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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-07-008223
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20070807
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070810
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070810

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000007536
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-ELECTRONIC PARTS & EQUIPMENT, NEC [5065]
		IRS NUMBER:				111806155
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04482
		FILM NUMBER:		071043777

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		25 HUB DR
		CITY:			MELVILLE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11747
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5163911300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		50 MARCUS DR
		CITY:			MELVILLE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11747
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                                 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): August 7, 2007
                                                          --------------


                             ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
                             -----------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



            NEW YORK                    1-4482                11-1806155
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  (State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission            (IRS Employer
        of Incorporation)            File Number)        Identification No.)


                    50 MARCUS DRIVE, MELVILLE, NEW YORK 11747
                    -----------------------------------------
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (631) 847-2000
                                                           --------------

                                 Not Applicable
                                 --------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


         Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
    (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
    (17 CFR 20.14a-12)

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
    Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
    Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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ITEM 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS

         On August 7, 2007, the Registrant issued a press release announcing
         that the corporation had signed a definitive agreement pursuant to
         which Arrow will acquire Centia Group Limited and AKS Group Nordic AB.
         A copy of the press release is attached hereto as an Exhibit (99.1).


ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

      (c)   EXHIBITS
            99.1 press release issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc. dated
            August 7, 2007.




                                   SIGNATURES

         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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                                    ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.


Date:  August 10, 2007                                 By: /s/Peter S. Brown
                                                           -----------------
                                                     Name: Peter S. Brown
                                                    Title: Senior Vice President




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit   Description
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99.1      Press release issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc., dated August 7, 2007.

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<TEXT>
                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

          Arrow Electronics to Acquire Centia Group Limited
                       and AKS Group Nordic AB

          ---Expands Software Solutions Business in Europe---

    MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2007--Arrow Electronics,
Inc. (NYSE:ARW) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement
pursuant to which Arrow will acquire Centia Group Limited and AKS
Group Nordic AB ("Centia/AKS"), Europe's leading specialty
distributors of access infrastructure, security and virtualization
software solutions.

    "With the acquisition of Centia/AKS, we continue to execute on our
strategic objective to pursue opportunities in fast-growing market
segments. This transaction further diversifies our product portfolio
in the European region and strengthens our strategic focus on software
solutions - which is unique to Arrow and will enable us to continue to
outgrow the market," said M. Catherine Morris, president, Arrow
Enterprise Computing Solutions.

    Centia/AKS has over 120 employees throughout Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.
The joint linecard includes leading suppliers such as Citrix, VMware,
and RSA. Centia/AKS support value-added resellers in delivering
solutions that optimize, accelerate, monitor and secure an end user's
IT environment. Total sales for 2007 are expected to exceed $120
million.

    "Our reputation for technical excellence has been built up over 25
years. We are excited to become part of a world-class value-added
distributor such as Arrow, and gain access to Arrow's significant
resources and broad customer base. This partnership will create
meaningful opportunities for our organization," said Yuri Pasea,
founder and chairman, Centia/AKS.

    The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions,
including obtaining necessary government approvals, and is expected to
be completed within the next 60 days.

    Arrow Electronics (www.arrow.com) is a global provider of
products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of
electronic components and computer products. Headquartered in
Melville, New York, Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for more
than 600 suppliers and 140,000 original equipment manufacturers,
contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global
network of 260 locations in 55 countries and territories.

    Safe Harbor

    The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a
"safe harbor" for forward-looking statements. This press release
includes forward-looking statements that are subject to numerous
assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, which could cause actual
results or facts to differ materially from such statements for a
variety of reasons, including, but not limited to: industry
conditions, the company's implementation of its new global financial
system and the company's planned implementation of its new enterprise
resource planning system, changes in product supply, pricing and
customer demand, competition, other vagaries in the global components
and enterprise computing solutions markets, changes in relationships
with key suppliers, increased profit margin pressure, the effects of
additional actions taken to become more efficient or lower costs, and
the company's ability to generate additional cash flow.
Forward-looking statements are those statements, which are not
statements of historical fact. These forward-looking statements can be
identified by forward-looking words such as "expects," "anticipates,"
"intends," "plans," "may," "will," "believes," "seeks," "estimates,"
and similar expressions. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date on which they are made. The company
undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any of the
forward-looking statements.

    CONTACT: Arrow Electronics, Inc.
             Sabrina N. Weaver, 631-847-5359
             Director, Investor Relations
             or
             Paul J. Reilly, 631-847-1872
             Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
             or
             Media:
             Jacqueline F. Strayer, 631-847-2101
             Vice President, Corporate Communications
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