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) August 12, 2013
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 and former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 12, 2013, Avnet, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share of common stock. This cash dividend will be payable on September 20, 2013, to shareholders of record on September 10, 2013.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated August 12, 2013. | |
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: August 12, 2013 | AVNET, INC. Registrant | |||||
| By: | /s/ Kevin Moriarty | |||||
| Name: | Kevin Moriarty | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||