Avnet, Inc. to Present at the Credit Suisse 2006 Annual Technology Conference, the 2006 Lehman Brothers Global Technology Conference and the Raymond James IT Supply Chain Conference

Business Wire, Nov 20, 2006

PHOENIX -- Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) today announced that the Company is scheduled to present at three technology conferences during the months of November and December.

Roy Vallee, Avnet's chairman and chief executive officer, will be presenting at the Credit Suisse 2006 Annual Technology Conference to be held at the Phoenician Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona on November 30, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. Mountain time.

Roy Vallee will also be presenting at the 2006 Lehman Brothers Global Technology Conference to be held at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco on December 6, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific time.

Roy Vallee will also be presenting at the Raymond James IT Supply Chain Conference to be held at the InterContinental Barclay Hotel in New York on December 13, 2006 at 1:50 p.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) 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.