UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

(RULE 14a-101)

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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Systemax Inc.
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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on June 6, 2016
 
     
SYSTEMAX INC.
 
Meeting Information
     
  Meeting Type:   Annual Meeting
   
  For holders as of:          April 14, 2016
   
  Date:     June 6, 2016       Time: 12:00 PM EDT
   
  Location:   Company’s Corporate Offices
                    11 Harbor Park Drive
                    Port Washington, NY 11050
   
 
SYSTEMAX INC.
11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE
PORT WASHINGTON, NY 11050
You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company.
 
This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).
    
  We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
 
    See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.
 

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How to Access the Proxy Materials
 
Proxy Materials Available to VIEW or RECEIVE:
1. Annual Report    2. Notice & Proxy Statement
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Voting items
 
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:
 
1.
Election of Directors
Nominees

01 Richard Leeds
02 Bruce Leeds
03 Robert Leeds
04 Lawrence Reinhold
05 Stacy Dick
06 Robert D. Rosenthal
07 Marie Adler-Kravecas
     

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposal 2:

2. A Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2016.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposal 3:

3. Approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the termination of certain corporate governance restrictions imposed under a 2006 class action settlement agreement.

NOTE: The shares represented by this proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned Stockholder(s). If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. If any other matters properly come before the meeting, or if cumulative voting is required, the person named in this proxy will vote in their discretion. This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors and may be revoked.
 

 
VOTE BY INTERNET -www.proxyvote.com
Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date.  Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.
   
SYSTEMAX INC.
11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE
PORT WASHINGTON, NY 11050
VOTE BY PHONE –1-800-690-6903
Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date.  Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.
   
 
VOTE BY MAIL
Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY  11717.

TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:
KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS
DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY

THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.
 
 
For
All
 
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All
 
For All
Except
 
To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) in the line below
 
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following:
   
1.
Election of Directors
Nominees 
   
 
01 Richard Leeds
05 Stacy Dick
02 Bruce Leeds
06 Robert D. Rosenthal
03 Robert Leeds
07 Marie Adler-Kravecas
04 Lawrence Reinhold
 
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposal 2:
 
For
Against
Abstain
2.
A Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2016.
 
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposal 3:
 
For
Against
Abstain
3.
Approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the termination of certain corporate governance restrictions imposed under a 2006 class action settlement agreement.

NOTE: The shares represented by this proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned Stockholder(s).  If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3.  If any other matters properly come before the meeting, or if cumulative voting is required, the person named in this proxy will vote in their discretion.  This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors and may be revoked.

For address change/comments, mark here. (see reverse for instructions)                    £

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Important   Notice   Regarding   Internet   Availability of   Proxy   Materials   for   the   Annual   Meeting: The Proxy Statement and Annual Report are available at www.proxyvote.com
 
SYSTEMAX INC.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS – JUNE 6, 2016

The stockholder(s) hereby appoint(s) Eric Lerner and Thomas Axmacher, or either of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side of this ballot, all of the shares of Common Stock of SYSTEMAX INC. that the stockholder(s) is/are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholder(s) to be held at 12:00 PM, EDT on June 6, 2016, at the Company’s Corporate Offices 11 Harbor Park Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050, and any adjournment or postponement thereof.
 
THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED BY THE STOCKHOLDERS, IF NO SUCH DIRECTIONS ARE MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3.
 
PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED REPLY ENVELOPE
 
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