8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, DC 20549FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT: November 7, 2017

(Date of earliest event reported)

POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-12488	88-0106100
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
8550 Mosley Road Houston, Texas		77075-1180
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(713) 944-6900(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)N/A(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01 – Other Events

On November 7, 2017, Powell Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share payable to shareholders of record on November 21, 2017. This dividend will be paid on December 13, 2017. A copy of such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Report.

99.1 Press release dated November 7, 2017

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 thereunto duly authorized.

POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Date: November 7, 2017        By: /s/ DON R. MADISON             Don R. Madison         Executive Vice President

Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

Contact:    Don R. Madison, CFO

Powell Industries, Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

713-947-4422

POWELL INDUSTRIES DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

HOUSTON — November 7, 2017 — Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL), a leading supplier of custom engineered solutions for the management, control and distribution of electrical energy, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s common stock in the amount of $0.26 per share. The dividend is payable on December 13, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 21, 2017.

Powell Industries, Inc., headquartered in Houston, engineers packaged solutions and systems for the management, control and distribution of electrical energy.  Powell markets include large industrial customers such as utilities, oil and gas producers, refineries, petrochemical plants, pulp and paper producers, mining operations and commuter railways.   For more information, please visit powellind.com.

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