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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 FORM 11-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010
 ARRIS GROUP, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
 of
 ARRIS GROUP, INC.
 
 3871 Lakefield Drive
Suwanee, GA 30024
(678) 473-2000




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ARRIS Group, Inc. Employee Savings Plan
Audited Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
As of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and for the Year ended December 31, 2010
 Contents
 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
    
    
    3Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
    
    
    4Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
    
    
    5Notes to Financial Statements
    
    
    6Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
    
    
    15Signature
    
    
    16EX-23
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
     Atlanta, Georgia
June 29, 2011
    
    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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ARRIS Group, Inc.
Employee Savings Plan
 
 Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
 December 31,2010
    
    
    2009AssetsInvestments, at fair value
    
    $
    138,688,105
    
    
    $
    112,799,593Receivables:Employer contributions
    
    
    457,384
    
    
    
    380,063Loans receivable
    
    
    1,999,207
    
    
    
    1,689,2602,456,591
    
    
    
    2,069,323Net assets reflecting assets at fair value
    
    
    141,144,696
    
    
    
    114,868,916Adjustment from fair value to contract
value for investments in fully
benefit-responsive contracts
    
    
    (166,797
    )
    
    
    918,253Net assets available for benefits
    
    $
    140,977,899
    
    
    $
    115,787,169
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ARRIS Group, Inc.
Employee Savings Plan
 
 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year ended December 31, 2010
 Additions to net assets attributable to:Contributions:Participants
    
    $
    10,864,310Rollovers
    
    
    612,637Employer
    
    
    4,904,562Total contributions
    
    
    16,381,509Investment income:Dividends and interest
    
    
    2,452,382Net appreciation in fair value of investments
    
    
    11,253,789Total investment income
    
    
    13,706,171Interest income on loans receivable
    
    
    101,278Total additions
    
    
    30,188,958Deductions from net assets attributable to:Benefits paid to participants
    
    
    (4,987,008
    )Administrative expenses
    
    
    (11,220
    )Total deductions
    
    
    (4,998,228
    )Net increase in net assets
    
    
    25,190,730Net assets available for benefits:Beginning of year
    
    
    115,787,169End of year
    
    $
    140,977,899
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ARRIS Group, Inc. Employee Savings Plan
 
 Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
 1. Description of the Plan
  General
  Contributions
    Participant Accounts
  Vesting
  Forfeitures
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ARRIS Group, Inc. Employee Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
December 31, 2010
 1. Description of the Plan (continued)
 Payment of Benefits
 1 2
 Participant Loans
  Administrative Expenses
  Plan Termination
  2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 Basis of Presentation
  Reclassifications
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ARRIS Group, Inc. Employee Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
December 31, 2010
 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
 Loans Receivable
  Investments
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ARRIS Group, Inc. Employee Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
December 31, 2010
 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
 Use of Estimates
  3. Recently Issued Accounting Standards
 Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements
 Reporting Loans to
Participants by Defined Contribution Pension Plans,
 Amendments to Achieve Common Fair
Value Measurements and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
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##### Table of Contents



ARRIS Group, Inc. Employee Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 December 31, 2010
 4. Investments
  As of December 31,2010
    
    
    2009Prudential Core Conservative Bond Fund (a)
    
    $
    20,255,514
    
    
    
    (c
    )American Funds Growth Fund R4
    
    
    9,948,073
    
    
    $
    8,546,050Vanguard Institutional Index
    
    
    9,751,997
    
    
    
    7,764,902Wells Fargo Advantage DJ Target 2030 I
    
    
    9,498,531
    
    
    
    7,205,300PIMCO Total Return Admin
    
    
    9,430,694
    
    
    
    7,143,484Oakmark Equity & Income
    
    
    8,824,867
    
    
    
    7,604,498Columbia Acorn Z
    
    
    8,716,040
    
    
    
    (c
    )Wells Fargo Advantage DJ Target 2020 I
    
    
    8,285,303
    
    
    
    (c
    )American Funds Cap Wld Growth & Income R4
    
    
    7,079,329
    
    
    
    (c
    )Fixed Fund-Institutional (b)
    
    
    (c
    )
    
    
    18,130,415
 
 (a)
    
    Prudential Core Conservative Bond Fund is a common collective trust whose underlying
investments are GICs, and is shown at fair value. The contract value was $20,088,717 as
of December 31, 2010.(b)
    
    Fixed Fund-Institutional is a collective trust fund, and is shown at contract value.
The fair value was $17,212,162 as of December 31, 2009.(c)
    
    Investment balance was less than 5% at year end.  Year endedDecember 31,2010Mutual funds and lifecycle funds (quoted market prices)
    
    $
    10,726,753Collective trust funds (net asset value)
    
    
    395,983Common stock fund (quoted market prices)
    
    
    131,053$
    11,253,789
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ARRIS Group, Inc. Employee Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
December 31, 2010
 4. Investments (continued)
 Fair Value Measurements
      ARRIS Group, Inc, Common Stock Fund
  Lifecycle Funds
  Collective Trust Fund
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ARRIS Group, Inc. Employee Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
December 31, 2010
 4. Investments (continued)
 Synthetic GIC
  Mutual Funds
   December 31, 2010Level 1
    
    
    Level 2
    
    
    Level 3
    
    
    TotalARRIS common stock fund
    
    $
    5,206,215
    
    
    $
    
    
    
    $
    
    
    
    $
    5,206,215Lifecycle funds
    
    
    30,579,062
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    30,579,062Collective trust fund
    
    
    
    
    
    
    760
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    760Synthetic GIC  collective trust
    
    
    
    
    
    
    20,255,514
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    20,255,514Mutual funds:Money market funds
    
    
    293,696
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    293,696Balanced funds
    
    
    8,824,867
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    8,824,867Blended funds
    
    
    24,499,478
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    24,499,478Growth funds
    
    
    20,002,240
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    20,002,240Value funds
    
    
    11,251,834
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    11,251,834International equities
    
    
    7,079,329
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    7,079,329Intermediate term bond
    
    
    9,430,694
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    9,430,694Real estate equity
    
    
    1,264,416
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    1,264,416Total
    
    $
    118,431,831
    
    
    $
    20,256,274
    
    
    $
    
    
    
    $
    138,688,105
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ARRIS Group, Inc. Employee Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
December 31, 2010
 4. Investments (continued)
 December 31, 2009Level 1
    
    
    Level 2
    
    
    Level 3
    
    
    TotalARRIS common stock fund
    
    $
    6,399,931
    
    
    $
    
    
    
    $
    
    
    
    $
    6,399,931Lifecycle funds
    
    
    21,553,794
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    21,553,794Collective trust funds
    
    
    
    
    
    
    17,212,162
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    17,212,162Synthetic GIC  collective trust
    
    
    
    
    
    
    667,449
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    667,449Mutual funds:Money market funds
    
    
    283,173
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    283,173Balanced funds
    
    
    7,604,498
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    7,604,498Blended funds
    
    
    20,103,964
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    20,103,964Growth funds
    
    
    15,863,280
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    15,863,280Value funds
    
    
    9,339,611
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    9,339,611International equities
    
    
    6,135,407
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    6,135,407Intermediate term bond
    
    
    7,143,484
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    7,143,484Real estate equity
    
    
    492,840
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    492,840Total
    
    $
    94,919,982
    
    
    $
    17,879,611
    
    
    $
    
    
    
    $
    112,799,593
 5. Reconciliation of Financial Statements to the Form 5500
  Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
    
    $
    140,977,899Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
benefit-responsive GIC
    
    
    166,797Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500
    
    $
    141,144,696
  Total additions per the financial statements
    
    $
    30,188,958Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
benefit-responsive GIC at December 31, 2010
    
    
    166,797Total income per the Form 5500
    
    $
    30,355,755
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ARRIS Group, Inc. Employee Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
December 31, 2010
 6. Income Tax Status
   7. Transactions with Parties-in-Interest
  
    
    The Plan held ARRIS common stock fund valued at $5,206,215 and $6,399,931 at December
31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
    
    Participants have loans from their fund accounts outstanding in the amount of
$1,999,207 and $1,689,260 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 8. Risks and Uncertainties
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ARRIS Group, Inc.
Employee Savings Plan
 EIN: 58-2588724 Plan Number: 002
Schedule H, Line 4(i)
 
 Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
 December 31, 2010
 (c)
    
    (e)(b)
    
    Description of
    
    Current(a)
    
    Identity of Issue
    
    Investment
    
    ValuePrudential
    
    Prudential Core Conservative Bond Fund
    
    $
    20,255,514American Funds
    
    American Funds Growth Fund R4
    
    
    9,948,073Vanguard
    
    Vanguard Institutional Index
    
    
    9,751,997Wells Fargo
    
    Wells Fargo Advantage DJ Target 2030 I
    
    
    9,498,531PIMCO
    
    PIMCO Total Return Admin
    
    
    9,430,694Oakmark
    
    Oakmark Equity & Income
    
    
    8,824,867Columbia
    
    Columbia Acorn Z
    
    
    8,716,040Wells Fargo
    
    Wells Fargo Advantage DJ Target 2020 I
    
    
    8,285,303American Funds
    
    American Funds Cap Wld Growth & Income R4
    
    
    7,079,329Blackrock
    
    Blackrock Equity Dividend A
    
    
    6,826,166Thornburg
    
    Thornburg International Value R5
    
    
    6,038,728Davis
    
    Davis New York Venture A
    
    
    5,198,093Columbia
    
    Columbia Mid Cap Value Z
    
    
    4,425,668Wells Fargo
    
    Wells Fargo Advantage DJ Target 2040 I
    
    
    4,369,414Oppenheimer
    
    Oppenheimer Small & Midcap Value A
    
    
    3,510,660Wells Fargo
    
    Wells Fargo Advantage DJ Target 2035 I
    
    
    1,865,668Wells Fargo
    
    Wells Fargo Advantage DJ Target 2010 I
    
    
    1,817,666Wells Fargo
    
    Wells Fargo Advantage DJ Target 2025 I
    
    
    1,750,369Wells Fargo
    
    Wells Fargo Advantage DJ Target 2015 I
    
    
    1,578,908Blackrock
    
    Blackrock Small Cap Growth Equity Inv A
    
    
    1,338,127American Century
    
    American Century Real Estate Inv
    
    
    1,264,416Wells Fargo
    
    Wells Fargo Advantage DJ Target Today I
    
    
    649,976Wells Fargo
    
    Wells Fargo Advantage DJ Target 2050 I
    
    
    452,736Wells Fargo
    
    Wells Fargo Advantage DJ Target 2045 I
    
    
    310,491**
    
    Dwight Asset Management
    
    Fixed Fund-Institutional
    
    
    760*
    
    ARRIS Group, Inc.
    
    Common stock fund
    
    
    5,206,215*
    
    ARRIS Group, Inc.
    
    Short Term Investments & Cash
    
    
    293,696*
    
    Participants
    
    Loans receivable; interest rates range 4.25% - 9.50%; maturities through  09/02/2037
    
    
    1,999,207$
    140,687,312
 
 *
    
    Represents a party-in-interest to the Plan**
    
    Investment presented at contract value Note: Cost information (column d) has not been included as all investments are participant
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SIGNATURES
  ARRIS GROUP, INC.
EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLANBy:
    Administrative Committee(Plan Administrator)/s/ Lawrence A. MargolisLawrence A. Margolis

Executive Vice President,
Administration, Legal, HR, and
Strategy, Chief Counsel, and
Secretary  16