Press Release

Phoenix, Arizona -- Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) today announced it will host its 2006 Analyst Day at The Le Parker Meridien on Thursday, December 14, 2006 starting at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern) and concluding by 1:30 p.m. Presenting at the event will be Roy Vallee, Avnet's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Rick Hamada, Chief Operating Officer; Ray Sadowski, Chief Financial Officer; Harley Feldberg, President, Electronics Marketing; and Vince Keenan, Vice President/Director, Investor Relations.

Avnet will be providing the investment community with a webcast of the day's events. Information regarding the webcast will be posted to Avnet's website. Interested parties should log on to the Web site at www.ir.avnet.com 15 minutes prior to the start of the event to register and download any necessary software.

About Avnet
With more than 250 locations serving customers in 70 countries worldwide, Avnet (NYSE: AVT) markets, distributes and adds value to the products of the world's leading electronic component suppliers, enterprise computer manufacturers and embedded subsystem providers. Additionally, Avnet brings a breadth and depth of service capabilities, such as supply-chain optimization, logistics solutions, product assembly, device programming, computer system integration and engineering design assistance. For the fiscal year ended July 1, 2006, Avnet generated revenue of $14.25 billion. Visit Avnet's Investor Relations Website at www.ir.avnet.com or contact us at investorrelations@avnet.com.

For additional information on Avnet's Analyst Day, please contact:

Whitney Crutchley
Manager, Investor Relations
investorrelations@avnet.com
480-643-7394

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