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): December 11, 2007
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                             ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



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


                    50 MARCUS DRIVE, MELVILLE, NEW YORK 11747
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (631) 847-2000
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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ITEM 8.01  OTHER EVENTS

     On December 11, 2007, the Company issued a press release announcing the
     institution of an additional share repurchase program. The full text of the
     press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
     8-K.


ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (c)     EXHIBITS
             99.1 press release dated December 11, 2007 regarding the Company's
             Stock Repurchase Program.






                                   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:  December 12, 2007                         By:  /s/ Peter S. Brown
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                                               Name:  Peter S. Brown
                                              Title:  Senior Vice President




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit    Description
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99.1       Press release dated December 11, 2007 regarding the Company's Stock
           Repurchase Program.

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

   Arrow Electronics Announces Additional Share Repurchase Program

     --Repurchase to Offset Dilution From Stock Options and Other
                   Stock-Based Compensation Plans--


    MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2007--Arrow Electronics,
Inc. (NYSE:ARW) announced today the approval by its Board of Directors
of authority to repurchase an additional $100 million of common stock
through a share repurchase program. The company expects to repurchase
shares in such amounts as to offset the dilution from the exercise of
stock options and other stock-based compensation plans. This share
repurchase program is in addition to the $100 million program that was
authorized in February 2006. To date, the company has repurchased
$84.2 million of common stock under this initial program.

    Arrow Electronics (www.arrow.com) is a global provider of
products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of
electronic components and computer products. Headquartered in
Melville, New York, Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for more
than 600 suppliers and 140,000 original equipment manufacturers,
contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global
network of 260 locations in 55 countries and territories.

    CONTACT: Arrow Electronics, Inc.
             Sabrina N. Weaver, 631-847-5359
             Director, Investor Relations
             or
             Paul J. Reilly, 631-847-1872
             Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
             or
             Media:
             Jacqueline F. Strayer, 631-847-2101
             Vice President, Corporate Communications