UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 11, 2005
AUDIOVOX CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-28839 13-1964841
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
180 Marcus Boulevard, Hauppauge, New York 11788
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(631) 231-7750
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5.02 Appointment of Principal Officer.
On July 11, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing that the
Company's Board of Directors had unanimously elected Patrick M. Lavelle to the
position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Lavelle
has been a Senior Vice President of the Company since 1991 and has served on the
Company's Board of Directors since 1993. He will continue to serve as President
and Chief Executive Officer of Audiovox Electronics Corporation, the Company's
wholly owned subsidiary. Mr. John J. Shalam, the Company's founder, will remain
as Chairman of the Company.
A copy of the release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
AUDIOVOX CORPORATION (Registrant)
Date: July 11, 2005 By: /s/ Charles M. Stoehr
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Charles M. Stoehr
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release, dated July 11, 2005, relating to the
appointment of Patrick M. Lavelle (filed herewith)
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