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): July 21, 2008 |
(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) |
| | | |
| 801 17th Avenue South | | |
| Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | | 29577 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
| | | |
| (843) 448-9411 |
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Benedict P. Rosen resigned from his position as a Director on the Board of Directors of AVX Corporation effective July 21, 2008. Mr. Rosen had been Chairman of the Board since 1997 and a member of the Board of Directors since 1990.
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: July 23, 2008
AVX CORPORATION
| By: | /s/ Kurt P. Cummings |
| | |
| Name: | Kurt P. Cummings |
| Title: | Vice President, |
| | Chief Financial Officer, |
| | Treasurer and Secretary |
