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UNITED STATES

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SCHEDULE 14A

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| Your Vote Counts! *Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. At the meeting, you will need to request a ballot to vote these shares. Smartphone users Point your camera here and vote without entering a control number For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com Control # V78709-P35563-Z90603 You invested in AVNET, INC. and it’s time to vote! You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the shareholders meeting to be held on November 21, 2025. Get informed before you vote View the Notice and Proxy Statement and Form 10-K online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to November 7, 2025. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future shareholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy. AVNET, INC. 2211 SOUTH 47TH STREET PHOENIX, AZ 85034 AVNET, INC. 2025 Annual Meeting Vote by November 20, 2025 11:59 PM ET. For shares held in a Plan, vote by November 18, 2025 11:59 PM ET. Vote in Person at the Meeting* November 21, 2025 8:00 AM local time Avnet, Inc. 2211 South 47th Street Phoenix, AZ 85034

| Vote at www.ProxyVote.com Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Delivery Settings”. V78710-P35563-Z90603 Voting Items Board Recommends THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming shareholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters. 1. Election of Directors Nominees: 1a. Rodney C. Adkins For 1b. Brenda L. Freeman For 1c. Philip R. Gallagher For 1d. Helmut Gassel For 1e. Virginia L. Henkels For 1f. Jo Ann Jenkins For 1g. Oleg Khaykin For 1h. Ernest E. Maddock For 1i. Avid Modjtabai For 1j. Adalio T. Sanchez For 2. Advisory vote on named executive compensation. For 3. Approval of the 2025 Stock Compensation and Incentive Plan. For 4. Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 27, 2026. For NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.