SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): April 30, 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 April 30, 2003 |
Item 9. Regulation F-D Disclosure.
The press release of Avnet, Inc. issued on April 30, 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.
SIGNATURE
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: April 30, 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 April 30, 2003 |
EXHIBIT 99
Avnet, Inc. to Present at the JPMorgan Conference on May 7, 2003
Phoenix, Arizona — Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) today announced Roy Vallee, Avnet’s chairman and chief executive officer, will present at the 31st Annual JPMorgan Technology & Telecom Conference to be held at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco. Mr. Vallee will provide Avnet’s presentation on Wednesday, May 7, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific and 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. The presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet at www.ir.avnet.com. Interested parties should log on to the Avnet Web site 15 minutes prior to the presentation time to register for the event and download any necessary software.
Also available at www.ir.avnet.com are other recent Web casts, a calendar of events, downloadable slide presentations, and other investor information.
Additional Information
Phoenix, Ariz.-based Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) is one of the world’s largest distributor of semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components, embedded systems and computer products from leading manufacturers. Serving customers in 63 countries, Avnet also delivers services such as inventory management, supply-chain services, bill-of-materials analysis, systems integration and engineering design assistance. A Global Fortune 500 company, Avnet’s revenues for fiscal 2002 (year ended June 28, 2002) were $8.9 billion. Please feel free to visit Avnet’s Investor Relations Web site at www.ir.avnet.com or contact us at investorrelations@avnet.com.
Contact:
John J. Hovis
Vice President and Director, Investor Relations
investorrelations@avnet.com
480-643-7053
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