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Mueller Industries Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/30/23 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Wednesday, 2/28/24, at 5:01pm ET · For: 12/30/23 · Accession #: 89439-24-15 · File #: 1-06770

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 2/28/24  Mueller Industries Inc.           10-K       12/30/23  120:15M

Annual Report — Form 10-K — SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.59M 
 2: EX-4.2      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     36K 
 3: EX-10.6     Material Contract                                   HTML     31K 
 4: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     56K 
 5: EX-23       Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     33K 
10: EX-97       Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML     52K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
 7: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
 8: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     33K 
 9: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     33K 
16: R1          Cover                                               HTML     99K 
17: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     37K 
18: R3          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    137K 
19: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     73K 
20: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     39K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
21: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    173K 
22: R7          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     55K 
23: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    164K 
24: R9          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML    136K 
25: R10         Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML     33K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
26: R11         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     89K 
27: R12         Acquisitions and Dispositions                       HTML     72K 
28: R13         Segment Information                                 HTML    266K 
29: R14         Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash         HTML     41K 
30: R15         Inventories                                         HTML     42K 
31: R16         Consolidated Financial Statement Details            HTML     44K 
32: R17         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     82K 
33: R18         Leases                                              HTML     61K 
34: R19         Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net                 HTML     45K 
35: R20         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML    101K 
36: R21         Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliates             HTML     37K 
37: R22         Debt                                                HTML     41K 
38: R23         New Markets Tax Credit Transactions                 HTML     36K 
39: R24         Benefit Plans                                       HTML    213K 
40: R25         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     60K 
41: R26         Income Taxes                                        HTML    108K 
42: R27         Equity                                              HTML     39K 
43: R28         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     80K 
44: R29         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     87K 
45: R30         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     69K 
46: R31         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     37K 
47: R32         Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts     HTML     79K 
48: R33         Pay vs Performance Disclosure                       HTML     45K 
49: R34         Insider Trading Arrangements                        HTML     38K 
50: R35         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    141K 
                (Policies)                                                       
51: R36         Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables)              HTML     63K 
52: R37         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    261K 
53: R38         Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash         HTML     49K 
                (Tables)                                                         
54: R39         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     42K 
55: R40         Consolidated Financial Statement Details (Tables)   HTML     43K 
56: R41         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     82K 
                (Tables)                                                         
57: R42         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     65K 
58: R43         Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net (Tables)        HTML     44K 
59: R44         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML    107K 
60: R45         Benefit Plans (Tables)                              HTML    217K 
61: R46         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    109K 
62: R47         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     69K 
63: R48         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     88K 
                (Tables)                                                         
64: R49         Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)            HTML     68K 
65: R50         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     94K 
                (Details)                                                        
66: R51         Acquisitions and Dispositions - Narrative           HTML    116K 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R52         Acquisitions and Dispositions - Schedule of         HTML     81K 
                Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and                      
                Liabilities Assumed (Details)                                    
68: R53         Acquisitions and Dispositions - Schedule of         HTML     40K 
                Intangible Assets Identified (Details)                           
69: R54         Segment Information - Narrative (Details)           HTML     60K 
70: R55         Segment Information - Summary of Segment            HTML    200K 
                Information (Details)                                            
71: R56         Segment Information - Summary of Geographic         HTML     59K 
                Information (Details)                                            
72: R57         Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash         HTML     44K 
                (Details)                                                        
73: R58         Inventories - Schedule of Inventories (Details)     HTML     42K 
74: R59         Inventories - Narrative (Details)                   HTML     37K 
75: R60         Consolidated Financial Statement Details (Details)  HTML     56K 
76: R61         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML     62K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
77: R62         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML     68K 
                Summary of Location and Fair Value (Details)                     
78: R63         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML     38K 
                Effects of Derivative Instruments on Statements of               
                Income (Details)                                                 
79: R64         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML     47K 
                Amounts Recognized In and Reclassified From AOCI                 
                (Details)                                                        
80: R65         Leases - Summary of Supplemental Operating Lease    HTML     44K 
                Information (Details)                                            
81: R66         Leases - Schedule of Operating Lease Cost           HTML     40K 
                (Details)                                                        
82: R67         Leases - Schedule of Maturities of Operating        HTML     55K 
                Leases (Details)                                                 
83: R68         Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net (Details)       HTML     52K 
84: R69         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of  HTML     71K 
                Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Details)                 
85: R70         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of  HTML     58K 
                Other Intangible Assets (Details)                                
86: R71         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of  HTML     47K 
                Future Amortization Expense (Details)                            
87: R72         Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliates -           HTML     61K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
88: R73         Debt - Narrative (Details)                          HTML     83K 
89: R74         New Markets Tax Credit Transactions (Details)       HTML     44K 
90: R75         Benefit Plans - Benefit Plan Information (Details)  HTML     80K 
91: R76         Benefit Plans - Amounts Recognized in Accumulated   HTML     42K 
                OCI (Before the Effect of Income Taxes) (Details)                
92: R77         Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details)                 HTML     60K 
93: R78         Benefit Plans - Total Funded Status of the Plans    HTML     49K 
                Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets                    
                (Details)                                                        
94: R79         Benefit Plans - Components of Net Periodic Benefit  HTML     62K 
                Costs (Details)                                                  
95: R80         Benefit Plans - Weighted Average Assumptions Used   HTML     56K 
                in the Measurement of the Company's Benefit                      
                Obligation and Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Details)               
96: R81         Benefit Plans - Pension Assets by Percentage        HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
97: R82         Benefit Plans - Pension Assets by Fair Value Level  HTML     73K 
                (Details)                                                        
98: R83         Benefit Plans - Assets of the Plan Measured at      HTML     46K 
                Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using Significant                
                Unobservable Inputs (Details)                                    
99: R84         Benefit Plans - Contributions and Benefit Payments  HTML     54K 
                (Details)                                                        
100: R85         Benefit Plans - Contributions and Benefit           HTML     33K  
                Payments, Multiemployer Plan, 401(k) Plans and                   
                UMWA Benefit Plans (Details)                                     
101: R86         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML    189K  
102: R87         Income Taxes - Components of Income Before Income   HTML     41K  
                Taxes (Details)                                                  
103: R88         Income Taxes - Components of Income Tax Expense     HTML     60K  
                (Details)                                                        
104: R89         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Income Tax         HTML     47K  
                Expense (Details)                                                
105: R90         Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred     HTML     67K  
                Tax Liabilities (Details)                                        
106: R91         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     42K  
107: R92         Equity (Details)                                    HTML     35K  
108: R93         Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)      HTML     91K  
109: R94         Stock-Based Compensation - Stock Award Activity     HTML     98K  
                (Details)                                                        
110: R95         Stock-Based Compensation - Assumptions in           HTML     52K  
                Determining Fair Value of Options Granted                        
                (Details)                                                        
111: R96         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) -     HTML     69K  
                Changes in AOCI by Component, Net of Taxes and                   
                Noncontrolling Interest (Details)                                
112: R97         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) -     HTML     67K  
                Reclassification Adjustments out of AOCI (Details)               
113: R98         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     86K  
                (Details)                                                        
114: R99         Related Party Transactions (Details)                HTML     39K  
115: R100        Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts     HTML     50K  
                (Details)                                                        
117: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    217K  
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116: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Report Info              XLSX    251K  
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<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_NonPeoNeoAvgCompActuallyPaidAmt" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_NonPeoNeoAvgCompActuallyPaidAmt"/>

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<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_EquityValuationAssumptionDifferenceFnTextBlock" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_EquityValuationAssumptionDifferenceFnTextBlock"/>

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<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_CompActuallyPaidVsTotalShareholderRtnTextBlock" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_CompActuallyPaidVsTotalShareholderRtnTextBlock"/>

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<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_CompActuallyPaidVsNetIncomeTextBlock" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_CompActuallyPaidVsNetIncomeTextBlock"/>

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<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_CompActuallyPaidVsOtherMeasureTextBlock" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_CompActuallyPaidVsOtherMeasureTextBlock"/>

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<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_TabularListTableTextBlock" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_TabularListTableTextBlock"/>

<link:presentationArc order="19" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_ecd_PayVsPerformanceDisclosureLineItems" xlink:to="loc_ecd_TabularListTableTextBlock" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>

<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_TotalShareholderRtnAmt" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_TotalShareholderRtnAmt"/>

<link:presentationArc order="20" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_ecd_PayVsPerformanceDisclosureLineItems" xlink:to="loc_ecd_TotalShareholderRtnAmt" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>

<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_PeerGroupTotalShareholderRtnAmt" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_PeerGroupTotalShareholderRtnAmt"/>

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<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_CoSelectedMeasureAmt" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_CoSelectedMeasureAmt"/>

<link:presentationArc order="23" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_ecd_PayVsPerformanceDisclosureLineItems" xlink:to="loc_ecd_CoSelectedMeasureAmt" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>

<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_OtherPerfMeasureAmt" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_OtherPerfMeasureAmt"/>

<link:presentationArc order="24" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_ecd_PayVsPerformanceDisclosureLineItems" xlink:to="loc_ecd_OtherPerfMeasureAmt" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>

<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_AdjToCompAmt" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_AdjToCompAmt"/>

<link:presentationArc order="25" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_ecd_PayVsPerformanceDisclosureLineItems" xlink:to="loc_ecd_AdjToCompAmt" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>

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<link:presentationArc order="26" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_ecd_PayVsPerformanceDisclosureLineItems" xlink:to="loc_ecd_PeoName" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>

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<link:presentationArc order="27" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_ecd_PayVsPerformanceDisclosureLineItems" xlink:to="loc_ecd_MeasureName" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>

<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_NonGaapMeasureDescriptionTextBlock" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_NonGaapMeasureDescriptionTextBlock"/>

<link:presentationArc order="28" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_ecd_PayVsPerformanceDisclosureLineItems" xlink:to="loc_ecd_NonGaapMeasureDescriptionTextBlock" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>

<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_Additional402vDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_Additional402vDisclosureTextBlock"/>

<link:presentationArc order="29" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_ecd_PayVsPerformanceDisclosureLineItems" xlink:to="loc_ecd_Additional402vDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>

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<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_AllTradingArrangementsMember" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_AllTradingArrangementsMember"/>

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<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_ecd_Rule10b51ArrAdoptedFlag" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2023/ecd-2023.xsd#ecd_Rule10b51ArrAdoptedFlag"/>

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11 Previous Filings that this Filing References

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/28/23  Mueller Industries Inc.           10-K       12/31/22  120:16M
 2/21/23  Mueller Industries Inc.           8-K:5,9     2/17/23   11:370K
 2/23/22  Mueller Industries Inc.           10-K       12/25/21  120:18M
 4/05/21  Mueller Industries Inc.           8-K:1,2,9   3/31/21   13:53M
 3/28/19  Mueller Industries Inc.           DEF 14A     5/02/19    1:777K                                   DG3/FA
 3/19/18  Mueller Industries Inc.           8-K:5,9     3/15/18    2:270K                                   Willkie Farr & Gallagher
 7/28/16  Mueller Industries Inc.           10-Q        7/02/16   60:6.1M
 3/19/14  Mueller Industries Inc.           DEF 14A     5/01/14    1:635K                                   DG3/FA
 2/28/12  Mueller Industries Inc.           10-K       12/31/11   75:15M
 3/26/09  Mueller Industries Inc.           DEF 14A     5/07/09    1:509K                                   DG3/FA
 2/28/07  Mueller Industries Inc.           10-K       12/30/06   11:306K

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Mueller Industries Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/30/23 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

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