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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950137-08-010511
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080805
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080811
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080811

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:		081006187

	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: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August&nbsp;5, 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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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">SIGNATURE</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">On August&nbsp;5, 2008, Pentair, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release announcing that its cash
tender offer for all of its 7.85% Senior Notes due 2009 (the &#147;Notes&#148;) expired at 12:00 midnight,
New York City time on August&nbsp;4, 2008. The Company also announced that $116.1&nbsp;million principal
amount (of a total outstanding principal amount of $250&nbsp;million) of Notes had been validly tendered
in connection with the tender offer.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibit is provided as part of the information
filed under Item&nbsp;8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press Release dated August&nbsp;5, 2008
announcing results for its cash tender offer for all of its outstanding 7.85% Senior<BR>
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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 August&nbsp;11,
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">PENTAIR, INC.<BR>

Registrant<BR>
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<TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;John L. Stauch</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PENTAIR, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Exhibit&nbsp;Index to Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K<BR>
Dated August&nbsp;5, 2008
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Press Release dated August&nbsp;5, 2008 announcing results for its
cash tender offer for all of its outstanding 7.85% Senior Notes
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Pentair, Inc.</B><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 FINAL RESULTS FOR ITS CASH TENDER OFFER FOR ALL<BR>
OF ITS 7.85% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2009</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. &#151; August&nbsp;5, 2008 &#151; Pentair, Inc. (NYSE:PNR) today announced that
its cash tender offer for all of its 7.85% Senior Notes due 2009 (the &#147;Notes&#148;) expired
at 12:00 midnight, New York City time on August&nbsp;4, 2008. The tender offer was made
pursuant to an Offer to Purchase and related Letter of Transmittal dated July&nbsp;8, 2008
as amended by Pentair&#146;s press release dated July&nbsp;17, 2008.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pentair also announced that $116.1&nbsp;million principal amount (of a total outstanding
principal amount of $250&nbsp;million) of Notes had been validly tendered in connection
with the tender offer. Holders who validly tendered their Notes in the tender offer
will receive $1,040.48 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, plus accrued interest, on
the final settlement date, which is today, August&nbsp;5, 2008.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Banc of America Securities LLC acted as dealer manager for the tender offer. Global
Bondholder Services Corporation acted as information agent and depositary for the
tender offer.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Caution concerning forward-looking statements</B></FONT><BR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">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; 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: 12pt"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>About Pentair, Inc. </B></FONT><BR>
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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 and thermal
management markets, designing and manufacturing thermal management products and
standard, modified, and custom enclosures that house and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"> protect sensitive electronics and electrical components. With 2007 revenues of $3.30
billion, Pentair employs approximately 16,000 people worldwide.
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