8-K

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

December 13, 2011

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

Valmont Industries, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-31429	47-0351813
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Valmont Plaza
Omaha, NE	68154
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(402) 963-1000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(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 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On December 13, 2011, at a regularly scheduled board meeting, the Board of Directors of Valmont Industries, Inc. elected James B. Milliken a director of the board and appointed him as a member of the board’s International Committee.  Mr. Milliken has been the President of the University of Nebraska since August 1, 2004.  Non-employee directors currently receive the compensation described under “Director Compensation” in the company’s proxy statement for the April 26, 2011 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.  The directors also increased the company’s board size to nine members.  A press release issued by the company announcing Mr. Milliken’s election to the board is included with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

99.1 Press release dated December 13, 2011.

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.

Valmont Industries, Inc.

Date:  December 13, 2011

By:    /s/ Terry J. McClain

Name:  Terry J. McClain

Title:    Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated December 13, 2011.

EX-99.1

News Release	For Immediate Release
Contact:  Jeff Laudin	December 13, 2011
Phone:  402-963-1158
Fax:  402-963-1198

Valmont Appoints James B. Milliken to its Board of Directors

Omaha, NE - Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI), announced that it has appointed James B. Milliken to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Milliken is the President of the University of Nebraska, a position he has held since August, 2004.  Prior to returning to Nebraska, Mr. Milliken served as Senior Vice President of the University of North Carolina from 1998-2004.  He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Nebraska, and earned his law degree from New York University, where he was a Root-Tilden Scholar.  Prior to his career in higher education, Milliken practiced law in New York City.

Milliken is a leader in higher education nationally with a focus on international engagement, innovation and economic competitiveness and public higher education policy.  He has served on the American Council on Education’s blue ribbon panel on global engagement, the Council on Foreign Relations Higher Education Advisory Group, and has worked with recent administrations on global higher education initiatives.  He is a member of the Council on Competitiveness, the Business-Higher Education Forum, and chairs a national commission on Innovation, Competitiveness and Economic Prosperity.

Commenting on the appointment, Mogens C. Bay, Valmont’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said, “J.B. Milliken has championed the strategic importance of global engagement.  His understanding of how organizations attract and develop talent and work in a global, innovation-based economy will make a significant contribution to our board.”

Added Mr. Milliken, “Valmont is a great Nebraska success with a significant and positive global impact.  I am impressed with the company’s vision and strategy, and I look forward to being an active participant in its future.”

Valmont is the global leader in designing and manufacturing poles, towers and structures for lighting and traffic, wireless communication and utility markets, industrial access systems, highway safety barriers and a provider of protective coating services.  Valmont also leads the world in mechanized irrigation equipment for agriculture, enhancing food production while conserving and protecting natural water resources.