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July 1, 2008

Customer Name

Customer Address

Customer Address

Subject: Avnet, Inc. Acquires Source Electronics Corporation

Dear (insert customer name):

We are delighted to forward you the latest Avnet, Inc. press release announcing that Avnet has acquired the Source Electronics Corporation. In this acquistion the global operations of Source will be part of Avnet Logistics and will be named Avnet Source.

From a global perspective this acquisition is of tremendous significance to both Source and Avnet customers. It doubles our programming operations with Avnet bringing increased capacity, capital and global reach in Europe, Asia and the Americas and Source providing proprietary programming technology and state-of-the-art production operations in Asia, North America and South America. Source has also established an outstanding track record of growth and quality service in the outsourced programming marketplace.

In addition, Source customers will now have access to Avnet’s global component inventory and our full array of logistics services that include B2B 3PL warehousing, transportation management, demand planning, logistics network management and reverse logistics services.

The acquisition of Source is a strategic investment in the services capabilities of Avnet Logistics, one that will strengthen our global competitive position. In fact, with this acquisition, we are now the leading global technology distributor for outsourced programming services to the electronics industry and our combined scale and scope effectively positions us to deliver superior value to our customers.

Avnet has more than 12,300 employees working at 300 locations in 70 countries worldwide. We are number 163 on the Fortune 500 list of America’s largest corporations and among the world’s 1,000 largest companies on Forbes’ Global 2000 list. Avnet was also named top technology distributor on Fortune’s “2007 Most Admired Companies” list. Avnet has grown by putting the customer first and we will continue to do so.

Bill Wentworth, Source’s CEO, Doug Adams, COO, and Mark Frechette, CFO, are now part of the Avnet team and they, along with Jim Mooney, Avnet’s vice president of global programming operations, will continue to manage customer engagements, build our external programming customer base and run our global programming center operations. In addition, the Source sales and program management team will continue to support your needs and accelerate your success.

We want to assure the entire Source customer base that the service levels that they have become accustomed to will not be affected during our integration/transition period. Our commitment to maintaining customer centric practices will forever be part of our culture.

We value your business and are committed to integrating our two businesses in a manner seamless to you while providing you with the highest quality and service in the industry.

If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact us directly.

Sincerely,

Jim Smith Bill Wentworth

President Senior Vice President

Avnet Logistics Avnet Source

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