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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): August 23, 2001
AVNET, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| New York (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
1-4224 (Commission File Number) |
11-1890605 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 2211 South 47th Street, Phoenix, Arizona (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
85034 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code — (480) 643-2000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (a) | Inapplicable | ||
| (b) | Inapplicable. | ||
| (c) | Exhibits: |
99. Press Release of Avnet, Inc. dated August 23, 2001
Item 9. Regulation F-D Disclosure.
| The press release of Avnet, Inc. issued on August 23, 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.
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AVNET, INC. (Registrant) |
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| Date: August 23, 2001 |
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 August 23, 2001 |
| [AVNET LOGO] PRESS RELEASE |
Avnet, Inc. 2211 South 47 Street Phoenix, AZ 85034 |
August 23, 2001
Avnet, Inc. Chairman Speaking at the Wit Soundview
“Semiconductor Bus Tour Conference”
Roy Vallee, chairman and CEO of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) will be speaking at the Wit Soundview “Semiconductor Bus Tour Conference” in Santa Clara, CA on Wednesday, August 29, 2001. Mr. Vallee will begin his presentation at 11:30 am (Pacific time).
If you are interested in listening to Mr. 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 archived on the Investor Relations home page of 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 Lillie Scarna, Manager of Shareholder Services, at (480) 643-7291 or lillie.scarna@avnet.com
Phoenix, Arizona-based Avnet, Inc., a Fortune 500 company with annual sales exceeding $12.8 billion, 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.