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AVNET, INC.
Meeting Information
Meeting Type:
Annual
For holders as of: September 8,
2009
Date: November 5, 2009 Time:
11:00 AM Mountain
| Location: | Avnet, Inc. 2211 South 47th Street Phoenix, AZ 85034 |
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Voting Items |
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The Board of Directors recommends that
you vote FOR the following:
you vote FOR the following:
| 1. | Election of 9 directors
to serve for the
ensuing year. |
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Nominees: |
01) Eleanor Baum |
06) Ray M. Robinson |
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02) J. Veronica Biggins |
07) William P. Sullivan |
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03) Lawrence W. Clarkson |
08) Gary L. Tooker |
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04) Ehud Houminer |
09) Roy Vallee |
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05) Frank R. Noonan |
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:
| 2. | Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 3, 2010. |
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment
thereof.
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