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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899140-24-000579
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240509
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240513
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240513

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000089439
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ROLLING DRAWING & EXTRUDING OF NONFERROUS METALS [3350]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		IRS NUMBER:				250790410
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1228

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06770
		FILM NUMBER:		24939632

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SUITE 100
		STREET 2:		150 SCHILLING BOULEVARD
		CITY:			COLLIERVILLE
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			38017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(901)753-3200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SUITE 100
		STREET 2:		150 SCHILLING BOULEVARD
		CITY:			COLLIERVILLE
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			38017

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SHARON STEEL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19910103
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    <div style="text-align: center; color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">UNITED STATES</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">FORM 8-K</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">CURRENT REPORT</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; color: #000000;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; color: #000000;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; color: #000000; font-weight: bold;"><u>MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC.</u></div>
    <div style="text-align: center; color: #000000;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</div>
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    <div style="color: #000000;">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):</div>
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      <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">On May 9, 2024, the stockholders of Mueller Industries, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) approved and adopted the Company&#8217;s 2024 Incentive Plan (the &#8220;2024 Plan&#8221;) at the Company&#8217;s Annual Meeting of Stockholders.&#160; Additional
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    <div>Statements in this release that are not strictly historical may be "forward-looking" statements, which involve risks and uncertainties.&#160; These include
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