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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
<FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Washington, D.C. 20549
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 21, 2008</B>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>Preformed Line Products Company<BR></B>
<FONT style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Ohio</B></TD>
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    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>0-31164</B></TD>
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    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>34-0676895</B></TD>
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    <TD>(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</TD>
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    <TD>(Commission File Number)</TD>
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    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>660 Beta Drive<BR>Mayfield Village, Ohio<BR></B></TD>
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    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>44143</B></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: <B>(440) 461-5200</B>


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under any of the following provisions:

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<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)<BR><BR>
<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)<BR><BR>
<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))<BR><BR>
<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))<BR>


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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>ITEM 5.02</B></TD>
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    <TD><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
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<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">On August&nbsp;21, 2008, Preformed Line Products Company&#146;s Board of Directors, including all members of the Board&#146;s
Compensation Committee, approved the following grants of restricted stock pursuant to the Preformed Line Products
Company Long Term Incentive Plan of 2008 (the &#147;Plan&#148;), which had been previously approved by the Company&#146;s shareholders
on April&nbsp;28, 2008: Robert G. Ruhlman &#151; 22,268 shares; Eric R. Graef &#150; 4,763 shares; William H. Haag &#150; 4,021 shares;
Dennis F. McKenna &#150; 3,912 shares; J. Cecil Curlee &#150; 3,061; David C. Sunkle &#150; 2,976 shares, and Caroline Vaccariello &#150;
2,636 shares. The grants of restricted stock were approved to be made effective the same day the Company files a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register the Company&#146;s Common Shares
that may be issued under the Plan. The Company has not yet filed the Form S-8 but expects to file it in the near
future. For all of the participants except Mr.&nbsp;Ruhlman, a portion of the restricted stock is subject to three year
time-based cliff vesting (i.e., no longer subject to risk of forfeiture) and the remaining portion will be subject to
vesting based upon the Company&#146;s performance. All of Mr.&nbsp;Ruhlman&#146;s restricted stock is subject to vesting based upon
the Company&#146;s performance. For the performance-based shares, the number of shares of restricted stock in which the
participant will vest depends on the Company&#146;s level of performance measured by growth in pretax income and sales
growth (both compounded annually) over a three-year performance period ending December&nbsp;31, 2010. Cash dividends will
be reinvested in additional restricted stock, and held subject to the same vesting requirements as the underlying
restricted stock. In the event of a Change in Control, vesting of the restricted stock will be accelerated and all
restrictions will lapse.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">On August&nbsp;21, 2008, the Board also approved a Deferred Shares Plan. The Deferred Shares Plan provides Plan
participants with the option to defer receipt of such restricted stock beyond the &#147;vesting&#148; date. A copy of the full
text of the Plan is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


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    <TD> <B>Exhibit</B></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">Preformed Line Products Company Deferred Shares Plan</DIV></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">SIGNATURES


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">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.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 46%">PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 46%"><U><B>/</B>s/ Caroline S. Vaccariello&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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Caroline S. Vaccariello,
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General Counsel &#038; Corporate Secretary


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">DATED: August&nbsp;29, 2008

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Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
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): August 21, 2008
Preformed Line Products Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio
0-31164
34-0676895
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
660 Beta Drive
Mayfield Village, Ohio
44143
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(440) 461-5200
(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 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On August 21, 2008, Preformed Line Products Company's Board of Directors, including all members of the Board's
Compensation Committee, approved the following grants of restricted stock pursuant to the Preformed Line Products
Company Long Term Incentive Plan of 2008 (the "Plan"), which had been previously approved by the Company's shareholders
on April 28, 2008: Robert G. Ruhlman — 22,268 shares; Eric R. Graef – 4,763 shares; William H. Haag – 4,021 shares;
Dennis F. McKenna – 3,912 shares; J. Cecil Curlee – 3,061; David C. Sunkle – 2,976 shares, and Caroline Vaccariello –
2,636 shares. The grants of restricted stock were approved to be made effective the same day the Company files a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register the Company's Common Shares
that may be issued under the Plan. The Company has not yet filed the Form S-8 but expects to file it in the near
future. For all of the participants except Mr. Ruhlman, a portion of the restricted stock is subject to three year
time-based cliff vesting (i.e., no longer subject to risk of forfeiture) and the remaining portion will be subject to
vesting based upon the Company's performance. All of Mr. Ruhlman's restricted stock is subject to vesting based upon
the Company's performance. For the performance-based shares, the number of shares of restricted stock in which the
participant will vest depends on the Company's level of performance measured by growth in pretax income and sales
growth (both compounded annually) over a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2010. Cash dividends will
be reinvested in additional restricted stock, and held subject to the same vesting requirements as the underlying
restricted stock. In the event of a Change in Control, vesting of the restricted stock will be accelerated and all
restrictions will lapse.
On August 21, 2008, the Board also approved a Deferred Shares Plan. The Deferred Shares Plan provides Plan
participants with the option to defer receipt of such restricted stock beyond the "vesting" date. A copy of the full
text of the Plan is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01
Exhibit
99.1
Preformed Line Products Company Deferred Shares Plan
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.
PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY
/
s/ Caroline S. Vaccariello
Caroline S. Vaccariello,
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
DATED: August 29, 2008
Exhibit Index
99.1 Preformed Line Products Company Deferred Shares Plan