[Letterhead of Graybar Electric Company, Inc.]
November 2, 2016 | ||
VIA EDGAR AND TELECOPIER (202-772-9367) Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F. Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549 Attention: Tom Jones / Amanda Ravitz | ||
RE: Graybar Electric Company, Inc. and Voting Trustees under Voting Trust Agreement Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-213313) | ||
Ladies and Gentlemen: |
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Graybar Electric Company, Inc. and the Voting Trustees under the Voting Trust Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2007, relating to Common Stock issued by Graybar Electric Company, Inc. hereby request acceleration of the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement so that it may become effective at 9:00 a.m. EDT on November 4, 2016, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Please call James R. Levey at (314) 573-9245, Robert J. Endicott at (314) 259-2447, or me at (314) 573-9278, if you have any questions or comments. Thanks for your continued assistance.
Sincerely,
GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ M. W. Geekie
M. W. Geekie, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
VOTING TRUSTEES
/s/ K. M. Mazzarella
K. M. Mazzarella
/s/ R. R. Harwood
R. R. Harwood
34 NORTH MERAMEC AVENUE, CLAYTON, MISSOURI 63105-3882
www.graybar.com
/s/ R. C. Lyons
R. C. Lyons
/s/ D. G. Maxwell
D. G. Maxwell
/s/ W. P. Mansfield
W. P. Mansfield
34 NORTH MERAMEC AVENUE, CLAYTON, MISSOURI 63105-3882
www.graybar.com