wcc-20220526

UNITED STATES

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 26, 2022

WESCO International, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-14989

25-1723342

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

225 West Station Square Drive
Suite 700

15219

Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania

(Zip Code)

(Address of principal executive offices)

(412) 454-2200

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

Title of Class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of Exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

WCC

New York Stock Exchange

Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series A Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock

WCC PR A

New York Stock Exchange

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

☐

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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 26, 2022, WESCO International, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A quorum was present at the meeting. The following proposals were submitted by the Board of Directors to a vote of the stockholders and the voting tabulations for each matter are as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Nine Director Nominees

The following nine Directors were nominated to serve for a one-year term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2023 or until their successors are otherwise duly elected and qualified. The nine Directors were elected as Directors of the Company and the final results of the voting on the proposal were as follows:


Nominee	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
John J. Engel	34,699,480	3,852,804	8,739,536
Anne M. Cooney	38,383,884	168,400	8,739,536
Matthew J. Espe	35,489,472	3,062,812	8,739,536
Bobby J. Griffin	33,771,740	4,780,544	8,739,536
John K. Morgan	35,216,384	3,335,900	8,739,536
Steven A. Raymund	35,052,361	3,499,923	8,739,536
James L. Singleton	34,885,460	3,666,824	8,739,536
Easwaran Sundaram	35,805,165	2,747,119	8,739,536
Laura K. Thompson	35,807,713	2,744,571	8,739,536

Proposal 2 – Advisory Approval of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

The stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of certain executive officers. There were 37,026,636 votes, or approximately 96% of the total number of votes cast, for this proposal with 1,501,896 votes against it. There were 23,752 abstentions and 8,739,536 broker non-votes.

Proposal 3 – Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022

The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022. There were 46,287,804 votes, or approximately 98% of the total number of votes cast, for this proposal with 989,650 votes against it. There were 14,366 abstentions and no broker non-votes.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.			Description
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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 hereunto duly authorized.


						WESCO International, Inc.
						(Registrant)


May 31, 2022	By:	/s/ David S. Schulz
(Date)		David S. Schulz
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

WESCO International Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits