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EXHIBIT 99
[AVNET LOGO] AVNET, INC.
2211 SOUTH 47 STREET
PHOENIX, AZ 85034
JANUARY 17, 2001
AVNET, INC. FISCAL 2001 SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) announced today that its second quarter fiscal 2001
earnings conference call will be held on:
- DATE: Thursday, January 25, 2001
- TIME: 2:00 PM EST / 1:00 PM CST / 12:00 Noon MST / 11:00 AM PST
- PHONE: (913) 981-5510
Roy Vallee, Avnet's Chairman and CEO, will comment on the Company's Second
Quarter results. Other members of Avnet's senior management will be on the
teleconference to respond to questions.
Individuals who do not have an opportunity to participate in the teleconference
can access the replay approximately 2-3 hours after the call ends. The replay
will be available until Friday, February 2, 2000.
- REPLAY #: (719) 457-0820
- CONFIRMATION #: 499282
The teleconference will also be archived on the Avnet, Inc. web site
http://www.avnet.com, accessible from the Investor Relations home page.
Management of Avnet, Inc. may, from time to time, comment on expectations
relative to 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 on the earnings conference call, such new expectations will be
posted on the Investor Relations home page of Avnet's web site.
For more information, please contact Lillie Scarna, Manager of Shareholder
Services, at (480) 643-7291 or [email protected]
Phoenix, Arizona, USA-based Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a Fortune 500 company with
annual sales exceeding $9 billion, is one of the world's largest distributors of
semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components and
computer products from the leading manufacturers. Serving customers in 60
countries, Avnet markets, inventories and adds value to these products and
provides world-class supply-chain management and engineering services. The
Company's web site is located at www.avnet.com.
Contact: John Hovis, SVP Investor Relations or Raymond Sadowski, SVP & CFO
* Telephone (480) 643-7291 * Fax (480) 643-7370
Internet: http://www.avnet.com
