Avnet, Inc. to Present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Technology & Telecom Conference 2009 and the Raymond James' 30th Annual Institutional Investors Conference

January 13, 2009

PHOENIX, Jan 13, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) today announced that the Company is scheduled to present at two 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 Technology & Telecom Conference 2009 to be held at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco on February 10, 2009, at 9:10 a.m. Pacific time.

Also, at the Thomas Weisel Partners conference, Roy Vallee will be presenting the keynote address during lunch on February 10, 2009, at 12:00 p.m. Pacific time.

Roy Vallee will also be presenting at the Raymond James' 30th Annual Institutional Investors Conference to be held at the JW Marriott Grand Lakes in Orlando, Florida, on March 11, 2009, at 8:05 a.m. Eastern 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), a fortune 500 Company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology, serving customers in more than 70 countries worldwide. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of more than 100,000 customers and providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended June 28, 2008, Avnet generated revenue of $17.95 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com. (AVT_IR)

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

SOURCE: Avnet, Inc.

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

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