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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-14-446513
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20141218
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20141218
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20141218

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:		141294962

	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="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DATE OF REPORT: December&nbsp;18, 2014 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Date of earliest event reported) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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INDUSTRIES, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On December&nbsp;18, 2014, Powell Industries, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors
authorized the repurchase of up to $25 million in shares of the Company&#146;s common stock. The share repurchase program will expire December&nbsp;15, 2015. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: December&nbsp;18, 2014</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ DON R. MADISON</TD></TR>
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Administrative Officer</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Financial Officer)</P></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWELL INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES $25 MILLION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HOUSTON &#151;
DECEMBER 18, 2014 &#151; Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL), a leading supplier of custom-engineered solutions for the management, distribution and control of electrical energy, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the
repurchase of up to $25 million in shares of the Company&#146;s common stock. The repurchase program will be funded from cash on hand and cash provided from operating activities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael A. Lucas, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, &#147;Over the past three years, we have committed over $150 million in core
infrastructure investments in new facilities, machinery and equipment, and business systems. We continue to generate significant cash from operating activities and with our cash on hand and revolving credit facility, we believe we have ample
capacity to pursue our growth plans. The repurchase of our own shares is an attractive use of our capital and demonstrates the Board&#146;s confidence in our long-term strategy.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The time of the purchases and amount of stock purchased will be determined at the discretion of management subject to market conditions,
business opportunities, amendments to existing credit agreements, and other appropriate factors and may include purchases through one or more broker-assisted plans and methods, including, but not limited to, open-market purchases, privately
negotiated transactions and Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The share repurchase program will expire on December&nbsp;31, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Powell Industries, Inc.,
headquartered in Houston, engineers packaged, custom-engineered solutions and systems for the management, distribution and control of electrical energy.&nbsp;Powell markets include large industrial customers such as oil and gas refiners, offshore
oil and gas producers, petrochemical plants, pipelines, gas and liquid terminals, pulp and paper producers, mining and metal operations, traction power facilities, and electric utilities.&nbsp;For more information, please visit
<U>www.powellind.com</U>. </P>

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harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties in that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements. In the course of operations, we are subject to certain risk factors, competition and competitive pressures, sensitivity to general economic and industrial conditions, international political and economic risks,
availability and price of raw materials and execution of business strategy. For further information, please refer to the Company&#146;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available from the Company without
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