8-K

                          UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549
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                            FORM 8-K

                         CURRENT REPORT
             Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                 Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                        November 22, 2004
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        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                        Molex Incorporated
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     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware              0-7491         36-2369491
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       (State or other       (Commission      (IRS Employer
         jurisdiction        File Number)    Identification
      of incorporation)                           No.)


     2222 Wellington Court, Lisle, Illinois          60532
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    (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)


                           (630) 969-4550
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      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure.
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     On November 22, 2004, Molex issued a press release
announcing that Molex has requested a hearing with the Nasdaq
Listing Qualifications Panel.  The press release is filed as
Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.



Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits
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     The following exhibits are being furnished as part of this
Form 8-K:


   Exhibit Number    Description
   ______________    ___________

      99.1           Press release of Molex Incorporated dated
                     November 22, 2004.





                           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.

                               MOLEX INCORPORATED

                                     /S/ Louis A. Hecht
Date: November 22, 2004        By:  __________________________

                                    Louis A. Hecht
                                    Corporate Secretary and General
                                    Counsel

EX-99

                                                  EXHIBIT 99.1



                                         Contact:  Neil Lefort

                            Vice President, Investor Relations

                                                (630) 527-4344

                  MOLEX REQUESTS NASDAQ HEARING

     Lisle, IL, USA -- November 22, 2004 -- Molex Incorporated
(NASDAQ:  MOLX and MOLXA), a global electronic components
company, announced today that Molex has requested a hearing with
the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel.  As previously
disclosed, on November 15, 2004 Molex received a letter from the
Nasdaq staff indicating that Molex is not in compliance with
Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14), which requires Molex to file
with the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. copies of all reports filed or
required to be filed with the SEC, and the Company's securities
are, therefore, subject to delisting from The Nasdaq National
Market.  As a result of the previously-announced resignation of
Deloitte & Touche LLP, Molex's former independent auditor, on
November 13, 2004, the unaudited financial statements for the
fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2004 included in Molex's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on November 15, 2004 were not reviewed by an
independent public accountant as required by Rule 10-01(d) of
Regulation S-X.  As disclosed in such Form 10-Q filing, Nasdaq
views the Company as delinquent in its filing obligations in
these circumstances.  Nasdaq has modified and appended an "E" to
the trading symbols for Molex common stock (MOLXE) and Class A
common stock (MOLAE) which will remain until Molex has remedied
this non-compliance.

     The Molex hearing request delivered to Nasdaq today stays
the delisting of the Company's securities pending the Panel's
decision.  Molex expects to request a time extension sufficient
to allow a successor independent registered public accounting
firm to complete its review of the unaudited financial statements
for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2004 and for Molex to
file an amendment to the Form 10-Q for that quarter with the SEC.
There can be no assurance the Panel will grant the Company's
request for such an extension of time.  Filing the planned
amendment to the Form 10-Q after the accounting review of the
interim financial statements has been completed would make Molex
current in its SEC filing obligations and in compliance with the
applicable Nasdaq continued listing requirement.

     Statements in this release that are not historical are
forward-looking and are subject to various risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially
from those stated.  Certain of these risks and uncertainties are
set forth in Molex's 10-K and other documents filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and include Molex's ability to
timely hire a new independent registered public accounting firm,
Molex's ability to timely comply with SEC and Nasdaq reporting
obligations, continued listing of Molex's common stock and Class
A common stock on the Nasdaq National Market, economic conditions
in various regions, product and price competition and foreign
currency exchange  rate changes.   Molex does not undertake to
revise these forward-looking   statements   or to provide any
updates regarding information contained in this release resulting
from new information, future events or otherwise.

     The Company's Annual Report, as well as news releases and
other supplementary financial data is available by accessing the
Company's website at www.molex.com.

     Molex Incorporated is a 66-year-old manufacturer of
electronic components, including electrical and fiber optic
interconnection products and systems, switches and integrated
products in 55 plants in 19 countries throughout the world.