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): March 31, 2015


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, COLORADO 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)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 8.01.        Other Events.

On March 31, 2015, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that a subsidiary of the Registrant had successfully completed its acquisition of immixGroup, Inc. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01.          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 (d)           Exhibits                                              

99.1   Press Release, dated March 31, 2015.


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.

Date: March 31, 2015

 

ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.

   

 

By:

/s/ Gregory Tarpinian

Name:

Gregory Tarpinian

Title:

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary



EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Description

 

99.1

Press Release, dated March 31, 2015.



Exhibit 99.1

Arrow Electronics Completes Acquisition of immixGroup, Inc.

CENTENNIAL, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2015--Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) announced today the successful completion of the acquisition of immixGroup, Inc., a value-added distributor supporting over 800 value-added resellers, solution providers, service providers, and other public sector channel partners with specialized resources to accelerate their government sales. immixGroup, Inc. is headquartered in McLean, Va.

This acquisition is expected to be $.10 to $.14 accretive to earnings per share, excluding the impact of the amortization of related intangible assets, in the first year post closing.

Arrow Electronics (www.arrow.com) is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for more than 100,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more than 460 locations in 56 countries.

Safe Harbor

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. This press release includes forward-looking statements that are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or facts to differ materially from such statements for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to: industry conditions, the company’s implementation of its new enterprise resource planning system, changes in product supply, pricing and customer demand, competition, other vagaries in the global components and global ECS markets, changes in relationships with key suppliers, increased profit margin pressure, the effects of additional actions taken to become more efficient or lower costs, risks related to the integration of acquired businesses, changes change in legal and regulatory matters, the company’s ability to generate additional cash flow and the other risks described from time to time in the company’s reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (including the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q). Forward-looking statements are those statements which are not statements of historical fact. Forward-looking statements can be identified by forward looking words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” and similar expressions. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any of the forward-looking statements.

CONTACT:
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
Steven O’Brien, 303-824-4544
Director, Investor Relations
or
Paul J. Reilly, 631-847-1872
Executive Vice President, Finance and Operations, &
Chief Financial Officer
or
Media Contact:
John Hourigan, 303-824-4586
Vice President, Global Communications

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