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) November 17, 2020

AVNET, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(480) 643-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code.)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.07      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On November 17, 2020, Avnet, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”). The three proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders are described in the Company’s Proxy Statement in connection with the Annual Meeting. As of September 18, 2020, the record date, there were a total of 98,836,102 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Of the common stock entitled to vote, 92,585,553, or approximately 93.67% of the common stock, were represented in person or by proxy, which constituted a quorum under the Company’s By-Laws. Set forth below is a brief description of each matter voted on at the Annual Meeting, how the votes were cast and the final voting results with respect to each such matter.

Proposal 1 – The election of ten directors to serve on the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting and until their successors have been elected and qualified.

The shareholders elected all ten of the director nominees.

Proposal 2 – To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

The shareholders approved on a non-binding advisory basis executive compensation.

Proposal 3 – To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 3, 2021.

The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2021.

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 hereunto duly authorized.