SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                      December 17, 2004 (December 17, 2004)

                            WESCO International, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                        001-14989                25-1723345
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(State or other jurisdiction            (Commission             (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                  File Number)         Identification No.)

      225 West Station Square Drive, Suite 700
               Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania                            15219
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      (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (412) 454-2200

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Item 8.01.    Other Events.

            On December 17, 2004, WESCO International, Inc. issued a press
release announcing that the public offering of its shares of common stock has
been priced at $26.25 per share. The offering is for 10,000,000 shares of
WESCO's common stock, of which 4,000,000 shares are being offered by WESCO and
6,000,000 shares are being offered by certain of WESCO's existing stockholders,
including The Cypress Group LLC. A copy of the press release is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits.

Exhibit No.                   Description
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   99.1                       Press Release









                                    SIGNATURE

                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Dated:  December 17, 2004              WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.




                                       By: /s/ STEPHEN A. VAN OSS
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                                           Stephen A. Van Oss
                                           Senior Vice President and Chief
                                           Financial and Administrative Officer