Avnet, Inc. to Present at the Merrill Lynch Technology 2008 Conference and the GTDC Investor Relations Conference

Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) today announced that the Company is scheduled to present at two technology conferences during the month of May. Roy Vallee, Avnet’s chairman and chief executive officer, will be presenting at the Merrill Lynch Technology 2008 Conference to be held at the Westin Times Square in New York City on May 6, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. John Paget, Avnet’s president, Technology Solutions, will be participating in a panel "Specialization Defines New Era in IT Distribution” at the GTDC Investor Relations Conference to be held at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City on May 8, 2008 at 9:40 a.m. Eastern time. If you have not signed up for the GTDC Conference and would like to, please contact kmay@gtdc.org. 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 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)