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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): May 10, 2002
AVNET, INC.
New York
| 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
Not Applicable
| 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 May 10, 2002 |
Item 9. Regulation F-D Disclosure.
The press release of Avnet, Inc. issued on May 10, 2002 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) |
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| Date: May 13, 2002 | 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 May 10, 2002 |
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Avnet, Inc. 2211 South 47 Street Phoenix, AZ 85034 |
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| PRESS RELEASE |
May 10, 2002
Avnet, Inc. Chairman Speaking at the Merrill Lynch
23rd Annual EMS, Connector & Passive Components Conference
Roy Vallee, chairman and chief executive officer of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) will be speaking at the Merrill Lynch 23rd Annual EMS, Connector & Passive Components Conference in New York at the St. Regis Hotel on Tuesday, May 14. Vallee will begin his presentation at 8:40am EST.
If you are interested in listening to 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 available on the Investor Relations Calendar of Events page on 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 Becky McMaster at 480-643-7294 or by e-mail at becky.mcmaster@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.
Avnet, Inc. * 2211 South 47 Street * Phoenix, Arizona 85034 * Telephone: (480) 643-7291 * Fax: (480) 643-7370