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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):
August 24, 2009
Nortek, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
333-152934
05-0314991
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
50 Kennedy Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island
02903-2360
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(401) 751-1600
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 2.02
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On August 24, 2009, Nortek, Inc. publicly announced its unaudited results of operations for its fiscal quarter ended July 4, 2009.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.  This information is being furnished under Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of such section.
Item 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d)
Exhibits
99.1
Press release, dated August 24, 2009.
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.
NORTEK, INC.
By:
/s/ Edward J. Cooney
Name: Edward J. Cooney
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer
Date: August 24, 2009
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibits
99.1
Press release, dated August 24, 2009.