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

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               Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                      November 1, 2004 (October 26, 2004)


                              FEDDERS CORPORATION
              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


           DELAWARE                   1-8831                 22-2572390
(State or Other Jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


                             505 Martinsville Road
                     Liberty Corner, New Jersey 07938-0813
             (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
                                (908) 604-8686
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
           Appointment of Principal Officers.

         Effective November 1, 2004, Michael B. Etter will leave his position
of President of Fedders Corporation (the "Company") to assume the position of
President of Fedders Global Sourcing Solutions, a new business unit of Fedders
Corporation.

         Michael Giordano, Executive Vice President, Finance and
Administration and Chief Financial Officer will leave that position to become
the President of the Company. His appointment becomes effective on November 1,
2004. Mr. Giordano will continue to serve on the Company's Board of Directors.
Mr. Giordano joined Fedders in 1990. In 1999, he was elected Executive Vice
President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer, and in 2004
he was elected to the additional position of President, Fedders International.
Previously, he served as Senior Vice President, International, with
responsibility for all operations, sales and marketing, research and design
engineering of Fedders International and, from 1996 to 1999, he was located in
Singapore as Managing Director of Fedders Asia. Before joining Fedders
International, Mr. Giordano served as Assistant Director, Global Sourcing of
Fedders Corporation and Vice President, Sales of Rotorex Company, Fedders'
compressor manufacturing operation.

         Robert L. Laurent, Jr., Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and
Alliances, will leave that position to become the Executive Vice President,
Finance and Acquisitions and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. His
appointment also becomes effective on November 1, 2004. Mr. Laurent joined
Fedders in 1980. He was elected Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and
Alliances in January 1999. Previously, he was Executive Vice President,
Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of the Company from
1993 to 1999. Prior thereto, he served as internal auditor, plant controller
and corporate controller.




                                   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.


                                              FEDDERS CORPORATION


                                              By: /s/ Kent E. Hansen
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                                                  Kent E. Hansen
                                                  Executive Vice President and
                                                  Secretary

Dated:  November 1, 2004