You can do research on the web to find when ITEL shares became Anixter. This should help you determine how many shares of ITEL you had that were turned in for the 9 shares of Anixter. There are several websites that have historical stock prices including yahoo finance. You can look at the selling prices and make an educated guess as to what you paid for the shares. This may take some time and searching.
The IRS realizes that many people do not have accurate records from over 40 years ago and just want a good faith effort to have an accurate cost basis. A law was passed that requires brokerage houses to include this information on the 1099s starting in 2011.
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