SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) August 29, 1994
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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.)
25 Hub Drive, Melville, New York 11747
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (516) 391-1300
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On August 29, 1994, Arrow Electronics, Inc. ("Arrow") completed
the acquisition of Gates/FA Distributing, Inc. ("Gates/FA"), a Delaware
corporation and a leading commercial distributor of microcomputers with annual
sales of approximately $450 million. The acquisition, which will be accounted
for as a pooling of interests, was approved prior to the consummation of the
transaction by the stockholders of Gates/FA on August 29, 1994.
The acquisition was effected by a merger of AFG Acquisition
Company ("AFG"), a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arrow,
into Gates/FA pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 24,
1994 among Arrow, Gates/FA and AFG, with the result that the shareholders of
Gates/FA will become shareholders of Arrow. Pursuant to the merger, each of the
approximately 6.3 million shares of Gates/FA common stock outstanding at the
time of the merger was converted into the right to receive .5926 shares of
common stock of Arrow. The total value of the shares of Arrow's common stock
issued to acquire Gates/FA is approximately $142 million.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
Date: September 13, 1994 By: /s/ Robert E. Klatell
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Robert E. Klatell
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
