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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950137-08-009504
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080717
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080721
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080721

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:		08961234

	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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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July&nbsp;17, 2008</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Commission file number 000-04689</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Pentair, Inc.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">On July&nbsp;17, 2008, Pentair, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release announcing it was increasing
the total consideration offered to holders of its outstanding $250&nbsp;million aggregate principal
7.85% Senior Notes due 2009 (the &#147;Notes&#148;) and making certain other amendments to its previously
announced Tender Offer.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Press Release dated July&nbsp;17,
2008 announcing amendments to
the cash tender offer for all of
its outstanding 7.85% Senior
Notes due 2009.</TD>
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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 July&nbsp;21,
2008.
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Registrant<BR>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Exhibit&nbsp;Index to Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K<BR>
Dated July&nbsp;17, 2008

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cash tender offer for all of its outstanding 7.85% Senior Notes
due 2009.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 3%; margin-top: 6pt">Pentair, Inc.<BR>
5500 Wayzata Blvd., Suite&nbsp;800<BR>
Golden Valley, MN 55416<BR>
763 545 1730 Tel<BR>
763 656 5204 Fax
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PENTAIR ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN PRICE AND CERTAIN OTHER AMENDMENTS<BR>
TO ITS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED CASH TENDER OFFER FOR<BR>
ALL OF ITS 7.85% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2009</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. &#151; July&nbsp;17, 2008 &#151; Pentair, Inc. (NYSE:PNR) today announced that it
was increasing the total consideration offered to holders of its 7.85% Senior Notes
due 2009 (the &#147;Notes&#148;) and making certain other amendments to its previously announced
Tender Offer. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this release shall have the
meanings given to them in the Pentair Offer to Purchase dated July&nbsp;8, 2008.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">Pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer as amended, the following changes have been
made:
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    <TD>The Fixed Spread used to calculate the Total Consideration
has been changed from 265 basis points to 175 basis points.</TD>
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    <TD>Holders who tender their Notes at any time up to 12:00
Midnight, New York City time on August&nbsp;4, 2008 will be eligible to receive
the total consideration (which includes the Early Tender Premium of $30).</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">The Tender Offer is being made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase and related Letter of
Transmittal as amended by the press release. Except as otherwise set forth in this
press release, all of the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer (including the
Expiration Date and date by which holders
may validly withdraw their Notes) remain the same. If you have already tendered your
Notes, no further action is required to receive the benefit of these amendments.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">Questions concerning the terms of the tender offer may be directed to the dealer
manager, Banc of America Securities LLC at (888)&nbsp;292-0070 (U.S. Toll-Free) or (704)
683-3215 (Collect). Copies of the Offer to Purchase may be obtained by calling the
information agent, Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (866)&nbsp;952-2200 (Toll
Free) or at (212)&nbsp;430-3774 (banks and brokerage firms).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Caution concerning forward-looking statements</B></FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">Any statements made about the company&#146;s anticipated financial results are
forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties such as continued
economic growth, including: the strength of housing and related markets; the ability
to integrate acquisitions successfully and the risk that expected synergies may not be
fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; the ability to
successfully limit any judgment arising out of the Horizon litigation; foreign
currency effects; retail and industrial demand; product introductions; and pricing and
other competitive pressures, as well as other risk factors set forth in our SEC
filings. Forward-looking statements included herein are made as of the date hereof,
and the company undertakes no obligation to update publicly such statements to reflect
subsequent events or circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from
anticipated results.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>About Pentair, Inc. </B></FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">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 and thermal
management markets, designing and manufacturing thermal management products and
standard, modified, and custom enclosures that house and protect sensitive electronics
and electrical components. With 2007 revenues of $3.30&nbsp;billion, Pentair employs
approximately 16,000 people worldwide.
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