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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950137-08-000621
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080115
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080118
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080118

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PENTAIR INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000077360
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY (NO METALWORKING MACHINERY) [3550]
		IRS NUMBER:				410907434
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-04689
		FILM NUMBER:		08537930

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5500 WAYZATA BLVD.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			GOLDEN VALLEY
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55416
		BUSINESS PHONE:		763-545-1730

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5500 WAYZATA BLVD.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			GOLDEN VALLEY
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55416

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PENTAIR INDUSTRIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19790327
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January&nbsp;15, 2008</B>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(a)&nbsp;Not applicable.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(b), (c)&nbsp;On January&nbsp;15, 2008, Pentair, Inc. (&#147;the Company&#148;) appointed Mark C. Borin age 40, to the
position of Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, effective in late
March&nbsp;2008. Prior to joining the Company, Mr.&nbsp;Borin served as Audit Partner of KPMG LLP from 2000
to March&nbsp;2008. Mr.&nbsp;Borin will report to John L. Stauch, the Company&#146;s Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, and will assume the role of the Company&#146;s principal accounting officer. A copy of the press
release that the Company issued on January&nbsp;18, 2008 announcing such appointment is filed herewith
as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Mr.&nbsp;Borin will participate in the usual compensation and benefit programs available to an executive
officer of the Company. Under the terms of the Company&#146;s Executive Officer Performance Plan, his
target payout for cash bonus as a percent of salary will be 60%, and the range of potential payout
as a percent of salary will be 0 &#151; 120%. In accordance with the Company&#146;s policy for granting
long-term incentives under its Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, the Company&#146;s Compensation Committee
will grant stock options and restricted stock to Mr.&nbsp;Borin on the fifteenth day of the month
following his date of employment. The grant will consist of 4,540 shares of restricted stock and
31,600 stock options. These awards constitute Mr.&nbsp;Borin&#146;s participation in the long-term
compensation program for the Company&#146;s executives in 2008, which grants are otherwise normally made
in January of every year. These restricted shares and options will vest and become exercisable
under the same terms and conditions as all other awards made by the Company under its Omnibus Stock
Incentive Plan. Mr.&nbsp;Borin will also receive a cash signing bonus of $250,000.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Mr.&nbsp;Borin will also become a party to the Company&#146;s Key Executive Employment and Severance
Agreement (&#147;KEESA&#148;), which provides for contingent benefits, in the event of a change in control of
the Company (except in certain limited circumstances). Such benefits include:</DIV>


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    <TD>immediate vesting of all unvested stock options and termination of all
restrictions on shares issued under the Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan;</TD>
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    <TD>reimbursement of any excise taxes triggered by payments to the executive;</TD>
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    <TD>the cost of an executive search agency;</TD>
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    <TD>short-term replacement coverage for Company-provided group medical,
dental and life insurance policies;</TD>
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Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan; and</TD>
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    <TD>severance pay equal to 200% of annual compensation for terminated
employees; guaranteed salary, benefit and bonus levels for continuing
employees for up to a two-year period.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The KEESA also requires the executive to devote his best efforts to the Company or its successor
during the two-year period, to maintain the confidentiality of Company information during and
following employment and to refrain from competitive activities for a period of one year following
termination of employment with the Company or its successor.</DIV>


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    <TD>The disclosures set forth in Item&nbsp;5.02(c) above (other than the first paragraph) are
incorporated by reference into this Item&nbsp;5.02(e).</TD>
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    <TD>The following exhibits are provided as part of the information
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Pentair, Inc. press
release dated January
18, 2008 announcing
the appointment of
Mark C. Borin to Vice
President, Corporate
Controller and Chief
Accounting Officer of
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">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, on
January&nbsp;18, 2008.</DIV>


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Registrant<BR>
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Exhibit&nbsp;Index to Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K<BR>

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5500 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;800<BR>
Golden Valley, MN 55416<BR>
763 656 5278 Tel<BR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>PENTAIR NAMES MARK C. BORIN AS NEW CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. &#151; January&nbsp;18, 2008 &#151; Pentair, Inc. (NYSE: PNR) today announced that
Mark C. Borin, 40, will join the company as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief
Accounting Officer. Mr.&nbsp;Borin most recently served as an Audit Partner at KPMG LLP. His
appointment will be effective in March.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#147;I am very pleased to have an accounting and audit leader of Mark&#146;s proven capabilities
and reputation as Pentair&#146;s new chief accounting officer,&#148; said John Stauch, chief
financial officer. &#147;His leadership and expertise will ensure that Pentair maintains its
high level of reporting compliance with current and evolving financial standards and
controls.&#148;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">During his 19&nbsp;year career at KPMG, Mr.&nbsp;Borin held several progressively responsible roles,
and was named Audit Partner in 2000. He holds a Bachelors degree in accounting and
economics from the University of Michigan.</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pentair (www.pentair.com) is a diversified operating company headquartered in Minnesota.
Its Water Group is a global leader in providing innovative products and systems used
worldwide in the movement, treatment, storage and enjoyment of water. Pentair&#146;s Technical
Products Group is a leader in the global enclosures market, designing and manufacturing
standard, modified, and custom enclosures that house and protect sensitive electronics and
electrical components. With 2006 revenues of $3.15&nbsp;billion, Pentair employs approximately
15,000 people worldwide.</DIV>

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