FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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) 07/15/2008 (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 07/15/2008   M   3,668 A $ 10.85 135,375 (1) D   Common Stock 07/15/2008   S(2)   2,768 D $ 55.9437 (3) 132,607 (1) D   Common Stock 07/15/2008   S(2)   900 D $ 56.9744 (4) 131,707 (1) D   Common Stock 07/15/2008   M(5)   4,750 A $ 17.47 136,457 (1) 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

$ 10.85

07/15/2008

M

3,668

03/01/2000

03/01/2009

Common stock

3,668

$ 0

10,810

D

Options to purchase common stock (6)

$ 17.47

07/15/2008

M

4,750

02/18/2001

02/18/2010

Common stock

4,750

$ 0

71,652

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, attorney-in-fact		07/17/2008
**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)	Total Includes 52,504 common stock units.
(2)	These shares covered by this Form 4 have been sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1(c) plan dated April 25, 2007.
(3)	This is the weighted average for sale prices ranging from $55.65 to $56.58. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold will be provided.
(4)	This is the weighted average for sale prices ranging from $56.76 to 57.23. Upon the request of the SEC staff, the issuer or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold will be provided.
(5)	These shares covered by this Form 4 have been obtained pursuant to the exercise of an option under a Rule 10b5-1(c) plan dated May 2, 2008.
(6)	These options were previously reported as covering 65,000 shares at an exercise price of $20.4375. The exercise price and totals have been adjusted pursuant to anti-dilution provisions triggered by extraordinary cash dividends paid on March 31, 2004 and October 31, 2005.

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