UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 21, 2008
WESCO International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number 001-14989
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| Delaware
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25-1723345 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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225 West Station Square Drive
Suite 700
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
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(412) 454-2200 |
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(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code) |
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On October 21, 2008, the Board of Directors of WESCO International, Inc. (the “Company”)
appointed Messrs. John J. Engel and Stephen A. Van Oss as two new Directors effective November 3,
2008 and increased the size of the Board of Directors from ten Directors to twelve Directors. The
Company’s Board of Directors has not determined which committees, if any, of the Board of Directors
to which Messrs. Engel and Van Oss will be appointed. Pursuant to the Company’s policies regarding
compensation for Directors who also are employees of the Company, neither Mr. Engel nor Mr. Van Oss
will receive compensation for his services as a Director.
A press release announcing the appointment of Messrs. Engel and Van Oss to the Company’s Board
of Directors is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by
reference.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated October 27, 2008