8-K

                                  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)     November 17, 2004
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                                   AVNET, INC.
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             (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
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
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On November 17, 2004, Avnet, Inc. issued a press release announcing its upcoming
conference and webcast schedule. 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.
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(c)  Exhibits

     99.1  Press Release of Avnet, Inc. dated November 17, 2004


                                S I G N A T U R E
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     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: November 17, 2004                                By: /s/ Raymond Sadowski
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                                                       Raymond Sadowski
                                                       Senior Vice President and
                                                       Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

Avnet Inc. to Present at the CSFB Annual Technology Conference, the Lehman
Brothers T4 2004 Conference and the Raymond James IT Supply Chain Conference

     PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2004--Avnet Inc. (NYSE:AVT) today
announced Avnet will be presenting at several technology conferences over the
next 30 days.
     Roy Vallee, Avnet's chairman and chief executive officer, will present at
the CSFB Annual Technology Conference to be held at the Phoenician Hotel in
Scottsdale, Ariz., on Nov. 30, 2004 at 10 a.m. Mountain time. Vallee will also
be presenting at the Lehman Brothers T4 2004 Conference to be held at the
Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco on Dec. 9, 2004 at 2 p.m. Pacific time.
     Ray Sadowski, Avnet's senior vice president and chief financial officer,
will be presenting at the Raymond James IT Supply Chain Conference to be held at
the InterContinental Hotel in New York on Dec. 9, 2004 at 10:20 a.m. Eastern
time.
     All of these Avnet presentations will be broadcast live over the Internet
at www.ir.avnet.com. Interested parties should logon 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 webcasts, a calendar of
events, downloadable slide presentations, and other investor information.

     About Avnet

     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 250 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 generated more than $10 billion in revenue in
fiscal 2004 (year ended July 3, 2004) through sales in 68 countries. Visit
Avnet's Investor Relations Web site at www.ir.avnet.com or contact us at
investorrelations@avnet.com.

     CONTACT: Avnet Inc., Phoenix
              Vincent Keenan, 480-643-7053 (Investor Relations)
              investorrelations@avnet.com