AVX Corporation Announces Quarterly Conference Call.

Business Editors

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2000

AVX Corporation (NYSE: AVX) will release their December quarterly results at 4:30 p.m. EST  on Thursday, January 13, 2000 and will hold a conference call at 4:45 p.m. EST on that day (January 13, 2000).

To participate in this conference call please dial [phone]. Dick Rosen and Don Christiansen look forward to talking with you. We are taping the conference call, and if you are unable to participate, it will be available for replay until January 20, 2000 by dialing [phone].