Securities Registration: Employee Benefit Plan (s-8)
June 06 2017 - 05:29PM
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2017
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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25-1723342
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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225 West Station Square Drive
Suite 700
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
WESCO International, Inc. 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
David S. Schulz
Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
225 West Station Square Drive
Suite 700
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
(Name and address of agent for service)
(412) 454-2200
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy To:
Karen
Weber
Winston & Strawn LLP
35 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601-9703
(312)
558-5600
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large accelerated
filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company and emerging growth company in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of securities to be registered
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Amount to be
registered
(1)
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Proposed
maximum
offering price
per share
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Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price
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Amount of
registration fee
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, issuable pursuant
to:
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WESCO International, Inc. 1999 Long-Term Incentive
Plan
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1,680,000
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$60.40
(3)
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$101,472,000
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$11,761
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(1)
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This Registration Statement also registers additional securities to be offered or issued upon adjustments or changes made to registered securities by reason of any stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions
as permitted by Rule 416(a) and Rule 416(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
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(2)
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Consists of shares of common stock issuable in respect of awards to be granted under the WESCO International, Inc. 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
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(3)
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h). The fee is calculated on the basis of the average of the high and low trading prices for the
Registrants common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on May 31, 2017, a date within five business days of the date of this Registration Statement.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form
S-8,
this Registration Statement on Form
S-8
is being filed in order to register an additional 1,680,000 shares of the common stock of WESCO International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Registrant), par value $0.01 per share, which are
securities of the same class and relate to the same employee benefit plan, the WESCO International, Inc. 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective May 31, 2017, as those shares registered on the Registrants
registration statements on Form
S-8s
previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on June 29, 1999 (Registration
No. 333-81857),
March 1, 2011 (Registration
No. 333-172531),
and May 31, 2013 (Registration
No. 333-188978),
which are hereby incorporated by reference.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
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Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
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The following documents filed by the
Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
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The Registrants Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed on February 22, 2017;
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The Registrants Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, as filed on May 5, 2017;
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The Registrants Current Report on Form
8-K,
as filed on March 7, 2017; and
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4.
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The description of the Registrants common stock contained in the Registrants Registration Statement on Form
8-A12B
filed on May 4, 1999, including all amendments
and reports updating such description.
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All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered by this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters
all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part thereof from the date of filing such documents (other than the portions of such documents, which by statute, by
designation in such document or otherwise (including but not limited to information disclosed by the Registrant under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form
8-K),
are not deemed filed with the
Commission or are not regarded to be incorporated herein by reference).
Any statement contained in a document all or a portion of which
is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a
part of this Registration Statement.
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The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference as
part of this Registration Statement:
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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4.1
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of WESCO International, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to WESCO Internationals Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-14989),
dated August 4, 2014).
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4.2
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Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of WESCO International, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to WESCO Internationals Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-14989),
dated August 4, 2014).
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4.3
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WESCO International, Inc. Amended and Restated
By-Laws,
as amended and restated on May 29, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to WESCO Internationals Current Report
on
Form 8-K
(File No. 001-14989),
dated May 29, 2014).
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4.4
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WESCO International, Inc. 1999, Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective May 31, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrants Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with
the Commission on April 17, 2017).
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5.1
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Opinion of Winston & Strawn LLP regarding the legality of the shares being registered hereunder (filed herewith).
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23.1
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (filed herewith).
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23.2
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Consent of Winston & Strawn LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
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24.1
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Pittsburgh, Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, on this 6
th
day of June, 2017.
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WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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By:
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/s/ John J. Engel
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John J. Engel
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Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned officers and directors of WESCO International, Inc. hereby severally constitute John J. Engel and David S. Schulz and each of
them singly our true and lawful attorneys, with full power to them and each of them singly, to sign for us in our names in the capacities indicated below this Registration Statement on Form
S-8
filed herewith
and any and all amendments thereto, and generally do all such things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable WESCO International, Inc. to comply with the provisions of the Commission, hereby ratifying and
confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any one of them this Registration Statement on Form
S-8
and any and all amendments thereto.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated above.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ John J.
Engel
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Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
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June 6, 2017
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John J. Engel
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/s/ David S.
Schulz
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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June 6, 2017
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David S. Schulz
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/s/ Sandra Beach
Lin
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Director
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June 6, 2017
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Sandra Beach Lin
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/s/ Matthew J.
Espe
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Director
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June 6, 2017
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Matthew J. Espe
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/s/ Bobby J.
Griffin
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Director
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June 6, 2017
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Bobby J. Griffin
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/s/ John K.
Morgan
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Director
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June 6, 2017
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John K. Morgan
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/s/ Steven A.
Raymund
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Director
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June 6, 2017
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Steven A. Raymund
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/s/ James L.
Singleton
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Director
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June 6, 2017
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James L. Singleton
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/s/ Lynn M.
Utter
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Director
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June 6, 2017
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Lynn M. Utter
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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4.1
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of WESCO International, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to WESCO Internationals Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-14989),
dated August 4, 2014).
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4.2
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Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of WESCO International, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to WESCO Internationals Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
(File No. 001-14989),
dated August 4, 2014).
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4.3
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WESCO International, Inc. Amended and Restated
By-Laws
as amended and restated on May 29, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to WESCO Internationals Current Report
on
Form 8-K
(File No. 001-14989),
dated May 29, 2014).
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4.4
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WESCO International, Inc. 1999, Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective May 31, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrants Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with
the Commission on April 17, 2017).
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5.1
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Opinion of Winston & Strawn LLP regarding the legality of the shares being registered hereunder (filed herewith).
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23.1
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (filed herewith).
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23.2
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Consent of Winston & Strawn LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
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24.1
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
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