8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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): January 30, 2015

Systemax Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	1-13792	11-3262067
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

11 Harbor Park Drive

Port Washington, New York 11050

(Address of Principal Executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (516) 608-7000

N.A.

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 30, 2015 Systemax Inc. (the “Company”) announced that itsIndustrial Products Group (www.globalindustrial.com) has completed its previously announced acquisition of thePlant Equipment Group, a business-to-business direct marketer of maintenance, repair and operations ("MRO") products, fromTAKKT Americafor$25.9 millionin cash, subject to certain post-closing working capital adjustments.

The entities comprising the Plant Equipment Group are C&H Service, LLC, C&H Distributors, LLC, Industrialsupplies.com, LLC, Products for Industry, LLC, C&H Productos Industriales S. de R.L. de C.V. (Mexico) and Avenue Industrial Supply Company Limited (Canada).

A press release, issued January 30, 2015, announcing the completion of the acquisition, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit relating to the matters discussed in Item 1.01 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release of Systemax Inc., dated January 30, 2015.

SIGNATURES

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.

SYSTEMAX INC.

Date: February 3, 2015
	By: /s/ Eric Lerner
	Name: Eric Lerner
	Title: Senior Vice President

Exhibit Index

99.1 Press Release of Systemax Inc., dated January 30, 2015.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Systemax’s Global Industrial Business Completes Acquisition of North

American Business-to-Business MRO Supplier

PORT WASHINGTON, NY, January 30, 2015 — Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX) today announced that its Industrial Products Group (www.globalindustrial.com) has completed its previously announced acquisition of the Plant Equipment Group (“PEG”), a business-to-business direct marketer of maintenance, repair and operations (“MRO”) products, from TAKKT America for $25.9 million in cash, subject to certain post-closing working capital adjustments.

“The addition of PEG significantly enhances the footprint of our Industrial Products business and allows us to strengthen the service we provide customers,” said Bob Dooley, President of Global Industrial. “I would like to welcome our new PEG employees to the Systemax family and look forward to our continued growth and success.”

PEG serves business customers within the North American MRO market through its portfolio of well-established selling brands, including its flagship U.S. brand C&H Distributors (www.chdist.com, based in the U.S.); as well as Products For Industry (www.productsforindustry.com, based in the U.S.); IndustrialSupplies.com (based in the U.S.); Avenue Supply (www.avenuesupply.ca - based in Canada); and C&H Productos (www.chproductos.com, based in Mexico).

About Global Industrial

Global Equipment Company (d/b/a Global Industrial) (www.globalindustrial.com) is a subsidiary of Systemax Inc. Global Industrial carries over 1,000,000 industrial, material handling and business products for Fortune 1000 companies, small businesses, institutions and government agencies.

About Systemax Inc.

Systemax Inc. (www.systemax.com), a Fortune 1000 company, sells industrial and technology products through a system of branded e-Commerce websites, relationship marketers and retail stores in North America and Europe. The primary brands are Global Industrial, MISCO, Inmac Wstore and TigerDirect.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements about the Company’s performance.  These statements are based on management’s estimates, assumptions and projections and are not guarantees of future performance.  The Company assumes no obligation to update these statements.  Actual results may differ materially from results expressed or implied in these statements as the result of risks, uncertainties and other factors including, but not limited to: (a) unanticipated variations in sales volume and margins, (b) fluctuations in economic conditions and exchange rates, including factors impacting our substantial international operations, (c) actions by competitors, (d) the continuation of key vendor relationships, (e) timely implementation of our shared services center in Hungary and transition of support operations without disruption to our existing business, and realization of the anticipated  cost savings (f) the ability to maintain satisfactory loan agreements with lenders, (g) risks associated with the delivery of merchandise to customers utilizing common carriers, (h) the operation of the Company’s management information systems and risks associated with e-commerce, and (i) unanticipated legal and administrative proceedings, (j) changes in sales tax laws affecting e-commerce retailers and (k) risks associated with the integration of acquired businesses, including our acquisition of PEG.  Please refer to “Risk Factors” and the Forward Looking Statements sections contained in the Company’s Form 10-K for a more detailed discussion of risk factors affecting our business and an explanation of the inherent limitations in such forward-looking statements.

Investor/Media Contacts:

Mike Smargiassi / Nancy Zakhary

Brainerd Communicators, Inc.

212-986-6667

smarg@braincomm.com / nancy@braincomm.com

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