Exhibit 10.1

THIS DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES PART OF A
PROSPECTUS COVERING SECURITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 2010 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
2016 PERFORMANCE UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT

This Grant is made as of the 1st day of March, 2016 (“Date of Grant”) by Anixter
International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), to [FirstName]
[LastName] (“Participant”) pursuant to the Anixter International Inc. 2010 Stock
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
Section 1. Grant of Stock Units. On the terms and conditions stated herein, the
Corporation hereby grants to Participant _____ Performance Units (the “Units”).
Section 2. Vesting and Forfeiture. The Units are subject to a three-year
performance period beginning on January 1, 2016 and ending on December 31, 2018
(the “Performance Period”). The Performance Period shall consist of three
“Performance Cycles”: (a) the first calendar year of the Performance Period (the
“First Performance Cycle”); (b) the first two years of the Performance Period
(the “Second Performance Cycle”); and (c) the three-year Performance Period (the
“Third Performance Cycle”).
(a)     Except as described in (b) and (c) below and in Section 7, the Units
shall vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant if the Participant
remains in continuous employment with the Corporation or its affiliates through
such third anniversary.
(b)     If prior to the third anniversary of the date of grant Participant’s
employment with the Corporation and its affiliates terminates for any reason
other than Cause, Participant will vest in one-third of the Units if the
employment termination occurs on or after the first anniversary of the date of
grant and prior to the second anniversary of the date of grant, or two-thirds of
the Units if the employment termination occurs on or after the second
anniversary of the date of grant and prior to the third anniversary of the date
of grant. The Units that vest shall convert to shares of stock in accordance
with Section 3 below. The Units that do not vest in accordance with this Section
2(b) shall be forfeited.
For purposes of this Section 2(b) “Cause” means (i) Participant’s willful and
continued failure to substantially perform Participant’s employment duties in
any material respect (other than such failure resulting from physical or mental
incapacity), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to
Participant that specifically identifies the manner in which the Corporation
believes Participant has failed to perform his or her duties, and after
Participant has failed to resume substantial performance of Participant’s duties
on a continuous basis within 30 days of receiving such demand; (ii) the
Committee’s determination, in good faith, that Participant has engaged, during
the performance of his or her duties, in significant objective acts or omissions
constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence relating to the business of
the Corporation that are demonstrably and materially injurious to the
Corporation or (iii) a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by Participant, or
conviction of Participant, for a felony under federal or state law.
(c)     If prior to the third anniversary of the date of grant (i) Participant’s
employment with the Corporation and its affiliates is terminated for Cause or
(ii) any transfer of the Units shall be made in violation of this Agreement, the
Units and any distributions thereon shall be

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forfeited and, in the case of transfer, may be reacquired by the Corporation,
upon notice to Participant or any transferee, at no cost to the Corporation.
Section 3. Adjustment and Conversion of Units.
(a)     The number of Units subject to the Grant that vest in accordance with
Section 2(a) above shall be adjusted by the Committee after the end of the
Performance Period based on the level of achievement of the previously
established performance goal (the “Performance Goal”) for each Performance Cycle
in the Performance Period, as described on Exhibit A attached hereto.
(b)     The number of Units subject to the Grant that vest in accordance with
Section 2(b) above shall be adjusted by the Committee following the date of
Participant’s termination of employment based on the level of achievement of the
Performance Goal for the relevant Performance Cycle set forth in Section 2(b),
as described on Exhibit A attached hereto. 
(c)     The number of Units adjusted pursuant to (a) or (b) above (rounded to
the nearest whole number) shall convert to the same number of shares of stock on
the date of such adjustment and shall be distributed to Participant no later
than March 15 of the calendar year in which such adjustment occurs, or if later,
30 days following Participant’s termination of employment.
Section 4. Right of Recoupment. The Grant of the Units is expressly made subject
to and conditioned on the “Right of Recoupment” provisions in the Plan.
Section 5. Prohibited Transfers. Any sale, hypothecation, encumbrance or other
transfer of Units is prohibited unless the same shall have been consented to in
advance in writing by the Corporation (which consent may be withheld in the sole
discretion of the Corporation).
Section 6. Withholding Taxes. As a condition to the grant, vesting or conversion
of the Units acquired hereunder, the Corporation shall withhold the number of
whole Units required for the satisfaction of any Federal, state or local
withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection therewith.
Section 7. Change in Control. Upon a Change in Control as defined in the Plan,
the Units shall become immediately and fully vested. The Units shall be adjusted
by the Committee as follows:
(a)     If the Change in Control occurs prior to the last day of the First
Performance Cycle, no Units shall be adjusted.
(b)     If the Change in Control occurs on or after the last day of the First
Performance Cycle and prior to the last day of the Second Performance Cycle,
one-third of the Units shall be adjusted based on the level of achievement of
the Performance Goal through the end of the First Performance Cycle, and the
remaining Units shall not be adjusted.
(c)     If the Change in Control occurs on or after the last day of the Second
Performance Cycle and prior to the last day of the Performance Period, (i) one
third of the Units shall be adjusted based on the level of achievement of the
Performance Goal through the end of the First Performance Cycle, (ii) one-third
of the Units shall be adjusted based on the level of attainment

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of the Performance Goal through the end of the Second Performance Cycle, and the
remaining Units shall not be adjusted.
(d)     The number of Units adjusted pursuant to (a), (b) or (c) above (rounded
to the nearest whole number) shall convert to the same number of shares of stock
on the date of such adjustment and shall be distributed to Participant no later
than March 15 of the calendar year in which such adjustment occurs, or if later,
30 days following the Change in Control.
Section 8. Retention of Certificate and Any Distributions. The Treasurer or any
Assistant Treasurer shall retain on behalf of Participant, until the Units are
converted, all certificates and distributions pertaining to the Units, including
dividend equivalents equal in value to the dividends that would have been paid
had the Participant been the actual owner of the number of shares of stock
converted pursuant to Section 3 or 7 above. Upon conversion and subject to the
withholding of the number of Units sufficient for payment of withholding tax,
the certificates and all distributions (with or without interest on any cash
distributions, as determined from time to time by the Corporation in its sole
discretion) shall be distributed to Participant at the same time the related
shares are distributed.
Section 9. Distributions on Participant’s Death. Any distribution made pursuant
to Sections 3, 7 or 8 following Participant’s death shall be made to
Participant’s executors or administrators or any person or persons who have
acquired the right to receive such distributions by Participant’s bequest or
inheritance.
Section 10.  Section 409A.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8 above,
if at the time of the Participant’s termination of employment for reasons other
than death the Participant is a “key employee” as determined in accordance with
the procedures set forth in Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(i), any distribution to the
Participant pursuant to this Agreement that is subject to Section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code shall not be made until six months following the
Participant’s termination of employment, or if earlier, the Participant’s
subsequent death.
Section 11. Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective heirs, executors,
administrators, successors, assigns and personal representatives.
Section 12. Specific Performance. In the event of a breach of this Agreement by
any party hereto, any other party hereto shall be entitled to secure specific
performance of this Agreement in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Section 13. Notices, etc. All notices and other communications required or
permitted hereunder will be in writing and will be mailed by first-class mail,
postage prepaid, addressed (a) if to Corporation at:
2301 Patriot Boulevard
Glenview, Illinois 60026
Attn: General Counsel

or at such address as Corporation will have furnished to Participant in writing,
or (b) if to Participant at:
then current address in the records of Corporation

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or at such other address as Participant will have furnished to Corporation in
writing in accordance with this Section.
All notices and other communications to be given hereunder shall be given in
writing. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all notices and other
communications hereunder shall be deemed to have been given if personally
delivered to the party being served, or two business days after mailing thereof
by registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the requisite
address set forth above (until notice of change thereof is served in the manner
provided in this Section).
Section 14. No Right to Employment. Nothing in this Agreement or in the act of
granting the Units to Participant shall give Participant any rights to continue
to be employed by Corporation.
Section 15. Plan Document Governs. The Plan provides a complete description of
the terms and conditions governing the Grant. If there is any inconsistency
between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the Plan’s terms
shall govern. All capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
the Plan, unless specifically set forth otherwise herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Grant to be executed on its
behalf by its officer duly authorized to act on behalf of the Corporation.
ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
a Delaware corporation

By: _____________________________                
Its: Executive Vice President - Finance
and Chief Financial Officer    

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EXHIBIT A
Anixter International Inc.
Performance Unit Grant Agreement
2016 Performance Unit Goal
Performance Goal:
The Corporation’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) relative to the TSR of the
S&P MidCap 400® Index (“Relative TSR”).1 

After the end of the Performance Period (December 31, 2018), the number of Units
subject to the Grant will be adjusted as follows:
(1) 1/3 of the Units will be adjusted based on the Corporation’s Relative TSR
for the First Performance Cycle (January 1, 2016-December 31, 2016);
(2) 1/3 of the Units will be adjusted based on the Corporation’s Relative TSR
for the Second Performance Cycle (January 1, 2016-December 31, 2017); and
(3) 1/3 of the Units will be adjusted based on the Corporation’s Relative TSR
for the Third Performance Cycle (January 1, 2016-December 31, 2018).
The number of Units subject to each Performance Cycle will be multiplied by the
Payout Percentage set forth below, and the aggregate number of adjusted Units
will be converted to shares.
TSR Percentile Rank
Payout Percentage
75th Percentile and above
150%
50th Percentile and above, up to 75th Percentile
100%
25th Percentile and above, up to 50th Percentile
50%
Below 25th Percentile
0%

Performance between listed rankings will be adjusted on straight-line
interpolation.

    In the event of a termination of employment as described in Section 2(b) of
the Agreement, Relative TSR will be determined for the relevant Performance
Cycle (the First Performance Cycle in the case of a termination occurring on or
after the first anniversary of the date of grant and prior to the second
anniversary of the date of grant and the Second Performance Cycle in the case of
a termination occurring on or after the the second anniversary of the date of
grant and prior to the third anniversary of the date of grant), and the Units
subject to each such relevant Performance Cycle will be adjusted pursuant to the
table above. The Units subject to a Performance Cycle not then ended or ended
but prior to the immediately following anniversary of the date of grant will be
forfeited.
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1 For purposes of calculating TSR, the beginning stock price shall be the volume
weighted average price for the 20 trading days prior to the beginning of the
Performance Period, the ending stock price shall be the volume weighted average
price for the 20 trading days prior to the end of the applicable Performance
Cycle, and dividends shall be deemed reinvested on the related ex-dividend date.

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In the event of a Change in Control as described in Section 7 of the Agreement,
Relative TSR will be determined for each Performance Cycle ending on or prior to
the date of the Change in Control, and the Units subject to each such
Performance Cycle will be adjusted pursuant to the table above. The Units
subject to an outstanding Performance Cycle will be paid but not adjusted.

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