8-K 1 a4686040.txt ARROW ELECTRONICS 8-K 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 22, 2004 ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) NEW YORK 1-4482 11-1806155 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer of Incorporation) 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 N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On July 22, 2004, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the corporation's second quarter 2004 earnings. 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: July 22, 2004 EXHIBIT INDEX The following exhibit is furnished herewith: Exhibit Description ------- ----------- 99.1 Press release issued by Arrow Electronics, Inc., dated July 22, 2004, announcing the corporation's second quarter 2004 earnings.