SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                         Date of Report: January 8, 2004
                        (Date of earliest event reported)


                          Nu Horizons Electronics Corp
 ______________________________________________________________________________
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


  Delaware                    001-08798                            11-2621097
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 (State or other             (Commission                         (IRS Employer
 jurisdiction of             File Number)                       Identification
 incorporation)                                                     Number)


 70 Maxess Road, Melville, New York                                  11747
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(Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)


                                 (631) 396-5000
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               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)


                                       N/A
 ______________________________________________________________________________
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




Item 7.       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits
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99.1         Press release dated January 8, 2004, issued by Nu Horizons
             Electronics Corp. ("Registrant").


Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On  January 8, 2004,  the Registrant issued a press  release announcing the
Registrant's financial results for the third quarter ended November 30, 2003.  A
copy of the Registrant's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

     The information in this Form 8-K is being furnished under Item 12 and shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and
Exchange  Act  of  1934  (the  "Exchange  Act"),  or  otherwise  subject  to the
liabilities of such section,  nor shall such information be deemed  incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act,
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.





                                    SIGNATURE
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     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.

                                                Nu Horizons Electronics Corp.


                                                By:  /s/Paul Durando
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                                                    Paul Durando
                                                    Vice President - Finance


Date:  January 8, 2004