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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): June 15, 2001
AVNET, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| New York | 1-4224 | 11-1890605 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 2211 South 47th Street, Phoenix, Arizona | 85034 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code —(480) 643-2000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)
| Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| Item 9. Regulation F-D Disclosure. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| 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 June 15, 2001 |
Item 9. Regulation F-D Disclosure.
| The press release of Avnet, Inc. issued on June 15, 2001 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 conference calls, such new expectations will be posted on the Investor Relations home page of Avnet’s web site. |
No other item of this report form is presently applicable to the Registrant.
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: June 15, 2001 | By: /s/Raymond Sadowski | |
| Raymond Sadowski | ||
| Senior Vice President and | ||
| Chief Financial Officer |
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| Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit | |||
99 |
Press Release of Avnet, Inc. | |||
| dated June 15, 2001 | ||||
| [LOGO AVNET] | Avnet, Inc. | |
| 2211 South 47 Street | ||
| Phoenix, AZ 85034 |
PRESS RELEASE
JUNE 15, 2001
AVNET, INC. —KENT ACQUISITION CONFERENCE CALL
Phoenix, Arizona —Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) announced today that a conference call will be held on:
| • | Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 | |
| • | Time: 3:00 PM EDT / 2:00 PM CDT / 1:00 PM MDT / 12:00 Noon PDT | |
| • | Phone: 913-981-5571 |
Roy Vallee, Avnet’s Chairman and CEO, will discuss, among other things, the acquisition of Kent Electronics and the accounting treatment related thereto.
In addition, a live Internet broadcast will be available via a link on 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 on 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 Friday June 29, 2001.
| • | Replay #: (719) 457-0820 | |
| • | Confirmation #: 739643 |
The teleconference will also be archived on the Avnet, Inc. web site http://www.avnet.com, accessible from the Investor Relations home page.
Management of Avnet, Inc. may, from time to time, comment on expectations relative to 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 on a conference call, such new expectations will be posted on the Investor Relations home page of Avnet’s web site.
Phoenix, Arizona-based Avnet, Inc., a Fortune 500 company with annual sales exceeding $13 billion, is one of the world’s largest distributors of semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components, computer products, enterprise network integration equipment, enterprise solutions and embedded 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.
Contact: John Hovis, SVP, Investor Relations
Raymond Sadowski, SVP and CFO
(480) 643-7291