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Exhibit:
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Assets
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2007
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2008
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Investments,
at fair value:
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AVX
Corporation Common Stock
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$
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11,658,437
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$
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7,775,285
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Kyocera
Corporation American Depository Shares
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8,180,887
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6,401,561
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Pooled
Separate Account, at fair value
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17,627,905
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20,838,120
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Money
Market Fund
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379,342
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315,675
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Mutual
Funds
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71,850,952
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46,907,434
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Participant
loans
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2,583,005
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2,678,816
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Total
Investments
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112,280,528
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84,916,891
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Receivables:
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Employer
contributions
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1,950,842
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2,014,571
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Participant
contributions
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11,063
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21,124
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Total
Receivables
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1,961,905
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2,035,695
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Adjustment
from fair value to contract value for Pooled Separate
Account
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120,690
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3,229,933
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Net
assets available for benefits
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$
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114,363,123
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$
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90,182,519
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2008
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Investment
loss:
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Net
depreciation in fair value of investments
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$
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(29,893,032)
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Interest
and dividends
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2,588,087
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Net
investment loss
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(27,304,945)
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Contributions:
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Participant
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2,710,373
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Employer
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4,934,103
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Total
contributions
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7,644,476
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Transfers
into Plan from related plan
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352,365
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Deductions
from net assets attributed to:
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Benefits
paid to participants
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4,831,517
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Transfers
out of Plan to related plan
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1,445
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Administrative
expenses
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39,538
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Total
deductions
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4,872,500
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Net
decrease
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(24,180,604)
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Net
assets available for benefits:
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Beginning
of year
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114,363,123
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End
of year
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$
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90,182,519
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1.
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Description
of Plan:
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2.
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Summary
of Significant Accounting
Policies:
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3.
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Investments:
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December
31,
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2007
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2008
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AVX
Corporation Common Stock
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$
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11,658,437
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$
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7,775,285
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Kyocera
Corporation American Depository Shares
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8,180,887
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6,401,561
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NY
Life Insurance Company Anchor Account I
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17,627,905
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20,838,120
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Seligman
Large-Cap Value Fund
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18,092,295
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10,528,296
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Janus
Balanced Fund
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7,599,757
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6,865,762
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MainStay
S&P 500 Index Fund
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9,101,064
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4,961,616
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Janus
Fund
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9,782,977
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4,948,855
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Lord
Abbett Mid-Cap Value Fund
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9,067,096
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4,833,843
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American
EuroPacific Growth Fund
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12,360,371
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6,166,590
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PIMCO
Total Return Fund
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*
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7,261,338
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AVX
Corporation Common Stock
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$ (4,964,582)
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Kyocera
Corporation American Depository Shares
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(1,402,697)
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Mutual
Funds
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(23,525,753)
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Total
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$ (29,893,032)
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4.
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Fair
Value:
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Based
on
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Fair
Value at December 31,
2008
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Quoted
prices in active markets
(Level
1)
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Other
observable inputs
(Level
2)
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Unobservable
inputs
(Level
3)
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Assets
measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
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Mutual
funds
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$ 46,907,434
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$ 46,907,434
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$
-
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$ -
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NY
Life Insurance Company Anchor Account I
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20,838,120
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-
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20,838,120
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-
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AVX
Stock
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7,775,285
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7,775,285
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-
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-
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Kyocera
Stock
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6,401,561
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6,401,561
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-
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-
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Participant
Loans
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2,678,816
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-
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2,678,816
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Cash
Reserves Fund
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315,675
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315,675
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-
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-
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Total
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$ 84,916,891
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$ 61,399,955
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$ 20,838,120
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$ 2,678,816
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Participant
Loans
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Year
Ended December 31, 2008
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Balance,
beginning of period
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$ 2,583,005
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Net
realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in
earnings
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-
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Net
unrealized gains (losses) included in comprehensive income
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-
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Purchases,
issuances and settlements
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95,811
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Transfers
in and/or out of Level 3, net
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-
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Balance,
end of period
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$ 2,678,816
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5.
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Contributions
and Vesting:
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Vested
Percentage
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---Discretionary
Contribution----
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Years of Service
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All
Locations
Except Sun Valley
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Sun Valley
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1
Year
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0%
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0%
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2
Years
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20%
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20%
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3
Years
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40%
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40%
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4
Years
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60%
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50%
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5
Years
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80%
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60%
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6
Years
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100%
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100%
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6.
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Nonparticipant-Directed
Investments:
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December
31,
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2007
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2008
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Net
Assets:
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AVX
Corporation Common Stock Match Fund
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$
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2,731,520
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$
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2,300,955
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Year
Ended
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December
31, 2008
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Changes
in Net Assets:
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Contributions
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$
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1,071,732
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Dividends
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41,406
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Forfeitures
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(31)
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Net
depreciation
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(1,326,579)
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Benefits
paid to participants
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(97,644)
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Transfers
into plan
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9,634
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Transfers
to participant-directed investments
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(129,083)
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Total
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$
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(430,565)
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7.
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Plan
Termination:
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8.
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Tax
Status:
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9.
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Related-Party
Transactions:
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10.
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Reconciliation
of Financial Statements to Form
5500:
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December
31,
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December
31,
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2007
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2008
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Net
assets available for benefits per the financial statements
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$
114,363,123
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$
90,182,519
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Less:
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Deemed
distributions of participant loans
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35,253
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34,752
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Adjustments
from contract value to fair value for Pooled Separate
Account
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120,690
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3,229,933
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Net
assets available for benefits per Form 5500
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$
114,207,180
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$
86,917,834
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2008
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Net
decrease in net assets available for benefits per the financial
statements
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$(24,180,604)
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Less:
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Adjustments
from contract value to fair value for Pooled Separate
Account
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3,108,743
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Net
decrease in net assets available for benefits per Form
5500
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$(27,289,347)
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By:
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/s/ Kurt P. Cummings |
Kurt
P. Cummings
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Member
of Retirement Committee
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Date:
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June
29, 2009
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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(d)
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(e)
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Identity
of issue, borrower, lessor or similar party
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Description
of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value
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Cost
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Market
Value
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*
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AVX
Corporation
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Common
Stock
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$
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12,751,195
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$
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7,775,285
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*
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Kyocera
Corporation
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American
Depository Shares
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**
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6,401,561
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*
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NY
Life Insurance Company Anchor Account I
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Pooled
Separate Account
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**
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20,838,120
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MainStay
Cash Reserves Fund
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Money
Market Fund
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**
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315,675
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T.
Rowe Price Spectrum Income Fund
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Mutual
Fund
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**
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897,648
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Janus
Balanced Fund
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Mutual
Fund
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**
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6,865,762
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Seligman
TargETFund Core A
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Mutual
Fund
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**
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148,013
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Seligman
TargETFund 2015 A
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Mutual
Fund
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**
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111,600
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Seligman
TargETFund 2025 A
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Mutual
Fund
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**
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90,469
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Seligman
TargETFund 2035 A
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Mutual
Fund
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**
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52,811
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Seligman
TargETFund 2045 A
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Mutual
Fund
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**
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40,593
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MainStay
S&P 500 Index Fund
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Mutual
Fund
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**
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4,961,616
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Janus
Fund
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Mutual
Fund
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**
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4,948,855
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Lord
Abbett Mid-Cap Value Fund
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Mutual
Fund
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**
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4,833,843
|
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Seligman
Large-Cap Value Fund
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Mutual
Fund
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**
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10,528,296
|
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PIMCO
Total Return Fund
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Mutual
Fund
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**
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7,261,338
|
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American
EuroPacific Growth Fund
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Mutual
Fund
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**
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6,166,590
|
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46,907,434
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*
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Participant
Loans
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Interest
rates ranging from 4.75% - 11.50% and maturing through
2018.
|
**
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2,678,816
|
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Total
Investments
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$
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84,916,891
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