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<CONFORMED-NAME>SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC /CA/
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<STREET1>4120 DUBLILN BLVD STE 400
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;30, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B> REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B> SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO.,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>4120 Dublin Boulevard, Suite 400, Dublin, California 94568<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Zip Code) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>1995 INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Michael J. Herbert<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
4120 Dublin Boulevard, Suite 400<BR>
Dublin, CA 94568<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(925)&nbsp;560-9000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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maximum<BR>
offering price<BR>
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aggregate offering<BR>
price&nbsp;(1)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="30%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock ($.01 par value)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>40,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$51.425</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$2,057,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$189.24</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules&nbsp;457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, based upon the average of the
high and low prices reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July&nbsp;23, 2002. </FONT></DD></DL>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Registrant filed a Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement (File No.&nbsp;033-90964) on April&nbsp;6, 1995 (the "Original&nbsp;S-8"), to register
40,000 shares of Registrant's Common Stock that are reserved for issuance under Registrant's 1995 Independent Director Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). Registrant amended the
Original&nbsp;S-8 on October&nbsp;6, 1997, and May&nbsp;25, 1999. This Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement registers an additional 40,000 shares of Registrant's Common
Stock that are reserved for issuance under the Plan. Registrant incorporates herein by reference the Original&nbsp;S-8, as amended. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At
a special meeting on July&nbsp;29, 2002, the stockholders of Registrant approved an amendment of the Plan to increase by 40,000 (from 40,000 to 80,000) the number of shares of
Registrant's Common Stock that may be issued on exercise of options granted under the Plan. A copy of the Plan, as so amended, is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 hereto. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Counsel for Registrant, Shartsis, Friese&nbsp;&amp; Ginsburg LLP, has rendered an opinion that the shares of Common Stock registered hereby have been duly
authorized and, when sold and delivered as contemplated in this Registration Statement and in accordance with Registrant's 1995 Independent Director Stock Option Plan, will be validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable. Partners and associates of Shartsis, Friese&nbsp;&amp; Ginsburg LLP beneficially own a total of 8,701 shares of Registrant's Common Stock. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8. Exhibits.  </B></FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>4.1</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Registrant's
1995 Independent Director Stock Option Plan, as amended through July&nbsp;29, 2002
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>5.1</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion
of Shartsis, Friese&nbsp;&amp; Ginsburg LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>23.1</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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of Shartsis, Friese&nbsp;&amp; Ginsburg LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1) </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dublin, State of California, on July&nbsp;29, 2002. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MICHAEL J. HERBERT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael J. Herbert<BR>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael J. Herbert his or her
attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement, and to
file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="70%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>THOMAS J FITZMYERS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Thomas&nbsp;J Fitzmyers<BR>
President, Chief Executive Officer<BR>
and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="26%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>July 29, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MICHAEL J. HERBERT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael&nbsp;J. Herbert<BR>
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer,<BR>
and Secretary (Principal Financial<BR>
and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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July 29, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>BARCLAY SIMPSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Barclay Simpson<BR>
Chairman of Board of Directors</FONT></TD>
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July 29, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>EARL F. CHEIT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Earl&nbsp;F. Cheit<BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
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July 29, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>STEPHEN B. LAMSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Stephen&nbsp;B. Lamson<BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
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July 29, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PETER N. LOURAS, JR.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Peter&nbsp;N. Louras, Jr.<BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
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July 29, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>SUNNE WRIGHT MCPEAK</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Sunne Wright McPeak<BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
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July 29, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>BARRY LAWSON WILLIAMS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Barry Lawson Williams<BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
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July 29, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>1995 Independent Director Stock Option Plan, as amended through July&nbsp;29, 2002</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Shartsis, Friese&nbsp;&amp; Ginsburg LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered</FONT></TD>
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12</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</FONT></TD>
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23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Shartsis, Friese &amp; Ginsburg LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO.,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  <BR>    1995 INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>  <BR>    Adopted March&nbsp;6, 1995<BR>  and Amended through July&nbsp;29, 2002    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PURPOSES.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
purpose of the Plan is to provide a means by which Independent Directors of the Company may be given an opportunity to purchase stock of the Company. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain the services of persons who are now Independent Directors of the Company, to secure and retain the services of new
Independent Directors, and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company intends that the Options issued under the Plan shall be Nonstatutory Stock Options. The grant date and terms of all Option Agreements shall be as provided in
section&nbsp;6, and a separate certificate or certificates will be issued for shares purchased on exercise of each Option. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DEFINITIONS.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>"Affiliate" </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>means any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as
those terms are defined in sections&nbsp;424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Code. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>"Board" </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>means the Board of Directors of the Company. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>"Code" </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>"Committee" </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>means a Committee appointed by the Board in accordance with subsection&nbsp;3(c) of the Plan. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>"Common Stock" </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>means the common stock of the Company. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>"Company" </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>means Simpson Manufacturing Co.,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>"Continuous Status as an Independent Director" </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>means the relationship as an Independent Director is not interrupted or
terminated. The Board, in its sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Status as an Independent Director shall be considered interrupted in the case of: (i)&nbsp;any leave of absence
approved by the Board, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal leave; or (ii)&nbsp;transfers between the Company, Affiliates or their successors. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>"Exchange Act" </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>"Independent Director" </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>means a member of the Board who either (1)&nbsp;is not currently employed by the Company or any
Affiliate (service as a Director and receipt of a director's fee being deemed not to constitute "employment"), is not a former employee of the Company or any Affiliate who is currently receiving
compensation for prior services (other than benefits under a tax qualified pension plan), was not an officer of the Company or an Affiliate at any time, and is not currently receiving compensation
from the Company or any Affiliate for personal services in any capacity other than as a Director; or (2)&nbsp;is otherwise considered an Outside Director. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>"Non-Employee Director" </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>means a member of the Board who satisfies the requirements established from time to
time by the Securities and Exchange Commission for non-employee directors under Rule&nbsp;16b-3. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>"Nonstatutory Stock Option" </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>means an option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of
section&nbsp;422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>"Option" </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>"Option Agreement" </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>means a written agreement between the Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of
an Option. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>"Optionee" </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>means an Independent Director who holds an outstanding Option. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(o)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>"Outside Director" </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>means a member of the Board who satisfies the requirements established from time to time for outside
directors under section&nbsp;162(m) of the Code. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(p)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>"Plan" </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>means this Simpson Manufacturing Co.,&nbsp;Inc. 1995 Independent Director Stock Option Plan. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(q)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>"Rule&nbsp;16b-3" </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>means Rule&nbsp;16b-3 under the Exchange Act or any successor to
Rule&nbsp;16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect to the Plan. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(r)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>"Securities Act" </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ADMINISTRATION.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Plan shall be administered by the Board unless and until the Board delegates administration to a Committee, as provided in subsection 3(c). </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Board shall have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan: </FONT></P>

<UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
determine from time to time which persons are eligible to be granted Options under the Plan and the terms and conditions of each Option granted (which need not be
identical); </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
grant Options under the Plan; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
construe and interpret the Plan and Option Agreements and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for the Plan's administration. The Board, in the
exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Option Agreement, in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan
fully effective; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
amend the Plan as provided in section&nbsp;11; and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
determine the terms and conditions of each Option granted (which need not be identical). </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Board shall be final and binding on all Optionees and any other holders of any Options granted under the Plan. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a Committee of the Board that will satisfy the requirements of Rule&nbsp;16b-3. The Committee shall
consist solely of two or more Directors, each of whom is a Non-Employee Director and an Outside Director, who shall be appointed by the Board. Subject to the foregoing, from time to time
the Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional qualified members, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in substitution therefor, or fill vacancies,
however caused. If administration is delegated to a </FONT></P>

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Committee, the Committee shall have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board (and references in this Plan to the Board shall thereafter be
deemed to refer to the Committee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The Board may abolish the
Committee at any time and revest in the Board the administration of the Plan. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject
to the provisions of section&nbsp;10 relating to adjustments on changes in stock, the stock that may be sold pursuant to Options shall not exceed in the
aggregate 80,000 shares of the Common Stock. If any Option shall for any reason expire or otherwise terminate, as a whole or in part, without having been exercised in full, the stock not purchased
under such Option shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
stock subject to the Plan may be unissued shares or reacquired shares, bought on the market or otherwise. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ELIGIBILITY.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Options may be granted only to Independent Directors. No Independent Director shall be eligible for the grant of an Option if, at the time of grant, such person
owns stock possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any of its Affiliates. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;OPTION PROVISIONS.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Option shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as provided in this section&nbsp;6. The provisions of separate Option Agreements
need not be identical, but each Option Agreement shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the Option Agreement or otherwise), the substance of each of the following
provisions: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Date of Grant and Shares Subject to Option.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person who was an eligible Independent Director on
February&nbsp;15, 1995, shall be granted an Option to purchase 2,000 shares of Common Stock, which Option shall be deemed to have been effective as of that date. Each person who becomes an eligible
Independent Director after February&nbsp;15, 1995, shall be granted an Option to purchase such number of shares of Common Stock as the Board may determine on and as of the February&nbsp;15 next
following the date that he or she becomes an eligible Independent Director, if he or she maintains Continuous Status as an Independent Director through that February&nbsp;15. On each
February&nbsp;15 thereafter until the Plan terminates, each eligible Independent Director shall be granted an additional Option to purchase such number of shares of Common Stock as the Board may
determine. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Options shall be granted in the year immediately following any year in which the Company does not meet its budget and operating goals established by or
pursuant to the authority of the Board. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Term of Options.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of seven years from the date it is
granted. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Price.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The exercise price of each Option shall be the price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock
Exchange at the close of trading on the date the Option is granted. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consideration.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The purchase price of stock acquired pursuant to an Option shall be paid at the time that the
Option is exercised. The consideration to be paid for the stock and the method of payment shall be determined by the Board in the specific case, either at the time of approval of the grant of an
Option or thereafter, in the absolute discretion of the Board (which discretion may be </FONT></P>

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exercised in a particular case without regard to any other case or cases), and may consist of cash, check or Common Stock, any combination thereof, or any other form of legal consideration. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Transferability.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An Option shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise
disposed by the Optionee during his or her lifetime, whether by operation of law or otherwise, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, or be made subject to execution,
attachment or similar process; provided that the Board may in its discretion at the time of approval of the grant of an Option or thereafter permit an Option to be transferred by an Optionee to a
trust or other entity established by the Optionee for estate planning purposes or may permit further transferability, on a general or specific basis, or impose conditions or limitations on any
permitted transferability. An Option shall otherwise be exercisable during the lifetime of the person to whom the Option is granted only by such person. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vesting.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Options shall be fully vested when granted. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conditions On Exercise of Options and Issuance of Shares.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Shares
shall not be issued on exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable
laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and the requirements of any stock exchange on which the
Common Stock may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company may require any Optionee, or any person to whom an Option is transferred under subsection 6(e), as a condition of exercising an Option, (1)&nbsp;to give
written assurances satisfactory to the Company as to the Optionee's knowledge and experience in financial and business matters or to employ a purchaser representative reasonably satisfactory to the
Company who is knowledgeable and experienced in financial and business matters, and that he or she is capable of evaluating, alone or together with the purchaser representative, the merits and risks
of exercising the Option; and (2)&nbsp;to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company stating that such person is acquiring the stock subject to the Option for such person's own account and
not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the stock. The foregoing requirements, and any assurances given pursuant to such requirements, shall be inapplicable if
(1)&nbsp;the issuance of the shares on the exercise of the Option has been registered under a then currently effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or (2)&nbsp;as to any
particular requirement, a determination is made by counsel for the Company that such requirement need not be met in the circumstances under the then applicable securities laws. The Company may, with
advice of its counsel, place such legends on stock certificates issued under the Plan as the Company deems necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable securities laws, including, but not
limited to, legends restricting the transfer of the stock. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Termination of Relationship as an Independent Director.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If an Optionee's Continuous Status as an Independent
Director terminates, the Optionee or the Optionee's estate or the person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance may exercise the Option (to the extent that the
Optionee shall have been entitled to exercise it at the date of termination) but only within the period ending on the earlier of (1)&nbsp;the thirtieth day after the termination of the Optionee's
Continuous Status as an Independent Director, or (2)&nbsp;the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If, at the date of termination, the Optionee is not entitled
to exercise his or her Option, the shares covered by the Option shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee or the Optionee's estate or
the person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the Option within the time specified in the Option Agreement, the Option shall terminate, and the
shares covered by such Option shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Withholding.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To the extent provided in an Option Agreement and approved by the Board in the specific case,
at the time of approval of the grant of the Option or thereafter, the Optionee may satisfy any Federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to the exercise of such Option by any of
the following means or by a combination of such means: (1)&nbsp;tendering a cash payment; (2)&nbsp;authorizing the Company to withhold shares from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to
the Optionee as a result of the exercise of the Option; or (3)&nbsp;delivering to the Company owned and unencumbered shares of Common Stock. The value of shares withheld or delivered shall equal the
fair market value of the Shares on the day the Option is exercised. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;During
the terms of the Options, the Company shall keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock required to satisfy such Options. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company shall seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to issue and sell shares
of Common Stock on exercise of the Options; provided that this undertaking shall not require the Company to register under the Securities Act either the Plan, any Option or any stock issued or
issuable pursuant to any such Option. If, after reasonable efforts, the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority that counsel for the Company deems
necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock under the Plan, the Company shall be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell Common Stock on exercise of such Options
unless and until such authority is obtained. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;USE OF PROCEEDS FROM STOCK.  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Proceeds from the sale of Common Stock pursuant to Options shall constitute general funds of the Company. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MISCELLANEOUS.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither
an Optionee nor any person to whom an Option is transferred under subsection 6(e) shall be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder
with respect to, any shares subject to such Option unless and until such person has satisfied all requirements for exercise of the Option pursuant to its terms. No adjustment will be made for
dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date of satisfaction of all such requirements. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nothing
in the Plan or any instrument executed or Option granted or other action taken pursuant thereto shall confer on any Independent Director or Optionee any right to
continue acting as a Director or shall affect the right of the Company to terminate the relationship as a Director of any Independent Director or Optionee with or without cause. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ADJUSTMENTS ON CHANGES IN STOCK.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;If
any change is made in the stock subject to the Plan or subject to any Option (through merger, consolidation, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization, stock
dividend, dividend in property other than cash, stock split or reverse stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or otherwise), the
Plan and outstanding Options shall be appropriately adjusted by the Board in the class(es) and maximum number of shares subject to the Plan and the class(es) and number of shares and price per share
of stock subject to outstanding Options. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;In
the event of: (1)&nbsp;a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or (2)&nbsp;a reverse merger in which the Company is the
surviving corporation but the shares </FONT></P>

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of the Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger are converted by virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise, then to the extent
permitted by applicable law: (A)&nbsp;any surviving corporation shall assume any Options outstanding under the Plan or shall substitute similar options for those outstanding under the Plan, or
(B)&nbsp;such Options shall continue in full force and effect. If any surviving corporation refuses to assume or continue such Options, or to substitute similar options for those outstanding under
the Plan, then such Options shall be terminated if not exercised prior to such event. In the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any Options outstanding under the Plan shall
terminate if not exercised prior to such event. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Board at any time or from time to time shall have the right to amend, modify, suspend or terminate the Plan for any reason; provided that the Company will seek
shareholder approval for any change to the extent such approval is required by applicable law, regulation or rule; and provided further that, except as required to accord with changes in the Code, the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the provisions in section&nbsp;5 and 6 relating to eligibility, date of grant,
number of shares subject to option, and exercise price may not be amended more than once every six months. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;Rights
and obligations under any Option granted before amendment of the Plan shall not be altered or impaired by any amendment of the Plan, unless (1)&nbsp;the Company
requests the consent of the person to whom the Option shall have been granted and (2)&nbsp;such person consents in writing. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN.  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Unless sooner terminated, the Plan shall terminate on May&nbsp;28, 2012. No Options may be granted under the
Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;Rights
and obligations under any Option granted while the Plan is in effect shall not be altered or impaired by suspension or termination of the Plan, except with the
consent of the person to whom the Option shall have been granted. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plan shall become effective as determined by the Board, but no Options granted under the Plan shall be exercised unless and until the Plan shall have been
approved by the shareholders of the Company, which approval shall be within twelve months before or after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, and, if required, an appropriate permit shall have
been issued by the Commissioner of Corporations of the State of California. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>14.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16 OF THE EXCHANGE ACT.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is the Company's intent that the Plan comply in all respects with Rule&nbsp;16b-3. If any provision of this Plan is found not to be in compliance
with Rule&nbsp;16b-3, that provision shall be deemed to have been amended or deleted as and to the extent necessary to comply with Rule&nbsp;16b-3, and the remaining
provisions of the Plan shall continue in full force and effect, without change. All transactions under the Plan shall be executed in accordance with the requirements of Section&nbsp;16 of the
Exchange Act and the applicable regulations promulgated thereunder. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;July&nbsp;29,
2002 </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Simpson
Manufacturing Co.,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
4120 Dublin Boulevard, Suite 400<BR>
Dublin, California 94568 </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>Re:</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Simpson
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Ladies
and Gentlemen: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
are counsel for Simpson Manufacturing Co.,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with its Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Registration Statement"), relating to 40,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, with par value of $.01, offered or to be offered pursuant to the Company's
1995 Independent Director Stock Option Plan, as amended through July&nbsp;29, 2002 (the "Plan"). We are of the opinion that such shares being so registered for sale by the Company have been duly
authorized and, when sold and delivered as contemplated in such Registration Statement and in accordance with the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to such Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 of our report dated February&nbsp;4, 2002,
relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules of Simpson Manufacturing Co.,&nbsp;Inc., which appears in Simpson Manufacturing Co.,&nbsp;Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>/s/
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP </FONT></P>


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Francisco, California<BR>
July&nbsp;29, 2002 </FONT></P>

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