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 21, 2001
AVNET, INC.
| New York | 1-4224 | 11-1890605 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 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
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Inapplicable
(b) Inapplicable.
(c) Exhibits:
99. Press Release of Avnet, Inc. dated November 21, 2001
Item 9. Regulation F-D Disclosure.
| The press release of Avnet, Inc. issued on November 21, 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) |
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| Date: November 21, 2001 | By: | /s/ Raymond Sadowski | ||
| Raymond Sadowski Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99 | Press Release of Avnet, Inc. dated November 21, 2001 |
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Avnet, Inc. 2211 South 47 Street Phoenix, AZ 85034 |
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| PRESS RELEASE |
Avnet, Inc. Annual Meeting of Shareholders — November 29, 2001
The Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Thursday, November 29, 2001 at 2:00 pm (Phoenix Time) at the Wyndham Buttes Resort, 2000 Westcourt Way, Tempe, AZ 85282
For those shareholders unable to attend the meeting, a teleconference of the meeting will be available as follows:
| • | Date: Thursday, November 29, 2001 | ||
| • | Time: 4:00 pm ET / 3:00 pm CT / 2:00 pm MT / 1:00 pm PT | ||
| • | Phone: (719) 457-2657 |
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, December 7, 2001.
| • | Replay #: (719) 457-0820 | ||
| • | Confirmation #: 744717 |
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.