UNITED STATES

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) June 17, 2019

 

AVNET, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York

 

1-4224

 

11-1890605

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

Of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

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.)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, par value $1.00 per share

 

AVT

 

NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o                                    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o                                    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o                                    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o                                    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

 

 


 

Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b)  On June 17, 2019, R. Kerry Clark notified the Chair of the Board and the Company that he does not intend to stand for re-election as a Director at the next annual shareholder meeting. His decision was not a result of a disagreement with the Company. Mr. Clark plans to serve the remainder of his term, which runs until the next annual shareholder meeting. The Company would like to thank Mr. Clark for his contributions over the past eight years.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date: June 25, 2019

AVNET, INC.

 

Registrant

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas Liguori

 

 

Name: Thomas Liguori

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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