~~Table~~UNITED ofSTATES SECURITIES ~~Contents~~AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~UNITED~~Washington, ~~STATES SECURITIES~~DC ~~AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~20549

~~Washington,~~FORM ~~DC 20549~~8-K

~~FORM~~CURRENT ~~8-K~~REPORT

~~CURRENT~~Pursuant ~~REPORT~~to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Pursuant~~Date toof ~~Section 13~~Report ~~or 15~~(d)Date of ~~the~~earliest event reported): May 31, 2007

~~Securities~~ARROW ~~Exchange~~INTERNATIONAL, ~~Act of 1934~~INC

~~Date of Report~~ (~~Date~~Exact name of ~~earliest~~registrant ~~event~~as ~~reported):~~specified ~~May 4,~~in ~~2007~~its charter)

ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC


Pennsylvania	0-20212	23-1969991
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation)		Identification No.)

~~Pennsylvania~~2400 ~~(State~~Bernville orRoad, ~~other~~Reading, ~~jurisdiction~~Pennsylvania, 19605 (Address of ~~Incorporation)~~principal 0-executive ~~20212 (Commission File Number~~offices) ~~23-1969991~~ (~~I.R.S.~~Zip ~~Employer Identification No.~~Code)

~~2400 Bernville Road, Reading, Pennsylvania, 19605~~(610) 378-0130 (~~Address~~Registrant’s oftelephone ~~principal~~number, ~~executive~~including ~~offices)~~area ~~(Zip Code~~code)

~~(610) 378~~Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-~~0130~~K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy ~~(Registrant’s~~the ~~telephone~~filing ~~number,~~obligation ~~including~~of ~~area~~the ~~code)~~registrant under any of the following provisions:

~~Check~~o ~~the~~Written ~~appropriate~~communications ~~box~~pursuant ~~below if the Form 8-K filing is intended~~ to ~~simultaneously~~Rule ~~satisfy the~~425 ~~filing~~under ~~obligation of~~ the ~~registrant~~Securities ~~under~~Act ~~any~~(17 ofCFR ~~the following provisions:~~ 230.425)

¨o ~~Written~~Soliciting ~~communications~~material pursuant to Rule ~~425~~ 14a-12 under the ~~Securities~~Exchange Act (17 CFR ~~230~~240.~~425~~14a-12)

¨o ~~Soliciting~~Pre-commencement ~~material~~communications pursuant to Rule ~~14a~~ 14d-122(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.~~14a~~14d-122(b) )

¨o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule ~~14d~~ 13e-24(bc) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.~~14d~~13e-24(bc))

¨Item ~~Pre-commencement~~5.02 ~~communications~~Departure ~~pursuant~~of toDirectors ~~Rule 13e-4(c)~~or ~~under~~Certain ~~the~~Officers; ~~Exchange~~Election ~~Act~~of ~~(17 CFR~~Directors; ~~240.13e-4(c))~~ Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

~~TABLE~~On OFMay 31, ~~CONTENTS~~2007, Carl G. Anderson, Jr., was terminated as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and removed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. The Board of Directors of the Company stated that they had lost confidence in Mr. Anderson’s ability to lead the Company.

	Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
	Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
	Item 8.01 Other Events
	Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
	EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-17: RESIGNATION LETTER
EX-99.1: BOARD OF DIRECTORS' LETTER
EX-99.2: PRESS RELEASE

Effective May 31, 2007, Philip B. Fleck has been appointed interim president and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Fleck is 63 years old. Mr. Fleck was employed by the Company from 1975 until his retirement in 2005. From 1975 to 1986, Mr. Fleck was an engineering manager with the Company. From 1986 to 1994, Mr. Fleck was Vice President of Research and Engineering, and from 1994 to January 1999, he was Vice President of Research and Manufacturing. Mr. Fleck was President and Chief Operating Officer from January 1999 until January 2005.

~~Table~~On May 31, 2007, Mr. R. James Macaleer was elected non-executive Chairman of ~~Contents~~the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Macaleer is also the lead director of the Company and the chair of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee. In addition, Mr. John H. Broadbent, Jr., was elected Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Broadbent is also chair of the Audit Committee.

Item 5 7.0201 ~~Departure~~Regulation ofFD ~~Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.~~ Disclosure

OnA ~~May 4,~~copy ~~2007,~~of ~~Richard~~a T.letter ~~Niner,~~from athe ~~director~~Board of ~~Arrow~~Directors ~~International,~~to ~~Inc. (~~the ~~“Company”)~~McNeil ~~since 1982~~Trust, ~~notified~~dated ~~the~~May 31, ~~Company~~2007, ~~that~~is heattached hereto ~~was~~as ~~resigning~~Exhibit 99.1. ~~from~~The ~~the~~letter ~~Board~~is ofa ~~Directors~~response ofto ~~the~~a ~~Company, effective~~letter ~~immediately.~~from ~~Mr. Niner was~~ the ~~chair~~McNeil ofTrust, ~~the~~dated ~~Corporate~~May 17, 2007, ~~Governance~~attached ~~and~~hereto ~~Nominating Committee~~as Exhibit 99.2.

~~Mr. Niner stated~~The inCompany aalso ~~letter~~announced ~~sent~~that toit ~~the~~currently expects ~~Company~~FY ~~that~~2007 hesales ~~was~~and ~~resigning~~earnings ~~because~~per ofshare ato ~~disagreement~~come in ~~with~~near the ~~Company.~~low Aend ~~copy~~ of ~~Mr. Niner’s~~targets ~~resignation~~provided ~~letter~~in isthe ~~attached~~Company’s ~~hereto~~second asquarter ~~Exhibit 17~~press ~~and~~release ~~is incorporated~~of ~~herein by reference~~March 27, 2007.

On May 31, 2007, the Company issued a press release regarding certain of the matters described in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit ~~Regulation~~99.3 FDand ~~Disclosure~~is incorporated herein by reference.

AThe ~~copy~~information is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of aForm ~~letter~~8-K ~~from~~and shall not be deemed ‘filed’ for the ~~Board~~purposes of ~~Directors~~Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the ~~Mr. Niner,~~liabilities ~~dated~~of ~~May 9~~that Section, ~~2007~~unless we specifically incorporate it in a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. By filing this report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, iswe ~~attached~~make ~~hereto~~no admission as to the materiality of any information in ~~Exhibit~~this report that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation 99FD.1.

~~The information is furnished pursuant to~~ Item ~~7.01~~ ~~of Form~~ 8-K and shall not be deemed ‘filed’ for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, unless we specifically incorporate it in a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.01 ByOther filing this report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, we make no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.Events

~~Item~~On May ~~8.01~~31, ~~Other~~2007, ~~Events~~the Company announced that its Board of Directors had designated August 31, 2007 as the designated date for its 2007 Annual Meeting.

On May 9 31, 2007, the Company ~~announced~~also ~~that~~voted ~~its Board of Directors formed a Special Committee comprised of independent directors, who are John H. Broadbent, T. Jerome Holleran, R. James Macaleer, Marlin Miller, Jr. and Raymond Neag,~~ to ~~explore~~decrease ~~potential~~the ~~strategic~~size ~~alternatives aimed at enhancing shareholder value. Marlin Miller, Jr., will serve as Chairman~~ of ~~the Special Committee,~~its ~~which~~Board ~~has hired the investment banking firm~~ of ~~Lazard~~Directors ~~Frères~~from &9 ~~Co LLC (“Lazard”)~~ to ~~provide financial~~8 members, ~~advisory~~effective ~~services and Dechert LLP to provide legal services to it in connection with its review~~immediately.

~~There~~Item can be no assurance regarding the timing of or whether the Board will elect to pursue any of the strategic alternatives it may consider, or that any such alternatives will result in changes to the Company’s plans or will be consummated9.01 ~~The~~Financial ~~Company~~Statements ~~does~~and ~~not intend to provide updates or make any further comment until the outcome of the process is determined or until there are significant developments.~~ Exhibits

~~On May 9, 2007 the Company issued a press release regarding the matters described in this Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit~~ (d) ~~99.2 and is~~Exhibits ~~incorporated herein by reference.~~

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Letter dated May 31, 2007 from the Board of Directors of Arrow International, Inc. to The Robert L. McNeil, Jr. 1983 Trust

99.2		Letter dated May 17, 2007 from The Robert L. McNeil, Jr. 1983 Trust to the Board of Directors of Arrow International, Inc.

99.3		Press Release, dated May 31, 2007

~~(d) Exhibits~~SIGNATURE

Exhibit Number		Description
17		Letter dated May 4, 2007 from Richard Niner to the Board of Directors of Arrow International, Inc.
99.1		Letter dated May 9, 2007 from the Board of Directors to Richard Niner

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, thereunto duly authorized.


	ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Date: May 31, 2007	By:	/s/ R. James Macaleer
		R. James Macaleer
		Director

Exhibit Number		Description
99.2		Press Release, dated May 9, 2007

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Letter dated May 31, 2007 from the Board of Directors of Arrow International, Inc. to The Robert L. McNeil, Jr. 1983 Trust

99.2		Letter dated May 17, 2007 from The Robert L. McNeil, Jr. 1983 Trust to the Board of Directors of Arrow International, Inc.

99.3		Press Release, dated May 31, 2007

SIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized.

	ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Date: May 9, 2007	By:	/s/ R. James Macaleer
		R. James Macaleer
		Director

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
17		Letter dated May 4, 2007 from Richard Niner to the Board of Directors of Arrow International, Inc.
99.1		Letter dated May 9, 2007 from the Board of Directors to Richard Niner
99.2		Press Release, dated May 9, 2007

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