---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000008858-23-000042"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVT"
cik: "0000008858"
company_name: "AVNET INC"
filed_at: "2023-11-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T00:43:46.386797+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Avnet annual meeting: all 10 directors elected, say-on-pay approved, KPMG ratified

## Summary
- All ten board nominees elected; votes for ranged from 74.0M to 80.6M; no nominee received less than 73.9M for.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with 78.9M for, 1.7M against, 0.4M abstain.
- Shareholders voted 74.5M in favor of holding say-on-pay every 1 year; company will adopt annual frequency.
- KPMG ratified as independent auditor for FY2024 with 81.4M for, 3.3M against, 0.1M abstain.
- All proposals passed with strong shareholder support; no dissident or contested items.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000008858-23-000042
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVT
- cik: 0000008858
- company_name: AVNET INC
- filed_at: 2023-11-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8858/000000885823000042/0000008858-23-000042-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8858/000000885823000042/avt-20231116x8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  AVNET INC shareholders approved Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2023-11-17 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-11-17
  source text: The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved , having received the following votes:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8858/000000885823000042/0000008858-23-000042-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AVNET INC shareholders approved Approve, on an advisory basis, holding advisory votes every 1 YEAR on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“say on pay”). at the 2023-11-17 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-11-17
  source text: The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, holding advisory votes every 1 YEAR on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“ say on pay ”). The voting results were as follows:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8858/000000885823000042/0000008858-23-000042-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AVNET INC shareholders approved Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 29, 2024. at the 2023-11-17 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-11-17
  source text: The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 29, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8858/000000885823000042/0000008858-23-000042-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AVNET INC shareholders approved Election of ten nominees to the Board of Directors at the 2023-11-17 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-11-17
  source text: The shareholders elected the ten nominees to the Board of Directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting and until their successors have been elected and qualified. The voting results for each nominee were as follows:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8858/000000885823000042/0000008858-23-000042-index.htm

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