SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                November 11, 2002
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                         Commission File Number: 1-5989

                           ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                                         94-1658138
   (State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)




                                 4711 Golf Road
                             Skokie, Illinois 60076
                                 (847) 677-2600
          (Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)

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ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On November 11, 2002,  each of the President and Chief  Executive  Officer,
Robert W.  Grubbs,  and the Senior Vice  President-Finance  and Chief  Financial
Officer,  Dennis J.  Letham,  of Anixter  International,  Inc.  submitted to the
Commission  sworn statements  pursuant to the  Commission's  June 27, 2002 Order
Requiring the Filing of Sworn  Statements  Pursuant to Section 21 (a) (1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (No. 4-460).

     A copy of each of these  statements  is attached  hereto as an Exhibit 99.1
and 99.2.
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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                              ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.

Date: November 11, 2002                      By: /s/ Robert W. Grubbs
                                                ---------------------
                                                     Robert W. Grubbs
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 11, 2002                      By: /s/ Dennis J. Letham
                                                 --------------------
                                                     Dennis J. Letham
                                              Senior Vice President - Finance
                                                and Chief Financial Officer
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

        Exhibit No.                      Description of Exhibits
        -----------                      -----------------------
        99.1               Statement Under Oath of President and Chief Executive
                           Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to
                           Exchange Act Filings dated November 7, 2002.

        99.2               Statement Under Oath of Senior Vice President-Finance
                           and  Chief  Financial  Officer  Regarding  Facts  and
                           Circumstances  Relating to Exchange Act Filings dated
                           November 7, 2002.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                November 11, 2002
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                         Commission File Number: 1-5989

                           ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                                         94-1658138
   (State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)

                                 4711 Golf Road
                             Skokie, Illinois 60076
                                 (847) 677-2600
          (Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On November 11, 2002,  each of the President and Chief  Executive  Officer,
Robert W.  Grubbs,  and the Senior Vice  President-Finance  and Chief  Financial
Officer,  Dennis J.  Letham,  of Anixter  International,  Inc.  submitted to the
Commission  sworn statements  pursuant to the  Commission's  June 27, 2002 Order
Requiring the Filing of Sworn  Statements  Pursuant to Section 21 (a) (1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (No. 4-460).

     A copy of each of these  statements  is attached  hereto as an Exhibit 99.1
and 99.2.
SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                              ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.

Date: November 11, 2002                      By: /s/ Robert W. Grubbs
                                                ---------------------
                                                     Robert W. Grubbs
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 11, 2002                      By: /s/ Dennis J. Letham
                                                 --------------------
                                                     Dennis J. Letham
                                              Senior Vice President - Finance
                                                and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX

        Exhibit No.                      Description of Exhibits
        -----------                      -----------------------
        99.1               Statement Under Oath of President and Chief Executive
                           Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to
                           Exchange Act Filings dated November 7, 2002.

        99.2               Statement Under Oath of Senior Vice President-Finance
                           and  Chief  Financial  Officer  Regarding  Facts  and
                           Circumstances  Relating to Exchange Act Filings dated
                           November 7, 2002.