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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-12-506417
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121212
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121218
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121218

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			POWELL INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000080420
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SWITCHGEAR & SWITCHBOARD APPARATUS [3613]
		IRS NUMBER:				880106100
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12488
		FILM NUMBER:		121271236

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8550 MOSLEY DR
		STREET 2:		POST OFFICE BOX 12818
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77075
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7139446900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8550 MOSLEY DRIVE P O BOX 12818
		STREET 2:		8550 MOSLEY DRIVE P O BOX 12818
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77075

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PROCESS SYSTEMS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19780926
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<P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): December&nbsp;12, 2012 </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>001-12488</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Houston, Texas</B></FONT></P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(713) 944-6900 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>N/A
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) </B></FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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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Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On December&nbsp;12, 2012, Stephen W. Seale, Jr. retired
from the board of directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of Powell Industries, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) effective immediately. Mr.&nbsp;Seale&#146;s retirement was not related to any disagreement with the Company over any of its operations,
policies or practices. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On December&nbsp;12, 2012, the Board elected John D. White as a director to fill the vacancy created
by Mr.&nbsp;Seale&#146;s retirement. Mr.&nbsp;White was elected to serve for the unexpired term of Mr.&nbsp;Seale and, thus, Mr.&nbsp;White will be a member of the Company&#146;s 2015 director class. Mr.&nbsp;White has been elected to serve as a
member of the Nominating and Governance Committee. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Since 2007, Mr.&nbsp;White has been the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Standard Renewable Energy Group, LLC and since 2008, Mr.&nbsp;White has been a Partner of Murphree Venture Partners, LP. From 2009 to 2011, Mr.&nbsp;White served as the Managing Director of The Wind Alliance. From 2003 to 2006,
Mr.&nbsp;White was a lawyer in the Houston office of Jones Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&egrave;re&nbsp;&amp; Den&egrave;gre, L.L.P and from 1992 to 2003, Mr.&nbsp;White was a lawyer in the Houston office of Winstead PC where he chaired the
Firm&#146;s Environmental and Energy Department. Mr.&nbsp;White received a B.A. from Texas A&amp;M University in 1970 and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1972. Mr.&nbsp;White has no related-person relationship with the Company.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A copy of the press release announcing Mr.&nbsp;Seale&#146;s retirement from the Board and Mr.&nbsp;White&#146;s election to
the Board is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01 &#150; Financial Statements and Exhibits </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>(d) &#150; Exhibits </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press Release dated December 18, 2012</FONT></TD></TR>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: December 18, 2012</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Don R. Madison</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chief Financial and Administrative Officer</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press Release dated December 18, 2012</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">HOUSTON &#151; DECEMBER 18, 2012 &#151; Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL), a leading supplier of custom engineered solutions for the management and
control of electrical energy and other critical processes, today announced two changes to the Board of Directors, both effective December&nbsp;12, 2012. Stephen W. Seale announced his retirement after 27 years as a member of the Board, and John D.
White has been elected to fill this vacancy. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Thomas W. Powell, Chairman of the Board, stated, &#147;We would like to thank
Mr.&nbsp;Seale for his significant contributions to Powell during his many years of service as a director of the Company. During his time on the Board, he served on both the Audit and Compensation Committees, chaired the Audit Committee, as well as
supported our efforts in the areas of project management and information technology. His leadership and guidance will be greatly missed. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;We are delighted that John has agreed to join the Powell Board of Directors and serve on the Nominating and Governance Committee. He brings demonstrated leadership expertise to Powell, including
many years of experience in the energy and power sectors. The Board of Directors and the management team look forward to his contributions to our organization,&#148; concluded Powell. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;White has been a Partner at Murphree Venture Partners, LP since 2008, serving on the boards of a number of portfolio companies. Between 2009 and 2011, he was also Managing Director of The Wind
Alliance and co-founder of the Standard Renewable Energy Group, LLC. He was a member of the Board of Regents for the Texas A&amp;M University System from 2003 through 2009 and reappointed in 2011, serving as Chairman 2005-2007 and Vice Chairman
2007-2009. Mr.&nbsp;White was an attorney for Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere&nbsp;&amp; Denegre, LLP from 2003 until 2006, and prior to 2003, he was with Winstead PC. Mr.&nbsp;White </FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Powell Industries, Inc., headquartered in Houston, engineers packaged solutions and systems for the control, distribution and management of electrical
energy and other dynamic processes.&nbsp;Powell markets include large industrial customers such as utilities, oil and gas producers, refineries, petrochemical plants, pulp and paper producers, mining operations, commuter railways and other vehicular
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