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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 3, 2003

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.
Item 9. Regulation F-D Disclosure.
S I G N A T U R E
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-99


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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (a)   Inapplicable
 
  (b)   Inapplicable
 
  (c)   Exhibits:
 
      99          Press Release of Avnet, Inc. dated April 3, 2003

Item 9. Regulation F-D Disclosure.

     The press release of Avnet, Inc. issued on April 3, 2003 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 3, 2003   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 3, 2003

 

exv99
 

Exhibit 99

     
[AVNET LOGO]   Avnet, Inc.
2211 South 47th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034
     
PRESS RELEASE    


April 3, 2003

Avnet, Inc. Schedules Third Quarter
Fiscal Year 2003 Earnings Announcement

Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) announced today that its third quarter fiscal year 2003 earnings announcement will be webcast live via the Internet at www.ir.avnet.com on Thursday, April 24, 2003. Avnet will issue a press release outlining its financial results after market close that day, and will conduct an interactive webcast at 5:00 p.m. Eastern, 4:00 p.m. Central, 3:00 p.m. Mountain and 2:00 p.m. Pacific time.

Roy Vallee, Avnet’s chairman and chief executive officer and Ray Sadowski, Avnet’s chief financial officer, along with other members of Avnet’s senior management team, will comment on the Company’s results and respond to participant’s questions, which may be submitted via the Internet. In addition, Avnet will conduct its quarterly opinion survey to which all participants are encouraged to respond.

Please log on to the webcast at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the event to download any necessary software (RealPlayer or Windows Media Player) and to register for the webcast.

Phoenix, Arizona-based Avnet, Inc. is the world’s largest distributor of semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components, embedded systems and computer products from leading manufacturers. Serving customers in 63 countries, Avnet also delivers services such as inventory management, supply-chain services, bill-of-materials analysis, systems integration and engineering design assistance. A Global Fortune 500 company, Avnet’s revenues for fiscal 2002 (year ended June 28, 2002) were $8.9 billion. Please feel free to visit Avnet’s Investor Relations Web site at www.ir.avnet.com or contact us at investorrelations@avnet.com.

         
CONTACT:   Avnet, Inc.
John. J. Hovis
Vice President and Director, Investor Relations
480/643-7053
investorrelations@avnet.com