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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): May 8, 2012

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:

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ITEM 5.07
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Nortek, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 8, 2012 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders elected Michael J. Clarke, Daniel C. Lukas and Bennett Rosenthal as Class III directors to serve on the Company's Board of Directors until the Company's 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The results of the stockholders' votes with respect to the election of such directors were as follows:
 
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Michael J. Clarke
14,256,709
602
566,581
Daniel C. Lukas
11,817,607
2,439,704
566,581
Bennett Rosenthal
14,256,709
602
566,581
The Company's stockholders voted to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditor for the fiscal year 2012. The results of the stockholders' votes with respect to this proposal were as follows:
 
For
Against
Abstain
Ratification of Independent Auditor
14,821,514
2,269
109

The Company's stockholders voted to approve the Company's 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated, and to authorize the issuance of an additional 732,797 shares thereunder. The results of the stockholders' votes with respect to this proposal were as follows:
 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Approval of the Company's 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated, and the authorization to issue an additional 732,797 shares thereunder
13,370,297
882,959
4,055
566,581








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: Senior Vice President and Treasurer

Date: May 8, 2012