[QUICK LINKS]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): December 12, 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) |
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
On December 12, 2003, AVX Corporation issued a press release announcing the decision to close its ferrite factory in Taiwan. A copy of this press release is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 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 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K 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.
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.
| | | | AVX CORPORATION |
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Date: | December 12, 2003 | | By: | /S/ Kurt P. Cummings
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| | | | Name: | Kurt P. Cummings |
| | | | Title: | Vice President, |
| | | | | Chief Financial Officer, |
| | | | | Treasurer and Secretary |
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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
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