Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 8-K
 

 
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: September 13, 2002)
 

 
TECH DATA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Florida
 
0-14625
 
59-1578329
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
5350 Tech Data Drive, Clearwater, Florida 33760
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (727) 539-7429
 
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 


 
The information in this Report, including the exhibits, is furnished pursuant to Item 9 of Form 8-K and, pursuant to General Instruction B.2. thereof, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Furthermore, the information in this Report, including the exhibits, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933.
 
Item 7—Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
c)  Exhibits—The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Report:
 
Exhibit 99.1—Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings
 
Exhibit 99.2—Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings
 
Item 9—Regulation FD Disclosure
 
On September 12, 2002, Steven A. Raymund, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, and Jeffery P. Howells, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, each submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission a sworn statement pursuant to SEC Order No. 4-460. Copies of these statements are attached hereto as Exhibits 99-B and 99-C, respectively.
 
On September 13, 2002, the Registrant filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 31, 2002 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In connection with the filing of the Form 10-Q, the Registrant has provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission the certification below, as required by 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
 
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of Tech Data Corporation (the “Company”) hereby certifies that, to his knowledge:
 
 
(i)
 
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended July 31, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
 
(ii)
 
the information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
Dated: September 13, 2002
/s/    STEVEN A. RAYMUND        

Steven A. Raymund
Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Chief Executive Officer
 
/s/    JEFFERY P. HOWELLS        

Jeffery P. Howells
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.


 
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.
 
TECH DATA CORPORATION
/s/    ARTHUR W. SINGLETON        

Arthur W. Singleton
Corporate Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary


 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
Number

  
Description of Exhibit

99.1
  
Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings
99.2
  
Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings