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 24, 2013
(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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1 AVX Boulevard | | |
Fountain Inn, South Carolina | | 29644 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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(864) 967-2150 |
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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Item 5.02. Departure of Director or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 24, 2013, the shareholders of AVX Corporation (the “Company”) approved the adoption of the 2014 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan and the 2014 Stock Option Plan (the “Plans”).
Descriptions of the terms and conditions of the 2014 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan and the 2014 Stock Option Plan are set forth in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2013 under the headings “Proposal II – Approval of the 2014 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan” and “Proposal III – Approval of the 2014 Stock Option Plan”, respectively. Such descriptions are incorporated herein by reference. The summaries of the terms and conditions of the Plans set forth in the Proxy Statement are not complete descriptions of the documents. Accordingly, the foregoing is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full texts of the Plans filed as exhibits to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2013, which exhibits are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
10.1 AVX Corporation 2014 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2013)
10.2 AVX Corporation 2014 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2013)
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 26, 2013
AVX CORPORATION
By: | /s/ Kurt P. Cummings |
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Name: | Kurt P. Cummings |
Title: | Vice President, |
| Chief Financial Officer, |
| Treasurer and Secretary |
