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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):<BR>
<B>July&nbsp;20, 2004</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>75-2274963</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)
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File Number
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Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>1410 Millwood Road<BR>
McKinney, Texas</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: <B>(972)&nbsp;562-9473</B>



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(c)&nbsp;Exhibits.



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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">99.1</TD>
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    <TD>July&nbsp;20, 2004 Press Release by Encore Wire Corporation regarding the Board of Directors&#146; declaration of a stock dividend.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Regulation&nbsp;FD Disclosure.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On July&nbsp;20, 2004, Encore Wire Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
&#147;Company&#148;), issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors
declared a 3-for-2 stock split to be paid as a 50% stock dividend on the
Company&#146;s common stock . The stock dividend is payable August&nbsp;16, 2004 to
stockholders of record at the close of business on August&nbsp;6, 2004. A copy of
the Company&#146;s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 and incorporated
herein by reference.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Limitation on Incorporation by Reference:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in
this report, including exhibits, is furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;9 and shall not
be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for the purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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    <TD colspan="3">ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION<BR>
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    <TD>Date: July 20, 2004&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ FRANK J. BILBAN
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    <TD colspan="2">Frank J. Bilban, Vice President -- Finance, &nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Encore Wire Corporation<BR>
1410 Millwood Road<BR>
McKinney, Texas 75069<BR>
972-562-9473</B><BR>
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For Immediate Release</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>July&nbsp;20, 2004<br>
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Contact: Frank J. Bilban<br>
Vice President &#038; CFO
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ENCORE WIRE ANNOUNCES STOCK DIVIDEND</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">MCKINNEY, TX &#151; Encore Wire Corporation (NASDAQ/NMS: WIRE) today announced that
the stockholders of the Company at a special meeting thereof approved an
amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized shares
of common stock of the Company from 20,000,000 to 40,000,000. Following the
special meeting of stockholders, the Company&#146;s Board of Directors declared a
3-for-2 stock split to be paid as a dividend on the Company&#146;s common stock. The stock
dividend is payable August&nbsp;16, 2004 to stockholders of record at the close of
business on August&nbsp;6, 2004. No fractional shares will be issued in connection
with the stock split; each stockholder of the Company entitled to receive a
fraction of a share of common stock as a result of the stock split will be
entitled to receive a cash payment in lieu of any such fraction of a share. If
a stockholder is contemplating a sale from the record date through the payment
date, he should consult his broker or other financial advisor as to his
entitlement to the shares to be issued.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Vincent A. Rego, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Encore Wire
Corporation, said, &#147;These actions were taken to improve the marketability of
our stock and broaden stockholder participation in our future growth.&#148;

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Encore Wire Corporation manufactures a broad range of copper electrical wire
for interior wiring in homes, apartments, manufactured housing and commercial
and industrial buildings.



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