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Anicom acquires Canadian distributor

Oct. 1, 2003
Anicom, Inc., Rosemont, Ill., acquired Texcan Cables, Vancouver, British Columbia, a specialty distributor in wire, cable, fiber optics and connectivity

Anicom, Inc., Rosemont, Ill., acquired Texcan Cables, Vancouver, British Columbia, a specialty distributor in wire, cable, fiber optics and connectivity products, for a combination of cash and stock. Texcan does about $116 million in annual sales through 13 locations in Canada and seven locations in the United States. The purchase price consisted of approximately 1,400,000 shares of Anicom common stock and preferred stock convertible into another 1,400,000 shares of common stock, as well as $27 million in cash and the assumption of $12 million in bank debt. Texcan is Anicom's 16th acquisition in three years.

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