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): February 17, 2004
ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
NEW YORK 1-4482
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File
of Incorporation) Number)
50 MARCUS DRIVE, MELVILLE, NEW YORK
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (631) 847-2000
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
On February 17, 2004, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the
corporation's plans to issue common stock in an underwritten public offering. 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
--------------------------
Name: Peter S. Brown
Title: Senior Vice President
Date: February 17, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
Exhibit Description
------- -----------
99.1 Press release issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc., dated
February 17, 2004, announcing the corporation's plans to issue
common stock in an underwritten public offering.