Rexel – Genuine Cable Group

WA-70046

Rexel USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Rexel S.A. (together, along with its other global affiliates and subsidiaries, **Rexel**), has entered into an agreement to acquire Genuine Cable Group, LLC by acquiring: * GCG Acquisition Holdings, LP by way of a merger. * 100% of the issued share capital in AG CCA Blocker, Inc. and AG CCA Investment Corporation, Inc. * 100% of the Class B Units in EIS Buyer, LLC. Collectively, **GCG** (the **Acquisition**). Rexel S.A. is a French distributor of electrical products, solutions, and services for the industrial, commercial, and residential markets. It operates in 17 countries and employs over 26,000 people worldwide. Rexel’s customers are wide ranging, including original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, utility companies, facility managers, hospitals, hotels, builders, electricians, and homeowners. Rexel operates in Australia through an Australian subsidiary (**Rexel Australia**) using the Rexel, John R. Turk, Ideal Electrical, and Lear & Smith brands. It operates over 110 locations through these brands across Australia, providing electrical products to end customers. GCG is a U.S.-based provider of wire, cable, and connectivity products. It also offers custom assembly, logistics, and wire manipulation services, and serves diverse sectors including communications, original equipment manufacturers, data centres, and renewable energy. Its brands include Allied Wire & Cable, Paige, and Olympic Wire & Cable Corp. GCG does not distribute its products in the Australian market directly. Instead, some of its global distribution customers procure its specialty cables to on-distribute in Australia.