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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): October 8, 2010
Nortek, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-34697 | 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) |
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On October 8, 2010, Nortek, Inc. publicly announced that its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held at 9:00 a.m. local time on November 9, 2010 at the Renaissance Providence Hotel, 5 Avenue of the Arts, Providence, Rhode Island 02903. Stockholders will consider the election of Nortek’s Class I directors, the ratification of Nortek’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2010, the ratification of Nortek’s 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan and other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting. Holders of record of Nortek’s common stock and restricted stock at the close of business on September 23, 2010 are entitled to vote at the meeting and at any adjournments or postponements thereof. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhib it 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated October 8, 2010. |
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: October 8, 2010
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Description of Exhibits | | |
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| 99.1 | | Press release, dated October 8, 2010. |
