Arrow Asia Pac To Acquire Adilam in Australia

Arrow Asia Pac To Acquire Adilam in Australia

March 30, 2007

    HONG KONG, March 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Arrow Asia
Pac today announced an agreement to acquire the component
distribution business of Adilam Pty. Ltd 
("Adilam") with effect from June 1, 2007.
Privately owned, Adilam is a leading electronic component
distributor in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).

    This acquisition will create significant opportunities
for Arrow, strengthening its leadership position and
increase its competitive advantages in the ANZ market.

    "I am delighted to add Adilam to Arrow Asia Pac.
There are significant synergies between the two companies.
This is one of our strategies to further strengthen our
leadership position in the ANZ market. This acquisition
will enable us to further accelerate our growth in ANZ
market", said Peter Kong, President of Arrow Asia
Pacific.

    "This acquisition will be mutually beneficial to
Arrow and Adilam. Arrow gains an expanded customer base and
additional strategic product lines, which are critical for
Arrow to further expand market share in ANZ.   Adilam's
customers and suppliers will gain instant access to Arrow's
specialized expertise, technical resources, supply chain
solutions  and extensive logistics capabilities," said
Gert Labuschagne, Vice President of Arrow - South Asia.

    Under the combined entity, there will be no change to
the local structure of Arrow and reporting relationships of
Arrow's existing employees. Adilam employees will be
transferred to Arrow Australia and assigned new positions.
With this increase in resources, Arrow will be better
positioned to expand its product portfolio and offer
improved services, products and support to customers and
suppliers of the combined company.

    About Arrow Asia Pac

    A subsidiary of Arrow Electronics, Inc., Arrow Asia Pac
is one of Asia Pacific's leading electronic component
distributors. In addition to its regional headquarters in
Hong Kong, Arrow Asia Pac operates 41 sales offices, two
primary distribution centers and four local warehouses in
eleven countries/territories across Asia.

    Providing a full range of semiconductors, passive,
electromechanical and connector products from over 60
leading international suppliers, Arrow Asia Pac serves more
than 10,000 original equipment and contract manufacturers
and commercial customers in Asia Pacific.  Visit us at
http://www.arrowasia.com .



    For more information, please contact:		     

     Ray Leung
     Marketing Communications Director 
     Arrow Asia Pac Ltd.
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]