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): October 22, 2001
AVNET, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| 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
(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 October 22, 2001 |
| Item 9. Regulation F-D Disclosure. |
| The press release of Avnet, Inc. issued on October 22, 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: | October 24, 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 October 22, 2001 |
Exhibit 99
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Avnet, Inc. 2211 South 47 Street Phoenix, AZ 85034 |
PRESS RELEASE
October 22, 2001
Avnet, Inc. Fiscal 2002 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) announced today that its first quarter fiscal 2002 earnings conference call will be held on:
| • | Date: Thursday, October 25, 2001 | ||
| • | Time: 3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM MT / 12:00 Noon PT | ||
| • | Phone: (913)981-5571 |
Roy Vallee, Avnet’s Chairman and CEO, will comment on the Company’s first 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 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, November 9, 2001.
| • | Replay #: (719) 457-0820 | ||
| • | Confirmation #: 416328 |
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-based Avnet, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, is one of the word’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.