UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 15

   Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g)
      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File
                   Reports Under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities
                              Exchange Act of 1934.

                         Commission File Number: 1-9520

                          Kent Electronics Corporation
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                              1111 Gillingham Lane
                                Sugar Land, Texas
                                 (281) 243-4000
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               (Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
       including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)


                         Common Stock without par value
                 4 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2004
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            (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

                                      None
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  (Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports
                      under Section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s)
relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)  [ ]               Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)  [X]
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) [ ]               Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)   [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)  [ ]               Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)  [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) [ ]               Rule 15d-6            [ ]


Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date:

     I.   Common  Stock - 0. On June 8, 2001,  the  Registrant  was merged  into
          Avnet, Inc. and ceased to exist.

     II.  4 1/2%  Convertible  Subordinated  Notes due 2004 - 90. In  connection
          with the above mentioned merger,  Avnet, Inc. assumed the registrant's
          obligations under the 4 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Notes.









     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Avnet,
Inc.  as  successor  issuer to Kent  Electronics  Corporation,  has caused  this
certification/notice  to be  signed  on  its  behalf  by  the  undersigned  duly
authorized person.

Date:    June 11, 2001                     By: /s/Raymond Sadowski
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                                            Raymond Sadowski
                                            Senior Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer