Arrow Electronics Expands Power Portfolio in
North America with RECOM POWER

MELVILLE, NEW YORK — September 8, 2009 — The North American Components business of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) and RECOM POWER today announced they have entered into a distribution agreement to provide original equipment and contract manufacturers with products focused on lighting, industrial controls and medical applications. The agreement enables Arrow Electronics to distribute RECOM's products in North and South America.

"We are looking forward to partnering with RECOM POWER to offer our customers full-power solutions, in particular for lighting and industrial control applications," said Robert Hanley, vice president of marketing and asset management at Arrow Electronics.

"Arrow has the ability to provide outstanding support to our customers and sales rep network," said Christoph Wolf, vice president of sales, RECOM POWER. "This extension of our existing European agreement into the Americas is a logical progression in our quest to offer customers unparalleled support in their power supply and lighting needs."

About RECOM POWER

RECOM POWER Inc. offers constant current dimmable LED drivers, DC/DC converters, switching regulators, and single, dual, and triple output AC/DC modules as standard catalogue products for quick delivery. Their main markets are industrial controls, lighting, medical, military (COTS) and telecommunications, although their converters are used in virtually every industry requiring low-to-medium DC voltage conversion in the 0.25 to 60 watt range. For additional information about RECOM and its award-winning products, please visit http://www.recom-power.com.

About Arrow Electronics

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, N.Y., Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for approximately 800 suppliers and 130,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more than 340 locations in 53 countries and territories.

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