Form 8-K
 
 

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): November 5, 2010

AVNET, INC.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
New York   1-4224   11-1890605
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
2211 South 47th Street, Phoenix, Arizona
   85034
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (480) 643-2000

 
N/A
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

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:

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Avnet, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on November 5, 2010. Shareholders voted on the matters set forth below:
  1.  
The shareholders elected the nine nominees to the Board of Directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting and until their successors have been elected and qualified. The voting results for each nominee were as follows:
                         
                    Broker  
Director   For     Withheld     Non-Votes  
Eleanor Baum
     128,994,092       1,019,242       6,613,256  
J. Veronica Biggins
     99,582,374       30,430,960       6,613,256  
Ehud Houminer
     99,236,139       30,777,195       6,613,256  
Frank R. Noonan
     129,812,633       200,701       6,613,256  
Ray M. Robinson
     129,093,048       920,286       6,613,256  
William H. Schumann III
     129,827,476       185,858       6,613,256  
William P. Sullivan
     97,667,222       32,346,112       6,613,256  
Gary L. Tooker
     99,688,204       30,325,130       6,613,256  
Roy Vallee
     125,080,116       4,933,218       6,613,256  
  2.  
The shareholders approved the Avnet 2010 Stock Compensation Plan. The voting results were as follows:
             
            Broker
For   Against   Abstain   Non-Votes
109,304,224
  20,460,777   248,333   6,613,256
  3.  
The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 2, 2011. The voting results were as follows:
             
            Broker
For   Against   Abstain   Non-Votes
135,543,100   966,561   116,929   N/A

 

 

 

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: November 5, 2010   AVNET, INC.
Registrant
 		  
  By:   /s/ Raymond Sadowski    
    Name:   Raymond Sadowski   
    Title:   Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer