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): May 12, 2016


ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
NEW YORK
1-4482
11-1806155
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
                                                                                                                                                                                            

9201 East Dry Creek Road, Centennial, CO 80112
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (303) 824-4000


Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 5.07.              Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
The annual meeting of shareholders of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 12, 2016. The proposals are described in the Company’s Proxy Statement in connection with the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. As of the record date, there were a total of 91,627,676 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. At the annual meeting no less than 83,582,517 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy. Therefore, a quorum was present.
 
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
 
The number of directors is fixed at nine and the following persons were nominated to serve, and were elected, as directors of the Company. The voting results for each nominee were as follows:
 
Board Member
For
Withheld
Broker Non-votes
Barry W. Perry
78,656,562
1,237,796
3,688,159
Philip K. Asherman
79,028,777
865,581
3,688,159
Gail E. Hamilton
78,902,716
991,642
3,688,159
John N. Hanson
78,061,424
1,832,934
3,688,159
Richard S. Hill
78,714,433
1,179,925
3,688,159
M.F. (Fran) Keeth
79,459,874
434,484
3,688,159
Andrew C. Kerin
79,461,903
432,455
3,688,159
Michael J. Long
77,178,640
2,715,718
3,688,159
Stephen C. Patrick
78,689,244
1,205,114
3,688,159
 
Proposal  2 – The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016
 
The shareholders were asked to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The appointment was ratified with 83,138,945 shares voting for, 433,189 shares voting against, and 10,383 shares abstaining.

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

    The shareholders were asked to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s executive officers, as described in the Company’s Proxy. The proposal was passed by the shareholders with 74,891,422 shares in favor, 4,914,417 shares against, 88,519 shares abstaining, and 3,688,159 broker non-votes.

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:
May 13, 2016
By:
/s/ Gregory Tarpinian
 
 
 
Name:
Gregory Tarpinian
        Title:  Senior Vice President