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): July 25, 2006 ------------- 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.) 50 MARCUS DRIVE, MELVILLE, NEW YORK 11747 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Zip Code Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (631) 847-2000 -------------- Not Applicable -------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION On July 25, 2006, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the Registrant's second quarter 2006 earnings. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as an Exhibit (99.1). 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 press release dated July 25, 2006. 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: July 25, 2006 By: /s/Peter S. Brown ----------------- Name: Peter S. Brown Title: Senior Vice President EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description ------- ----------- 99.1 Press release issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc., dated July 25, 2006.