8-K

                    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): April 26, 1996
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                             NORTEK, INC.
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          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                     
         Delaware                  1-6112               05-0314991
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(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission          (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)               File Number)         Identification No.)




50 Kennedy Plaza, Providence, RI  02903-2360
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           (Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number:     (401) 751-1600
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                                   N/A
       (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)





Item 5.   Other Events
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           On  April 26, 1996, the Board of Directors of Nortek, Inc.  (the
"Company") and a Special Committee of the Board, after receiving investment
advice  from  independent financial advisers, approved  the  repurchase  of
1,189,809  shares  of  its  Common  Stock,  $1.00  par  value,  from  three
directors,  Dennis J. McGillicuddy, D. Stevens McVoy and Barry Silverstein.
The  purchase  price  was $17 per share or a total of  approximately  $20.2
million.

           The three directors, who no longer have an economic interest  in
the Company, have resigned as directors.

          The Company's press release announcing the repurchase is attached
as an exhibit hereto.

Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
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          Exhibits.
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(c)  Exhibits:
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     1.   Press Release of the Company dated April 26, 1996.


                                 SIGNATURE


      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.


Date:  April 29, 1996              By: /s/Richard L. Bready
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                                     Richard L. Bready                        
                                     Chairman

EX-1

                                     
                                                          EXHIBIT 1


                                     
                     NORTEK ANNOUNCES STOCK REPURCHASE
                                     

PROVIDENCE, RI, April 26, 1996--Nortek, Inc. today announced the repurchase

of  1,189,809  shares of its common stock, or approximately  10.6%  of  its

outstanding  shares,  from  three directors,  Dennis  J.  McGillicuddy,  D.

Stevens McVoy and Barry Silverstein, at a price of $17.00 per share,  or  a

total of $20.2 million.


The  repurchase  was approved by the Board of Directors and  by  a  Special

Committee  of the Board after receiving investment advice from  independent

financial advisers.


According  to Nortek's Chairman and CEO, Richard L. Bready, "The directors,

who  no longer have an economic interest in the Company, have resigned  and

new directors will be selected at a later date."


Bready continued, "This transaction brings the total shares acquired  under

the  Company's  repurchase program since November 16, 1995 to approximately

2,276,009  shares.  The repurchase program is antidilutive,  and  if  these

shares had been repurchased as of January 1, 1995, earnings per share would

have been $1.36 versus $1.19 as previously reported."


Nortek,  Inc. (NYSE: NTK) manufactures and markets residential,  commercial

and industrial building products.