Exhibit 99.1

Arrow Electronics Reaches Settlement with E.ON SE

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 20, 2012--Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) announced today that it has entered into a Settlement Agreement with E.ON SE (EOAN:GR) and VEBA Electronics LLC relating to certain disputes originating from Arrow’s acquisition of Wyle Electronics from the VEBA Group in August of 2000. Under the Settlement Agreement, E.ON will pay Arrow an aggregate amount of $110 million.

The Settlement Agreement provides for, among other things:

• The final and irrevocable settlement among Arrow, E.ON and VEBA of all present or future claims relating to or arising out of the Wyle acquisition, including settlement of related income tax disputes; and
• The dismissal of all litigation between Arrow, E.ON and VEBA including all claims and counterclaims before the District Court of Frankfurt am Main in Germany, and the termination of a related ongoing mediation proceeding that commenced in December 2009.

Under the Settlement Agreement, Arrow retains the right to past insurance recoveries and any future amounts recovered from pending claims or claims yet to be asserted under any relevant identified or unidentified insurance policies.

Arrow believes that the settlement amount together with any insurance recoveries will be sufficient to cover any potential future costs relating to environmental clean-up activities and any other asserted or unasserted claims related to environmental matters arising out of the Wyle Acquisition, however it is possible unexpected costs beyond those anticipated could occur.

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 120,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more than 390 locations in 53 countries.

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Arrow Electronics, Inc.
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Senior Manager, Investor Relations
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Executive Vice President, Finance and Operations, and Chief Financial Officer
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