WESCO Completes Acquisition of LaPrairie Inc.

PITTSBURGH /PRNewswire/ — WESCO International, Inc. (NYSE: WCC) announced today that WESCO Distribution, Inc., through its wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, has completed the previously announced acquisition of LaPrairie, Inc., a wholesale distributor of electrical products located in Newmarket, Ontario, that services the transmission, distribution, and substation needs of utilities and utility contractors. This acquisition is expected to be accretive to earnings by approximately $0.03 per diluted share in the first year of operation.