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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): October 29, 2020
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, | CO | 80112
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code)

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of the exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1 par value |  | ARW |  | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On October 29, 2020, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its third quarter 2020 earnings. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as an Exhibit (99.1).
On October 29, 2020, the Registrant also issued a press release containing a third quarter 2020 CFO commentary related to its third quarter 2020 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 Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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, as amended or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number | Description
99.1 | Earnings press release issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc., dated October 29, 2020.
99.2 | CFO commentary press release issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc., dated October 29, 2020.
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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: | October 29, 2020 |  | By: | /s/ Lily Hughes
|  |  | Name: | Lily Hughes
|  |  | Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary