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 20, 2003 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 20, 2003, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the corporation's fourth quarter 2002 results. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as an Exhibit (99.1). 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 EXHIBIT INDEX The following exhibit is filed herewith: Exhibit Description ------- ----------- 99.1 Press release issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc., dated February 20, 2003, announcing the corporation's year-end 2002 earnings.