1 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 19, 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)
2 Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (a) Inapplicable (b) Inapplicable. (c) Exhibits: 99. Press Release of Avnet, Inc. dated April 19, 2001 Item 9. Regulation F-D Disclosure. The press release of Avnet, Inc. issued on April 19, 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 quarterly earnings 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) /s/ Raymond Sadowski Date: April 19, 2001 By:_______________________________ Raymond Sadowski Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit 99 Press Release of Avnet, Inc. dated April 19, 2001
1 Exhibit 99 [AVNET LOGO] Avnet, Inc. 2211 South 47 Street Phoenix, AZ 85034 PRESS RELEASE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APRIL 19, 2001 AVNET, INC. FISCAL 2001 THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) announced today that its third quarter fiscal 2001 earnings conference call will be held on: - DATE: Thursday, April 26, 2001 - TIME: 3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM MT / 12:00 Noon PT - PHONE: (719) 457-2630 Roy Vallee, Avnet's Chairman and CEO, will comment on the Company's Third quarter results. Other members of Avnet's senior management will be on the teleconference to respond to questions. 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 confirmation number is 510996. 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, May 4, 2001. - REPLAY #: (719) 457-0820 - CONFIRMATION #: 510996 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 the earnings conference call, such new expectations will be posted on the Investor Relations home page of Avnet's web site. For more information, please contact Lillie Scarna, Manager of Shareholder Services, at (480) 643-7291 or lillie.scarna@avnet.com Phoenix, Arizona, USA-based Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a Fortune 500 company with annual sales exceeding $11 billion, is one of the world's largest distributors of semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components and computer products from the leading manufacturers. Serving customers in 60 countries, Avnet markets, inventories and adds value to these products and provides world-class supply-chain management and engineering services. The Company's web site is located at www.avnet.com.