UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 12, 2015
AVNET, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New York |
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1-4224 |
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11-1890605 |
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(State or other jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(IRS Employer |
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Of incorporation) |
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File Number) |
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Identification No.) |
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2211 South 47th Street, Phoenix, Arizona |
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85034 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the results of which are as follows:
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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: |
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Director |
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Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Rodney C. Adkins |
115,359,237 | 912,226 | 977,448 | 5,187,585 |
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William J. Amelio |
116,218,415 | 51,916 | 978,580 | 5,187,585 |
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J. Veronica Biggins |
115,252,327 | 1,011,885 | 984,699 | 5,187,585 |
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Michael A. Bradley |
116,203,252 | 67,832 | 977,827 | 5,187,585 |
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R. Kerry Clark |
115,643,680 | 628,286 | 976,945 | 5,187,585 |
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Richard P. Hamada |
116,210,122 | 57,665 | 981,124 | 5,187,585 |
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James A. Lawrence |
116,208,377 | 63,850 | 976,684 | 5,187,585 |
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Avid Modjtabai |
116,213,456 | 57,890 | 977,565 | 5,187,585 |
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Ray M. Robinson |
97,884,307 | 18,388,037 | 976,567 | 5,187,585 |
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William H. Schumann III |
116,204,443 | 68,388 | 976,080 | 5,187,585 |
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The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, having received the following votes: |
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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113,654,743 |
2,543,892 |
1,050,276 |
5,187,585 |
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The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 2, 2016. The voting results were as follows: |
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
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120,649,778 |
800,974 |
985,744 |
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.
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Date: November 13, 2015 |
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AVNET, INC. |
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Registrant |
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By: |
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/s/ Kevin Moriarty |
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Name: Kevin Moriarty |
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Title: Senior Vice President and |
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Chief Financial Officer |