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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):     January 9, 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)

 

 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (a)   Inapplicable
 
  (b)   Inapplicable
 
  (c)   Exhibits:
       
  99   Press Release of Avnet, Inc. dated January 9, 2003

Item 9. Regulation F-D Disclosure.

     The press release of Avnet, Inc. issued on January 9, 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: January 10, 2003   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 January 9, 2003

 

exv99
 

Exhibit 99

     
(AVNET LOGO)
PRESS RELEASE		   Avnet, Inc.
2211 South 47 Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034

January 9, 2003

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

Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) announced today that its second quarter fiscal year 2003 earnings announcement will be webcast live via the Internet at www.ir.avnet.com on Thursday, January 23, 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., 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 investor relations Web site is located at www.ir.avnet.com.

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