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): March 2, 2004
AVNET, INC.
New York
| 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
Not Applicable
| Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure | ||||||||
| Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| S I G N A T U R E | ||||||||
| EX-1 | ||||||||
| EX-99 | ||||||||
Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure
On March 2, 2004, Avnet, Inc. issued a press release announcing the pricing of its public offering of $270 million aggregate principal amount of 2% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2034 (the “Debentures”). A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated by reference herein.
The Debentures are being offered pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated March 1, 2004, among the Company and the underwriters listed therein.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed with this report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | |
| 1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated March 1, 2004, by and among Avnet, Inc. and the underwriters listed therein with respect to the issuance and sale of the Debentures. | |
| 99 | Press release of Avnet, Inc., dated March 2, 2004, announcing the pricing of the Debentures. |
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: March 2, 2004 | By: | /s/ Raymond Sadowski | ||||
| Raymond Sadowski | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||