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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LETHAM DENNIS J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC [AXE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive VP-Finance & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., 2301 PATRIOT BLVD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/15/2010 (Street) GLENVIEW, IL 60026 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/15/2010   M   3,518 (1) A $ 20.21 235,151 (2) D   Common Stock 12/15/2010   S   3,318 (1) D $ 58.7764 (3) 231,833 (2) D   Common Stock 12/15/2010   S   200 (1) D $ 59.16 (4) 231,633 (2) D   Common Stock 12/15/2010   M   6,235 (1) A $ 21 237,868 (2) D   Common Stock 12/15/2010   S   5,235 (1) D $ 58.7297 (5) 232,633 (2) D   Common Stock 12/15/2010   S   1,000 (1) D $ 59.132 (6) 231,633 (2) D   Common Stock 12/16/2010   M   3,180 (1) A $ 20.21 234,813 (2) D   Common Stock 12/16/2010   F   1,912 (7) D $ 59.225 232,901 (2) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Options to purchase common stock

$ 20.21

12/15/2010

M

3,518

02/14/2002

02/14/2011

Common stock

3,518

$ 0

3,180

D

Options to purchase common stock

$ 21

12/15/2010

M

6,235

02/21/2003

02/21/2012

Common stock

6,235

$ 0

56,119

D

Options to purchase common stock

$ 20.21

12/16/2010

M

3,180

02/14/2002

02/14/2011

Common stock

3,180

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LETHAM DENNIS J C/O ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 2301 PATRIOT BLVD GLENVIEW, IL 60026			Executive VP-Finance & CFO

Signatures

Michele Nelson, by power of attorney		12/17/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Transaction pursuant to the exercise of an option under a Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan dated October 13, 2010.
(2)	Total Includes 69,824 common stock units.
(3)	This is the weighted average for sale prices ranging from $58.12 to $59.10. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided.
(4)	All shares sold at the price of $59.16.
(5)	This is the weighted average for sale prices ranging from $58.04 to $59.00. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided.
(6)	This is the weighted average for sale prices ranging from $59.09 to 59.17. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided.
(7)	Number of shares being withheld by issuer for exercise price and tax liabilities triggered when previously granted stock options were exercised.

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