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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): February 3, 2004
AVOCENT CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE 000-30575 91-2032368
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
4991 CORPORATE DRIVE
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA 35805
(Address of Principal Executive Offices / Zip Code)
(256) 430-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 3, 2004, Avocent Corporation publicly disseminated a press
release announcing the financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended
December 31, 2003. The information contained in the press release is
incorporated herein by reference and furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and shall
be deemed furnished under Item 12 of Form 8-K.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AVOCENT CORPORATION
Dated: February 3, 2004 By: /s/ Douglas E. Pritchett
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Douglas E. Pritchett
Senior Vice President of Finance,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Press Release dated February 3, 2004.............................Exhibit 99.2, 1
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