Glendale, Ariz. – Feb. 1, 2008 – Today, Avnet Chairman and CEO Roy Vallee joined Arizona NYSE Euronext-listed company chairmen, CEOs and senior executives in ringing The Closing Bell^(R). In addition, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, NYSE Euronext Executive Vice President and Co-COO, U.S. Products Larry Leibowitz and other Arizona dignitaries, including the Official Team Captain of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee Spike^(TM) also participated in the ceremony. The Closing Bell signifies the close of trading on the NYSE, and marked the kick-off of Arizona hosting Super Bowl XLII weekend. Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) is one of the largest publicly-held companies headquartered in Arizona and a leading global technology distributor.

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 more than 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. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.

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Avnet, Inc.

Michelle Gorel, 480-643-7653

michelle.gorel@avnet.com

Michael Costigan
Marketing Director
Avnet Technology Solutions
Partner Solutions Division
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Email: Michael.costigan@avnet.com