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UNITED STATES CONFORMED
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-255

(X) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
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OR

( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to .
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GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

NEW YORK 13-0794380
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

34 North Meramec Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63105
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Post Office Box 7231, St. Louis, Missouri 63177
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(Mailing Address) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (314) 727-3900
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Preferred Stock - Par Value $20

Common Stock - Par Value $1 Per Share with a
Stated Value of $20

Voting Trust Certificates relating to such
Shares of Common Stock of the Registrant

Common Stock
outstanding at
March 28, 1994 - 4,395,510 Shares

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes (X) No ( )

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K (Paragraph 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained
herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in
definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part
III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. (X)

The aggregate stated value of the Common Stock outstanding and, with
respect to rights of disposition, beneficially owned by nonaffiliates (as
defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933) of the registrant on
March 28, 1994, was approximately $87,910,200. Pursuant to a Voting Trust
Agreement, dated as of April 15, 1987, approximately 95% of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock are held of record by four Voting Trustees who are each
directors of the registrant and who collectively exercise all voting rights
with respect to such shares. The registrant is 100% owned by its active and
retired employees, and there is no public trading market for the registrant's
Common Stock. The registrant has the option to repurchase, at the price at
which it was issued, each outstanding share of Common Stock in the event of the
owner's death, termination of employment other than by retirement, or desire to
dispose of such shares. Historically all shares of Common Stock have been
issued for $20 per share, and the registrant has always exercised its
repurchase option and expects to continue to do so.

The documents listed below have been incorporated by reference into
the indicated Part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

(1) Annual Report to Shareholders Part II,
Items 5-8 for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1993.

(2) Information Statement relating Part III,
Items 10-13 to the 1994 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders.


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PART I
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Item 1. Business
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Graybar Electric Company, Inc. (the "Company") is engaged

internationally in the wholesale distribution of electrical and

communications equipment and supplies primarily to contractors,

industrial plants, independent telephone companies, power

utilities, and commercial users. All products sold by the Company

are purchased from others.

The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of

New York on December 11, 1925 to take over the wholesale supply

department of Western Electric Company, Incorporated. The

location and telephone number of the principal executive offices

of the Company are 34 North Meramec Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri

(314) 727-3900, and the mailing address of the principal executive

offices is P.O. Box 7231, St. Louis, Missouri 63177.





Suppliers
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The Company acts as a distributor of the products of more

than 1,000 manufacturers. The relationship of the Company with a

number of its principal suppliers goes back many years. It is

customarily a nonexclusive national or regional distributorship

terminable upon 30 to 90 days notice by either party.




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During 1993, the Company purchased a significant portion of

its products from its two largest suppliers. The termination by

either of these companies, within a short period of time, of a

significant number of their agreements with the Company might have

an immediate material adverse effect on the business of the

Company, but the Company believes that within a reasonable period

of time it could find alternate sources of supply adequate to

alleviate such adverse effect.





Products Distributed
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The Company distributes more than 100,000 different products

and, therefore, is able to supply its customers with a wide

variety of electrical and communications products. The products

distributed by the Company are supply materials consisting

primarily of products such as wire, conduit, wiring devices,

tools, motor controls, transformers, lamps, lighting fixtures,

hardware, power transmission equipment, telephone station

apparatus, key systems and other telephone equipment, and are sold

to customers such as contractors (both industrial and

residential), industrial plants, independent telephone companies,

private and public power utilities, and commercial users.





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On December 31, 1993 and 1992, the Company had orders on

hand which totalled approximately $174,928,000 and $175,792,000,

respectively. The Company believes that the small decrease from

1992 to 1993 is a result of significantly higher sales during the

month of December, 1993 than the Company has historically

experienced. The Company expects that approximately 85% of the

orders on hand at December 31, 1993 will be filled within the

twelve-month period ending December 31, 1994. Historically,

orders on hand for the Company's products have been firm, but

customers from time to time request cancellation and the Company

has historically allowed such cancellations.





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Marketing
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The Company sells its products through a network of distri-

buting houses located in 17 geographical districts throughout the

United States. In each district the Company maintains a main

distributing house and a number of branch distributing houses,

each of which carries an inventory of supply materials and

operates as a wholesale distributor for the territory in which it

is located. The main distributing house in each district carries

a substantially larger inventory than the branch houses so that

the branch houses can call upon the main distributing house for

additional items of inventory. In addition, the Company maintains

four (4) zone warehouses with special inventories so all locations

can call upon them for additional items. The Company also has

subsidiary operations with distribution facilities located in

Mankato, Minnesota, Parsippany and Hackettstown, New Jersey,

Puerto Rico, Mexico, Panama, Guam, Singapore, Canada and the

United Arab Emirates.



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The distribution facilities operated by the Company are
shown in the following table:



Location Number of
of Main Distributing
Distributing Houses in
House District
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Boston, MA............................. 9
Cincinnati, OH......................... 8
Dallas, TX............................. 21
Glendale Heights, IL................... 14
Los Angeles, CA ....................... 10
Miami, FL.............................. 1
Minneapolis, MN........................ 16
New York, N.Y.......................... 10
Norcross, GA........................... 17
Philadelphia, PA....................... 7
Phoenix, AZ............................ 12
Pittsburgh, PA......................... 8
Richmond, VA........................... 12
South San Francisco, CA................ 10
Seattle, WA............................ 8
St. Louis, MO.......................... 13
Tampa, FL.............................. 24



Zone Distributing Houses
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Bethlehem, PA.......................... 1
Peoria, IL............................. 1
Shreveport, LA......................... 1
Upland, CA............................. 1



Graybar International, Inc.
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Puerto Rico........................... 1

Graybar Minnesota, Inc.
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Mankato, MN........................... 1


Number of
Distributing
Houses
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Graybar Free Zone, S.A.
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Panama.................................. 1

Graybar de Mexico, S.A. de CV
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Juarez, Mexico.......................... 1

Graybar International Guam, Inc.
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Tamuning, Guam.......................... 1

Graybar-P&M
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International PTE, Ltd.
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Singapore............................... 1

Graybar Electric Ltd.
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Canada................................. 21

Graybar Electirc (Ontario) Ltd.
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Canada.................................. 7

Graybar New Jersey, Inc.
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Parsippany, NJ.......................... 1
Hackettstown, NJ........................ 1

Graybar International (Middle
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East) Limited
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United Arab Emirates.................... 1


Where the specialized nature or size of a particular

shipment warrants, the Company has products shipped directly from

its suppliers to the place of use, while in other cases orders are

filled from the Company's inventory. On a dollar volume basis,

over one-half of the orders are filled from the Company's

inventory and the remainder are shipped directly from the supplier

to the place of use. The Company generally finances its inventory

from internally generated funds and from long and short-term

borrowings.



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The Company distributes its products to more than 150,000

customers, which fall into five general classes. The following

list shows the estimated percentage of the Company's total sales

for each of the three years ended December 31, attributable to

each of these classes:






CLASS OF CUSTOMERS PERCENTAGE OF SALES
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1993 1992 1991
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Electrical contractors 40.8% 42.4% 42.8%

Industrial plants 31.3 29.9 30.1

Telecommunication companies 18.7 17.3 16.3

Private and public power utilities 7.0 7.8 8.5

Miscellaneous 2.2 2.6 2.3
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100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
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At December 31, 1993, the Company employed approximately

1,880 persons in sales capacities. Approximately 880 of these

sales personnel were supply sales representatives who work in the

field making sales to customers at the work site. The remainder

of the sales personnel were sales and marketing managers, and

telemarketing, advertising, quotation, counter and clerical

personnel.



Competition
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The Company believes that it is the largest distributor of

electrical products not affiliated with a manufacturing company,

and one of the three largest distributors of such products in the

United States. The field is highly competitive, and the Company

estimates that the three largest distributors of electrical

products account for only a small portion of the total market,

with the balance of the market being accounted for by independent

distributors and manufacturers operating on a local, state-wide or

regional basis.

The Company believes that its competitive position is

primarily a result of its ability to supply its customers through

conveniently located distribution facilities with a broad range of

electrical and telecommunications supply materials within a short

period of time. Price is also important, particularly where the

Company is asked to submit bids to contractors in connection with

large construction jobs.





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Employees
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At December 31, 1993, the Company employed approximately

5,100 persons on a full-time basis. Approximately 130 of these

persons were covered by union contracts. The Company has not had

a material work stoppage and considers its relations with its

employees to be good.



Item 2. Properties
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As of December 31, 1993 the Company operated offices and

distribution facilities in 222 locations. Of these, 131 were

owned by the Company, and the balance were leased. The leases are

for varying terms, the majority having a duration of less than

five years.

The Company's distribution facilities consist primarily of

warehouse space. A small portion of the space in each facility is

used for offices. Distribution facilities vary in size from

approximately 3,000 square feet to 152,000 square feet, the

average being 30,000 square feet.

As of December 31, 1993, approximately $48.6 million in debt

of the Company was secured by mortgages on thirty-four buildings.

Twenty of these facilities are subject to a first mortgage

securing a 12 1/4% note, of which approximately $14.5 million in

principal amount remains outstanding. Seven of these facilities

are subject to a first mortgage securing a 9 23/100% note, of

which $30.0 million in principal amount remains outstanding.





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Distribution houses in Norcross, Georgia; Salt Lake City, Utah;

Pinellas County and Polk County, Florida; Tucson, Arizona;

Beaumont, Texas and Glendale Heights, Illinois are subject to

mortgages securing Industrial Revenue Bonds at variable interest

rates with payments totaling $4.1 million due periodically to

2004.



Item 3. Legal Proceedings
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The Company has been named, together with numerous other

companies, as a co-defendant in actions by approximately 1,700

plaintiffs which have been filed in various federal and state

courts in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,

New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,

Washington, and West Virginia. The plaintiffs allege personal

injuries due to exposure to asbestos products and seek substantial

damages. The majority of the complaints do not identify any

products containing asbestos allegedly sold by the Company.

However, since all products sold by the Company have been and are

purchased from suppliers, if a plaintiff were to successfully

establish an asbestos-related injury claim with respect to a

product sold by the Company, the Company believes it would

normally have a claim against its supplier. Furthermore, the

Company believes it has product liability insurance coverage

available to cover these claims. Accordingly, based on

information now known to the Company, in the opinion of management

the ultimate disposition of the asbestos-related claims against

the Company will not have a materially adverse effect on the

Company's financial position.



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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
------- Holders
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No matter was submitted to a vote of shareholders

during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this

Annual Report on Form 10-K.



PART II
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Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Stock
------- and Related Shareholder Matters
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The Company is wholly owned by its active and retired

employees, and there is no public trading market for its Common

Stock, par value $1 per share with a stated value of $20 per

share. No shareholder may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of

shares of Common Stock without first offering the Company the

option to purchase such shares at the price at which they were

issued. The Company also has the option to purchase the Common

Stock of any shareholder who dies or ceases to be an employee of

the Company for any cause other than retirement on a Company

pension. In the past all shares issued by the Company have been

issued at $20 per share, and the Company has always exercised its

repurchase option, and expects to continue to do so.

The information as to number of holders of Common Stock and

frequency and amount of dividends, required to be included

pursuant to this Item 5, is included under the captions "Capital

Stock Data" and "Dividend Data" on page 1 of the Company's Annual

Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1993, (the

"1993 Annual Report") furnished to the Securities and Exchange

Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to Rule 14c-3 under the



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Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),

and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

Currently there are no restrictions in the Company's Restated

Certificate of Incorporation or its debt instruments that limit

the Company's ability to pay dividends on its Common Stock or that

the Company reasonably believes would be likely to limit

materially the future payment of such dividends.



Item 6. Selected Financial Data
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The selected financial data for the Company as of

December 31, 1993 and for the five years then ended, which is

required to be included pursuant to this Item 6, is included under

the caption "Selected Consolidated Financial Data" on page 11 of

the 1993 Annual Report and is incorporated herein by reference.



Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
------- Financial Condition and Results of Operations
---------------------------------------------

Management's discussion and analysis required to be

included pursuant to this Item 7 is included under the caption

"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and

Results of Operations" on pages 12 and 13 of the 1993 Annual

Report and is incorporated herein by reference.



Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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The financial statements required by this Item 8 are

listed in Item 14(a)(1) of this Annual Report on Form 10-K under

the caption "Index to Financial Statements."





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Such financial statements specifically referenced from the 1993

Annual Report in such list are incorporated herein by reference.

There is no supplementary financial information required by this

item which is applicable to the Company.



Item 9. Disagreements on Accounting and Financial
------ Disclosure
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None.



PART III
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Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the
------- Registrant
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The information with respect to the directors and

executive officers of the Company required to be included pursuant

to this Item 10 will be included under the caption "Directors and

Executive Officers -- Nominees for Election as Directors" in the

Company's Information Statement relating to the 1994 Annual

Meeting (the "Information Statement"), to be filed with the

Commission pursuant to Rule 14c-5 under the Exchange Act, and is

incorporated herein by reference.



Item 11. Executive Compensation
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The information with respect to executive compensation

required to be included pursuant to this Item 11 will be included

under the captions "Executive Compensation" and "Pension Plan" in

the Information Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.



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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain
------- Beneficial Owners and Management
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The information with respect to the security ownership

of beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Common Stock, the

directors of the Company and all directors and officers of the

Company, which is required to be included pursuant to this Item

12, will be included in the introductory language and under the

caption "Directors and Executive Officers -- Nominees for Election

as Directors" in the Information Statement and is incorporated

herein by reference.



Item 13. Certain Relationships
------- and Related Transactions
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The information with respect to any reportable

transactions, business relationships and indebtedness between the

Company and the beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Common

Stock, the directors or nominees for director of the Company, the

executive officers of the Company or the members of the immediate

families of such individuals, required to be included pursuant to

this Item 13, will be included under the caption "Directors and

Executive Officers" in the Information Statement and is

incorporated herein by reference.





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PART IV
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Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules,
-------- and Reports on Form 8-K
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(a) Documents filed as part of this report:
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The following financial statements and Report of

Independent Accountants are included on the indicated

pages in the 1993 Annual Report and are incorporated by

reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K:



1. Index to Financial Statements
-----------------------------

(i) Consolidated Statements of Income and Retained
Earnings for each of the three years ended
December 31, 1993 (page 14).

(ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets, as of
December 31, 1993 and December 31, 1992
(page 15).

(iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for each of the three years ended
December 31, 1993 (page 16).

(iv) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(pages 17 to 20).

(v) Report of Independent Accountants relating to
above mentioned financial statements and notes
for each of the three years ended December 31,
1993 (page 21).


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2. Index to Financial Schedules
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The following schedules for each of the three years

ended December 31, 1993, to the Financial Statements and Report of

Independent Accountants thereon is included on the indicated pages in

this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

(i) Schedule V. Property, Plant and Equipment
(page 21).
(ii) Schedule VI. Accumulated Depreciation of
Property, Plant and Equipment (page 22).
(iii) Schedule VIII. Reserves (page 23).
(iv) Report of Independent Accountants on
Financial Statement Schedules (page 20).

All schedules other than those indicated above are

omitted because of the absence of the conditions under which they

are required or because the required information is set forth in

the financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto.



3. Exhibits
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The following exhibits required to be filed as part of

this Annual Report on Form 10-K have been included:



(3) Articles of incorporation and by-laws

(i) Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated
March 9, 1984 filed as exhibit 3(i) to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1984 (Commission File
No. 0-255) and incorporated herein by
reference.


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(ii) By-laws as amended through August 1, 1991
filed as exhibit 6(a)(19) to the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30, 1991 (Commission File
No. 0-255) and incorporated herein by
reference.

(4)and(9) Instruments defining the rights of security
holders, including indentures and voting trust
agreements.

Voting Trust Agreement dated as of April 15,
1987, attached as Annex A to the Prospectus, dated
January 20, 1987, constituting a part of the
Registration Statement on Form S-13 (Registration
No. 2-57861) and incorporated herein by reference.

The Company hereby agrees to furnish to the
Commission upon request a copy of each instrument
omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of
Regulation S-K.

(10) Material contracts.

(i) Management Incentive Plan, filed as
Exhibit 4(a)(1) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1972 (Commission
File No. 0-255), as amended by the Amendment
effective January 1, 1974, filed as Exhibit 13-c
to the Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 2-51832), the Amendment
effective January 1, 1977, filed as Exhibit 13(d)
to the Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 2-59744), and the Amendment
effective January 1, 1980, filed as Exhibit 5(f)
to the Registration Statement on Form S-7
(Registration No. 2-68938) and incorporated herein
by reference.

(13) Annual Report to Shareholders for 1993 (except for
those portions which are expressly incorporated by
reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, this
exhibit is furnished for the information of the
Commission and is not deemed to be filed as part
of this Annual Report on Form 10-K).

(21) List of subsidiaries of the Company.

(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
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No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the last
quarter of the Company's fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.


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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Annual Report
on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, as of the 28th day of March, 1994.

GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.



By /s/ E. A. McGRATH
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(E. A. McGrath, President)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the Company, in the capacities
indicated, on March 28, 1994.


/s/E. A. McGRATH Director and President
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(E. A. McGrath) (Principal Executive Officer
and Principal Financial
Officer)


/s/J. R. SEATON Director, Vice President
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(J. R. Seaton) and Comptroller (Principal
Accounting Officer)


/s/J. R. HADE Director
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(J. R. Hade)


/s/C. L. HALL Director
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(C. L. Hall)


/s/R. H. HANEY Director
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(R. H. Haney)


/s/G. W. HARPER Director
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(G. W. Harper)




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/s/F. L. HIPP Director
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(F. L. Hipp)


/s/R. L. MYGRANT Director
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(R. L. Mygrant)


/s/I. ORLOFF Director
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(I. Orloff)


/s/R. A. REYNOLDS Director
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(R. A. Reynolds)


/s/A. A. THOMPSON Director
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(A. A. Thompson)


/s/G. S. TULLOCH, JR. Director
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(G. S. Tulloch, Jr.)


/s/J. F. VAN PELT Director
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(J. F. Van Pelt)


/s/J. W. WOLF Director
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(J. W. Wolf)



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Price Waterhouse


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ON
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES


To the Board of Directors of
Graybar Electric Company, Inc.


Our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our
report dated February 18, 1994 appearing on page 21 of the 1993 Annual
Report to Shareholders of Graybar Electric Company, Inc., (which report
and consolidated financial statements are incorporated by reference in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K) also included an audit of the Financial
Statement Schedules listed in Item 14(a) of this Form 10-K. In our opinion,
these Financial Statement Schedules present fairly, in all material respects,
the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related
consolidated financial statements.



/s/Price Waterhouse
...............................
PRICE WATERHOUSE

St. Louis, Missouri
February 18, 1994



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GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE V
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT



Balance at Balance at
Beginning of Additions Close of
Classification Period at Cost Retirements Period
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993
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Land 16,787,000 25,000 -0- 16,812,000
Buildings 116,972,000 4,502,000 (135,000) 121,339,000
Furniture & Fixtures 62,058,000 8,737,000 (2,129,000) 68,666,000
Capital Equipment
Leases 29,612,000 -0- -0- 29,612,000

TOTAL 225,429,000 13,264,000 (2,264,000) 236,429,000



YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1992
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Land 16,112,000 675,000 -0- 16,787,000
Buildings 114,904,000 3,509,000 (1,441,000) 116,972,000
Furniture & Fixtures 59,540,000 5,442,000 (2,924,000) 62,058,000
Capital Equipment
Leases 24,005,000 5,607,000 -0- 29,612,000

TOTAL 214,561,000 15,233,000 (4,365,000) 225,429,000



YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1991
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Land 16,103,000 9,000 -0- 16,112,000
Buildings 110,754,000 4,257,000 (107,000) 114,904,000
Furniture & Fixtures 63,643,000 5,940,000 (10,043,000) 59,540,000
Capital Equipment
Leases 24,005,000 -0- -0- 24,005,000

TOTAL 214,505,000 10,206,000 (10,150,000) 214,561,000



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GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE VI
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION OF PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT



Additions
Balance at charged Balance at
Beginning of to Costs Close of
Classification Period and Expenses Retirements Period
-------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------


YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993
----------------------------


Buildings 39,563,000 4,153,000 (114,000) 43,602,000
Furniture & Fixtures 33,311,000 6,338,000 (1,873,000) 37,776,000
Capital Equipment
Leases 14,228,000 3,888,000 -0- 18,116,000

TOTAL 87,102,000 14,379,000 (1,987,000) 99,494,000



YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1992
----------------------------

Buildings 36,398,000 3,840,000 (675,000) 39,563,000
Furniture & Fixtures 29,811,000 6,059,000 (2,559,000) 33,311,000
Capital Equipment
Leases 10,398,000 3,830,000 -0- 14,228,000

TOTAL 76,607,000 13,729,000 (3,234,000) 87,102,000



YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1991
----------------------------

Buildings 32,540,000 3,958,000 (100,000) 36,398,000
Furniture & Fixtures 32,761,000 4,637,000 (7,587,000) 29,811,000
Capital Equipment
Leases 7,210,000 3,188,000 -0- 10,398,000

TOTAL 72,511,000 11,783,000 (7,687,000) 76,607,000




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GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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SCHEDULE VIII -RESERVES
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Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E
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Balance at Additions Balance
Beginning Charged to at End
of Period Income Deductions of Period
--------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Description
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993:
Reserve deducted from assets to
which it applies-
Allowance for doubtful accounts $3,485,000 $ 2,061,000 $ 2,049,000(1) $3,497,000
Allowance for cash discounts 464,000 8,290,000 8,306,000(2) 448,000
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Total $3,949,000 $10,351,000 $10,355,000 $3,945,000
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1992:
Reserve deducted from assets to
which it applies-
Allowance for doubtful accounts $3,433,000 $ 2,328,000 $ 2,276,000(1) $3,485,000
Allowance for cash discounts 415,000 8,292,000 8,243,000(2) 464,000
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Total $3,848,000 $10,620,000 $10,519,000 $3,949,000
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1991:
Reserve deducted from assets to
which it applies-
Allowance for doubtful accounts $3,810,000 $ 2,275,000 $ 2,652,000(1) $3,433,000
Allowance for cash discounts 591,000 7,994,000 8,170,000(2) 415,000
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Total $4,401,000 $10,269,000 $10,822,000 $3,848,000
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(F)
(1) Amount of trade receivables written off against the reserve provided.
(2) Discounts allowed to customers.




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Exhibits
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(3) Articles of incorporation and by-laws.

(i) Restated Certificate of
Incorporation dated March 9, 1984............ *

(ii) By-laws as amended through
August 1, 1991............................... *

(4)and(9) Instruments defining the rights of security
holders, including indentures and voting trust
agreements.

Voting Trust Agreement dated as
of April 15, l987, attached as Annex A to
the Prospectus, dated January 20, 1987,
constituting a part of the Registration
Statement on Form S-13 (Registration No.
2-57861)..................................... *

(10) Material contracts.

(i) Management Incentive Plan, filed as
Exhibit 4(a)(1) to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1972 (Commission File No. 0-255), as amended
by the Amendment effective January 1, 1974,
filed as Exhibit 13-c to the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.
2-51832), the Amendment effective January 1,
1977, filed as Exhibit 13(d) to the Regis-
tration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration
No. 2-59744), and the Amendment effective
January 1, 1980, filed as Exhibit 5(f) to the
Registration Statement on Form S-7 (Regis-
tration No. 2-68938)......................... *

(F)
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*Incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K.




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(13) Annual Report to Shareholders for 1993
(except for those portions which are ex-
pressly incorporated by reference in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K, this exhibit is
furnished for the information of the Com-
mission and is not deemed to be filed as
part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K).....

(21) List of subsidiaries of the Company..........































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