Avnet (AVT) 10-Q 2018 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

(as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 30, 2017 (the “Report”), I, Ken Jacobson,  Interim Chief Financial Officer of Avnet, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby certify that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: January 26, 2018

/s/ KEN JACOBSON

Ken Jacobson

Interim Chief Financial Officer