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): December 6, 2010
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 | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
50 MARCUS DRIVE, MELVILLE, NEW YORK | 11747 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
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 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
On December 6, 2010, Arrow Electronics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company had acquired Diasa Informatica. 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
EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION |
99.1 | Press release dated December 6, 2010 issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc. |
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. | ||||||
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Date: | December 6, 2010 | By: | /s/ Peter S. Brown | |||
Name: | Peter S. Brown | |||||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||||
and General Counsel |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION | |
99.1 | Press Release dated December 6, 2010 issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc. |
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