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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001157523-09-008121.txt : 20091117
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-09-008121
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20091117
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20091117
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091117

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:		091190302

	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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      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font><br><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">Date
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            <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">ARROW
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            NEW YORK
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            1-4482
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            11-1806155
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            11747
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      <b>ITEM 8.01.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;OTHER EVENTS</b><br>
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      On November 17, 2009, Arrow Electronics, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a
      press release announcing that the Company signed an agreement pursuant
      to which the Company will acquire A.E. Petsche Company, a leading
      provider of interconnect products, including specialty wire, cable and
      harness management solutions.&#160;&#160;A copy of the press release is attached
      hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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      <b>ITEM 9.01.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS</b><br>
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            99.1
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            Press release dated November 17, 2009 issued by Arrow Electronics,
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font>
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      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
      Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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            ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
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            November 17, 2009
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            Senior Vice President<br>and General Counsel
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          &#160;
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            99.1
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            Press Release dated November 17, 2009 issued by Arrow Electronics,
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <u><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Arrow
      Electronics to Acquire A.E. Petsche Company</b></font></u>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>--
      Increases Presence in Faster Growing PEMCO Market --</b></font>
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    <p>
      MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 17, 2009--Arrow Electronics,
      Inc. (NYSE: ARW) today announced an agreement to acquire A.E. Petsche
      Company (&#8220;A.E. Petsche&#8221;), a leading provider of interconnect products,
      including specialty wire, cable and harness management solutions, to the
      aerospace and defense markets.
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      &#8220;With this acquisition, A.E. Petsche will expand Arrow&#8217;s product
      offering in specialty wire and cable and will greatly increase our
      presence in the aerospace and defense markets,&#8221; said Peter T. Kong,
      president of Arrow Global Components. &#8220;This strategic transaction will
      add to the breadth of Arrow&#8217;s customer base and increase our staff of
      highly experienced sales professionals, while allowing for a variety of
      cross-selling opportunities with our existing business as well as other
      emerging markets.&#8221;
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    <p>
      &quot;We believe A.E. Petsche will further benefit from Arrow's considerable
      global scale, vast customer base, and strong financial resources,&quot; said
      Glenn Davidson, chief executive officer of A.E. Petsche. &quot;As a result of
      this transaction, both Arrow and A.E. Petsche will strengthen their
      product portfolio in the aerospace and defense markets.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      A.E. Petsche is headquartered in Arlington, Texas, and distributes
      products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom,
      France, and Belgium through 20 locations. With approximately 250
      employees, A.E. Petsche provides value-added distribution services to
      over 3,500 customers. Total sales in 2008 were approximately $220
      million and the acquisition is expected to be accretive to earnings by
      $.10 to $.12 in 2010. It is expected that the deal will close by the end
      of 2009.
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    <p>
      Arrow Electronics (<u>www.arrow.com</u>) is a global provider of
      products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of
      electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Headquartered
      in Melville, N.Y., Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for
      approximately 800 suppliers and 130,000 original equipment
      manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a
      global network of more than 340 locations in 53 countries and
      territories.
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    <p>
      <u>Safe Harbor</u>
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    <p>
      The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a &quot;safe
      harbor&quot; for forward-looking statements. This press release includes
      forward-looking statements, including statements addressing future
      financial results. These statements are subject to a number of risks and
      uncertainties that 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&#8217;s implementation of its
      new global financial system and the company&#8217;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 global ECS markets, changes in relationships with key
      suppliers, increased profit margin pressure, the effects of additional
      actions taken to become more efficient or lower costs, the company&#8217;s
      ability to generate additional cash flow and the other risks described
      from time to time in the company&#8217;s reports to the Securities and
      Exchange Commission (including the company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K
      and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q). 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 &quot;expects,&quot; &quot;anticipates,&quot; &quot;intends,&quot; &quot;plans,&quot; &quot;may,&quot; &quot;will,&quot;
      &quot;believes,&quot; &quot;seeks,&quot; &quot;estimates,&quot; 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.
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      CONTACT:<br>Arrow Electronics, Inc.<br>Michael Taunton, 631-847-5680<br>Vice
      President &amp; Treasurer<br>or<br>Paul J. Reilly, 631-847-1872<br>Executive
      Vice President &amp; Chief Financial Officer<br>or<br>Media:<br>John
      Hourigan, 303-824-4586<br>Director, External Communications
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