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10-K - AVX CORPORATION FORM 10-K - AVX Corpavxform10kfy10.htm
EX-21.1 - AVX CORPORATION EXHIBIT 21.1 - AVX Corpexhibit211.htm
EX-31.2 - AVX CORPORATION EXHIBIT 31.2 - AVX Corpexhibit312.htm
EX-24.1 - AVX CORPORATION EXHIBIT 24.1 - AVX Corpexhibit241.htm
EX-31.1 - AVX COPORATION EXHIBIT 31.1 - AVX Corpexhibit311.htm
EX-10.16 - AVX CORPORATION EXHIBIT 10.16 - AVX Corpexhibit1016.htm
EX-10.15 - AVX CORPORATION EXHIBIT 10.15 - AVX Corpexhibit1015.htm
EX-23.1 - AVX CORPORATION EXHIBIT 23.1 - AVX Corpexhibit231.htm
EXHIBIT 32.1



CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



In connection with the Annual Report of AVX Corporation (the "Registrant") on Form 10-K for the period ending March 31, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we, John S. Gilbertson and Kurt P. Cummings, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of the Registrant, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to our knowledge:

(1)  
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the results of operations and financial condition of the Registrant.



Date:
May 20, 2010


/s/ John S. Gilbertson
John S. Gilbertson
Chief Executive Officer



/s/ Kurt P. Cummings
Kurt P. Cummings
Chief Financial Officer




A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to AVX Corporation and will be retained by AVX Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.