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) April 5, 2005
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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 April 5, 2005, Avnet, Inc. issued a press release announcing the fiscal
third quarter earnings webcast. 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 April 5, 2005




                                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: April 5, 2005                         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. Schedules Third Quarter Earnings Announcement


    PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2005--Avnet Inc. (NYSE:AVT)
announced today that its third quarter fiscal year 2005 earnings
announcement will be webcast live via the Internet at www.ir.avnet.com
on Thursday, April 28, 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 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
             Vince Keenan
             VP and Director, Investor Relations
             480-643-7053
             investorrelations@avnet.com