UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
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PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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Date
of Report (date of earliest
event reported): December 21,
2007
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(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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Written
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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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
Effective
December 21, 2007, the Board of Directors of AVX Corporation (the “Company”)
adopted amended and restated Bylaws of the Company in order to: (1) permit
the
issuance and transfer of both certificated and uncertificated shares of capital
stock, to comply with rules enacted by The New York Stock Exchange, (2) update
the Bylaws to provide for electronic delivery of documents, (3) clarify the
process by which stockholders may nominate directors, and (4) make other minor
revisions. The summary of changes to the Bylaws set forth above is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amended and
restated Bylaws, a copy of which is attached to this report as Exhibit 3.1
and
incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(a)
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Not
applicable
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(b)
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Not
applicable
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(c)
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Not
applicable
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(d)
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The
following exhibit is included with this
Report:
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SIGNATURE
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.
Date: December
21, 2007
AVX
CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
Kurt P. Cummings
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Name:
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Kurt
P. Cummings
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Title:
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Vice
President,
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Chief
Financial Officer,
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Treasurer
and Secretary
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