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): November 13, 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. (a) Inapplicable (b) Inapplicable. (c) Exhibits: 99. Press Release of Avnet, Inc. dated November 13, 2001 Item 9. Regulation F-D Disclosure. The press release of Avnet, Inc. issued on November 13, 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: November 14, 2001 By: /s/ Raymond Sadowski ----------------------------------------- Raymond Sadowski Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit 99 Press Release of Avnet, Inc. dated November 13, 2001
Exhibit 99 [AVNET LOGO] [LETTERHEAD] PRESS RELEASE NOVEMBER 13, 2001 AVNET, INC. CHAIRMAN SPEAKING AT THE MERRILL LYNCH "US TECHTRENDS CONFERENCE" Roy Vallee, chairman and CEO of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) will be speaking at the Merrill Lynch "US TechTrends Conference" at the Landmark London Hotel in the UK on Friday, November 16, 2001. Mr. Vallee will begin his presentation at 8:30 am London time (3:30 am Eastern Time). If you are interested in listening to Mr. Vallee's remarks, an audio broadcast of the meeting will be available on the Investor Relations homepage of the Avnet, Inc. web site, http://www.avnet.com/corporate/investors/calendar.html. A replay will be archived on the Investor Relations home page of the Company's web site http://www.avnet.com. 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, such new expectations will be posted on the Investor Relations home page of Avnet's web site. If you have any questions, please contact Lillie Scarna, Manager of Shareholder Services, at (480) 643-7291 or lillie.scarna@avnet.com 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.