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): September 20, 2010

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (631) 847-2000

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ITEM 8.01.    OTHER EVENTS

On September 20, 2010, Arrow Electronics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company will acquire Nu Horizons Electronics in an all-cash transaction for a purchase price of $7.00 per share.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

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.

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