UNITED STATES

  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 

  
  

  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 11, 2007

  

  
MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
  specified in its charter)


  
 
 
  
  
Delaware

  (State or Other 

  Jurisdiction of

  Incorporation)
  
  
  
01-19826
(Commission File

  Number)
  
  
  
52-1604305
(IRS Employer

  Identification No.)
  
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
 
  
 
 
  
  160 South Industrial Blvd., Calhoun, Georgia
  
      
30701
 
 
  
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
      
 (Zip Code)
 
 
  
  
 
  
Registrant's telephone number, including area
  code (706) 629-7721
  

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  (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
  
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Item 5.02   Departure of
Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal
Officers.





   In compliance with the Company's Corporate
Governance Guidelines regarding retirement age for directors, Mr. Leo Benatar has
elected to retire from the board of directors at the expiration of his current
term, which concludes at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders' on May 16, 2007.





 







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.




 
  
  
                                                                                                            Mohawk
  Industries, Inc.
  
 
 
  

                                                                                                          
  

  
 
 
  
  
                 
  Date: April 11, 2007                                               By:
   
  /s/ THOMAS  J. KANUK
  
 
 
  
  
                                                                                                                 
  Thomas J. Kanuk
  
 
 
  
  
                                                                             
  V.P.  Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer