t64801_8k.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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)

March 12, 2009

MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Tennessee		001-14124		62-1566286
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

8503 Hilltop Drive, Ooltewah, Tennessee		37363
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(423) 238-4171

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 8.01

OTHER EVENTS

On March 12, 2009, Miller Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Release”) announcing that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program under which the Company will repurchase up to $5,000,000 of shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock. A copy of the Release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)	Exhibits.

	Exhibit No.	Description
	99.1	Press Release of Miller Industries, Inc. dated March 12, 2009

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.

	MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC.
	(Registrant)


	By:	/s/ J. Vincent Mish
		J. Vincent Mish
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 12, 2009

Ooltewah, Tennessee 37363

	APPROVED BY:		Jeffrey I. Badgley
			Co-Chief Executive Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

	CONTACT:		Miller Industries, Inc.
			J. Vincent Mish, Chief Financial Officer
			(423) 238-4171
			Frank Madonia, General Counsel
			(423) 238-4171
			FD
			Investor Contact: Eric Boyriven/Alexandra Tramont
			(212) 850-5600

MILLER INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, March 12, 2009 – Miller Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MLR) (the “Company”) today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has approved the repurchase of up to $5,000,000 of shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Repurchases, which will be conducted through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, will be made from time to time depending on market conditions and other factors. Repurchased shares will be held in treasury.

Miller Industries is the world’s largest manufacturer of towing and recovery equipment, and markets its towing and recovery equipment under a number of well-recognized brands, including Century, Vulcan, Chevron, Holmes, Challenger, Champion, Jige, Boniface and Eagle.

Certain statements in this news release may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “continue,” “future,” “potential,” “believe,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “seek,” “estimate,” “predict,” “expect,” “anticipate” and similar expressions, or the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements also include the assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing statements. Such forward-looking statements are made based on our management’s beliefs as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, our management. Our actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements due to, among other things, economic and market conditions, the risks related to the general economic health of our customers and their access to capital and credit to fund purchases, changes in fuel and other transportation costs, the cyclical nature of our industry, our dependence on outside suppliers of raw materials, changes in the cost of aluminum, steel and related raw materials, and those other risks discussed in our filings with the SEC, including those risks discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2008, which discussion is incorporated herein by this reference. Such factors are not exclusive. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by, or on behalf of, our company.

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