8-K 1 q420178-kpressrelease.htm 8-K
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): February 6, 2018
ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in charter)

NEW YORK | 1-4482 | 11-1806155
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) | File Number) | 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)
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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On February 6, 2018, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its fourth quarter 2017 earnings. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as an Exhibit (99.1).
On February 6, 2018, the Registrant also issued a press release containing a Fourth Quarter 2017 CFO commentary related to its fourth quarter 2017 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 February 6, 2018.
99.2 CFO commentary press release dated February 6,2018.
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: | February 6, 2018 |  | By: | /s/ Gregory Tarpinian
|  |  |  | Gregory Tarpinian
|  |  |  | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit | Description
99.1 | Earnings press release issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc., dated February 6, 2018.
99.2 | CFO commentary press release issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc., dated February 6, 2018.