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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): April 22, 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 April 22, 2004, Avocent Corporation publicly disseminated a press
release announcing the financial results for its first quarter ended April 2,
2004. The information contained in the press release is incorporated herein by
reference and furnished as Exhibit 99.5 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: April 22, 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 April 22, 2004............................ Exhibit 99.5, 1-5
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