FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HARRIS ROY C
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC [MLI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President & CIO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
9358 GROVE HOLLOW LANE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/27/2005
(Street)

GERMANTOWN, TN 38139		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 07/27/2005   M   631 (1) A $ 15.202 (1) 22,039 D  
Common Stock 07/27/2005   M   12,448 (1) A $ 18.701 (1) 34,487 D  
Common Stock 07/27/2005   M   6,113 (1) A $ 20.403 (1) 40,600 D  
Common Stock 07/27/2005   M   2,334 (1) A $ 16.615 (1) 42,934 D  
Common Stock 07/27/2005   F   2,002 D $ 29.10 40,932 D  
Common Stock 07/28/2005   S   2,000 D $ 29.50 38,932 D  
Common Stock 07/28/2005   S   2,300 D $ 29.47 36,632 D  
Common Stock 07/28/2005   S   10,000 D $ 29.44 26,632 D  
Common Stock 07/29/2005   S   2,000 D $ 29.502 24,632 D  
Common Stock 07/29/2005   S   2,000 D $ 29.509 22,632 D  
Common Stock 07/29/2005   S   1,224 D $ 29.22 21,408 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 15.202 (1) 07/27/2005   M     631 (1) 12/21/2004 12/21/2010 Common Stock 631 $ 0 2,481 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 18.701 (1) 07/27/2005   M     12,448 (1)   (2) 11/06/2011 Common Stock 12,448 $ 0 3,113 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 20.403 (1) 07/27/2005   M     6,113 (1)   (3) 02/13/2012 Common Stock 6,113 (1) $ 0 5,557 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 16.615 (1) 07/27/2005   M     2,334 (1) 02/10/2005 02/10/2013 Common Stock 2,334 $ 0 7,002 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HARRIS ROY C
9358 GROVE HOLLOW LANE
GERMANTOWN, TN 38139		       Vice President & CIO  

Signatures

 /s/ Roy C. Harris   07/29/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The exercise price and number of stock options reported on this form reflect an equitable adjustment made to all outstanding stock options concurrent with the Company's recapitalization by special dividend in the fourth quarter of 2004.
(2) Exercisable as follows: 6,224 on 11/06/2002; 3,112 on 11/06/2003; 3,112 on 11/06/2004
(3) Exercisable as follows: 2,334 on 02/13/2003; 2,334 on 02/13/2004; 1,445 on 02/13/2005

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