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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): December 9, 2002
AVNET, INC.
New York
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 1-4224 |
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11-1890605 |
| (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 2211 South 47th Street, Phoenix, Arizona |
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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. | ||||||||
| Item 9. Regulation F-D Disclosure. | ||||||||
| S I G N A T U R E | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| Exhibit 99 | ||||||||
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (a) | Inapplicable | ||
| (b) | Inapplicable | ||
| (c) | Exhibits: |
| 99 | Press Release of Avnet, Inc. dated December 9, 2002 |
Item 9. Regulation F-D Disclosure.
The press release of Avnet, Inc. issued on December 9, 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) | ||||
| Date: December 10, 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 December 9, 2002 |
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Avnet, Inc. 2211 South 47th Street Phoenix, AZ 85034 |
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| PRESS RELEASE |
December 9, 2002
Avnet, Inc. to Host Analyst Day on December 17, 2002
Phoenix, Arizona — Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) today announced it will host its 2002 Analyst Day at the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 beginning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Presenting at the event will be Roy Vallee, Avnet’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ray Sadowski, Chief Financial Officer, John Hovis, Vice President and Director, Investor Relations, Andy Bryant, President of Avnet Electronics Marketing, Rick Hamada, President of Avnet Computer Marketing, and Ed Kamins, President of Avnet Applied Computing. After the meeting, Avnet executives will proceed to the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to ring the closing bell.
The agenda for the day’s events can be found at www.ir.avnet.com and each presentation throughout the day will be broadcast live. Interested parties should log on to the Web site 15 minutes prior to the start of the event to register and download any necessary software.
Also available at www.ir.avnet.com are recent Webcast events, including Avnet’s presentation at the CSFB Technology Conference on December 4, 2002 and the Company’s First Quarter Earnings Announcement, along with FAQs regarding Avnet’s Debt and Liquidity Position. Avnet’s presentation at the upcoming Raymond James IT Supply Chain conference will be available via live Webcast on December 12, 2002 at 10:05 a.m. Eastern Time.
Company Information
Phoenix, Arizona-based Avnet, Inc., a Fortune 500 and Fortune Global 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. Please feel free to visit Avnet’s investor relations Web site at www.ir.avnet.com.
For Additional Information
Regarding Avnet’s Analyst Day,
Please Contact:
Marti A. Benfield
Manager, Investor Relations
investorrelations@avnet.com
480-643-7394
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