UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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) October 17, 2003
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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1-4482
(Commission File Number)
New York 11-1806155
(State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer
Identification Number)
50 Marcus Drive
Melville, New York 11747
(Address of registrant's principal executive office)
(631) 847-2000
(Registrant's telephone number)
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ITEM 7(c) Exhibits
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99.1 Notice to directors and executive officers, dated October 20, 2003.
ITEM 11. Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's Employee
Benefit Plans
On October 17, 2003, Arrow Electronics, Inc. ("Registrant") received
notification pursuant to section 101(i)(2)(E) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, that the Arrow Electronics Stock Ownership
Plan ("ESOP") will enter a blackout period in connection with the transfer of
recordkeeping and certain administrative responsibilities for the ESOP to
Fidelity Investments ("Blackout Period"). During the Blackout Period, ESOP
participants will not be able to take in-service withdrawals or any other
distributions of Arrow common stock from the ESOP. The Blackout Period is
scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, November 19, 2003,
and is expected to end after 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 19, 2003. Any
questions regarding the Blackout Period should be directed to Daniel Hickey,
Vice President, Global Compensation and Benefits, Arrow Electronics, Inc., 50
Marcus Drive, Melville, NY 11747 (631) 847-2559 dhickey@arrow.com.
As required by section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the directors
and executive officers of the Registrant will be notified on October 20, 2003 of
the Blackout Period and the resulting prohibition on purchases, acquisitions,
sales, or transfers of Arrow common stock applicable to directors and executive
officers of the Registrant. A copy of the notice to be provided to the
Registrant's directors and executive officers is attached to this Current Report
as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
By: /s/ Peter S.Brown
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Peter S. Brown
Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
Date: October 17, 2003
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number Title Page
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99.1 Notice to directors and executive officers,
dated October 20, 2003 5
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