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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): May 1, 2012


ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



NEW YORK
1-4482
11-1806155
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)


7459 SOUTH LIMA STREET, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO  80112
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (303) 824-4000


Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On May 1, 2012, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its first quarter 2012 earnings.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as an Exhibit 99.1.  In that press release registrant made reference to a CFO commentary that supplemented the company’s earnings release.  A copy of the CFO commentary is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)           EXHIBITS
99.1           Earnings press release dated May 1, 2012.
99.2           First Quarter 2012 CFO Commentary



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.
       
       
Date:  May 1, 2012
By:
/s/ Peter S. Brown
   
Name:
Peter S. Brown
   
Title:
Senior Vice President
 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Description
   
99.1
Earnings press release issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc., dated May 1, 2012.
   
99.2
First Quarter CFO Commentary issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc. on May 1, 2012.