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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): June 30,
2010
Nortek,
Inc.
(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
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(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-34697
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05-0314991
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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50 Kennedy Plaza,
Providence, Rhode Island
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02903-2360
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(Address of
Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(401)
751-1600
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(Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area
Code)
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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
5.02
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DEPARTURE
OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF
CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN
OFFICESR.
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On June 30, 2010,
Jeffrey Schwartz resigned from the Board of Directors and as a member and the
Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of
Directors.
On July 1, 2010,
John T. Coleman was appointed to the Board of Directors as a Class I director
and Daniel C. Lukas was appointed to the Board of Directors as a Class III
director. Mr. Coleman was also appointed as a member of the Audit
committee and Mr. Lukas was appointed as a member and as Chairperson of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
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: July 6,
2010