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) October 4, 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 October 4, 2005, Avnet, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its first
quarter earnings announcement will be webcast on October 27, 2005. 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 October 4, 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: October 4, 2005          By: /s/ Raymond Sadowski            
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                                       Raymond Sadowski
                                       Senior Vice President and
                                       Chief Financial Officer