Avnet Inc. to Present at the Deutsche Bank Global Semiconductor and Semi Capital Equipment Conference and the Raymond James' 2005 IT Supply Chain Investor Conference

Business Wire, Oct 18, 2005

PHOENIX -- Avnet Inc. (NYSE:AVT) today announced Ray Sadowski, Avnet's senior vice president and chief financial officer, will be presenting at two technology conferences during the month of November.

Sadowski will be presenting at the Deutsche Bank Global Semiconductor and Semi Capital Equipment Conference to be held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas on Nov. 3, 2005 at 9:15 a.m. Pacific time.

Sadowski will also be presenting at the Raymond James' 2005 IT Supply Chain Investor Conference to be held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City on Nov. 15, 2005 at 12 p.m. Eastern 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.

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. For the fiscal year ended July 2, 2005, Avnet and the recently acquired Memec (closed July 5, 2005) generated combined revenue in excess of $13 billion in the past year through sales in approximately 70 countries.

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