Avnet, Inc. to Present at the Thomas Weisel Partners 2008 Technology Telecom Internet Conference, Raymond James 29th Annual Institutional Investors Conference and the Citigroup 5th Annual Small & Mid-Cap Conference

January 28, 2008

PHOENIX, Jan 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) today announced that the Company is scheduled to present at three technology conferences during the months of February and March.

Roy Vallee, Avnet's chairman and chief executive officer, will be presenting at the Thomas Weisel Partners 2008 Technology Telecom Internet Conference to be held at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco on February 6, 2008 at 9:10 a.m. Pacific time.

Ray Sadowski, Avnet's Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the Raymond James 29th Annual Institutional Investors Conference to be held at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel in Orlando, Florida on March 4, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time.

And finally, Roy Vallee will be presenting at the Citigroup 5th Annual Small & Mid-Cap Conference to be held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas on March 19, 2008 at 11:25 a.m. Pacific time.

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 300 locations serving more than 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 June 30, 2007, Avnet generated revenue of $15.68 billion.

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

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Avnet, Inc.
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