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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-K
(Mark One)

X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________________ to ____________________

Commission File No. 001-11625

PENTAIR, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota 41-0907434
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

1500 County Road B2 West, Suite 400, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55113-3105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(612) 636-7920
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

1) Common Stock, Par Value $.16 2/3 per share
2) Rights
(Title of Class)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days. Yes X No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant
to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not
be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this
Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]

The aggregate market value of voting stock held by nonaffiliates of
the Registrant on February 26, 1996 was $932 million. For purposes of
this calculation, all shares held by officers and directors of the
Registrant and by the trustees of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs)
and pension plans of the Registrant and subsidiaries were deemed to be shares
held by affiliates.

The number of shares outstanding of Registrant's only class of
common stock on February 26, 1996 was 37,394,754.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following portions of the Annual Report to Shareholders for
the year ended December 31, 1995 and Proxy Statement for the 1996 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference as the Item of
this Form 10-K indicated.

Part of Form 10-K Portion of Annual Report

Part I, Item 1. Business - Financial Pages 32 and 54: Business
information about industry segments, Segment Information;
foreign operations, research and Page 43: Research and Development;
development and environmental matters. Page 35: Environmental Matters and
Page 47: Commitments and Contingencies
- (Note 9) and Page 56: Disclosure of
Risks and Uncertainties (Note 18)

Part II, Item 5.Market for Registrant's Page 58: Pentair Stock
Common Equity and Related Stockholder Data, Price Range and Dividends of
Matters. Common Stock.

Part II, Item 6. Selected Financial Page 57: Selected Financial
Data. Data - 10 Year Summary.

Part II, Item 7.Management's Discussion Pages 28-35: Management's
and Analysis of Financial Condition Discussion and Analysis.
and Results of Operations.

Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements Pages 36-56: Consolidated
and Supplementary Data. Statement of Income, Balance Sheet
and Statement of Cash Flows, related
Notes, Report of Independent Auditors
and Quarterly Financial Data.

Portion of Proxy Statement

Part III, Item 10. Directors and Pages 2-5: Security Ownership of
Executive Officers of the Registrant. Management and Beneficial
Ownership; Pages 5-8; Directors
Standing for Election.

Part III, Item 11. Pages 14-23: Executive
Executive Compensation. Compensation.


Part III, Item 12. Security Ownership Pages 2-5: Security
of Certain Beneficial Owners and Ownership of Management and
Management. Beneficial Ownership.
PART I

Item 1. Business

(a) General Development of the Business.

The Registrant was incorporated in 1966 under the laws of Minnesota.
In the past year, the Registrant has not changed its form of organization
or mode of conducting business. The Registrant grows through internal
development and acquisitions. As in the past, periodic dispositions of
assets or business units are possible when they no longer fit with the
long-term strategies of the Registrant.

Effective January 1, 1994, the Registrant acquired the net assets and the
subsidiaries of Schroff GmbH (Schroff) from Fried. Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp
for a cash purchase price of approximately $140 million net of cash acquired.
Schroff manufactures and sells enclosures, cases, subracks and accessories
for commercial electronic and instrumentation applications.

In September 1994, Pentair announced that it was exploring strategic
alternatives for its paper businesses,including their possible sale.
In the second quarter of 1995, all of the Pentair paper businesses were sold.
On April 1, 1995 the company sold its Cross Pointe Paper Corporation
subsidiary for $203.3 million to Noranda Forest, Inc. On June 30, 1995
the company sold its Niagara of Wisconsin Paper Corporation, its 50%
share of Lake Superior Paper Industries (LSPI) joint venture and its 12%
share of Superior Recycled Fiber Industries (SRFI) for $115.6 million
cash to Consolidated Papers, Inc.

The sale transactions have permitted Pentair to focus its commitments
and resources on the industrial products sector, building upon the
strong growth and leading market positions these businesses have achieved.

Effective November 1, 1995, the Company acquired Fleck Controls, Inc.,
a manufacturer of control valves which are major components in
residential water softeners, and commercial and industrial water
conditioning systems for $133.9 million. Pentair considers Fleck
to be its first major step in entering the water treatment business.
This will be continued as Pentair pursues other product offerings and new
channels within the water products market.


(b) Financial Information about Industry Segments.

The Registrant's business is conducted in two industry segments.
The Specialty Products segment manufactures woodworking machinery;
portable power tools; valves for water conditioning equipment; and
pumps and pumping systems. The General Industrial Equipment segment
manufactures electrical and electronic enclosures and wireways;
industrial lubricating systems and material dispensing equipment;
automotive service equipment; and sporting ammunition. Business segment
financial information is found on page 32 and page 54 (Note 16) of the
1995 Annual Report to Shareholders.


Narrative Description of Business.

Description of the Specialty Products Segment:

Products and marketing.

The following table sets forth, for each of the last three years,
the Specialty Products segment product class net sales in
excess of 10 percent of the Registrant's consolidated net sales .
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

1995 1994 1993

<S> <C> <C> <C>
Stationary and Portable Power Tools 28 % 28 % 33 %
Pumps and Water Treatment Systems 9 9 10


Total Segment 37 % 37 % 43 %
</TABLE>

Woodworking Machinery. The Registrant, through its subsidiary
Delta International Machinery Corp.(Delta), manufactures, markets,
and services a line of general-purpose woodworking machinery, such as
saws, planers, jointers, plate joiners, grinders, drill presses,
shapers, lathes, and other quality machines. Delta sells its products
in the United States, Canada, and other foreign countries under its
"Delta" brand name through a network of independent and mail order
distributors, hardware stores and home centers.

Portable Electric Tools. The Registrant, through its subsidiary
Porter-Cable Corporation (Porter-Cable), manufactures and markets
a variety of portable electric tools, such as saws, sanders, drills
and routers, used in woodworking, industrial maintenance, and
construction trades. Porter-Cable markets its products under the
brand name "Porter-Cable" through a network of independent, specialty
tool, and mail order distributors, hardware stores and home centers.

Pumps and Pumping Systems. The Registrant, through its F.E. Myers
Co. Division of McNeil (Ohio) Corporation (Myers), manufactures and
markets a wide variety of pumps for residential, environmental,
engineering, and industrial use. Products are distributed through
a network of distributors, wholesalers, dealers, and installers.
In addition, Myers distributes products to the do-it-yourself market
for retail sale through home centers and hardware stores under the
names "Water Ace" and "Shur Dri".

Water Conditioning Control Valves. The Registrant, through its
subsidiary Fleck Controls, Inc. (Fleck), manufactures, designs
and markets a broad range of control valves, timers and meters
for residential and commercial water softeners. Products are
sold directly by Fleck's internal sales organization to small,
regional independent original equipment manufacturers (OEMs),
with the remaining sales going to larger, fully integrated manufacturers.

Competitive conditions.

Delta participates in the middle range of the overall market
for general purpose woodworking machinery. The addressed market is
focused on high quality, feature oriented products and value added
services for the home shop, contractor, and small shop markets.
Delta markets the industry's broadest line of products for its addressed
market. Delta's numerous competitors do have individual products
which compete with certain of Delta's products. Competition in this
market focuses on quality, features, service and price.

Porter-Cable competes in the professional portable electric tool
market which is highly competitive. Porter-Cable faces several major
competitors across its addressed market. Product innovation, features,
performance, quality, service, delivery and price are all competitive factors.

Myers addresses the water pump and system market. Myers faces many
competitors across its product lines. Price, delivery, and quality
are competitive factors.

Fleck addresses the water treatment market. Fleck is one of the four
primary manufacturers of control valves in the United States and Europe.
Broad product offerings, product development and customer support and
service are competitive factors. Fleck has a significant market share
in the residential valve market and a leading market share in the
commercial valve market. Fleck sells to both OEMs and independent
distributors for inclusion in water control systems which are sold directly
to the end user.

Description of the General Industrial Equipment Segment:
Products and marketing.

The following table sets forth, for each of the last three years, the
General Industrial Equipment segment product class net sales
in excess of 10 percent of consolidated net sales.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

1995 1994 1993
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Electrical and Electronic Enclosures 39 % 36 % 25 %
Sporting Ammunition 10 12 14


Total Segment 63 % 63 % 57 %
</TABLE>


Electrical Enclosures. Through the Hoffman Engineering Company
division of Federal-Hoffman, Inc. (Hoffman Engineering), the Registrant
manufactures enclosures and wireways for electrical and industrial
instrumentation applications and markets these products primarily
through independent manufacturer's representatives and electrical
and electronic equipment distributors throughout North America and the
United Kingdom.

Electronic Enclosures. Through Schroff GmbH and its international
subsidiaries (Schroff), the Registrant manufactures enclosures and
wireways for electronic instrumentation applications. Schroff is a large
European manufacturer of cabinets, cases, subracks, microcomputer
packaging systems and accessories. Schroff serves the worldwide
industrial electronics industry including key segments such as computers,
test & measurement, private LANs/data communication, industrial control
and factory automation, medical and telecommunications.

Sporting Ammunition. Through the Federal Cartridge Company division
of Federal-Hoffman, Inc. (Federal Cartridge), the Registrant manufactures
and markets sporting and law enforcement ammunition, and components.
These products are distributed throughout the United States through a
network of distributors; directly to large retail chains; and
directly to law enforcement agencies (governmental).

Industrial Lubricating Systems and Material Dispensing Equipment.
The Registrant, through its Lincoln Industrial division of McNeil
(Ohio) Corporation (Lincoln Industrial), manufactures components and designs
systems for manual and automatic delivery of measured quantities of
lubricants for industrial applications. Lincoln Industrial also manufactures
components and designs, fabricates, and installs high-volume liquid
and semi-solid dispensing systems. Both segments serve original
equipment and retrofit markets. Lubricating and materials dispensing
systems are marketed in the United States by approximately 100
specially qualified systems distributors with design, installation,
and service capability. Basic lubricating equipment and accessories are
marketed through industrial supply and specialty distributors. A special
direct sales group markets a wide variety of Lincoln Industrial products
to original equipment manufacturers in a variety of industries.
Lincoln Industrial also manufactures lubricating components and systems
at its facility in Walldorf, Germany for distribution to European,
Middle East, Far East and African markets, and to a lesser extent to the
United States. The remainder of the world market, including the Pacific Rim,
is served from Lincoln Industrial's St. Louis, Missouri manufacturing
facility.

Automotive Service Equipment. The Registrant, through its Lincoln
Automotive division of McNeil (Ohio) Corporation (Lincoln Automotive),
manufactures and markets lubrication, repair, and service equipment for
a broad range of vehicles. Products are sold through a key group of
approximately 600 aftermarket wholesalers. Certain products are sold
to large auto parts chain stores. Certain lubricating equipment,
tools, and jacks and lifting equipment are sold under private label programs.
Garage, service station, car dealership service department, and fast oil
change lubricating systems are marketed through petroleum equipment and
service distributors with design and installation capability.

Competitive conditions.

Hoffman Engineering is the largest North American manufacturer of
electrical enclosures and wireways, having a market share estimated
to be about 25% of the addressed market. It is currently the only
manufacturer with national distribution and its competitors are
generally smaller, regional manufacturers. Hoffman Engineering also
participates in the North American electronic enclosures market, facing
competition from a large number of firms, with three or four established
firms leading the market. In both markets, the most significant
competitive factors are price, product innovation, service, quality,
breadth of product line, and delivery.

Schroff is a significant manufacturer in Europe's electronic enclosure
market and a technological leader. Schroff, like Hoffman, has a
comprehensive product range. Schroff faces competition from a large number
of firms, some of whom like Rittal manufacture a broad range of enclosures
and some who focus on smaller niche markets. Significant competitive
factors are product innovation and quality.

Federal Cartridge and its two primary competitors, Winchester and Remington,
have a combined market share of approximately 90% in the U.S.
sporting ammunition market, with the balance coming from smaller
domestic competitors and foreign ammunition manufacturers. Quality,
delivery, price and terms are significant competitive factors.

Lincoln Industrial and Lincoln Automotive face three to five major
competitors and several smaller competitors across their product lines.
Competition involving industrial lubricating systems and material
dispensing equipment tends to center around quality, systems capability,
and application knowledge. Price becomes a more significant competitive
factor for vehicle servicing equipment.


Information Regarding Both Segments:

Working capital items.

Federal Cartridge's working capital builds from January through September
as inventories are increased to meet third quarter shipping schedules and
receivables increase due to fall dating for early order programs used in the
sporting ammunition business. Management continues to focus on reducing
working capital requirements through management of receivable and inventory
levels.

Status of new products.

The industries in which the segments participate are essentially mature
and do not experience the introduction of many products that
materially change the nature of the industry. Individual manufacturers
generally make improvements or apply new technologies to existing products.

Raw materials.

The raw materials used in the manufacturing process include steel (bar
and sheet), various metals including brass and lead, gunpowder and plastic.
Selected motors, castings, plastic parts and components are also purchased.
The supply of all raw materials and components is currently adequate.

Delta and Porter-Cable import selected tools in their product offerings.
Design and engineering of these products is performed primarily by Delta.
The manufacturing process is controlled and monitored for most of these
products in factories dedicated to Delta production. Supply of these
products is currently adequate and timely.

Patents, trademarks, licenses, franchises and concessions.

The businesses own a number of U.S. and foreign patents and trademarks.
They were acquired over many years and relate to many products and
improvements. No one patent or trademark is of material importance to
either segment.

Seasonal aspects.

For the either segment, there is no strongly seasonal aspect.

Backlog.

The segments normally do not experience backlogs for substantial periods
of time. The nature of the businesses emphasizes maintaining
inventories sufficient to satisfy customer needs on a timely basis, and
production and sourcing is geared towards providing adequate inventories
in order to minimize customer back orders. Accordingly, backlogs are
not material to understanding the sales trends or manufacturing
fluctuations of the segments.

Dependence on limited number of customers.

The Registrant as a whole is not dependent on a single customer or
on a few customers. The loss of a limited number of customers
would not have a material adverse impact on the Registrant.

Government contracts.

The Registrant has no material portion of sales under government
contracts that may be subject to renegotiation of profits or
termination of contracts at the election of the government.

Employees.

As of December 31, 1995, the Registrant and its subsidiaries employed
approximately 9,150 persons, of which 2,058 were represented by unions
having collective bargaining agreements.

Labor contracts negotiated in 1995 were: International Association of
Machinists Local 59 - Ashland, Ohio (extended to 4/6/98) approximately 310
employees; International Association of Machinists Local 9 -
St. Louis, Missouri (extended to 4/30/98) approximately 230 employees;
United Steel Workers of America Local 8630 - Tupelo, Mississippi (extended
to 5/1/98) 260 approximately employees; Patternworkers League - Ashland, Ohio
(extended to 9/1/97) 2 employees; and Teamsters Local 984 - Memphis,
Tennessee (extended to 12/15/98) approximately 50 employees.

Contracts expiring in 1996: International Union of Electrical Workers -
Jonesboro, Arkansas (expires April, 1996).

The Registrant considers its employee relations to be good and feels
future contracts will be able to be negotiated for the benefit of the
business and the employees.


(d) Financial Information about Foreign Operations.

The Registrant operates primarily in North America and Europe. See
discussion of foreign operations incorporated by reference.


Item 2. Properties

The Registrant's corporate offices, located at 1500 County Road B2 West,
St. Paul, Minnesota 55113-3105, are leased and consist of approximately
22,000 square feet; the lease expires in December 1999. Information about the
Registrant's principal manufacturing facilities and other properties is
presented below by industry segment. These facilities are adequate and
suitable for the purposes they serve. Unless noted all facilities are owned.


Specialty Products Segment

SUBSIDIARY/ APPROXIMATE
DIVISION LOCATION PRIMARY USE SQUARE FEET

Porter-Cable Jackson, Manufacturing, 485,000
Tennessee(1) Distribution,
and Office

Delta Pittsburgh, Office and 34,000
Pennsylvania(2) Product Development

Tupelo, Manufacturing 333,000
Mississippi and Office

Memphis, Distribution 245,000
Tennessee(3) and Office

Guelph, Distribution 57,000
Ontario(4) and Office

Mesa, Manufacturing 49,730
Arizona(5) and Office

Taichung, Office and 1,000
Taiwan Product Development

F.E. Myers Ashland, Manufacturing, 412,000
Ohio Distribution,
and Office

Kitchener, Distribution 26,000
Ontario and Office

Midland, Manufacturing, 20,850
Texas and Office

Fleck Controls, Brookfield, Manufacturing, 77,000
Inc. Wisconsin Distribution,
and Office

Buc, Manufacturing, 23,850
France(6) Distribution,
and Office




NOTES:
(1) Leased for a five-year term expiring in 1998.
(2) Currently leased under a month-to-month lease
while a longer term lease is negotiated.
(3) Leased for a five-year term expiring in 1996.
(4) Leased for a five-year term expiring in 1999.
(5) Lease term expires in 2000.
(6) Lease term expires in 1998.

General Industrial Equipment Segment

SUBSIDIARY/ APPROXIMATE
DIVISION LOCATION PRIMARY USE SQUARE FEET

Hoffman Anoka, Manufacturing 814,000
Engineering Minnesota and Office

Brooklyn Center, Manufacturing 128,000
Minnesota(1) and Office

Reynosa, Mexico Manufacturing 90,000

Hoffman U.K. Hemel Hempstead, Manufacturing 37,000
England(2)

Hoffman U.K. Hemel Hempstead, Manufacturing 22,000
England(2)(3)

Federal Anoka, Manufacturing 679,000
Cartridge Minnesota and Office

Richmond, Manufacturing 41,000
Indiana and Office

Lincoln St. Louis, Manufacturing 565,000
Industrial Missouri and Office

Walldorf, Manufacturing 117,000
Germany and Office

Chodov, Manufacturing 6,500
Czech Republic (4) and Office

Lincoln Jonesboro, Manufacturing 426,000
Automotive Arkansas(5) and Office

Nogales, Sonora Manufacturing 35,000
Mexico(6)

Mississauga, Distribution 30,000
Ontario and Office

Schroff GmbH Straubenhardt, Manufacturing 523,000
Germany(7)

Schroff S.A. Betschdorf, Manufacturing 210,000
France(8) and Warehouse

Schroff U.K. Hemel Hempstead, Manufacturing 37,000
England(2)

Schroff U.K. Hemel Hempstead, Manufacturing 22,000
England(2)(3)

Schroff, Inc. Warwick, Manufacturing 80,000
Rhode Island and Office

Warwick, Office and 18,000
Rhode Island(9) Assembly

Schroff K.K. Meiwa-Cho, Manufacturing 23,500
Japan



NOTES:
(1) Leased for a 25-year term expiring in 1996, with options to renew for
two ten-year terms. Currently leased under the first of the ten-year
options, expiring in 2006.
(2) Facilities are shared by Schroff U.K. & Hoffman U.K. Total area is
59,000 square feet.
(3) Leased for a twenty-year term expiring in 2011.
(4) Leased for a three-year term expiring in 1998, with an option to renew
for a one-year term.
(5) Includes approximately 51,000 sq. ft. warehouse and 3,000 sq. ft.
office leased for a three-year term which expires in 1995.
(6) Leased for a six-year term expiring in 1999.
(7) A small portion of this total facility has been leased for a 30-year
term expiring in 2011.
(8) Leased under two lease agreements expiring in 2002 and 2005. Both
leases include a purchase option.
(9) Leased for a ten-year term expiring in 2000. This lease includes
a purchase option.


Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

The Registrant or its subsidiaries have been made parties to actions filed,
or have been given notice of potential claims, relating to the conduct of its
business, including those pertaining to product liability, environmental and
employment matters. Major matters which may have an impact on the Registrant
are discussed below. The Registrant believes that it is remote that the
outcome of such matters will have a material adverse effect on the
Registrant's financial position or future results of operations, based on
current circumstances known to the Registrant.

Federal-Hoffman, Inc. Federal Cartridge, a division of Federal-Hoffman,
has been named by the EPA as a Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) in
connection with a waste disposal site in Greer, South Carolina.
The EPA issued an administrative order effective April 29, 1992 to
Federal-Hoffman and 96 other entities to compel the cleanup of the Aqua-Tech
Environmental, Inc. site. Federal-Hoffman is working with a group of
other PRPs to negotiate with the EPA regarding the cleanup of the site.
A surface cleanup of the site is complete. Under interim allocations by
the PRP group, Federal Cartridge paid $442,000 toward the cost of the surface
cleanup. Under current final allocation proposals, Federal-Hoffman
anticipates no additional payout for the surface cleanup.

On March 16, 1995, the EPA notified Federal Cartridge that it is a PRP
related to the subsurface of the Aqua-Tech site. The PRP group
anticipates beginning a study of the soil and groundwater to determine the
extent of subsurface contamination. The cost of such study, any necessary
remediation and the size of allocation, if any, to Federal-Hoffman
is unknown to the Registrant at this time. Federal-Hoffman however,
anticipates its allocation in the subsurface action to be positively
impacted by the nature of its waste and the fact that virtually all of its
waste was accounted for and removed during the surface remediation.

In October 1992, Hoffman Engineering, a division of Federal-Hoffman,
was also named as a PRP in connection with the Aqua-Tech site.
Hoffman has settled out of both the surface and subsurface remediation as
a de minimis party.

Federal Cartridge, a division of Federal-Hoffman, and 79 manufacturers,
distributors and retailers of ammunition and/or firearms were sued in
July 1995 by a private environmental group pursuant to California Health and
Safety Code Section 25249 (Proposition 65) and the Business and Professions
Code Section 17200. The lawsuit alleged violations of California law
arising from exposure to lead from the discharge or cleaning of firearms.
Claims were made for injunctive relief, statutory penalties and attorneys
fees. An industry-wide settlement was approved by the court in January 1996.
Federal Cartridge's share will be less than $10,000.

Porter-Cable Corporation. In November 1993, the Tennessee Department
of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) issued to Porter-Cable Corporation
(Porter-Cable) and Rockwell International Corporation (Rockwell) an
administrative order requiring them to investigate, and if necesssary clean up
alleged groundwater contamination at a manufacturing facility located in
Madison County, Tennessee. The facility was acquired by Porter Cable
from Rockwell in 1981. Porter Cable reached an agreement with Rockwell
regarding sharing costs and expenses related to investigation of the site.
The Registrant believes that this matter is unlikely to result in material
liability or material changes in operations. No estimate of the projected
response cost liability can be made based on information currently known to
the Company.


Discontinued Paper Operations. Responsibility for certain environmental
obligations and potential liability of the Registrant's former Cross
Pointe Paper Corporation subsidiary were retained by the Registrant as a
part of the sale of Cross Pointe. At the time of the sale, the Registrant
established reserves for potential liabilities relating to environmental
conditions existing on or before April 1995, based on extensive studies
of the sites involved. Costs for certain of these environmental conditions
are borne entirely by the Registrant; for other conditions, the Registrant
bears only a portion of the costs which may be incurred in connection therewith.
In 1995, the Registrant paid approximately $585,000 in costs covered by those
reserves. The Registrant is closely monitoring the status of all open
environmental conditions and has established procedures with the buyer
dealing with activities at the affected sites.

Few of the retained liabilities involve conditions or sites that are active
at this time. One matter, however, has been previously reported in the
Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994. In February 1994,
the Miami mill (Miami) of Cross Pointe Paper Corporation was named a PRP
in connection with the IWD/Cardington landfill in Moraine, Ohio.
Waste haulers with whom Miami contracted to transport its flyash and paper
and wood waste allegedly took it to this landfill for some time prior to its
closure in 1980. The EPA has identified 22 other PRPs at this time. The
cost of remediation of the site is estimated to be approximately $12 to $15
million. Miami recently settled this matter for $178,000. Based on current
information available to it, the Registrant believes that this matter is
unlikely to result in material future liability.

Responsibility for environmental obligations of the Registrant's former
Niagara of Wisconsin Paper Corporation subsidiary and its two joint ventures,
Lake Superior Paper Industries and Superior Recycled Fiber Industries,
was not retained as part of the sale of these entities. Customary warranties
were given regarding unknown environmental conditions at these sites, but
the Registrant does not anticipate any significant liability therefor.

Product Liability Claims. As of March 4, 1996, the Registrant or its
subsidiaries are defendants in approximately 177 product liability lawsuits
and have been notified of approximately 118 additional claims. The Registrant
has had and currently has in place insurance coverage it deems adequate for
its needs. A substantial number of these lawsuits and claims are insured by
Penwald, a regulated insurance company wholly owned by Registrant. See
discussion in Item 7 (MD&A - Insurance Subsidiary) and Item 8 (Note 1 to the
Financial Statements). Accounting reserves covering the deductible
portion of liability claims not covered by Penwald have been established
and are reviewed on a regular basis. The Registrant has not experienced
unfavorable trends in either the severity or frequency of product
liability claims.


Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

During the fourth quarter, no matter was submitted to a vote of security
holders.


PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related
Shareholder Matters.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operation.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

For information required under Items 5 through 8, see the Registrant's
Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1995,
as referenced on page 2 of this report.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
and Financial Disclosure.

No changes in accountants or disagreements between the Registrant and its
accountants regarding accounting principles or financial statement
disclosures have occurred within the 24 months prior to the date of the
Registrant's most recent financial statements.



PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.


EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

The following are the executive officers of the Registrant. Their term
of office extends until the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors,
scheduled for April 24, 1996, or until their successors are elected and
have qualified.


Winslow H. Buxton 56
Chairman since January 15, 1993;
President and Chief Executive Officer
since August 1992; Chief Operating
Officer, August 1990 - August 1992.

Richard J. Cathcart 51
Executive Vice President since February
1996; Executive Vice President,
Corporate Development March 1995-
February 1996; Vice President, Building
Development of Honeywell, Inc. 1994 -
March 1995; Vice President and General
Manager of Honeywell's Worldwide
Building Control Division 1992 - 1994;
Vice President and General Manager
Honeywell's U.S. Operations of Building
Control Division, 1988-1991.

Joseph R. Collins 54
Executive Vice President since March
1995; Senior Vice President - Specialty
Products August 1991 - February 1995;
Acting Chief Financial Officer, June 1993
- March 1994; President, Delta
International Machinery Corporation
(subsidiary of the Registrant), October
1984 - August 1991.

James H. Frank 56
Senior Vice President, Enclosures since
March 1996; Co-President of Schroff
(subsidiary of Registrant) March 1994 -
February 1996; President of Hoffman
Engineering (division of Registrant)
December 1989 - March 1994.

David D. Harrison 48
Executive Vice President since March
1995 and Chief Financial Officer since
March 1994; Senior Vice President
March 1994 - February 1995; Vice-President,
Finance and Information Technology of
the GE Canada Appliance Component
subsidiary of General Electric,
August 1992 - March 1994; and
Vice President, Finance and Deputy
Executive Officer of the GE Europe
Lighting Component subsidiary of
General Electric, January 1990 - July
1992.

Ronald V. Kelly 59
Senior Vice President, Business
Development since February 1996;
Senior Vice President - Long Range
Planning September 1994 - February
1996; Senior Vice President - Paper
Products, August 1991 - September
1994; Vice President - Specialty
Products, March 1989 - August 1991.

Gerald C. Kitch 58
Executive Vice President, President
International Business Development
since February 1996; Executive Vice
President March 1995 - February 1996;
Senior Vice President - General
Industrial Equipment August 1991 -
February 1995; Vice President - General
Industrial Equipment, March 1989 -
August 1991.

Debby S. Knutson 41
Vice President, Human Resources since
September 1994; Assistant Vice
President, Human Resources , August
1993 - September 1994; Vice President
Human Resources of Hoffman
Engineering (division of Registrant) July
1990 - August 1993.

Roy T. Rueb 55
Vice President, Treasurer since October
1986 and Secretary since June 1994.

There is no family relationship between any of the executive officers
or directors.


Item 11. Executive Compensation.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.

For information required under Items 11 and 12, see the Registrant's Proxy
Statement for the 1996 Annual Meeting of Shareholders referenced on page 2
of this report.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

No relationships or transactions existed that require disclosure under Item 13.


PART IV

Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.

(a) Financial Statements and Exhibits.

1. The following consolidated financial statements of Pentair, Inc.
and subsidiaries, together with the Report of Independent Certified
Public Accountants, found on pages 28 to 57 of the Registrant's Annual
Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1995, are hereby
incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K.

Page of Annual Report
Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants 36

Consolidated Statements of Income
for Years Ended December 31, 1995,
1994 and 1993 37

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
December 31, 1995 and 1994 38 - 39

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for Years Ended December 31, 1995,
1994 and 1993 41

Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements 42 - 56


2. The additional financial data listed below is included as exhibits to
this Form 10-K Report and should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements presented in the 1995 Annual
Report to Shareholders.

Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants

Schedule for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993:

VIII- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

3. The following exhibits are included with this Report on Form 10-K
(or incorporated by reference) as required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K.


Exhibit
Number Description

(3.1) Restated Articles of Incorporation
as amended through April 19, 1995.

(3.2) Resolution Establishing and Designating
$7.50 Callable Cumulative Convertible Preferred
Stock, Series 1988, as a series of Preferred
Stock of Pentair, Inc.

(3.3) Resolution Establishing and Designating 8%
Callable Cumulative Voting Convertible
Preferred Stock, Series 1990, as a series of
Preferred Stock of Pentair, Inc.

(3.4) Second Amended and Superseding By-Laws as
amended through July 21, 1995.

(4.1) Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended,
and Second Amended and Superseding
By-Laws, as amended (see Exhibits 3.1 - 3.4 above).

(4.2) Rights Agreement as of July 21, 1995 between
Norwest Bank N.A. and Pentair, Inc.

(4.3) Bid Loan Agreement dated December 14, 1988
between the Company, Continental Bank
N.A. for itself and as Agent, Morgan Guaranty
Trust Company of New York, Morgan Bank
(Delaware), First Bank National Association,
Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., and Mellon
Bank, N.A.

(4.4) First Amendment to Bid Loan Agreement dated
January 1, 1991 between the Company,
Continental Bank N.A. for itself and as Agent,
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New
York, Morgan Bank (Delaware), First Bank
National Association, Norwest Bank Minnesota,
N.A., and NBD Bank, N.A. (Amending Exhibit 4.3).

(4.5) Second Amendment to Bid Loan Agreement dated as
of February 11, 1994 between
Pentair, Inc., Continental Bank N.A. for itself
and as Agent, Morgan Guaranty Trust
Company of New York, J.P. Morgan Delaware,
First Bank National Association, Norwest
Bank Minnesota, N.A., and NBD Bank, N.A. (Amending Exhibit 4.3).

(4.6) $125,000,000 Facility Agreement dated as of
February 11, 1994 between Pentair, Inc.,
Continental Bank N.A. for itself and as Agent,
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New
York for itself and as Agent, NBD Bank, N.A.,
and J. P. Morgan Delaware.

(4.7) Amendment Number One to Facility Agreement
dated as of November 1, 1994 between
Pentair, Inc., Bank of America Illinois (formerly
known as Continental Bank N.A.) for itself
and as Agent, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New
York for itself and as Agent, NBD
Bank, N.A., and J. P. Morgan Delaware. (Amending Exhibit 4.6)

(4.8) $45,000,000 Facility Agreement dated as of February
11, 1994 between Pentair, Inc., First
Bank National Association, for itself and as Agent,
and Norwest Bank Minnesota N.A.

(4.9) Amendment Number One to Facility Agreement dated as
of November 1, 1994 between
Pentair, Inc., First Bank National Association, for
itself and as Agent, and Norwest Bank
Minnesota N.A.(Amending Exhibit 4.8)

(4.10) DM 115,000,000 Facility Agreement dated as of February
11, 1994 between EuroPentair,
GmbH as Borrower, Pentair, Inc., as Guarantor, Morgan
Guaranty Trust Company of New
York for itself and as Agent, Continental Bank N.A., for
itself and as Agent, NBD Bank, N.A. and Dresdner Bank.

(4.11) Amendment Number One to Facility Agreement dated as
of November 1, 1994 between
EuroPentair, GmbH as Borrower, Pentair, Inc., as
Guarantor, Morgan Guaranty Trust
Company of New York for itself and as Agent, Bank
of America Illinois(formerly known as
Continental Bank N.A.), for itself and as Agent,
NBD Bank, N.A. and Dresdner Bank.
(Amending Exhibit 4.10)

(4.12) Amendment Number Two to Facility Agreement dated as
of February 15, 1995 between
EuroPentair, GmbH as Borrower, Pentair, Inc.,
as Guarantor, Morgan Guaranty Trust
Company of New York for itself and as Agent,
Bank of America Illinois(formerly known as
Continental Bank N.A.), for itself and as Agent,
NBD Bank, N.A. and Dresdner Bank .
(Amending Exhibit 4.10)

(4.13) Restatement of Credit Agreement dated July 11,
1989 between Federal-Hoffman, Inc. and
First Bank National Association.

(4.14) Second Amendment to Restatement of Credit Agreement
dated as of January 19, 1993
between Federal-Hoffman, Inc., Pentair, Inc., and
First Bank National Association
(Amending Exhibit 4.13) .

(4.15) Third Amendment to Restatement of Credit Agreement
dated as of December 31, 1994
between Federal-Hoffman, Inc., Pentair, Inc., and
First Bank National Association
(Amending Exhibit 4.13)

(4.16) $35,000,000 Note Purchase Agreement dated March 25,
1991 between Pentair, Inc. and
Nationwide Life Insurance Company.

(4.17) $25,000,000 Note Purchase Agreement dated December 13,
1991 between Pentair, Inc.
and Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company.

(4.18) $15,000,000 Note Purchase Agreement dated November 1,
1992 between Pentair, Inc.
and Nationwide Life Insurance Company.

(4.19) $15,000,000 Note Purchase Agreement dated January 15,
1993 between Pentair, Inc. and
Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company.

(4.20) $70,000,000 Senior Notes Purchase Agreement dated
as of April 30, 1993 between
Pentair, Inc. and United of Omaha Life Insurance
Company, Companion Life Insurance
Company, Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company,
Nippon Life Insurance Company of
America, Lutheran Brotherhood, American United
Life Insurance Company, Modern
Woodmen of America, The Franklin Life Insurance
Company and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.

(10.1) Agreements dated February 8, 1978 and February 9,
1982 between the Company and D. Eugene Nugent.

(10.2) Agreement dated February 8, 1984 (Amending Exhibit 10.1).

(10.3) Agreement dated December 17, 1985 (Amending Exhibit 10.1).

(10.4) Agreement dated May 7, 1990 (Amending Exhibit 10.1).

(10.5) Company's Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan effective June 16, 1988.

(10.6) Company's 1986 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan.

(10.7) Company's 1990 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.

(10.8) Company's Management Incentive Plan as amended to January 12, 1990.

(10.9) Employee Stock Purchase and Bonus Plan as amended and
restated effective January 1, 1992.

(10.10)Company's Flexible Perquisite Program as amended to January 1, 1989.

(10.11)Form of 1986 Management Assurance Agreement (Revised 1990)
between the Company and certain key employees.

(10.12)Company's Third Amended and Restated Compensation Plan for
Non-Employee Directors as amended to January 1, 1992.

(10.13)Company's Outside Directors Nonqualified Stock Option Plan
dated January 22, 1988.

(10.14)First Amendment to Outside Directors Nonqualified Stock Option
Plan (Amending Exhibit 10.13).

(10.15)Second Amendment to Outside Directors Nonqualified Stock Option
Plan (Amending Exhibit 10.13).

(10.16)Pentair, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan effective January 1, 1993.

(10.17)Pentair, Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan effective
January 1, 1996

(10.18)Trust Agreement for Pentair, Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
Plan between Pentair, Inc. And State Street Bank and Trust Company

(10.19)Cash Deficiency Agreement dated December 31, 1987 among Pentair
Duluth Corp., as Joint Venturer, Associated Southern
Investment Company, as Owner Participant, The
Connecticut Bank and Trust Company, National Association,
as Indenture Trustee, and First National Bank of Minneapolis,
as Owner Trustee. Cash Deficiency Agreements also
were entered into with respect to each of the other four Owner
Participants: Dana Lease Finance Corporation, NYNEX Credit Company,
Public Service Resources Corporation, and Southern Indiana Properties,
Inc.

(10.20)Keepwell Agreement and Assignment dated December 31, 1987 among
Pentair, Inc., as Sponsor, Pentair Duluth Corp.,
as Joint Venturer, and First National Bank of Minneapolis,
as Owner Trustee; although First Minneapolis executed this
filed document as Owner Trustee for Associated Southern Investment
Company, additional Keepwell Agreements and Assignments
were entered into by First Minneapolis as Owner Trustee for the other
four Owner Participants listed in the description of Exhibit 10.19 above.

(10.21)Definition of Terms for Financing Agreement dated December 31, 1987
and the Transaction Documents Referred to Therein: Sale and Leaseback
of Undivided Interest in Lake Superior Paper Industries' Supercalendered
Paper Mill; although this filed document supplies the definitions
applicable to the agreements filed as Exhibits 10.19 and 10.20
above, there were four additional sets of definitions that supply
the definitions for the other sets of agreements referred to in the
descriptions of those Exhibits with respect to the various Owner
Participants.

(10.22)Loan and Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 7, 1990 between the
Company and the Pentair, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Trust, acting through State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee.

(10.23)$56,499,982 Promissory Note dated March 7, 1990 of the Pentair, Inc.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust, acting through State
Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee, to the Company.

(10.24)Agreement for Sale and Purchase of Stock of Cross Pointe Paper
Corporation between Pentair, Inc. and Noranda Forest, Inc.
dated February 21, 1995 (including Exhibits and only Schedule 13).

(11) Statement regarding computation of earnings per share.

(13) Annual Report to Shareholders for period ended December 31, 1995.

(21) Subsidiaries of Registrant.

(23) Consent of Deloitte & Touche.

(27) Financial Data Schedules.


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number Description

(3.1) Restated Articles of Incorporation as amended through
April 19, 1995 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1995).

(3.2) Resolution Establishing and Designating $7.50 Callable
Cumulative Convertible Preferred
Stock, Series 1988, as a series of Preferred Stock
of Pentair, Inc. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 1
to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 30, 1988).

(3.3) Resolution Establishing and Designating 8% Callable
Cumulative Voting Convertible
Preferred Stock, Series 1990, as a series of
Preferred Stock of Pentair, Inc. (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K filed March 21, 1990).

(3.4) Second Amended and Superseding By-Laws as amended
through July 21, 1995
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the
Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 1995).

(4.1) Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended,
and Second Amended and Superseding
By-Laws, as amended (see Exhibits 3.1 - 3.4 above).

(4.2) Rights Agreement dated as of July 21, 1995 between
Norwest Bank N.A. and Pentair, Inc.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 1995).

(4.3) Bid Loan Agreement dated December 14, 1988 between
the Company, Continental Bank
N.A. for itself and as Agent, Morgan Guaranty
Trust Company of New York, Morgan Bank
(Delaware), First Bank National Association,
Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., and Mellon
Bank, N.A. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 30, 1988).

(4.4) First Amendment to Bid Loan Agreement dated January
1, 1991 between the Company,
Continental Bank N.A. for itself and as Agent,
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New
York, Morgan Bank (Delaware), First Bank National
Association, Norwest Bank Minnesota,
N.A., and NBD Bank, N.A. (Amending Exhibit 4.3)
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9
to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10K for
the year ended December 31, 1990).

(4.5) Second Amendment to Bid Loan Agreement dated as
of February 11, 1994 between
Pentair, Inc., Continental Bank N.A. for itself
and as Agent, Morgan Guaranty Trust
Company of New York, J.P. Morgan Delaware, First
Bank National Association, Norwest
Bank Minnesota, N.A., and NBD Bank, N.A. (Amending
Exhibit 4.3) (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K filed March 14, 1994).

(4.6) $125,000,000 Facility Agreement dated as of February
11, 1994 between Pentair, Inc.,
Continental Bank N.A. for itself and as Agent,
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New
York for itself and as Agent, NBD Bank, N.A., and
J. P. Morgan Delaware (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K filed March 14, 1994).

(4.7) Amendment Number One to Facility Agreement dated as
of November 1, 1994 between
Pentair, Inc., Bank of America Illinois (formerly
known as Continental Bank N.A.) for itself
and as Agent, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of
New York for itself and as Agent, NBD
Bank, N.A., and J. P. Morgan Delaware. (Amending
Exhibit 4.6) (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.9 to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 1994).

(4.8) $45,000,000 Facility Agreement dated as of February
11, 1994 between Pentair, Inc., First
Bank National Association, for itself and as Agent,
and Norwest Bank Minnesota N.A.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 14, 1994).

(4.9) Amendment Number One to Facility Agreement dated as
of November 1, 1994 between
Pentair, Inc., First Bank National Association,
for itself and as Agent, and Norwest Bank
Minnesota N.A.(Amending Exhibit 4.8) (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.11 to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended
December 31, 1994).

(4.10) DM 115,000,000 Facility Agreement dated as of February
11, 1994 between EuroPentair,
GmbH as Borrower, Pentair, Inc., as Guarantor,
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New
York for itself and as Agent, Continental Bank N.A.,
for itself and as Agent, NBD Bank,
N.A. and Dresdner Bank (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 14, 1994).

(4.11) Amendment Number One to Facility Agreement dated
as of November 1, 1994 between
EuroPentair, GmbH as Borrower, Pentair, Inc.,
as Guarantor, Morgan Guaranty Trust
Company of New York for itself and as Agent, Bank
of America Illinois(formerly known as
Continental Bank N.A.), for itself and as Agent,
NBD Bank, N.A. and Dresdner Bank.
(Amending Exhibit 4.10) (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.13 to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 1994).


(4.12) Amendment Number Two to Facility Agreement dated
as of February 15, 1995 between
EuroPentair, GmbH as Borrower, Pentair, Inc.,
as Guarantor, Morgan Guaranty Trust
Company of New York for itself and as Agent,
Bank of America Illinois(formerly known as
Continental Bank N.A.), for itself and as Agent,
NBD Bank, N.A. and Dresdner Bank .
(Amending Exhibit 4.10) (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.14 to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 1994).


(4.13) Restatement of Credit Agreement dated July 11, 1989
between Federal-Hoffman, Inc. and
First Bank National Association (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the
Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989).

(4.14) Second Amendment to Restatement of Credit Agreement
dated as of January 19, 1993
between Federal-Hoffman, Inc., Pentair, Inc., and
First Bank National Association
(Amending Exhibit 4.13) (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.13 to the Company's Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992).

(4.15) Third Amendment to Restatement of Credit Agreement
dated as of December 31, 1994
between Federal-Hoffman, Inc., Pentair, Inc., and
First Bank National Association
(Amending Exhibit 4.13). (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.17 to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 1994).


(4.16) $35,000,000 Note Purchase Agreement dated March 25,
1991 between Pentair, Inc. and
Nationwide Life Insurance Company. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.14 to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed August 6, 1991).

(4.17) $25,000,000 Note Purchase Agreement dated December 13,
1991 between Pentair, Inc.
and Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company. (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.15
to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed
January 13, 1992).

(4.18) $15,000,000 Note Purchase Agreement dated November 1, 1992
between Pentair, Inc.
and Nationwide Life Insurance Company (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.16 to the
Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992).

(4.19) $15,000,000 Note Purchase Agreement dated January 15, 1993
between Pentair, Inc. and
Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.17 to the
Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992).

(4.20) $70,000,000 Senior Notes Purchase Agreement dated as of
April 30, 1993 between
Pentair, Inc. and United of Omaha Life Insurance Company,
Companion Life Insurance
Company, Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company,
Nippon Life Insurance Company of
America, Lutheran Brotherhood, American United Life
Insurance Company, Modern
Woodmen of America, The Franklin Life Insurance Company
and Ameritas Life Insurance
Corp (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.17 to the
Company's Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1993).

(10.1) Agreements dated February 8, 1978 and February 9, 1982
between the Company and D.
Eugene Nugent (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.2 to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-2 filed June 24, 1983).

(10.2) Agreement dated February 8, 1984 (Amending Exhibit 10.1)
(Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1983).

(10.3) Agreement dated December 17, 1985 (Amending Exhibit 10.1)
(Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1985).

(10.4) Agreement dated May 7, 1990 (Amending Exhibit 10.1).
(Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10K for the year ended December 31, 1990).

(10.5) Company's Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan
effective June 16, 1988
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1989).

(10.6) Company's 1986 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.14 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1986).

(10.7) Company's 1990 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.16 to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989).

(10.8) Company's Management Incentive Plan as amended
to January 12, 1990 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1989).

(10.9) Employee Stock Purchase and Bonus Plan as amended and
restated effective January 1,
1992 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to
the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991).

(10.10)Company's Flexible Perquisite Program as amended
to January 1, 1989 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1989).

(10.11)Form of 1986 Management Assurance Agreement (Revised
1990) between the Company
and certain executive officers (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989).

(10.12)Company's Third Amended and Restated Compensation
Plan for Non-Employee Directors
as amended to January 1, 1992. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed January 13, 1992).

(10.13)Company's Outside Directors Nonqualified Stock Option
Plan dated January 22, 1988
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1987).

(10.14)First Amendment to Outside Directors Nonqualified
Stock Option Plan (Amending Exhibit
10.13) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22
to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991).

(10.15)Second Amendment to Outside Directors Nonqualified
Stock Option Plan (Amending
Exhibit 10.13) (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.23 to the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991).

(10.16)Pentair, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan effective
January 1, 1993 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Company's Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992).

(10.17)Pentair, Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
Plan effective January 1, 1996

(10.18)Trust Agreement for Pentair, Inc. Non-Qualified
Deferred Compensation Plan between
Pentair, Inc. And State Street Bank and Trust Company

(10.19)Cash Deficiency Agreement dated December
31, 1987 among Pentair Duluth Corp., as
Joint Venturer, Associated Southern
Investment Company, as Owner Participant, The
Connecticut Bank and Trust Company,
National Association, as Indenture Trustee, and
First National Bank of Minneapolis, as
Owner Trustee. Cash Deficiency Agreements also
were entered into with respect to each of the
other four Owner Participants: Dana Lease
Finance Corporation, NYNEX Credit Company,
Public Service Resources Corporation,
and Southern Indiana Properties, Inc. (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Current Report
on Form 8-K filed April 26, 1988).

(10.20)Keepwell Agreement and Assignment dated December
31, 1987 among Pentair, Inc., as
Sponsor, Pentair Duluth Corp., as Joint Venturer,
and First National Bank of Minneapolis,
as Owner Trustee; although First Minneapolis
executed this filed document as Owner
Trustee for Associated Southern Investment
Company, additional Keepwell Agreements
and Assignments were entered into by First
Minneapolis as Owner Trustee for the other
four Owner Participants listed in the description
of Exhibit 10.19 above (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Amendment No. 1
to the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K filed April 26, 1988).

(10.21)Definition of Terms for Financing Agreement
dated December 31, 1987 and the
Transaction Documents Referred to Therein:
Sale and Leaseback of Undivided Interest in
Lake Superior Paper Industries' Supercalendered
Paper Mill; although this filed document
supplies the definitions applicable to the
agreements filed as Exhibits 10.19 and 10.20
above, there were four additional sets of
definitions that supply the definitions for the other
sets of agreements referred to in the descriptions
of those Exhibits with respect to the
various Owner Participants (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Amendment No. 1
to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 26, 1988).

(10.22)Loan and Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 7,
1990 between the Company and the
Pentair, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Trust, acting through State Street Bank and
Trust Company, as Trustee (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 21, 1990).

(10.23)$56,499,982 Promissory Note dated March 7, 1990
of the Pentair, Inc. Employee Stock
Ownership Plan Trust, acting through State Street
Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee, to
the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.2 to the Company's Current Report
on Form 8-K filed March 21, 1990).

(10.24)Agreement for Sale and Purchase of Stock of Cross
Pointe Paper Corporation between
Pentair, Inc. and Noranda Forest, Inc. dated
February 21, 1995 (including Exhibits and only
Schedule 13)(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
2.1 to the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K filed April 17, 1995).

(11) Statement regarding computation of earnings per share.

(13) Annual Report to Shareholders for period ended December 31, 1995.

(21) Subsidiaries of Registrant.

(23) Consent of Deloitte & Touche.

(27) Financial Data Schedules.



(b) Reports on Form 8-K.

A report on Form 8-K was filed on November 15, 1995 regarding
the purchase of Fleck Controls, Inc. of Brookfield, Wisconsin.
SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

PENTAIR, INC.




By /s/ David D. Harrison
David D. Harrison
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer



Dated: March 22, 1996




Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has also been signed by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.





By /s/ Winslow H. Buxton Dated: March 22, 1996
Winslow H. Buxton,
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer, Director


By /s/ George N. Butzow Dated: March 22, 1996
George N. Butzow,
Director



By /s/ Charles A. Haggerty Dated: March 22, 1996
Charles A. Haggerty,
Director


By /s/ Harold V. Haverty Dated: March 22, 1996
Harold V. Haverty,
Director


By /s/ Quentin J. Hietpas Dated: March 22, 1996
Quentin J. Hietpas,
Director


By /s/ Walter Kissling Dated: March 22, 1996
Walter Kissling,
Director


By /s/ D. Eugene Nugent Dated: March 22, 1996
D. Eugene Nugent,
Director


By /s/ Richard M. Schulze Dated: March 22, 1996
Richard M. Schulze,
Director


By /s/ Karen E. Welke Dated: March 22, 1996
Karen E. Welke,
Director
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



Pentair, Inc.:

We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Pentair, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1995, and have issued
our report thereon dated February 9, 1996; such financial statements
and report are included in your 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders and
are incorporated herein by reference. Our audits also included the
financial statement schedule of Pentair, Inc. and subsidiaries listed
in Item 14. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of
the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial statement schedule,
when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a
whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth
therein.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE


Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 9, 1996

SCHEDULE VIII

PENTAIR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31
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COLUMN A COLUMN B COLUMN C COLUMN D COLUMN E

BALANCE AT ADDITIONS - BALANCE
BEGINNING CHARGED TO COSTS DEDUCTIONS- AT END OF
($ THOUSANDS) OF PERIOD AND EXPENSES WRITE-OFFS PERIOD

Allowance for
doubtful
accounts and
notes receivables


<C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1993 4,676 1,389 (613) 5,452
1994 5,452 2,634 (897) 7,189
1995 7,189 782 (131) 7,840
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