Avnet, Inc. to Present at the GTDC Investor Relations Conference and the 35th Annual JPMorgan Technology Conference

April 24, 2007

Avnet, Inc. to Present at the GTDC Investor Relations Conference and the 35th Annual JPMorgan Technology Conference 8.5 KB

PHOENIX, Apr 24, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) today announced that the Company is scheduled to present at two technology conferences during the month of May.

Roy Vallee, Avnet's chairman and chief executive officer, will be participating in a panel "Delivering New Value in Diverse Market Segments" at the GTDC Investor Relations Conference to be held at the Williams Club, 24 E. 39th Street in New York City on May 9, 2007, at 11:35 a.m. Eastern time.

Ray Sadowski, Avnet's chief financial officer, will be presenting at the 35th Annual JPMorgan Technology Conference to be held at the Westin Boston Waterfront in Boston on May 22, 2007, at 8:40 a.m. Eastern time.

If you have not signed up for the GTDC Conference and would like to, please contact kmay@gtdc.org.

These Avnet presentations will be broadcast live over the Internet at www.ir.avnet.com. Interested parties should log on to the Website 15 minutes prior to the presentation time to register for the event and download any necessary software.

Also available at www.ir.avnet.com are other recent Webcasts, a calendar of events, downloadable slide presentations and other investor information.

About Avnet

Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and technology services and solutions with more than 250 locations serving 70 countries worldwide. The company markets, distributes and optimizes the supply-chain and provides design-chain services for the products of the world's leading electronic component suppliers, enterprise computer manufacturers and embedded subsystem providers. Avnet brings a breadth and depth of capabilities, such as maximizing inventory efficiency, managing logistics, assembling products and providing engineering design assistance for its 100,000 customers, accelerating their growth through cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended July 1, 2006, Avnet generated revenue of $14.25 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.

Visit Avnet's Investor Relations Website at www.ir.avnet.com or contact us at investorrelations@avnet.com. (AVT_IR)

SOURCE: Avnet, Inc.

Avnet, Inc., Phoenix
Vincent Keenan, 480-643-7053
investorrelations@avnet.com

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