UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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 10, 2018


ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


NEW YORK

1-04482

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 10, 2018. The proposals are described in the Company’s Proxy Statement in connection with the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. As of the record date, there were a total of 87,633,886 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. At the annual meeting 79,555,187 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 74,066,798 2,627,798 2,860,591
Philip K. Asherman 75,478,171 1,216,425 2,860,591
Steven H. Gunby 76,478,519 216,077 2,860,591
Gail E. Hamilton 75,848,036 846,560 2,860,591
Richard S. Hill 64,670,668 12,023,928 2,860,591
M.F. (Fran) Keeth 74,398,276 2,296,320 2,860,591
Andrew C. Kerin 75,359,859 1,334,737 2,860,591
Michael J. Long 73,307,154 3,387,442 2,860,591
Stephen C. Patrick 73,740,673 2,953,923 2,860,591


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, 2018

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 75,884,663 shares voting for, 3,656,565 shares voting against, and 13,959 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 68,034,903 shares in favor, 8,444,407 shares against, 215,286 shares abstaining, and 2,860,591 broker non-votes.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.

 
 

Date: May 10, 2018

By:

/s/ Gregory Tarpinian

 

Name: Gregory Tarpinian

 

Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer