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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001157523-05-008562.txt : 20051004
<SEC-HEADER>0001157523-05-008562.hdr.sgml : 20051004
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20051004122531
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-05-008562
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20051004
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20051004
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20051004

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AVNET INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000008858
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-ELECTRONIC PARTS & EQUIPMENT, NEC [5065]
		IRS NUMBER:				111890605
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0703

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04224
		FILM NUMBER:		051120337

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2211 SOUTH 47TH STREET
		CITY:			PHOENIX
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85034
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4806432000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2211 SOUTH 47TH STREET
		CITY:			PHOENIX
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85034
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<TYPE>8-K
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>a4987034.txt
<DESCRIPTION>AVNET, INC. 8-K
<TEXT>


                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 4, 2005
                                                        ------------------------

                                   AVNET, INC.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    New York
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                   1-4224                              11-1890605
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          (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer Identification No.)


2211 South 47th Street, Phoenix, Arizona                   85034
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)

                                 (480) 643-2000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     Check the  appropriate  box below if the Form 8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

     |_| Written  communications  pursuant to Rule 425 under the  Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)

     |_| Soliciting  material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14a-12)

     |_|  Pre-commencement  communications  pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)  under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     |_|  Pre-commencement  communications  pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)  under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



<PAGE>



Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.
              ------------------------

On October 4, 2005, Avnet, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its first
quarter earnings announcement will be webcast on October 27, 2005. A copy of the
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The  information  in this  Current  Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit  attached
hereto  is being  furnished  and shall not be deemed  "filed"  for  purposes  of
Section  18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  (the  "Exchange  Act") or
otherwise  subject to the  liabilities  of that section,  nor shall it be deemed
incorporated  by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
              ---------------------------------

(c)     Exhibits

        99.1              Press Release of Avnet, Inc. dated October 4, 2005






                               S I G N A T U R E
                               -----------------

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                       AVNET, INC.
                                      (Registrant)


Date: October 4, 2005          By: /s/ Raymond Sadowski
                                   --------------------------------
                                       Raymond Sadowski
                                       Senior Vice President and
                                       Chief Financial Officer
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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 99.1 PRESS RELEASE
<TEXT>
                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

            Avnet Inc. Schedules First Quarter Fiscal Year
                      2006 Earnings Announcement

    PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2005--Avnet Inc. (NYSE:AVT)
announced today that its first quarter fiscal year 2006 earnings
announcement will be webcast live via the Internet at www.ir.avnet.com
on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2005. Avnet will issue a press release outlining
its financial results followed by an interactive webcast at 2 p.m.
Eastern, 1 p.m. Central, 12 p.m. Mountain and 11 a.m. Pacific time.
    Roy Vallee, Avnet's chairman and chief executive officer, and Ray
Sadowski, Avnet's chief financial officer, along with other members of
Avnet's senior management team, will comment on the company's results
and respond to participants' questions, which may be submitted via the
Internet.
    Please log on to the webcast at least 15 minutes prior to the
start of the event to register and download any necessary software
(RealPlayer or Windows Media Player). Additional financial information
accompanying the webcast will also be available at www.ir.avnet.com.
    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 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.
Visit Avnet's Investor Relations Web site at www.ir.avnet.com or
contact us at investorrelations@avnet.com.


    CONTACT: Avnet Inc., Phoenix
             Vince Keenan
             VP and Director, Investor Relations
             480-643-7053
             investorrelations@avnet.com

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