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): August 10, 2004
ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
NEW YORK 1-4482 11-1806155
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Number) 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
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 13, 2004, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that
it had settled a claim for the payment of French value-added tax against its
French subsidiary, Tekelec SA, and will record an acquisition indemnity credit
in the third quarter for the difference between the amount previously reserved
for the claim and the amount of the settlement. A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as an Exhibit (99.1).
The information in this 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, is
furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that Section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference
into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.
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.
By: /s/ Peter S. Brown
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Name: Peter S. Brown
Title: Senior Vice President
Date: August 13, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
Exhibit Description
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99.1 Press release issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc., dated
August 13, 2004, announcing that it had settled a claim
for the payment of French value-added tax against its
French subsidiary, Tekelec SA, and will record an acquisition
indemnity credit in the third quarter for the difference
between the amount previously reserved for the claim and the
amount of the settlement.