1 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): March 26, 1996 TECH DATA CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Florida 0-14625 59-1578329 (State or other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of Identification No.) incorporation) 5350 Tech Data Drive, Clearwater, Florida 34620 (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (813) 539-7429 Not applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) 2 Item 5. Other Events. In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Tech Data Corporation (the "Company") is hereby filing cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements of the Company made by, or on behalf of, the Company. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. The following is filed as an Exhibit to this Report. Exhibit Number 99 Description Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. SIGNATURES 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 thereunto duly authorized. 	 				TECH DATA CORPORATION Dated: March 26, 1996 By: /s/ Jeffery P. Howells Jeffery P. Howells Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer 2 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description - ------ ----------- 99 Cautionary Statement For Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995