Avnet Inc. to Present at The Raymond James' Annual Institutional Investors Conference and The Morgan Stanley Semiconductor & Systems Conference

February 22, 2005
Avnet Inc. to Present at The Raymond James' Annual Institutional Investors Conference and The Morgan Stanley Semiconductor & Systems Conference

PHOENIX -- Avnet Inc. (NYSE:AVT) today announced Avnet will be presenting at two technology conferences in the month of March.

Ray Sadowski, Avnet's senior vice president and chief financial officer, will be presenting at The Raymond James' Annual Institutional Investors Conference to be held at the Hyatt Grand Cypress in Orlando, Fla., on March 7, 2005, at 9:15 a.m. Eastern time.

Sadowski will also be presenting at the Morgan Stanley Semiconductor & Systems Conference to be held at the St. Regis Monarch Resort in Dana Point, Calif., on March 9, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. Pacific time.

Both of these Avnet presentations will be broadcast live over the Internet at www.ir.avnet.com. Interested parties should log on to the Web site 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 enables success from the center of the technology industry, providing cost-effective services and solutions vital to a broad base of more than 100,000 customers and 300 suppliers. The company markets, distributes and adds value to a wide variety of electronic components, enterprise computer products and embedded subsystems. Through its premier market position, Avnet brings a breadth and depth of capabilities that help its trading partners accelerate growth and realize cost efficiencies. Avnet generated more than $10 billion in revenue in fiscal 2004 (year ended July 3, 2004) through sales in 68 countries. Visit Avnet's Investor Relations Web site at www.ir.avnet.com or contact us at investorrelations@avnet.com.

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