8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): June 9, 2003

AVNET, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

1-4224	11-1890605
(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2211 South 47th Street, Phoenix, Arizona	85034
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(480) 643-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
	Item 9. Regulation F-D Disclosure.
S I G N A T U R E
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)	Inapplicable
(b)	Inapplicable
(c)	Exhibits:
	99	Press Release of Avnet, Inc. dated June 9, 2003

Item 9. Regulation F-D Disclosure.

     The press release of Avnet, Inc. issued on June 9, 2003 is being filed as Exhibit 99 hereto.

     Management of Avnet, Inc. may, from time to time, comment on expectations concerning Avnet’s future financial performance during discussions with investors, the media, investment analysts and others. To the extent management’s expectations differ during those discussions from the comments made by management in Avnet’s quarterly earnings conference calls, such new expectations will be posted on the Investor Relations home page of Avnet’s web site.

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: June 9, 2003	By:	/s/ Raymond Sadowski
		Raymond Sadowski Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99	Press Release of Avnet, Inc. dated June 9, 2003

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Exhibit 99

	Avnet, Inc. 2211 South 47th Street Phoenix, AZ 85034
PRESS RELEASE

June 9, 2003

Avnet, Inc. to Present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Growth Forum 5.0

Phoenix, Arizona — Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) today announced Ray Sadowski, Avnet’s chief financial officer, will present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Growth Forum 5.0 to be held at the Bacara Resort in Santa Barbara, California on June 16, 2003 at 2:05 p.m. Eastern, (11:05 a.m. Pacific time). Avnet’s presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet at www.ir.avnet.com. Interested parties should log on to the Web site 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 Web casts, a calendar of events, downloadable slide presentations, and other investor information.

Additional Information

Phoenix-based Avnet, Inc. is one of the world’s largest distributor of semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components, embedded systems and computer products from leading manufacturers. Serving customers in 63 countries, Avnet also delivers services such as inventory management, supply-chain services, bill-of-materials analysis, systems integration and engineering design assistance. A Global Fortune 500 company, Avnet’s revenues for fiscal 2002 (year ended June 28, 2002) were $8.9 billion. Please feel free to visit Avnet’s Investor Relations Web site at www.ir.avnet.com or contact us at investorrelations@avnet.com.

Contact:

Avnet, Inc., Phoenix
John J. Hovis, 480-643-7053
Vice President and Director, Investor Relations
investorrelations@avnet.com

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