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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-10-005699
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20101001
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20101004
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20101004

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:		101105315

	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-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">SECURITIES
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      8-K</font><br><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">CURRENT
      REPORT</font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">PURSUANT
      TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font><br><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">Date
      of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 1, 2010</font><br><br><br>
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            <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">ARROW
            ELECTRONICS, INC.</font><br>
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            Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</font>
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            NEW YORK
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            1-4482
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            11-1806155
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            (State or Other Jurisdiction
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            of Incorporation)
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            50 MARCUS DRIVE, MELVILLE, NEW YORK
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            11747
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Registrant&#8217;s
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      of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):</font>
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      230.425)</font>
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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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      <b>ITEM 8.01.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;OTHER EVENTS</b><br>
    </p>
    <p>
      On October 1, 2010, Arrow Electronics, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a
      press release announcing that the Company had signed a definitive
      agreement to acquire all of the assets and operations of the RF,
      Wireless and Power Division of Richardson Electronics, Ltd.&#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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            <u>DESCRIPTION</u>
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            99.1
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Press release dated October 1, 2010 issued by Arrow Electronics,
            Inc.
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font><br>
    </p>
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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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          &#160;
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            ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
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            &#160;
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          &#160;
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          Date:
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            October 4, 2010
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            By:
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            /s/ Peter S. Brown
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            Name:
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            Peter S. Brown
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            Title:
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            Senior Vice President
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            and General Counsel
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      <b>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</b><br><br>
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            <u>EXHIBIT NO.</u>
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          &#160;
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            <u>DESCRIPTION</u>
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        <td style="width: 15%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 5%">

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          &#160;
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            99.1
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        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; width: 80%" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Press Release dated October 1, 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-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Arrow
      Electronics Acquires the RF, Wireless &amp; Power Division of Richardson
      Electronics, Ltd.</b></font>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>-- EPS
      accretion of $.10-$.20 per share in first full year of operations --</b></font>
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    <p>
      MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 1, 2010--Arrow Electronics,
      Inc. (NYSE:ARW) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement
      pursuant to which Arrow will acquire all of the assets and operations of
      the RF, Wireless and Power Division of Richardson Electronics, Ltd.
      (&#8220;Richardson RFPD&#8221;).
    </p>
    <p>
      Richardson RFPD is a leading value-added global component distributor
      and provider of engineered solutions serving the global radio frequency
      (&#8220;RF&#8221;) and wireless communications market. The product set includes
      solutions for infrastructure and wireless networks, power management and
      alternative energy markets. The company has a presence in many markets
      including wireless infrastructure, digital broadcast, microwave radio,
      military and aerospace, and satellite communications. The company has a
      line card of more than 80 leading RF and wireless component
      manufacturers that includes RF power transistors, passive and connector
      products, low-power components, amplifiers, digital broadcast
      components. Richardson RFPD offers its customers an array of value-added
      services and engineered solutions to meet their needs.
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;This acquisition brings Arrow a global presence in the wireless and
      power conversion markets with specialized expertise in RF engineering
      and a highly talented team of sales professionals. With the addition of
      this acquisition, we will increase our footprint in the Asia-Pacific
      market where growth has been very robust,&#8221; said Michael J. Long,
      chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Arrow Electronics.
      &#8220;Richardson RFPD is one of the few companies in the industry with the
      ability to design, assemble, manufacture, and test an entire system.
      This acquisition is aligned with our strategy to diversify into markets
      that offer superior growth characteristics and increase our portfolio of
      value-added services.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Richardson RFPD will become a separate operating unit of Arrow
      Electronics and its headquarters will remain in LaFox, IL. Richardson
      RFPD has approximately 400 employees and total sales were in excess of
      $350 million for the fiscal year ended May 29, 2010. The transaction is
      expected to be $.10-$.20 per share accretive to earnings in the first
      full year of operations. The acquisition has been approved by the Boards
      of Directors of both companies and is subject to the approval of
      Richardson Electronics&#8217; shareholders as well as customary regulatory
      approvals. The transaction is expected to close in early 2011.
    </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.
    </p>
    <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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      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, Finance and Operations, &amp; Chief Financial Officer<br>or<br>Media<br>John
      Hourigan, 303-824-4586<br>Director, Corporate Communications
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