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): April 3, 2009
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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 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
On April 3, 2009 following the confirmation of Karen Gordon Mills as
head of the United States Small Business Administration, the Board of Directors
(the "Board") of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (the "Company") accepted the
resignation of Mrs. Mills who has served as an independent director of the
Company. Mrs. Mills also resigned as Chairman of the Board's Compensation
Committee and from the Corporate Governance Committee.
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: April 8, 2009 By: /s/ Peter S. Brown
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Name: Peter S. Brown
Title: Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
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