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):  May 8, 2013

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	1-7201	33‑0379007
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
1 AVX Boulevard
Fountain Inn, South Carolina		29644
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
(864)  967-2150
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 5.02.Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) At a meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AVX Corporation on May 8, 2013, the Board accepted the decision by Director Makoto Kawamura, Advisor of Kyocera Corporation, not to stand for reelection at the annual meeting of shareholders scheduled for July 24, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”) and to retire from the Board effective July 24, 2013.

At the same Board meeting, the Board nominated, as Mr. Kawamura’s replacement, Mr. Goro Yamaguchi, President and Representative Director of Kyocera Corporation, for election to Class II of the Board at the Annual Meeting.

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:  May 9, 2013

AVX CORPORATION

By:	/s/ Kurt P. Cummings
Name:	Kurt P. Cummings
Title:	Vice President,
	Chief Financial Officer,
	Treasurer and Secretary