SEC USE ONLY
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DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 -----------------------
CUSIP NUMBER
FORM 144
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 -----------------------
WORK LOCATION
ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with
a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker.
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1(a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print) (b) IRS IDENT. NO. (c) S.E.C. FILE NO.
Mueller Industries, Inc. 25-079-0410 1-67-70
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1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE (e) TELEPHONE NO.
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AREA CODE NUMBER
6825 Tournament Drive Memphis TN 38125
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2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT (b) IRS (c) RELATIONSHIP (d) ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE
THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD IDENT NO. TO ISSUER STREET
Robert B. Hodes 133-16-1249 Director 787 7th Ave. New York NY 10019
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INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File
Number.
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3(a) (b) SEC USE ONLY (c) (d)
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Title of the Name and Address of Each Broker
Class of Through Whom the Securities are to Number of Shares or
Securities To be Offered or Each Market Maker Broker-Dealer Other Units To Be Sold Aggregate Market Value
Be Sold who is Acquiring the Securities File Number (See instr. 3(c)) (See instr. (3(d))
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Common Bessemer Trust Co. 18,500 $630,000
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[CONTINUATION OF THE ABOVE CHART]
(e) (f) (g)
Number of Shares Approximate Date
or Other Units of Sale Name of Each
Outstanding (See instr. (3(f)) Securities Exchange
(See instr. (3(e)) (M0. DAY YR.) (See instr. (3(g))
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34,270,000 12/22/03 N.Y.S.E.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. (a) Name of issuer 3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
(b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number (b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities
(c) iSSUER'S S.E.C. file number, if any are intended to be sold
(d) Issuer's address, including zip code (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt
(e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code securities, give the aggregate face amount)
(d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of
2. (a) Name of person for whose account the securities a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of
are to be sold this notice
(b) Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such (e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding,
person is an entity or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding,
(c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, as shown by the most recent report or statement published
director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family by the issuer
of any of the foregoing) (f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
(d) Such person's address, including zip code (g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the
securities are intended to be sold
SEC 1147 (9-93)
TABLE I -- SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold
and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:
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Name of Person from
Nature of Whom Acquired Amount of
Title of Date you Acquisition (If gift, also give Securities Date of
the Class Acquired Transaction date donor acquired) Acquired Payment Nature of Payment
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Common Var. Purchase on D.K. 38,500 Imm. Cash
pre-June N.Y.S.E.
2002
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INSTRUCTIONS: If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in
the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or
other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other
obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.
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TABLE II -- SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by
the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
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Amount of
Name and Address of Seller Title of Securities Sold Date of Sale Securities Sold Gross Proceeds
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REMARKS:
INSTRUCTIONS: ATTENTION:
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. The person for whose account the securities to which this notice
Information is to be given not only as the person for whose relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice
account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other that he does not know any material adverse information in
persons included in that definition. In addition, information regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer
shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly
required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with disclosed.
sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
December 22, 2003 /s/ Robert B. Hodes
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DATE OF NOTICE (SIGNATURE)
The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice
shall be manually signed. Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
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ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
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