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 19, 2006
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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1-7201
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33-0379007
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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801
17th Avenue South
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Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina
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29577
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(843)
448-9411
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(Registrant's
telephone number, including area
code)
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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:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.02.
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of Principal Officers
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(b)
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On
July 19, 2006, Yasuo Nishiguchi notified the Board of Directors of
AVX
Corporation (the “Company”) that he would resign from the Company’s Board
of Directors effective immediately. Also on July 19, 2006, the
Stockholders of AVX Corporation elected Makoto Kawamura to the Company’s
Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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