8-K 1 a51453005.htm ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC 8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): November 3, 2016
ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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

9201 EAST DRY CREEK ROAD, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 824-4000
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:

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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On November 3, 2016, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its third quarter 2016 earnings. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as an Exhibit (99.1).

On November 3, 2016, the Registrant also issued a press release containing a Third Quarter 2016 CFO commentary related to its third quarter 2016 earnings. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as an Exhibit (99.2).

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) EXHIBITS

99.1 Earnings press release dated November 3, 2016.

99.2 CFO commentary press release dated November 3, 2016.

SIGNATURES

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.

| ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
Date: November 3, 2016 | By: | /s/ Gregory Tarpinian
| Name: | Gregory Tarpinian
| Title: | Senior Vice President

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit | Description
99.1 | Earnings press release issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc., dated November 3, 2016.
99.2 | CFO commentary press release issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc., dated November 3, 2016.