Executive Change

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 15, 2024 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 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: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered: Common stock, par value $1.00 per share   AVT   NASDAQ Global Select Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ ​ Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (d) Effective on August 15, 2024, the Board of Directors of Avnet, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Virginia L. Henkels and Helmut Gassel to serve as directors of the Company. Both will serve on the Audit Committee. There is no arrangement or understanding with any person pursuant to which Ms. Henkels or Dr. Gassel was selected as a director. Ms. Henkels’ and Dr. Gassel’s compensation for service as a non-employee director will be consistent with the Company’s other non-employee directors, which is described under the heading “Director Compensation” in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 2, 2023. In addition, the Company plans to enter into an Indemnification Agreement with Ms. Henkels and Dr. Gassel in substantially the same form as previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 3, 2023. On August 15, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Henkels and Dr. Gassel, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. The following materials are attached as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K: ​ Exhibit Number     Description       99.1   Press Release, dated August 15, 2024. ​ ​ ​ 104 ​ Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). ​ ​ 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 15, 2024 ​ AVNET, INC. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ By: ​ /s/ Kenneth A. Jacobson ​ ​ ​ ​ Name: Kenneth A. Jacobson ​ ​ ​ ​ Title: Chief Financial Officer ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​