[Table of Contents]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): September 19, 2003
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 | | |
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | | 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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Item 5. | Other Events and Required FD Disclosure |
On September 19, 2003, AVX Corporation announced a charge for tantalum material. A copy of the press release is filed with this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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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: September 19, 2003
AVX CORPORATION
By: | /S/ Kurt P. Cummings |
Name: | Kurt P. Cummings |
Title: | Vice President, |
| | Chief Financial Officer, |
| | Treasurer and Secretary |
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