UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2010
MUELLER
INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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1-6770
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25-0790410
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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8285
Tournament Drive
Suite
150
Memphis,
Tennessee
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38125
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(Address
of principal executive
offices)
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Zip
Code
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (901) 753-3200
Registrant's
Former Name or Address, if changed since last report: N/A
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
On May 6,
2010, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at which two proposals
were voted upon: (i) the election of directors, and (ii) the appointment of
independent auditors. The following persons were duly elected to
serve, subject to the Company’s By-laws, as Directors of the Company until the
next Annual Meeting, or until election and qualification of their
successors:
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Votes
in Favor
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Votes
Withheld
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Alexander
P. Federbush
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32,541,969 |
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582,081 |
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2,386,899 |
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Paul
J. Flaherty
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32,443,701 |
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680,349 |
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2,386,899 |
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Gennaro
J. Fulvio
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32,541,601 |
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582,449 |
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2,386,899 |
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Gary
S. Gladstein
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32,435,364 |
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688,686 |
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2,386,899 |
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Scott
J. Goldman
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25,387,140 |
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7,736,910 |
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2,386,899 |
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Terry
Hermanson
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31,363,481 |
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1,760,569 |
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2,386,899 |
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Harvey
L. Karp
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32,385,843 |
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738,207 |
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2,386,899 |
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The
proposal to approve the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm was ratified by 34,224,223 votes
in favor, 1,156,190 votes against, and 130,536 votes abstaining.
Item
8.01. Other Events
On May 7,
2010 the Registrant issued a press release announcing that its
Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 10 cents
per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable
June 15,
2010, to shareholders of record on June 1, 2010. A copy of
the press release announcing the payment and record dates is attached
as Exhibit 99.1.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
99.1 Press
release, dated May 7, 2010.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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MUELLER
INDUSTRIES, INC. |
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By:
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/s/ Kent
A. McKee |
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Name: |
Kent
A. McKee |
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Title: |
Executive
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: May
7, 2010
Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press release, dated
May 7, 2010. |