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No.
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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2
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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3
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Statements
of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2004 and
2005
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4
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Statement
of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the year ended
December 31, 2005
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5
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Notes
to Financial Statements
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6-13
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Signature
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14
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Schedule
of Assets (Held at End of Year)*
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15
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Schedule
of Nonexempt Transactions*
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16
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Exhibit:
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23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | |
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Assets
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2004
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2005
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Investments,
at fair value:
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AVX
Corporation Common Stock
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$
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11,433,127
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$
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13,849,903
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Kyocera
Corporation American Depository Shares
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8,765,020
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8,411,078
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Money
Market Fund
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9,353,469
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12,244,726
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Mutual
Funds
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36,994,736
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41,707,227
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Common/collective
trust
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642,288
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Participant
loans
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1,861,742
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2,376,020
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Subtotal
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69,050,382
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78,588,954
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Interest
in Master Trust
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13,708,539
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16,598,607
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Total
Investments
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82,758,921
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95,187,561
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Receivables:
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Employer
contributions
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1,699,149
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1,830,671
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Participant
contributions
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---
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3,182
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Transfer
from 401(k) Plan
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51,103
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Miscellaneous
Receivable
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5,036
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Total
Receivables
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1,699,149
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1,889,992
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Net
assets available for benefits
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$
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84,458,070
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$
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97,077,553
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2005
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Additions
to net assets attributed to:
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Investment
income:
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Net
appreciation in fair value of investments
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$
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3,250,735
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Interest
and dividends
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1,294,473
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Net
investment gain from interest in Master Trust
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1,872,266
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Net
investment income
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6,417,474
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Contributions:
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Participant
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2,599,060
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Employer
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4,502,322
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Total
contributions
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7,101,382
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Transfers
into Plan
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3,767,797
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Total
additions
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17,286,653
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Deductions
from net assets attributed to:
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Benefits
paid to participants
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4,539,418
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Administrative
expenses
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127,752
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Total
deductions
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4,667,170
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Net
increase
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12,619,483
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Net
assets available for benefits:
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Beginning
of year
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84,458,070
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End
of year
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$
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97,077,553
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1. |
Description
of Plan:
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2. |
Summary
of Significant Accounting
Policies:
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3. |
Investments:
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December
31,
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2004
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2005
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AVX
Corporation Common Stock
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$
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11,433,127
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$
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13,849,903
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Kyocera
Corporation American Depository Shares
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8,765,020
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8,411,078
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Investment
in Master Trust
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13,708,539
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16,598,607
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Vanguard
US Treasury Money Market Fund
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9,353,469
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*
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MainStay
Cash Reserves Fund
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*
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12,244,726
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Janus
Balanced Fund
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5,169,529
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6,397,384
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Vanguard
Index 500 Fund
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7,430,628
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*
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MainStay
S&P 500 Index Fund
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*
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7,703,855
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Janus
Fund
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7,667,756
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7,296,407
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Templeton
Foreign Fund
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5,930,761
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7,070,800
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Lord
Abbett Mid-Cap Value Fund
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6,456,756
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8,512,008
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AVX
Corporation Common Stock
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$
1,750,616
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Kyocera
Corporation American Depository Shares
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(445,987)
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Mutual
Funds
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1,946,106
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Subtotal
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3,250,735
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Interest
in Master Trust
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1,872,266
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Total
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$
5,123,001
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4. |
Contributions
and Vesting:
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Vested
Percentage
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---Discretionary
Contribution----
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Years
of Service
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All
Locations Except Sun Valley
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Sun
Valley
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1
Year
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0%
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20%
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2
Years
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15%
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30%
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3
Years
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30%
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40%
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4
Years
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45%
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50%
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5
Years
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60%
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60%
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6
Years
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80%
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80%
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7
Years
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100%
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100%
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5. |
Nonparticipant-Directed
Investments:
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December
31,
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2004
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2005
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Net
Assets:
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AVX
Corporation Common Stock
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$
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4,144,787
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$
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5,480,305
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Year
Ended
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December
31, 2005
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Changes
in Net Assets:
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Contributions
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$
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983,875
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Dividends
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52,511
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Net
depreciation
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707,835
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Benefits
paid to participants
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(299,017)
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Transfers
to participant-directed investments
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(22,470)
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Total
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$
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1,422,734
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6. |
Plan
Termination:
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7. |
Tax
Status:
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8. |
Related-Party
Transactions:
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9. |
Interest
in Master Trust:
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2004
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2005
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Assets:
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Investments
at fair value:
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Common
stocks
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$
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16,780,952
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$
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18,842,393
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Common/collective
trust funds
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134,002
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460,530
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Total
Investments
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16,914,954
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19,302,923
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Cash
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397
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Liability
for Unsettled Trades
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(24,923)
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Interest
and dividends receivable
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32,948
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36,471
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Net
Assets
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$
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16,948,299
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$
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19,314,471
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2005
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Additions:
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Net
appreciation in fair value of investments
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$
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1,901,752
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Interest
and dividends
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358,127
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Total
additions
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2,259,879
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Deductions:
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Investment
management expenses
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73,646
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Net
increase from investment activity
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2,186,233
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Excess
of fund allocations over fund withdrawals
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179,939
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Net
increase
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2,366,172
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Net
assets available for benefits:
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Beginning
of year
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16,948,299
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End
of year
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$
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19,314,471
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10. |
Transfers
into Plan:
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11. |
Subsequent
Event:
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By:
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/s/
Kurt P. Cummings
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Kurt
P. Cummings
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Member
of Retirement Committee
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Date:
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June
14, 2006
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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(d)
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(e)
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Identity
of issue, borrower, lessor or similar party
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Description
of investment including maturity date, rate of interest,
collateral, par
or maturity value
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Cost
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Market
Value
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*
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AVX
Corporation
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Common
Stock
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$
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11,726,675
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$
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13,849,903
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*
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Kyocera
Corporation
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American
Depository Shares
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**
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8,411,078
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MainStay
US Treasury Fund
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Money
Market Fund
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**
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12,244,726
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T.
Rowe Price Spectrum Income Fund
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Mututal
Fund
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**
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1,481,872
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Janus
Balanced Fund
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Mututal
Fund
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**
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6,397,384
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MainStay
S&P 500 Index Fund
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Mututal
Fund
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**
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7,703,855
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Janus
Fund
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Mututal
Fund
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**
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7,296,407
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Templeton
Foreign Fund
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Mututal
Fund
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**
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7,070,800
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Lord
Abbett Mid-Cap Value Fund
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Mututal
Fund
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**
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8,512,008
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PIMCO
Total Return Fund
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Mututal
Fund
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**
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3,244,901
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41,707,227
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*
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Seligman
Financial Advisors
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Master
Trust
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**
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16,598,607
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*
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Participant
Loans
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Interest
rates ranging from 6% - 11.50% and maturing through 2025.
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**
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2,376,020
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Total
Investments
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$
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95,187,561
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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(g)
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(h)
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(i)
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Identity
of Party Involved
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Relationship
to Plan, Employer or Other Party-in-interest
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Description
of Transactions
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Cost
of Asset
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Current
Value of Asset on Transaction Date
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Net
Gain/ (Loss)
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AVX
Corporation
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Plan
Sponsor
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Late
payment of November 15th, 2005 deferral contributions (estimated
earnings
to be contributed of $160)
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$
3,922
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$
4,082
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$
160
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