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 4, 2011 |
AVNET, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 1-4224 | 11-1890605 |
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_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
_____________ (Commission |
______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 2211 South 47th Street, Phoenix, Arizona | 85034 | |
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_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 480-643-2000 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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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 4, 2011. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders, the results of which are as follows:
| 1. | The shareholders elected the ten 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 |
119,859,013 | 873,270 | 9,727,640 | |||||||||
J. Veronica Biggins |
103,605,720 | 17,126,563 | 9,727,640 | |||||||||
Richard Hamada |
119,951,159 | 781,124 | 9,727,640 | |||||||||
Ehud Houminer |
102,911,604 | 17,820,679 | 9,727,640 | |||||||||
James A. Lawrence |
117,419,490 | 3,312,793 | 9,727,640 | |||||||||
Frank R. Noonan |
120,327,046 | 405,237 | 9,727,640 | |||||||||
Ray M. Robinson |
99,736,669 | 20,995,614 | 9,727,640 | |||||||||
William H. Schumann III |
120,325,635 | 406,648 | 9,727,640 | |||||||||
William P. Sullivan |
101,006,101 | 19,726,182 | 9,727,640 | |||||||||
Roy Vallee |
117,960,568 | 2,771,715 | 9,727,640 | |||||||||
| 2. | The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, having received the following votes: |
| Broker | ||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||||||
97,339,981
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22,499,650 | 892,652 | 9,727,640 | |||||||||
| 3. | The proposal for shareholders to vote, on an advisory basis, on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation received the following votes: |
| Broker | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | Abstain | Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
110,734,765
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210,277 | 9,639,252 | 147,989 | 9,727,640 | ||||||||||||
| 4. | The shareholders approved the proposal to amend and restate the Avnet Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The voting results were as follows: |
| Broker | ||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||||||
119,810,384
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245,791 | 676,108 | 9,727,640 | |||||||||
| 5. | The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012. The voting results were as follows: |
| Broker | ||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||||
129,496,905
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827,487 | 135,531 | N/A | |||||||
The Board of Directors determined that an advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company will be conducted every year, until the next shareholder advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company.
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.
| AVNET, INC. | ||||
| November 7, 2011 | By: |
/s/ Raymond Sadowski
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| Name: Raymond Sadowski | ||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||