	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

		
		
North America	 	$	19.1	 	 	$	18.0	 	 	$	0.2	 	 	$	18.2	 	 	 	6.3	 	 	 	5.3	 	

		
		
Europe	 	 	3.0	 	 	 	3.4	 	 	 	0.5	 	 	 	3.9	 	 	 	(13.1	)	 	 	(28.4	)	

		
		
Asia Pacific and Latin America	 	 	0.5	 	 	 	(0.9	)	 	 	0.1	 	 	 	(0.8	)	 	 	159.5	 	 	 	146.0	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	$	22.6	 	 	$	20.5	 	 	$	0.8	 	 	$	21.3	 	 	 	10.4	 	 	 	6.3	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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DESCRIPTION OF LYONs
          The LYONs were issued under a senior indenture dated as of July 7, 2003. The following summarizes some, but not all, of the material provisions of the LYONs and the indenture. The following summary does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified by reference to, all of the provisions of the indenture. As used in this description, the words “we,” “us,” “our” or “Anixter” do not include any current or future subsidiary of Anixter International Inc.
General
          On July 7, 2003, we issued $328,810,000 aggregate principal amount at maturity of the LYONs in a private placement. On July 14, 2003 we issued an additional $49,325,000 aggregate principal amount at maturity of the LYONs due to the exercise in full of an overallotment option by Merrill Lynch on that date. The LYONs will mature on July 7, 2033. The principal amount at maturity of each LYON is $1,000. The LYONs will be payable at the office of the paying agent, which initially will be an office or agency of the trustee or an office or agency maintained by us for such purpose, in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York.
          The LYONs were offered at an issue price of $380.16 per LYON, which represents a substantial discount from their principal amount at maturity. Except as described below under “— Contingent Interest,” we will not make periodic payments of interest on the LYONs. However, the LYONs will accrue original issue discount while they remain outstanding. Original issue discount is the difference between the issue price and the principal amount at maturity of a LYON. Original issue discount will be calculated on a semi-annual bond equivalent basis at the yield to maturity of the LYONs, using a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. Accrual of original issue discount commenced on the issue date of the LYONs.
          The LYONs are debt instruments subject to the contingent payment debt regulations. The LYONs were issued with original issue discount for United States federal income tax purposes. Even if we do not pay any cash interest (including any contingent interest) on the LYONs, holders will be required to include accrued tax original issue discount in their gross income for United States federal income tax purposes. The rate at which the tax original issue discount will accrue will exceed the stated yield of 3.25% for the accrued original issue discount described above. See “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
          Maturity, conversion, purchase by us at the option of a holder or redemption of a LYON at our option will cause original issue discount and contingent interest, if any, to cease to accrue on such LYON. We may not reissue a LYON that has matured or been converted, purchased by us at the holder’s option, redeemed or otherwise cancelled, except for registration of transfer, exchange or replacement of such LYON.
          LYONs may be presented for conversion at the office of the conversion agent, and for exchange or registration of transfer at the office of the registrar, each such agent initially being the trustee. We will not charge a service fee for any registration of transfer or exchange of LYONs.
Ranking of LYONs
          The LYONs are our unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. The LYONs rank (i) equally in right of payment to all of our existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness and (ii) effectively junior to all our existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. As of July 4, 2003, we had approximately $189.8 million of indebtedness outstanding (none of which was secured indebtedness), excluding indebtedness of our subsidiaries.
          In addition, we are a holding company and, accordingly, we conduct substantially all of our operations through our subsidiaries. Because claims by creditors of those subsidiaries would be senior to our equity interests in such subsidiaries, our indebtedness, including the LYONs, is structurally
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subordinated to the claims of such creditors. As of July 4, 2003, our consolidated subsidiaries had approximately $463.6 million in total liabilities, including $88.5 million in debt.
          In addition, if a holder surrenders LYONs for conversion and we fail to deliver our common stock, and we then become the subject of bankruptcy proceedings, a holder’s claim in respect of the LYONs could be subordinated to all of our existing and future obligations. If a holder requires us to purchase all or a portion of its LYONs (as described below) and we elect to deliver common stock in satisfaction of our obligations but fail to deliver such common stock, and we then become the subject of bankruptcy proceedings, a holder may not be able to rescind its notice obligating us to purchase all or a portion of its LYONs, and a holder’s claim may be subordinated to all of our existing and future obligations. Furthermore, it is unclear how such a subordinated claim would be valued.
Conversion Rights
          Holders may surrender LYONs for conversion into shares of our common stock only if at least one of the conditions described below is satisfied. In addition, a LYON for which a holder has delivered a purchase notice or a change in control purchase notice requiring us to purchase the LYONs may be surrendered for conversion only if such notice is withdrawn in accordance with the indenture.
          The initial conversion rate is 12.8773 shares of common stock per LYON, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events described below. A holder of a LYON otherwise entitled to a fractional share will receive cash equal to the applicable portion of the then current sale price of our common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the conversion date. Upon a conversion, we will have the right to deliver cash or a combination of cash and common stock, as described below.
          The ability to surrender LYONs for conversion will expire at the close of business on July 6, 2033.
          Upon determination that holders of the LYONs are or will be entitled to convert their LYONs into shares of common stock in accordance with the following provisions, we will promptly notify the holders of the LYONs thereof and post this information on our website or otherwise publicly disclose this information.
          Conversion Based on Common Stock Price. Holders may surrender LYONs for conversion in any fiscal quarter commencing after October 3, 2003, if the sale price (as defined below) of our common stock for at least 20 trading days in a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the preceding fiscal quarter is more than 120% of the accreted conversion price per share of common stock on the last day of such preceding fiscal quarter. The accreted conversion price per share as of any day will equal the issue price of a LYON plus the accrued original issue discount to that day, divided by the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of a LYON on that day.
          The conversion trigger price per share of our common stock is equal to the accreted conversion price per share of common stock multiplied by 120%. The conversion trigger price for the fiscal quarter beginning July 1, 2033 is $93.15. The foregoing calculation of the conversion trigger price assumes that no events have occurred that would require an adjustment to the conversion rate.
          Conversion Based on Credit Rating Downgrade. Holders may also surrender a LYON for conversion at any time when the rating assigned to the LYONs by Moody’s is B3 or lower, Standard & Poor’s is B+ or lower or Fitch is B+ or lower, the LYONs are no longer rated by either Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s, or the credit rating assigned to the LYONs has been suspended or withdrawn by either Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s.
          Conversion Based upon Notice of Redemption. A holder may surrender for conversion a LYON called for redemption at any time prior to the close of business on the second business day immediately preceding the redemption date, even if it is not otherwise convertible at such time. A LYON for which a holder has delivered a purchase notice or a change in control purchase notice, as described below,
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requiring us to purchase such LYON, may be surrendered for conversion only if such notice is withdrawn in accordance with the indenture.
          A “business day” is any weekday that is not a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated to close. A “trading day” is any day on which the NYSE is open for trading or, if the applicable security is quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, a day on which trades may be made on such market or, if the applicable security is not so listed, admitted for trading or quoted, any business day.
          Conversion Based upon Occurrence of Certain Corporate Transactions. If we are party to a consolidation, merger or binding share exchange or a transfer of all or substantially all of our assets, a LYON may be surrendered for conversion at any time from and after the date which is 15 days prior to the anticipated effective date of the transaction until 15 days after the actual effective date of such transaction, and at the effective date, the right to convert a LYON into common stock will be changed into a right to convert it into the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets of Anixter or another person which the holder would have received if the holder had converted the holder’s LYONs immediately prior to the transaction. If such transaction also constitutes a change in control of Anixter, as defined in the indenture, the holder will be able to require us to purchase all or a portion of such holder’s LYONs as described under “— Change in Control Permits Purchase of LYONs by Anixter at the Option of the Holder.”
          The LYONs will also be convertible in the event that we make certain distributions resulting in an adjustment to the conversion rate as described under “— Conversion Adjustments” below.
          Conversion of LYONs and Delivery of Common Stock. On conversion of a LYON, a holder will not receive any cash payment representing accrued original issue discount, accrued tax original issue discount or, except as described below, contingent cash interest. Delivery to the holder of the full number of shares of common stock into which the LYON is convertible together with any cash payment of such holder’s fractional shares, or cash, or a combination of cash and common stock will be deemed:

			
 	• 	to satisfy our obligation to pay the principal amount at maturity of the LYON; and	
 		
 	• 	to satisfy our obligation to pay accrued original issue discount and accrued tax original issue discount, attributable to the period from the issue date through the conversion date and, except as described below, any accrued and unpaid contingent interest.	
          As a result, accrued original issue discount and accrued tax original issue discount are deemed paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited.
          We and each holder of a LYON also agree that delivery to the holder of the full number of shares of common stock into which the LYON is convertible together with any cash payment of such holder’s fractional shares, or cash, or a combination of cash and common stock will be treated as a payment (in an amount equal to the sum of the then fair market value of such shares and/or such cash payment, if any) on the LYON for purposes of the Treasury regulations applicable to debt instruments with contingent payments. See “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
          In lieu of delivery of shares of our common stock upon notice of conversion of any LYONs (for all or any portion of the LYONs), we may elect to pay holders surrendering LYONs an amount in cash per LYON (or a portion of a LYON) equal to the average sale price of our common stock for the five consecutive trading days immediately following either (1) the date of our notice of our election to deliver cash as described below if we have not given notice of redemption, or (2) the conversion date, in the case of conversion following our notice of redemption specifying that we intend to deliver cash upon conversion, in either case multiplied by the conversion rate in effect on that date. We will inform the holders through the trustee no later than two business days following the conversion date of our election to deliver shares of our common stock or to pay cash in lieu of delivery of the shares, unless we have already informed holders of our election in connection with our optional redemption of the LYONs as described under “— Redemption of LYONs at the Option of Anixter.” If we elect to deliver all of such payment in shares
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of our common stock, the shares will be delivered through the conversion agent no later than the fifth business day following the conversion date. If we elect to pay all or a portion of such payment in cash, the payment, including any delivery of our common stock, will be made to holders surrendering LYONs no later than the tenth business day following the applicable conversion date. If an event of default, as described under “— Events of Default” below (other than a default in a cash payment upon conversion of the LYONs), has occurred and is continuing, we may not pay cash upon conversion of any LYONs or portion of a LYON (other than cash for fractional shares).
          If contingent cash interest is payable to holders of LYONs during any particular six-month period, and such LYONs are converted after the applicable record date therefor and prior to the next succeeding interest payment date, holders of such LYONs at the close of business on the record date will receive the contingent cash interest payable on such LYONs on the corresponding interest payment date notwithstanding the conversion. Such LYONs, upon surrender for conversion, must be accompanied by funds equal to the amount of contingent cash interest payable on the LYONs so converted, unless such LYONs have been called for redemption, in which case no such payment shall be required.
          The conversion rate will not be adjusted for accrued original issue discount or any contingent cash interest. A certificate for the number of full shares of common stock into which any LYON is converted or cash delivered in lieu thereof, together with any cash payment for fractional shares, will be delivered through the conversion agent as soon as practicable following the conversion date. For a discussion of the tax treatment of a holder receiving shares of our common stock upon surrendering LYONs for conversion, see “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations — Sale, Exchange, Conversion or Redemption.”
          Conversion Adjustments. We will adjust the conversion rate for:

			
 	• 	dividends or distributions on our common stock payable in our common stock or our other capital stock;	
 		
 	• 	subdivisions, combinations or certain reclassifications of our common stock;	
 		
 	• 	distributions to all holders of our common stock of certain rights to purchase our common stock for a period expiring within 60 days at less than the then current sale price;	
 		
 	• 	distributions to the holders of our common stock of our assets (including shares of capital stock of, or similar equity interests in, a subsidiary or other business unit of ours) or debt securities or certain rights to purchase our securities (excluding any dividend, distribution or rights referred to above and any dividend or distribution paid exclusively in cash); in the event that we pay a dividend or make a distribution on shares of our common stock consisting of capital stock of, or similar equity interests in, a subsidiary or other business unit of ours, the conversion rate will be adjusted based on the market value of the securities so distributed relative to the market value of our common stock, in each case based on the average closing prices of those securities for the 10 trading days commencing on and including the fifth trading day after the date on which “ex- dividend trading” commences for such dividend or distribution on the NYSE or such other national or regional securities exchange or market on which the securities are then listed or quoted; and	
 		
 	• 	dividends or distributions consisting exclusively of cash to all holders of our common stock, provided, however, that with respect to any cash distribution for which the ex-dividend date occurs after July 7, 2011, the conversion rate will be adjusted only if such cash dividend or distribution, together with all other cash dividends or distributions paid during the preceding 12-month period, are on a per share basis in excess of the sum of (i) 5% of the sale price of our common stock on the day preceding the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution and (ii) the quotient of the amount of any contingent interest paid on a LYON during such period divided by the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of a LYON at the conversion rate in effect on the contingent interest payment date.	
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          In the event we elect to make a distribution described in the third, fourth or fifth bullet of the preceding paragraph which, in the case of the fourth or fifth bullet, has a per share value equal to more than 15% of the sale price of our shares of common stock on the day preceding the declaration date for such distribution, we will be required to give notice to the holders of LYONs at least 20 days prior to the ex-dividend date for such distribution and, upon the giving of such notice, the LYONs may be surrendered for conversion at any time until the close of business on the business day prior to the ex-dividend date or until we announce that such distribution will not take place.
          No adjustment to the conversion rate or the ability of a holder of a LYON to convert will be made if holders of LYONs will participate in the transaction without conversion or in certain other cases.
          If we were to implement a stockholders’ rights plan providing that, upon conversion of the LYONs, the holders of such LYONs will receive, in addition to the shares of common stock issuable upon such conversion, the rights related to such common stock, there shall not be any adjustment to the conversion privilege or conversion rate as a result of:

			
 	• 	the issuance of the rights;	
 		
 	• 	the distribution of separate certificates representing the rights;	
 		
 	• 	the exercise or redemption of such rights in accordance with any rights agreement; or	
 		
 	• 	the termination or invalidation of the rights.	
          The indenture permits us to increase the conversion rate from time to time. We are not required to adjust the conversion rate until adjustments greater than 1% have occurred. However, any adjustment that would otherwise be required to be made but for the fact that such 1% threshold has not been met shall be carried forward and taken into account for the purposes of any subsequent adjustments.
          Holders of the LYONs may, in certain circumstances, be deemed to have received a distribution subject to federal income tax as a dividend upon:

			
 	• 	a taxable distribution to holders of common stock which results in an adjustment of the conversion rate;	
 		
 	• 	an increase in the conversion rate at our discretion; or	
 		
 	• 	failure to adjust the conversion rate in some instances.	
          See “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations — Constructive Dividends.”
Contingent Interest
          Subject to the accrual and record date provisions described below, we will pay contingent cash interest to the holders of LYONs during any six-month period from July 8 to January 7 or January 8 to July 7, commencing after July 7, 2011, if the average market price of a LYON for the five trading days ending on the third trading day immediately preceding the first day of such six-month period equals 120% or more of the sum of the issue price and accrued original issue discount for such LYON as of the day immediately preceding such six-month period.
          The contingent interest payable per LYON in respect of any six-month period in which contingent interest is payable will equal an annual rate of .25% of the average market price of a LYON for the five trading day measurement period.
          Contingent interest, if any, will accrue and be payable on the last day of the relevant six-month period to the holder of record of the LYONs as of the 15th day preceding the last day of the relevant six-month period. The original issue discount will continue to accrue at the yield to maturity whether or not contingent interest is paid.
          The market price of a LYON on any date of determination means the average of the secondary market bid quotations per LYON obtained by the bid solicitation agent for $10 million principal amount
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at maturity of LYONs at approximately 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from three independent nationally recognized securities dealers we select, provided that if:

			
 	• 	at least three such bids are not obtained by the bid solicitation agent; or	
 		
 	• 	in our reasonable judgment, the bid quotations are not indicative of the secondary market value of the LYONs,	
then the market price of the LYONs will equal (1) the then applicable conversion rate of the LYONs multiplied by (2) the average sale price of our common stock on the five trading days ending on such determination date, appropriately adjusted.
          The bid solicitation agent is The Bank of New York. We may change the bid solicitation agent, but the bid solicitation agent will not be our affiliate. The bid solicitation agent will solicit bids from securities dealers that are believed by us to be willing to bid for the LYONs.
          Upon determination that LYON holders will be entitled to receive contingent interest during a relevant six-month period, on or prior to the start of such six-month period, we will issue a press release and publish such information on our website as soon as practicable.
Purchase of LYONs by Anixter at the Option of the Holder
          On the purchase dates of July 7, 2007, July 7, 2009, July 7, 2011, July 7, 2013, July 7, 2018, July 7, 2023 and July 7, 2028, holders may require us to purchase any outstanding LYON for which the holder has properly delivered and not withdrawn a written purchase notice, subject to certain additional conditions. Holders may submit their LYONs for purchase to the paying agent at any time from the opening of business on the date that is 20 business days prior to the purchase date until the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the purchase date.
          The purchase price of a LYON will be:

			
 	• 	$432.48 per LYON on July 7, 2007;	
 		
 	• 	$461.29 per LYON on July 7, 2009;	
 		
 	• 	$492.01 per LYON on July 7, 2011;	
 		
 	• 	$524.78 per LYON on July 7, 2013;	
 		
 	• 	$616.57 per LYON on July 7, 2018;	
 		
 	• 	$724.42 per LYON on July 7, 2023; and	
 		
 	• 	$851.13 per LYON on July 7, 2028.	
          The purchase prices shown above are equal to the issue price plus accrued original issue discount to the purchase date. We may, at our option, elect to pay the purchase price in cash, shares of common stock, or any combination thereof. For a discussion of the tax treatment of a holder receiving cash, shares of common stock or any combination thereof, see “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations — Sale, Exchange, Conversion or Redemption.”
          We will be required to give notice on a date not less than 20 business days prior to each purchase date to all holders at their addresses shown in the register of the registrar, and to beneficial owners as required by applicable law, stating among other things:

			
 	• 	whether we will pay the purchase price of LYONs in cash or common stock or any combination thereof, specifying the percentages of each;	
 		
 	• 	if we elect to pay in common stock, the method of calculating the market price of the common stock; and	
 		
 	• 	the procedures that holders must follow to require us to purchase their LYONs.	
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          The purchase notice given by each holder electing to require us to purchase LYONs shall be given to the paying agent no later than the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the purchase date and must state:

			
 	• 	if certificated LYONs have been issued, the certificate numbers of the holder’s LYONs to be delivered for purchase, or if not, such information as may be required under applicable DTC procedures;	
 		
 	• 	the portion of the principal amount at maturity of LYONs to be purchased, which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000;	
 		
 	• 	that the LYONs are to be purchased by us pursuant to the applicable provisions of the LYONs; and	
 		
 	• 	in the event we elect, pursuant to the notice that we are required to give, to pay the purchase price in common stock, in whole or in part, but the purchase price is ultimately to be paid to the holder entirely in cash because any of the conditions to payment of the purchase price or portion of the purchase price in common stock is not satisfied prior to the close of business on the purchase date, as described below, whether the holder elects:	

			
 	(1) 	to withdraw the purchase notice as to some or all of the LYONs to which it relates, or	
 		
 	(2) 	to receive cash in such event in respect of the entire purchase price for all LYONs or portions of LYONs subject to such purchase notice.	
          If the holder fails to indicate the holder’s choice with respect to the election described in the final bullet point above, the holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive cash in respect of the entire purchase price for all LYONs subject to the purchase notice in these circumstances.
          A holder may withdraw any purchase notice by delivering a written notice of withdrawal to the paying agent prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the purchase date.
          The notice of withdrawal shall state:

			
 	• 	the principal amount at maturity of the LYONs being withdrawn;	
 		
 	• 	if certificated LYONs have been issued, the certificate numbers of the LYONs being withdrawn, or if not, such information as may be required under applicable DTC procedures; and	
 		
 	• 	the principal amount at maturity, if any, of the LYONs that remain subject to the purchase notice.	
          If we elect to pay the purchase price, in whole or in part, in shares of our common stock, the number of shares of our common stock to be delivered by us shall be equal to the portion of the purchase price to be paid in common stock divided by the market price of one share of common stock. We will pay cash based on the market price for all fractional shares of our common stock in the event we elect to deliver our common stock in payment, in whole or in part, of the purchase price.
          The “market price” means the average of the sale prices of our common stock for the five trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the applicable purchase date. If the third business day prior to the applicable purchase date is not a trading day, the five trading day period shall end on the last trading day prior to such third business day. We will appropriately adjust the market price to take into account the occurrence, during the period commencing on the first of such trading days during such five trading day period and ending on such purchase date, of certain events that would result in an adjustment of the conversion rate with respect to the common stock.
          The “sale price” of our common stock on any date means the closing per share sale price (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case,
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the average of the average bid and the average ask prices) on such date on the New York Stock Exchange or such other principal United States securities exchange on which the common stock is traded or, if the common stock is not listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated. In the absence of a quotation, we will determine the sale price on the basis of such quotations as we consider appropriate.
          Because the market price of our common stock is determined prior to the applicable purchase date, holders of LYONs bear the market risk with respect to the value of the common stock to be received from the date such market price is determined to such purchase date. We may pay the purchase price or any portion of the purchase price in common stock only if the information necessary to calculate the market price is published in a daily newspaper of national circulation.
          Upon determination of the actual number of shares of common stock to be issued for each $1,000 principal amount at maturity of LYONs in accordance with the foregoing provisions, we promptly will issue a press release and publish such information on our website.
          In addition to the above conditions, our right to purchase LYONs, in whole or in part, with common stock is subject to our satisfying various conditions, including:

			
 	• 	listing such common stock on the principal United States securities exchange on which our common stock is then listed;	
 		
 	• 	the registration of the common stock under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, if required; and	
 		
 	• 	any necessary qualification or registration under applicable state securities law or the availability of an exemption from such qualification and registration.	
          If such conditions are not satisfied with respect to a holder prior to the close of business on the purchase date, we will pay the purchase price of the LYONs to the holder entirely in cash. We may not change the form or components or percentages of components of consideration to be paid for the LYONs once we have given the notice that we are required to give to holders of the LYONs, except as described in the first sentence of this paragraph.
          In connection with any purchase offer, we will to the extent applicable:

			
 	• 	comply with the provisions of Rule 13e-4, Rule 14e-1 and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act which may then be applicable;	
 		
 	• 	file Schedule TO or any other required schedule under the Exchange Act; and	
 		
 	• 	otherwise comply with all federal and state securities laws as necessary under the indenture to effect a purchase of LYONs by us at the option of a holder.	
          Our obligation to pay the purchase price of a LYON for which a purchase notice has been delivered and not validly withdrawn is conditioned upon the holder delivering the LYON, together with necessary endorsements, to the paying agent at any time after delivery of the purchase notice. We will cause the purchase price plus accrued and unpaid contingent interest, if any, of the LYON to be paid promptly following the later of the purchase date or the time of delivery of the LYON.
          If the paying agent holds money or securities sufficient to pay the purchase price of and any accrued and unpaid contingent interest on the LYON on the business day following the purchase date in accordance with the terms of the indenture, then, immediately after the purchase date, the LYON will cease to be outstanding and original issue discount on such LYON will cease to accrue, whether or not the LYON is delivered to the paying agent. Thereafter, all other rights of the holder shall terminate, other than the right to receive the purchase price and any accrued and unpaid contingent interest upon delivery of the LYON.
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          Our ability to purchase LYONs with cash may be limited by the terms of our then existing borrowing agreements, as well as the amount of funds available to us to fund any such purchases.
          We may not purchase any LYONs for cash at the option of holders if an event of default with respect to the LYONs has occurred and is continuing, other than a default in the payment of the purchase price with respect to such LYONs.
Redemption of LYONs at the Option of Anixter
          No sinking fund is provided for the LYONs. Prior to July 7, 2011, we will not have the option to redeem the LYONs. Beginning on July 7, 2011, we may redeem the LYONs for cash as a whole at any time, or in part from time to time. We will give not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days notice of redemption by mail to holders of LYONs. LYONs or portions of LYONs called for redemption will be convertible by the holder until the close of business on the second business day prior to the redemption date.
          The table below shows the redemption prices of a LYON on July 7, 2011, at each July 7 thereafter prior to maturity and at stated maturity on July 7, 2033. These prices reflect the issue price plus accrued original issue discount to the redemption date. The redemption price of a LYON redeemed between such dates would include an additional amount reflecting the additional original issue discount accrued since the next preceding date in the table and until, but not including, the redemption date. 

				(2)		(3)	
		(1)		Accrued		Redemption	
		LYON		Original Issue		Price	
Redemption Date		Issue Price		Discount		(1)+(2)	
							
July 7:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

		
		
2011	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	111.85	 	 	$	492.01	 	

		
		
2012	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	127.97	 	 	$	508.13	 	

		
		
2013	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	144.62	 	 	$	524.78	 	

		
		
2014	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	161.81	 	 	$	541.97	 	

		
		
2015	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	179.57	 	 	$	559.73	 	

		
		
2016	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	197.91	 	 	$	578.07	 	

		
		
2017	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	216.85	 	 	$	597.01	 	

		
		
2018	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	236.41	 	 	$	616.57	 	

		
		
2019	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	256.61	 	 	$	636.77	 	

		
		
2020	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	277.48	 	 	$	657.64	 	

		
		
2021	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	299.02	 	 	$	679.18	 	

		
		
2022	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	321.28	 	 	$	701.44	 	

		
		
2023	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	344.26	 	 	$	724.42	 	

		
		
2024	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	367.99	 	 	$	748.15	 	

		
		
2025	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	392.50	 	 	$	772.66	 	

		
		
2026	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	417.82	 	 	$	797.98	 	

		
		
2027	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	443.97	 	 	$	824.13	 	

		
		
2028	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	470.97	 	 	$	851.13	 	

		
		
2029	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	498.85	 	 	$	879.01	 	

		
		
2030	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	527.65	 	 	$	907.81	 	

		
		
2031	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	557.40	 	 	$	937.56	 	

		
		
2032	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	588.12	 	 	$	968.28	 	

		
		
At Stated Maturity	 	$	380.16	 	 	$	619.84	 	 	$	1,000.00	 	
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          If a redemption date occurs during a period when contingent interest is payable with respect to the LYONs, accrued and unpaid contingent interest to but excluding the date of redemption will be paid in addition to the redemption price.
          If we redeem less than all of the outstanding LYONs, the trustee will select the LYONs to be redeemed in principal amounts at maturity of $1,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 by lot, pro rata, based on the ownership thereof, or by any other method selected by the trustee. If a portion of a holder’s LYONs is selected for partial redemption and the holder converts a portion of the LYONs, the converted portion will be deemed to be the portion selected for redemption.
Change in Control Permits Purchase of LYONs by Anixter at the Option of the Holder
          In the event of a change in control, as defined below, occurring on or prior to July 7, 2011 with respect to Anixter, each holder will have the right, at its option, subject to the terms and conditions of the indenture, to require us to purchase for cash all or any portion of the holder’s LYONs in integral multiples of $1,000 principal amount at maturity, at a price for each $1,000 principal amount at maturity of such LYONs equal to the issue price plus accrued original issue discount to the purchase date.
          We will be required to purchase the LYONs no later than 35 business days after the occurrence of such change in control (a “change in control purchase date”).
          Within 15 business days after the occurrence of a change in control, we must mail to the trustee and to all holders of LYONs at their addresses shown in the register of the registrar and to beneficial owners as required by applicable law a notice regarding the change in control, which notice shall state, among other things:

			
 	• 	the events causing a change in control;	
 		
 	• 	the date of such change in control;	
 		
 	• 	the last date on which a holder may exercise the purchase right;	
 		
 	• 	the change in control purchase price;	
 		
 	• 	the change in control purchase date;	
 		
 	• 	the name and address of the paying agent and the conversion agent;	
 		
 	• 	the conversion rate and any adjustments to the conversion rate;	
 		
 	• 	that LYONs with respect to which a change in control purchase notice is given by the holder may be converted, if otherwise convertible, only if the change in control purchase notice has been withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the indenture; and	
 		
 	• 	the procedures that holders must follow to exercise these rights.	
          To exercise this right, the holder must deliver a written notice to the paying agent no later than the close of business on the change in control purchase date. The required purchase notice upon a change in control must state:

			
 	• 	if certificated LYONs have been issued, the certificate numbers of the LYONs to be delivered by the holder, or if not, such information as may be required under applicable DTC procedures;	
 		
 	• 	the portion of the principal amount at maturity of LYONs to be purchased, which portion must be $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000; and	
 		
 	• 	that we are to purchase the LYONs pursuant to the applicable provisions of the LYONs.	
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          A holder may withdraw any change in control purchase notice by delivering to the paying agent a written notice of withdrawal prior to the close of business on the change in control purchase date. The notice of withdrawal must state:

			
 	• 	the principal amount at maturity of the LYONs being withdrawn;	
 		
 	• 	if certificated LYONs have been issued, the certificate numbers of the LYONs being withdrawn, or if not, such information as may be required under applicable DTC procedures; and	
 		
 	• 	the principal amount at maturity, if any, of the LYONs that remain subject to a change in control purchase notice.	
          Our obligation to pay the change in control purchase price for a LYON for which a change in control purchase notice has been delivered and not validly withdrawn is conditioned upon delivery of the LYON, together with necessary endorsements, to the paying agent at any time after the delivery of such change in control purchase notice. We will cause the change in control purchase price for such LYON to be paid promptly following the later of the change in control purchase date or the time of delivery of such LYON.
          If the paying agent holds money sufficient to pay the change in control purchase price of the LYON on the change in control purchase date in accordance with the terms of the indenture, then, immediately after the change in control purchase date, original issue discount on such LYON will cease to accrue, whether or not the LYON is delivered to the paying agent. Thereafter, all other rights of the holder shall terminate, other than the right to receive the change in control purchase price upon delivery of the LYON.
          Under the indenture, a “change in control” of Anixter is deemed to have occurred at such time as:

			
 	• 	any person, including its respective affiliates and associates, other than Anixter, its subsidiaries or their employee benefit plans, files a Schedule 13D or Schedule TO (or any successor schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act) disclosing that such person has become the beneficial owner of 50% or more of the aggregate voting power of our common stock and other capital stock with equivalent voting rights, or other capital stock into which the common stock is reclassified or changed, with certain exceptions; or	
 		
 	• 	there shall be consummated any share exchange, consolidation or merger of Anixter pursuant to which the common stock would be converted into cash, securities or other property in which the holders of our common stock and other capital stock with equivalent voting rights immediately prior to the share exchange, consolidation or merger, have, directly or indirectly, less than a majority of the total voting power in the aggregate of all classes of capital stock of the continuing or surviving corporation immediately after the share exchange, consolidation or merger.	
          For purposes of defining a change in control:

			
 	• 	the term “person” and the term “group” have the meanings given by Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions;	
 		
 	• 	the term “group” includes any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act or any successor provision; and	
 		
 	• 	the term “beneficial owner” is determined in accordance with Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act or any successor provisions, except that a person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all shares that person has the right to acquire irrespective of whether that right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time.	
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          The indenture does not permit our board of directors to waive our obligation to purchase LYONs at the option of holders in the event of a change in control.
          In connection with any purchase offer in the event of a change in control, we will to the extent applicable:

			
 	• 	comply with the provisions of Rule 13e-4, Rule 14e-1 and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act which may then be applicable;	
 		
 	• 	file Schedule TO or any other required schedule under the Exchange Act; and	
 		
 	• 	otherwise comply with all federal and state securities laws as necessary under the indenture to effect a change in control purchase of LYONs by us at the option of a holder.	
          The change in control purchase feature of the LYONs may in certain circumstances make more difficult or discourage a takeover of Anixter. The change in control purchase feature, however, is not the result of our knowledge of any specific effort:

			
 	• 	to accumulate shares of our common stock;	
 		
 	• 	to obtain control of Anixter by means of a merger, tender offer, solicitation or otherwise; or	
 		
 	• 	part of a plan by management to adopt a series of anti-takeover provisions.	
          Instead, the change in control purchase feature is a standard term contained in other LYONs offerings that have been marketed by Merrill Lynch. The terms of the change in control purchase feature resulted from negotiations between Merrill Lynch and us.
          We could, in the future, enter into certain transactions, including certain recapitalizations, that would not constitute a change in control with respect to the change in control purchase feature of the LYONs but that would increase the amount of our (or our subsidiaries’) outstanding indebtedness.
          We may not purchase LYONs at the option of holders upon a change in control if there has occurred and is continuing an event of default with respect to the LYONs, other than a default in the payment of the change in control purchase price with respect to the LYONs.
Merger and Sales of Assets by Anixter
          The indenture provides that we may consolidate with or merge into any other person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our properties and assets to another person, provided that:

			
 	• 	the resulting, surviving or transferee person (if other than Anixter) is organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;	
 		
 	• 	such person assumes all obligations of Anixter under the LYONs and the indenture; and	
 		
 	• 	Anixter or such successor person is not immediately thereafter in default under the indenture.	
          Upon the assumption of the obligations of Anixter by such a person in such circumstances, subject to certain exceptions, Anixter will be discharged from all obligations under the LYONs and the indenture. Although such transactions are permitted under the indenture, certain of the foregoing transactions occurring on or prior to July 7, 2011 could constitute a change in control of Anixter permitting each holder to require Anixter or such successor person to purchase the LYONs of such holder as described above.
          With respect to the phrase relating to the conveyance, transfer or lease of “all or substantially all” of our properties and assets, there is no precise, established definition of what constitutes “substantially all” under applicable law. Accordingly, the application of the provision above to a conveyance, transfer or lease of less than all of our properties and assets may be uncertain.
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Events of Default
          The following are events of default for the LYONs:

		
 	          (1) default in payment of the principal amount at maturity, redemption price, purchase price or change in control purchase price with respect to any LYONs when such becomes due and payable;	
 		
 	          (2) default in payment of any contingent interest, which default continues for 30 days;	
 		
 	          (3) our failure to comply with any of our other agreements in the LYONs or the indenture upon our receipt of notice of such default from the trustee or from holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount at maturity of the LYONs then outstanding, and our failure to cure (or obtain a waiver of) such default within 30 days after we receive such notice;	
 		
 	          (4) default under (i) any indebtedness of Anixter or Anixter Inc. for borrowed money, (ii) any mortgage, indenture or other instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured any indebtedness of Anixter or Anixter Inc. for borrowed money or (iii) any guarantee by Anixter or Anixter Inc., which default consists of a payment default at the stated maturity thereof or results in acceleration of such indebtedness, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding under all such indebtedness in excess of $25 million, unless such payment default is discharged or such acceleration is cured or waived within 30 days after written notice to Anixter from the trustee or from holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount at maturity of the LYONs then outstanding;	
 		
 	          (5) final unsatisfied judgments not covered by insurance aggregating in excess of $25 million rendered against Anixter or Anixter Inc. and not stayed, bonded or discharged within 60 days; or	
 		
 	          (6) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency affecting Anixter or Anixter Inc.	
          If an event of default shall have occurred and be continuing, either the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount at maturity of the LYONs then outstanding may declare the issue price of the LYONs plus the original issue discount on the LYONs accrued through the date of such declaration, and any accrued and unpaid contingent interest through the date of such declaration, to be immediately due and payable. In the case of certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, the issue price of the LYONs plus the original issue discount and any unpaid contingent interest accrued thereon through the occurrence of such event shall automatically become and be immediately due and payable.
Book-Entry System
          The LYONs are represented by one or more global securities held in book-entry form. DTC or its nominee will be the sole registered holder of the LYONs for all purposes under the indenture. Owners of beneficial interests in the LYONs represented by the global securities will hold their interests pursuant to the procedures and practices of DTC. As a result, beneficial interests in any such securities are shown on, and transfers will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC and its direct and indirect participants and any such interest may not be converted for certificated securities, except in limited circumstances. Owners of beneficial interests must exercise any rights in respect of their interests, including any right to convert or require purchase of their interests in the LYONs, in accordance with the procedures and practices of DTC. Beneficial owners are not holders and will not be entitled to any rights provided to the holders of LYONs under the global securities or the indenture. Anixter and the trustee, and any of their respective agents, may treat DTC as the sole holder and registered owner of the global securities.
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          LYONs are represented by one or more global securities will be exchangeable for LYONs represented by certificated securities in registered form with the same terms only if:

			
 	• 	DTC is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or if DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed by us within 90 days;	
 		
 	• 	we decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfer through DTC (or any successor depositary); or	
 		
 	• 	a default under the indenture occurs and is continuing.	
          DTC has advised us as follows: DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC facilitates the settlement of transactions among its participants through electronic computerized book-entry changes in participants’ accounts, eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. DTC participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other organizations, some of whom and/or their representatives own DTC. Access to DTC’s book-entry system is also available to others, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a participant, either directly or indirectly.
Modification
          We and the trustee may enter into supplemental indentures that add, change or eliminate provisions of the indenture or modify the rights of the holders of the LYONs with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount at maturity of the LYONs then outstanding. However, without the consent of each holder affected thereby, no supplemental indenture may:

			
 	• 	alter the manner of calculation or rate of accrual of original issue discount or contingent interest on any LYON or extend the time of payment;	
 		
 	• 	make any LYON payable in money or securities other than that stated in the LYON;	
 		
 	• 	change the stated maturity of any LYON;	
 		
 	• 	reduce the principal amount at maturity, accrued original issue discount, contingent interest, redemption price, purchase price or change in control purchase price with respect to any LYON;	
 		
 	• 	make any change that adversely affects the right of a holder to convert any LYON;	
 		
 	• 	make any change that adversely affects the right to require us to purchase a LYON;	
 		
 	• 	impair the right to receive payment with respect to the LYONs or the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment with respect to, or conversion of, the LYONs; or	
 		
 	• 	change the provisions in the indenture that relate to modifying or amending the indenture.	
          Without the consent of any holder of LYONs, we and the trustee may enter into supplemental indentures for any of the following purposes:

			
 	• 	to evidence a successor to us and the assumption by that successor of our obligations under the indenture and the LYONs;	
 		
 	• 	to add to our covenants for the benefit of the holders of the LYONs or to surrender any right or power conferred upon us;	
 		
 	• 	to secure our obligations in respect of the LYONs and the indenture;	
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 	• 	to make any changes or modifications to the indenture necessary in connection with the registration of the LYONs under the Securities Act and the qualification of the LYONs under the Trust Indenture Act as contemplated by the indenture; and	
 		
 	• 	to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency in the indenture, to correct or supplement any provision in the indenture, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the indenture, so long as the interests of the holders of LYONs are not adversely affected in any material respect under the indenture.	
          The holders of a majority in principal amount at maturity of the outstanding LYONs may, on behalf of the holders of all LYONs, (i) waive compliance by us with restrictive provisions of the indenture, as detailed in the indenture and (ii) waive any past default under the indenture and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal amount at maturity, issue price plus accrued original issue discount, accrued and unpaid contingent interest, redemption price, purchase price or change in control purchase price or obligation to deliver shares of common stock upon conversion with respect to any LYON or in respect of any provision which under the indenture cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding LYON affected.
Discharge of the Indenture
          We may satisfy and discharge our obligations under the indenture by delivering to the trustee for cancellation all outstanding LYONs or by depositing with the trustee, the paying agent or the conversion agent, as applicable after the LYONs have become due and payable, whether at stated maturity, or any redemption date, any purchase date, or a change in control purchase date, or upon conversion or otherwise, cash or shares of our common stock (as applicable under the terms of the indenture) sufficient to pay all of the outstanding LYONs and paying all other sums payable under the indenture by us.
Calculations in Respect of LYONs
          We will be responsible for making all calculations called for under the LYONs. These calculations include, but are not limited to, determination of the average market prices of the LYONs and of our common stock and amounts of contingent interest payments, if any, payable on the LYONs. We will make all these calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, our calculations will be final and binding on holders of LYONs. We will provide a schedule of our calculations to the trustee, and the trustee is entitled to rely upon the accuracy of our calculations without independent verification.
Limitations of Claims in Bankruptcy
          If a bankruptcy proceeding is commenced in respect of Anixter, the claim of the holder of a LYON is, under Title 11 of the United States Code, limited to the issue price of the LYON plus that portion of the original issue discount that has accrued from the date of issue to the commencement of the proceeding, plus accrued and unpaid contingent interest, if any. In addition, the holders of the LYONs are effectively subordinated to the indebtedness and other obligations of our subsidiaries.
Information Concerning the Trustee
          The Bank of New York is the trustee, registrar, paying agent, conversion agent and bid solicitation agent under the indenture. We may maintain deposit accounts and conduct other banking transactions with the trustee in the normal course of business.
Governing Law
          The indenture and the LYONs will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
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DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK
General
          The following description of our capital stock is subject to and qualified in its entirety by our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, which have been publicly filed with the SEC, and by the provisions of applicable Delaware law. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”
          Our authorized capital stock consists of:

			
 	• 	100,000,000 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value; and	
 		
 	• 	15,000,000 shares of Class B Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value.	
          Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding preferred stock, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities, subject to prior distribution rights of preferred stock, if any, then outstanding. The holders of our common stock have no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock.
Class B Preferred Stock
          The board of directors has the authority, without action by the stockholders, to designate and issue Class B Preferred Stock in one or more series and to designate the rights, preferences and privileges of each series, which may be greater than the rights of the common stock. It is not possible to state the actual effect of the issuance of any shares of Class B Preferred Stock upon the rights of holders of the common stock until the board of directors determines the specific rights of the holders of such preferred stock. However, the effect might include, among other things:

			
 	• 	Restricting dividends on the common stock;	
 		
 	• 	Diluting the voting power of the common stock;	
 		
 	• 	Impairing the liquidation rights of the common stock; or	
 		
 	• 	Delaying or preventing a change in control of us without further action by stockholders.	
          No shares of preferred stock are outstanding, and we have no present plans to issue any shares of preferred stock. 
Transfer Agent and Registrar
          The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is National City Bank.  
CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
          This is a summary of certain United States federal income tax consequences relevant to holders of LYONs. This summary is based upon laws, regulations, rulings and decisions now in effect, all of which are subject to change (including retroactive changes in effective dates) or possible differing interpretations. The discussion below deals only with LYONs held as capital assets and does not purport to deal with persons in special tax situations, such as financial institutions, insurance companies, regulated investment companies, dealers in securities or currencies, tax-exempt entities, persons holding LYONs in a tax-deferred or tax-advantaged account, or persons holding LYONs as a hedge against currency risks, as a position in a “straddle” or as part of a “hedging” or “conversion” transaction for tax purposes.
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          We do not address all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to an investor in LYONs. In particular, we do not address:

			
 	• 	the United States federal income tax consequences to shareholders in, or partners or beneficiaries of, an entity that is a holder of LYONs;	
 		
 	• 	the United States federal estate, gift or alternative minimum tax consequences of the purchase, ownership or disposition of LYONs;	
 		
 	• 	U.S. holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the United States dollar;	
 		
 	• 	any state, local or foreign tax consequences of the purchase, ownership or disposition of LYONs; or	
 		
 	• 	any United States federal, state, local or foreign tax consequences of owning or disposing of our common stock.	
Persons considering the purchase of the LYONs should consult their own tax advisors concerning the application of the United States federal income tax laws to their particular situations as well as any consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the LYONs (or our common stock acquired upon conversion of the LYONs) arising under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction.
          A U.S. holder is a beneficial owner of the LYONs who or which is:

			
 	• 	a citizen or individual resident of the United States, as defined in section 7701(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (which we refer to as the Code);	
 		
 	• 	a corporation or partnership, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for United States federal income tax purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;	
 		
 	• 	an estate if its income is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source; or	
 		
 	• 	a trust if (1) a United States court can exercise primary supervision over its administration, and (2) one or more United States persons have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions.	
          Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996, and treated as U.S. persons prior to such date, may also be treated as U.S. holders. A Non-U.S. holder is a beneficial owner of LYONs other than a U.S. holder.
          We urge prospective investors to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences to them of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the LYONs and our common stock in light of their own particular circumstances, including the tax consequences under state, local, foreign and other tax laws and the possible effects of changes in United States federal or other tax laws.
Classification of the LYONs
          We have received an opinion from our outside tax counsel, Schiff Hardin & Waite (“Schiff”), that the LYONs will be treated as indebtedness for United States federal income tax purposes and that the LYONs will be subject to the special regulations governing contingent payment debt instruments (which we refer to as the “CPDI” regulations). Pursuant to the terms of the indenture, we and each holder of the LYONs agree, for United States federal income tax purposes, to treat the LYONs as debt instruments that are subject to the CPDI regulations. In addition, under the indenture, each holder will be deemed to have agreed to treat the fair market value of our common stock received by such holder upon conversion or upon the exercise of a put right as a contingent payment and to accrue interest with respect to the LYONs as original issue discount for United States federal income tax purposes according to the “noncontingent bond method,” set forth in section 1.1275-4(b) of the Treasury Regulations, using the
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comparable yield (as defined below) compounded semiannually and the projected payment schedule (as defined below) determined by us.
          Recently, the Internal Revenue Service (which we refer to as the “IRS”) issued Revenue Ruling 2002-31 and Notice 2002-36 addressing the United States federal income tax classification and treatment of instruments substantially similar to the LYONs, and concluded that the instruments addressed in that published guidance were subject to the CPDI regulations. In addition, the IRS clarified various aspects of the potential applicability of certain other provisions of the Code to instruments addressed in that published guidance. However, Revenue Ruling 2002-31 is limited to its particular facts. In addition, no rulings have been sought or are expected to be sought from the IRS with respect to any of the United States federal income tax consequences discussed below. As a result, no assurance can be given that the IRS or a court will agree with the tax characterizations and the tax treatment described below. The remainder of this discussion assumes that the LYONs are subject to the CPDI regulations. Any differing treatment could affect the amount, timing and character of income, gain or loss in respect of an investment in the LYONs. In particular, a holder might be required to accrue interest income at a higher or lower rate, might not recognize income, gain or loss upon conversion of the LYONs into common stock, and might recognize capital gain or loss upon a taxable disposition of the LYONs. Holders should consult their tax advisors concerning the tax treatment of holding the LYONs.
Accrual of Interest on the LYONs
          Pursuant to the CPDI regulations, a U.S. holder will be required to accrue interest income on the LYONs, in the amounts described below, regardless of whether the U.S. holder uses the cash or accrual method of tax accounting. Accordingly, U.S. holders will be required to include interest in taxable income in each year in excess of the accruals on the LYONs for non-tax purposes and in excess of any contingent interest payments actually received in that year.
          The CPDI regulations provide that a U.S. holder must accrue an amount of ordinary interest income, as original issue discount for United States federal income tax purposes, for each accrual period prior to and including the maturity date of the LYONs that equals:

			
 	(1) 	the product of (i) the adjusted issue price (as defined below) of the LYONs as of the beginning of the accrual period, and (ii) the comparable yield to maturity (as defined below) of the LYONs, adjusted for the length of the accrual period;	
 		
 	(2) 	divided by the number of days in the accrual period; and	
 		
 	(3) 	multiplied by the number of days during the accrual period that the U.S. holder held the LYONs.	
          A LYON’s issue price is the first price at which a substantial amount of the LYONs is sold to the public, excluding sales to bond houses, brokers or similar persons or organizations acting in the capacity of underwriters, placement agents or wholesalers. The adjusted issue price of a LYON is its issue price increased by any interest income previously accrued, determined without regard to any adjustments to interest accruals described below, and decreased by the amount of any projected payments, as defined below, previously scheduled to be made on the LYONs.
          In the opinion of Schiff, for United States federal income tax purposes, the legal term “comparable yield” means the annual yield we would pay on a noncontingent, nonconvertible, fixed-rate debt security with terms and conditions otherwise comparable to those of the LYONs. Under the applicable CPDI regulations, the comparable yield must be a reasonable yield for us and must not be less than the applicable federal rate (based on the overall maturity of the LYONs). We intend to take the position that the comparable yield for the LYONs is 7.3%, compounded semiannually (which exceeds the required minimum yield computed by reference to the applicable federal rate described above). If the comparable yield were successfully challenged by the IRS, the redetermined yield could be materially greater or less than the comparable yield provided by us. Moreover, in such event, the projected payment schedule (as defined below) could differ materially from the projected payment schedule provided by us.
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          The CPDI regulations require that we provide to U.S. holders, solely for United States federal income tax purposes, a schedule of the projected amounts of payments, which we refer to as projected payments, on the LYONs. This schedule must produce the comparable yield. The projected payment schedule includes estimates for certain contingent interest payments and an estimate for a payment at maturity taking into account the fair market value of the common stock that might be paid upon a conversion of the LYONs. In this connection, the fair market value of any common stock (and cash, if any) received by a holder upon conversion will be treated as a contingent payment.
          The comparable yield and the schedule of projected payments will be set forth in the indenture. U.S. holders may also obtain the projected payment schedule by submitting a written request for such information to: Anixter International Inc., 2301 Patriot Blvd., Glenview, Illinois 60025, Attention: Treasurer.
          Pursuant to the terms of the indenture, a U.S. holder must use the comparable yield and the schedule of projected payments in determining its interest accruals, and the adjustments thereto described below, in respect of the LYONs.
          The comparable yield and the schedule of projected payments are not determined for any purpose other than for the determination of a U.S. holder’s interest accruals and adjustments thereof in respect of the LYONs for United States federal income tax purposes and do not constitute a projection or representation regarding the actual amounts payable on the LYONs.
          Amounts treated as interest under the CPDI regulations are treated as original issue discount for all purposes of the Code.
Adjustments to Interest Accruals on the LYONs
          If, during any taxable year, a U.S. holder receives actual payments with respect to the LYONs for that taxable year that in the aggregate exceed the total amount of projected payments for that taxable year, the U.S. holder will incur a “net positive adjustment” under the CPDI regulations equal to the amount of such excess. The U.S. holder will treat a “net positive adjustment” as additional interest income for the taxable year. For this purpose, the payments in a taxable year include the fair market value of property received in that year, including the fair market value of our common stock received upon conversion or upon a U.S. holder’s exercise of a put right where we elect to pay in common stock.
          If a U.S. holder receives in a taxable year actual payments with respect to the LYONs for that taxable year that in the aggregate are less than the amount of projected payments for that taxable year, the U.S. holder will incur a “net negative adjustment” under the CPDI regulations equal to the amount of such deficit. This adjustment will (a) first reduce the U.S. holder’s interest income on the LYONs for that taxable year, and (b) to the extent of any excess after the application of (a), give rise to an ordinary loss to the extent of the U.S. holder’s interest income on the LYONs during prior taxable years, reduced to the extent such interest was offset by prior net negative adjustments. A negative adjustment is not subject to the two percent floor limitation imposed on miscellaneous itemized deductions under section 67 of the Code. Any negative adjustment in excess of the amounts described in (a) or (b) will be carried forward to offset future interest income accruals in respect of the LYONs or to reduce the amount realized on the sale, exchange, conversion or retirement of the LYONs.
Sale, Exchange, Conversion or Redemption
          Generally, the sale or exchange of a LYON, or the redemption of a LYON for cash, will result in taxable gain or loss to a U.S. holder. As described above, our calculation of the comparable yield and the schedule of projected payments for the LYONs includes the receipt of common stock upon conversion as a contingent payment with respect to the LYONs. Accordingly, we intend to treat the receipt of our common stock by a U.S. holder upon the conversion of a LYON, or upon the U.S. holder’s exercise of a put right where we elect to pay in common stock, as a contingent payment under the CPDI regulations. Under this treatment, conversion or such an exercise of the U.S. holder’s put right also would result in
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taxable gain or loss to the U.S. holder. As described above, holders will have agreed to be bound by our determination of the comparable yield and the schedule of projected payments.
          The amount of gain or loss on a taxable sale, exchange, conversion or redemption will be equal to the difference between (a) the amount of cash plus the fair market value of any other property received by the U.S. holder, including the fair market value of any of our common stock received, and (b) the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in the LYON. A U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in a LYON will generally be equal to the U.S. holder’s original purchase price for the LYON, increased by any interest income previously accrued by the U.S. holder (determined without regard to any adjustments to interest accruals described above), and decreased by the amount of any projected payments, as defined above, previously made on the LYONs to the U.S. holder through such date (without regard to the actual amount paid). Gain recognized upon a sale, exchange, conversion or redemption of a LYON will generally be treated as ordinary interest income; any loss will be ordinary loss to the extent of interest previously included in income, and thereafter, capital loss (which will be long-term if the LYON is held for more than one year). The deductibility of net capital losses by individuals and corporations is subject to limitations.
          A U.S. holder’s tax basis in our common stock received upon a conversion of a LYON or upon a U.S. holder’s exercise of a put right that we elect to pay in our common stock will equal the then current fair market value of such common stock. The U.S. holder’s holding period for the common stock received will commence on the day immediately following the date of conversion or redemption.
Constructive Dividends
          If at any time we were to make a distribution of property to our stockholders that would be taxable to the stockholders as a dividend for United States federal income tax purposes and, in accordance with the antidilution provisions of the LYONs, the conversion rate of the LYONs were increased, or if the conversion rate on the LYONs is increased because of an increase in the dividend rate on the common stock, there is a significant risk that such increase may be deemed to be the payment of a taxable dividend to holders of the LYONs. We intend to take the position that any increase in the conversion rate will not result in a taxable dividend to holders of LYONs.
          For example, an increase in the conversion rate in the event of distributions of our evidence of indebtedness, or our assets, or an increase in the event of certain cash dividends may result in deemed dividend treatment to holders of the LYONs, but generally an increase in the event of stock dividends or the distribution of rights to subscribe for common stock would not be so treated.
          Generally, constructive dividends in respect of the LYONs, if any, described above, may be taxed at normal rates applicable to ordinary income and may not be eligible for the reduced rate of taxation generally applicable to dividend income under the new U.S. tax legislation.
Treatment of Non-U.S. Holders
          Except as provided below, all payments on the LYONs made to a Non-U.S. holder, including payments of contingent cash interest, a payment in our common stock pursuant to a conversion or a holder put, and any gain realized on a sale, exchange, redemption or conversion of the LYONs, will be exempt from United States withholding tax provided that: (i) such Non-U.S. holder does not own, actually, indirectly or constructively, 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock entitled to vote, is not a controlled foreign corporation related, directly or indirectly, to us through stock ownership and is not a bank receiving interest described in section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code; (ii) the statement requirement set forth in section 871(h) or section 881(c) of the Code has been fulfilled with respect to the beneficial owner, as discussed below; and (iii) our common stock continues to be, and the LYONs are, actively traded within the meaning of section 871(h)(4)(C)(v)(I) of the Code (which, for these purposes and subject to certain exceptions, includes trading on the NYSE). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a portion of the payment in our common stock pursuant to a conversion may be subject to United States federal withholding tax at a 30% rate (or lower treaty rate) if that portion is
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attributable to increases in the conversion rate on account of an increase in the dividend rate on the common stock. Such portion may represent payment of “contingent interest” of the type ( i.e., amounts determined by reference to dividends) that is not eligible for the “portfolio interest” exemption described above. We intend to withhold with respect to any such portion of the common stock. You should consult your tax advisors regarding the possibility of obtaining a refund of the withheld amounts. Additionally, any gain realized on a sale, exchange, redemption or conversion of the LYONs may be subject to United States federal income tax (including the branch profits tax) if we are a “United States real property holding corporation.” We believe that we are not and do not anticipate becoming a “United States real property holding corporation.”
          The statement requirement referred to in the preceding paragraph will be fulfilled if the beneficial owner of a LYON certifies on IRS Form W-8BEN, under penalties of perjury, that it is not a United States person and provides its name and address or otherwise satisfies applicable documentation requirements.
          If any payments made on the LYONs to a Non-U.S. holder (including any gain realized on a sale, exchange, redemption or conversion of the LYONs) are effectively connected with the conduct by such holder of a trade or business in the United States, the Non-U.S. holder, although exempt from the withholding tax discussed above, will generally be subject to regular United States federal income tax on such payments in the same manner as if it were a U.S. holder. In lieu of the certificate described in the preceding paragraph, such a Non-U.S. holder will be required to provide to the withholding agent a properly executed IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form) in order to claim an exemption from withholding tax. If such a Non-U.S. holder is a foreign corporation, such Non-U.S. holder may be subject to a branch profits tax equal to 30% (or such lower rate provided by an applicable treaty) of its effectively connected earnings and profits for the taxable year, subject to certain adjustments.
          If a Non-U.S. holder were deemed to have received a constructive dividend, the Non-U.S. holder will generally be subject to United States federal withholding tax at a 30% rate on the taxable amount of such dividend, subject to reduction by an applicable treaty or upon the receipt of a Form W-8ECI from the Non-U.S. holder claiming that the deemed receipt of the constructive dividend is effectively connected with the conduct of a United States trade or business. We do not intend to withhold with respect to the LYONs based on the application of rules relating to constructive dividends. See “Constructive Dividends” above.
Backup Withholding Tax and Information Reporting
          Payments of principal and interest (including original issue discount and a payment in common stock pursuant to a conversion of the LYONs) on, and the proceeds of dispositions of, the LYONs may be subject to information reporting and United States federal backup withholding tax if the U.S. holder thereof fails to supply an accurate taxpayer identification number or otherwise fails to comply with applicable United States information reporting or certification requirements. A Non-U.S. holder may be subject to United States backup withholding tax on payments on the LYONs and the proceeds from a sale or other disposition of the LYONs unless the Non-U.S. holder complies with certification procedures to establish that it is not a United States person. Any amounts so withheld will be allowed as a credit against a holder’s United States federal income tax liability and may entitle a holder to a refund, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS. 
SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS
          The LYONs were originally issued by us to Merrill Lynch in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and were immediately resold by Merrill Lynch to persons reasonably believed by Merrill Lynch to be “qualified institutional buyers” as defined by Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The selling securityholders may from time to time offer and sell pursuant to this prospectus any or all of the LYONs listed below and the shares of common stock issued upon conversion of such LYONs. When we refer to the “selling securityholders” in this prospectus, we mean those persons
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listed in the table below, as well as the pledgees, donees, assignees, transferees, successors and others who later hold any of the selling securityholders’ interests.
          The following table sets forth information as of August 29, 2003 , with respect to the selling securityholders and the principal amounts of LYONs beneficially owned by each selling securityholder that may be offered under this prospectus. This information is based on information provided by or on behalf of the selling securityholders. No securityholder can sell the LYONs or the shares previous to this prospectus without furnishing to us a questionnaire setting forth the information specified below. However, as of the date of this prospectus, not every holder has provided to us a questionnaire. Therefore, the heading “All other holders of LYONs or future transferees, pledgees, donees, assignees or successors of any such holders” in the first column below represents the LYONs and shares held by holders who have not yet returned to us their questionnaires.
          The selling securityholders may offer all, some or none of the LYONs or common stock into which the LYONs are convertible. In addition, the selling securityholders identified below may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of all or a portion of their LYONs since the date on which they provided us the information regarding their LYONs in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. None of the selling securityholders has had a material relationship with us or any of our predecessors or affiliates within the past three years.
          Information concerning the selling securityholders may change from time to time and any changed information will be set forth in supplements to this prospectus when and if necessary. In addition, the conversion rate and therefore, the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the LYONs, is subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. 

		Aggregate							
		Principal				Number of			
		Amount of				Shares of			
		LYONs at		Percentage		Common Stock		Percentage of	
		Maturity That		of LYONs		That May Be		Common Stock	
Name		May Be Sold		Outstanding		Sold(1)		Outstanding(2)	
									
AIG DKR SoundShore Holdings Ltd. 	 	 	3,938,000	 	 	 	1.04	 	 	 	50,710	 	 	 	*	 	

		
		
AIG DKR SoundShore Opportunity Holding Fund Ltd. 	 	 	2,223,000	 	 	 	*	 	 	 	28,626	 	 	 	*	 	

		
		
AIG DKR SoundShore Strategic Holding Fund	 	 	1,539,000	 	 	 	*	 	 	 	19,818	 	 	 	*	 	

		
		
Barclays Global Investors Diversified Alpha Plus Funds	 	 	287,000	 	 	 	*	 	 	 	3,695	 	 	 	*	 	

		
		
Dylan (IMA)Ltd. 	 	 	5,000,000	 	 	 	1.32	 	 	 	64,386	 	 	 	*	 	

		
		
Forest Global Convertible Fund, LTD	 	 	3,395,000	 	 	 	*	 	 	 	43,718	 	 	 	*	 	

		
		
Forest Fulcrum Fund LP	 	 	287,000	 	 	 	*	 	 	 	3,695	 	 	 	*	 	

		
		
Forest Multistrategy Master Fund SPC	 	 	613,000	 	 	 	*	 	 	 	7,893	 	 	 	*	 	

		
		
FORE Convertible Master Fund LTD	 	 	16,971,000	 	 	 	4.48	 	 	 	218,540	 	 	 	*	 	

		
		
Guggenheim Portfolio Company VIII, LLC	 	 	3,394,000	 	 	 	*	 	 	 	43,705	 	 	 	*	 	

		
		
Hamilton Multistrategy Master Fund, LP	 	 	24,700,000	 	 	 	6.53	 	 	 	318,069	 	 	 	*	 	

		
		
Lydian Global Opportunities Master Fund LTD	 	 	10,000,000	 	 	 	2.64	 	 	 	128,773	 	 	 	*	 	
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		Aggregate							
		Principal				Number of			
		Amount of				Shares of			
		LYONs at		Percentage		Common Stock		Percentage of	
		Maturity That		of LYONs		That May Be		Common Stock	
Name		May Be Sold		Outstanding		Sold(1)		Outstanding(2)	
									
Lydian Overseas Partners Master Fund	 	 	42,000,000	 	 	 	11.10	 	 	 	540,846	 	 	 	1.48	 	

		
		
Lyxor/ Forest Fund	 	 	1,737,000	 	 	 	*	 	 	 	22,367	 	 	 	*	 	

		
		
Man Mac 1 Limited	 	 	3,394,000	 	 	 	*	 	 	 	43,705	 	 	 	*	 	

		
		
Relay 1 Holdings Co. 	 	 	191,000	 	 	 	*	 	 	 	2,459	 	 	 	*	 	

		
		
SAM Investments, LDC	 	 	15,000,000	 	 	 	3.96	 	 	 	193,159	 	 	 	*	 	

		
		
Sphinx Convertible Arbitrage SPC	 	 	88,000	 	 	 	*	 	 	 	1,133	 	 	 	*	 	

		
		
TD Securities (USA) Inc. 	 	 	33,941,000	 	 	 	8.97	 	 	 	437,068	 	 	 	1.19	 	

		
		
Xavex Convertible Arbitrage 4 Fund	 	 	143,000	 	 	 	*	 	 	 	1,841	 	 	 	*	 	

		
		
Zurich Institutional Benchmarks Master Fund LTD	 	 	446,000	 	 	 	*	 	 	 	5,743	 	 	 	*	 	

		
		
All other holders of LYONs or future transferees, pledges, donees or successors of any such holders(3)(4)	 	 	158,848,000	 	 	 	55.23	 	 	 	2,045,541	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	 	 		 	
TOTAL	 	 	378,135,000	 	 	 	100.00	 	 	 	4,225,492	 	 	 	 	 	

		
* 	Less than 1%.	

		
(1) 	Assumes conversion of all of the Holder’s LYONs at a conversion rate of 12.8773 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount at maturity of the LYONs. However, this conversion rate will be subject to adjustment as described under “Description of the LYONs — Conversion Right.” As a result, the amount of common stock issuable upon conversion of the LYONs may increase or decrease in the future.	
 		
(2) 	Calculated based on Rule 13d-3(d) (i) of the Exchange Act using 42,489,797 shares of common stock outstanding as of August 25, 2003. In calculating this amount, we treated as outstanding the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of all of that particular Holder’s LYONs. However, we did not assume the conversion of any other Holder’s LYONs.	
 		
(3) 	Information about other Selling Securityholders will be set forth in prospectus supplements, if required.	
 		
(4) 	Assumes that any other holders of LYONs, or any future transferees, pledgees, donees or successors of or from any such other holders of LYONs, do not beneficially own any common stock other than the common stock issuable upon conversion of the LYONs at the initial conversion rate.	
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
          We are registering LYONs and shares of common stock to permit holders to conduct public secondary trading of their securities from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We have agreed, among other things, to bear all expenses (other than underwriting discounts and selling commissions) in connection with the registration and sale of the LYONs and the common stock covered by this prospectus.
          We will not receive any of the proceeds from the offering of LYONs or the common stock by the selling securityholders. We have been advised by the selling securityholders that the selling securityholders
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may sell all or a portion of the LYONs and common stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time.

			
 	• 	directly; or	
 		
 	• 	through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, who may receive compensation in the form of discounts, commissions or concessions from the selling securityholders or from the purchasers of the LYONs and common stock for whom they may act as agent.	
          The LYONs and the common stock may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions at:

			
 	• 	fixed prices, which may be changed;	
 		
 	• 	prevailing market prices at the time of sale;	
 		
 	• 	varying prices determined at the time of sale; or	
 		
 	• 	negotiated prices.	
These prices will be determined by the holders of the securities or by agreement between these holders and underwriters or dealers who may receive fees or commissions in connection with the sale of the LYONs or shares of common stock offered by them hereby. The aggregate proceeds to the selling securityholders will be the purchase price of the LYONs or shares of common stock less discounts and commissions, if any.
          The sales described in the preceding paragraph may be effected in transactions:

			
 	• 	on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the LYONs and common stock may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, including the New York Stock Exchange in the case of the common stock;	
 		
 	• 	in the over-the-counter market;	
 		
 	• 	in transactions otherwise than on such exchanges or services or in the over-the-counter market; or	
 		
 	• 	through the writing of options.	
          These transactions may include block transactions or crosses. Crosses are transactions in which the same broker acts as an agent on both sides of the trade.
          In connection with sales of the LYONs and the shares of common stock, the selling securityholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers. These broker-dealers may in turn engage in short sales of the LYONs and the shares of common stock in the course of hedging their positions. The selling securityholders may also sell the LYONs and the shares of common stock short and deliver LYONs and the underlying common stock to close out short positions, or loan or pledge LYONs and the shares of common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell the LYONs and the shares of common stock.
          To our knowledge, there are currently no plans, arrangements or understandings between any selling securityholders and any underwriter, broker-dealer or agent regarding the sale of the LYONs and the shares of common stock by the selling securityholders. Selling securityholders may not sell any, or may not sell all, of the LYONs and the shares of common stock offered by them pursuant to this prospectus. In addition, we cannot assure you that any such Selling Securityholder will not transfer, devise or gift the LYONs and the underlying common stock by other means not described in this prospectus. In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A of the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 or Rule 144A rather than pursuant to this prospectus.
          Our common stock is listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
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          The selling securityholders and any broker and any broker-dealers, agents or underwriters that participate with the selling securityholders in the distribution of the LYONs or the shares of common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act. In this case, any commissions received by such broker-dealers, agents or underwriters and any profit on the resale of the LYONs or the shares of common stock purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. In addition, any profits realized by the selling securityholders may be deemed to be underwriting commissions.
          The selling securityholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to the Exchange Act. The Exchange Act rules include, without limitation, Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the LYONs and the underlying shares of common stock by the selling securityholders and any other such person. In addition, Regulation M of the Exchange Act may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the LYONs and the underlying shares of common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the particular LYONs and the underlying shares of common stock being distributed for a period of up to five business days prior to the commencement of such distribution. This may affect the marketability of the LYONs and the underlying shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the LYONs and the underlying shares of common stock.
          We will use our reasonable efforts to keep the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part effective until the earliest of:

			
 	• 	the sale, pursuant to the registration statement to which this prospectus relates, of all the securities registered thereunder;	
 		
 	• 	the expiration of the holding period applicable to the securities held by persons that are not our affiliates under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act;	
 		
 	• 	the sales of all such securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or	
 		
 	• 	the date all such securities cease to be outstanding.	
          Our obligation to keep the registration statement to which this prospectus relates effective is subject to certain exceptions. In these cases, we may prohibit offers and sales of LYONs and shares of common stock pursuant to the registration statement to which this prospectus relates.  
LEGAL MATTERS
          Certain legal matters relating to the validity of the LYONs and the common shares to be issued upon conversion of the LYONs, and certain federal income tax matters, were passed upon for us by Schiff Hardin & Waite, Chicago, Illinois.  
EXPERTS
          The consolidated financial statements of Anixter International Inc. appearing in Anixter International Inc.’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January 3, 2003, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their report thereon included therein and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
          We have filed a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act with the SEC in connection with this offering. This prospectus is part of the registration statement and does not contain all of the information contained in the registration statement and all of the exhibits filed with the registration statement. For further information about us, the LYONs and the common stock, please see the registration statement and the exhibits filed with the registration statement. Summaries in this prospectus of the contents of any agreement or other document filed as an exhibit to this registration statement are not necessarily complete. In each instance, please refer to the copy of the agreement or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement.
          We have filed and will file reports and other information with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). You may read and copy this information at the following SEC public reference room:

		
 	Public Reference Room	
 	450 Fifth Street, N.W.	
 	Room 1024	
 	Washington, D.C. 20549	
          You may also obtain copies of this information by mail from the public reference room at the above address, at prescribed rates. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for additional information about the public reference room.
          The SEC also maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, including Anixter, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is www.sec.gov.
          The Commission allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we have filed with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information by referring you to those documents. We consider the information incorporated by reference to be a part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings made by us with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until our offering is complete.

			
 	• 	Our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2003.	
 		
 	• 	Our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2003.	
 		
 	• 	Our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 4, 2003.	
 		
 	• 	The description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on April 29, 1969, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.	
          All documents filed by us with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act from the date of this prospectus to the end of the offering of the LYONs under this document (other than current reports furnished under Items 9 and 12 of Form 8-K) shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference and will automatically update information in this prospectus.
          Any statements made in this prospectus or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document that is also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
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          You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or calling us at the following address or telephone number:

		
 	Anixter International Inc.	
 	2301 Patriot Blvd.	
 	Glenview, Illinois 60025	
 	Attention: Treasurer	
 	Telephone: 224-521-8000	
          You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of those documents.
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$378,135,000
ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
Liquid Yield Option TM Notes due 2033
(Zero Coupon — Senior)

PROSPECTUS

                    , 2003
TM Trademark of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

 
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

Item 14.	Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution	
          The aggregate estimated (other than the registration fee) expenses to be paid by the Registrant in connection with this offering are as follows: 

		

		
Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee	 	 	12,084	 	

		
		
Trustee’s fees and expenses	 	 	21,000	 	

		
		
Accounting fees and expenses	 	 	5,000	 	

		
		
Legal fees and expenses	 	 	25,000	 	

		
		
Printing and engraving	 	 	30,000	 	

		
		
Miscellaneous	 	 	6,916	 	
 	 	 		 	
Total	 	 	100,000	 	

		
Item 15.	Indemnification of Directors and Officers	
          Article Ninth of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that no director shall be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a director shall be liable to the extent provided by applicable law:

			
 	• 	for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders,	
 		
 	• 	for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,	
 		
 	• 	for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or	
 		
 	• 	for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.	
          Article IX of our By-laws provides that we will indemnify any person who was or is a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any such action, suit or proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if he or she had no reason to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In a derivative action (meaning one brought by or on behalf of the corporation), indemnification may be made only for expenses (including attorney’s fees), actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such an action or suit, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made if such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which the action or suit was brought shall determine, upon application, that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses, despite such adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances in the case.
          Our By-laws also permit us to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, regardless of
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whether the By-laws would permit indemnification. We currently maintain such liability insurance for our officers and directors.
          We have entered into agreements to indemnify our directors and officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.

Item 16.	Exhibits	
          The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference herein: 

Exhibit			
Number		Exhibit Title	
			
 	4.1	 	 	Indenture, dated as of July 7, 2003, by and between Anixter International Inc. and Bank of New York, as Trustee	
 	4.2	 	 	Form of Liquid Yield Option Note due 2033 (included in Exhibit 4.1)	
 	4.3	 	 	Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2003 by and between Anixter International Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner and Smith Incorporated	
 	5.1	 	 	Opinion of John A. Dul	
 	8.1	 	 	Opinion of Schiff Hardin & Waite as to certain U.S. Federal income tax matters	
 	12.1	 	 	Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges	
 	23.1	 	 	Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP, independent auditors	
 	23.2	 	 	Consent of John A. Dul (included in Exhibit 5.1)	
 	23.3	 	 	Consent of Schiff Hardin & Waite (included in Exhibit 8.1)	
 	24.1	 	 	Power of Attorney of certain directors and officers of Anixter International Inc. (contained on signature pages)	
 	25.1	 	 	Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1	

Item 17.	Undertakings	
          The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
          Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described under Item 15 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by itself is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
          The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

		
 	          (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:	

		
 	          (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;	
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 	          (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of the securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in the volume and price represent no more that a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set for the in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and	
 		
 	          (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information the registration statement.	

		
 	          (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.	
 		
 	          (3) To remove from registration by means of a post effective amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the offering.	
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SIGNATURES
          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Glenview, State of Illinois, on this 15th day of September, 2003.

		
 	ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.	
 	(REGISTRANT)	

			
 	By: 	/s/ DENNIS J. LETHAM	

 	Dennis J. Letham	
 	Senior Vice President — Finance	
 	and Chief Financial Officer	
          Each person whose signature appears below appoints Dennis J. Letham, Terrance A. Faber, or John A. Dul or any one of them as such person’s true and lawful attorneys to execute in the name of each such person, and to file, any pre-effective or post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement that any of such attorneys shall deem necessary or advisable to enable the Registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect thereto, in connection with this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as any of the above-named attorneys deems appropriate, and to comply with the undertakings of the Registrant made in connection with this Registration Statement; and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies all that any of said attorneys shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

					
Signature		Title		Date	

/s/ ROBERT W. GRUBBS

Robert W. Grubbs	 	Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer)	 	September 15, 2003	
 	
/s/ DENNIS J. LETHAM

Dennis J. Letham	 	Senior Vice President — Finance (Chief Financial Officer)	 	September 15, 2003	
 	
/s/ TERRANCE A. FABER

Terrance A. Faber	 	Vice President — Controller (Chief Accounting Officer)	 	September 15, 2003	
 	
/s/ LORD JAMES BLYTH

Lord James Blyth	 	Director	 	September 15, 2003	
 	
/s/ ROBERT L. CRANDALL

Robert L. Crandall	 	Director	 	September 15, 2003	
 	
/s/ ROBERT W. GRUBBS

Robert W. Grubbs	 	Director	 	September 15, 2003	
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Signature		Title		Date	

/s/ F. PHILIP HANDY

F. Philip Handy	 	Director	 	September 15, 2003	
 	
/s/ MELVYN N. KLEIN

Melvyn N. Klein	 	Director	 	September 15, 2003	
 	
/s/ JOHN R. PETTY

John R. Petty	 	Director	 	September 15, 2003	
 	
/s/ STUART M. SLOAN

Stuart M. Sloan	 	Director	 	September 15, 2003	
 	
/s/ THOMAS C. THEOBALD

Thomas C. Theobald	 	Director	 	September 15, 2003	
 	
/s/ MARY AGNES WILDEROTTER

Mary Agnes Wilderotter	 	Director	 	September 15, 2003	
 	
/s/ MATTHEW ZELL

Matthew Zell	 	Director	 	September 15, 2003	
 	
/s/ SAMUEL ZELL

Samuel Zell	 	Director	 	September 15, 2003	
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EXHIBIT INDEX 

Exhibit			
Number		Exhibit Title	
			
 	4.1	 	 	Indenture, dated as of July 7, 2003, by and between Anixter International Inc. and Bank of New York, as Trustee	
 	4.2	 	 	Form of Liquid Yield Option Note due 2033 (included in Exhibit 4.1)	
 	4.3	 	 	Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2003, by and between Anixter International Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner and Smith Incorporated	
 	5.1	 	 	Opinion of John A. Dul	
 	8.1	 	 	Opinion of Schiff Hardin & Waite as to certain U.S. Federal income tax matters	
 	12.1	 	 	Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges	
 	23.1	 	 	Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP, independent auditors	
 	23.2	 	 	Consent of John A. Dul (included in Exhibit 5.1)	
 	23.3	 	 	Consent of Schiff Hardin & Waite (included in Exhibit 8.1)	
 	24.1	 	 	Power of Attorney of certain directors and officers of Anixter International Inc.	
 	 	 	 	(contained on signature pages)	
 	25.1	 	 	Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1	
 
EXHIBIT 4.1
ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
Liquid Yield Option(TM) Notes
due 2033
$328,810,000
(Zero Coupon-Senior)

INDENTURE
Dated July 7, 2003

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
TRUSTEE

(TM)Trademark of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
 
CROSS REFERENCE TABLE*

                                                                    Indenture
TIA Section.....................................................     Section
310(a)(1).......................................................      N.A.
   (a)(2).......................................................      N.A.
   (a)(3).......................................................      N.A.
   (a)(4).......................................................      N.A.
   (b)..........................................................      N.A.
   (c)..........................................................      N.A.
311(a)..........................................................      N.A.
   (b)..........................................................      N.A.
   (c)..........................................................      N.A.
312(a)..........................................................      2.05
   (b)..........................................................     12.03
   (c)..........................................................     12.03
313(a)..........................................................      N.A.
   (b)(1).......................................................      N.A.
   (b)(2).......................................................      N.A.
   (c)..........................................................     12.02
   (d)..........................................................      N.A.
314(a)..........................................................   4.02; 4.03
   (b)..........................................................      N.A.
   (c)(1).......................................................     12.04
   (c)(2).......................................................     12.04
   (c)(3).......................................................      N.A.
   (d)..........................................................      N.A.
   (e)..........................................................     12.05
   (f)..........................................................      N.A.
315(a)..........................................................      7.01
   (b)..........................................................      7.05
   (c)..........................................................      7.01
   (d)(1).......................................................      7.01
   (d)(2).......................................................      7.01
   (d)(3).......................................................      7.01
   (e)..........................................................      6.11
316(a) (last sentence)..........................................      2.08
   (a)(1)(A)....................................................      6.05
   (a)(1)(B)....................................................      6.04
   (a)(2).......................................................      N.A.
   (b)..........................................................      6.07
317(a)(1).......................................................      6.08
   (a)(2).......................................................      6.09
   (b)..........................................................      2.04
318(a)..........................................................     12.01
                           N.A. means Not Applicable.	

* Note: This Cross Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of the Indenture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS*

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                                                              ARTICLE 1

                                             DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

SECTION 1.01.         Definitions.................................................................................1
SECTION 1.02.         Other Definitions...........................................................................5
SECTION 1.03.         Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act...........................................6
SECTION 1.04.         Rules of Construction.......................................................................6
SECTION 1.05.         Acts of Holders.............................................................................7

                                                              ARTICLE 2

                                                           THE SECURITIES

SECTION 2.01.         Form and Dating.............................................................................8
SECTION 2.02.         Execution and Authentication...............................................................10
SECTION 2.03.         Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent and Bid Solicitation Agent.......................10
SECTION 2.04.         Paying Agent to Hold Money and Securities in Trust.........................................11
SECTION 2.05.         Securityholder Lists.......................................................................11
SECTION 2.06.         Transfer and Conversion....................................................................11
SECTION 2.07.         Replacement Securities.....................................................................13
SECTION 2.08.         Outstanding Securities; Determinations of Holders' Action..................................14
SECTION 2.09.         Temporary Securities.......................................................................14
SECTION 2.10.         Cancellation...............................................................................15
SECTION 2.11.         Persons Deemed Owners......................................................................15
SECTION 2.12.         Global Securities..........................................................................15
SECTION 2.13.         CUSIP Numbers..............................................................................21

                                                              ARTICLE 3

                                                      REDEMPTION AND PURCHASES

SECTION 3.01.         Right to Redeem; Notices to Trustee........................................................21
SECTION 3.02.         Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.....................................................21
SECTION 3.03.         Notice of Redemption.......................................................................22
SECTION 3.04.         Effect of Notice of Redemption.............................................................23
SECTION 3.05.         Deposit of Redemption Price................................................................23
SECTION 3.06.         Securities Redeemed in Part................................................................23
SECTION 3.07.         Conversion Arrangement on Call for Redemption..............................................23
SECTION 3.08.         Purchase of Securities at Option of the Holder.............................................24	

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SECTION 3.09.         Purchase of Securities at Option of the Holder upon Change in Control......................30
SECTION 3.10.         Effect of Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice.............................34
SECTION 3.11.         Deposit of Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price..............................35
SECTION 3.12.         Securities Purchased in Part...............................................................35
SECTION 3.13.         Covenant to Comply With Securities Laws Upon Purchase of Securities........................36
SECTION 3.14.         Repayment to the Company...................................................................36

                                                              ARTICLE 4

                                                              COVENANTS

SECTION 4.01.         Payment of Securities......................................................................36
SECTION 4.02.         SEC and Other Reports......................................................................37
SECTION 4.03.         Compliance Certificate.....................................................................37
SECTION 4.04.         Further Instruments and Acts...............................................................37
SECTION 4.05.         Maintenance of Office or Agency............................................................38
SECTION 4.06.         Delivery of Certain Information............................................................38
SECTION 4.07.         Calculation of Tax Original Issue Discount.................................................38

                                                              ARTICLE 5

                                                        SUCCESSOR CORPORATION

SECTION 5.01.         Company May Consolidate, etc. Only on Certain Terms........................................39
SECTION 5.02.         Successor Corporation Substituted..........................................................39

                                                              ARTICLE 6

                                                        DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

            SECTION 6.01. Events of Default..........................................................................40
SECTION 6.02.         Acceleration...............................................................................42
SECTION 6.03.         Other Remedies.............................................................................43
SECTION 6.04.         Waiver of Past Defaults....................................................................43
SECTION 6.05.         Control by Majority........................................................................43
SECTION 6.06.         Limitation on Suits........................................................................43
SECTION 6.07.         Rights of Holders to Receive Payment.......................................................44
SECTION 6.08.         Collection Suit by Trustee.................................................................44
SECTION 6.09.         Trustee May File Proofs of Claim...........................................................44
SECTION 6.10.         Priorities.................................................................................45
SECTION 6.11.         Undertaking for Costs......................................................................46
SECTION 6.12.         Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws....................................................46	

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                                                              ARTICLE 7

                                                               TRUSTEE

SECTION 7.01.         Duties of Trustee..........................................................................46
SECTION 7.02.         Rights of Trustee..........................................................................47
SECTION 7.03.         Individual Rights of Trustee...............................................................49
SECTION 7.04.         Trustee's Disclaimer.......................................................................49
SECTION 7.05.         Notice of Defaults.........................................................................49
SECTION 7.06.         Reports by Trustee to Holders..............................................................49
SECTION 7.07.         Compensation and Indemnity.................................................................50
SECTION 7.08.         Replacement of Trustee.....................................................................51
SECTION 7.09.         Successor Trustee by Merger................................................................52
SECTION 7.10.         Eligibility; Disqualification..............................................................52

                                                              ARTICLE 8

                                                       DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

SECTION 8.01.         Discharge of Liability on Securities.......................................................52
SECTION 8.02.         Repayment to the Company...................................................................52

                                                              ARTICLE 9

                                                             AMENDMENTS

SECTION 9.01.         Without Consent of Holders.................................................................53
SECTION 9.02.         With Consent of Holders....................................................................53
SECTION 9.03.         Compliance with Trust Indenture Act........................................................54
SECTION 9.04.         Revocation and Effect of Consents, Waivers and Actions.....................................54
SECTION 9.05.         Notation on or Exchange of Securities......................................................55
SECTION 9.06.         Trustee to Sign Supplemental Indentures....................................................55
SECTION 9.07.         Effect of Supplemental Indentures..........................................................55

                                                             ARTICLE 10

                                                             CONVERSION

SECTION 10.01.        Conversion Privilege.......................................................................55
SECTION 10.02.        Conversion Procedure.......................................................................56
SECTION 10.03.        Fractional Shares..........................................................................58
SECTION 10.04.        Taxes on Conversion........................................................................58
SECTION 10.05.        Company to Provide Stock...................................................................59
SECTION 10.06.        Adjustment for Change In Capital Stock.....................................................59
SECTION 10.07.        Adjustment for Rights Issue................................................................60
SECTION 10.08.        Adjustment for Other Distributions.........................................................61
SECTION 10.09.        When Adjustment May Be Deferred............................................................64	

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SECTION 10.10.        When No Adjustment Required................................................................64
SECTION 10.11.        Notice of Adjustment.......................................................................65
SECTION 10.12.        Voluntary Increase.........................................................................65
SECTION 10.13.        Notice of Certain Transactions.............................................................65
SECTION 10.14.        Reorganization of Company; Special Distributions...........................................66
SECTION 10.15.        Company Determination Final................................................................67
SECTION 10.16.        Trustee's Adjustment Disclaimer............................................................67
SECTION 10.17.        Simultaneous Adjustments...................................................................67
SECTION 10.18.        Successive Adjustments.....................................................................67
SECTION 10.19.        Rights Issued in Respect of Common Stock Issued Upon Conversion............................67

                                                             ARTICLE 11

                                                         PAYMENT OF INTEREST

SECTION 11.01.        Interest Payments..........................................................................68
SECTION 11.02.        Defaulted Interest.........................................................................68
SECTION 11.03.        Interest Rights Preserved..................................................................69

                                                             ARTICLE 12

                                                            MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 12.01.        Trust Indenture Act Controls...............................................................69
SECTION 12.02.        Notices; Address of Agency.................................................................69
SECTION 12.03.        Communication by Holders with Other Holders................................................70
SECTION 12.04.        Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.........................................70
SECTION 12.05.        Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion..............................................71
SECTION 12.06.        Separability Clause........................................................................71
SECTION 12.07.        Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent and Registrar.............................71
SECTION 12.08.        Calculations...............................................................................71
SECTION 12.09.        Legal Holidays.............................................................................72
SECTION 12.10.        Governing Law..............................................................................72
SECTION 12.11.        No Recourse Against Others.................................................................72
SECTION 12.12.        Successors.................................................................................72
SECTION 12.13.        Multiple Originals.........................................................................72

                                                          LIST OF EXHIBITS

                                           Exhibit A-1 Form of Rule 144A Global Security
Exhibit A-2       Form of Certificated Security
Exhibit B-1       Form of Transfer Certificate
Exhibit B-2       Form of Letter to be Delivered by Accredited Investors
Exhibit C         Projected Payment Schedule	

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INDENTURE dated as of July 7, 2003 between Anixter International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation (the "Trustee").
Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Company's Liquid Yield Option(TM) Notes due 2033 (Zero Coupon-Senior) (the "Securities"):
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01. Definitions.
"Affiliate" of any specified person means any other person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified person. For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any specified person means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
"Applicable Procedures" means, with respect to any transfer or transaction involving a Global Security or beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Security, in each case to the extent applicable to such transaction and as in effect from time to time.
"Board of Directors" means either the board of directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of such board.
"Business Day" means each day of the year other than a Saturday or a Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are required or authorized to close.
"Capital Stock" for any corporation means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by that corporation.
"Certificated Securities" means Securities that are in the form of the Securities attached hereto as Exhibit A-2.
"Common Stock" shall mean the shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company as it exists on the date of this Indenture or any other shares of Capital Stock of the Company into which the Common Stock shall be reclassified or changed.
"Company" means the party named as the "Company" in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture
and, thereafter, shall mean such successor. The foregoing sentence shall likewise apply to any subsequent such successor or successors.
"Company Request" or "Company Order" means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by any two Officers.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at c/o BNY Midwest Trust Company, 2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois 60602, Attention: Corporate Trust Services or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as a successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).
"Default" means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.
"Global Securities" means Securities that are in the form of the Securities attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 and to the extent that such Securities are required to bear the Legend required by Section 2.06 hereof, such Securities will be in the form of a Rule 144A Global Security.
"Holder" or "Securityholder" means a person in whose name a Security is registered on the Registrar's books.
"Indenture" means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, including the provisions of the TIA that are deemed to be a part hereof.
"Institutional Accredited Investor Security" means a Security substantially in the form of the Security attached hereto as Exhibit A-2, representing Securities sold to Institutional Accredited Investors.
"Issue Date" of any Security means the date on which the Security was originally issued or deemed issued as set forth on the face of the Security.
"Issue Price" of any Security means, in connection with the original issuance of such Security, the initial issue price at which the Security is sold as set forth on the face of the Security.
"Officer" means the President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary, any Assistant Treasurer or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.
"Officers' Certificate" means a written certificate containing the information specified in Sections 12.04 and 12.05 hereof, signed in the name of the Company by any two Officers, and delivered to the Trustee.
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"Operating Company" means Anixter Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion containing the information specified in Sections 12.04 and 12.05 hereof, from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of, or counsel to, the Company.
"Original Issue Discount" of any Security means the difference between the Issue Price and the Principal Amount at Maturity of the Security as set forth on the face of the Security.
"Person" or "person" means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Principal Amount at Maturity" of a Security means the Principal Amount at Maturity as set forth on the face of the Security.
"Purchase Date" means each date specified as such in paragraph 7 of the Securities.
"Purchase Price" means, with respect to any Purchase Date, the applicable amount specified as such in paragraph 7 of the Securities.
"Redemption Date" or "redemption date" means the date specified for redemption of the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture.
"Redemption Price" or "redemption price" shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 6 of the Securities.
"Registration Rights Agreement" means the registration rights agreement, dated as of July 7, 2003, between the Company and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.
"Responsible Officer" means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, or trust officer or other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of the Indenture.
"Restricted Security" means a Security required to bear the restrictive legend set forth in the form of Security set forth in Exhibits A-1 and A-2 attached hereto.
"Rule 144A" means Rule 144A under the Securities Act (or any successor provision), as it may be amended from time to time.
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"Rule 144A Global Security" means a permanent Global Security substantially in the form of the Security attached hereto as Exhibit A-1, and that is deposited with and registered in the name of the Depositary, representing Securities sold in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Securities" or "Security" means any of the Company's Liquid Yield Option Notes due 2033 (Zero Coupon-Senior), as amended or supplemented from time to time, issued under this Indenture.
"Securityholder" or "Holder" means a person in whose name a Security is registered on the Registrar's books.
"Significant Subsidiary" means a "significant subsidiary", as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.
"Special Record Date" means for the payment of any Defaulted Interest, the date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.02 hereof.
"Stated Maturity", when used with respect to any Security or any installment of contingent interest thereon, means the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which an amount equal to the Principal Amount at Maturity of such Security or such installment of contingent interest is due and payable.
"Subsidiary" means (i) a corporation, a majority of whose Voting Stock is, at the date of determination, directly or indirectly owned by the Company, by one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, or by the Company and one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, (ii) a partnership in which the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company or the Company and one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, holds a majority interest in the equity capital or profits of such partnership, or (iii) any other person (other than a corporation or a partnership) in which the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company, or the Company and one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (x) at least a majority ownership interest or (y) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or trustees, as the case may be, or other governing body of such person.
"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in effect on the date of this Indenture, provided, however, that in the event the TIA is amended after such date, TIA means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the TIA as so amended.
"Trading Day" means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading or, if the Common Stock is not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, on the principal other national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not listed on a national or regional securities exchange, on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or, if the Common Stock is not quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or, on any Business Day.
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"Trustee" means the party named as the "Trustee" in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, shall mean such successor. The foregoing sentence shall likewise apply to any subsequent such successor or successors.
"Voting Stock" means, with respect to any corporation, association, company or business trust, stock or other securities of the class or classes having general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees of such corporation, association, company or business trust, provided that, for the purposes hereof, stock or other securities which carry only the right to vote conditionally on the happening of an event shall not be considered Voting Stock whether or not such event shall have happened.
SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions.

Term                                                 Defined in Section
----                                                 ------------------
"Act"                                                      1.05(a)
"Agent Members"                                            2.12(e)
"Average Sale Price"                                      10.01
"Bankruptcy Law"                                           6.01
"beneficial owner"                                         3.09(a)
"Bid Solicitation Agent"                                   2.03
"cash"                                                     3.08(b)
"Change in Control"                                        3.09(a)
"Change in Control Purchase Date"                          3.09(a)
"Change in Control Purchase Notice"                        3.09(c)
"Change in Control Purchase Price"                         3.09(a)
"Company Notice"                                           3.08(e)
"Company Notice Date"                                      3.08(c)
"Conversion Agent"                                         2.03
"Conversion Date"                                         10.02
"Conversion Rate"                                         10.01
"Custodian"                                                6.01
"Defaulted Interest"                                      11.02
"Depositary"                                               2.01(a)
"DTC"                                                      2.01(a)
"Event of Default"                                         6.01
"Exchange Act"                                             3.08(d)
"Ex-Dividend Date"                                        10.08(b)
"Ex-Dividend Measurement Period"                          10.08(a)
"Ex-Dividend Time"                                        10.01
"Extraordinary Cash Dividend"                             10.08(a)
"Institutional Accredited Investors"                       2.01(b)
"Legal Holiday"                                           12.09
"Legend"                                                   2.06(f)
"Market Price"                                             3.08(d)
"noncontingent bond method"                                4.07	

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Term                                                 Defined in Section
----                                                 ------------------
"Notice of Default"                                        6.01
"Over-Allotment Option"                                    2.02
"Paying Agent"                                             2.03
"Post-Distribution Price"                                 10.08(b)
"Protected Purchaser"                                      2.07(a)
"Purchase Notice"                                          3.08(a)
"QIB"                                                      2.01(a)
"Registrar"                                                2.03
"Relevant Cash Dividends"                                 10.08(a)
"Rights"                                                  10.19
"Rights Agreement"                                        10.19
"Rule 144A Information"                                    4.06
"Sale Price"                                               3.08(d)
"Securities Act"                                           3.08(d)
"Special Record Date"                                     11.02
"Tax OID"                                                  4.07
"Time of Determination"                                   10.01	

SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
"Commission" means the SEC.
"indenture securities" means the Securities.
"indenture security holder" means a Securityholder.
"indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture.
"indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee.
"obligor" on the indenture securities means the Company.
All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.
SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
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(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time;
(3) "or" is not exclusive;
(4) "including" means including, without limitation; and
(5) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular.
SECTION 1.05. Acts of Holders.
(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments (which may take the form of an electronic writing or messaging or otherwise be in accordance with customary procedures of the Depositary or the Trustee) of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing (which may be in electronic form); and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent (either of which may be in electronic form) shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution (or electronic delivery) or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing or delivering such instrument or writing acknowledged to such officer the execution thereof (or electronic delivery). Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than such signer's individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of such signer's authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing (electronic or otherwise), or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.
(c) The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the register for the Securities maintained by the Registrar.
(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.
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(e) If the Company shall solicit from the Holders any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, the Company may, at its option, by or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, fix in advance a record date for the determination of Holders entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, but the Company shall have no obligation to do so. If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act may be given before or after such record date, but only the Holders of record at the close of business on such record date shall be deemed to be Holders for the purposes of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of outstanding Securities have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, and for that purpose the outstanding Securities shall be computed as of such record date; provided that no such authorization, agreement or consent by the Holders on such record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after the record date.
ARTICLE 2
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating.
The Securities and the Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1 and A-2, which are parts of this Indenture. The Securities may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage (provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement required by usage is in a form acceptable to the Company). The Company shall provide any such notations, legends or endorsements to the Trustee in writing. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.
(a) Rule 144A Global Securities. Securities offered and sold to qualified institutional buyers as defined in Rule 144A ("QIBs") in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued, initially in the form of a Rule 144A Global Security, which shall be deposited with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, as custodian for the Depositary and registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") or the nominee thereof (such depositary, or any successor thereto, and any such nominee being hereinafter referred to as the "Depositary"), duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Rule 144A Global Securities may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary as hereinafter provided.
(b) Institutional Accredited Investor Securities. Except as provided in this Section 2.01, 2.06 or 2.12 hereof, owners of beneficial interests in Global Securities will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Certificated Securities. Securities offered and sold within the United States to institutional accredited investors as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) and
(7) under the Securities Act ("Institutional Accredited Investors") shall be issued, initially in the form of an Institutional Accredited Investor Security, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided.
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(c) Global Securities in General. Each Global Security shall represent such of the outstanding Securities as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges, redemptions and conversions.
Any adjustment of the aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of a Global Security to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the Principal Amount at Maturity of outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.12 hereof and shall be made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary.
(d) Book-Entry Provisions. This Section 2.01(d) shall apply only to Global Securities deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary.
The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.01(d), authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Securities that (a) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary, (b) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary's instructions and (c) shall bear legends substantially to the following effect:
"UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS, IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR'S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWO OF THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF."
(e) Certificated Securities. Securities not issued as interests in the Global Securities will be issued in certificated form substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 attached hereto.
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SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by any Officer. The signature of the Officer on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of an individual who was at the time of the execution of the Securities the proper Officer of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individual has ceased to hold such office prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such office at the date of authentication of such Securities.
No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein duly executed by the Trustee by manual signature of an authorized officer of the Trustee, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.
Subject to the terms of Section 12.04 and 12.05 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver Securities for original issue in an aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of up to $328,810,000 (subject to Section 2.07 hereof) upon a Company Order without any further action by the Company; provided, however, that in the event that the Company sells any Securities pursuant to the over-allotment option (the "Over-Allotment Option") granted pursuant to Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement between the Company and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, dated July 1, 2003, then the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver Securities for original issue in an aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of up to $328,810,000 plus up to $49,325,000 aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of Securities, sold pursuant to the Over-Allotment Option upon a Company Order without any further action by the Company. The aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of Securities outstanding at any time may not exceed the amount set forth in the foregoing sentence, subject to the proviso set forth therein, except as provided in Section 2.07 hereof.
The Securities shall be issued only in registered form without coupons and only in denominations of $1,000 of Principal Amount at Maturity and any integral multiple thereof.
SECTION 2.03. Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent and Bid Solicitation Agent.
The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange for other Securities ("Registrar"), an office or agency where Securities may be presented for purchase or payment ("Paying Agent") and an office or agency where Securities may be presented for conversion into Common Stock ("Conversion Agent"). The Company shall also appoint a bid solicitation agent (the "Bid Solicitation Agent") to act pursuant to Paragraph 5 of the Securities. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may have one or more co-registrars, one or more additional paying agents and one or more additional conversion agents. The term Paying Agent includes any additional paying agent, including any named
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pursuant to Section 4.05 hereof. The term Conversion Agent includes any additional conversion agent, including any named pursuant to Section 4.05 hereof.
The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar or co-registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Bid Solicitation Agent (other than the Trustee). The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Bid Solicitation Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.07 hereof. The Company or any Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them may act as Paying Agent, Registrar, Conversion Agent or co-registrar. None of the Company or any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of either of them may act as Bid Solicitation Agent.
The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar, Conversion Agent, Paying Agent and Bid Solicitation Agent in connection with the Securities.
SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money and Securities in Trust.
Except as otherwise provided herein, by no later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on or prior to each due date of payments in respect of any Security, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent a sum of money (in immediately available funds if deposited on the due date) or Common Stock sufficient to make such payments when so becoming due. The Company shall require each Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Securityholders or the Trustee all money and Common Stock held by the Paying Agent for the making of payments in respect of the Securities and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. At any time during the continuance of any such default, the Paying Agent shall, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all money and Common Stock so held in trust. If the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money and Common Stock held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money and Common Stock held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds and Common Stock disbursed by it. Upon doing so, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money or Common Stock.
SECTION 2.05. Securityholder Lists.
The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Securityholders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall cause to be furnished to the Trustee at least semiannually on May 1 and November 1 a listing of Securityholders dated within 15 days of the date on which the list is furnished and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Securityholders.
SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Conversion.
Subject to Section 2.12 hereof,
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(a) upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security, together with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by the Securityholder or such Securityholder's attorney duly authorized in writing, at the office or agency of the Company designated as Registrar or co-registrar pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee upon receipt of a Company Order shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of any authorized denomination or denominations, of a like aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity. The Company shall not charge a service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to pay all taxes, assessments or other governmental charges that may be imposed in connection with the registration of transfer or exchange of the Securities from the Securityholder requesting such registration of transfer or exchange.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, so long as a Global Security remains outstanding and is held by or on behalf of the Depositary, transfers of a Global Security, in whole or in part, shall be made only in accordance with Section 2.12 hereof and this Section 2.06(b) hereof. Transfers of a Global Security shall be limited to transfers of such Global Security in whole, or in part, to nominees of the Depositary or to a successor of the Depositary or such successor's nominee.
(c) Successive registrations and registrations of transfers and exchanges as aforesaid may be made from time to time as desired, and each such registration shall be noted on the register for the Securities.
(d) Any Registrar appointed pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof shall provide to the Trustee such information as the Trustee may reasonably require in connection with the delivery by such Registrar of Securities upon registration of transfer or exchange of Securities.
(e) No Registrar shall be required to make registrations of transfer or exchange of Securities during any periods designated in the text of the Securities or in this Indenture as periods during which such registration of transfers and exchanges need not be made.
(f) If Securities are issued upon the registration of transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities subject to restrictions on transfer and bearing the legends set forth on the form of Security attached hereto as Exhibits A-1 and A-2 setting forth such restrictions (collectively, the "Legend"), or if a request is made to remove the Legend on a Security, the Securities so issued shall bear the Legend, or the Legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Company and the Registrar such satisfactory evidence, which shall include an opinion of counsel, as may be reasonably required by the Company and the Registrar, that neither the Legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or that such Securities are not "restricted" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Upon (i) provision of such satisfactory evidence, or (ii) notification by the Company to the Trustee and Registrar of the sale of such Security pursuant to a registration statement that is effective at the time of such sale, the Trustee, at the written direction of the Company, shall authenticate and deliver a Security that does not bear the Legend. If the Legend
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is removed from the face of a Security and the Security is subsequently held by an Affiliate of the Company, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to reinstate the Legend.
The Trustee and the Registrar shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Security (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Security) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
SECTION 2.07. Replacement Securities.
(a) If (i) any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, or
(ii) the Company and the Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security, and there is delivered to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser within the meaning of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York (a "Protected Purchaser"), the Company shall execute and upon its written request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for any such mutilated Security or in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of like tenor and Principal Amount at Maturity, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
(b) In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, or is about to be purchased by the Company pursuant to Article 3 hereof, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay or purchase such Security, as the case may be.
(c) Upon the issuance of any new Securities under this Section, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
(d) Every new Security issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities duly issued hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.
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SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Securities; Determinations of Holders' Action.
(a) Securities outstanding at any time are all the Securities authenticated by the Trustee except for those cancelled by it, those paid pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof and delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section 2.08 hereof as not outstanding. A Security does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate thereof holds the Security; provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite Principal Amount at Maturity of Securities have given or concurred in any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Subject to the foregoing, only Securities outstanding at the time of such determination shall be considered in any such determination (including, without limitation, determinations pursuant to Articles 6 and 9 hereof).
(b) If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, the replaced Security ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to each of them that the replaced Security is held by a Protected Purchaser.
(c) If the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with this Indenture, on a Redemption Date, or on the Business Day following the Purchase Date or a Change in Control Purchase Date, or on Stated Maturity, money or securities, if permitted hereunder, sufficient to pay Securities payable on that date, then immediately after such Redemption Date, Purchase Date, Change in Control Purchase Date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be, such Securities shall cease to be outstanding and Original Issue Discount and interest (including contingent interest), if any, on such Securities shall cease to accrue whether or not the Security is delivered to the Paying Agent; provided, that if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture.
(d) If a Security is converted in accordance with Article 10 hereof, then from and after the time of conversion on the Conversion Date, such Security shall cease to be outstanding and Original Issue Discount and interest (including contingent interest), if any, shall cease to accrue on such Security.
SECTION 2.09. Temporary Securities.
(a) Pending the preparation of definitive Securities, the Company may execute, and the Trustee upon receipt of a Company Order shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as conclusively evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
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(b) If temporary Securities are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities, the temporary Securities shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities upon surrender of the temporary Securities at the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities, the Company shall execute and the Trustee upon receipt of a Company Order shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like Principal Amount at Maturity of definitive Securities of authorized denominations. Until so exchanged the temporary Securities shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities.
SECTION 2.10. Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for payment, purchase by the Company pursuant to Article 3 hereof, conversion, redemption or registration of transfer or exchange shall, if surrendered to any person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or that any Holder has converted pursuant to Article 10 hereof. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed of by the Trustee in accordance with the Trustee's customary procedure.
SECTION 2.11. Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of the Security or the payment of any Redemption Price, Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price in respect thereof, and interest (including contingent interest, if any) thereon, for the purpose of conversion and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
SECTION 2.12. Global Securities.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the Securities, (A) transfers of a Global Security, in whole or in part, shall be made only in accordance with Section 2.06 and Section 2.12(a)(i) hereof, (B) transfer of a beneficial interest in a Global Security for a Certificated Security shall comply with Section 2.06 and Section 2.12(a)(ii) hereof, and (C) transfers of a Certificated Security shall comply with Section 2.06 and Section 2.12(a)(iii) and (iv) hereof.
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(i) Transfer of Global Security. A Global Security may not be transferred, in whole or in part, to any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee or any successor thereof, and no such transfer to any such other Person may be registered; provided that this clause (i) shall not prohibit any transfer of a Security that is issued in exchange for a Global Security but is not itself a Global Security. No transfer of a Security to any Person shall be effective under this Indenture or the Securities unless and until such Security has been registered in the name of such Person. Nothing in this Section 2.12(a)(i) shall prohibit or render ineffective any transfer of a beneficial interest in a Global Security effected in accordance with the other provisions of this Section 2.12(a).
(ii) Restrictions on Transfer of a Beneficial Interest in a Global Security for a Certificated Security. A beneficial interest in a Global Security may not be exchanged for a Certificated Security except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below. Upon receipt by the Trustee of a transfer of a beneficial interest in a Global Security in accordance with Applicable Procedures for a Certificated Security in the form satisfactory to the Trustee, together with:
(a) so long as the Securities are Restricted Securities, certification, in the form set forth in Exhibit B-1 attached hereto;
(b) if such beneficial interest in the Global Security is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in accordance with Section 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of the Securities Act, certification in the form set forth in Exhibit B-2 attached hereto;
(c) if a Restricted Security is being transferred (i) to an "institutional accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act that is acquiring the Security for its own account, or for the account of such an institutional accredited investor for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act or (ii) in reliance on another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, an opinion of counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee; and
(d) written instructions to the Trustee to make, or direct the Registrar to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Global Security to reflect a decrease in the aggregate Principal Amount of the Securities represented by the Global Security, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depositary account to be credited with such decrease,
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then the Trustee shall cause, or direct the Registrar to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Registrar, the aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of Securities represented by the Global Security to be decreased by the aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Certificated Security to be issued, shall issue such Certificated Security and shall debit or cause to be debited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Security equal to the Principal Amount at Maturity of the Certificated Security so issued.
(iii) Transfer and Exchange of Certificated Securities. When Certificated Securities are presented to the Registrar with a request:
(x) to register the transfer of such Certificated Securities; or
(y) to exchange such Certificated Securities for an equal Principal Amount at Maturity of Certificated Securities of other authorized denominations,
the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the Certificated Securities surrendered for transfer or exchange:
(a) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing; and
(b) so long as such Securities are Restricted Securities, such Securities are being transferred or exchanged pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to clause (A), (B) or (C) below, and are accompanied by the following additional information and documents, as applicable:
(A) if such Certificated Securities are being delivered to the Registrar by a Holder for registration in the name of such Holder, without transfer, a certification from such Holder to that effect; or
(B) if such Certificated Securities are being transferred to the Company, a certification to that effect; or
(C) if such Certificated Security is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in accordance with Sections 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of the Securities Act, certification in the form set forth in Exhibit B-2 attached hereto; or
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(D) if a Certificated Security is being transferred (i) to an "institutional accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act that is acquiring the Security for its own account, or for the account of such an institutional accredited investor for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act or (ii) in reliance on another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, an opinion of counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee.
(iv) Restrictions on Transfer of a Certificated Security for a Beneficial Interest in a Global Security. A Certificated Security may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Security except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below. Upon receipt by the Trustee of a Certificated Security, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, together with:
(a) so long as the Securities are Restricted Securities, certification, in the form set forth in Exhibit B-1 attached hereto, that such Certificated Security is being transferred to a Qualified Institutional Buyer in accordance with Rule 144A; and
(b) written instructions directing the Trustee to make, or to direct the Registrar to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Global Security to reflect an increase in the aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities represented by the Global Security, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depositary account to be credited with such increase,
then the Trustee shall cancel such Certificated Security and cause, or direct the Registrar to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Registrar, the aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of Securities represented by the Global Security to be increased by the aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Certificated Security to be exchanged, and shall credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Security equal to the Principal Amount at Maturity of the Certificated Security so canceled. If no Global Securities are then outstanding, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon written order of the Company in the form of an Officers' Certificate, a new Global Security in the appropriate Principal Amount at Maturity.
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(b) Subject to the succeeding paragraph, every Security shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer provided in the Legend including the delivery of an Opinion of Counsel, if so provided. Whenever any Restricted Security is presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange for a Security registered in a name other than that of the Holder, such Security must be accompanied by a certificate in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit B-1 attached hereto, dated the date of such surrender and signed by the Holder of such Security, as to compliance with such restrictions on transfer. The Registrar shall not be required to accept for such registration of transfer or exchange any Security not so accompanied by a properly completed certificate.
(c) The restrictions imposed by the Legend upon the transferability of any Security shall cease and terminate when such Security has been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or transferred in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision thereto) or, if earlier, upon the expiration of the holding period applicable to sales thereof under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (or any successor provision). Any Security as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms or shall have terminated may, upon a surrender of such Security for exchange to the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.12 (accompanied, in the event that such restrictions on transfer have terminated by reason of a transfer in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor provision, by an opinion of counsel having substantial experience in practice under the Securities Act and otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Company, addressed to the Company, the Trustee and the Registrar and in form acceptable to the Company, to the effect that the transfer of such Security has been made in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act or such successor provision), be exchanged for a new Security, of like tenor and aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity, which shall not bear the restrictive Legend. The Company shall inform the Trustee of the effective date of any registration statement registering the Securities under the Securities Act. The Trustee and the Registrar shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the aforementioned Opinion of Counsel or registration statement.
(d) As used in the preceding two paragraphs of this Section 2.12, the term "transfer" encompasses any sale, pledge, transfer, hypothecation or other disposition of any Security.
(e) The provisions of clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) below shall apply only to Global Securities:
(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the Securities, except as provided in Section 2.12(a)(ii) hereof, a Global Security shall not be exchanged in whole or in part for a Security registered in the name of any Person other than the Depositary or one or more nominees thereof, provided that a Global Security may be exchanged for Securities registered in the names of any person designated by the Depositary in the event that (i) the Depositary has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or such Depositary has ceased to be a "clearing agency" registered under the Exchange Act, and a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days, (ii) the Company decides to discontinue use of
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the system of book-entry transfer through DTC (or any successor depositary); or (iii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Securities. Any Global Security exchanged pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above shall be so exchanged in whole and not in part, and any Global Security exchanged pursuant to clause (iii) above may be exchanged in whole or from time to time in part as directed by the Depositary. Any Security issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be a Global Security; provided that any such Security so issued that is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof shall not be a Global Security.
(2) Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be issued in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons, shall have an aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity equal to that of such Global Security or portion thereof to be so exchanged, shall be registered in such names and be in such authorized denominations as the Depositary shall designate and shall bear the applicable legends provided for herein. Any Global Security to be exchanged in whole shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, as Registrar. With regard to any Global Security to be exchanged in part, either such Global Security shall be so surrendered for exchange or, if the Trustee is acting as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee with respect to such Global Security, the Principal Amount at Maturity thereof shall be reduced, by an amount equal to the portion thereof to be so exchanged, by means of an appropriate adjustment made on the records of the Trustee. Upon any such surrender or adjustment, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver the Security issuable on such exchange to or upon the order of the Depositary or an authorized representative thereof.
(3) Subject to the provisions of clause (5) below, the registered Holder may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members (as defined below) and persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Securities.
(4) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in clause (1) above, the Company will promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of Certificated Securities in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons.
(5) Neither any members of, or participants in, the Depositary (collectively, the "Agent Members") nor any other Persons on whose behalf Agent Members may act shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security registered in the name of the Depositary or any nominee thereof, or under any such Global Security, and the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and holder of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the
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Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, or impair, as between the Depositary, its Agent Members and any other person on whose behalf an Agent Member may act, the operation of customary practices of such Persons governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Security.
SECTION 2.13. CUSIP Numbers.
The Company in issuing the Securities may use "CUSIP" numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use "CUSIP" numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP numbers.
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION AND PURCHASES
SECTION 3.01. Right to Redeem; Notices to Trustee.
The Company, at its option, may redeem the Securities in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 6 and 8 of the Securities. If the Company elects to redeem Securities pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Securities, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date, the Principal Amount at Maturity of Securities to be redeemed, the CUSIP number of Securities to be redeemed, the Redemption Price and the amount of contingent interest, if any, payable on the Redemption Date.
The Company shall give the notice to the Trustee provided for in this
Section 3.01 by a Company Order, at least 30 days before the Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee).
SECTION 3.02. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed pro rata or by lot or by any other method selected by the Trustee in its sole discretion (so long as such method is not prohibited by the rules of any stock exchange on which the Securities are then listed). The Trustee shall make the selection at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date from outstanding Securities not previously called for redemption.
Securities and portions of them the Trustee selects shall be in Principal Amounts at Maturity of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities called for redemption. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of the Securities or portions of Securities to be redeemed.
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If any Security selected for partial redemption is converted in part before termination of the conversion right with respect to the portion of the Security so selected, the converted portion of such Security shall be deemed (so far as may be) to be the portion selected for redemption. Securities which have been converted during a selection of Securities to be redeemed may be treated by the Trustee as outstanding for the purpose of such selection.
SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption.
At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Company shall mail a notice of redemption by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed.
The notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed and shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date;
(2) the Redemption Price and, to the extent known at the time of such notice, the amount of contingent interest, if any, payable on the Redemption Date;
(3) the election of the Company (which, subject to the provisions of Article 10 hereof, shall be irrevocable) to deliver shares of Common Stock or to pay cash in lieu of delivery of such shares with respect to any Security that may be converted after making such notice prior to the Redemption Date;
(4) the Conversion Rate;
(5) the name and address of the Paying Agent and Conversion Agent;
(6) that Securities called for redemption may be converted at any time before the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date;
(7) that Holders who want to convert Securities must satisfy the requirements set forth in paragraph 9 of the Securities;
(8) that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price and contingent interest, if any;
(9) if fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be redeemed, the certificate number and Principal Amounts at Maturity of the particular Securities to be redeemed;
(10) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment of such Redemption Price and contingent interest, if any, Original Issue Discount and contingent interest, if any, on Securities called for redemption will cease to
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accrue on and after the Redemption Date and the Securities will cease to be convertible; and
(11) the CUSIP number of the Securities.
At the Company's request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company's name and at the Company's expense, provided that the Company makes such request at least five Business Days (unless a shorter period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee) prior to the date such notice of redemption must be mailed.
SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption.
Once notice of redemption is given, Securities called for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the Redemption Price (together with accrued contingent interest, if any, to but not including the date of redemption) stated in the notice except for Securities which are converted in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities shall be paid at the Redemption Price (together with accrued contingent interest, if any, to but not including the date of redemption) stated in the notice.
SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.
Prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or if the Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and any accrued and unpaid contingent interest to but not including the date of redemption with respect to, all Securities to be redeemed on that date other than Securities or portions of Securities called for redemption which on or prior thereto have been delivered by the Company to the Trustee for cancellation or have been converted. The Paying Agent shall as promptly as practicable return to the Company any money, not required for that purpose because of conversion of Securities pursuant to Article 10. If such money is then held by the Company in trust and is not required for such purpose it shall be discharged from such trust.
SECTION 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder a new Security in an authorized denomination equal in Principal Amount at Maturity to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.
SECTION 3.07. Conversion Arrangement on Call for Redemption.
In connection with any redemption of Securities, the Company may arrange for the purchase and conversion of any Securities called for redemption by an agreement with one or more investment banks or other purchasers to purchase such Securities by paying to the Trustee in trust for the Securityholders, on or prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date, an amount that, together with any amounts deposited with the Trustee by the Company for the redemption of such Securities, is not less than the Redemption Price of, and any accrued and
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unpaid contingent interest with respect to, such Securities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 3, the obligation of the Company to pay the Redemption Prices of such Securities shall be deemed to be satisfied and discharged to the extent such amount is so paid by such purchasers. If such an agreement is entered into, any Securities not duly surrendered for conversion by the Holders thereof may, at the option of the Company, be deemed, to the fullest extent permitted by law, acquired by such purchasers from such Holders and (notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article 10 hereof) surrendered by such purchasers for conversion, all as of immediately prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Redemption Date, subject to payment of the above amount as aforesaid. The Trustee shall hold and pay to the Holders whose Securities are selected for redemption any such amount paid to it for purchase and conversion in the same manner as it would moneys deposited with it by the Company for the redemption of Securities. Without the Trustee's prior written consent, no arrangement between the Company and such purchasers for the purchase and conversion of any Securities shall increase or otherwise affect any of the powers, duties, responsibilities or obligations of the Trustee as set forth in this Indenture, and the Company agrees to indemnify the Trustee from, and hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense arising out of or in connection with any such arrangement for the purchase and conversion of any Securities between the Company and such purchasers, including the costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee in the defense of any claim or liability arising out of or in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers, duties, responsibilities or obligations under this Indenture.
SECTION 3.08. Purchase of Securities at Option of the Holder.
(a) General. Securities shall be purchased by the Company pursuant to paragraph 7 of the Securities at the option of the Holder thereof, upon:
(1) delivery to the Paying Agent by the Holder of a written notice of purchase (a "Purchase Notice") at any time from the opening of business on the date that is 20 Business Days prior to a Purchase Date until the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Purchase Date stating:
(A) if Certificated Securities have been issued, the certificate number of the Security which the Holder will deliver to be purchased or, if not, such information as may be required under Applicable Procedures,
(B) the portion of the Principal Amount at Maturity of the Security which the Holder will deliver to be purchased, which portion must be a Principal Amount at Maturity of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof,
(C) that such Security shall be purchased as of the Purchase Date pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in paragraph 7 of the Securities and in this Indenture, and
(D) in the event the Company elects, pursuant to Section 3.08(b)
hereof, to pay the Purchase Price to be paid as of such Purchase Date, in whole or in part, in shares of Common Stock but the Purchase Price shall ultimately be
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payable to such Holder entirely in cash because any of the conditions to payment of the Purchase Price in Common Stock is not satisfied prior to the close of business on such Purchase Date, as set forth in
Section 3.08(d) hereof, whether such Holder elects (i) to withdraw such Purchase Notice as to some or all of the Securities to which such Purchase Notice relates (stating the Principal Amount at Maturity and certificate numbers of the Securities as to which such withdrawal shall relate), or (ii) to receive cash in respect of the entire Purchase Price for all Securities (or portions thereof) to which such Purchase Notice relates; and
(2) delivery of such Security to the Paying Agent prior to, on or after the Purchase Date (together with all necessary endorsements) at the offices of the Paying Agent, such delivery being a condition to receipt by the Holder of the Purchase Price therefor; provided, however, that such Purchase Price shall be so paid pursuant to this Section 3.08 only if the Security so delivered to the Paying Agent shall conform in all respects to the description thereof in the related Purchase Notice, as determined by the Company.
If a Holder, in such Holder's Purchase Notice and in any written notice of withdrawal delivered by such Holder pursuant to the terms of Section 3.10 hereof, fails to indicate such Holder's choice with respect to the election set forth in clause (D) of Section 3.08(a)(1), such Holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive cash in respect of the Purchase Price for all Securities subject to such Purchase Notice in the circumstances set forth in such clause (D).
The Company shall purchase from the Holder thereof, pursuant to this
Section 3.08, a portion of a Security if the Principal Amount at Maturity of such portion is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to the purchase of all of a Security also apply to the purchase of such portion of such Security.
Any purchase by the Company contemplated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.08 shall be consummated by the delivery of the consideration to be received by the Holder (including accrued and unpaid contingent interest, if any) promptly following the later of the Purchase Date and the time of delivery of the Security.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent the Purchase Notice contemplated by this Section 3.08(a) shall have the right to withdraw such Purchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 3.10 hereof.
The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Purchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.
(b) Company's Right to Elect Manner of Payment of Purchase Price. The Securities to be purchased pursuant to Section 3.08(a) may be paid for, at the election of the Company, in U.S. legal tender ("cash") or Common Stock, or in any combination of cash and Common Stock, subject to the conditions set forth in Sections 3.08(c) and (d). The Company
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shall designate, in the Company Notice delivered pursuant to Section 3.08(e), whether the Company will purchase the Securities for cash or Common Stock, or, if a combination thereof, the percentages of the Purchase Price of Securities in respect of which it will pay in cash or Common Stock; provided that the Company will pay cash for fractional interests in Common Stock. For purposes of determining the existence of potential fractional interests, all Securities subject to purchase by the Company held by a Holder shall be considered together (no matter how many separate certificates are to be presented). Each Holder whose Securities are purchased pursuant to this Section 3.08 shall receive the same percentage of cash or Common Stock in payment of the Purchase Price for such Securities, except (i) as provided in Section 3.08(d) with regard to the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock and (ii) in the event that the Company is unable to purchase the Securities of a Holder or Holders for Common Stock because any necessary qualifications or registrations of the Common Stock under applicable state securities laws cannot be obtained, the Company may purchase the Securities of such Holder or Holders for cash. The Company may not change its election with respect to the consideration (or components or percentages of components thereof) to be paid once the Company has given its Company Notice to Securityholders except pursuant to this Section 3.08(b) or pursuant to Section 3.08(d) in the event of a failure to satisfy, prior to the close of business on the Purchase Date, any condition to the payment of the Purchase Price, in whole or in part, in Common Stock.
At least three Business Days before the Company Notice Date (as defined in Section 3.08(c) hereof), the Company shall deliver an Officers' Certificate to the Trustee specifying:
(i) the manner of payment selected by the Company;
(ii) the information required by Section 3.08(e) hereof;
(iii) if the Company elects to pay the Purchase Price, or a specified percentage thereof, in Common Stock, that the conditions to such manner of payment set forth in Section 3.08(d) hereof have been or will be complied with; and
(iv) whether the Company desires the Trustee to give the Company Notice required by Section 3.08(e) hereof.
(c) Purchase with Cash. On each Purchase Date, at the option of the Company, the Purchase Price of Securities in respect of which a Purchase Notice pursuant to Section 3.08(a) hereof has been given, or a specified percentage thereof, may be paid by the Company with cash equal to the aggregate Purchase Price of such Securities. If the Company elects to purchase Securities with cash, the Company Notice, as provided in Section 3.08(e) hereof, shall be sent to Holders (and to beneficial owners as required by applicable law) not less than 20 Business Days prior to such Purchase Date (the "Company Notice Date").
(d) Payment by Issuance of Common Stock. On each Purchase Date, at the option of the Company, the Purchase Price of Securities in respect of which a Purchase Notice pursuant to Section 3.08(a) hereof has been given, or a specified percentage thereof, may be paid by the Company by the issuance of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient
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obtained by dividing (i) the amount of cash to which the Securityholders would have been entitled had the Company elected to pay all or such specified percentage, as the case may be, of the Purchase Price of such Securities in cash by (ii) the Market Price of a share of Common Stock, subject to the next succeeding paragraph.
The Company will not issue a fractional share of Common Stock in payment of the Purchase Price. Instead the Company will pay cash for the current market value of the fractional share. The current market value of a fraction of a share shall be determined by multiplying the Market Price by such fraction and rounding the product to the nearest whole cent. It is understood that if a Holder elects to have more than one Security purchased, the number of shares of Common Stock shall be based on the aggregate amount of Securities to be purchased.
If the Company elects to purchase the Securities by the issuance of shares of Common Stock, the Company Notice, as provided in Section 3.08(e) hereof, shall be sent to the Holders (and to beneficial owners as required by applicable law) not later than the Company Notice Date.
The Company's right to exercise its election to purchase the Securities pursuant to this Section 3.08 through the issuance of shares of Common Stock shall be conditioned upon:
(i) the Company's not having given its Company Notice of an election to pay entirely in cash and its giving of timely Company Notice (as defined in Section 3.08(e) hereof) of election to purchase all or a specified percentage of the Securities with Common Stock as provided herein;
(ii) the shares of Common Stock having been admitted for listing or admitted for listing subject to notice of issuance on the principal United States securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or causing such shares of Common Stock to be quoted on the Nasdaq National Market System if not so quoted;
(iii) the registration of the shares of Common Stock to be issued in respect of the payment of the Purchase Price under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), in each case, if required;
(iv) any necessary qualification or registration under applicable state securities laws or the availability of an exemption from such qualification and registration; and
(v) the receipt by the Trustee of an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that (A) the terms of the issuance of the Common Stock are in conformity with this Indenture and (B) the shares of Common Stock to be issued by the Company in payment of the Purchase Price in respect of Securities have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered pursuant to the terms of this Indenture in payment of the Purchase Price in respect of the Securities, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, free from preemptive rights, and, in the case of such Officers' Certificate, stating that conditions (i),
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(ii), (iii) and (iv) above and the condition set forth in the second succeeding sentence have been satisfied and, in the case of such Opinion of Counsel, stating that conditions (ii), (iii) and (iv) above have been satisfied.
Such Officers' Certificate shall also set forth the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued for each $1,000 Principal Amount at Maturity of Securities and the Sale Price of a share of Common Stock on each Trading Day during the period for which the Market Price is calculated. The Company may pay the Purchase Price (or any portion thereof) in Common Stock only if the information necessary to calculate the Market Price is published in a daily newspaper of national circulation. If the foregoing conditions are not satisfied with respect to a Holder or Holders prior to the close of business on the Purchase Date and the Company has elected to purchase the Securities pursuant to this Section 3.08 through the issuance of shares of Common Stock, the Company shall pay the entire Purchase Price of the Securities of such Holder or Holders in cash.
The "Market Price" means the average of the Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the five Trading Day period ending on the third Business Day prior to the applicable Purchase Date (if the third Business Day prior to the applicable Purchase Date is a Trading Day, otherwise the Five Trading Day period shall end on the last Trading Day prior to such third Business Day), appropriately adjusted to take into account the occurrence, during the period commencing on the first of such Trading Days during such five Trading Day period and ending on such Purchase Date, of any event described in Section 10.06, 10.07 or 10.08 hereof; subject, however, to the conditions set forth in Sections 10.09 and 10.10 hereof.
The "Sale Price" on any date means the closing per share sale price (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and average ask prices) on such date as reported in composite transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or such other principal United States securities exchange on which the Common Stock is traded or, if the Common Stock is not listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, (i) as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated, or (ii) if such bid and ask prices are not reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated, in a manner to be determined by the Company on the basis of such quotation as the Company considers appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion.
(e) Notice of Election. The Company's notice of election to purchase with cash or Common Stock or any combination thereof shall be sent to the Holders (and to beneficial owners as required by applicable law) in the manner provided in Section 12.02 at the time specified in Section 3.08(c) or (d) hereof, as applicable (the "Company Notice"). Such Company Notice shall state the manner of payment elected and shall contain the following information: In the event the Company has elected to pay the Purchase Price (or a specified percentage thereof) with Common Stock, the Company Notice shall:
(1) state that each Holder will receive Common Stock with a Market Price determined as of a specified date prior to the Purchase Date equal to such specified
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percentage of the Purchase Price of the Securities held by such Holder (except any cash amount to be paid in lieu of fractional shares);
(2) set forth the method of calculating the Market Price of the Common Stock; and
(3) state that because the Market Price of Common Stock will be determined prior to the Purchase Date, Holders will bear the market risk with respect to the value of the Common Stock to be received from the date such Market Price is determined to the Purchase Date.
In any case, each Company Notice shall include a form of Purchase Notice to be completed by a Securityholder and shall state:
(i) the Purchase Price, the Conversion Rate and, to the extent known at the time of such notice, the amount of contingent interest, if any, that will be accrued and payable with respect to the Securities as of the Purchase Date;
(ii) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;
(iii) that Securities as to which a Purchase Notice has been given may be converted pursuant to Article 10 hereof only if the applicable Purchase Notice has been withdrawn in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
(iv) that Securities must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect payment of the Purchase Price and contingent interest, if any;
(v) that the Purchase Price for any Security as to which a Purchase Notice has been given and not withdrawn, together with any accrued contingent interest payable with respect thereto, will be paid promptly following the later of the Purchase Date and the time of surrender of such Security as described in (iv);
(vi) the procedures the Holder must follow to exercise rights under this Section 3.08 and a brief description of those rights;
(vii) briefly, the conversion rights of the Securities;
(viii) the procedures for withdrawing a Purchase Notice (including, without limitation, for a conditional withdrawal pursuant to the terms of Section 3.08(a)(1)(D) or Section 3.10 hereof);
(ix) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment of such Purchase Price and contingent interest, if any, Original Issue Discount and contingent interest, if any, on Securities surrendered for purchase will cease to accrue on and after the Purchase Date; and
(x) the CUSIP number of the Securities.
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At the Company's request, the Trustee shall give such Company Notice in the Company's name and at the Company's expense; provided, however, that, in all cases, the text of such Company Notice shall be prepared by the Company.
Upon determination of the actual number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered for each $1,000 Principal Amount at Maturity of Securities, the Company will promptly issue a press release and publish such determination on the Company's web site on the World Wide Web or through such other public medium as the Company may use at that time.
(f) Covenants of the Company. All shares of Common Stock delivered upon purchase of the Securities shall be newly issued shares or treasury shares, shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and shall be free from preemptive rights and free of any lien or adverse claim.
(g) Procedure upon Purchase. The Company shall deposit cash (in respect of a cash purchase under Section 3.08(c) hereof or for fractional interests or contingent interest, as applicable) or shares of Common Stock, or a combination thereof, as applicable, at the time and in the manner as provided in Section 3.11 hereof, sufficient to pay the aggregate Purchase Price of, and any accrued and unpaid contingent interest with respect to, all Securities to be purchased pursuant to this Section 3.08. As soon as practicable after the Purchase Date, the Company shall deliver to each Holder entitled to receive Common Stock through the Paying Agent, a certificate for the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable in payment of the Purchase Price and cash in lieu of any fractional interests. The person in whose name the certificate for Common Stock is registered shall be treated as a holder of record of shares of Common Stock on the Business Day following the Purchase Date. Subject to Section 3.08(d) hereof, no payment or adjustment will be made for dividends on the Common Stock the record date for which occurred on or prior to the Purchase Date.
(h) Taxes. If a Holder of a Security is paid in Common Stock, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on such issue of shares of Common Stock. However, the Holder shall pay any such tax which is due because the Holder requests the shares of Common Stock to be issued in a name other than the Holder's name. The Paying Agent may refuse to deliver the certificates representing the Common Stock being issued in a name other than the Holder's name until the Paying Agent receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax which will be due because the shares of Common Stock are to be issued in a name other than the Holder's name. Nothing herein shall preclude any income tax withholding required by law or regulations.
SECTION 3.09. Purchase of Securities at Option of the Holder upon Change in Control.
(a) If on or prior to the date specified in paragraph 7 of the Securities, there shall have occurred a Change in Control, Securities shall be purchased by the Company, at the option of the Holder thereof, at a purchase price specified in paragraph 7 of the Securities (the "Change in Control Purchase Price"), as of the date that is no later than 35 Business Days after the occurrence of the Change in Control but in no event prior to the date on which such Change
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in Control occurs (the "Change in Control Purchase Date"), subject to satisfaction by or on behalf of the Holder of the requirements set forth in
Section 3.09(c) hereof.
A "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as either of the following events shall occur:
(1) any person, including its respective Affiliates and associates, other than the Company, its Subsidiaries or any employee benefits plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, files a Schedule 13D or Schedule TO (or any successor schedule, form or report) pursuant to the Exchange Act, disclosing that such person has become the beneficial owner of 50% or more of the aggregate voting power of the Common Stock and other Capital Stock with equivalent voting rights, or other Capital Stock into which the Common Stock is reclassified or changed; provided, however, that a person shall not be deemed beneficial owner of, or to own beneficially, (A) any securities tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by or on behalf of such person or any of such person's Affiliates until such tendered securities are accepted for purchase or exchange thereunder, or (B) any securities if such beneficial ownership (1) arises solely as a result of a revocable proxy delivered in response to a proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, and (2) is not also then reportable on Schedule 13D (or any successor schedule) under the Exchange Act; or
(2) there shall be consummated any share exchange, consolidation or merger of the Company pursuant to which the Common Stock would be converted into cash, securities or other property, in each case other than a share exchange, consolidation or merger of the Company in which the holders of the Common Stock and other Capital Stock with equivalent voting rights immediately prior to the share exchange, consolidation or merger have, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the total voting power in the aggregate of all classes of Capital Stock of the continuing or surviving corporation immediately after such share exchange, consolidation or merger.
For purposes of defining a change in control:
(x) the term "person" and the term "group" have the meanings given by
Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions;
(y) the term "group" includes any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act or any successor provision; and
(z) the term "beneficial owner" is determined in accordance with Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act or any successor provisions, except that a person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all shares that person has the right to acquire irrespective of whether that right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time.
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(b) Within 15 Business Days after the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company shall mail a written notice of Change in Control by first-class mail to the Trustee and to each Holder (and to beneficial owners as required by applicable law). The notice shall include a form of Change in Control Purchase Notice to be completed by the Securityholder and shall state:
(1) briefly, the events causing a Change in Control and the date of such Change in Control;
(2) the date by which the Change in Control Purchase Notice pursuant to this Section 3.09 must be given;
(3) the Change in Control Purchase Date;
(4) the Change in Control Purchase Price and, to the extent known at the time of such notice, the amount of contingent interest, if any, that will be accrued and payable with respect to the Securities as of the Change in Control Purchase Date;
(5) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;
(6) the Conversion Rate and any adjustments thereto;
(7) that Securities as to which a Change in Control Purchase Notice has been given may be converted pursuant to Article 10 hereof only if the Change in Control Purchase Notice has been withdrawn in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
(8) that Securities must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect payment of the Change in Control Purchase Price and contingent interest, if any;
(9) that the Change in Control Purchase Price for any Security as to which a Change in Control Purchase Notice has been duly given and not withdrawn, together with any accrued contingent interest payable with respect thereto, will be paid promptly following the later of the Change in Control Purchase Date and the time of surrender of such Security as described in (8);
(10) briefly, the procedures the Holder must follow to exercise rights under this Section 3.09;
(11) briefly, the conversion rights of the Securities;
(12) the procedures for withdrawing a Change in Control Purchase Notice;
(13) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment of such Change in Control Purchase Price and contingent interest, if any, Original Issue Discount and contingent interest, if any, on Securities surrendered for purchase will cease to accrue on and after the Change in Control Purchase Date; and
(14) the CUSIP number of the Securities.
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(c) A Holder may exercise its rights specified in Section 3.09(a) hereof upon delivery of a written notice of purchase (a "Change in Control Purchase Notice") to the Paying Agent at any time prior to the close of business on the Change in Control Purchase Date, stating:
(1) if Certificated Securities have been issued, the certificate number of the Security which the Holder will deliver to be purchased or if not, such information as may be required under Applicable Procedures;
(2) the portion of the Principal Amount at Maturity of the Security which the Holder will deliver to be purchased, which portion must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; and
(3) that such Security shall be purchased pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in paragraph 7 of the Securities.
The delivery of such Security to the Paying Agent prior to, on or after the Change in Control Purchase Date (together with all necessary endorsements) at the offices of the Paying Agent shall be a condition to the receipt by the Holder of the Change in Control Purchase Price therefor; provided, however, that such Change in Control Purchase Price shall be so paid pursuant to this Section 3.09 only if the Security so delivered to the Paying Agent shall conform in all respects to the description thereof set forth in the related Change in Control Purchase Notice.
The Company shall purchase from the Holder thereof, pursuant to this
Section 3.09, a portion of a Security if the Principal Amount at Maturity of such portion is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to the purchase of all of a Security also apply to the purchase of such portion of such Security.
Any purchase by the Company contemplated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.09 shall be consummated by the delivery of the consideration to be received by the Holder (together with accrued and unpaid contingent interest, if any) promptly following the later of the Change in Control Purchase Date and the time of delivery of the Security to the Paying Agent in accordance with this
Section 3.09.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent the Change in Control Purchase Notice contemplated by this
Section 3.09(c) shall have the right to withdraw such Change in Control Purchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business on the Change in Control Purchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 3.10 hereof.
The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Change in Control Purchase Notice or written withdrawal thereof.
The Company shall not be required to comply with this Section 3.09 if a third party mails a written notice of Change in Control in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with this Section 3.09 and repurchases all Securities for which a Change in Control Purchase Notice shall be delivered and not withdrawn.
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SECTION 3.10. Effect of Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice.
Upon receipt by the Paying Agent of the Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice specified in Section 3.08(a) or Section 3.09(c) hereof, as applicable, the Holder of the Security in respect of which such Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice, as the case may be, was given shall (unless such Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice is withdrawn as specified in the following two paragraphs) thereafter be entitled to receive solely the Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price, as the case may be, and any accrued and unpaid contingent interest, with respect to such Security. Such Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price and contingent interest, if any, shall be paid to such Holder, subject to receipt of funds and/or securities by the Paying Agent, promptly following the later of (x) the Purchase Date or the Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be, with respect to such Security (provided the conditions in Section 3.08(a) or Section 3.09(c) hereof, as applicable, have been satisfied) and (y) the time of delivery of such Security to the Paying Agent by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 3.08(a) or Section 3.09(c) hereof, as applicable. Securities in respect of which a Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice, as the case may be, has been given by the Holder thereof may not be converted pursuant to Article 10 hereof on or after the date of the delivery of such Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice, as the case may be, unless such Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice, as the case may be, has first been validly withdrawn as specified in the following two paragraphs.
A Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice, as the case may be, may be withdrawn by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the office of the Paying Agent in accordance with the Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice, as the case may be, at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Date or the close of business on the Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be, specifying:
(1) if Certificated Securities have been issued, the certificate number of the Security in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, or if not, such information as may be required under Applicable Procedures,
(2) the Principal Amount at Maturity of the Security with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, and
(3) the Principal Amount at Maturity, if any, of such Security which remains subject to the original Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice, as the case may be, and which has been or will be delivered for purchase by the Company.
A written notice of withdrawal of a Purchase Notice may be in the form set forth in the preceding paragraph or may be in the form of (i) a conditional withdrawal contained in a Purchase Notice pursuant to the terms of Section 3.08(a)(1)(D) hereof or (ii) a conditional withdrawal containing the information set forth in Section 3.08(a)(1)(D) hereof and the preceding paragraph and contained in a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Paying Agent as set forth in the preceding paragraph.
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There shall be no purchase of any Securities pursuant to Section 3.08 hereof (other than through the issuance of Common Stock in payment of the Purchase Price, including cash in lieu of fractional shares) or Section 3.09 hereof if there has occurred (prior to, on or after, as the case may be, the giving, by the Holders of such Securities, of the required Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice, as the case may be) and is continuing an Event of Default (other than a default in the payment of the Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price, as the case may be, and any accrued and unpaid contingent interest with respect to such Securities). The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Securities (x) with respect to which a Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice, as the case may be, has been withdrawn in compliance with this Indenture, or (y) held by it during the continuance of an Event of Default (other than a default in the payment of the Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price, as the case may be, and any accrued and unpaid contingent interest with respect to such Securities) in which case, upon such return, the Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.
SECTION 3.11. Deposit of Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price.
Prior to 10:00 a.m. (local time in The City of New York) on the Business Day following the Purchase Date or the Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 2.04 hereof) an amount of money (in immediately available funds if deposited on such Business Day) or Common Stock, if permitted hereunder, sufficient to pay the aggregate Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price, as the case may be, of, and any accrued and unpaid contingent interest with respect to, all the Securities or portions thereof which are to be purchased as of the Purchase Date or Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be.
SECTION 3.12. Securities Purchased in Part.
Any Security which is to be purchased only in part shall be surrendered at the office of the Paying Agent (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security, without service charge, a new Security or Securities, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the Principal Amount at Maturity of the Security so surrendered which is not purchased.
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SECTION 3.13. Covenant to Comply With Securities Laws Upon Purchase of Securities.
In connection with any offer to purchase or purchase of Securities under Section 3.08 or 3.09 hereof (provided that such offer or purchase constitutes an "issuer tender offer" for purposes of Rule 13e-4 (which term, as used herein, includes any successor provision thereto) under the Exchange Act at the time of such offer or purchase), the Company shall, to the extent required by law, (i) comply with Rule 13e-4, Rule 14e-1 and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act which may then apply, (ii) file the related Schedule TO (or any other required schedule) under the Exchange Act, and (iii) otherwise comply with all Federal and state securities laws so as to permit the rights and obligations under Sections 3.08 and 3.09 hereof to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified in Sections 3.08 and 3.09 hereof.
SECTION 3.14. Repayment to the Company.
The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Company any cash or shares of Common Stock that remain unclaimed as provided in paragraph 14 of the Securities, together with interest or dividends, if any, thereon (subject to the provisions of Section 7.01(f) hereof), held by them for the payment of the Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price, as the case may be, or contingent interest, if any; provided, however, that to the extent that the aggregate amount of cash or shares of Common Stock deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 3.11 hereof exceeds the aggregate Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price, as the case may be, of, and the accrued and unpaid contingent interest with respect to, the Securities or portions thereof which the Company is obligated to purchase as of the Purchase Date or Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be, whether as a result of withdrawal or otherwise, then promptly after the Business Day following the Purchase Date or Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be, the Trustee shall return any such excess to the Company together with interest or dividends, if any, thereon (subject to the provisions of Section 7.01(f) hereof).
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities.
The Company shall promptly make all payments in respect of the Securities on the dates and in the manner provided in the Securities or pursuant to this Indenture. Any amounts to be given to the Trustee or Paying Agent, shall be deposited with the Trustee or Paying Agent by 10:00 a.m., New York City time, by the Company. Principal Amount at Maturity, Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase Price, and contingent interest, if any, shall be considered paid on the applicable date due if on such date (or, in the case of a Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price, on the Business Day following the applicable Purchase Date or Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be) the Trustee or the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with this Indenture, money or securities, if permitted hereunder, sufficient to pay all such amounts then due.
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The Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, pay interest on overdue amounts at the rate per annum set forth in paragraph 1 of the Securities, compounded semiannually, which interest shall accrue from the date such overdue amount was originally due to the date payment of such amount, including interest thereon, has been made or duly provided for. All such interest shall be payable on demand. The accrual of such interest on overdue amounts shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, the continued accrual of Original Issue Discount.
SECTION 4.02. SEC and Other Reports.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 15 days after it files such annual and quarterly reports, information, documents and other reports with the SEC, copies of its annual report and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. In the event the Company is at any time no longer subject to the reporting requirements of
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, it shall continue to provide the Trustee with reports containing substantially the same information as would have been required to be filed with the SEC had the Company continued to have been subject to such reporting requirements. In such event, such reports shall be provided at the times the Company would have been required to provide reports had it continued to have been subject to such reporting requirements. The Company also shall comply with the other provisions of TIA Section 314(a). Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee's receipt of the same shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company's compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers' Certificates).
SECTION 4.03. Compliance Certificate.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (beginning with the fiscal year ending on or about December 31, 2003) an Officers' Certificate, one of the signers of which is the chief executive, chief financial or chief accounting officer, stating whether or not to the knowledge of the signers thereof the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and if the Company shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.
SECTION 4.04. Further Instruments and Acts.
Upon request of the Trustee, the Company will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purposes of this Indenture.
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SECTION 4.05. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Company will maintain an office or agency of the Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent where Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange for other Securities, purchase, redemption or conversion for Common Stock and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The agency specified in
Section 12.02 hereof shall initially be such office or agency for all of the aforesaid purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and of any change in the location, of any such office or agency (other than a change in the location of the office of the Trustee). If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the address of the Trustee set forth in Section 12.02 hereof.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations.
SECTION 4.06. Delivery of Certain Information.
At any time when the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, upon the request of a Holder or any beneficial holder of Securities or shares of Common Stock that are restricted securities issued upon conversion thereof, the Company will promptly furnish or cause to be furnished Rule 144A Information (as defined below) to such Holder or any beneficial holder of Securities or holder of shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Securities, or to a prospective purchaser of any such security designated by any such holder, as the case may be, to the extent required to permit compliance by such Holder or holder with Rule 144A under the Securities Act in connection with the resale of any such security. "Rule 144A Information" shall be such information as is specified pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
SECTION 4.07. Calculation of Tax Original Issue Discount.
The Company agrees, and each Holder and any beneficial owner of a Security by its purchase thereof shall be deemed to agree, to treat, for United States federal income tax purposes, the Securities as debt instruments that are subject to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1275-4(b). For United States federal income tax purposes, the Company agrees, and each Holder and any beneficial owner of a Security by its purchase thereof shall be deemed to agree, to treat the fair market value of the Common Stock received upon the conversion of a Security, or upon the Holder's or beneficial owner's exercise of a put right where the Company elects to pay in Common Stock, as a contingent payment for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1275-4(b) and to accrue interest with respect to outstanding Securities as original issue discount for United States federal income tax purposes ("Tax OID") according to the "noncontingent bond method," set forth in Section 1.1275-4(b) of the Treasury Regulations, using the comparable yield set forth in Exhibit C attached hereto, compounded semiannually, and the projected payment schedule in Exhibit C attached hereto.
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The Company acknowledges and agrees, and each Holder and any beneficial owner of a Security by its purchase thereof shall be deemed to acknowledge and agree, that (i) the comparable yield means the annual yield the Company would pay on a noncontingent, nonconvertible, fixed-rate debt security with terms and conditions otherwise comparable to those of the Securities, (ii) the schedule of projected payments is determined on the basis of an assumption of linear growth of the stock price and a constant dividend yield and is not determined for any purpose other than for the determination of interest accruals and adjustments thereof in respect of the Securities for United States federal income tax purposes and (iii) the comparable yield and the schedule of projected payments do not constitute a projection or representation regarding the amounts payable on the Securities.
ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
SECTION 5.01. Company May Consolidate, etc. Only on Certain Terms.
The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into any other person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, unless:
(a) in case the Company shall consolidate with or merge with or into another corporation or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, the person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company shall be a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the Principal Amount at Maturity, Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase Price and contingent interest, if any, on all the Securities and the performance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;
(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing; and
(c) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and such supplemental indenture comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been met.
SECTION 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted.
Upon any consolidation with or merger with or into any other person, or any conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof, the successor person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or
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lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the Company (which term for this purpose shall mean the person named as the "Company" in the first paragraph of this instrument or any successor person which shall theretofore have become such in the manner presented in this Article 5) shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default.
"Event of Default", wherever used herein with respect to the Securities, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law, pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
(1) the Company defaults in payment of any contingent interest on any of the Securities, which default continues for 30 days;
(2) the Company defaults in the payment of the Principal Amount at Maturity, Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price on any Security when the same becomes due and payable at its Stated Maturity, upon redemption, upon declaration, when due for purchase by the Company or otherwise;
(3) the Company fails to comply with any of its agreements in the Securities or this Indenture (other than those referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above) and such failure continues for 30 days after there has been given by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee, or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the outstanding Securities, a written notice specifying such default and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder;
(4) a default under any (i) indebtedness for any money borrowed by the Company or the Operating Company, (ii) mortgage, indenture or other instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or the Operating Company or (iii) guarantee by the Company or the Operating Company of payment for money borrowed, which default shall consist of a payment default at the stated maturity thereof, after giving effect to any applicable grace period, or shall have resulted in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable, without such indebtedness or accelerated indebtedness having been discharged, or such acceleration having been cured, waived,
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rescinded or annulled, within a period of 30 days after there shall have been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee, or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the outstanding Securities, a written notice specifying such default and requiring the Company or the Operating Company, as the case may be, to cause such indebtedness or accelerated indebtedness to be discharged or cause such acceleration to be cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, as the case may be, and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder; provided, that a default shall exist under this subsection only if the aggregate principal amount outstanding under all such indebtedness that is so in default or has become due prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable exceeds $25,000,000;
(5) the Company or the Operating Company shall fail within 60 days to pay, bond or otherwise discharge any uninsured judgment or court order in excess of $25,000,000 which is not stayed;
(6) the Company or the Operating Company pursuant to or under or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(A) commences a voluntary case or proceeding;
(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding or the commencement of any case against it;
(C) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property;
(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
(E) files a petition in bankruptcy or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief; or
(F) consents to the filing of such petition or the appointment of or taking possession by a Custodian; or
(7) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(A) is for relief against the Company or the Operating Company in an involuntary case or proceeding, or adjudicates the Company or the Operating Company insolvent or bankrupt;
(B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or the Operating Company or for any substantial part of the property of the Company or the Operating Company; or
(C) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or the Operating Company;
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and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days.
"Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar Federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
"Custodian" means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
A Default under clause (3) or clause (4) above is not an Event of Default until the Trustee notifies the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding notify the Company and the Trustee, of the Default and the Company does not cure such Default (and such Default is not waived) within the time specified in clause (3) or clause (4) above after actual receipt of such notice. Any such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a "Notice of Default".
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after it becomes aware of the occurrence thereof, written notice of any event which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default under clause (3) or clause (4) above, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
SECTION 6.02. Acceleration.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in
Section 6.01(5), (6) or (7) hereof in respect of the Company or the Operating Company) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by Notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount through the date of declaration, and any accrued and unpaid contingent interest through the date of such declaration, on all the Securities to be immediately due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount, and such accrued and unpaid contingent interest, if any, shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(5), (6) or (7) hereof in respect of the Company or the Operating Company occurs and is continuing, the Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount plus any accrued and unpaid contingent interest, on all the Securities shall become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Securityholders. The Holders of a majority in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding, by notice to the Trustee (and without notice to any other Securityholder) may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of the Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount plus accrued and unpaid contingent interest that have become due solely as a result of acceleration and if all amounts due to the Trustee under
Section 7.07 hereof have been paid. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.
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SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of the Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount plus any accrued and unpaid contingent interest on the Securities or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities or this Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if the Trustee does not possess any of the Securities or does not produce any of the Securities in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Securityholder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of, or acquiescence in, the Event of Default. Except as set forth in Section 2.07 hereof, no remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative.
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults.
Subject to Section 6.02 hereof, the Holders of a majority in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding, by notice to the Trustee (and without notice to any other Securityholder), may waive an existing Default and its consequences except (1) an Event of Default described in Section 6.01(1) or (2) hereof, (2) a Default in respect of a provision that under Section 9.02 cannot be amended without the consent of each Securityholder affected or (3) a Default which constitutes a failure to convert any Security in accordance with the terms of Article 10 hereof. When a Default is waived, it is deemed cured, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any consequent right. This Section 6.04 shall be in lieu of Section 316(a)(1)(A) of the TIA and such Section 316(a)(1)(A) is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.
SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority.
The Holders of a majority in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines in good faith is unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Securityholders or could, in reasonable likelihood, impose personal liability upon the Trustee unless the Trustee is offered indemnity satisfactory to it. This Section 6.05 shall be in lieu of Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the TIA and such Section 316(a)(1)(B) is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits.
A Securityholder may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Securities unless:
(1) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice stating that an Event of Default is continuing;
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(2) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
(4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of security or indemnity; and
(5) the Holders of a majority in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request during such 60-day period.
A Securityholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of any other Securityholder or to obtain a preference or priority over any other Securityholder.
SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of the Principal Amount at Maturity, Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase Price, and contingent interest, if any, in respect of the Securities held by such Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Securities or any Redemption Date, and to convert the Securities in accordance with Article 10 hereof, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates or the right to convert, shall not be impaired or affected adversely without the consent of such Holder.
SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.
If an Event of Default described in Section 6.01(1) or (2) hereof occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount owing with respect to the Securities and the amounts provided for in Section 7.07 hereof.
SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the Principal Amount at Maturity, Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase Price, and contingent interest, if any, in respect of the Securities shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on the Company for the payment of any such amount) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,
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(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the Principal Amount at Maturity, Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase Price as the case may be, or contingent interest, if any, and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel or any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and
(b) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
SECTION 6.10. Priorities.
If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money in the following order:
FIRST: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.07 hereof;
SECOND: to Securityholders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities for the Principal Amount at Maturity, Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase Price, as the case may be, and contingent interest, if any, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to such amounts due and payable on the Securities; and
THIRD: the balance, if any, to the Company.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Securityholders pursuant to this Section 6.10. At least 15 days before such record date, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder and the Company a notice that states the record date, the payment date and the amount to be paid.
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SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit (other than the Trustee) of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit (other than the Trustee), having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding. This Section 6.11 shall be in lieu of Section 315(e) of the TIA and such Section 315(e) is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.
SECTION 6.12. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws.
The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury or other law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the Principal Amount at Maturity, Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase Price, as the case may be, and contingent interest, if any, in respect of Securities, or any interest on such amounts, as contemplated herein, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person's own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(1) the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others; and
(2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificate or opinion furnished to the Trustee and
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conforming to the requirements of this Indenture, but in case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture, but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein. This Section 7.01(b) shall be in lieu of
Section 315(a) of the TIA and such Section 315(a) is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(1) this paragraph (c) does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;
(2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.
Subparagraphs (c)(1), (2) and (3) shall be in lieu of Sections
315(d)(1), 315(d)(2) and 315(d)(3) of the TIA and such Sections 315(d)(1), 315(d)(2) and 315(d)(3) are hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.
(d) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (e) of this
Section 7.01.
(e) The Trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any right or power or extend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.
(f) Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee (acting in any capacity hereunder) shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Company.
SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee.
Subject to its duties and responsibilities under the provisions of
Section 7.01 hereof, and, except as expressly excluded from this Indenture pursuant to Section 7.01 hereof, subject also to its duties and responsibilities under the TIA:
(a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
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(b) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate;
(c) the Trustee and the Bid Solicitation Agent may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(d) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers conferred under this Indenture;
(e) the Trustee may consult with counsel selected by it and any advice or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;
(f) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders, pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby;
(g) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors;
(h) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, including, without limitation, any Company Request, Company Order or Officers' Certificate, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation or lack thereof;
(i) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee received written notice of an event which is in fact such a Default or Event of Default, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture, describes the event with specificity, and alleges that the occurrence of this event is a Default or an Event of Default under this Indenture;
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(j) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder; and
(k) the Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officers' Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers' Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officers' Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.
SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent, Registrar, Conversion Agent or co-registrar may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must comply with Section 7.10 hereof.
SECTION 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer.
The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities, it shall not be accountable for the Company's use or application of the proceeds from the Securities, it shall not be responsible for any statement in the registration statement for the Securities under the Securities Act or in the Indenture or the Securities (other than its certificate of authentication), or the determination as to which beneficial owners are entitled to receive any notices hereunder.
SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults.
If a Default occurs and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall give to each Securityholder notice of the Default within 90 days after the Trustee gains knowledge of the Default unless such Default shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice. Except in the case of a Default described in Section 6.01(1) or (2) hereof, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of Securityholders. The second sentence of this Section 7.05 shall be in lieu of the proviso to
Section 315(b) of the TIA and such proviso is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA. The Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of a Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such Default in the manner described in Section 7.02(i) hereof.
SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
Within 60 days after each May 15 beginning with the May 15 following the date of this Indenture, the Trustee shall transmit to each Securityholder requesting such, in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 12.02 hereof, a brief report, dated as of such May 15, with respect to:
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(1) any change to its eligibility under Section 7.10 hereof;
(2) the character and amount of any advances made by the Trustee, as Trustee, which remain unpaid on the date of such report, and for the reimbursement of which it claims or may claim a lien or charge, prior to that of the Securityholders, on the trust estate or on property or funds held or collected by it, if such advances so remaining unpaid aggregate more than one-half of one percent of the aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of Securities outstanding on such date;
(3) any change to the property and funds physically in the Trustee's possession as Trustee on the date of such report; and
(4) any action taken by it in the performance of its duties under this Indenture which it has not previously reported and which in its opinion materially affects the Securities or the trust estate, except action in respect of a Default, notice of which has been or is to be withheld by it in accordance with Section 7.05 hereof.
SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity.
The Company agrees:
(a) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such reasonable compensation as the Company and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited (to the extent permitted by law) by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(b) to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses, advances and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith; and
(c) to indemnify the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee and their agents for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, damage, claim, liability, cost or expense (including reasonable attorney's fees and expenses and taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee)) reasonably incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company or any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the acceptance, exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.
To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section 7.07 hereof, Holders shall have been deemed to have granted to the Trustee a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay the Principal Amount at Maturity, Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase Price, contingent interest or interest, if any, as the case may be, on particular Securities.
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The Company's payment obligations pursuant to this Section 7.07 hereof shall survive the discharge of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee. When the Trustee incurs expenses after the occurrence of a Default specified in Section 6.01(5) or (6) hereof, the expenses including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel, are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee.
The Trustee may resign by so notifying the Company; provided, however, no such resignation shall be effective until a successor Trustee has accepted its appointment pursuant to this Section 7.08. The Holders of a majority in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company. The Company shall remove the Trustee if:
(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;
(2) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;
(3) a receiver or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
(4) the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint, by resolution of the Board of Directors, a successor Trustee.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company satisfactory in form and substance to the retiring Trustee and the Company. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Securityholders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided for in
Section 7.07 hereof.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of a majority in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding may petition any court of competent jurisdiction at the expense of the Company for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, any Securityholder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
The resignation or removal of a Trustee shall not diminish, impair or terminate its rights to indemnification pursuant to Section 7.07 hereof as they relate to periods prior to such resignation or removal.
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SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger.
If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.
SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification.
There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be eligible to act as Trustee and shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of federal, state, territorial or District of Columbia supervising or examining authority, then, for the purposes of this Section 7.10, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.10, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article 7.
ARTICLE 8
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
SECTION 8.01. Discharge of Liability on Securities.
When (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee all outstanding Securities (other than Securities replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof) for cancellation or (ii) all outstanding Securities have become due and payable and the Company deposits with the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if the Paying Agent is not the Company or any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of either of them) or the Conversion Agent cash or, if expressly permitted by the terms of the Securities or the Indenture, Common Stock or governmental obligations sufficient to pay all amounts due and owing on all outstanding Securities (other than Securities replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof), and if in either case the Company pays all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, then this Indenture shall, subject to Section 7.07 hereof, cease to be of further effect. The Trustee shall join in the execution of a document prepared by the Company acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture on demand of the Company accompanied by an Officers' Certificate and Opinion of Counsel and at the cost and expense of the Company.
SECTION 8.02. Repayment to the Company.
The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Company upon written request any money or securities held by them for the payment of any amount with respect to the Securities that remains unclaimed for two years, subject to applicable unclaimed property law. After return to the Company, Holders entitled to the money or securities must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person and the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall have no further liability to the Securityholders with respect to such money or securities for that period commencing after the return thereof.
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ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENTS
SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders.
The Company and the Trustee may amend this Indenture or the Securities without the consent of any Securityholder:
(1) to comply with Article 5 or Section 10.14 hereof;
(2) to secure the Company's obligations under the Securities and this Indenture;
(3) to add to the Company's covenants for the benefit of the Securityholders or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;
(4) to make any change to comply with the TIA, or any amendment thereto, or to comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA, or as necessary in connection with the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act if at any time the Company seeks to register the Securities thereunder;
(5) to make any changes necessary or appropriate for the issuance of Certificated Securities pursuant to Section 2.12(e) hereof; or
(6) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, to correct or supplement any provision of this Indenture or the Securities or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture or the Securities, so long as the interests of the Holders are not adversely affected in any material respect.
Any amendment described in clause (6) above made solely to conform this Indenture or the Securities to the final offering memorandum provided to investors in connection with the initial offering of the Securities by the Company will not be deemed to adversely affect the interests of the Holders in any respect.
SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders.
With the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding, the Company and the Trustee may amend this Indenture or the Securities. However, without the consent of each Securityholder affected, an amendment to this Indenture or the Securities may not:
(1) change the provisions of this Indenture that relate to modifying or amending this Indenture;
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(2) make any change in the manner of calculation or rate of accrual of, or that adversely affects the right to receive, Original Issue Discount; make any change in the manner of calculation or rate of accrual of, or that adversely affects the right to receive, contingent interest; reduce the rate of interest referred to in paragraph 1 of the Securities; or extend the time for payment of Original Issue Discount or contingent interest, if any, on any Security;
(3) reduce the Principal Amount at Maturity or the Original Issue Discount or change the Stated Maturity of any Security;
(4) reduce the Redemption Price, Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price of any Security;
(5) make any Security payable in money or securities other than that stated in the Security;
(6) make any change in Section 6.04 hereof, Section 6.07 hereof or this
Section 9.02, except to increase any percentage set forth therein;
(7) make any change that adversely affects the right to convert any Security;
(8) make any change that adversely affects the right to require the Company to purchase the Securities in accordance with the terms thereof and this Indenture; or
(9) impair the right to receive payment with respect to, a Security, or right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment with respect to, or conversion of, the Securities.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this
Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. After an amendment under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to each Holder a notice briefly describing the amendment. Failure to mail such notice or a defect in the notice shall not affect the validity of the amendment.
SECTION 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.
Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall comply with the TIA.
SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents, Waivers and Actions.
Until an amendment, waiver or other action by Holders becomes effective, a consent thereto by a Holder of a Security hereunder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Security or portion of the Security that evidences the same obligation as the consenting Holder's Security, even if notation of the consent, waiver or action is not made on the Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent, waiver or action
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as to such Holder's Security or portion of the Security if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date the amendment, waiver or action becomes effective. After an amendment, waiver or action becomes effective, it shall bind every Securityholder.
SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities.
Securities authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for outstanding Securities.
SECTION 9.06. Trustee to Sign Supplemental Indentures.
The Trustee shall sign any supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment contained therein does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may, but need not, sign such supplemental indenture. In signing such supplemental indenture the Trustee shall receive, and (subject to the provisions of Section 7.01 hereof) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 12.04 hereof, an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Indenture.
SECTION 9.07. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.
Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article 9, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.
ARTICLE 10
CONVERSION
SECTION 10.01. Conversion Privilege.
A Holder of a Security may convert such Security into Common Stock at any time during the period stated in paragraph 9 of the Securities subject to the provisions of this Article 10. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of a Security per $1,000 of Principal Amount at Maturity thereof (the "Conversion Rate") shall be that set forth in paragraph 9 of the Securities, subject to adjustment as herein set forth.
A Holder may convert a portion of the Principal Amount at Maturity of a Security if the portion is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to conversion of all of a Security also apply to conversion of a portion of a Security.
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"Average Sale Price" means the average of the Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the shorter of
(i) 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on the last full Trading Day prior to the Time of Determination (as defined below) with respect to the rights, warrants or options or distribution in respect of which the Average Sale Price is being calculated, or
(ii) the period (x) commencing on the date next succeeding the first public announcement of (a) the issuance of rights, warrants or options or (b) the distribution, in each case, in respect of which the Average Sale Price is being calculated and (y) proceeding through the last full Trading Day prior to the Time of Determination with respect to the rights, warrants or options or distribution in respect of which the Average Sale Price is being calculated (excluding days within such period, if any, which are not Trading Days), or
(iii) the period, if any, (x) commencing on the date next succeeding the Ex-Dividend Time with respect to the next preceding (a) issuance of rights, warrants or options or (b) distribution, in each case, for which an adjustment is required by the provisions of Section 10.06(4), 10.07 or 10.08 hereof and (y) proceeding through the last full Trading Day prior to the Time of Determination with respect to the rights, warrants or options or distribution in respect of which the Average Sale Price is being calculated (excluding days within such period, if any, which are not Trading Days).
In the event that the Ex-Dividend Time (or in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification, the effective date with respect thereto) with respect to a dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification to which Section 10.06(1), (2), (3) or (4) applies occurs during the period applicable for calculating "Average Sale Price" pursuant to the definition in the preceding sentence, "Average Sale Price" shall be calculated for such period in a manner determined by the Board of Directors to reflect the impact of such dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification on the Sale Price of the Common Stock during such period.
"Time of Determination" means the time and date of the earlier of (i) the determination of stockholders entitled to receive rights, warrants or options or a distribution, in each case, to which Section 10.07 or 10.08 hereof applies and (ii) the time ("Ex-Dividend Time") immediately prior to the commencement of "ex-dividend" trading for such rights, warrants or options or distribution on the New York Stock Exchange or such other national or regional exchange or market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted.
SECTION 10.02. Conversion Procedure.
To convert a Security a Holder must satisfy the requirements in paragraph 9 of the Securities. The date on which the Holder satisfies all those requirements is the conversion date (the "Conversion Date"). The Conversion Agent shall notify the Company of the Conversion Date within one Business Day of the Conversion Date. Within two Business Days following the Conversion Date, the Company shall deliver to the Holder, through the Conversion Agent,
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written notice of whether such Securities shall be converted into Common Stock or paid in cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock, unless the Company shall have delivered to the Holder a notice of redemption pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof and the Conversion Date occurs before the Redemption Date set forth in such notice. If the Company shall have notified the Holder that all of such Securities shall be converted into Common Stock, the Company shall deliver to such Holder, through the Conversion Agent, as soon as practicable but in any event no later than the fifth Business Day following the Conversion Date, a certificate for the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion and cash in lieu of any fractional share determined pursuant to
Section 10.03 hereof. Except as otherwise provided in this Article 10, if the Company shall have notified the Holder that all or a portion of such Securities shall be paid in cash, the Company shall deliver to the Holder surrendering such Securities the amount of cash payable with respect to such Securities no later than the tenth Business Day following such Conversion Date, together with a certificate for the number of full shares of Common Stock deliverable upon the conversion and cash in lieu of any fractional shares determined pursuant to
Section 10.03 hereof. Except as otherwise provided in this Article 10, the Company may not change its election with respect to the consideration to be delivered upon conversion of Securities once the Company has notified the Holder in accordance with this paragraph.
The person in whose name the certificate representing such shares is registered shall be treated as a stockholder of record on and after the Conversion Date; provided, however, that no surrender of a Security on any date when the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed shall be effective to constitute the person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock upon such conversion as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock on such date, but such surrender shall be effective to constitute the person or persons entitled to receive such shares of Common Stock as the record holder or holders thereof for all purposes at the close of business on the next succeeding day on which such stock transfer books are open; such conversion shall be at the Conversion Rate in effect on the date that such Security shall have been surrendered for conversion, as if the stock transfer books of the Company had not been closed. Upon conversion of a Security, such person shall no longer be a Holder of such Security.
No payment or adjustment will be made for dividends on, or other distributions with respect to, any Common Stock except as provided in this Article 10. On conversion of a Security, accrued Original Issue Discount attributable to the period from the Issue Date of the Security through but not including the Conversion Date, accrued Tax OID and (except as provided below) accrued contingent interest, if any, with respect to the converted Security shall not be paid in cash to Holders of such Security, nor shall it be cancelled, extinguished or forfeited, but rather shall be deemed to be paid in full to the Holder thereof through delivery of the Common Stock (together with the cash payment, if any, in lieu of fractional shares), or cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock in lieu thereof, in exchange for the Security being converted pursuant to the provisions hereof; and the fair market value of such shares of Common Stock (together with any such cash payment in lieu of fractional shares), or cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock in lieu thereof, shall be treated as delivered, to the extent thereof, first in exchange for Original Issue Discount and Tax OID accrued through the Conversion Date and accrued contingent interest, if any, and the balance, if any, of such cash and/or the fair market value of such Common Stock (and any such cash payment in lieu of
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fractional shares), or cash in lieu thereof, shall be treated as delivered in exchange for the Issue Price of the Security being converted pursuant to the provisions hereof.
If the Holder converts more than one Security at the same time, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exchange shall be based on the total Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities converted.
If the last day on which a Security may be converted is a Legal Holiday (as defined in Section 12.09 hereof), the Security may be surrendered on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday.
Upon surrender of a Security that is converted in part, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder, a new Security in an authorized denomination equal in Principal Amount at Maturity to the unconverted portion of the Security surrendered.
The Holders' rights to convert the Securities into shares of Common Stock are subject to the Company's right to elect instead to pay each such Holder the amount of cash set forth in the next succeeding sentence (or an equivalent amount in a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock), in lieu of delivering such shares of Common Stock; provided, however, that if an Event of Default (other than a default in a cash payment upon conversion of the Securities) shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company shall deliver shares of Common Stock in accordance with this Article 10 (and cash only in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock), whether or not the Company has delivered a notice pursuant to Section 10.02 hereof to the effect that the Securities would be paid in cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock. The amount of cash to be paid pursuant to Section 10.02 hereof for each $1,000 of Principal Amount at Maturity of Securities (or portion thereof) upon conversion shall be equal to the average Sale Price of the Common Stock for the five consecutive trading days immediately following (i) the date of the Company's notice of its election to deliver cash upon conversion, if the Company has not given a notice of redemption pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof, or (ii) the Conversion Date, in the case of a conversion following such a notice of redemption specifying an intent to deliver cash upon conversion, in either case multiplied by the Conversion Rate (or appropriate fraction of such Conversion Rate) in effect on such Conversion Date.
SECTION 10.03. Fractional Shares.
The Company will not issue a fractional share of Common Stock upon conversion of a Security. Instead, the Company will deliver cash for the current market value of the fractional share. The current market value of a fractional share shall be determined, to the nearest 1/1,000th of a share, by multiplying the Sale Price of the Common Stock, on the last Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date, of a full share by the fractional amount and rounding the product to the nearest whole cent.
SECTION 10.04. Taxes on Conversion.
If a Holder converts a Security, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue of shares of Common Stock upon the conversion. However, the Holder shall pay any such tax which is due because the Holder requests the shares
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to be issued in a name other than the Holder's name. The Conversion Agent may refuse to deliver the certificates representing the Common Stock being issued in a name other than the Holder's name until the Conversion Agent receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax which will be due because the shares are to be delivered in a name other than the Holder's name. Nothing herein shall preclude any tax withholding required by law or regulations.
SECTION 10.05. Company to Provide Stock.
The Company shall, prior to issuance of any Securities under this Article 10, and from time to time as may be necessary, reserve out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to permit the conversion of the Securities.
All shares of Common Stock delivered upon conversion of the Securities shall be newly issued shares or treasury shares, shall be duly and validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable and shall be free from preemptive rights and free of any lien or adverse claim.
The Company will comply with all federal and state securities laws regulating the offer and delivery of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of Securities, if any, and will list or cause to have quoted such shares of Common Stock on each national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market or such other market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted.
SECTION 10.06. Adjustment for Change In Capital Stock.
If, after the Issue Date of the Securities, the Company:
(1) pays a dividend or makes a distribution on its Common Stock in shares of its Common Stock;
(2) subdivides its shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares;
(3) combines its shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares;
(4) pays a dividend or makes a distribution on its Common Stock in shares of its Capital Stock (other than Common Stock or rights, warrants or options for its Capital Stock); or
(5) issues by reclassification of its Common Stock any shares of its Capital Stock (other than rights, warrants or options for its Capital Stock),
then the conversion privilege and the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to such action shall be adjusted so that the Holder of a Security thereafter converted may receive the number of shares of Capital Stock of the Company which such Holder would have owned immediately following such action if such Holder had converted the Security immediately prior to such action.
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The adjustment shall become effective immediately after the record date in the case of a dividend or distribution and immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.
If after an adjustment a Holder of a Security upon conversion of such Security may receive shares of two or more classes of Capital Stock of the Company, the Conversion Rate shall thereafter be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of an action taken with respect to any such class of Capital Stock as is contemplated by this Article 10 with respect to the Common Stock, on terms comparable to those applicable to Common Stock in this Article 10.
SECTION 10.07. Adjustment for Rights Issue.
If after the Issue Date of the Securities, the Company distributes any rights, warrants or options to all holders of its Common Stock entitling them, for a period expiring within 60 days after the record date for such distribution, to purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the Sale Price of the Common Stock as of the Time of Determination, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted in accordance with the formula:
R' = R x (O + N) O + (N x P)/M
where:

R' =     the adjusted Conversion Rate.

R  =     the current Conversion Rate.

O  =     the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the record
         date for the distribution to which this Section 10.07 is being
         applied.

N  =     the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered
         pursuant to the distribution.

P  =     the offering price per share of the additional shares.

M  =     the Average Sale Price, minus, in the case of (i) a
         distribution to which Section 10.06(4) applies or (ii) a
         distribution to which Section 10.08 applies, for which, in
         each case, (x) the record date shall occur on or before the
         record date for the distribution to which this Section 10.07
         applies and (y) the Ex-Dividend Time shall occur on or after
         the date of the Time of Determination for the distribution to
         which this Section 10.07 applies, the fair market value (on
         the record date for the distribution to which this Section
         10.07 applies) of the

         (1) Capital Stock of the Company distributed in respect of
         each share of Common Stock in such Section 10.06(4)
         distribution and	

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(2) assets of the Company (including cash) or debt securities or any rights, warrants or options to purchase securities of the Company distributed in respect of each share of Common Stock in such Section 10.08 distribution.
The Board of Directors shall determine fair market values for the purposes of this Section 10.07.
The adjustment shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the rights, warrants or options to which this Section 10.07 applies. If all of the shares of Common Stock subject to such rights, warrants or options have not been issued when such rights, warrants or options expire, then the Conversion Rate shall promptly be readjusted to the Conversion Rate which would then be in effect had the adjustment upon the issuance of such rights, warrants or options been made on the basis of the actual number of shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of such rights, warrants or options.
No adjustment shall be made under this Section 10.07 if the application of the formula stated above in this Section 10.07 would result in a value of R' that is equal to or less than the value of R.
SECTION 10.08. Adjustment for Other Distributions.
(a) If, after the Issue Date of the Securities, the Company distributes to all holders of its Common Stock
(i) any of its assets or debt securities or any rights, warrants or options to purchase securities of the Company (including securities or cash, but excluding (x) distributions of Capital Stock referred to in Section 10.06 and distributions of rights, warrants or options referred to in Section 10.07, (y) distributions of Capital Stock or equity interests referred to in
Section 10.08(b) below, and (z) cash dividends or other cash distributions referred to in subclauses (a)(ii) and (a)(iii) below); or
(ii) dividends or distributions consisting exclusively of cash, for which the Ex-Dividend Time with respect to such dividend or distribution occurs on or before July 7, 2011; or
(iii) dividends or distributions consisting exclusively of cash that constitute Extraordinary Cash Dividends, for which the Ex-Dividend Time with respect to such dividend or distribution occurs after July 7, 2011,
then, in each case, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted, subject to the provisions of Section 10.08(c), in accordance with the formula:
R' = (R x M) M-F

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where:

R' =     the adjusted Conversion Rate.

R  =     the current Conversion Rate.

M  =     the Average Sale Price, minus, in the case of a distribution
         to which Section 10.06(4) applies, for which (i) the record
         date shall occur on or before the record date for the
         distribution to which this Section 10.08(a) applies and (ii)
         the Ex-Dividend Time shall occur on or after the date of the
         Time of Determination for the distribution to which this
         Section 10.08(a) applies, the fair market value (on the record
         date for the distribution to which this Section 10.08(a)
         applies) of any Capital Stock of the Company distributed in
         respect of each share of Common Stock in such Section 10.06(4)
         distribution.

F  =     the fair market value (on the record date for the distribution
         to which this Section 10.08(a) applies) of the assets,
         securities, rights, warrants or options to be distributed in
         respect of each share of Common Stock in the distribution to
         which this Section 10.08(a) is being applied (including, in
         the case of cash dividends or other cash distributions giving
         rise to an adjustment, all such cash distributed
         concurrently).	

The Board of Directors shall determine fair market values for the purposes of this Section 10.08(a).
The adjustment shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the distribution to which this Section 10.08(a) applies.
For purposes of this Section 10.08(a), the term "Extraordinary Cash Dividend" shall mean any cash dividend or distribution with respect to the Common Stock the amount of which, together with the aggregate amount of cash dividends or distributions on the Common Stock to be aggregated with such cash dividend or distribution in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph, equals or exceeds the threshold percentage set forth in item (i) below. For purposes of item (i) below, the "Ex-Dividend Measurement Period" with respect to a cash dividend or distribution on the Common Stock shall mean the 365 consecutive day period ending on the date prior to the Ex-Dividend Time with respect to such cash dividend or distribution, and the "Relevant Cash Dividends" with respect to a cash dividend or distribution on the Common Stock shall mean the cash dividends or distributions on the Common Stock with Ex-Dividend Times occurring in the Ex-Dividend Measurement Period.
(i) If, upon the date prior to the Ex-Dividend Time with respect to a cash dividend or distribution on the Common Stock, the aggregate amount of such cash dividend or distribution together with the amounts of all Relevant Cash Dividends equals or exceeds on a per share basis the sum of
(a) 5% of the Sale Price of the
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Common Stock on the last Trading Day preceding the date of declaration by the Board of Directors of the cash dividend or distribution with respect to which this provision is being applied, and (b) the quotient of the amount of any contingent interest paid on a Security during the Ex-Dividend Measurement Period and divided by the Conversion Rate in effect on the payment date of such relevant contingent interest payment date, then such cash dividend or distribution together with all Relevant Cash Dividends, shall be deemed to be an Extraordinary Cash Dividend and for purposes of applying the formula set forth above in this Section 10.08(a), the value of "F" shall be equal to (y) the aggregate amount of such cash dividend or distribution together with the amount of all Relevant Cash Dividends, minus (z) the aggregate amount of all Relevant Cash Dividends for which a prior adjustment in the Conversion Rate was previously made under this Section 10.08(a).
In making the determinations required by item (i) above, the amount of cash dividends or distributions paid on a per share basis and the amount of any Relevant Cash Dividends specified in item (i) above, shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the occurrence during such period of any event described in
Section 10.06.
(b) If, after the Issue Date of the Securities, the Company pays a dividend or makes a distribution to all holders of its Common Stock consisting of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company, then the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted in accordance with the formula:
R' = R x (1 + F/M)
where:

R' =     the adjusted Conversion Rate.

R  =     the current Conversion Rate.

M  =     the average of the Post-Distribution Prices of the Common
         Stock for the 10 Trading Days commencing on and including the
         fifth Trading Day after the date on which "ex-dividend
         trading" commences for such dividend or distribution on the
         principal United States exchange or market which such
         securities are then listed or quoted (the "Ex-Dividend Date").

F  =     the fair market value of the securities distributed in respect
         of each share of Common Stock in the distribution to which
         this Section 10.08(b) applies, which shall be determined by
         multiplying the number of securities distributed in respect of
         each share of Common Stock by the average of the
         Post-Distribution Prices of those securities distributed for
         the 10 Trading Days commencing on and including the fifth
         Trading Day after the Ex-Dividend Date.	

"Post-Distribution Price" of Capital Stock or any similar equity interest on any date means the closing per unit sale price (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average ask prices) on such date for trading of such units on a "when issued" basis without due
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bills (or similar concept) as reported in the composite transactions for the principal United States securities exchange on which such Capital Stock or equity interest is traded or, if the Capital Stock or equity interest, as the case may be, is not listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated; provided that if on any date such units have not traded on a "when issued" basis, the Post-Distribution Price shall be the closing per unit sale price (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average ask prices) on such date for trading of such units on a "regular way" basis without due bills (or similar concept) as reported in the composite transactions for the principal United States securities exchange on which such Capital Stock or equity interest is traded or, if the Capital Stock or equity interest, as the case may be, is not listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated. In the absence of such quotation, the Company shall be entitled to determine the Post-Distribution Price on the basis of such quotations which reflect the post-distribution value of the Capital Stock or equity interests as it considers appropriate.
The adjustment shall become effective immediately after the earlier of
(i) the date on which the distribution to which this Section 10.08(b) applies is to be made or (ii) the fourteenth Trading Day after the Ex-Dividend Date.
(c) In the event that, with respect to any distribution to which
Section 10.08(a) would otherwise apply, the difference "M-F" is less than $1.00 or "F" is equal to or greater than "M", then the adjustment provided by Section 10.08(a) shall not be made and in lieu thereof the provisions of Section 10.14 shall apply to such distribution.
SECTION 10.09. When Adjustment May Be Deferred.
No adjustment in the Conversion Rate need be made unless the adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% in the Conversion Rate. Any adjustments that are not made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment.
All calculations under this Article 10 shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest 1/1,000th of a share, as the case may be (with one-half cent and 5/10,000ths of a share being rounded upward).
SECTION 10.10. When No Adjustment Required.
No adjustment need be made for a transaction referred to in Section 10.06, 10.07, 10.08 or 10.14 hereof if Securityholders are to participate in the transaction on a basis and with notice that the Board of Directors determines to be fair and appropriate in light of the basis and notice on which holders of Common Stock participate in the transaction. Such participation by Securityholders may include participation upon conversion provided that an adjustment shall be made at such time as the Securityholders are no longer entitled to participate.
No adjustment need be made for rights to purchase Common Stock pursuant to a Company plan for reinvestment of dividends or interest.
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No adjustment need be made for a change in the par value or no par value of the Common Stock.
To the extent the Securities become convertible pursuant to this Article 10 into cash, no adjustment need be made thereafter as to the cash. Interest will not accrue on the cash.
SECTION 10.11. Notice of Adjustment.
Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted, the Company shall promptly mail to Securityholders a notice of the adjustment. The Company shall file with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent such notice and a certificate from the Company's independent public accountants briefly stating the facts requiring the adjustment and the manner of computing it. The certificate shall be conclusive evidence that the adjustment is correct. Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be under any duty or responsibility with respect to any such certificate except to exhibit the same to any Holder desiring inspection thereof.
SECTION 10.12. Voluntary Increase.
The Company from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for any period of time. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased, the Company shall mail to Securityholders and file with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent a notice of the increase. The Company shall mail the notice at least 15 days before the date the increased Conversion Rate takes effect. The notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period it will be in effect.
A voluntary increase of the Conversion Rate does not change or adjust the Conversion Rate otherwise in effect for purposes of Section 10.06, 10.07 or 10.08 hereof.
SECTION 10.13. Notice of Certain Transactions.
If:
(1) the Company takes any action that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.06, 10.07 or 10.08 hereof (unless no adjustment is to occur pursuant to Section 10.10 hereof); or
(2) the Company takes any action that would require a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 10.14 hereof; or
(3) there is a liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
then the Company shall mail to Securityholders and file with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent a notice stating the proposed record date for a dividend or distribution or the proposed effective date of a subdivision, combination, reclassification, consolidation, merger, binding share exchange, transfer, liquidation or dissolution. The Company shall file and mail the notice at least 15 days before such date. Failure to file or mail the notice or any defect in it shall not affect the validity of the transaction.
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In the event the Company makes a distribution described in Section 10.07 or 10.08 hereof, which, in the case of Section 10.08 hereof, has a fair market value per share (as determined by the Board of Directors) equal to more than 15% of the Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Business Day immediately preceding the date of declaration for such dividend or distribution, the Company will be required to give notice to the Holders of Securities not less than 20 days prior to the Ex-Dividend Time for such distribution. In the case of a notice given in respect of a distribution described in Section 10.08(b), such notice shall (i) state the date on which the related adjustment to the Conversion Rate will become effective and (ii) include a statement that, to the extent the Securities are convertible otherwise than on account of the distribution to which Section 10.08(b) applies, a Holder who converts its Securities at any time after the close of business on the record date for determination of shareholders entitled to such distribution and before the effective date of the related adjustment to the Conversion Rate will neither be entitled to such distribution nor be entitled to the benefit of such adjustment to the Conversion Rate.
SECTION 10.14. Reorganization of Company; Special Distributions.
If the Company is a party to a transaction subject to Section 5.01 hereof (other than a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in a transaction in which the holders of Common Stock immediately prior to such transaction do not receive securities, cash or other assets of the Company or any other person) or a merger or binding share exchange which reclassifies or changes the outstanding Common Stock of the Company, the person obligated to deliver securities, cash or other assets upon conversion of Securities shall enter into a supplemental indenture. If the issuer of securities deliverable upon conversion of Securities is an Affiliate of the successor Company, that issuer shall join in the supplemental indenture.
The supplemental indenture shall provide that the Holder of a Security may convert it into the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets which such Holder would have received immediately after the consolidation, merger, binding share exchange or transfer if such Holder had converted the Security immediately before the effective date of the transaction, assuming (to the extent applicable) that such Holder (i) was not a constituent person or an Affiliate of a constituent person to such transaction; (ii) made no election with respect thereto; and (iii) was treated alike with the plurality of non-electing Holders. The supplemental indenture shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practical to the adjustments provided for in this Article 10. The successor Company shall mail to Securityholders a notice briefly describing the supplemental indenture.
If this Section applies, neither Section 10.06 nor 10.07 hereof applies.
If the Company makes a distribution to all holders of its Common Stock of any of its assets, or debt securities or any rights, warrants or options to purchase securities of the Company that, but for the provisions of Section 10.08(c) hereof, would otherwise result in an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.08 hereof, then, from and after the record date for determining the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the distribution, a Holder of a Security that converts such Security in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture shall upon such conversion be entitled to receive, in addition to the shares of Common Stock into which the Security is convertible, the kind and amount of securities, cash or
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other assets comprising the distribution that such Holder would have received if such Holder had converted the Security immediately prior to the record date for determining the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the distribution.
SECTION 10.15. Company Determination Final.
Any determination that the Company or the Board of Directors must make pursuant to Section 10.03, 10.06, 10.07, 10.08, 10.09, 10.10, 10.14 or 10.17 hereof is conclusive.
SECTION 10.16. Trustee's Adjustment Disclaimer.
The Trustee has no duty to determine when an adjustment under this Article 10 should be made, how it should be made or what it should be. The Trustee has no duty to determine whether a supplemental indenture under Section 10.14 need be entered into or whether any provisions of any supplemental indenture are correct. The Trustee shall not be accountable for and makes no representation as to the validity or value of any securities or assets issued upon conversion of Securities. The Trustee shall not be responsible for the Company's failure to comply with this Article 10. Each Conversion Agent shall have the same protection under this Section 10.16 as the Trustee.
SECTION 10.17. Simultaneous Adjustments.
In the event that this Article 10 requires adjustments to the Conversion Rate under more than one of Sections 10.06(4), 10.07 or 10.08 hereof, and the record dates for the distributions giving rise to such adjustments shall occur on the same date, then such adjustments shall be made by applying, first, the provisions of Section 10.06 hereof, second, the provisions of Section 10.08 hereof and, third, the provisions of Section 10.07 hereof.
SECTION 10.18. Successive Adjustments.
After an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Article 10, any subsequent event requiring an adjustment under this Article 10 shall cause an adjustment to the Conversion Rate as so adjusted.
SECTION 10.19. Rights Issued in Respect of Common Stock Issued Upon Conversion.
Each share of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Securities pursuant to this Article 10 shall be entitled to receive the appropriate number of rights ("Rights"), if any, and the certificates representing the Common Stock issued upon such conversion shall bear such legends, if any, in each case as may be provided by the terms of any shareholders rights agreement adopted by the Company, as the same may be amended form time to time (in each case, a "Rights Agreement"). Provided that such Rights Agreement requires that each share of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Securities at any time prior to the distribution of separate certificates representing the Rights be entitled to receive such Rights, then, notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Article 10, there shall not be any adjustment to the conversion privilege or Conversion Rate as a result of the issuance of Rights, the distribution of separate certificates representing the Rights, the exercise or redemption of such
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Rights in accordance with any Rights Agreement, or the termination or invalidation of such Rights.
ARTICLE 11
PAYMENT OF INTEREST
SECTION 11.01. Interest Payments.
Contingent interest on any Security that is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any applicable payment date shall be paid to the person in whose name that Security is registered at the close of business on the accrual date for such interest, as described in Paragraph 5 of the Securities, at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose. Each installment of contingent interest payable in cash on any Security shall be paid in same-day funds by transfer to an account maintained by the payee located inside the United States, if the Trustee shall have received proper wire transfer instructions from such payee not later than the related accrual date or, if no such instructions have been received by check drawn on a bank in The City of New York mailed to the payee at its address set forth on the Registrar's books. In the case of a permanent Global Security, contingent interest payable on any applicable payment date will be paid to the Depositary, with respect to that portion of such permanent Global Security held for its account by Cede & Co. for the purpose of permitting such party to credit the interest received by it in respect of such permanent Global Security to the accounts of the beneficial owners thereof.
SECTION 11.02. Defaulted Interest.
Except as otherwise specified with respect to the Securities, any contingent interest on any Security that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, within 30 days following any applicable payment date (herein called "Defaulted Interest", which term shall include any accrued and unpaid interest that has accrued on such defaulted amount in accordance with paragraph 1 of the Securities), shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holder thereof on the relevant accrual date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the persons in whose names the Securities are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security and the date of the proposed payment (which shall not be less than 20 days after such notice is received by the Trustee), and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit on or prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon
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the Trustee shall fix a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment (the "Special Record Date"). The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder of Securities at his address as it appears on the list of Securityholders maintained pursuant to Section 2.05 not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been mailed as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the persons in whose names the Securities are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2).
(2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
SECTION 11.03. Interest Rights Preserved.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Article 11 and Section 2.06 hereof, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to any contingent interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.
ARTICLE 12
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 12.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts with another provision which is required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, the required provision shall control.
SECTION 12.02. Notices; Address of Agency.
Any request, demand, authorization, notice, waiver, consent or communication shall be in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows or transmitted by facsimile transmission (confirmed by guaranteed overnight courier) to the following facsimile numbers:
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if to the Company:
Anixter International Inc.
2301 Patriot Boulevard
Glenview, Illinois 60025
Attention: General Counsel
Telephone No.: (224) 521-8000
Facsimile No.: (224) 521-8604
if to the Trustee:
The Bank of New York
c/o BNY Midwest Trust Company
2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Telephone No.: (312) 827-8546 Facsimile No.:
(312) 827-8542
Attention: Corporate Trust Department
The Company or the Trustee by notice given to the other in the manner provided above may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Any notice or communication given to a Securityholder shall be mailed to the Securityholder, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at the Securityholder's address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed.
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not received by the addressee.
If the Company mails a notice or communication to the Securityholders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or co-registrar.
SECTION 12.03. Communication by Holders with Other Holders.
Securityholders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar, the Paying Agent, the Conversion Agent and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c).
SECTION 12.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:
(1) an Officers' Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and
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(2) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
SECTION 12.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.
Unless the Trustee agrees, in its sole discretion, to accept a different form or format, each Officers' Certificate or Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(1) a statement that each person making such Officers' Certificate or Opinion of Counsel has read such covenant or condition;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such Officers' Certificate or Opinion of Counsel are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such person, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable such person to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
(4) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, such covenant or condition has been complied with.
SECTION 12.06. Separability Clause.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
SECTION 12.07. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent and Registrar.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Securityholders. The Registrar, Conversion Agent and the Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their functions.
SECTION 12.08. Calculations.
The calculation of the Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase Price, Conversion Rate, Market Price, Sale Price of the Common Stock and each other calculation to be made hereunder shall be the obligation of the Company. All calculations made by the Company as contemplated pursuant to this Section 12.08 shall be final and binding on the Company and the Holders absent manifest error. The Trustee, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent and Bid Solicitation Agent shall not be obligated to recalculate, recompute or confirm any such calculations.
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SECTION 12.09. Legal Holidays.
A "Legal Holiday" is any day other than a Business Day. If any specified date (including a date for giving notice) is a Legal Holiday, the action shall be taken on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and, if the action to be taken on such date is a payment in respect of the Securities, no Original Issue Discount or interest, if any, shall accrue for the intervening period.
SECTION 12.10. Governing Law.
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THIS INDENTURE AND THE
SECURITIES.
SECTION 12.11. No Recourse Against Others.
A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each Securityholder shall waive and release all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.
SECTION 12.12. Successors.
All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successor. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successor.
SECTION 12.13. Multiple Originals.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this Indenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized, have executed this Indenture on behalf of the respective parties hereto as of the date first above written.
ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.

By: /s/ Dennis J. Letham
   --------------------------------------
Name: Dennis J. Letham
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Senior
Vice President - Finance	

THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee

By: /s/ Mary LaGumina
   --------------------------------------
Name: Mary LaGumina
Title: Vice President	

EXHIBIT A-1
[FORM OF FACE OF RULE 144A GLOBAL SECURITY]
FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, THIS SECURITY IS BEING ISSUED WITH AN INDETERMINATE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT AND THE ISSUE DATE OF THIS SECURITY IS JULY 7, 2003. IN ADDITION, THIS SECURITY IS SUBJECT TO UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONTINGENT PAYMENT DEBT INSTRUMENTS. FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THE ISSUE PRICE OF EACH SECURITY IS $380.16 PER $1,000 OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT AND THE COMPARABLE YIELD IS 7.3%, COMPOUNDED SEMI-ANNUALLY (WHICH WILL BE TREATED AS THE YIELD FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES). THE YIELD FOR ACCRUING ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR NON-TAX PURPOSES IS 3.25% PER YEAR (COMPUTED ON A SEMI-ANNUAL BOND EQUIVALENT BASIS) CALCULATED FROM JULY 7, 2003, EXCLUDING ANY CONTINGENT INTEREST.
THE ISSUER AGREES, AND BY ACCEPTING A BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THIS SECURITY EACH HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED, FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES (1) TO TREAT THIS SECURITY AS A DEBT INSTRUMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO TREAS. REG. SEC. 1.1275-4 (THE "CONTINGENT PAYMENT REGULATIONS"), (2) TO TREAT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF ANY STOCK RECEIVED UPON ANY CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY, OR UPON THE HOLDER'S OR BENEFICIAL OWNER'S EXERCISE OF A PUT RIGHT WHERE THE COMPANY ELECTS TO PAY IN COMMON STOCK, AS A CONTINGENT PAYMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE CONTINGENT PAYMENT REGULATIONS, AND (3) TO ACCRUE INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITY AS ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE "NONCONTINGENT BOND METHOD," SET FORTH IN THE CONTINGENT PAYMENT REGULATIONS, AND TO BE BOUND BY THE ISSUER'S DETERMINATION OF THE "COMPARABLE YIELD" AND "PROJECTED PAYMENT SCHEDULE," WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CONTINGENT PAYMENT REGULATIONS, WITH RESPECT TO THIS SECURITY. THE ISSUER AGREES TO PROVIDE PROMPTLY TO THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, UPON WRITTEN REQUEST, THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE, YIELD TO MATURITY, COMPARABLE YIELD AND PROJECTED PAYMENT SCHEDULE. ANY SUCH WRITTEN REQUEST SHOULD BE SENT TO THE ISSUER AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., 2301 PATRIOT BOULEVARD, GLENVIEW, IL 60025, ATTENTION: CORPORATE SECRETARY.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH
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OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR'S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWO OF THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
THIS SECURITY AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY, THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN OR THEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS SECURITY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES TO OFFER, SELL, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE "RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE") WHICH IS TWO YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF (OR THE OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION ISSUE DATE, IF ANY) AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHICH NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SUBPARAGRAPH (a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTOR," FOR
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INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY'S AND THE TRUSTEE'S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (C) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM, AND IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE AND IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS SECURITY FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO ABOVE. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.
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ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
Liquid Yield OptionTM Note due 2033
 (Zero Coupon-Senior)

No. R-                                          CUSIP:  035290AD7
Issue Date: July 7, 2003                        Original Issue Discount: $619.84
Issue Price:  $380.16 (for each $1,000
Principal Amount at Maturity)	

ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., a Delaware Corporation, promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns, the Principal Amount at Maturity of __________________________ DOLLARS ($______) on July 7, 2033.
This Security shall not bear interest except as specified on the other side of this Security. Original Issue Discount will accrue as specified on the other side of this Security. This Security is convertible as specified on the other side of this Security.
Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this Security.

Dated:   July 7, 2003                             ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.

                                                  By:
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Name:	

Title:
TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION
Dated: July 7, 2003
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
 as Trustee, certifies
that this is one of the
Securities referred to
in the within-mentioned
Indenture.
By:

Authorized Signatory
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF LYON]
Liquid Yield Option(TM) Note due 2033
 (Zero Coupon-Senior)
1. Interest.
This Security shall not bear interest, except as specified in this Paragraph 1 or in Paragraph 5 hereof. If the Principal Amount at Maturity hereof or any portion of such Principal Amount at Maturity is not paid when due (whether upon acceleration pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Indenture, upon the date set for payment of the Redemption Price pursuant to Paragraph 6 hereof, upon the date set for payment of the Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price pursuant to Paragraph 7 hereof or upon the Stated Maturity of this Security) or if any contingent interest due hereon is not paid when due in accordance with Paragraph 5 hereof, then in each such case the overdue amount shall, to the extent permitted by law, bear interest at the rate of 3.25% per annum, compounded semiannually, which interest shall accrue from the date such overdue amount was originally due to the date payment of such amount, including interest thereon, has been made or duly provided for. All such interest shall be payable on demand. The accrual of such interest on overdue amounts shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, the continued accrual of Original Issue Discount.
Original Issue Discount (the difference between the Issue Price and the Principal Amount at Maturity of the Security), in the period during which a Security remains outstanding, shall accrue at 3.25% per annum, on a semiannual bond equivalent basis using a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months, from the Issue Date of this Security.
2. Method of Payment.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company will make payments in respect of Redemption Prices, Purchase Prices, Change in Control Purchase Prices and Principal Amount at Maturity to Holders who surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect such payments in respect of the Securities. The Company will pay any cash amounts in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. However, the Company may make such cash payments by check payable in such money.
3. Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, Registrar and Bid Solicitation Agent.
Initially, The Bank of New York (the "Trustee"), will act as Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, Registrar and Bid Solicitation Agent. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, Registrar or co-registrar or Bid Solicitation Agent without notice, other than notice to the Trustee. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates may act as Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, Registrar or co-registrar. None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates shall act as Bid Solicitation Agent.
4. Indenture.
The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of July 7, 2003 (the "Indenture"), between the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the Securities include those
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stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as in effect from time to time (the "TIA"). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Securityholders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of those terms.
The Securities are general unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Company limited to $328,810,000 aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity (subject to Section 2.07 of the Indenture). The Indenture does not limit other indebtedness of the Company, secured or unsecured.
5. Contingent Interest.
Subject to the accrual and record date provisions specified in this Paragraph 5, the Company shall pay contingent cash interest to the Holders during any six-month period (a "Contingent Interest Period") from July 8 to January 7 and from January 8 to July 7, commencing after July 7, 2011, if the average LYON Market Price for the Applicable Five Trading Day Period with respect to such Contingent Interest Period equals 120% or more of the sum of the Issue Price of a Security and Original Issue Discount accrued thereon to the day immediately preceding the first day of the relevant Contingent Interest Period.
The amount of contingent interest payable per $1,000 Principal Amount at Maturity hereof in respect of any Contingent Interest Period shall equal an annual rate of 0.25% of the average LYON Market Price for the Applicable Five Trading Day Period.
Contingent interest, if any, will accrue and be payable to Holders on the last day of the relevant Contingent Interest Period (on July 7 or January 7, as the case may be) to Holders of record as of the immediately preceding June 22 or December 23, as the case may be. Original Issue Discount will continue to accrue at 3.25% per annum, on a semi-annual bond equivalent basis using a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months, whether or not contingent interest is paid.
"Applicable Five Trading Day Period" means, with respect to any Contingent Interest Period, the five Trading Days ending on the third Trading Day immediately preceding the first day of such Contingent Interest Period.
"LYON Market Price" means, as of any date of determination, the average of the secondary market bid quotations per $1,000 Principal Amount at Maturity obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent for $10 million Principal Amount at Maturity of Securities at approximately 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from three nationally recognized securities dealers in The City of New York (none of which shall be an Affiliate of the Company) selected by the Company; provided, however, if (a) at least three such bids are not obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent or (b) in the Company's reasonable judgment, the bid quotations are not indicative of the secondary market value of the Securities as of such determination date, then the LYON Market Price for such determination date shall equal (i) the Conversion Rate in effect as of such determination date multiplied by (ii) the average Sale Price of the Common Stock for the five Trading Days ending on such determination date, appropriately adjusted to take into account the occurrence, during the period commencing on the first of such Trading Days during
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such five Trading Day period and ending on such determination date, of any event described in Section 10.06, 10.07 or 10.08 (subject to the conditions set forth in Sections 10.09 and 10.10) of the Indenture.
Upon determination that Holders will be entitled to receive contingent interest which may become payable during a Contingent Interest Period, on or prior to the first day of such Contingent Interest Period, the Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of such determination and shall issue a press release and publish such information on its web site on the World Wide Web or through such other public medium as the Company may use at that time as soon as practicable.
The determination of the amount of contingent interest, if any, and the payment thereof is the sole responsibility of the Company.
6. Redemption at the Option of the Company.
No sinking fund is provided for the Securities. The Securities are redeemable for cash as a whole, at any time, or in part from time to time at the option of the Company in accordance with the Indenture at the Redemption Prices set forth below, provided that the Securities are not redeemable prior to July 7, 2011.
The table below shows Redemption Prices of a Security per $1,000 Principal Amount at Maturity on the dates shown below and at Stated Maturity, which prices reflect accrued Original Issue Discount calculated to each such date. The Redemption Price of a Security redeemed between such dates shall include an additional amount reflecting the additional Original Issue Discount accrued since the preceding date in the table and until, but not including, the Redemption Date.
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                                                                                      (2)
                                                                  (1)              ACCRUED           REDEMPTION
                                                                 LYON              ORIGINAL            PRICE
REDEMPTION DATE                                               ISSUE PRICE       ISSUE DISCOUNT        (1)+(2)
                                                              -----------       --------------      ------------
July 7:
2011......................................................      $380.16           $111.85               $492.01
2012......................................................      $380.16           $127.97               $508.13
2013......................................................      $380.16           $144.62               $524.78
2014......................................................      $380.16           $161.81               $541.97
2015......................................................      $380.16           $179.57               $559.73
2016......................................................      $380.16           $197.91               $578.07
2017......................................................      $380.16           $216.85               $597.01
2018......................................................      $380.16           $236.41               $616.57
2019......................................................      $380.16           $256.61               $636.77
2020......................................................      $380.16           $277.48               $657.64
2021......................................................      $380.16           $299.02               $679.18
2022......................................................      $380.16           $321.28               $701.44
2023......................................................      $380.16           $344.26               $724.42
2024......................................................      $380.16           $367.99               $748.15
2025......................................................      $380.16           $392.50               $772.66
2026......................................................      $380.16           $417.82               $797.98
2027......................................................      $380.16           $443.97               $824.13
2028......................................................      $380.16           $470.97               $851.13
2029......................................................      $380.16           $498.85               $879.01
2030......................................................      $380.16           $527.65               $907.81
2031......................................................      $380.16           $557.40               $937.56
2032......................................................      $380.16           $588.12               $968.28
At Stated Maturity........................................      $380.16           $619.84             $1,000.00	

In addition to the Redemption Price payable with respect to all Securities or portions thereof to be redeemed as of a Redemption Date, the Holders of such Securities (or portions thereof) shall be entitled to receive accrued and unpaid contingent interest, if any, with respect thereto, which interest shall be paid in cash on the Redemption Date.
7. Purchase by the Company at the Option of the Holder.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company shall become obligated to purchase, at the option of the Holder, the Securities held by such Holder on the following Purchase Dates and at the following Purchase Prices per $1,000 Principal Amount at Maturity, upon delivery of a Purchase Notice containing the information set forth in the Indenture, at any time from the opening of business on the date that is 20 Business Days prior to such Purchase Date until the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Purchase Date and upon delivery of the Securities to the Paying Agent by the Holder as set forth in the Indenture.
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July 7, 2007                $432.48
July 7, 2009                $461.29
July 7, 2011                $492.01
July 7, 2013                $524.78
July 7, 2018                $616.57
July 7, 2023                $724.42
July 7, 2028                $851.13	

The Purchase Price (equal to the Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount to the Purchase Date) may be paid, at the option of the Company, in cash or by the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock of the Company, or in any combination thereof.
At the option of the Holder and subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company shall become obligated to purchase the Securities held by such Holder as of a date that is no later than 35 Business Days after the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company, but in no event prior to the date on which such Change in Control occurs, on or prior to July 7, 2011 for a Change in Control Purchase Price equal to the Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount to the Change in Control Purchase Date, which Change in Control Purchase Price shall be paid in cash.
In addition to the Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price, as the case may be, payable with respect to all Securities or portions thereof to be purchased as of the Purchase Date or the Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be, the Holders of such Securities (or portions thereof) shall be entitled to receive any accrued and unpaid contingent interest with respect thereto, which shall be paid in cash promptly following the later of the Purchase Date or the Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be and the time of delivery of such Securities to the Paying Agent pursuant to the Indenture.
Holders have the right to withdraw any Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice, as the case may be, by delivering to the Paying Agent a written notice of withdrawal in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
If cash (and/or securities if permitted under the Indenture) sufficient to pay the Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price, as the case may be, of, together with any accrued and unpaid contingent interest with respect to, all Securities or portions thereof to be purchased as of the Purchase Date or the Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be, is deposited with the Paying Agent on the Business Day following the Purchase Date or the Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be, Original Issue Discount and any contingent interest shall cease to accrue on such Securities (or portions thereof) immediately after such Purchase Date or Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be, and the Holder thereof shall have no other rights as such (other than the right to receive the Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase
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Price, as the case may be, and any accrued and unpaid contingent interest upon surrender of such Security).
8. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at the Holder's registered address. If money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and accrued and unpaid contingent interest, if any, with respect to, all Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the Redemption Date is deposited with the Paying Agent prior to or on the Redemption Date, on such Redemption Date, Original Issue Discount and contingent interest, if any, shall cease to accrue on such Securities or portions thereof. Securities in denominations larger than $1,000 of Principal Amount at Maturity may be redeemed in part but only in integral multiples of $1,000 of Principal Amount at Maturity.
9. Conversion.
Subject to the provisions of this Paragraph 9, a Holder of a Security may convert it into Common Stock of the Company if at least one of the conditions described below is satisfied at any time before the close of business on July 6, 2033. If the Security is called for redemption, the Holder may convert it only until the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date. A Security in respect of which a Holder has delivered a Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice exercising the option of such Holder to require the Company to purchase such Security may be converted only if such notice of exercise is withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
The initial Conversion Rate is 12.8773 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 Principal Amount at Maturity, subject to adjustment in certain events described in the Indenture. The Company will deliver cash or a check in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock.
Upon determination that Holders are or will be entitled to convert their Security into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the following provisions, the Company will promptly notify the Holders thereof and post this information on the Company's web site on the World Wide Web or otherwise publicly disclose this information.
(a) Conversion Based on Common Stock Price. Subject to the provisions of this Paragraph 9, Holders may convert the Securities into Common Stock in any fiscal quarter commencing after October 3, 2003, if, as of the last day of the preceding fiscal quarter, the Sale Price of the Common Stock for at least 20 Trading Days in a period of 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day of such preceding fiscal quarter is more than 120% of the accreted conversion price per share of Common Stock on the last day of such preceding fiscal quarter.
The "accreted conversion price" per share of Common Stock as of any day equals the quotient of:
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o the Issue Price of a Security and Accrued Original Issue Discount to that day, divided by
o the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of $1,000 Principal Amount at Maturity of Securities on that day.
(b) Conversion Based on Credit Rating Downgrade. Subject to the provisions of this Paragraph 9, Holders may convert the Securities into Common Stock on a Conversion Date during any period in which (i) the credit rating assigned to the Securities by a Rating Agency is at or below the Applicable Rating, (ii) the Securities are no longer rated by either or both of Standard & Poor's or Moody's, or (iii) either or both of Standard & Poor's or Moody's have suspended or withdrawn their ratings of the Securities. "Rating Agency" means Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services and its successors, Moody's Investors Service or Fitch, Inc. and its successors ("Fitch"). "Applicable Rating" means, in the case of Standard & Poor's, B+, in the case of Moody's, B3, or in the case of Fitch, B+ (or their respective equivalents under any successor ratings categories of Standard & Poor's, Moody's or Fitch), or the equivalent in respect of ratings categories of any Rating Agencies successor to Standard & Poor's, Moody's or Fitch, as the case may be.
(c) Conversion Based on Redemption. Subject to the provisions of this Paragraph 9, a Holder may convert into Common Stock a Security or portion of a Security which has been called for redemption pursuant to Paragraph 6 hereof, even if the Securities are not otherwise convertible at such time, but such Securities may be surrendered for conversion only until the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date.
(d) Conversion Upon Occurrence of Certain Corporate Transactions. Subject to the provisions of this Paragraph 9, in the event the Company is a party to a consolidation, merger or binding share exchange or a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company pursuant to which the Common Stock would be converted into cash, securities or other property as set forth in
Section 10.14 of the Indenture, the Securities may be surrendered for conversion at any time from and after the date which is 15 days prior to the anticipated effective date until 15 days after the actual effective date of such transaction, and at the effective date of such transaction the right to convert a Security into Common Stock will be deemed to have changed into a right to convert it into the kind and amount of cash, securities or other assets of the Company or another person which the holder would have received if the holder had converted its Security immediately prior to the transaction.
If the Company makes a distribution described in Section 10.07 or
Section 10.08 of the Indenture which, in the case of a dividend or distribution described in Section 10.08 of the Indenture, has a fair market value per share (as determined by the Board of Directors) equal to more than 15% of the Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Business Day immediately preceding the date of declaration for such dividend or distribution, the Securities may be surrendered for conversion beginning on the date the Company gives notice to the Holders of such dividend or distribution, which notice shall be given not less than 20 days prior to the Ex-Dividend Time for such dividend or distribution, and Securities may be surrendered for conversion at any time thereafter until the close of business on the Business Day prior to the
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Ex-Dividend Time or until the Company announces that such dividend or distribution will not take place.
A Holder's right to convert the Securities into Common Stock of the Company is also subject to the Company's right to elect to pay such Holder the amount of cash set forth in the next succeeding sentence (or an equivalent amount in a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock), in lieu of delivering all or part of such Common Stock; provided, however, that if such payment of cash is not permitted pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture, the Company shall deliver Common Stock (and cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock) in accordance with the Indenture, whether or not the Company has delivered a notice pursuant to the Indenture to the effect that the Securities will be paid in cash. The amount of cash to be paid for each $1,000 Principal Amount at Maturity of Securities shall be equal to the average Sale Price of a share of Common Stock of the Company for the five consecutive Trading Days immediately following (i) the date of the Company's notice of its election to deliver cash upon conversion, if the Company has not given a notice of redemption pursuant to the Indenture, or (ii) the Conversion Date, in the case of a conversion following such a notice of redemption specifying an intent to deliver cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock upon conversion, in either case multiplied by the Conversion Rate in effect on such Conversion Date. If the Company shall elect to make such payment wholly in shares of Common Stock, then such shares shall be delivered through the Conversion Agent to Holders surrendering Securities as promptly as practicable but in any event no later than the fifth Business Day following the Conversion Date. If, however, the Company elects to make any portion of such payment in cash, then the payment, including any delivery of shares of Common Stock, shall be made to Holders surrendering Securities no later than the tenth Business Day following the Conversion Date.
The Company may not pay cash in lieu of delivering all or part of such share of Common Stock upon the conversion of any Securities pursuant to the terms of the Indenture (other than cash in lieu of fractional shares) if there has occurred (prior to, on or after, as the case may be, the Conversion Date or the date on which the Company delivers its notice specifying whether each Conversion shall be converted into shares of Common Stock or cash) and is continuing an Event of Default (other than a default in such payment on such Securities).
Accrued and unpaid contingent interest will not be paid in cash on Securities that are converted but will be paid in the manner provided in the following paragraph; provided, however, that Securities surrendered for conversion during the period from the close of business on any record date for a contingent interest payment to the opening of business on the date on which such contingent interest is payable, shall be entitled to receive such contingent interest payable on such Securities on the corresponding date on which such contingent interest is payable and (except Securities with respect to which the Company has mailed a notice of redemption) Securities surrendered for conversion during such period must be accompanied by payment of an amount equal to the contingent interest with respect thereto that the registered Holder is to receive.
A Holder may convert a portion of a Security if the Principal Amount at Maturity of such portion is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. No payment or adjustment will be made for dividends on the Common Stock except as provided in the Indenture. On conversion of a Security, accrued Original Issue Discount attributable to the period from the Issue Date through
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but not including the Conversion Date, accrued Tax OID and (except as provided above) accrued contingent interest, if any, with respect to the converted Security shall not be paid in cash to Holders of such Security, nor shall it be cancelled, extinguished or forfeited, but rather shall be deemed to be paid in full to the Holder thereof through delivery of the Common Stock (together with the cash payment, if any, in lieu of fractional shares), or cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock in lieu thereof, in exchange for the Security being converted pursuant to the terms hereof; and the fair market value of such shares of Common Stock (together with any such cash payment in lieu of fractional shares), or cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock in lieu thereof, shall be treated as delivered, to the extent thereof, first in exchange for Original Issue Discount and Tax OID accrued through the Conversion Date and accrued contingent interest, if any, and the balance, if any, of such cash and/or the fair market value of such Common Stock (and any such cash payment in lieu of fractional shares), or cash in lieu thereof, shall be treated as delivered in exchange for the Issue Price of the Security being converted pursuant to the provisions hereof.
To convert a Security, a Holder must (1) complete and manually sign the conversion notice below (or complete and manually sign a facsimile of such notice) and deliver such notice to the Conversion Agent, (2) surrender the Security to the Conversion Agent, (3) furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents if required by the Conversion Agent, the Company or the Trustee and (4) pay any transfer or similar tax, if required.
The Conversion Rate will be adjusted for dividends or distributions on Common Stock payable in Common Stock or other Capital Stock; subdivisions, combinations or certain reclassifications of Common Stock; distributions to all holders of Common Stock of certain rights to purchase Common Stock for a period expiring within 60 days of the record date for such distribution at less than the Sale Price of the Common Stock at the Time of Determination; distributions to such holders of assets (including shares of Capital Stock of, or similar equity interests in, a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company) or debt securities of the Company or certain rights to purchase securities of the Company (excluding any dividend, distribution or rights referred to above and any dividend or distribution paid exclusively in cash); and certain dividends or distributions consisting exclusively of cash to such holders, in each case as described in the Indenture. However, no adjustment need be made if Securityholders may participate in the transaction or in certain other cases. The Company from time to time may voluntarily increase the Conversion Rate.
If the Company is a party to a consolidation, merger or binding share exchange or a transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or upon certain distributions described in the Indenture, the right to convert a Security into Common Stock may be changed into a right to convert it into the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets of the Company or another person which the Holder would have received if the Holder had converted its Securities immediately prior to the transaction.
10. Conversion Arrangement on Call for Redemption.
Any Securities called for redemption, unless surrendered for conversion before the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date, may be deemed to be purchased from the Holders of such Securities at an amount not less than the
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Redemption Price, by one or more investment bankers or other purchasers who may agree with the Company to purchase such Securities from the Holders, to convert them into Common Stock of the Company and to make payment for such Securities to the Trustee in trust for such Holders.
11. Defaulted Interest.
Except as otherwise specified with respect to the Securities, any Defaulted Interest on any Security shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holder thereof on the relevant accrual date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company as provided for in Section 11.02 of the Indenture.
12. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Securities are in fully registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 of Principal Amount at Maturity and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder may transfer or exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer or exchange of any Securities selected for redemption (except, in the case of a Security to be redeemed in part, the portion of the Security not to be redeemed) or any Securities in respect of which a Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice has been given and not withdrawn (except, in the case of a Security to be purchased in part, the portion of the Security not to be purchased) or any Securities for a period of 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed.
13. Persons Deemed Owners.
The registered Holder of this Security may be treated as the owner of this Security for all purposes.
14. Unclaimed Money or Securities.
The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Company upon written request any money or securities held by them for the payment of any amount with respect to the Securities that remains unclaimed for two years, subject to applicable unclaimed property laws. After return to the Company, Holders entitled to the money or securities must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person.
15. Amendment; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture or the Securities may be amended with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding and (ii) certain Defaults may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without the consent of any Securityholder, the Company and the Trustee
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may amend the Indenture or the Securities to comply with Article 5 or Section 10.14 of the Indenture, to secure the Company's obligations under this Security or to add to the Company's covenants for the benefit of the Securityholders or to surrender any right or power conferred, to comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and any amendment thereof, or as necessary in connection with the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act, or to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, to correct or supplement any provision, or to make any other provision with respect to matters or questions arising under the Indenture or the Securities, so long as the interests of the Holders of Securities are not adversely affected in any material respect.
16. Defaults and Remedies.
Under the Indenture, Events of Default include (i) default in the payment of contingent interest when the same becomes due and payable, which default continues for 30 days; (ii) default in payment of the Principal Amount at Maturity, Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price, as the case may be, in respect of the Securities when the same becomes due and payable; (iii) failure by the Company to comply with other agreements in the Indenture or the Securities, subject to notice and lapse of time; (iv) default under any (a) indebtedness for any money borrowed by the Company or the Operating Company, (b) mortgage, indenture or other instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or the Operating Company or (c) guarantee by the Company or the Operating Company of payment for money borrowed, which default consists of a payment default at the stated maturity thereof or results in acceleration of such indebtedness, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding under all such indebtedness in excess of $25,000,000, subject to notice and lapse of time; (v) final unsatisfied judgments not covered by insurance aggregating in excess of $25,000,000 million rendered against the Company or the Operating Company and not stayed, bonded or discharged within 60 days; and (vi) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding, may declare the Issue Price plus the Original Issue Discount through the date of such declaration, and any accrued and unpaid interest (including contingent interest) if any, through the date of such declaration, on all the Securities to be due and payable immediately. Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency are Events of Default which will result in the Issue Price plus the Original Issue Discount on the Securities, and any accrued and unpaid interest (including contingent interest) if any, through the occurrence of such event, becoming due and payable immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of Default.
Securityholders may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may refuse to enforce the Indenture or the Securities unless it receives indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Securityholders notice of any continuing Default (except a Default in payment of amounts specified in clause (i) or (ii) above) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interests.
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17. Trustee Dealings with the Company.
Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Company or its Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.
18. No Recourse Against Others.
A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each Securityholder waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.
19. Authentication.
This Security shall not be valid until an authorized officer of the Trustee manually signs the Trustee's Certificate of Authentication on the other side of this Security.
20. Abbreviations.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).
21. Original Issue Discount Information Reporting Requirements.
In accordance with the United States Treasury Regulation Section 1.1275-3, a Holder may obtain the projected payment schedule by submitting a written request for such information to the following representative of the Company: Anixter International Inc., 2301 Patriot Boulevard, Glenview, Illinois 60025, Attention: Corporate Secretary.
22. GOVERNING LAW.
THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE INDENTURE AND THIS
SECURITY.

The Company will furnish to any Securityholder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture which has in it the text of this Security in larger type. Requests may be made to:
Anixter International Inc. 2301 Patriot Boulevard Glenview, IL 60025
Telephone No.: (224) 521-8000 Facsimile No.: (224) 521-8604 Attention: General Counsel
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Security, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Security to

(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax ID no.)

(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint
___________________________ agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
CONVERSION NOTICE
To convert this Security into Common Stock of the Company, check the box: [ ]
To convert only part of this Security, state the Principal Amount at Maturity to be converted (which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000): 
$
If you want the stock certificate made out in another person's name, fill in the form below:

(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax ID no.)

(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)

Date:

Your Signature: *

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security)

* Your signature must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" meeting the requirements of the Trustee, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Trustee in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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EXHIBIT A-2
[FORM OF CERTIFICATED SECURITY]
FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, THIS SECURITY IS BEING ISSUED WITH AN INDETERMINATE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT AND THE ISSUE DATE OF THIS SECURITY IS JULY 7, 2003. IN ADDITION, THIS SECURITY IS SUBJECT TO UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONTINGENT PAYMENT DEBT INSTRUMENTS. FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THE ISSUE PRICE OF EACH SECURITY IS $380.16 PER $1,000 OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT AND THE COMPARABLE YIELD IS 7.3%, COMPOUNDED SEMI-ANNUALLY (WHICH WILL BE TREATED AS THE YIELD FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES). THE YIELD FOR ACCRUING ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR NON-TAX PURPOSES IS 3.25% PER YEAR (COMPUTED ON A SEMI-ANNUAL BOND EQUIVALENT BASIS) CALCULATED FROM JULY 7, 2003, EXCLUDING ANY CONTINGENT INTEREST.
THE ISSUER AGREES, AND BY ACCEPTING A BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THIS SECURITY EACH HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED, FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES (1) TO TREAT THIS SECURITY AS A DEBT INSTRUMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO TREAS. REG. SEC. 1.1275-4 (THE "CONTINGENT PAYMENT REGULATIONS"), (2) TO TREAT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF ANY STOCK RECEIVED UPON ANY CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY, OR UPON THE HOLDER'S OR BENEFICIAL OWNER'S EXERCISE OF A PUT RIGHT WHERE THE COMPANY ELECTS TO PAY IN COMMON STOCK, AS A CONTINGENT PAYMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE CONTINGENT PAYMENT REGULATIONS, AND (3) TO ACCRUE INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITY AS ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE "NONCONTINGENT BOND METHOD," SET FORTH IN THE CONTINGENT PAYMENT REGULATIONS, AND TO BE BOUND BY THE ISSUER'S DETERMINATION OF THE "COMPARABLE YIELD" AND "PROJECTED PAYMENT SCHEDULE," WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CONTINGENT PAYMENT REGULATIONS, WITH RESPECT TO THIS SECURITY. THE ISSUER AGREES TO PROVIDE PROMPTLY TO THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, UPON WRITTEN REQUEST, THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE, YIELD TO MATURITY, COMPARABLE YIELD AND PROJECTED PAYMENT SCHEDULE. ANY SUCH WRITTEN REQUEST SHOULD BE SENT TO THE ISSUER AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., 2301 PATRIOT BOULEVARD, GLENVIEW, IL 60025, ATTENTION:
CORPORATE SECRETARY.
[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A CERTIFICATED SECURITY TO BE HELD BY AN
INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR: IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY
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REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS.]
THIS SECURITY AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY, THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN OR THEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS SECURITY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES TO OFFER, SELL, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE "RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE") WHICH IS TWO YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF (OR THE OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION ISSUE DATE, IF ANY) AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHICH NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SUBPARAGRAPH (a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTOR," FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY'S AND THE TRUSTEE'S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (C) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM, AND IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE AND IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS
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REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS SECURITY FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO ABOVE. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.
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ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
Liquid Yield OptionTM Note due 2033
 (Zero Coupon-Senior)

No. R-                                            CUSIP:
Issue Date: July 7, 2003                          Original Issue Discount: $
Issue Price:  $_____ (for each $1,000
Principal Amount at Maturity)	

ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., a Delaware Corporation, promises to pay to _______________ or registered assigns, the Principal Amount at Maturity of __________________________ DOLLARS ($______) on July 7, 2033.
This Security shall not bear interest except as specified on the other side of this Security. Original Issue Discount will accrue as specified on the other side of this Security. This Security is convertible as specified on the other side of this Security.
Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this Security.

Dated:                                            ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.

                                                  By:
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                      Name:
                                                      Title:

TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF
  AUTHENTICATION

Dated:

THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee, certifies
that this is one of the
Securities referred to
in the within-mentioned
Indenture.

By:
   --------------------------
      Authorized Signatory	

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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF LYON]
Liquid Yield OptionTM Note due 2033
 (Zero Coupon-Senior)
1. Interest.
This Security shall not bear interest, except as specified in this Paragraph 1 or in Paragraph 5 hereof. If the Principal Amount at Maturity hereof or any portion of such Principal Amount at Maturity is not paid when due (whether upon acceleration pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Indenture, upon the date set for payment of the Redemption Price pursuant to Paragraph 6 hereof, upon the date set for payment of the Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price pursuant to Paragraph 7 hereof or upon the Stated Maturity of this Security) or if any contingent interest due hereon is not paid when due in accordance with Paragraph 5 hereof, then in each such case the overdue amount shall, to the extent permitted by law, bear interest at the rate of 3.25% per annum, compounded semiannually, which interest shall accrue from the date such overdue amount was originally due to the date payment of such amount, including interest thereon, has been made or duly provided for. All such interest shall be payable on demand. The accrual of such interest on overdue amounts shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, the continued accrual of Original Issue Discount.
Original Issue Discount (the difference between the Issue Price and the Principal Amount at Maturity of the Security), in the period during which a Security remains outstanding, shall accrue at 3.25% per annum, on a semiannual bond equivalent basis using a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months, from the Issue Date of this Security.
2. Method of Payment.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company will make payments in respect of Redemption Prices, Purchase Prices, Change in Control Purchase Prices and Principal Amount at Maturity to Holders who surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect such payments in respect of the Securities. The Company will pay any cash amounts in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. However, the Company may make such cash payments by check payable in such money.
3. Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, Registrar and Bid Solicitation Agent.
Initially, The Bank of New York (the "Trustee"), will act as Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, Registrar and Bid Solicitation Agent. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, Registrar or co-registrar or Bid Solicitation Agent without notice, other than notice to the Trustee. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates may act as Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, Registrar or co-registrar. None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates shall act as Bid Solicitation Agent.
4. Indenture.
The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of July 7, 2003 (the "Indenture"), between the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture
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Act of 1939, as in effect from time to time (the "TIA"). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Securityholders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of those terms.
The Securities are general unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Company limited to $328,810,000 aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity (subject to Section 2.07 of the Indenture). The Indenture does not limit other indebtedness of the Company, secured or unsecured.
5. Contingent Interest.
Subject to the accrual and record date provisions specified in this Paragraph 5, the Company shall pay contingent cash interest to the Holders during any six-month period (a "Contingent Interest Period") from July 8 to January 7 and from January 8 to July 7, commencing after July 7, 2011, if the average LYON Market Price for the Applicable Five Trading Day Period with respect to such Contingent Interest Period equals 120% or more of the sum of the Issue Price of a Security and Original Issue Discount accrued thereon to the day immediately preceding the first day of the relevant Contingent Interest Period.
The amount of contingent interest payable per $1,000 Principal Amount at Maturity hereof in respect of any Contingent Interest Period shall equal an annual rate of 0.25% of the average LYON Market Price for the Applicable Five Trading Day Period.
Contingent interest, if any, will accrue and be payable to Holders on the last day of the relevant Contingent Interest Period (on July 7 or January 7, as the case may be) to Holders of record as of the immediately preceding June 22 or December 23, as the case may be. Original Issue Discount will continue to accrue at 3.25% per annum, on a semi-annual bond equivalent basis using a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months, whether or not contingent interest is paid.
"Applicable Five Trading Day Period" means, with respect to any Contingent Interest Period, the five Trading Days ending on the third Trading Day immediately preceding the first day of such Contingent Interest Period.
"LYON Market Price" means, as of any date of determination, the average of the secondary market bid quotations per $1,000 Principal Amount at Maturity obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent for $10 million Principal Amount at Maturity of Securities at approximately 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from three nationally recognized securities dealers in The City of New York (none of which shall be an Affiliate of the Company) selected by the Company; provided, however, if (a) at least three such bids are not obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent or (b) in the Company's reasonable judgment, the bid quotations are not indicative of the secondary market value of the Securities as of such determination date, then the LYON Market Price for such determination date shall equal (i) the Conversion Rate in effect as of such determination date multiplied by (ii) the average Sale Price of the Common Stock for the five Trading Days ending on such determination date, appropriately adjusted to take into account the occurrence, during the period commencing on the first of such Trading Days during such five Trading Day period and ending on such determination date, of any event described in
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Section 10.06, 10.07 or 10.08 (subject to the conditions set forth in Sections 10.09 and 10.10) of the Indenture.
Upon determination that Holders will be entitled to receive contingent interest which may become payable during a Contingent Interest Period, on or prior to the first day of such Contingent Interest Period, the Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of such determination and shall issue a press release and publish such information on its web site on the World Wide Web or through such other public medium as the Company may use at that time as soon as practicable.
The determination of the amount of contingent interest, if any, and the payment thereof is the sole responsibility of the Company.
6. Redemption at the Option of the Company.
No sinking fund is provided for the Securities. The Securities are redeemable for cash as a whole, at any time, or in part from time to time at the option of the Company in accordance with the Indenture at the Redemption Prices set forth below, provided that the Securities are not redeemable prior to July 7, 2011.
The table below shows Redemption Prices of a Security per $1,000 Principal Amount at Maturity on the dates shown below and at Stated Maturity, which prices reflect accrued Original Issue Discount calculated to each such date. The Redemption Price of a Security redeemed between such dates shall include an additional amount reflecting the additional Original Issue Discount accrued since the preceding date in the table and until, but not including, the Redemption Date.
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                                                                                     (2)
                                                                   (1)            ACCRUED           REDEMPTION
                                                                   LYON           ORIGINAL            PRICE
REDEMPTION DATE                                                ISSUE PRICE     ISSUE DISCOUNT        (1)+(2)
                                                               -----------     --------------       ----------
July 7:
2011......................................................      $380.16           $111.85              $492.01
2012......................................................      $380.16           $127.97              $508.13
2013......................................................      $380.16           $144.62              $524.78
2014......................................................      $380.16           $161.81              $541.97
2015......................................................      $380.16           $179.57              $559.73
2016......................................................      $380.16           $197.91              $578.07
2017......................................................      $380.16           $216.85              $597.01
2018......................................................      $380.16           $236.41              $616.57
2019......................................................      $380.16           $256.61              $636.77
2020......................................................      $380.16           $277.48              $657.64
2021......................................................      $380.16           $299.02              $679.18
2022......................................................      $380.16           $321.28              $701.44
2023......................................................      $380.16           $344.26              $724.42
2024......................................................      $380.16           $367.99              $748.15
2025......................................................      $380.16           $392.50              $772.66
2026......................................................      $380.16           $417.82              $797.98
2027......................................................      $380.16           $443.97              $824.13
2028......................................................      $380.16           $470.97              $851.13
2029......................................................      $380.16           $498.85              $879.01
2030......................................................      $380.16           $527.65              $907.81
2031......................................................      $380.16           $557.40              $937.56
2032......................................................      $380.16           $588.12              $968.28
At Stated Maturity........................................      $380.16           $619.84            $1,000.00	

In addition to the Redemption Price payable with respect to all Securities or portions thereof to be redeemed as of a Redemption Date, the Holders of such Securities (or portions thereof) shall be entitled to receive accrued and unpaid contingent interest, if any, with respect thereto, which interest shall be paid in cash on the Redemption Date.
7. Purchase by the Company at the Option of the Holder.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company shall become obligated to purchase, at the option of the Holder, the Securities held by such Holder on the following Purchase Dates and at the following Purchase Prices per $1,000 Principal Amount at Maturity, upon delivery of a Purchase Notice containing the information set forth in the Indenture, at any time from the opening of business on the date that is 20 Business Days prior to such Purchase Date until the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Purchase Date and upon delivery of the Securities to the Paying Agent by the Holder as set forth in the Indenture.
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July 7, 2007                 $432.48
July 7, 2009                 $461.29
July 7, 2011                 $492.01
July 7, 2013                 $524.78
July 7, 2018                 $616.57
July 7, 2023                 $724.42
July 7, 2028                 $851.13	

The Purchase Price (equal to the Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount to the Purchase Date) may be paid, at the option of the Company, in cash or by the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock of the Company, or in any combination thereof.
At the option of the Holder and subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company shall become obligated to purchase the Securities held by such Holder as of a date that is no later than 35 Business Days after the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company, but in no event prior to the date on which such Change in Control occurs, on or prior to July 7, 2011 for a Change in Control Purchase Price equal to the Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount to the Change in Control Purchase Date, which Change in Control Purchase Price shall be paid in cash.
In addition to the Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price, as the case may be, payable with respect to all Securities or portions thereof to be purchased as of the Purchase Date or the Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be, the Holders of such Securities (or portions thereof) shall be entitled to receive any accrued and unpaid contingent interest with respect thereto, which shall be paid in cash promptly following the later of the Purchase Date or the Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be and the time of delivery of such Securities to the Paying Agent pursuant to the Indenture.
Holders have the right to withdraw any Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice, as the case may be, by delivering to the Paying Agent a written notice of withdrawal in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
If cash (and/or securities if permitted under the Indenture) sufficient to pay the Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price, as the case may be, of, together with any accrued and unpaid contingent interest with respect to, all Securities or portions thereof to be purchased as of the Purchase Date or the Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be, is deposited with the Paying Agent on the Business Day following the Purchase Date or the Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be, Original Issue Discount and any contingent interest shall cease to accrue on such Securities (or portions thereof) immediately after such Purchase Date or Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be, and the Holder thereof shall have no other rights as such (other than the right to receive the Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price, as the case may be, and any accrued and unpaid contingent interest upon surrender of such Security).
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8. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at the Holder's registered address. If money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and accrued and unpaid contingent interest, if any, with respect to, all Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the Redemption Date is deposited with the Paying Agent prior to or on the Redemption Date, on such Redemption Date, Original Issue Discount and contingent interest, if any, shall cease to accrue on such Securities or portions thereof. Securities in denominations larger than $1,000 of Principal Amount at Maturity may be redeemed in part but only in integral multiples of $1,000 of Principal Amount at Maturity.
9. Conversion.
Subject to the provisions of this Paragraph 9, a Holder of a Security may convert it into Common Stock of the Company if at least one of the conditions described below is satisfied at any time before the close of business on July 6, 2033. If the Security is called for redemption, the Holder may convert it only until the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date. A Security in respect of which a Holder has delivered a Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice exercising the option of such Holder to require the Company to purchase such Security may be converted only if such notice of exercise is withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
The initial Conversion Rate is 12.8773 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 Principal Amount at Maturity, subject to adjustment in certain events described in the Indenture. The Company will deliver cash or a check in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock.
Upon determination that Holders are or will be entitled to convert their Security into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the following provisions, the Company will promptly notify the Holders thereof and post this information on the Company's web site on the World Wide Web or otherwise publicly disclose this information.
(a) Conversion Based on Common Stock Price. Subject to the provisions of this Paragraph 9, Holders may convert the Securities into Common Stock in any fiscal quarter commencing after October 3, 2003, if, as of the last day of the preceding fiscal quarter, the Sale Price of the Common Stock for at least 20 Trading Days in a period of 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day of such preceding fiscal quarter is more than 120% of the accreted conversion price per share of Common Stock on the last day of such preceding fiscal quarter.
The "accreted conversion price" per share of Common Stock as of any day equals the quotient of:
o the Issue Price of a Security and Accrued Original Issue Discount to that day, divided by
o the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of $1,000 Principal Amount at Maturity of Securities on that day.
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(b) Conversion Based on Credit Rating Downgrade. Subject to the provisions of this Paragraph 9, Holders may convert the Securities into Common Stock on a Conversion Date during any period in which (i) the credit rating assigned to the Securities by a Rating Agency is at or below the Applicable Rating, (ii) the Securities are no longer rated by either or both of Standard & Poor's or Moody's, or (iii) either or both of Standard & Poor's or Moody's have suspended or withdrawn their ratings of the Securities. "Rating Agency" means Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services and its successors, Moody's Investors Service or Fitch, Inc. and its successors ("Fitch"). "Applicable Rating" means, in the case of Standard & Poor's, B+, in the case of Moody's, B3, or in the case of Fitch, B+ (or their respective equivalents under any successor ratings categories of Standard & Poor's, Moody's or Fitch), or the equivalent in respect of ratings categories of any Rating Agencies successor to Standard & Poor's, Moody's or Fitch, as the case may be.
(c) Conversion Based on Redemption. Subject to the provisions of this Paragraph 9, a Holder may convert into Common Stock a Security or portion of a Security which has been called for redemption pursuant to Paragraph 6 hereof, even if the Securities are not otherwise convertible at such time, but such Securities may be surrendered for conversion only until the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date.
(d) Conversion Upon Occurrence of Certain Corporate Transactions. Subject to the provisions of this Paragraph 9, in the event the Company is a party to a consolidation, merger or binding share exchange or a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company pursuant to which the Common Stock would be converted into cash, securities or other property as set forth in
Section 10.14 of the Indenture, the Securities may be surrendered for conversion at any time from and after the date which is 15 days prior to the anticipated effective date until 15 days after the actual effective date of such transaction, and at the effective date of such transaction the right to convert a Security into Common Stock will be deemed to have changed into a right to convert it into the kind and amount of cash, securities or other assets of the Company or another person which the holder would have received if the holder had converted its Security immediately prior to the transaction.
If the Company makes a distribution described in Section 10.07 or
Section 10.08 of the Indenture which, in the case of a dividend or distribution described in Section 10.08 of the Indenture, has a fair market value per share (as determined by the Board of Directors) equal to more than 15% of the Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Business Day immediately preceding the date of declaration for such dividend or distribution, the Securities may be surrendered for conversion beginning on the date the Company gives notice to the Holders of such dividend or distribution, which notice shall be given not less than 20 days prior to the Ex-Dividend Time for such dividend or distribution, and Securities may be surrendered for conversion at any time thereafter until the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Dividend Time or until the Company announces that such dividend or distribution will not take place.
A Holder's right to convert the Securities into Common Stock of the Company is also subject to the Company's right to elect to pay such Holder the amount of cash set forth in the next succeeding sentence (or an equivalent amount in a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock), in lieu of delivering all or part of such Common Stock; provided, however, that
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if such payment of cash is not permitted pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture, the Company shall deliver Common Stock (and cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock) in accordance with the Indenture, whether or not the Company has delivered a notice pursuant to the Indenture to the effect that the Securities will be paid in cash. The amount of cash to be paid for each $1,000 Principal Amount at Maturity of Securities shall be equal to the average Sale Price of a share of Common Stock of the Company for the five consecutive Trading Days immediately following (i) the date of the Company's notice of its election to deliver cash upon conversion, if the Company has not given a notice of redemption pursuant to the Indenture, or (ii) the Conversion Date, in the case of a conversion following such a notice of redemption specifying an intent to deliver cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock upon conversion, in either case multiplied by the Conversion Rate in effect on such Conversion Date. If the Company shall elect to make such payment wholly in shares of Common Stock, then such shares shall be delivered through the Conversion Agent to Holders surrendering Securities as promptly as practicable but in any event no later than the fifth Business Day following the Conversion Date. If, however, the Company elects to make any portion of such payment in cash, then the payment, including any delivery of shares of Common Stock, shall be made to Holders surrendering Securities no later than the tenth Business Day following the Conversion Date.
The Company may not pay cash in lieu of delivering all or part of such share of Common Stock upon the conversion of any Securities pursuant to the terms of the Indenture (other than cash in lieu of fractional shares) if there has occurred (prior to, on or after, as the case may be, the Conversion Date or the date on which the Company delivers its notice specifying whether each Conversion shall be converted into shares of Common Stock or cash) and is continuing an Event of Default (other than a default in such payment on such Securities).
Accrued and unpaid contingent interest will not be paid in cash on Securities that are converted but will be paid in the manner provided in the following paragraph; provided, however, that Securities surrendered for conversion during the period from the close of business on any record date for a contingent interest payment to the opening of business on the date on which such contingent interest is payable, shall be entitled to receive such contingent interest payable on such Securities on the corresponding date on which such contingent interest is payable and (except Securities with respect to which the Company has mailed a notice of redemption) Securities surrendered for conversion during such period must be accompanied by payment of an amount equal to the contingent interest with respect thereto that the registered Holder is to receive.
A Holder may convert a portion of a Security if the Principal Amount at Maturity of such portion is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. No payment or adjustment will be made for dividends on the Common Stock except as provided in the Indenture. On conversion of a Security, accrued Original Issue Discount attributable to the period from the Issue Date through but not including the Conversion Date, accrued Tax OID and (except as provided above) accrued contingent interest, if any, with respect to the converted Security shall not be paid in cash to Holders of such Security, nor shall it be cancelled, extinguished or forfeited, but rather shall be deemed to be paid in full to the Holder thereof through delivery of the Common Stock (together with the cash payment, if any, in lieu of fractional shares), or cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock in lieu thereof, in exchange for the Security being converted pursuant to the terms hereof; and the fair market value of such shares of Common Stock (together with any such
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cash payment in lieu of fractional shares), or cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock in lieu thereof, shall be treated as delivered, to the extent thereof, first in exchange for Original Issue Discount and Tax OID accrued through the Conversion Date and accrued contingent interest, if any, and the balance, if any, of such cash and/or the fair market value of such Common Stock (and any such cash payment in lieu of fractional shares), or cash in lieu thereof, shall be treated as delivered in exchange for the Issue Price of the Security being converted pursuant to the provisions hereof.
To convert a Security, a Holder must (1) complete and manually sign the conversion notice below (or complete and manually sign a facsimile of such notice) and deliver such notice to the Conversion Agent, (2) surrender the Security to the Conversion Agent, (3) furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents if required by the Conversion Agent, the Company or the Trustee and (4) pay any transfer or similar tax, if required.
The Conversion Rate will be adjusted for dividends or distributions on Common Stock payable in Common Stock or other Capital Stock; subdivisions, combinations or certain reclassifications of Common Stock; distributions to all holders of Common Stock of certain rights to purchase Common Stock for a period expiring within 60 days of the record date for such distribution at less than the Sale Price of the Common Stock at the Time of Determination; distributions to such holders of assets (including shares of Capital Stock of, or similar equity interests in, a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company) or debt securities of the Company or certain rights to purchase securities of the Company (excluding any dividend, distribution or rights referred to above and any dividend or distribution paid exclusively in cash); and certain dividends or distributions consisting exclusively of cash to such holders, in each case as described in the Indenture. However, no adjustment need be made if Securityholders may participate in the transaction or in certain other cases. The Company from time to time may voluntarily increase the Conversion Rate.
If the Company is a party to a consolidation, merger or binding share exchange or a transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or upon certain distributions described in the Indenture, the right to convert a Security into Common Stock may be changed into a right to convert it into the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets of the Company or another person which the Holder would have received if the Holder had converted its Securities immediately prior to the transaction.
10. Conversion Arrangement on Call for Redemption.
Any Securities called for redemption, unless surrendered for conversion before the close of business on the second Business Day preceding the Redemption Date, may be deemed to be purchased from the Holders of such Securities at an amount not less than the Redemption Price, by one or more investment bankers or other purchasers who may agree with the Company to purchase such Securities from the Holders, to convert them into Common Stock of the Company and to make payment for such Securities to the Trustee in trust for such Holders.
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11. Defaulted Interest.
Except as otherwise specified with respect to the Securities, any Defaulted Interest on any Security shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holder thereof on the relevant accrual date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company as provided for in Section 11.02 of the Indenture.
12. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Securities are in fully registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 of Principal Amount at Maturity and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder may transfer or exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer or exchange of any Securities selected for redemption (except, in the case of a Security to be redeemed in part, the portion of the Security not to be redeemed) or any Securities in respect of which a Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice has been given and not withdrawn (except, in the case of a Security to be purchased in part, the portion of the Security not to be purchased) or any Securities for a period of 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed.
13. Persons Deemed Owners.
The registered Holder of this Security may be treated as the owner of this Security for all purposes.
14. Unclaimed Money or Securities.
The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Company upon written request any money or securities held by them for the payment of any amount with respect to the Securities that remains unclaimed for two years, subject to applicable unclaimed property laws. After return to the Company, Holders entitled to the money or securities must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person.
15. Amendment; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture or the Securities may be amended with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding and (ii) certain Defaults may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without the consent of any Securityholder, the Company and the Trustee may amend the Indenture or the Securities to comply with Article 5 or Section 10.14 of the Indenture, to secure the Company's obligations under this Security or to add to the Company's covenants for the benefit of the Securityholders or to surrender any right or power conferred, to comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and any amendment thereof, or as necessary in connection
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with the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act, or to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, to correct or supplement any provision, or to make any other provision with respect to matters or questions arising under the Indenture or the Securities, so long as the interests of the Holders of Securities are not adversely affected in any material respect.
16. Defaults and Remedies.
Under the Indenture, Events of Default include (i) default in the payment of contingent interest when the same becomes due and payable, which default continues for 30 days; (ii) default in payment of the Principal Amount at Maturity, Issue Price plus accrued Original Issue Discount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price, as the case may be, in respect of the Securities when the same becomes due and payable; (iii) failure by the Company to comply with other agreements in the Indenture or the Securities, subject to notice and lapse of time; (iv) default under any (a) indebtedness for any money borrowed by the Company or the Operating Company, (b) mortgage, indenture or other instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or the Operating Company or (c) guarantee by the Company or the Operating Company of payment for money borrowed, which default consists of a payment default at the stated maturity thereof or results in acceleration of such indebtedness, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding under all such indebtedness in excess of $25,000,000, subject to notice and lapse of time; (v) final unsatisfied judgments not covered by insurance aggregating in excess of $25,000,000 million rendered against the Company or the Operating Company and not stayed, bonded or discharged within 60 days; and (vi) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding, may declare the Issue Price plus the Original Issue Discount through the date of such declaration, and any accrued and unpaid interest (including contingent interest) if any, through the date of such declaration, on all the Securities to be due and payable immediately. Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency are Events of Default which will result in the Issue Price plus the Original Issue Discount on the Securities, and any accrued and unpaid interest (including contingent interest) if any, through the occurrence of such event, becoming due and payable immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of Default.
Securityholders may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may refuse to enforce the Indenture or the Securities unless it receives indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Securities at the time outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Securityholders notice of any continuing Default (except a Default in payment of amounts specified in clause (i) or (ii) above) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interests.
17. Trustee Dealings with the Company.
Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Company or its Affiliates and may
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otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.
18. No Recourse Against Others.
A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each Securityholder waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.
19. Authentication.
This Security shall not be valid until an authorized officer of the Trustee manually signs the Trustee's Certificate of Authentication on the other side of this Security.
20. Abbreviations.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).
21. Original Issue Discount Information Reporting Requirements.
In accordance with the United States Treasury Regulation Section 1.1275-3, a Holder may obtain the projected payment schedule by submitting a written request for such information to the following representative of the Company: Anixter International Inc., 2301 Patriot Boulevard, Glenview, Illinois 60025, Attention: Corporate Secretary.
22. GOVERNING LAW.
THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE INDENTURE AND THIS
SECURITY.

The Company will furnish to any Securityholder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture which has in it the text of this Security in larger type. Requests may be made to:
Anixter International Inc. 2301 Patriot Boulevard Glenview, IL 60025
Telephone No.: (224) 521-8000 Facsimile No.: (224) 521-8604 Attention: General Counsel
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Security, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Security to

(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax ID no.)

(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint
___________________________ agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
CONVERSION NOTICE
To convert this Security into Common Stock of the Company, check the box: [ ]
To convert only part of this Security, state the Principal Amount at Maturity to be converted (which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000): 
$
If you want the stock certificate made out in another person's name, fill in the form below:

(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax ID no.)

(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)

Date:

Your Signature: *

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security)

* Your signature must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" meeting the requirements of the Trustee, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Trustee in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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EXHIBIT B
ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
Liquid Yield Option Notes due 2033
 (Zero Coupon - Senior)
Transfer Certificate
In connection with any transfer of any of the Securities within the period prior to the expiration of the holding period applicable to the sales thereof under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") (or any successor provision), the undersigned registered owner of this Security hereby certifies with respect to $__________ Principal Amount at Maturity of the above-captioned securities presented or surrendered on the date hereof (the "Surrendered Securities") for registration of transfer, or for exchange where the securities deliverable upon such exchange are to be registered in a name other than that of the undersigned registered owner (each such transaction being a "transfer"), that such transfer complies with the restrictive legend set forth on the face of the Surrendered Securities for the reason checked below:
[ ] A transfer of the Surrendered Securities is made to the Company or any subsidiaries; or
[ ] The transfer of the Surrendered Securities complies with Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"); or
[ ] The transfer of the Surrendered Securities is to an institutional accredited investor, as described in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or
(7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act; or
[ ] The transfer of the Surrendered Securities is pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act; or
[ ] The transfer of the Surrendered Securities is pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirement of the Securities Act.
and unless the box below is checked, the undersigned confirms that, to the undersigned's knowledge, such Securities are not being transferred to an "affiliate" of the Company as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act (an "Affiliate").
[ ] The transferee is an Affiliate of the Company.

DATE:                                                                          *
     ------------------------                     ------------------------------

----------------------------                                       Signature(s)	

(If the registered owner is a corporation, partnership or fiduciary, the title of the Person signing on behalf of such registered owner must be stated.)
* Your signature must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" meeting the requirements of the Trustee, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Trustee in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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EXHIBIT B-2
ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
Liquid Yield Option Notes due 2033
 (Zero Coupon - Senior)
Form of Letter to be Delivered by Accredited Investors
Anixter International Inc.
2301 Patriot Boulevard
Glenview, IL 60025
The Bank of New York
101 Barclay Street
Floor 21 West
New York, NY 10286
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are delivering this letter in connection with the proposed transfer of beneficial interests in an amount equal to $__________ Principal Amount at Maturity of the Liquid Yield Option Notes due 2033 ("LYONs") of Anixter International Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, which are convertible into shares of the Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company.
We hereby confirm that:
(i) we are an "accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule
501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") (an "Institutional Accredited Investor");
(ii) the purchase of beneficial interests in LYONs by us is for our own account or for the account of one or more other Institutional Accredited Investors or as fiduciary for the account of one or more trusts, each of which is an "accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(7) under the Securities Act and for each of which we exercise sole investment discretion, or (B) we are a "bank," within the meaning of Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or a "savings and loan association" or other institution described in
Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act that is acquiring beneficial interests in LYONs as fiduciary for the account of one or more institutions for which we exercise sole investment discretion;
(iii) we will acquire beneficial interests in LYONs having a minimum principal amount at maturity of not less than $250,000 for our own account or for any separate account for which we are acting;
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(iv) we have such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters that we are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of purchasing beneficial interests in LYONs;
(v) on each day from the date on which we acquire the beneficial interests in LYONs through and including the date on which we dispose of our beneficial interests in such LYONs or the LYONs are exchanged for the Common Stock, either: (i) we are not (A) an "employee benefit plan" subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), (B) a "plan" subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), (C) an entity whose underlying assets include the assets of any such employee benefit plan or plan by reason of Department of Labor Regulation Section 2510.3-101 or otherwise, or (D) a governmental plan that is subject to any federal, state or local law which is substantially similar to the provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or (ii) our acquisition, holding and subsequent disposition of LYONs or interest therein will not result in a prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or, in the case of a governmental plan, any substantially similar federal, state or local law) for which an exemption is not available, all the conditions of which are satisfied; and
(vi) we are not acquiring beneficial interests in LYONs with a view to distribution thereof or with any present intention of offering or selling beneficial interests in LYONs or the Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof, except as permitted below; provided that the disposition of our property and property of any accounts for which we are acting as fiduciary shall remain at all times within our control.
We understand that the LYONs were originally offered and sold in a transaction not involving any public offering within the United States within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the LYONs and the shares of Common Stock (the "Securities") issuable upon conversion thereof have not been registered under the Securities Act, and we agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of each account for which we acquire any beneficial interests in LYONs, that if in the future we decide to resell or otherwise transfer such Securities prior to the date (the "Resale Restriction Termination Date") which is two years after the later of the last day the LYONs of this issue were issued and the last date on which the Company or an affiliate of the Company was the owner of the Security, such Securities may be resold or otherwise transferred only (i) to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, (ii) for as long as the LYONs are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act ("Rule 144A"), to a person it reasonably believes is a "qualified institutional buyer" (as defined in Rule 144A) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to which notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (iii) to an Institutional Accredited Investor that is acquiring the Security for its own account, or for the account of such Institutional Accredited Investor for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act, (iv) pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act (if applicable) or (v) pursuant to a registration statement which has been declared effective under the Securities Act and, in each case, in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any State of the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction and in accordance with the legends set forth on the Securities. We further
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agree to provide any person purchasing any of the Securities other than pursuant to clause (v) above from us a notice advising such purchaser that resales of such Securities are restricted as stated herein. We understand that the trustee or the transfer agent, as the case may be, for the Securities will not be required to accept for registration of transfer any Securities pursuant to (iii) or (iv) above except upon presentation of evidence satisfactory to the Company that the foregoing restrictions on transfer have been complied with. We further understand that any Securities will be in the form of definitive physical certificates and that such certificates will bear a legend reflecting the substance of this paragraph, other than certificates representing Securities transferred pursuant to clause (v) above. We understand that we may not, directly or indirectly, engage in any hedging transaction with regard to the LYONs except as permitted by the Securities Act.
We acknowledge that the Company, others and you will rely upon our confirmations, acknowledgments and agreements set forth herein, and we agree to notify you promptly in writing if any of our representations or warranties herein ceases to be accurate and complete.
THIS LETTER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(Name of Purchaser)

                                                  By:                          *
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Name:
                                                     Title:
                                                     Address:

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* Your signature must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" meeting the requirements of the Trustee, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Trustee in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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EXHIBIT C
Projected Payment Schedule*
Comparable Yield = 7.3%, compounded semiannually

   DATE                          PROJECTED PAYMENT PER LYON
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 01/07/04                                  $0.00
 07/07/04                                   0.00
 01/07/05                                   0.00
 07/07/05                                   0.00
 01/07/06                                   0.00
 07/07/06                                   0.00
 01/07/07                                   0.00
 07/07/07                                   0.00
 01/07/08                                   0.00
 07/07/08                                   0.00
 01/07/09                                   0.00
 07/07/09                                   0.00
 01/07/10                                   0.00
 07/07/10                                   0.00
 01/07/11                                   0.00
 07/07/11                                   0.00
 01/07/12                                   0.00
 07/07/12                                   0.00
 01/07/13                                   0.00
 07/07/13                                   0.79
 01/07/14                                   0.82
 07/07/14                                   0.85
 01/07/15                                   0.89
 07/07/15                                   0.92
 01/07/16                                   0.96
 07/07/16                                   1.00
 01/07/17                                   1.04
 07/07/17                                   1.08
 01/07/18                                   1.12
 07/07/18                                   1.17
 01/07/19                                   1.21
 07/07/19                                   1.26
 01/07/20                                   1.31
 07/07/20                                   1.36
 01/07/21                                   1.42
 07/07/21                                   1.47
 01/07/22                                   1.53
 07/07/22                                   1.59
 01/07/23                                   1.66	

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   DATE                          PROJECTED PAYMENT PER LYON
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 07/07/23                                   1.72
 01/07/24                                   1.79
 07/07/24                                   1.86
 01/07/25                                   1.94
 07/07/25                                   2.01
 01/07/26                                   2.09
 07/07/26                                   2.18
 01/07/27                                   2.26
 07/07/27                                   2.35
 01/07/28                                   2.45
 07/07/28                                   2.54
 01/07/29                                   2.64
 07/07/29                                   2.75
 01/07/30                                   2.86
 07/07/30                                   2.97
 01/07/31                                   3.09
 07/07/31                                   3.21
 01/07/32                                   3.34
 07/07/32                                   3.47
 01/07/33                                   3.61
 07/07/33                                  3125.80	

* The comparable yield means the annual yield the Company would pay on a noncontingent, nonconvertible, fixed-rate debt security with terms and conditions otherwise comparable to those of the Securities. The schedule of projected payments has been determined on the basis of an assumption of linear growth of the stock price and a constant dividend yield and has not been determined for any purpose other than for the determination of interest accruals and adjustments thereof in respect of the Securities for United States federal income tax purposes. The comparable yield and the schedule of projected payments do not constitute a projection or representation regarding the amounts payable on the Securities.
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EXHIBIT 4.3
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of July 7, 2003 by and between Anixter International Inc., a Delaware corporation ("the Company"), and Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, (the "Initial Purchaser") pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated July 1, 2003 (the "Purchase Agreement"), between the Company and the Initial Purchaser.
In order to induce the Initial Purchaser to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution of this Agreement is a condition to the closing under the Purchase Agreement.
The Company agrees with the Initial Purchaser, (i) for its benefit as Initial Purchaser and (ii) for the benefit of the beneficial owners (including the Initial Purchaser) from time to time of the LYONs (as defined herein) and the beneficial owners from time to time of the Underlying Common Stock (as defined herein) issued upon conversion of the LYONs (each of the foregoing a "Holder" and together the "Holders"), as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have their respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

                  "Affiliate" With respect to any specified person, an
"affiliate," as defined in Rule 144, of such person.

                  "Applicable Conversion Price" The Applicable Conversion Price	

as of any date of determination means the Applicable Principal Amount per $1,000 principal amount at maturity of LYONs as of such date of determination divided by the Conversion Rate in effect as of such date of determination or, if no LYONs are then outstanding, the Conversion Rate that would be in effect were LYONs then outstanding.
"Applicable Principal Amount" The Applicable Principal Amount as of any date of determination, with respect to each $1,000 principal amount at maturity of LYONs, means the sum of the issue price of such LYONs ($380.16) plus accrued original issue discount with respect to such LYONs through such date of determination or, if no LYONs are then outstanding, such sum calculated as if such LYONS were then outstanding.
"Business Day" Each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
"Common Stock" The shares of common stock, $1.00 par value, of the Company and any other shares of common stock as may constitute "Common Stock" for purposes of the Indenture, including the Underlying Common Stock.
"Conversion Rate" Conversion Rate shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.
"Damages Accrual Period" See Section 2(e) hereof.
"Damages Payment Date" Each July 7 and January 7 in the case of LYONs and the Underlying Common Stock.
"Deferral Notice" See Section 3(i) hereof.
"Deferral Period" See Section 3(i) hereof.
"Effectiveness Deadline Date" See Section 2(a) hereof.
"Effectiveness Period" The period ending on the earlier of (i) the sale pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement of all Registrable Securities thereunder, (ii) the expiration of the holding period applicable to such Registrable Securities held by persons not Affiliates of the Company under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act or (iii) the date that all Registrable Securities cease to be outstanding.
"Event" See Section 2(e) hereof.
"Event Termination Date" See Section 2(e) hereof.
"Event Date" See Section 2(e) hereof.
"Exchange Act" The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
"Filing Deadline Date" See Section 2(a) hereof.
"Holder" See the third paragraph of this Agreement.
"Indenture" The Indenture dated as of the date hereof between the Company and The Bank of New York, as trustee, pursuant to which the LYONs are being issued.
"Initial Purchaser" Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.
"Initial Shelf Registration Statement" See Section 2(a) hereof.
"Issue Date" means July 7, 2003.
"Liquidated Damages Amount" See Section 2(e) hereof.
"LYONs" The Liquid Yield Option Notes due 2033 of the Company to be purchased pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
"Material Event" See Section 3(i) hereof.
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"Notice and Questionnaire" A written notice delivered to the Company containing substantially the information called for by the Selling Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire attached as Annex A to the Offering Memorandum of the Company dated July 1, 2003 relating to the LYONs.
"Notice Holder" On any date, any Holder that has delivered a Notice and Questionnaire to the Company on or prior to such date.
"Prospectus" The prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any amendment or prospectus supplement, including post-effective amendments, and all materials incorporated by reference or explicitly deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
"Purchase Agreement" See the first paragraph of this Agreement.
"Record Holder" With respect to any Damages Payment Date on July 7 and January 7 relating to any LYON or Underlying Common Stock as to which any Liquidated Damages Amount has accrued, the registered holder of such LYON or Underlying Common Stock, as the case may be, on the immediately preceding June 22 and December 23, respectively.
"Registrable Securities" The LYONs and the Underlying Common Stock, until such securities have been converted or exchanged, and, at all times subsequent to any such conversion or exchange, any securities into or for which such securities have been converted or exchanged, and any security issued with respect thereto upon any stock dividend, split or similar event until, in the case of any such security, the earliest of (i) its effective registration under the Securities Act and resale in accordance with the Registration Statement covering it, (ii) expiration of the holding period that would be applicable thereto under Rule 144(k) were it not held by an Affiliate of the Company or
(iii) its sale to the public pursuant to Rule 144.
"Registration Expenses" See Section 5 hereof.
"Registration Statement" Any registration statement of the Company that covers any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits, and all materials incorporated by reference or explicitly deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
"Rule 144" Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.
"Rule 144A" Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.
"SEC" The Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"Securities Act" The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
"Shelf Registration Statement" See Section 2(a) hereof.
"Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement" See Section 2(b) hereof.
"TIA" The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
"Trustee" The Bank of New York (or any successor entity), as trustee under the Indenture.
"Underlying Common Stock" The Common Stock into which the LYONs are convertible or issued upon any such conversion.
Section 2. Shelf Registration. (a) The Company shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed with the SEC, by the date (the "Filing Deadline Date") ninety (90) days after the Issue Date, a Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act (a "Shelf Registration Statement") registering the resale from time to time by Holders thereof of all of the Registrable Securities (the "Initial Shelf Registration Statement"). The Initial Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 or another appropriate form permitting registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by such Holders in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by the Holders and set forth in the Initial Shelf Registration Statement; provided, that in no event will such method(s) of distribution take the form of an underwritten offering of the Registrable Securities without the prior agreement of the Company. The Company shall use reasonable efforts to cause the Initial Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act by the date (the "Effectiveness Deadline Date") that is one hundred and eighty (180) days after the Issue Date, and to keep the Initial Shelf Registration Statement (or any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement) continuously effective under the Securities Act until the expiration of the Effectiveness Period. At the time the Initial Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective, each Holder that became a Notice Holder on or prior to ten (10) Business Days prior to such time of effectiveness shall be named as a selling security holder in the Initial Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law. None of the Company's security holders (other than the Holders of Registrable Securities) shall have the right to include any of the Company's securities in the Shelf Registration Statement.
(b) If the Initial Shelf Registration Statement or any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company shall use all reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness thereof, and in any event shall within thirty (30) days of such cessation of effectiveness amend the Shelf Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected to obtain the withdrawal of the order suspending the effectiveness thereof, or file an additional Shelf Registration Statement covering all of the securities that as of the date of such filing are Registrable Securities (a "Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement"). If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use all reasonable efforts to cause the
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Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as is practicable after such filing and to keep such Registration Statement (or subsequent Shelf Registration Statement) continuously effective until the end of the Effectiveness Period.
(c) The Company shall supplement and amend the Shelf Registration Statement if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement, if required by the Securities Act or, to the extent to which the Company does not reasonably object, as reasonably requested by the Initial Purchaser or by the Trustee on behalf of the registered Holders.
(d) Each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees that if such Holder wishes to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus, it will do so only in accordance with this
Section 2(d) and Section 3(i) hereof. Each Holder of Registrable Securities wishing to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus agrees to deliver a Notice and Questionnaire to the Company. From and after the date the Initial Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective, the Company shall, as promptly as is practicable after the date a Notice and Questionnaire is delivered, (i) if required by applicable law, file with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement or prepare and, if required by applicable law, file a supplement to the related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that the Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire is named as a selling security holder in the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law and, if the Company shall file a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement, use reasonable efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is practicable; (ii) provide such Holder copies of any documents filed pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) hereof; and (iii) notify such Holder as promptly as practicable after the effectiveness under the Securities Act of any post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) hereof; provided, that if such Notice and Questionnaire is delivered during a Deferral Period, the Company shall so inform the Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire and shall take the actions set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and
(iii) above upon expiration of the Deferral Period in accordance with Section 3(i) hereof, provided, further, that if under applicable law the Company has more than one option as to the type or manner of making any such filing, as set forth in an opinion of nationally-recognized counsel experienced in such matters delivered by the Holder to the Company, it will make the required filing or filings in the manner or of a type that is reasonably expected to result in the earliest availability of the Prospectus for effecting resales of Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company shall be under no obligation to name any Holder that is not a Notice Holder as a selling security holder in any Registration Statement or related Prospectus; provided, however, that any Holder that becomes a Notice Holder pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2(d) (whether or not such Holder was a Notice Holder at the time the Registration Statement was declared effective) shall be named as a selling security holder in the Registration Statement or related Prospectus in accordance with the requirements of this Section 2(d).
(e) The parties hereto agree that the Holders of Registrable Securities will suffer damages, and that it would not be feasible to ascertain the extent of such damages with
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precision, if (i) the Initial Shelf Registration Statement has not been filed on or prior to the Filing Deadline Date, (ii) the Initial Shelf Registration Statement has not been declared effective under the Securities Act on or prior to the Effectiveness Deadline Date, or (iii) the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in any period exceeds the number of days permitted in respect of such period pursuant to Section 3(i) hereof (each of the events of a type described in any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) are individually referred to herein as an "Event," and the Filing Deadline Date in the case of clause (i), the Effectiveness Deadline Date in the case of clause (ii), the date on which the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in any period exceeds the number of days permitted by Section 3(i) hereof in the case of clause (iii), being referred to herein as an "Event Date"). Events shall be deemed to continue until the "Event Termination Date," which shall be the following dates with respect to the respective types of Events: the date the Initial Shelf Registration Statement is filed in the case of an Event of the type described in clause (i), the date the Initial Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act in the case of an Event of the type described in clause (ii), termination of the Deferral Period that caused the limit on the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in a period set forth in Section 3(i) to be exceeded in the case of the commencement of an Event of the type described in clause (iii).
Accordingly, commencing on (and including) any Event Date and ending on (but excluding) the next date on which there are no Events that have occurred and are continuing (a "Damages Accrual Period"), the Company agrees to pay, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an amount (the "Liquidated Damages Amount"), payable on (except as set forth in the following proviso) the Damages Payment Dates to Record Holders of then outstanding LYONs that are Registrable Securities and of then outstanding shares of Underlying Common Stock issued upon conversion of LYONs that are Registrable Securities, as the case may be, accruing, for each portion of such Damages Accrual Period beginning on and including a Damages Payment Date (or, in respect of the first time that the Liquidation Damages Amount is to be paid to Holders on a Damages Payment Date as a result of the occurrence of any particular Event, from the Event Date) and ending on but excluding the first to occur of (A) the date of the end of the Damages Accrual Period or (B) the next Damages Payment Date, at a rate per annum equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) for the first 90-day period from the Event Date, and thereafter at a rate per annum equal to one half of one percent (0.5%) of the aggregate Applicable Principal Amount of such LYONs and the aggregate Applicable Conversion Price of such shares of Underlying Common Stock, as the case may be, in each case determined as of the Business Day immediately preceding the next Damages Payment Date (or, in the care of any LYON or portion thereof called for redemption or converted as provided for in the following proviso, determined as of the Business Day immediately preceding the applicable redemption date or conversion date, as the case may be); provided, that any Liquidated Damages Amount accrued with respect to any LYON or portion thereof called for redemption on a redemption date or converted into Underlying Common Stock on a conversion date prior to the Damages Payment Date, shall, in any such event, be paid instead to the Holder who submitted such LYON or portion thereof for redemption or conversion on the applicable redemption date or conversion date, as the case may be, on such date (or promptly following the conversion date, in the case of conversion). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Liquidated Damages Amounts shall accrue as to any Registrable Security from and after the earlier of (x) the date such security is no longer a Registrable Security and
(y) expiration of the Effectiveness Period. The rate of accrual of the Liquidated Damages Amount with respect to any period shall not exceed the rate provided for in this paragraph notwithstanding the occurrence of multiple concurrent Events. Following the cure
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of all Events requiring the payment by the Company of Liquidated Damages Amounts to the Holders of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section, the accrual of Liquidated Damages Amounts will cease (without in any way limiting the effect of any subsequent Event requiring the payment of Liquidated Damages Amount by the Company).
The Trustee shall be entitled, on behalf of Holders of LYONs or Underlying Common Stock, to seek any available remedy for the enforcement of this Agreement, including for the payment of any Liquidated Damages Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that the sole monetary damages payable for a violation of the terms of this Agreement with respect to which liquidated damages are expressly provided shall be such liquidated damages. Nothing shall preclude a Notice Holder or Holder of Registrable Securities from pursuing or obtaining specific performance or other equitable relief with respect to this Agreement.
All of the Company's obligations set forth in this Section 2(e) that are outstanding with respect to any Registrable Security at the time such security ceases to be a Registrable Security shall survive until such time as all such obligations with respect to such security have been satisfied in full (notwithstanding termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8(j)).
The parties hereto agree that the liquidated damages provided for in this Section 2(e) constitute a reasonable estimate of the damages that may be incurred by Holders of Registrable Securities by reason of the failure of the Shelf Registration Statement to be filed or declared effective or available for effecting resales of Registrable Securities in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Section 3. Registration Procedures. In connection with the registration obligations of the Company under Section 2 hereof, the Company shall:
(a) Before filing any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto with the SEC, furnish to the Initial Purchaser copies of all such documents proposed to be filed and use reasonable efforts to reflect in each such document when so filed with the SEC such comments as the Initial Purchaser reasonably shall propose within three (3) Business Days of the delivery of such copies to the Initial Purchaser.
(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective for the applicable period specified in Section 2(a); cause the related Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act; and use all reasonable efforts to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act applicable to it with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during the Effectiveness Period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or such Prospectus as so supplemented.
(c) As promptly as practicable give notice to the Notice Holders and the Initial Purchaser by mail, press release or a posting on the Company's website (i) when any Prospectus, Prospectus supplement, Registration Statement or post-effective amendment to a
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Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has been declared effective, (ii) of any request, following the effectiveness of the Initial Shelf Registration Statement under the Securities Act, by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional information,
(iii) of the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for that purpose,
(iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the occurrence of (but not the nature of or details concerning) a Material Event (provided, however, that no notice by the Company shall be required pursuant to this clause (v) in the event that the Company either promptly files a Prospectus supplement to update the Prospectus or a Form 8-K or other appropriate Exchange Act report that is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, which, in either case, contains the requisite information with respect to such Material Event that results in such Registration Statement no longer containing any untrue statement of material fact or omitting to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading) and (vi) of the determination by the Company that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement will be filed with the SEC, which notice may, at the discretion of the Company (or as required pursuant to Section 3(i)), state that it constitutes a Deferral Notice, in which event the provisions of Section 3(i) shall apply.
(d) Use all reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the lifting of any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction in which they have been qualified for sale, in either case at the earliest possible moment.
(e) If reasonably requested by the Initial Purchaser or any Notice Holder, as promptly as reasonably practicable incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement such information as the Initial Purchaser or such Notice Holder shall, on the basis of an opinion of nationally-recognized counsel experienced in such matters, determine to be required to be included therein by applicable law and make any required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment; provided, that the Company shall not be required to take any actions under this
Section 3(e) that are not, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Company, in compliance with applicable law.
(f) As promptly as reasonably practicable furnish to each Notice Holder and the Initial Purchaser, upon their request and without charge, at least one (1) conformed copy of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, including financial statements but excluding schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits (unless requested in writing to the Company by such Notice Holder or the Initial Purchaser, as the case may be).
(g) During the Effectiveness Period, deliver to each Notice Holder in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, without
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charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses relating to such Registrable Securities (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Notice Holder may reasonably request; and the Company hereby consents (except during such periods that a Deferral Notice is outstanding and has not been revoked) to the use of such Prospectus or each amendment or supplement thereto by each Notice Holder in connection with any offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in the manner set forth therein.
(h) Prior to any public offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, use all reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Notice Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Notice Holder reasonably requests in writing (which request may be included in the Notice and Questionnaire); prior to any public offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, use all reasonable efforts to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period in connection with such Notice Holder's offer and sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) and do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of such Registrable Securities in the manner set forth in the relevant Registration Statement and the related Prospectus; provided, that the Company will not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Agreement or (ii) take any action that would subject it to general service of process in suits or to taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
(i) Upon (A) the issuance by the SEC of a stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement or the initiation of proceedings with respect to the Shelf Registration Statement under
Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act, (B) the occurrence of any event or the existence of any fact (a "Material Event") as a result of which any Registration Statement shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any Prospectus shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (C) the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development that, in the discretion of the Company, makes it appropriate to suspend the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus, (i) in the case of clause (B) above, subject to the next sentence, as promptly as practicable prepare and file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document that would be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement and Prospectus so that such Registration Statement does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and such Prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable
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Securities being sold thereunder, and, in the case of a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement, subject to the next sentence, use all reasonable efforts to cause it to be declared effective as promptly as is reasonably practicable, and (ii) give notice to the Notice Holders that the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement is suspended (a "Deferral Notice") and, upon receipt of any Deferral Notice, each Notice Holder agrees not to sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement until such Notice Holder's receipt of copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus provided for in clause (i) above, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the Prospectus may be used, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in such Prospectus. The Company will use all reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed (x) in the case of clause (A) above, as promptly as is practicable, (y) in the case of clause (B) above, as soon as, in the sole judgment of the Company, public disclosure of such Material Event would not be prejudicial to or contrary to the interests of the Company or, if necessary to avoid unreasonable burden or expense, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter and (z) in the case of clause (C) above, as soon as, in the discretion of the Company, such suspension is no longer appropriate. The period during which the availability of the Registration Statement and any Prospectus is suspended (the "Deferral Period") shall, without the Company incurring any obligation to pay liquidated damages pursuant to Section 2(e), not exceed forty-five (45) days in any three (3) month period or ninety (90) days in any twelve (12) month period.
(j) If reasonably requested in writing in connection with a disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement in connection with any underwritten offering, make reasonably available for inspection during normal business hours by a representative for the Notice Holders of such Registrable Securities and any broker-dealers, attorneys and accountants retained by such Notice Holders, all relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, and cause the appropriate executive officers, directors and designated employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to make reasonably available for inspection during normal business hours all relevant information reasonably requested by such representative for the Notice Holders or any such broker-dealers, attorneys or accountants in connection with such disposition, in each case as is customary for similar "due diligence" examinations; provided, however, that such persons shall first agree in writing with the Company that any information that is reasonably and in good faith designated by the Company in writing as confidential at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept confidential by such persons and shall be used solely for the purposes of exercising rights under this Agreement, unless (i) disclosure of such information is required by court or administrative order or is necessary to respond to inquiries of regulatory authorities, (ii) disclosure of such information is required by law (including any disclosure requirements pursuant to federal securities laws in connection with the filing of any Registration Statement or the use of any Prospectus referred to in this Agreement), (iii) such information becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure or failure to safeguard by any such person or (iv) such information becomes available to any such person from a source other than the Company and such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement; and provided further, that the foregoing inspection and information gathering shall, to the greatest extent possible, be coordinated on behalf of all the Notice Holders and the other parties entitled thereto by the counsel referred to in
Section 5.
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(k) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and make generally available to its securityholders earning statements (which need not be audited) satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under the Securities Act) no later than 45 days after the end of any 12-month period (or 90 days after the end of any 12-month period if such period is a fiscal year) commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the Company commencing after the effective date of a Registration Statement, which statements shall cover said 12-month periods.
(l) Cooperate with each Notice Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, and cause such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations as are permitted by the Indenture and registered in such names as such Notice Holder may request in writing at least two Business Days prior to any sale of such Registrable Securities.
(m) Provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement and provide the Trustee for the LYONs and the transfer agent for the Common Stock with printed certificates for the Registrable Securities that are in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company.
(n) Make a reasonable effort to provide such information as is required for any filings required to be made with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(o) Upon (i) the filing of the Initial Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) the effectiveness of the Initial Shelf Registration Statement, announce the same, in each case by mail, release to Reuters Economic Services and Bloomberg Business News or a posting on the Company's website.
(p) Enter into such customary agreements and take all such other reasonable necessary actions in connection therewith (including those reasonably requested by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold) in order to expedite or facilitate disposition of such Registrable Securities; and
(q) Cause the Indenture to be qualified under the TIA not later than the effective date of any Registration Statement; and in connection therewith, cooperate with the Trustee to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for the Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the TIA and execute, and use all reasonable efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents as may be required to effect such changes, and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the SEC to enable the Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner.
Section 4. Holder's Obligations. Each Holder agrees, by acquisition of the Registrable Securities, that no Holder of Registrable Securities shall be entitled to sell any of such Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or to receive a Prospectus relating thereto, unless such Holder has furnished the Company with a Notice and Questionnaire as required pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof (including the information required to be included in such Notice and Questionnaire) and the information set forth in the next sentence. Each Notice
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Holder agrees promptly to furnish to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by such Notice Holder not misleading and any other information regarding such Notice Holder and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as may be required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement under applicable law or pursuant to SEC comments. Each Holder further agrees, following termination of the Effectiveness Period, to notify the Company, within 10 business days of request, of the amount of Registrable Securities sold pursuant to the Registration Statement and, in the absence of a response, the Company may assume that all of the Holder's Registrable Securities were so sold.
Section 5. Registration Expenses. The Company shall bear all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the performance by the Company of its obligations under Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement whether or not any of the Registration Statements are declared effective. Such fees and expenses shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses (x) with respect to filings required to be made with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and (y) of compliance with federal and state securities or Blue Sky laws (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of the counsel specified in the next sentence in connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Notice Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement may designate)), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company), (iii) duplication expenses relating to copies of any Registration Statement or Prospectus delivered to any Holders hereunder, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, and
(v) reasonable fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel and of the registrar and transfer agent for the Common Stock. In addition, the Company shall bear or reimburse the Notice Holders for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm of legal counsel for the Holders, which shall, upon the written consent of the Initial Purchaser (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), be a nationally recognized law firm experienced in securities law matters designated by the Company. In addition, the Company shall pay the internal expenses of the Company (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit, the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange on which similar securities of the Company are then listed and the fees and expenses of any person, including special experts, retained by the Company.
Section 6. Indemnification; Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Initial Purchaser and each holder of Registrable Securities and each person, if any, who controls the Initial Purchaser or any holder of Registrable Securities within the meaning of either
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, as follows:
(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
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therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, provided that (subject to Section 6(d) hereof) any such settlement is effected with the prior written consent of the Company; and
(iii) subject to Section 6(c) hereof, against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the fees and disbursements of counsel), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above;
provided, however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Initial Purchaser or such holder of Registrable Securities (which also acknowledges the indemnity provisions herein) and each person, if any, who controls the Initial Purchaser or any such holder of Registrable Securities expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), or any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto); provided, further, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (1) arising from an offer or sale of Registrable Securities occurring during a Deferral Period, if a Notice Holder received a Deferral Notice, or (2) the Holder fails to deliver at or prior to the written confirmation of sale, the most recent Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, and such Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, would have corrected such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or would have included the omitted or allegedly omitted statement of a material fact.
(b) In connection with any Shelf Registration in which a holder, including, without limitation, the Initial Purchaser, of Registrable Securities is participating, in furnishing information relating to such holder of Registrable Securities to the Company in writing expressly for use in such Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, the holders of such Registrable Securities agree, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Initial Purchaser and each person, if any, who controls the Initial Purchaser within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and the Company, and each person, if any, who controls the
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Company within the meaning of either such Section, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), or any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such holder of Registrable Securities (which also acknowledges the indemnity provisions herein) and each person, if any, who controls any such holder of Registrable Securities expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or such preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).
The Initial Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the holders of Registrable Securities, and each person, if any, who controls the Company or any holder of Registrable Securities within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), or any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Initial Purchaser expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or such preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).
(c) Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. The indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for (a) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for the Initial Purchaser, Holders of Registrable Securities, and all persons, if any, who control the Initial Purchaser and Holders of Registrable Securities within the meaning of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, (b) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for the Company, its directors, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either such Section, and that all such fees and expenses shall be
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reimbursed as they are incurred. In the case of any such separate firm for the Initial Purchaser, Holders of Registrable Securities, and control persons of the Initial Purchaser and Holders of Registrable Securities, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Initial Purchaser. In the case of any such separate firm for the Company, and such directors, officers and control persons of the Company, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Company. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this
Section 6 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
(d) If at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 6(a)(ii) effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.
(e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 6 is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and of the indemnified party on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the holders of the Registrable Securities or the Initial Purchaser on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the
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Company or by the holder of the Registrable Securities or the Initial Purchaser and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 6(e) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 6(e). The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages, and expenses incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 6(e) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6, neither the holder of any Registrable Securities nor the Initial Purchaser, shall be required to indemnify or contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Registrable Securities sold by such holder of Registrable Securities or by the Initial Purchaser, as the case may be, and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such holder of Registrable Securities or the Initial Purchaser has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
For purposes of this Section 6(e), each person, if any, who controls the Initial Purchaser or any holder of Registrable Securities within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Initial Purchaser or such holder, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company.
Section 7. Information Requirements. The Company covenants that, if at any time before the end of the Effectiveness Period the Company is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, it will cooperate with any Holder of Registrable Securities and take such further reasonable action as any Holder of Registrable Securities may reasonably request in writing (including, without limitation, making such reasonable representations as any such Holder may reasonably request), all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 and Rule 144A under the Securities Act and customarily taken in connection with sales pursuant to such exemptions. Upon the written request of any Holder of Registrable Securities, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such filing requirements, unless such a statement has been included in the Company's most recent report required to be filed and filed pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
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nothing in this Section 7 shall be deemed to require the Company to register any of its securities under any section of the Exchange Act.
Section 8. Miscellaneous.
(a) No Conflicting Agreements. The Company is not, as of the date hereof, a party to, nor shall it, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into, any agreement with respect to its securities that conflicts with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement. The Company represents and warrants that the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder do not in any way conflict with the rights granted to the holders of the Company's securities under any other agreements.
(b) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Underlying Common Stock constituting Registrable Securities (with Holders of LYONs deemed to be the Holders, for purposes of this Section, of the number of outstanding shares of Underlying Common Stock into which such LYONs are or would be convertible or exchangeable as of the date on which such consent is requested). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders of Registrable Securities whose securities are being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders of Registrable Securities may be given by Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold by such Holders pursuant to such Registration Statement; provided, that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence. Each Holder of Registrable Securities outstanding at the time of any such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent or thereafter shall be bound by any such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this Section 8(b), whether or not any notice, writing or marking indicating such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent appears on the Registrable Securities or is delivered to such Holder.
(c) Notices. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand delivery, by facsimile, by courier guaranteeing overnight delivery or by first-class mail, return receipt requested (except that in the case of notices given by mail pursuant to Sections 3(c) and 3(o), no return receipt is necessary), and shall be deemed given (i) when made, if made by hand delivery, (ii) upon confirmation, if made by facsimile, (iii) one (1) Business Day after being deposited with such courier, if made by overnight courier or (iv) on the date indicated on the notice of receipt, if made by first-class mail (or on the second Business Day after the date of mailing, if no return receipt is requested), to the parties as follows:
(w) if to a Holder of Registrable Securities that is not a Notice Holder, at the address for such Holder then appearing in the Registrar (as defined in the Indenture);
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(x) if to a Notice Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Company in a Notice and Questionnaire or any amendment thereto;
(y) if to the Company, to:
Anixter International Inc. 2301 Patriot Blvd.
Glenview, Illinois 60025
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: 224-521-8604
and
(z) if to the Initial Purchaser, to:
Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 4 World Financial Center New York, New York 10080 Attention: Syndicate Department Facsimile: 212-738-2309
or to such other address as such person may have furnished to the other persons identified in this Section 8(c) in writing in accordance herewith.
(d) Approval of Holders. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, Registrable Securities held by the Company or its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (other than the Initial Purchaser or subsequent Holders of Registrable Securities if such subsequent Holders are deemed to be such affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Registrable Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage.
(e) Successors and Assigns. Any person who purchases any Registrable Securities from the Initial Purchaser shall be deemed, for purposes of this Agreement, to be an assignee of the Initial Purchaser. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each Holder of any Registrable Securities.
(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
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(h) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(i) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, and the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
(j) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and is intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to the Registrable Securities. Except as provided in the Purchase Agreement, there are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein, with respect to the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to the Registrable Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings among the parties with respect to such registration rights.
(k) Termination. This Agreement and the obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate upon the end of the Effectiveness Period, except for any liabilities or obligations under Sections 4, 5 or 6 hereof and the obligations to make payments of and provide for liquidated damages under
Section 2(e) hereof to the extent such damages accrue prior to the end of the Effectiveness Period, each of which shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.

By: /s/ Dennis J. Letham
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   Name:  Dennis J. Letham
   Title: Chief Financial Officer
          and Senior Vice President -
          Finance	

Accepted as of the date first above written:
MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH
INCORPORATED

By: /s/ Joseph T. McIntosh
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   Name: Joseph T. McIntosh
   Title: Director	

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EXHIBIT 5.1
September 15, 2003
Anixter International Inc.
2301 Patriot Boulevard
Glenview, Illinois 60025
RE: REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-3
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Anixter International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and as such have acted as counsel in connection with its filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to the registration of $378,135,000 aggregate principal amount at maturity of the Company's Liquid Yield Option Notes due 2033 (Zero Coupon-Senior) (the "LYONs") and up to 4,869,357 shares (the "Shares") of the Company's Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, issuable upon conversion of the LYONs.
In connection with my opinion, I have examined such documents, corporate records and instruments, and have examined such laws and regulations, as I have deemed necessary for the purposes of this opinion. In such examination, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals, the conformity to the original documents of all documents submitted to me as copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.
On the basis of such examination, I am of the opinion that:
1. The LYONs are duly authorized and are legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except to the extent enforcement thereof might be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditor's rights generally, and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or equity, and
2. the Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered upon conversion of the LYONs in accordance with their terms, will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to me under the caption "Legal Matters" in the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, I do not thereby admit that I am included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours,

By:  /s/ JOHN A. DUL
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         John A. Dul	

EXHIBIT 8.1
September 15, 2003
Anixter International Inc.
2301 Patriot Boulevard
Glenview, Illinois 60025
RE: REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-3
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to Anixter International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with its filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to the registration of $378,135,000 aggregate principal amount at maturity of the Company's Liquid Yield Option Notes due 2033 (Zero Coupon-Senior) (the "LYONs") and up to 4,869,357 shares (the "Shares") of the Company's Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock") issuable upon conversion of the LYONs.
In connection with our opinion, we have examined the Registration Statement, including the exhibits thereto, and such other documents, corporate records and instruments, and have examined such laws and regulations, as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of this opinion. In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to the original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.
On the basis of such examination, and subsequent to the qualifications set forth below, we are of the opinion that the LYONs will be treated as indebtedness of the Company for United States federal income tax purposes that are subject to the regulations governing contingent payment debt instruments that are contained in Treasury Regulation section 1.1275-4(b); the definition of "comparable yield," which is used in computing the yield to maturity of the LYONs, means the annual rate the Company would pay on a non-contingent, non-convertible, fixed-rate debt security with terms and conditions otherwise comparable to that of the LYONs; and the statements in the Registration Statement under the caption "Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations," insofar as such statements constitute a summary of the material United States federal tax laws referred to therein, accurately summarize (subject to the qualifications contained therein) in all material respects the material United States federal tax laws referred to therein.
Anixter International Inc.
September 15, 2003
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Our opinion is based on current provisions of the Code, the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, published pronouncements of the Internal Revenue Service and case law, any of which may be changed at any time with retroactive effect. Any change in applicable laws or facts and circumstances, or any inaccuracy in the statements, facts, assumptions and representations on which we have relied, may affect the continuing validity of the opinions set forth herein. We assume no responsibility to inform you of any such change or inaccuracy that may occur or come to our attention.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to us under the caption "Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations."
Very truly yours,
SCHIFF HARDIN & WAITE

By: /s/ Lawrence H. Jacobson
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    Lawrence H. Jacobson	

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EXHIBIT 12.1
ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(IN MILLIONS)

                                                               FISCAL YEAR ENDED                              13 WEEKS ENDED
                                           --------------------------------------------------------       -----------------------
                                            JAN. 1,    DEC. 31,    DEC. 29,    DEC. 28,    JAN. 3,         APR. 4,      JUL. 4,
EARNINGS                                     1999        1999        2000        2001       2003             2003         2003
                                           ---------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------       ----------   ----------
Income from continuing operations             $44.7       $69.7       $78.7       $30.3      $43.1            $10.2         $7.3
Share of distributed income of less-than
     50% owned affiliates                       5.7           -           -           -          -                -            -
Undistributed income of equity investee           -           -        (2.5)      (17.1)      (9.3)            (2.7)        (5.8)
Income tax provision                           31.8         8.5        55.9        22.4       28.7              7.3          5.5
                                           ---------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------       ----------   ----------
Subtotal                                       82.2        78.2       132.1        35.6       62.5             14.8          7.0

FIXED CHARGES
Interest charges                               31.7        34.9        43.3        30.1       15.6              3.4          3.3
Interest portion of operating rents            13.2        19.4        17.4        19.3       16.8              4.4          4.1
                                           ---------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------       ----------   ----------
Total fixed charges                            44.9        54.3        60.7        49.4       32.4              7.8          7.4
                                           ---------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------       ----------   ----------
Earnings, as adjusted                        $127.1      $132.5      $192.8       $85.0      $94.9            $22.6        $14.4
                                           =========  ==========  ==========  ==========  =========       ==========   ==========

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges             2.83        2.44        3.18        1.72       2.93             2.91         1.95
                                           =========  ==========  ==========  ==========  =========       ==========   ==========	

EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Anixter International Inc. for the registration of $378,135,000 of its Liquid Yield Option Notes Due 2033 and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 3, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of Anixter International Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January 3, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Chicago, Illinois ERNST & YOUNG, LLP September 11, 2003
 
EXHIBIT 25.1

FORM T-1
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
 SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
 (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                                   13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                    (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                               identification no.)

One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                            10286
(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip code)

                               -------------------	

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

Delaware                                                  94-1658138
(State or other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                            identification no.)

2301 Patriot Boulevard
Glenview, Illinois                                        60025-8020
(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip code)

                                  -------------	

Liquid Yield Option(TM) Notes due 2033
 (Title of the indenture securities)

1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:
(A) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO 
WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.

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                  Name                                Address
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        Superintendent of Banks of the       2 Rector Street, New York,
        State of New York                    N.Y.  10006, and Albany, N.Y. 12203

        Federal Reserve Bank of New York     33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                             N.Y.  10045

        Federal Deposit Insurance            Washington, D.C.  20429
        Corporation

        New York Clearing House              New York, New York   10005
        Association

        (B)    WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

        Yes.

2.      AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.	

IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.
None.
16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.
EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION, ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO RULE 7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND 17
C.F.R. 229.10(D).
1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)
4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
(Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.)
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
-2-
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 11th day of September, 2003.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK

By:     /S/ VAN K. BROWN
    ------------------------------------
    Name:   VAN K. BROWN
    Title:  VICE PRESIDENT	

EXHIBIT 7

Consolidated Report of Condition of
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business June 30, 2003, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                         Dollar Amounts
                                                          In Thousands
ASSETS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
   Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin ..   $ 4,257,371
   Interest-bearing balances ...........................     6,048,782
Securities:
   Held-to-maturity securities .........................       373,479
   Available-for-sale securities .......................    18,918,169
Federal funds sold in domestic offices .................     6,689,000
Securities purchased under agreements to
   resell ..............................................     5,293,789
Loans and lease financing receivables:
   Loans and leases held for sale ......................       616,186
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income.............................................    38,342,282
   LESS: Allowance for loan and
     lease losses.......................................       819,982
   Loans and leases, net of unearned
     income and allowance...............................    37,522,300
Trading Assets .........................................     5,741,193
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
   leases) .............................................       958,273
Other real estate owned ................................           441
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
   associated companies ................................       257,626
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
   outstanding .........................................       159,995
Intangible assets
   Goodwill ............................................     2,554,921
   Other intangible assets .............................       805,938
Other assets ...........................................     6,285,971
                                                           -----------
Total assets ...........................................   $96,483,434
                                                           ===========	

LIABILITIES
Deposits:
   In domestic offices .................................   $37,264,787
   Noninterest-bearing..................................    15,357,289
   Interest-bearing.....................................    21,907,498
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries, and IBFs ............................    28,018,241
   Noninterest-bearing..................................     1,026,601
   Interest-bearing.....................................    26,991,640
Federal funds purchased in domestic
  offices ..............................................       739,736
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase .........       465,594
Trading liabilities ....................................     2,456,565
Other borrowed money:
   (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations
   under capitalized leases) ...........................     8,994,708
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and
   outstanding .........................................       163,277
Subordinated notes and debentures ......................     2,400,000
Other liabilities ......................................     7,446,726
                                                           -----------
Total liabilities ......................................   $87,949,634
                                                           ===========
Minority interest in consolidated
   subsidiaries ........................................       519,472
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related
   surplus .............................................             0
Common stock ...........................................     1,135,284
Surplus ................................................     2,056,273
Retained earnings ......................................     4,694,161
Accumulated other comprehensive income .................       128,610
Other equity capital components ........................             0
                                                           -----------
Total equity capital ...................................     8,014,328
                                                           -----------
Total liabilities minority interest and equity capital..   $96,483,434
                                                           ===========	

I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

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Thomas A. Renyi                  |
Gerald L. Hassell                |            Directors
Alan R. Griffith                 |
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