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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:		10736603

	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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      <font style="font-size: 12pt">UNITED&#160;STATES</font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">WASHINGTON,
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      8-K</font><br><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">CURRENT
      REPORT</font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">PURSUANT
      TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font><br><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Date
      of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </font><u><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">April
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            <u><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">ARROW
            ELECTRONICS, INC.</font></u>
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            <u>1-4482</u>
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            <u>11-1806155</u>
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            <u>50 MARCUS DRIVE, MELVILLE, NEW YORK 11747</u>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Registrant&#8217;s
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      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):</font>
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      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14d-2(b))</font>
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      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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      On April 6, 2010, Arrow Electronics, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a press
      release announcing agreements to acquire Converge, a leading provider of
      reverse logistics services, and Verical, Inc., a unique e-commerce
      marketplace geared toward meeting the end-of-life components and parts
      shortage needs of customers.&#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>
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          99.1
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          Press release dated April 6, 2010 issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc.
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><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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            &#160;
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            April 7, 2010
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            Peter S. Brown
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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 April 6, 2010 issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc.
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Arrow
      Electronics Acquires Converge and Verical, Inc.</b></font>
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Acquisitions
      provide services across the entire product lifecycle</b></font>
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      MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2010--Arrow Electronics, Inc.
      (NYSE:ARW) today announced agreements to acquire Converge, a leading
      provider of reverse logistics services, and Verical, Inc., a unique
      ecommerce marketplace geared toward meeting the end-of-life components
      and parts shortage needs of customers.
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      &#8220;These acquisitions complement Arrow&#8217;s global strategy by providing
      comprehensive services across the entire product lifecycle for suppliers
      and customers,&#8221; said Michael J. Long, chairman, president and chief
      executive officer of Arrow Electronics. &#8220;Reverse logistics is a rapidly
      growing area, and this acquisition builds on Arrow&#8217;s global capabilities
      as a supply chain and logistics expert. The addition of Verical also
      further strengthens our ecommerce capabilities.&#8221;
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    <p>
      Converge, with 350 employees, is headquartered in Peabody, Mass., with
      offices in Singapore and Amsterdam, including support centers throughout
      Europe, Asia and the Americas. Verical is based in San Francisco.
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    <p>
      The acquisitions are expected to be accretive to earnings by $.05 to
      $.10 per share annually post closing of the Converge transaction. The
      Converge deal is subject to regulatory approvals and is anticipated to
      close in May 2010, while the Verical acquisition has been completed.
    </p>
    <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 over 900
      suppliers and 125,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract
      manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more
      than 310 locations in 51 countries and territories.
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    <p>
      <u>Safe Harbor</u>
    </p>
    <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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    <p>
      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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