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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>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MUELLER INDUSTRIES,
INC.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: black"><B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp; Delaware&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; 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">(State or other</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: black">(Commission File</FONT></TD>
    <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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: black">incorporation)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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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>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: white">
    <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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Not Applicable</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed
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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    <TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 93%">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
        Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
        Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
        the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
        the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white"><B>Item
8.01. Other Events.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">On
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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white"><B>Item
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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">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 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>&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>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <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>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="color: black">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="color: black">Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="color: black">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;November 5, 2012</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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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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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 5, 2012
MUELLER INDUSTRIES,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware
1-6770
25-0790410
(State or other
(Commission File
(IRS Employer
jurisdiction of
Number)
Identification No.)
incorporation)
8285 Tournament Drive Suite 150
Memphis,
        Tennessee
38125
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(901) 753-3200
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)
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:
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
        Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
        Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
        the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
        the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01. Other Events.
On
November 5, 2012, Mueller Industries, Inc. (the "Company") 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'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.
Item
9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
99.1  Press
release, dated November 5, 2012.
SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:
/s/Gary C. Wilkerson
Name:
Gary C. Wilkerson
Title:
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Date:  November 5, 2012
Exhibit
Index
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release, dated November 5, 2012.