Sec Form 13G Filing - GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO INC filing for GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO INCGRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO INC - 2024-02-09













UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



SCHEDULE 13G/A



Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 17)*









Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:









CUSIP No. …………………………………N/A

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*See Item 4(a) of this Schedule 13G.



**Includes 1,551 shares subscribed for by reporting person under the registered offering of shares by means of the Prospectus, dated November 3, 2023 (the "Prospectus"), which formed a part of the Company’s registration statement (No. 333-274186), which shares were deemed issued as of January 12, 2024 (the "2023 Stock Offering").  Also includes 3,553 shares received in the 20.0% stock dividend payable to shareholders of record on December 18, 2023,  paid on February 2, 2024.

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*See Item 4(a) of this Schedule 13G.



**Includes 2,535 shares subscribed for by reporting person under the 2023 Stock Offering.  Also includes 6,682 shares received in the 20.0% stock dividend payable to shareholders of record on December 18, 2023, paid on February 2, 2024. 

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*See Item 4(a) of this Schedule 13G.



**Includes 2,574 shares subscribed for by reporting person under the 2023 Stock Offering.  Also includes 7,000 shares received in the 20.0% stock dividend payable to shareholders of record on December 18, 2023, paid on February 2, 2024.

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*See Item 4(a) of this Schedule 13G.



**Includes 8,400 shares subscribed for by reporting person under the 2023 Stock Offering.  Also includes 19,528 shares received in the 20.0% stock dividend payable to shareholders of record on December 18, 2023, paid on February 2, 2024.

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Item 1(a)Name of issuer:



Graybar Electric Company, Inc.



Item 1(b)Address of issuer’s principal executive offices:



34 North Meramec Avenue

St. Louis, Missouri  63105



Item 2(a)Name of person filing:



Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of the following persons as Voting Trustees on the date of filing (the "Voting Trustees") under the Voting Trust established by a Voting Trust Agreement dated as of March 3, 2017 (together with any successor voting trust, the “Voting Trust”):











Attached hereto as Exhibit A is the agreement in writing of each of the above that this Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of them.



Item 2(b)Address of principal business office or, if none, residence:





c/o Graybar Electric Company, Inc.

34 North Meramec Avenue

St. Louis, Missouri  63105



Item 2(c)Citizenship:



All persons named in response to Item 2(a) are citizens of the United States of America.



Item 2(d)Title of class securities:



Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share.



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Item 2(e)CUSIP Number:



None - not publicly traded.



Item 3Not applicable:



Item 4Ownership:



(a)Amount beneficially owned:



At December 31, 2023,  22,142,542 shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Graybar Electric Company, Inc. (“Graybar”) had been deposited in the Voting Trust and were held by the Voting Trustees named below.  1,148,801 shares have been acquired or will be acquired by means of the installment method under the 2023 Stock Offering and were or will be deposited into the Voting Trust.    4,427,627 shares were issued and distributed as a result of the 20.0% stock dividend paid on February 2, 2024.  As indicated in paragraph (c) below, each of the persons named in response to Item 2(a) has shared beneficial ownership (power to vote or direct the voting) of all of the shares held or deemed to be held in the Voting Trust.



The following table shows the ownership (sole power to dispose or direct the disposition) of Voting Trust Interests representing shares of Common Stock owned at December 31, 2023 by the Voting Trustees at December 31, 2023, as well as named in response to Item 2(a) (including shares, the ownership of which each reporting person is entitled to acquire within 60 days of such date):







(b)Percent of class:



The shares of Common Stock described in response to Item 4(a) amounted to approximately 85.8% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on December 31, 2023.



(c)The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2023, for each of the persons serving as Voting Trustee at December 31, 2023, as well as named in response to Item 2(a), the number of shares of Common Stock as to which such person has (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote, (ii) shared power to vote or

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to direct the vote, (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, or (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:







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*The Voting Trustees may not, without the consent of the holders of Voting Trust Interests representing at least 75% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then deposited in the Voting Trust, vote on or consent to the merger or consolidation of Graybar into another corporation, the sale of all or substantially all of Graybar’s assets or the liquidation and dissolution of Graybar.



Item 5Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.



If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: (  ).



Item 6Ownership of More than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person.



All dividends payable with respect to shares of Common Stock deposited in the Voting Trust (or the Voting Trust Interests issued with respect thereto) are payable to the Voting Trustees as the owners of record of such shares.  The Voting Trustees are authorized to retain, subject to the terms of the Voting Trust Agreement, any shares of Common Stock received as a stock dividend, and to deliver to each holder of Voting Trust Interests representing shares of Common Stock on which such stock dividend shall have been paid additional Voting Trust Interests for the number of shares received as a dividend with respect to such Common Stock.  The Voting Trustees pay or cause to be paid to the holders of Voting Trust Interests an amount equal to any cash dividends and any distribution paid other than in cash or Common Stock.  The Voting Trustees have no power to direct the sale or to receive the proceeds of a sale of the Common Stock deposited in the Voting Trust, such power being in the holders of the Voting Trust Interests issued in respect of such shares of Common Stock.



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Item 7Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.



Not applicable.



Item 8Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.



Not ap plicable.



Item 9Notice of Dissolution of Group.



Not applicable.



Item 10Certifications.



Not applicable.

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Signature



After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.





Date:February 9, 2024



















EXHIBIT A



The persons named below hereby agree to file one Schedule 13G to report ownership as of December 31, 2023 of Common Stock of Graybar Electric Company, Inc., and agree that Amendment No. 17 to the Schedule 13G, to which this agreement, executed in counterparts, is attached as Exhibit A is filed on behalf of each of them.











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Signature



After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.





Date:February 9, 2024



















EXHIBIT A



The persons named below hereby agree to file one Schedule 13G to report ownership as of December 31, 2023 of Common Stock of Graybar Electric Company, Inc., and agree that Amendment No. 17 to the Schedule 13G, to which this agreement, executed in counterparts, is attached as Exhibit A is filed on behalf of each of them.













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Signature



After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.





Date:February 9, 2024



















EXHIBIT A



The persons named below hereby agree to file one Schedule 13G to report ownership as of December 31, 2023 of Common Stock of Graybar Electric Company, Inc., and agree that Amendment No. 17 to the Schedule 13G, to which this agreement, executed in counterparts, is attached as Exhibit A is filed on behalf of each of them.













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Signature



After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.





Date:February 9, 2024



















EXHIBIT A



The persons named below hereby agree to file one Schedule 13G to report ownership as of December 31, 2023 of Common Stock of Graybar Electric Company, Inc., and agree that Amendment No. 17 to the Schedule 13G, to which this agreement, executed in counterparts, is attached as Exhibit A is filed on behalf of each of them.

















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