UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): February 12, 2013

ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

7459 SOUTH LIMA STREET, ENGLEWOOD, 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:

Reference is hereby made to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-184225), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on October 1, 2012, including the prospectus forming a part thereof and the Prospectus Supplement filed with the Commission on February 12, 2013 (together, the “Registration Statement”), pursuant to which the Registrant registered $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its securities, for offer and sale in accordance with applicable provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

On February 12, 2013, the Registrant entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as representatives (the “Representatives”) of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), in connection with the public offering by the Underwriters of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Registrant’s 3.00% Notes due 2018 and $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Registrant’s 4.50% Notes due 2023 (together, the “Notes”), covered by the Registration Statement. The Underwriting Agreement in the form in which it was executed is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1. On February 12, 2013, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the pricing of the offering. The press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The Registrant has previously entered into an Indenture, dated as of January 15, 1997 (the “Indenture”), with Bank of Montreal Trust Company, as trustee, with respect to the Registrant’s debt securities.

Pursuant to the Indenture, on February 20, 2013, the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon (as successor to Bank of Montreal Trust Company), as trustee (the “Trustee”) will enter into a Supplemental Indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture”), which provides for the issuance of the Notes. A copy of the Supplemental Indenture is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1.

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.

Date: February 14, 2013

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