Arrow Electronics Updates Second-Quarter Guidance.

MELVILLE, N.Y. -- In advance of its annual investor day event being held today at the Sofitel New York, Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) announced that the company has tightened its financial guidance for the second quarter.

Based upon preliminary data, the company expects earnings per share, on a diluted basis, excluding any charges but including an estimate for amortization of intangible assets of $.02 to $.03, to be in the range of $.76 to $.80. The company stated previously that it anticipated earnings per share, on a diluted basis, in the range of $.74 to $.80 for the quarter ending June 30, 2008.

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. Headquartered in Melville, New York, Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for approximately 700 suppliers and 140,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more than 300 locations in 50 countries and territories.

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