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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 26, 2011


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.)


50 MARCUS DRIVE, MELVILLE, NEW YORK  11747
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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


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 October 26, 2011, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its third quarter 2011 earnings.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as an Exhibit 99.1.  In that press release registrant made reference to a CFO commentary that supplemented the company’s earnings release.  A copy of the CFO commentary is attached hereto as 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 October 26, 2011
99.2           Third Quarter 2011 CFO Commentary




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 26, 2011
By:  
/s/ Peter S. Brown
 
Name:  
Peter S. Brown
 
Title:  
Senior Vice President


EXHIBIT INDEX
 

Exhibit
Description
   
99.1
Earnings press release issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc., dated October 26, 2011.
   
99.2
Third Quarter CFO Commentary issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc. on October 26, 2011.