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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): April 17, 2002

 

AVNET, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  

New York

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
     
1-4224   11-1890605
(Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
2211 South 47th Street, Phoenix, Arizona   85034
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
     

(480) 643-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

 

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Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (a)   Inapplicable
 
  (b)   Inapplicable
 
  (c)   Exhibits:

           99  Press Release of Avnet, Inc. dated April 17, 2002

Item 9.    Regulation F-D Disclosure.

The press release of Avnet, Inc. issued on April 17, 2002 is being filed as Exhibit 99 hereto.

Management of Avnet, Inc. may, from time to time, comment on expectations concerning Avnet’s future financial performance during discussions with investors, the media, investment analysts, and others. To the extent management’s expectations differ during those discussions from the comments made by management in Avnet’s quarterly earnings conference calls, such new expectations will be posted on the Investor Relations home page of Avnet’s web site.

S I G N A T U R E

         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 thereunto duly authorized.

         
    AVNET, INC.
(Registrant)
         
Date: April 18, 2002 By:   /s/ Raymond Sadowski
       
Raymond Sadowski
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit Number   Description of Exhibit
99   Press Release of Avnet, Inc. dated April 17, 2002

 

ex99
 

(LETTERHEAD)

April 17, 2002

Avnet, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2002 Third Quarter Sales and Earnings
Teleconference Scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, 2002

Phoenix, Arizona – Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) announced today that it will hold its Fiscal 2002 third quarter investors teleconference call. Roy Vallee, Avnet’s chairman and chief executive officer, will comment on the company’s results for its third quarter of fiscal 2002, and on current business conditions.

Teleconference Information

Details of the call are as follows:

         
•   Date:   Tuesday, April 23, 2002
•   Time:   5:00pm Eastern/ 4:00pm Central/ 3:00pm Mountain / 2:00pm Pacific
•   Phone:   (719) 457-2657

In addition, a live Internet broadcast will be available via Avnet’s web site at http://www.avnet.com/ on the Investor Relations home page under Calendar of Events. The teleconference will also be archived to the Avnet web site.

Individuals who do not have an opportunity to participate in the teleconference can access the replay approximately 2-3 hours after the call ends. The replay will be available until close of business on Friday, May 10, 2002.

         
    •   Replay #: (719) 457-0820
    •   Confirmation #: 127856

Phoenix, Arizona-based Avnet, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, is one of the world’s largest distributors of semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components, enterprise network and computer equipment, and embedded sub-systems from leading manufacturers. Serving customers in 63 countries, Avnet markets, inventories and adds value to these products and provides world-class supply-chain management and engineering services. Avnet’s Web site is located at www.avnet.com.