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 October 14, 2003 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Commission File Number 1-6770 Delaware 25-0790410 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 8285 Tournament Drive, Suite 150 Memphis, Tennessee 38125 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (901) 753-3200 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 1 Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press release dated October 14, 2003 reporting third quarter 2003 earnings. Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On October 14, 2003, Mueller Industries, Inc. issued a press release announcing earnings for the quarter ended September 27, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized, on October 14, 2003. MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. /s/ KENT A. MCKEE ------------------------------------- Kent A. McKee Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description -------------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated October 14, 2003