8-K

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

                      January 25, 2008                         
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

MOLEX INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

2222 Wellington Court, Lisle, Illinois 60532 
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

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

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Summary of Non-Employee Director Compensation

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 25, 2008, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Molex Incorporated (“Molex”) increased the size of the Board to 13 members and elected Joe W. Laymon as a Class I member of the Board. Mr. Laymon, 55, is Group Vice President, Corporate Human Resources and Labor Affairs, for Ford Motor Company. Mr. Laymon previously served on Molex’s board from 2002 to 2006. Mr. Laymon joined Ford Motor Company as executive director, Human Resources Business Operations in March 2000 and was promoted to his present position in 2004. Prior to joining Ford, he held senior human resources positions at Xerox Corporation and Eastman Kodak. The Board also appointed Mr. Laymon as a member of the Compensation Committee.

There is no arrangement or understanding with any person pursuant to which Mr. Laymon was selected as a director, and he is not a party to any transaction requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Laymon’s compensation for his service as a non-employee director will be consistent with that of Molex’s other non-employee directors as described in Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)     Exhibits.

          Exhibit 99.1 Summary of Non-Employee Director Compensation

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
Date: January 28, 2008	By:	/s/ ANA G. RODRIGUEZ
		Ana G. Rodriguez
		Vice President, Co-General Counsel & Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Summary of Non-Employee Director Compensation

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Summary of Non-Employee Director Compensation

(Effective October 26, 2007)

Cash Compensation:
Annual Retainer (1)	$	60,000
Board Meeting Fee	$	3,000
Committee Meeting Fee	$	2,000
Audit Committee Chairperson Meeting Fee	$	4,000
Other Committee Chairperson Meeting Fee	$	3,000

Equity Compensation:
Annual Automatic Non-discretionary Grant of Stock Options	500 shares multiplied by the number of years of service or fraction thereof

(1) All retainer and meeting fees are payable quarterly.