AVX Corporation Reschedules First Quarter Earnings Conference Call

GREENVILLE, S.C. - July 20, 2012  -- AVX Corporation (NYSE: AVX) has rescheduled the date to release its preliminary quarterly results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 before the New York Stock Exchange opens on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 and will hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET on that day.

To participate in this conference call on July 31, 2012, please dial 877-650-3768 (973-582-2750 if calling from outside the U.S. or Canada) and provide the conference ID # 97754413, your name and affiliation when prompted. There will also be a live audio webcast of the conference call that can be accessed directly from the Investor Relations page of the AVX website at http://www.avx.com.

The conference call will be taped and available for replay until August 7, 2012 by dialing 855-859-2056 (404-537-3406 if calling from outside the U.S. or Canada) PIN 97754413.

AVX, headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, is a leading manufacturer and supplier of a broad line of passive electronic components and related products.

Please visit our website at www.avx.com

Contact: AVX Corporation, Greenville

                Kurt Cummings, 864/967-9303
                finance@avxus.com