Item 1. | |
(a) | Name of issuer:
GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. |
(b) | Address of issuer's principal executive
offices:
34 North Meramec Avenue, , Saint Louis, MISSOURI 63105 |
Item 2. | |
(a) | Name of person filing:
Trustees of Voting Trust established by Voting Trust Agreement dated as of March 3, 2017 (the "Voting Trust") |
(b) | Address or principal business office or, if
none, residence:
c/o Graybar Electric Company, Inc.
34 North Meramec Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63105 |
(c) | Citizenship:
All persons named in response to Item 2(a) are citizens of the United States of America |
(d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share |
(e) | CUSIP No.:
000000000 |
Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§
240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
(a) | Broker
or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); |
(b) | Bank
as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
(c) | Insurance
company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
(d) | Investment
company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); |
(e) | An
investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
(f) | An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
(g) | A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
(h) | A
savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1813); |
(i) | A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
(j) | A
non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S.
institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please
specify the type of institution: |
(k) | Group,
in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
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Item 4. | Ownership |
(a) | Amount beneficially owned:
At December 31, 2024, 26,617,078 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. 1,159,239 shares have been acquired or will be acquired by means of the installment method under the 2024 stock offering and were or will be deposited into the Voting Trust. |
(b) | Percent of class:
83.4 % |
(c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
0
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| (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote:
27,776,317
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| (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
David A. Bender 41,056 shares
Richard H. Harvey 24,576 shares
William P. Mansfield 45,318 shares
Kathleen M. Mazzarella 134,560 shares
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| (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
0
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Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of
Another Person. |
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If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct
the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, a statement to
that effect should be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more
than 5 percent of the class, such person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of
an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries
of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.
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. |
Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or
Control Person. |
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Not Applicable
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Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members
of the Group. |
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Not Applicable
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Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Not Applicable
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