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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-12-059503
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121105
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121105
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121105

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000089439
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ROLLING DRAWING & EXTRUDING OF NONFERROUS METALS [3350]
		IRS NUMBER:				250790410
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06770
		FILM NUMBER:		121180929

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SUITE 150
		STREET 2:		8285 TOURNAMENT DRIVE
		CITY:			MEMPHIS
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			38125
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(901)753-3200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SUITE 150
		STREET 2:		8285 TOURNAMENT DRIVE
		CITY:			MEMPHIS
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			38125

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SHARON STEEL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19910103
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 67%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: black">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="color: black"><U>November 5, 2012</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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INC.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></B></P>

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its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: black"><B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1-6770&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: black"><B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp; 25-0790410&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: black">(IRS Employer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: black">jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: black">Number)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: black">Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: black">incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>8285 Tournament Drive Suite 150</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Memphis,
        Tennessee&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 33%; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: black"><B><U>38125</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: black">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: black">(Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 67%"><FONT STYLE="color: black">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: black"><B>(901) 753-3200</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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since last report)</P>

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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:</FONT></P>

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8.01. Other Events.</B></FONT></P>

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November 5, 2012, Mueller Industries, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) issued a press release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1, announcing that (i) Gary S. Gladstein, a current independent member of the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors, will be appointed
as non-executive Chairman of the Board, effective January 1, 2013 and (ii) that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly
dividend of 12.5 cents per share on its common stock payable December 14, 2012 to shareholders of record on December 3, 2012.</FONT></P>

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9.01. &nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></FONT></P>

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Exhibits</FONT></P>

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release, dated November 5, 2012.&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>

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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 hereunto duly authorized.</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="color: black">MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="color: black">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 29%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="color: black">/s/Gary C. Wilkerson</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="color: black">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="color: black">Gary C. Wilkerson</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="color: black">Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="color: black">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;November 5, 2012</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="color: black">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="color: black">Press Release, dated November 5, 2012.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<html><head><META content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></META></head><body style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><div style="width:100%;margin-left:10pt"><p style="text-align:center"><b>Mueller Industries, Inc. Announces Increase in Fourth Quarter Dividend and Appointment of Non-Executive Chairman of Board, Effective January 1, 2013</b></p></div><div style="width:100%;margin-left:10pt;"><div style="margin:0;margin-top:16pt;"><p>MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mueller Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MLI) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend on its common stock of 12.5 cents per share, representing a 25 percent increase over the 10 cent per share regularly quarterly dividend in prior periods.  The dividend will be payable December 14, 2012, to shareholders of record on December 3, 2012.  </p><p>The Company also announced
that the Board has appointed Gary S. Gladstein, a current independent member of its Board of Directors, as non-executive Chairman of the Board, effective January 1, 2013.  Alexander P. Federbush, the Company&#39;s outgoing Chairman, will continue to serve as a member of the Board.</p><p>Mueller Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of copper tube and fittings, brass rod and forgings, and a broad array of flow control products in these metals as well as aluminum and plastics.  Mueller&#39;s operations are located throughout the United States and in Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, and China.  Mueller&#39;s business is importantly linked to the construction and improvement of homes and nonresidential structures, including office buildings, hotels, schools, hospitals, and manufacturing buildings.</p><p>Statements in this release that are not strictly historical may be
&#34;forward-looking&#34; statements, which involve risks and uncertainties.  These include economic and currency conditions, continued availability of raw materials and energy, market demand, pricing, competitive and technological factors, and the availability of financing, among others, as set forth in the Company&#39;s SEC filings.  The words &#34;pro forma,&#34; &#34;outlook,&#34; &#34;estimate,&#34; &#34;project,&#34; &#34;intend,&#34; &#34;expect,&#34; &#34;believe,&#34; &#34;target,&#34; and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  The reader should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report.  The Company has no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events after the date of this report.</p><br /><br /><p>CONTACT: Jeff Martin,
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