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): January 2, 2007
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ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
NEW YORK 1-4482 11-1806155
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
50 MARCUS DRIVE, MELVILLE, NEW YORK 11747
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (631) 847-2000
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On January 2, 2007, Arrow Electronics, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing that the Company signed a definitive agreement pursuant to
which the Company will acquire substantially all of the assets and operations of
the KeyLink Systems Group distribution business of Agilysys, Inc. The definitive
agreement was entered into on January 2, 2007 by and among the Company, Arrow
Electronics Canada Ltd., Support Net, Inc. (a subsidiary of the Company),
Agilysys, Inc. and Agilysys Canada Inc. 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
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired:
Not applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information:
Not applicable.
(c) Shell Company Transactions:
Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits:
EXHIBIT
NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release issued by Arrow
Electronics, Inc. dated January 2, 2007
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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.
Date: January 4, 2007 By: /S/ Peter S. Brown
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Name: Peter S. Brown
Title: Senior Vice President and General
Counsel
EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT
NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc. dated
January 2, 2007.
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