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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of<BR>
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934<BR>
(Amendment No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2">Filed by the Registrant&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></FONT></TD>
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Preliminary Proxy Statement</FONT></TD>
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Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2))</FONT></TD>
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Definitive Proxy Statement</FONT></TD>
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Definitive Additional Materials</FONT></TD>
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Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-11(c) or &#167;240.14a-12</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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1)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION<BR>
1410 Millwood Road<BR>
McKinney, Texas 75069</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS</B>
</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>To Be Held on May&nbsp;4, 2004</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">NOTICE is hereby given that the annual meeting of stockholders of Encore Wire
Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) will be held on Tuesday, May&nbsp;4, 2004, at 9:00 a.m.,
local time, at the Company&#146;s offices, 1411-A Millwood Road, McKinney, Texas,
75069, for the following purposes:
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="89%"><FONT size="2">To elect a Board of Directors for the ensuing
year;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">To ratify the appointment of Ernst &#038; Young LLP as
auditors to audit the financial statements of the Company for
the fiscal year ending December&nbsp;31, 2004; and</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">To transact such other business as may properly
come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March&nbsp;5, 2004 are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The foregoing items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement
accompanying this Notice. The Company&#146;s 2003 Annual Report, containing a
record of the Company&#146;s activities and consolidated financial statements for
the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003, is also enclosed.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Dated: April&nbsp;1, 2004.
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    <TD width="40%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FRANK J. BILBAN<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Secretary</I></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON, PLEASE MARK, SIGN AND
DATE THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE. IF
YOU DO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON, YOU MAY WITHDRAW YOUR PROXY AND VOTE IN
PERSON. THE PROMPT RETURN OF PROXIES WILL INSURE A QUORUM AND SAVE THE COMPANY
THE EXPENSE OF FURTHER SOLICITATION.</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION<BR>
1410 Millwood Road<BR>
McKinney, Texas 75069</B>
</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PROXY STATEMENT</B>
</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">For Annual Meeting of Stockholders<BR>
To be Held on May&nbsp;4, 2004
</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>GENERAL</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The accompanying proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148; or
the &#147;Board of Directors&#148;) of Encore Wire Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148; or
&#147;Encore&#148;) for use at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company to be
held at the time and place and for the purposes set forth in the foregoing
notice. The approximate date on which this proxy statement and the
accompanying proxy are first being sent to stockholders is April&nbsp;1, 2004.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Company. The Company may
use certain of its officers and employees (who will receive no special
compensation therefor) to solicit proxies in person or by telephone, facsimile,
telegraph or similar means.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Proxies</B>
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Shares entitled to vote and represented by a proxy in the accompanying form
duly signed, dated and returned to the Company and not revoked, will be voted
at the meeting in accordance with the directions given. If no direction is
given, such shares will be voted for the election of the nominees for directors
named in the accompanying form of proxy and in favor of the other proposal set
forth in the notice. Any stockholder returning a proxy may revoke it at any
time before it has been exercised by giving written notice of such revocation
to the Secretary of the Company, by filing with the Company a proxy bearing a
subsequent date or by voting in person at the meeting.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Voting Procedures and Tabulation</B>
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Company will appoint one or more inspectors of election to conduct the
voting at the meeting. Prior to the meeting, the inspectors will sign an oath
to perform their duties in an impartial manner and to the best of their
abilities. The inspectors will ascertain the number of shares outstanding and
the voting power of each share, determine the shares represented at the meeting
and the validity of proxies and ballots, count all votes and ballots and
perform certain other duties as required by law.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The inspectors will tabulate the number of votes cast for or withheld as to the
vote on each nominee for director and the number of votes cast for, against or
withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to the
proposal to ratify the appointment of the auditors. A majority of the Common
Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting must be present in person
or represented by proxy in order to constitute a quorum. Directors are elected
by a plurality of the shares of Common Stock present in person or by proxy at
the meeting and entitled to vote thereat. Under Delaware law and the Company&#146;s
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, abstentions and broker non-votes will
have no effect on voting on the election of directors, provided a quorum is
present. The proposal to ratify the appointment of auditors will be approved
by a vote of a majority of the holders of shares of Common Stock having voting
power present in person or represented by proxy. An abstention with respect to
such proposal will therefore effectively count as a vote against such proposal.
A broker non-vote or other limited proxy as to the proposal to ratify the
auditors will be counted towards a meeting quorum, but such broker non-vote
cannot be voted on such proposal and therefore will not be considered a part of
the voting power with respect to the proposal. This has the effect of reducing
the number of stockholder votes required to approve that proposal.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Voting Securities</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The only voting security of the Company outstanding is its Common Stock, par
value $.01 per share. Only the holders of record of Common Stock at the close
of business on March&nbsp;5, 2004, the record date for the meeting, are entitled to
notice of, and to vote at, the meeting. On the record date, there were
15,308,688 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to be voted at the
meeting. A majority of such shares, present in person or by proxy, is
necessary to constitute a quorum. Each share of Common Stock is entitled to
one vote.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PROPOSAL ONE</B>
</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>ELECTION OF DIRECTORS</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The business and affairs of the Company are managed by the Board of Directors,
which exercises all corporate powers of the Company and establishes broad
corporate policies. The Bylaws of the Company provide for eight directors. At
the meeting, eight directors will be elected.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Directors are elected by plurality vote, and cumulative voting is not
permitted. All duly submitted and unrevoked proxies will be voted for the
nominees for director selected by the Board of Directors, except where
authorization to vote is withheld. If any nominee should become unavailable
for election for any presently unforeseen reason, the persons designated as
proxies will have full discretion to vote for another person designated by the
Board. Directors are elected to serve until the next annual meeting of
stockholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified. In
April, 2003, Phil J. Pringle, a valued director of the Company since 1990,
passed away. As permitted by the Bylaws of the Company, the Board of Directors
elected Thomas L. Cunningham as a director on May&nbsp;28, 2003 to fill the vacancy
created by Mr.&nbsp;Pringle&#146;s death.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The nominees of the Board for directors of the Company are named below. Each
of the nominees has consented to serve as a director if elected. The table
below sets forth certain information with respect to the nominees. All of the
nominees are presently directors of the Company. With the exception of John H.
Wilson, all of the nominees have served continuously as directors since the
date of their first election or appointment to the Board. Mr.&nbsp;Wilson served as
a director of Encore from April 1989 until May 1993 and was re-elected to the
Board in May 1994.
</FONT>
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    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="75%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Vincent A. Rego</B>, age 80,<BR>
Director since 1989.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Mr. Rego has been Chairman of
the Board since Encore&#146;s
inception in 1989. In October
1997, Mr.&nbsp;Rego was named
President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company. He
served as President until May
1998. From 1978 until 1988, Mr.
Rego served as President, Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman
of the Board of Capital Wire and
Cable Corporation (&#147;Capital
Wire&#148;), which was purchased by
General Cable Corporation in
1988. Prior thereto, Mr.&nbsp;Rego
was associated with predecessors
of Capital Wire in various
executive capacities.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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</TR>

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    <TD valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B>Donald E. Courtney</B>, age 73,<BR>
Director since 1989.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Mr. Courtney has been President
and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Investech, Ltd.,
which is a private importing
firm, since 1994. Mr.&nbsp;Courtney
is also currently Chairman of
Tempo Lighting, Inc.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Daniel L. Jones</B>, age 40,<BR>
Director since May 1994.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Mr. Jones has been President and
Chief Operating Officer of the
Company since May 1998. In May
1997, Mr.&nbsp;Jones was named
Executive Vice President of the
Company, and in October 1997, he
was named Chief Operating
Officer. He previously held the
position of Vice President-Sales
and Marketing of Encore from
1992 to May 1997, after serving
as Director of Sales since
joining the Company in November
1989.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B>William R. Thomas</B>, age 75,<BR>
Director since 1989.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Mr. Thomas has been President
since 1980 and Chairman of the
Board since 1982 of Capital
Southwest Corporation, a
publicly owned venture capital
investment firm. Mr.&nbsp;Thomas is
currently a director of Alamo
Group, Inc. which provides
mowing equipment for
agricultural, commercial and
governmental users, and Palm
Harbor Homes, Inc., a
manufactured housing company. Mr. Thomas was formerly a
director of Capital Wire and
Cable Corporation.
</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>John H. Wilson</B>, age 61,<BR>
Director from 1989<BR>
until May 1993 and since <BR>
May 1994.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Mr.&nbsp;Wilson has been President of
U.S. Equity Corporation, a
venture capital firm, since 1983
and served as President of
Whitehall Corporation from May
1995 to July 1998. Mr.&nbsp;Wilson
is currently a director of
Capital Southwest Corporation
and Palm Harbor Homes, Inc., a
manufactured housing company. Mr. Wilson formerly served as a
director of Capital Wire and
Cable Corporation.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Joseph M. Brito</B>, age 81,<BR>
Director since October 1997.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Mr.&nbsp;Brito has been President of
C.B. Utility Co., C. Brito
Construction Co. and Brito
Enterprises, Inc., public
utility contracting firms, for
more than ten years. Mr.&nbsp;Brito
is also a general partner of
Tupelo Realty and Brito
Associates, real estate
development companies, and an
officer of 1776 Liquors, Ltd. of
Bristol, a liquor retailer. Mr.
Brito has also served on the
regional advisory board of Fleet
National Bank, as regional Vice
President of the National
Utility Contractors Association
and as Administrative Vice
President of the Rhode Island
Contractors Association.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Scott D. Weaver</B>, age 45,<BR>
Director since May 2002.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Mr. Weaver has been the Vice
President and Chief Financial
Officer of Western Refining
Company, an independent refining
and marketing company located in
El Paso, Texas since June 2000.
From 1993 until June 2000, Mr.
Weaver was the Vice
President-Finance, Treasurer and
Secretary of the Company. Prior
to 1993, Mr.&nbsp;Weaver was
responsible for the financial
oversight of assisted
acquisitions of certain failed
savings and loan institutions as
an employee of Federal
Depository Insurance
Corporation, served as the Vice
President-Finance of 2M
Companies, a Dallas investment
company and was employed by the
public accounting firm of Ernst
&#038; Young LLP.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B>Thomas L. Cunningham</B>, age 60,<BR>
Director since May 2003.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Mr. Cunningham, since January
1997 and for other earlier
interim periods in 1991-92, has
been self-employed as a
Certified Public Accountant. As
part of his CPA practice, Mr.
Cunningham is currently licensed
as a financial advisor under
NASD Series&nbsp;24 and 7 by H. D.
Vest Financial Services. From
1993 through 1996, Mr.
Cunningham worked as a senior
equity research analyst covering
special situations with William
K. Woodruff Incorporated and
Rauscher Pierce Refsnes Inc.
(now RBC Dain Rauscher). Mr.
Cunningham served over 28&nbsp;years
at Ernst &#038; Young LLP (and
predecessor firms) where he
withdrew as a partner in
September 1991. Mr.&nbsp;Cunningham
also serves as a director and is
Chairman of the Audit Committee
of HealthAxis, Inc., and from
December 1991 through October
2003 was a director and Chairman
of the Audit Committee of
Bluebonnet Savings Bank FSB,
Dallas, Texas. Bluebonnet was
liquidated as a profitable
savings bank in October 2003.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">There are no family relationships between any of the nominees or between any of
the nominees and any executive officer of the Company. Mr.&nbsp;Thomas and Mr.
Wilson were originally elected to the Board of Directors of the Company
pursuant to the terms of an investment purchase agreement entered into in
connection with the formation of the Company in 1989. The director election
provisions of the agreement were terminated in connection with the Company&#146;s
initial public offering in 1992.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">In connection with the Company&#146;s long-standing commitment to conduct its
business in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and in accordance
with its ethical principles, the Board of Directors has adopted a Code of
Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to all employees, officers, directors,
and advisors of the Company. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of the
Company is available under the &#147;Investor Relations &#150; Corporate Governance&#148;
section of the Company&#146;s website at http://www.encorewire.com,
and is incorporated herein by reference.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Board has determined that Scott D. Weaver and Thomas L. Cunningham are the
&#147;audit committee financial experts&#148; of the Company, as defined in the rules
established by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the
&#147;NASD&#148;) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;).
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS VOTING &#147;FOR&#148; THE NOMINEES SET
FORTH ABOVE</B>
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OTHER BOARD MATTERS</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Board Independence</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Board has determined that each of the current directors standing for
election, except the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Operating Officer, and
Donald E. Courtney, is &#147;independent&#148; as defined by Rule&nbsp;4200(a)(15) of the
listing standards of the NASD. Furthermore, the Board has determined that each
of the current members of each of the committees of the Board of Directors is
&#147;independent&#148; within the rules set forth in the listing standards of the NASD.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Board Structure and Committee Composition</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">As of the date of this proxy statement, the Board has eight directors and the
following three committees: Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Corporate
Governance. The membership and function of each committee is described below.
Each of the committees operates under a written charter adopted by the Board of
Directors. A copy of each charter is available under the &#147;Investor Relations &#150;
Corporate Governance&#148; section of the Company&#146;s website at
http://www.encorewire.com.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">During the Company&#146;s fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003, the Board of
Directors held a total of four meetings. Each director attended at least 75%
of the aggregate of such meetings held during the period in which such director
served and the meetings held by all committees on which such director served.
Directors are encouraged to attend annual meetings of the stockholders of the
Company. All of the directors attended the last annual meeting of
stockholders.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Audit Committee</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The current members of the Audit Committee are Scott D. Weaver (Chairman),
Thomas L. Cunningham, and John H. Wilson. The members of the Audit Committee
during fiscal year 2003 were Donald E. Courtney (Chairman), John H. Wilson, and
Joseph M. Brito. The Audit Committee met five times during 2003. The role of
the Audit Committee is to review, with the Company&#146;s auditors, the scope of the
audit procedures to be applied in the conduct of the annual audit as well as
the results of the annual audit. The Audit Committee works closely with
management as well as the Company&#146;s independent auditors. A complete
description of the Audit Committee&#146;s responsibilities is set forth in the
Amended and Restated Charter of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors,
which is attached hereto as Appendix&nbsp;A, and is also available under the
&#147;Investor Relations &#150; Corporate Governance&#148; section of the Company&#146;s website at
http://www.encorewire.com.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Compensation Committee</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The current members of the Compensation Committee are William R. Thomas
(Chairman), Joseph M. Brito and John H. Wilson. The members of the
Compensation Committee during fiscal year 2003 were William R. Thomas
(Chairman), Donald E. Courtney, and John H. Wilson. The Compensation Committee
met four times during 2003. The role of the Compensation Committee is to
review the performance of officers, including those officers who are also
members of the Board, and to set their compensation. The Compensation
Committee also supervises and administers the Company&#146;s stock option plans and
all other compensation and benefit policies, practices and plans of the
Company. A complete description of the Compensation Committee&#146;s
responsibilities is set forth in the Compensation Committee Charter, which is
available under the &#147;Investor Relations &#150; Corporate Governance&#148; section of the
Company&#146;s website at http://www.encorewire.com.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The current members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are
John H. Wilson (Chairman), Joseph M. Brito, and William R. Thomas. Since the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee was created in February of 2004,
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee did not hold any meetings
during fiscal year 2003. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
assists the Board by identifying individuals qualified to become Board members,
advises the Board concerning Board membership, leads the Board in an annual
review, and recommends director nominees to the Board. A complete description
of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee&#146;s responsibilities is set
forth in the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter, which is
available under the &#147;Investor Relations &#150; Corporate Governance&#148; section of the
Company&#146;s website at http://www.encorewire.com, and is
incorporated herein by reference.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Consideration of Director Nominees</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><I>Stockholder nominees</I></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The policy of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is to consider
properly submitted nominations for candidates for membership on the Board, as
described below under &#147;Identifying and Evaluating Nominees for Directors.&#148; In
evaluating such nominations, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
shall address the membership criteria adopted by the Board as described below
in &#147;Director Qualifications.&#148; Any stockholder director nomination proposed for
consideration by the
</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee should include the nominee&#146;s name
and qualifications for Board membership and should be addressed to:
</FONT>
<P>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee<BR>
c/o Corporate Secretary<BR>
Encore Wire Corporation<BR>
1410 Millwood Road<BR>
McKinney, Texas 75069</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><I>Director Qualifications</I>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Board has adopted criteria that apply to nominees recommended by the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for a position on Encore&#146;s Board.
Among the qualifications provided by the criteria, members should be of the
highest ethical character and share the values of the Company. Directors
should have reputations consistent with the image and reputation of Encore and
should be highly accomplished in their respective fields, possessing superior
credentials and recognition. Directors should also be active or former senior
executive officers of public or significant private companies or leaders in
various industries, including the electrical wire and cable industry.
Directors should also have the ability to exercise sound business judgment.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><I>Identifying and Evaluating Nominees for Directors</I>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee utilizes a variety of methods
for identifying and evaluating nominees for director. Upon the need to add a
new director or fill a vacancy on the Board, the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee will consider prospective candidates. Candidates for
director may come to the attention of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee through current Board members, professional search firms,
stockholders, or other persons as provided by the Charter of the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee. As described above, the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee considers properly submitted stockholder
nominations for candidates to the Board. Following verification of stockholder
status of persons proposing candidates, recommendations are aggregated and
considered by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee along with the
other recommendations. In evaluating such nominations, the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee shall address the membership criteria adopted by
the Board as described above in &#147;Director Qualifications,&#148; which seeks to
achieve a balance of knowledge, experience, and expertise on the Board.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Stockholder Communications with the Board</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Board provides a process for stockholders of the Company to send written
communications to the entire Board. Stockholders of the Company may send
written communications to the Board c/o Corporate Secretary, Encore Wire
Corporation, 1410 Millwood Road, McKinney, Texas 75069. All communications
will be compiled by the Corporate Secretary of the Company and submitted to the
Board on a periodic basis.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Report of the Audit Committee</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">To the Stockholders of Encore Wire Corporation:</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors oversees the Company&#146;s financial
reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors. Management has the
primary responsibility for the financial reporting process including the
Company&#146;s system of internal controls, and the preparation of the Company&#146;s
consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. The Company&#146;s independent auditors are responsible for
auditing those financial statements. The Audit Committee&#146;s responsibility is
to monitor and review these processes.
</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">It is not the Audit Committee&#146;s duty or responsibility to conduct auditing or
accounting reviews or procedures. Members of the Audit Committee are not
employees of the Company and may not represent themselves to be or to serve as
accountants or auditors by profession or experts in the fields of accounting or
auditing. As a result, the Audit Committee has relied, without independent
verification, on management&#146;s representation that the financial statements have
been prepared with integrity and objectivity and in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America and on the
representations of the independent auditors included in their report on the
Company&#146;s financial statements.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Audit Committee reviewed with
management the audited financial statements in the Company&#146;s Annual Report
referred to below, including a discussion of the quality, not just the
acceptability, of the accounting principles, the reasonableness of significant
judgments and the clarity of disclosures in the financial statements.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Audit Committee reviewed with the independent auditors, who are responsible
for expressing an opinion on the conformity of those audited financial
statements with generally accepted accounting principles, their judgments as to
the quality, not just the acceptability, of the Company&#146;s accounting principles
and such other matters as are required to be discussed with the Audit Committee
under generally accepted auditing standards. The Audit Committee has discussed
with the independent auditors the matters required to be discussed by
Statements on Auditing Standards No.&nbsp;61. In addition, the Audit Committee has
discussed with the independent auditors the auditors&#146; independence from
management and the Company, including the matters in the written disclosures
and letter received from the independent auditors as required by the
Independence Standards Board Standard No.&nbsp;1, and has considered the
compatibility of non-audit services with the auditors&#146; independence.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Audit Committee&#146;s oversight does not provide it with an independent basis
to determine that management has maintained appropriate accounting and
financial reporting principles or policies, or appropriate internal controls
and procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and
applicable laws and regulations. Furthermore, the considerations and
discussions with management and the independent auditors do not assure that the
Company&#146;s financial statements are presented in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, that the audit of the Company&#146;s financial
statements has been carried out in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards or that the Company&#146;s independent accountants are in fact
&#147;independent.&#148;
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Audit Committee discussed with the Company&#146;s independent auditors the
overall scope and plans for their audits. The Audit Committee has met with the
independent auditors, with and without management present, to discuss the
results of their examinations, their evaluations of the Company&#146;s internal
controls and the overall quality of the Company&#146;s financial reporting. The
Audit Committee held five meetings during fiscal year 2003.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit
Committee recommended to the Board of Directors (and the Board has approved)
that the audited financial statements be included in the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003 for filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The Audit Committee and the Board have also recommended
the selection of Ernst &#038; Young LLP as the Company&#146;s independent auditors.
</FONT>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2"><B>AUDIT COMMITTEE</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">Scott D. Weaver, Chairman<BR>
John H. Wilson<BR>
Thomas L. Cunningham</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The above report of the Audit Committee and the information disclosed above
related to Audit Committee independence under the heading &#147;Board Independence&#148;
shall not be deemed to be &#147;soliciting material&#148; or to be &#147;filed&#148; with the SEC
or subject to the SEC&#146;s proxy rules or to the liabilities of Section&nbsp;18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), and such information
shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing made by the
Company under the Exchange Act or under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;).
</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS, DIRECTORS</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following table sets forth, as of March&nbsp;5, 2004, the beneficial ownership
of Common Stock of the Company (the only equity securities of the Company
presently outstanding) by (i)&nbsp;each director and nominee for director of the
Company, (ii)&nbsp;the named executive officers listed in the Summary Compensation
Table elsewhere in this proxy statement, (iii)&nbsp;all directors and executive
officers of the Company as a group and (iv)&nbsp;each person who was known to the
Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock.
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<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="85%">
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="69%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="11"><FONT size="1"><B>Common Stock</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="11"><FONT size="1"><B>Beneficially Owned (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="11"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Number</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Percent of</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Name</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>of Shares</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Class</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><I>Directors and Nominees for Director</I></FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Vincent A. Rego</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,489,469</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(2</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">9.73</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">%</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Donald E. Courtney</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">189,462</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1.24</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">%</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Daniel L. Jones</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">221,644</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(3</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1.43</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">%</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">William R. Thomas</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(4</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>&#151;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">John H. Wilson</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(4</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>&#151;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Joseph M. Brito</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">30,050</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(5</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">.20</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">%</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Scott D. Weaver</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">25,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">.16</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">%</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Thomas L. Cunningham</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">8,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">.05</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">%</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><I>Named Executive Officer (excluding directors and
nominees named above)</I></FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Frank J. Bilban</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">35,438</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">.23</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">%</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">David K. Smith</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">97,873</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(6</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">.64</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">%</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><I>All Directors and Executive</I></FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><I>Officers as a group (10 persons)</I></FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,096,936</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(7</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">13.36</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">%</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><I>Beneficial Owners of More than 5% (excluding persons
named above)</I></FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Capital Southwest Corporation</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,724,500</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(8</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">17.80</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">%</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Strong Capital Management Inc.</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,733,343</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">(9</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11.32</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">%</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Except as otherwise indicated, each stockholder named in the table has
sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares indicated as
being beneficially owned by such stockholder.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Includes 1,236,985 shares of Common Stock held by Dorvin Partners, L.P.,
a family limited partnership. The general partner of Dorvin Partners,
L.P. is a trust, and its limited partners are eight separate family trusts
for the benefit of Mr.&nbsp;Rego&#146;s two sons. Mr.&nbsp;Rego serves as trustee for
the general partner trust and is a co-trustee of four of the limited
partnership trusts. Mr.&nbsp;Rego has sole power to vote or to direct the vote
and the sole power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of all
1,236,985 shares of Common Stock held by Dorvin Partners.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">8</FONT>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Includes 145,438 shares of Common Stock subject to stock options that are
exercisable within 60&nbsp;days, 6,750 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr.
Jones&#146; spouse and 225 shares owned for the benefit of Mr.&nbsp;Jones&#146; minor
son. Mr.&nbsp;Jones disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by his
spouse.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">William R. Thomas and John H. Wilson, directors of the Company, are both
directors of, and Mr.&nbsp;Thomas is President and Chairman of the Board of,
Capital Southwest Corporation. As indicated in the table, Capital
Southwest Corporation is a principal stockholder of the Company. Mr.
Thomas and Mr.&nbsp;Wilson may be deemed to share voting and investment power
with respect to the 2,724,500 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by
Capital Southwest Corporation. Mr.&nbsp;Thomas and Mr.&nbsp;Wilson each disclaim
beneficial ownership of such shares.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(5)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Includes 10,000 shares of Common Stock held by the Brito Family Limited
Partnership.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(6)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Includes 20,000 shares of Common Stock subject to stock options that are
exercisable within sixty days.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(7)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Includes an aggregate of 145,438 shares of Common Stock that directors
and executive officers have the right to acquire within 60&nbsp;days pursuant
to the exercise of stock options, but does not include 2,724,500 shares
beneficially owned by Capital Southwest Corporation as to which Mr.&nbsp;Thomas
and Mr.&nbsp;Wilson may be deemed to share voting and investment power as
directors and, in the case of Mr.&nbsp;Thomas, as an officer, of Capital
Southwest Corporation because Mr.&nbsp;Thomas and Mr.&nbsp;Wilson disclaim
beneficial ownership of such shares.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(8)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">As reported in a Schedule&nbsp;13D filed October&nbsp;9, 1998 with the SEC by
Capital Southwest Corporation showing its beneficial ownership of Company
stock, including 1,849,500 shares held by Capital Southwest Venture
Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capital Southwest Corporation.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(9)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">As reported in a Schedule&nbsp;13G/A filed February&nbsp;17, 2004 with the SEC by
Strong Capital Management, Inc. (&#147;Strong&#148;) and Richard S. Strong, showing
Strong&#146;s beneficial ownership of Common Stock and reporting that it
beneficially owns all of the shares with shared voting and dispositive
power.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The respective addresses of the holders of more than five percent of the Common
Stock of the Company are as follows: Capital Southwest Corporation, 12900
Preston Road, Dallas, Texas 75230; Strong Capital Management, Inc., 100
Heritage Reserve, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 53051: and Vincent A. Rego, 1410
Millwood Road, McKinney, Texas 75069.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Compensation Committee Report appearing below and the information presented
herein under the caption &#147;Executive Compensation &#151; Performance Graph&#148; shall
not be deemed to be &#147;soliciting material&#148; or to be &#147;filed&#148; with the SEC or
subject to the SEC&#146;s proxy rules or to the liabilities of Section&nbsp;18 of the
Exchange Act, and such information shall not be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or under
the Securities Act.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Report of the Compensation Committee on Executive Compensation</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">To the Stockholders of Encore Wire Corporation:</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the &#147;Compensation
Committee&#148;) administers the compensation program for executive officers and
certain key employees of the Company and makes all related decisions. The
Compensation Committee also administers the Company&#146;s employee stock option
plans, based on the recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, and grants
stock options to employees of the Company under such plans.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">9</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The goals of the Company&#146;s compensation program are to attract, retain and
motivate competent executive officers who have the experience and ability to
contribute to the long-term success of the Company. The individual judgments
made by the Compensation Committee are subjective and are based largely on the
Compensation Committee&#146;s perception of each executive&#146;s contribution to both
past performance and the long-term growth potential of the Company. The
principal elements of compensation for executive officers are base salary,
discretionary bonus payments and stock options.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">In setting the base salaries for the executive officers and certain key
employees, including the Chief Executive Officer, the Compensation Committee
considers individual contributions to the Company&#146;s performance, length of
tenure with the Company, internal equities among positions and compensation
levels for comparable positions in companies of similar types and sizes.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">From time to time, the Compensation Committee grants stock options under the
Company&#146;s amended 1999 Stock Option Plan to executive officers and key
employees to align their long-term interests with those of the Company&#146;s
stockholders. During 2003, no executive officers received any stock option
grants.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">At December&nbsp;31, 2003, unexercised options covering 179,076 shares under the
1989 Stock Option Plan and 566,249 shares under the amended 1999 Stock Option
Plan were outstanding and 39,500 shares remained available for future stock
option grants under the amended 1999 Stock Option Plan.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Stock options are granted at exercise prices not less than the fair market
value on the date of the grant and thus will have no value unless the value of
the Company&#146;s Common Stock appreciates. The Compensation Committee believes
that stock options provide a significant incentive for the option holders to
enhance the value of the Company&#146;s Common Stock by continually improving the
Company&#146;s performance.
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<B>COMPENSATION COMMITTEE</B></FONT></TD>
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William R. Thomas, Chairman<BR>
Joseph M. Brito<BR>
John H. Wilson</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Summary Compensation</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The following table sets forth summary information regarding the compensation
awarded to, earned by or paid to the Company&#146;s Chief Executive Officer and the
three other executive officers in 2003 for the years indicated.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE</B>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">250,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD colspan="4"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Daniel L. Jones</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">250,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">250,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">26,713</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">President and Chief</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2002</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">250,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">23,468</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2001</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">200,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">175,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">22,885</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">75,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD colspan="4"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Frank J. Bilban</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">160,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">70,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">10,255</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Vice President -</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2002</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">160,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11,664</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Finance, Treasurer</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2001</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">145,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">60,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">8,316</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">75,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">and Secretary</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD colspan="4"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">David K. Smith</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2003</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">160,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">40,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">6,098</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Vice President -</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2002</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">160,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">6,838</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Operations</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2001</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">146,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">60,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7,456</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">50,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Defined Benefit Plans and Other Arrangements</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Company has no defined benefit plans and has not entered into any
agreements or arrangements with respect to any of its executive officers.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Option Grants</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">No Common Stock options were granted to any named executive officer during
2003.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">11</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Option Exercises and Year-End Values</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The following table summarizes the number and value of options exercised during
2003, as well as the number and value of unexercised options, as of December
31, 2003, held by each of the named executive officers.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Aggregated Option Exercises in
2003 and December&nbsp;31, 2003 Option Value</B>
</FONT>

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    <TD width="34%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="11%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Value of</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Unexercised</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Unexercised</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>In-the-Money</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Options at</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Options at</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>FY-End (#)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>FY-End ($)<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Shares Acquired</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Exercisable/</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Exercisable/</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Name</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>On Exercise (#)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Value Realized ($)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Unexercisable</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Unexercisable</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Vincent A. Rego</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">0 shares/</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0/</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">0 shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Daniel L. Jones</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">145,438 shares/</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,471,164/</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">65,000 shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">510,500</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Frank J. Bilban</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">42,000 shares/</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">384,950/</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">53,000 shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">455,175</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">David K. Smith</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">44,188 shares/</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">393,064/</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">74,188 shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">189,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P>
<HR size="1" width="18%" align="left" noshade>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The closing sales price per share on December&nbsp;31, 2003 was $17.85 as
reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
Quotation System.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The section entitled &#147;Equity Compensation Plan Information&#148; appearing in Item
5. of the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2003, sets forth
certain information with respect to the Company&#146;s equity compensation plan and
is incorporated herein by reference.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Compensation of Directors</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Directors do not receive fees for attending meetings of the Board of Directors
or any committee thereof. The Company does, however, reimburse directors for
reasonable travel, lodging and related expenses incurred in attending Board and
committee meetings.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The members of the Compensation Committee during fiscal year 2003 were William
R. Thomas, John H. Wilson, and Donald E. Courtney. None of the members of the
Compensation Committee was an officer or employee of the Company in the past
fiscal year. None of the members has ever served as an officer of the Company.
During fiscal year 2003, Mr.&nbsp;Courtney&#146;s son-in-law was a 40% owner of Lone
Star Reel Corporation and Aegis Pallet. Lone Star Reel sells reels to the
Company, and Aegis Pallet sells pallets to the Company. See the section titled
&#147;Certain Relationships and Related Transactions&#148; below.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">12</FONT>
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<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always">&nbsp;</H5><P>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Certain Relationships and Related Transactions</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Company uses H &#038; A Trucking for a minor percentage of its freight services.
H &#038; A is one of many freight carriers the Company does business with. H &#038; A
Trucking is wholly-owned by the mother of Daniel L. Jones, a nominee for
Director and the Company&#146;s President. The Board of Directors has approved the
continued use of the transportation services of H &#038; A Trucking and determined
that these services are at rates no less favorable than are available from
non-affiliated parties. During the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003, the Company
paid H &#038; A Trucking approximately $272,000 for these services on the basis of
rates the Company believes compare favorably with rates charged by other common
carriers. The rates charged by H &#038; A are filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Company buys reels on which wire is wound, from Lone Star Reel Corporation
as well as other reel suppliers. Reels of various types are used by the
Company to wind both in process and finished wire. Lone Star Reel is 40% owned
by the son-in-law of Donald E. Courtney, a nominee for Director. This same
ownership group owns Aegis Pallet, which sell pallets to the Company. The
Company buys pallets from several suppliers, including Aegis Pallet. The Board
of Directors has approved the continued use of Lone Star Reel and Aegis Pallet
as suppliers subject to continued determinations that any and all such
purchases are at prices no less favorable than are available from
non-affiliated parties. During the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003, the Company
paid Lone Star Reel approximately $3,639,000, and Aegis Pallet approximately
$700,000.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Performance Graph</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The following graph sets forth the cumulative total stockholder return, which
assumes reinvestment of dividends, of a $100 investment in the Company&#146;s Common
Stock, the Peer Group<SUP>1</SUP> and CRSP Total Return Index for The Nasdaq Stock Market
(U.S. companies).
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Company believes that although the companies included in the Peer Group are
not entirely representative of the Company&#146;s business in the building wire and
cable industry, they are the only companies available that are representative
of the Company&#146;s business, and they accurately reflect the Company&#146;s peers in
the wire and cable industry.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">13</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>COMPARISON OF QUARTERLY CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN<BR>
AMONG THE COMPANY, PEER GROUP AND CRSP TOTAL RETURN INDEX<BR>
FOR THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET (U.S.)</B>
</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><IMG src="d13454dd1345400.gif" alt="(LINE GRAPH)">
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    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Symbol</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>CRSP Total Returns Index for:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>12/31/98</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>12/31/99</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>12/29/00</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>12/31/01</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>12/31/02</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>12/31/03</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Encore Wire Corporation</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">100.00</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">82.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">62.8</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">130.8</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">97.8</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">193.0</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">(FILLED STAR)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>

<TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Nasdaq Stock Market (US Companies)</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">100.00</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">185.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">111.8</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">88.7</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">61.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">91.7</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">(FILLED TRINGLE)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Self-Determined Peer Group<SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">100.00</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">69.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">61.8</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">65.7</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">31.0</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">48.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Consists of the following companies, with each company being added to the
index on its first date of public trading, as indicated: Cable Design
Technologies Corporation (11/24/93), General Cable Corporation (5/16/97),
Belden Inc. (9/30/93) and Superior Telecom, Inc. (10/11/96).</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">14</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PROPOSAL TWO</B>
</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, Ernst &#038; Young LLP, which
has served as the Company&#146;s independent public accountants since the Company&#146;s
inception, has been appointed by the Board of Directors to audit the financial
statements of the Company for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2004, subject to the
ratification of such appointment by the stockholders of the Company. Although
it is not required to do so, the Board of Directors is submitting the selection
of auditors for ratification in order to obtain the stockholders&#146; approval of
this appointment. The appointment of auditors will be approved by a vote of a
majority of the holders of shares of Common Stock having voting power present
in person or represented by proxy. If the selection is not ratified, the Board
of Directors will reconsider the appointment. Representatives of Ernst &#038; Young
LLP are expected to be present at the meeting to respond to appropriate
questions from the stockholders and will be given the opportunity to make a
statement should they desire to do so.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The following table presents fees for professional services rendered by Ernst &#038;
Young LLP for the audit of the Company&#146;s annual financial statements for the
years ended December&nbsp;31, 2003 and 2002, and fees billed for other services
rendered by Ernst &#038; Young LLP during 2003 and 2002:
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    <TD width="56%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>2003</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>2002</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Audit Fees (a)</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">158,565</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">145,260</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Audit-related Fees (b)</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">15,872</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">15,756</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Tax Fees (c)</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">58,180</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">85,305</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">All Other Fees (d)</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,500</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Total</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">235,117</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">246,321</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Audit Fees<BR>
Fees and expenses paid to Ernst &#038; Young LLP for the audit of the
consolidated financial statements included in the Company&#146;s Annual Report
on Form&nbsp;10-K, the reviews of the interim consolidated financial
information included in the Company&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q,
consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting, and reviews
of documents filed with the SEC and related consents.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Audit-Related Fees<BR>
Fees and expenses paid to Ernst &#038; Young LLP for benefit plans and other
special audits.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Tax Fees<BR>
Fees and expenses paid to Ernst &#038; Young LLP for tax compliance, tax
planning, and tax advice.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(d)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">All Other Fees<BR>
Consists of fees for annual access to Ernst &#038; Young LLP online
accounting research database.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Audit Committee considered the level of fees rendered by Ernst &#038; Young LLP
and concluded that the services were compatible with maintaining Ernst &#038; Young
LLP&#146;s independence.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Audit Committee pre-approves audit and permissible non-audit services
provided by the independent auditor. The Audit Committee follows certain
procedures regarding the pre-approval of services provided by the independent
auditor. Under these procedures, pre-approval is generally provided for up to
one year and any pre-approval is detailed and specific as to the particular
service to be provided. In addition, the Audit Committee may also pre-approve
particular services on a case-by-case basis. The Audit Committee may delegate
pre-approval authority to one or more of its members. Such member must report
any decisions to the Audit Committee at the next scheduled meeting of the Audit
Committee.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">15</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS VOTING &#147;FOR&#148; THE RATIFICATION OF
THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST &#038; YOUNG LLP AS THE COMPANY&#146;S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004</B>
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS AND OTHER MATTERS</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">It is contemplated that the 2005 annual meeting of Stockholders of the Company
will take place during the first half of April 2005. Stockholder proposals for
inclusion in the Company&#146;s proxy materials for the 2005 annual meeting of
Stockholders must be received by the Company at its offices in McKinney, Texas,
addressed to the Secretary of the Company, not less than 120&nbsp;days in advance of
the date that is one year after this proxy statement is first distributed to
stockholders; provided, that if the 2005 annual meeting of Stockholders is
changed by more than 30&nbsp;days from the presently contemplated date, then
proposals must be received a reasonable time in advance of the meeting.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Section&nbsp;16(a) of the Exchange Act requires directors and officers of the
Company, and persons who own more than 10&nbsp;percent of the Common Stock, to file
with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership
of the Common Stock. Directors, officers and more than 10&nbsp;percent stockholders
are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all
Section&nbsp;16(a) forms they file.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">To the Company&#146;s knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of such
reports furnished to the Company and written representations that no other
reports were required, during the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003, all of its
directors, officers and more than 10&nbsp;percent beneficial owners complied with
all applicable Section&nbsp;16(a) filing requirements.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>ANNUAL REPORT</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Company has provided without charge to each person whose proxy is solicited
hereby a copy of the 2003 Annual Report of the Company, which includes the
Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31,
2003 (including the consolidated financial statements) filed with the SEC.
Additional copies of the Annual Report may be obtained without charge upon
written request to the Company, Encore Wire Corporation, 1410 Millwood Road,
McKinney, Texas, 75069, Attention: Corporate Secretary.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>OTHER BUSINESS</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">At the date of this Proxy Statement, the only business that the Board of
Directors intends to present or knows that others will present at the meeting
is as set forth above. If, however, any other matters are properly brought
before the 2004 Annual Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, it is the intention
of the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy to vote such proxy on
such matters in accordance with their best judgment.
</FONT>
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    <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">By Order of the Board of Directors</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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    <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">Frank J. Bilban,<BR>
Vice President - Finance, Treasurer and Secretary</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">16</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>APPENDIX A</B>
</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION<BR>
AMENDED AND RESTATED CHARTER<BR>
OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>I. PURPOSE</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">This Charter (&#147;Charter&#148;) shall govern the operations of the Audit
Committee (the &#147;Committee&#148;) of the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of Encore
Wire Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Corporation&#148;). The purpose of
the Committee is to (1)&nbsp;manage the engagement of the outside auditors and (2)
assist and direct the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities by
conducting thorough reviews of: financial statements and reports provided by
the Corporation to the government or to the public; the Corporation&#146;s systems
of internal controls regarding finance, accounting, and the Corporation&#146;s
auditing, accounting and financial reporting processes generally. Consistent
with this purpose, the Committee shall encourage continuous improvement of, and
shall foster adherence to, the Corporation&#146;s policies, procedures and practices
at all levels. The Committee&#146;s primary responsibilities are to:
</FONT>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Monitor the Corporation&#146;s accounting and financial reporting
processes and systems of internal controls regarding finance and
accounting.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Monitor the independence and performance of the Corporation&#146;s
outside auditors.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Provide an avenue of communication among the Board, the
outside auditors, and financial and senior management of the
Corporation.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Appoint and discharge, in its sole discretion, the
corporation&#146;s outside auditors.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">In discharging its duties, the Committee is empowered to investigate any matter
brought to its attention with full access to all books, records, facilities,
and personnel of the Corporation and, for this purpose, to engage on behalf of
the Committee independent legal, accounting and other advisers at the
Corporation&#146;s expense. The Committee shall have sole authority to approve
related fees and retention terms.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>II. COMPOSITION</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Committee shall be comprised of three or more directors, each of whom shall
be independent and free from any relationship that, in the opinion of the
Board, would interfere with the exercise of that person&#146;s independent judgment
as a member of the Committee. Each member of the Committee shall meet all
requirements for independence and experience promulgated by the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (&#147;NASD&#148;), Section&nbsp;10A(m)(3) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) and the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) as
applicable to the Corporation. Each member shall be able to read and
understand fundamental financial statements, and at least one member shall be a
financial expert as defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission and
NASD. Furthermore, no member shall have participated in the preparation of the
financial statements of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation
during the past three years.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Members of the Committee shall be elected by the Board at the annual meeting of
the Board to serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified. If a
member is unable to serve a full term, the Board shall select a replacement.
Unless a Chairman is elected by the full Board, the members of the Committee
shall designate a Chairman by majority vote of the full Committee.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>III. MEETINGS</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The Committee shall meet at least four times annually, and more frequently as
circumstances dictate. The Committee, or its Chairman, shall communicate each
quarter with the outside auditors and management to review
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">17</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">the Corporation&#146;s interim financial statements in accordance with Section&nbsp;V.2.,
below. The Committee shall meet at least annually with management and the
outside auditors in accordance with Section&nbsp;V.3., below. Such meetings and
communications shall be, either in person or by conference telephone call, and
shall be separate or together, at the discretion of the Committee.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>IV. ACCOUNTABILITY</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The independent auditor&#146;s shall be ultimately accountable to the Committee, as
representatives of the Corporation&#146;s shareholders. The Committee shall have
ultimate authority and responsibility to select, evaluate, and, where
appropriate, replace the outside auditors.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>V. RESPONSIBILITIES</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The responsibility of the Committee shall be to oversee the Corporation&#146;s
financial reporting process on behalf of the Board and to report the results of
such oversight activities to the Board and to the shareholders of the
Corporation. The responsibility of management is to prepare the Corporation&#146;s
financial statements. The responsibility of the outside auditors is to audit
those financial statements. To fulfill its responsibilities the Committee
shall:
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Documents/Reports Review</B>
</FONT>

<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">1. Review and reassess the adequacy of this Charter, at least annually, as
conditions dictate.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">2. Prior to filing, review each Form&nbsp;10-Q Quarterly Report for the
Corporation with management and the outside auditors, in accordance with
Statement on Auditing Standards No.&nbsp;71 (&#147;SAS No.&nbsp;71&#148;), and considering
Statement on Auditing Standards No.&nbsp;61 (&#147;SAS No.&nbsp;61&#148;) as it relates to
interim financial information.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">3. Prior to filing, review and discuss the audited financial statements of
the Corporation with management and the outside auditors, with specific
attention to those matters required to be discussed by SAS No.&nbsp;61.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">4. Receive that formal written statement required by Independence Standards
Board Standard No.&nbsp;1 (&#147;ISB Standard No.&nbsp;1&#148;) from the outside auditors and
discuss with them that statement and their independence from management and
the Corporation.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">5. Based on the review and discussions set forth above, determine whether to
recommend to the Board that the audited financial statements of the
Corporation be included in its Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">6. Ascertain whether the members of the Committee continue to be independent
(as heretofore defined) with respect to management and the Corporation.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">7. Review as received the regular internal reports to management prepared by
the financial staff and discuss them with management as necessary.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Outside auditors</B>
</FONT>

<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">8. Exercise its sole discretion in determining the appointment, funding and
discharge of the Corporation&#146;s outside auditors.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">9. Prior to commencement of work on the annual audit by the outside auditors,
discuss with them the overall scope and plan for their audit and discuss with
management and the outside auditors the adequacy and effectiveness of the
Corporation&#146;s accounting and financial controls.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">18</FONT>
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<P>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">10. Review and pre-approve all auditing services and permitted non-audit
services (including fees and terms thereof) to be performed for the
Corporation by its outside auditors, subject to the de minimus exceptions for
non-audit services described in Section&nbsp;10A(i)(1)(B) of the Exchange Act;
provided, however, that the following services are not &#147;permitted non-audit
services&#148;:</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="7%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting
records or financial statements of the audit client;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">financial information systems design and implementation;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">actuarial services;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">internal audit outsourcing services;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">management functions or human resources;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">broker or dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit; and</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">any other service that the Committee determines, by regulation, is impermissible.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">11. Provide an open avenue of communication among the outside auditors,
financial and senior management and the Board and resolve disagreements
between management and the outside auditors regarding financial reporting.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">12. Instruct the outside auditors that the outside auditors are ultimately
responsible to, and shall report directly to, the Committee.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">13. Review and discuss reports from the outside auditors on:</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="7%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">all critical accounting policies and practices to be used;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">all alternative treatments of financial information within
generally accepted accounting principles that have been discussed
with management, ramifications of the use of such alternative
disclosures and treatments, and the treatment preferred by the
outside auditor; and</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">other material written communications between the outside
auditor and management, such as any management letter or schedule of
unadjusted differences.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">14. Obtain from the outside auditors assurance that the audit was conducted
in a manner consistent with Section&nbsp;10A of the Exchange Act, which sets forth
certain procedures to be followed in any audit of financial statements
required under the Exchange Act and assurance that Section&nbsp;10A(b) of the
Exchange Act has not been implicated.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Financial Reporting Processes</B>
</FONT>

<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">15. Review and discuss with the outside auditors their evaluation of the
Corporation&#146;s financial reporting processes, both internal and external.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">16. Review and discuss with the outside auditors&#146; their judgment about the
quality and appropriateness of the Corporation&#146;s accounting principles as
applied in its financial reporting.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">19</FONT>
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<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">17. With respect to reporting and recommendations:</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="7%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">to prepare any report or other disclosures, including any
recommendation of the Committee, required by the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">to review this Charter at least annually and recommend any
changes to the full Board; and</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">to report its activities to the full Board on a regular basis
and to make such recommendations with respect to the above and other
matters as the Committee may deem necessary or appropriate,
including recommending to the Board whether the audited financial
statements should be included in the Corporation&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Process Improvement</B>
</FONT>

<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">18. Review and discuss with the outside auditors and management the extent to
which changes or improvements in financial or accounting practices, as
approved by the Committee, have been or can be implemented.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">19. Establish procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of
complaints received by the Corporation regarding accounting, internal
accounting controls or auditing matters, and the confidential, anonymous
submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or
auditing matters.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Legal Matters</B>
</FONT>

<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">20. Review, with the Corporation&#146;s counsel (a)&nbsp;legal compliance matters and
(b)&nbsp;other legal matters that could have an impact on the Corporation&#146;s
financial statements.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">21. Review disclosures made to the Committee by the Corporation&#146;s CEO and
CFO, during their certification process for the Form&nbsp;10-K and Form&nbsp;10-Q,
about any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls or material weaknesses therein and any fraud involving management or
other employees who have a significant role in the Corporation&#146;s internal
controls.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Other Matters</B>
</FONT>

<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">22. Review all related party transactions for potential conflicts of interest
on an ongoing basis and pre-approve any such transactions.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">Adopted: February&nbsp;13, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">20</FONT>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>May&nbsp;4, 2004</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Please date, sign and mail<BR>
your proxy card in the<BR>
envelope provided as soon as possible.



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Please detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided.



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE &#147;FOR&#148; THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND &#147;FOR&#148; PROPOSAL 2.<BR>
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE <FONT face="Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></B>



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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Election of Directors:</TD>
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    <TD width="39%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>NOMINEES:</B></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF
ERNST &#038; YOUNG LLP AS
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OF THE COMPANY FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,
2004:
</TD>
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<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Each of the named attorneys and proxies (or his
substitute) is authorized to vote in his discretion
upon such other business as may properly come before
the meeting or any adjournment thereof.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD
PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE</B>


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    <TD width="70%">&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">To withhold authority to vote for
any individual nominee(s), mark <B>&#147;FOR ALL
EXCEPT&#148; </B>and fill in the circle next to each
nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here:</TD>
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    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">To change the address on your account,
please check the box at right and
indicate your new address in the address
space above. Please note that changes to
the registered name(s) on the account may
not be submitted via this method.
</DIV></TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="11%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="11%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="11%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="11%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Date:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When
shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor,
administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such.
If the signer is a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by duly
authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer is a partnership,
please sign in partnership name by authorized person.</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Annual Meeting May&nbsp;4, 2004</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned hereby appoints VINCENT A. REGO, DANIEL L. JONES and FRANK
J. BILBAN, and each of them, as the undersigned&#146;s attorneys and proxies, each
with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes them to
represent and to vote, as directed below, all the shares of common stock of
ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION (the &#147;Company&#148;) held of record by the undersigned on
March&nbsp;5, 2004, at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on May&nbsp;4, 2004
or any adjournment thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed
hereby by the undersigned stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy
will be voted FOR management&#146;s nominees for election as directors and FOR the
other proposal set forth on the reverse side.</B>


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