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): January 8, 2019

(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 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

As previously disclosed, effective January 1, 2019, Mr. Joseph Stach resigned as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AVX Corporation (the “Company”). Mr. Stach was a member of the Company’s Audit Committee at the time of his resignation. Mr. Stach’s resignation reduced the number of directors currently serving on the Company’s Audit Committee to two, rendering the Company noncompliant with New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) Listing Rule 303A.07(a), which requires that the Audit Committee be composed of a minimum of three independent members.

On January 8, 2019, the Company advised NYSE of Mr. Stach’s resignation, its consequences with regard to compliance with NYSE Listing Rule 303A.07(a) and the Company’s intention to regain compliance in a timely manner.

The Board is currently in the process of identifying a qualified candidate to fill the seat that was vacated by Mr. Stach’s resignation. It is currently the Company’s intent to appoint a new independent director to the Board and to the Audit Committee to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Stach as soon as reasonably practicable, at which time the Company would regain compliance with the applicable requirements of the NYSE Listing Rules.

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: January 14, 2019

AVX CORPORATION

By:	/s/ Michael Hufnagel
Name:	Michael Hufnagel
Title:	Senior Vice President,
	Chief Financial Officer
	and Treasurer