UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) September 23, 2005
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AVNET, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
New York
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-4224 11-1890605
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
2211 South 47th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85034
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(480) 643-2000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On September 26, 2005, Avnet, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the
Company's Board of Directors has amended its Corporate Governance Guidelines
regarding the election of directors. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached
hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release of Avnet, Inc. dated September 26, 2005
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: September 27, 2005 By: /s/ Raymond Sadowski
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Raymond Sadowski
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer