The annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 23, 2019. In connection with the meeting, proxies were solicited to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The following are the voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s 2019 Proxy Statement filed on April 18, 2019.
(1) The Directors of the Company were elected as follows:
(2) An advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by a vote of 30,086,518 shares “for” and 330,874 shares “against” with 20,142 shares abstaining. There were 1,490,242 broker non-votes.
(3) The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year 2019 by a vote of 31,007,897 shares “for” and 905,157 shares “against” with 14,722 shares abstaining.
About ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. (NYSE:AXE)

Anixter International Inc. is engaged in the distribution of enterprise cabling and security solutions, electrical and electronic wire and cable products and utility power solutions. The Company provides customers access to inventory management programs, over 270 warehouses and locations in approximately 300 cities across over 50 countries. Its segments include Network & Security Solutions (NSS), Electrical & Electronic Solutions (EES) and Utility Power Solutions (UPS). The NSS segment supplies products and supply chain solutions to customers in various industries. The EES segment supplies various wire and cable products and customized supply chain solutions to the industrial and original equipment manufacturer markets. The UPS segment supplies electrical transmission and distribution products, power plant maintenance, repair and operations supplies and smart-grid products. It caters to industry groups, such as finance, healthcare, retail, transportation, utilities and others.