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): April 26, 2005
AVX
CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware |
1-7201 |
33-0379007 |
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission
File Number) |
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number) |
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801
17th Avenue South |
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Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina |
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29577 |
(Address
of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip
Code) |
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(843)
448-9411 |
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code) |
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The
information in this Form 8-K is furnished under "Item 2.02. Results of
Operations and Financial Condition" and “Item 9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits”. The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto
shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of
1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing
Item
2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On April
26, 2005, AVX Corporation issued a press release announcing its consolidated
financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. A copy of this press
release is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K
and is
incorporated herein by reference.
That
press release may contain statements that are forward-looking within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are
based upon the current beliefs and expectations of AVX’s management and are
subject to significant risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties
could cause our results to differ materially from those set forth in such
forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties are described in our
2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2004 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s internet site (www.sec.gov), to which reference is hereby
made.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) |
The
following exhibit is included with this
Report: |
EX. 99.1 Press Release issued by AVX Corporation,
dated April 26, 2005
SIGNATURE
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: April 26,
2005
AVX
CORPORATION
By: |
/S/
Kurt P. Cummings |
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Name: |
Kurt
P. Cummings |
Title: |
Vice
President, |
|
Chief
Financial Officer, |
|
Treasurer
and Secretary |