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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></b></p>
  
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  <h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></h2>
  
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  <h1 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></h1>
  
  <h4 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 22.5pt;page-break-after:auto;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></h4>
  
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  Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></h4>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>May&nbsp;30, 2008</b></font></p>
  
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  Kenosha, WI&#160; 53143</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code:&#160;&#160; (262) 656-5200</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .65in;text-indent:-.65in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Departure of Directors or Certain
  Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
  Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On
  May&nbsp;30, 2008, Nathan J. Jones accepted appointment to the Board of
  Directors of Snap-on Incorporated (the &#147;Company&#148;).&#160; The appointment was made by the Board and
  will be effective on July&nbsp;1, 2008.&#160;
  The Board will be expanded by one director, to 12 directors, in
  connection with Mr.&nbsp;Jones&#146; election.&#160;
  The Board intends to submit Mr.&nbsp;Jones&#146; name for shareholder
  ratification and election at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and in
  accordance with the Company&#146;s Bylaws he will be assigned to a class at that
  time.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Jones,
  age 52 as of the day he will join the Board, retired in December&nbsp;2007 from
  Deere&nbsp;&amp; Company where he most recently served as President, Worldwide
  Commercial&nbsp;&amp; Consumer Equipment Division since 2006, and was its
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1997 through 2006.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Jones
  will receive the same compensation as other non-employee directors of the
  Company.&#160; He will also receive a
  pro-rated fiscal 2008 restricted stock grant, valued at approximately $83,333, upon
  the commencement of his service as director.&#160;
  A committee assignment for Mr.&nbsp;Jones will be determined at a future
  Board meeting.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURES</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:10.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SNAP-ON INCORPORATED</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date:
    June&nbsp;5, 2008</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="margin:0in .05in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 24.5pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ Irwin M. Shur</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 24.5pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Irwin M. Shur, Vice
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text: 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)
  May 30, 2008
  (Exact name of registrant as
  specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  1-7724
  39-0622040
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  (Commission File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  incorporation or organization)
  2801 80
  th
  Street,
  Kenosha, WI  53143
  (Address
  of principal executive offices)
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (262) 656-5200
  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 5.02
  Departure of Directors or Certain
  Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
  Arrangements of Certain Officers.
  On
  May 30, 2008, Nathan J. Jones accepted appointment to the Board of
  Directors of Snap-on Incorporated (the "Company").  The appointment was made by the Board and
  will be effective on July 1, 2008. 
  The Board will be expanded by one director, to 12 directors, in
  connection with Mr. Jones' election. 
  The Board intends to submit Mr. Jones' name for shareholder
  ratification and election at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and in
  accordance with the Company's Bylaws he will be assigned to a class at that
  time.
  Mr. Jones,
  age 52 as of the day he will join the Board, retired in December 2007 from
  Deere & Company where he most recently served as President, Worldwide
  Commercial & Consumer Equipment Division since 2006, and was its
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1997 through 2006.
  Mr. Jones
  will receive the same compensation as other non-employee directors of the
  Company.  He will also receive a
  pro-rated fiscal 2008 restricted stock grant, valued at approximately $83,333, upon
  the commencement of his service as director. 
  A committee assignment for Mr. Jones will be determined at a future
  Board meeting.
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  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.
  SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
  Date:
    June 5, 2008
  By:
  /s/ Irwin M. Shur
  Irwin M. Shur, Vice
    President,
  General Counsel and Secretary
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