Registration No. 333-
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C.
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                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT

                                      under

                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                                -----------------
                          NU HORIZONS ELECTRONICS CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Delaware                                        11-2621097
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

     70 Maxess Road, Melville, New York                   11747
  (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)

        NU HORIZONS ELECTRONICS CORP. 1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN, AS AMENDED
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                            Arthur Nadata, President
                          Nu Horizons Electronics Corp.
                                 70 Maxess Road
                            Melville, New York 11747
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (516) 396-5000
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
                                -----------------
                                    copy to:
                            Nancy D. Lieberman, Esq.
                     Blau, Kramer, Wactlar & Lieberman, P.C.
                             100 Jericho Quadrangle
                             Jericho, New York 11753
                                 (516) 822-4820
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                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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    Title of Each                           Proposed Minimum       Proposed Maximum
 Class of Securities      Amount to be     Offering Price Per    Aggregate Offering        Amount of
  To be Registered         Registered         Security (1)            Price (1)         Registration Fee
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 <S>                     <C>                      <C>               <C>                     <C>
 Common Stock,
  par value $.0066       300,000 shs.(2)          $7.16             $2,148,000              $597.15
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<FN>
(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration  fee, based
upon the  average of high and low prices of the  Company's  Common  Stock on the
Nasdaq  National Market System on July 8, 1999.
(2) The Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional
shares of Common Stock which may become issuable  pursuant to anti-dilution  and
adjustment provisions of the Plan.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
          ---------------------------------------

     This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-79561
on Form S-8 is being filed to register an  additional  300,000  shares of Common
Stock available for issuance under the  Registrant's  1998 Stock Option Plan, as
amended. An initial Registration  Statement on Form S-8 (Registration  Statement
No.  333-79561) was previously  filed with respect to that plan. The contents of
such earlier  Registration  Statement No.  333-79561 are hereby  incorporated by
reference.

     All documents  filed pursuant to Section 13(a),  13(c),  14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange  Act after  the date of this  Registration  Statement  and prior to the
termination of this offering of Common Stock shall be deemed to be  incorporated
by reference in this Registration  Statement and to be part hereof from the date
of filing of such documents.  Any statement contained in a document incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this  Registration  Statement shall
be deemed  to be  modified  or  superseded  for  purposes  of this  Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently
filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference  herein
modifies or supersedes such  statement.  Any statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed,  except as so modified or superseded,  to constitute a part
of this Registration Statement.

     The Company  will provide  without  charge to each person to whom a copy of
this  Registration  Statement is delivered,  upon the written or oral request of
such person,  a copy of any or all of the  documents  incorporated  by reference
(except for  exhibits  thereto  unless  specifically  incorporated  by reference
therein).  Requests  for such copies  should be directed  to the  Secretary,  Nu
Horizons  Electronics  Corp., 70 Maxess Road,  Melville,  New York 11747,  (516)
396-5000.


Item 8.  Exhibits.
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     4.1  1998 Stock Option Plan, as amended.

     5    Opinion and consent of Blau, Kramer, Wactlar & Lieberman, P.C.

     23.1 Consent of Blau, Kramer, Wactlar & Lieberman, P.C. - included in their
          opinion filed as Exhibit 5.

     23.2 Consent of Lazar, Levine & Felix LLP. 24 Powers of Attorney - included
          in signature page hereof.

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<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES

 Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  the Registrant
certifies  that  it  has  reasonable  grounds  to  believe  that  it  meets  all
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, in Melville, New York on the 12 th day of July, 1999.

                               NU HORIZONS ELECTRONICS CORP.

                               By:  /s/ Arthur Nadata
                                    -------------------------------
                                    Arthur Nadata
                                    President

                        POWER OF ATTORNEY

 Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  this
Registration Statement has been signed on July 12, 1999 by the following persons
in  the  capacities  indicated.   Each  person  whose  signature  appears  below
constitutes and appoints Arthur Nadata and Paul Durando, and each of them acting
individually,   with  full   power  of   substitution,   our  true  and   lawful
attorneys-in-fact  and  agents to do any and all acts and things in our name and
on our behalf in our capacities indicated below which they or either of them may
deem  necessary or advisable to enable Nu Horizons  Electronics  Corp. to comply
with the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  and any rules,  regulations  and
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission,  in connection with this
Registration  Statement  including  specifically,  but not limited to, power and
authority  to sign  for us or any of us in our  names in the  capacities  stated
below, any and all amendments  (including  post-effective  amendments)  thereto,
granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing  requisite  and necessary to be done in
such connection, as fully to all intents and purposes as we might or could do in
person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue thereof.

              Signature                                Title

         /s/ Irving Lubman                    Chairman of the Board and
             Irving Lubman                    Chief Executive Officer

         /s/ Arthur Nadata                    President, Treasurer and Director
             Arthur Nadata                    (Principal Executive Officer)

         /s/ Richard Schuster                 Vice President, Secretary and
             Richard Schuster                 Director

         /s/ Paul Durando                     Vice President - Finance, Chief
             Paul Durando                     Financial Officer and Director
                                              (Principal Financial and
                                              Accounting Officer)

         /s/ Herbert M. Gardner               Director
             Herbert M. Gardner

         /s/ Harvey R. Blau                   Director
             Harvey R. Blau

         /s/ Dominic Polimeni                 Director
             Dominic Polimeni
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


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                          NU HORIZONS ELECTRONICS CORP.

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                         Form S-8 Registration Statement


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                           E X H I B I T    I N D E X

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                                                         Page No. in Sequential
Exhibit                                                  Numbering of all Pages,
Number           Exhibit Description                     including Exhibit Pages
-------          -------------------                     -----------------------

4       1998 Stock Option Plan, as amended . . . . . . .

5       Opinion and Consent of Counsel . . . . . . . . .

23.1    Consent of Counsel             . . . . . . . . .     See Exhibit 5

23.2    Consent of Lazar, Levine & Felix LLP.. . . . . .

24      Powers of Attorney             . . . . . . . . .     See signature page
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Registration No. 333-
================================================================================
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C.
                                -----------------
                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT

                                      under

                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                                -----------------
                          NU HORIZONS ELECTRONICS CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Delaware                                        11-2621097
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

     70 Maxess Road, Melville, New York                   11747
  (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)

        NU HORIZONS ELECTRONICS CORP. 1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN, AS AMENDED
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                            Arthur Nadata, President
                          Nu Horizons Electronics Corp.
                                 70 Maxess Road
                            Melville, New York 11747
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (516) 396-5000
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
                                -----------------
                                    copy to:
                            Nancy D. Lieberman, Esq.
                     Blau, Kramer, Wactlar & Lieberman, P.C.
                             100 Jericho Quadrangle
                             Jericho, New York 11753
                                 (516) 822-4820
                                -----------------
                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
========================================================================================================
    Title of Each                           Proposed Minimum       Proposed Maximum
 Class of Securities      Amount to be     Offering Price Per    Aggregate Offering        Amount of
  To be Registered         Registered         Security (1)            Price (1)         Registration Fee
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock,
  par value $.0066       300,000 shs.(2)          $7.16             $2,148,000              $597.15
========================================================================================================
(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration  fee, based
upon the  average of high and low prices of the  Company's  Common  Stock on the
Nasdaq  National Market System on July 8, 1999.
(2) The Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional
shares of Common Stock which may become issuable  pursuant to anti-dilution  and
adjustment provisions of the Plan.
================================================================================
PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
          ---------------------------------------

     This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-79561
on Form S-8 is being filed to register an  additional  300,000  shares of Common
Stock available for issuance under the  Registrant's  1998 Stock Option Plan, as
amended. An initial Registration  Statement on Form S-8 (Registration  Statement
No.  333-79561) was previously  filed with respect to that plan. The contents of
such earlier  Registration  Statement No.  333-79561 are hereby  incorporated by
reference.

     All documents  filed pursuant to Section 13(a),  13(c),  14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange  Act after  the date of this  Registration  Statement  and prior to the
termination of this offering of Common Stock shall be deemed to be  incorporated
by reference in this Registration  Statement and to be part hereof from the date
of filing of such documents.  Any statement contained in a document incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this  Registration  Statement shall
be deemed  to be  modified  or  superseded  for  purposes  of this  Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently
filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference  herein
modifies or supersedes such  statement.  Any statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed,  except as so modified or superseded,  to constitute a part
of this Registration Statement.

     The Company  will provide  without  charge to each person to whom a copy of
this  Registration  Statement is delivered,  upon the written or oral request of
such person,  a copy of any or all of the  documents  incorporated  by reference
(except for  exhibits  thereto  unless  specifically  incorporated  by reference
therein).  Requests  for such copies  should be directed  to the  Secretary,  Nu
Horizons  Electronics  Corp., 70 Maxess Road,  Melville,  New York 11747,  (516)
396-5000.

Item 8.  Exhibits.
         --------

     4.1  1998 Stock Option Plan, as amended.

     5    Opinion and consent of Blau, Kramer, Wactlar & Lieberman, P.C.

     23.1 Consent of Blau, Kramer, Wactlar & Lieberman, P.C. - included in their
          opinion filed as Exhibit 5.

     23.2 Consent of Lazar, Levine & Felix LLP. 24 Powers of Attorney - included
          in signature page hereof.

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SIGNATURES

 Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  the Registrant
certifies  that  it  has  reasonable  grounds  to  believe  that  it  meets  all
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, in Melville, New York on the 12 th day of July, 1999.

                               NU HORIZONS ELECTRONICS CORP.

                               By:  /s/ Arthur Nadata
                                    -------------------------------
                                    Arthur Nadata
                                    President

                        POWER OF ATTORNEY

 Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  this
Registration Statement has been signed on July 12, 1999 by the following persons
in  the  capacities  indicated.   Each  person  whose  signature  appears  below
constitutes and appoints Arthur Nadata and Paul Durando, and each of them acting
individually,   with  full   power  of   substitution,   our  true  and   lawful
attorneys-in-fact  and  agents to do any and all acts and things in our name and
on our behalf in our capacities indicated below which they or either of them may
deem  necessary or advisable to enable Nu Horizons  Electronics  Corp. to comply
with the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  and any rules,  regulations  and
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission,  in connection with this
Registration  Statement  including  specifically,  but not limited to, power and
authority  to sign  for us or any of us in our  names in the  capacities  stated
below, any and all amendments  (including  post-effective  amendments)  thereto,
granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing  requisite  and necessary to be done in
such connection, as fully to all intents and purposes as we might or could do in
person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue thereof.

              Signature                                Title

         /s/ Irving Lubman                    Chairman of the Board and
             Irving Lubman                    Chief Executive Officer

         /s/ Arthur Nadata                    President, Treasurer and Director
             Arthur Nadata                    (Principal Executive Officer)

         /s/ Richard Schuster                 Vice President, Secretary and
             Richard Schuster                 Director

         /s/ Paul Durando                     Vice President - Finance, Chief
             Paul Durando                     Financial Officer and Director
                                              (Principal Financial and
                                              Accounting Officer)

         /s/ Herbert M. Gardner               Director
             Herbert M. Gardner

         /s/ Harvey R. Blau                   Director
             Harvey R. Blau

         /s/ Dominic Polimeni                 Director
             Dominic Polimeni
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                          NU HORIZONS ELECTRONICS CORP.

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                         Form S-8 Registration Statement

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                           E X H I B I T    I N D E X

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                                                         Page No. in Sequential
Exhibit                                                  Numbering of all Pages,
Number           Exhibit Description                     including Exhibit Pages
-------          -------------------                     -----------------------

4       1998 Stock Option Plan, as amended . . . . . . .

5       Opinion and Consent of Counsel . . . . . . . . .

23.1    Consent of Counsel             . . . . . . . . .     See Exhibit 5

23.2    Consent of Lazar, Levine & Felix LLP.. . . . . .

24      Powers of Attorney             . . . . . . . . .     See signature page