| [X] | ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 |
| or |
| [_] | TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ______________ to _______________ |
Commission File Number: 1-7724
| A. | Full title of the plan and address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: |
| SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN |
| B. | Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: |
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
2801 –
80th Street
Kenosha, WI 53143
The following financial statements and schedules of the Snap-on Incorporated 401(k) Savings Plan prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act of 1974, as amended, are filed herewith.
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| Exhibit No. | Exhibit |
| (23.1) | Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP |
| (99.1) | Financial statements and schedules of the Snap-on Incorporated 401(k) Savings Plan prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act of 1974, as amended. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan Administrator of each Plan has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Kenosha, and State of Wisconsin, on this 29th day of June, 2006.
| SNAP-ON INCORPORATED | |
| 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN | |
By: /s/ Paul C. Prickett | |
| Paul C. Prickett, as Plan Administrator |
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