Reg FD Disclosure

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)  March 6, 2020   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.)   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   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))   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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.   On March 6, 2020, the Company issued a press release providing an update to its fiscal third quarter 2020 guidance provided on January 23, 2020 due to the disruptions from the COVID-19, or coronavirus, outbreak. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.   The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 except as shall be expressly set forth in such filing.   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 March 6, 2020. 104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).         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: March 6, 2020 AVNET, INC.           By: /s/ Thomas Liguori     Name: Thomas Liguori     Title: Chief Financial Officer