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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</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: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><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>August&nbsp;27, 2004</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION</B>

<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><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>0-20278</B><BR>
Commission<BR>
File Number
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>75-2274963</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>1410 Millwood Road<BR>
McKinney, Texas</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)
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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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report)</DIV>

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information provided in Item&nbsp;2.03 below is hereby incorporated herein
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On August&nbsp;27, 2004, Encore Wire Limited, a Texas limited partnership (the
&#147;Company&#148;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Encore Wire Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), entered into a Credit Agreement (the &#147;Credit
Agreement&#148;) with Bank of America, N.A., as agent, and Bank of America, N.A. and
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as lenders. The Credit Agreement
provides for an $85,000,000 five-year revolving credit and letter of credit
facility through August&nbsp;27, 2009, replacing the Company&#146;s prior $125,000,000
bank credit facility (the &#147;Prior Credit Facility&#148;). The Company&#146;s obligations
under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Registrant and the
Registrant&#146;s other subsidiaries and are unsecured. Loans under the Credit
Agreement accrue interest at a LIBOR-based or prime-based rate, plus a margin
based on the Company&#146;s leverage ratio, determined quarterly. The aggregate
commitments under the Credit Agreement may be increased by up to an additional
$40,000,000.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Credit Agreement contains customary covenants similar to, or more
favorable than, the covenants contained in the Company&#146;s Prior Credit Facility,
including, among others:


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    <TD>a requirement that the Company not exceed a maximum leverage ratio;</TD>
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    <TD>a limitation on the Company&#146;s annual capital expenditures;</TD>
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    <TD>a restriction on creating liens on the Company&#146;s and the guarantors&#146; assets;</TD>
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    <TD>a restriction on sales of the Company&#146;s and the guarantors&#146; assets;</TD>
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    <TD>a restriction on dissolution, liquidation or merger of the Company or the Registrant;</TD>
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    <TD>a restriction on the incurrence of debt by the Company and the guarantors;</TD>
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    <TD>restrictions on the Company&#146;s lines of business and
changes in the management of the general partner of the Company;</TD>
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    <TD>a restriction on the Company&#146;s ability to make
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    <TD>a limitation on compensation and other payments to affiliates of the Company; and</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default. If an
event of default occurs and is continuing, the Company may be required to repay
the obligations under the Credit Agreement prior to their stated maturity.
Lenders holding more than 66 2/3% of the loans and commitments under the Credit
Agreement may elect to terminate the commitments and declare all outstanding
obligations under the Credit Agreement to be immediately due and payable upon
the occurrence and during the continuation of an event of default.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On August&nbsp;27, 2004, the Company and the Registrant also entered into a
Note Purchase Agreement (the &#147;Note Purchase Agreement&#148;) with Hartford Life
Insurance Company, Great-West Life &#038; Annuity Insurance Company, London Life
Insurance Company and London Life and Casualty Reinsurance Corporation
(collectively referred to as the &#147;Purchasers&#148;), whereby the Company issued and
sold $45,000,000 of 5.27% Senior Notes, Series&nbsp;2004-A, due August&nbsp;27, 2011 (the
&#147;Senior Notes&#148;) to the Purchasers, the proceeds of which were used to repay a
portion of the Company&#146;s outstanding indebtedness under the Prior Credit
Facility. The Company&#146;s obligations under the Senior Notes are guaranteed by
the Registrant and the Registrant&#146;s other subsidiaries, and are unsecured.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Senior Notes incorporate customary covenants similar to, or more
favorable than, the covenants contained in the Company&#146;s Credit Agreement,
including, among others:


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    <TD>a requirement that the Company under certain
circumstances pay a make-whole amount in the event of a
prepayment of the Senior Notes prior to their stated maturity;</TD>
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    <TD>a requirement that the Registrant not exceed a maximum
ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated EBITDA;</TD>
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    <TD>a requirement that the Registrant not exceed a maximum
ratio of consolidated EBIT to consolidated interest expense;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">&#149;</TD>
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    <TD>a requirement that priority debt of the Company and the
Registrant not exceed a maximum percentage of the Registrant&#146;s
consolidated net worth;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">&#149;</TD>
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    <TD>a restriction on creating liens on the Company&#146;s, the
Registrant&#146;s or any subsidiaries&#146; assets;</TD>
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    <TD>a restriction on merging or selling substantially all
of the assets of the Company, the Registrant or any subsidiary
and a restriction on other sales of assets; and</TD>
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    <TD>restrictions on the nature of the Company&#146;s, the
Registrant&#146;s and any subsidiaries&#146; businesses and restrictions on
transactions with affiliates of the Registrant.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Senior Notes also incorporate customary events of default. If an
event of default occurs and is continuing, the Company may be required to repay
the Senior Notes prior to their stated


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">maturity, plus under certain circumstances a make-whole amount. Holders of
more than 65% in principal amount of the Senior Notes may elect to declare all
the Senior Notes then outstanding to be immediately due and payable upon the
occurrence and during the continuation of an event of default.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On August&nbsp;31, 2004, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the
consummation of the financing transactions contemplated by the Note Purchase
Agreement and the Credit Agreement. A copy of the press release is filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

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    <TD align="right" valign="top">99.1</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">August 31, 2004 Press Release by Encore Wire Corporation
regarding completion of new financing.</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURE</B>



<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: September 2, 2004&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ FRANK J. BILBAN
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&#091;Encore Wire Corporation Logo Omitted&#093;

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1410 Millwood Road<br>
McKinney, Texas 75069<br>
972-562-9473<br></B></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;<B>August&nbsp;31, 2004<br></B>&nbsp;<B><br>
Frank J. Bilban<br>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ENCORE WIRE ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF NEW FINANCING</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MCKINNEY, TX &#151; Encore Wire Corporation (NASDAQ/NMS: WIRE) today announced
that the Company has restructured its existing bank credit facility to take
advantage of favorable market conditions.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Encore Wire announced today that it had refinanced its existing revolving
line of credit to include a longer term and lower pricing grid. The Company
reduced its revolving line of credit limit from $125,000,000 to $85,000,000.
Under the terms of the new credit agreement, Encore will have the ability to
borrow up to the new maximum as allowed by financial covenants. The agreement
also includes an &#147;accordion feature&#148; that allows the credit line to expand up
to $125,000,000 in the future without amending the agreement. The bank group
is comprised of Bank of America, as agent, and Wells Fargo Bank. The new
revolving credit agreement was executed on August&nbsp;27, 2004 and has a five-year
term. Interest on the revolver is calculated at floating rates plus an
incremental &#147;adder&#148;.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On August&nbsp;27, 2004, the Company also issued $45,000,000 of seven-year
senior unsecured notes to institutional investors at favorable rates. These
new notes mature in August&nbsp;2011 at a coupon rate of 5.27%. To take advantage
of lower current rates the Company elected to enter into an interest rate swap
to effectively convert the notes from fixed to floating interest rates.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vincent A. Rego, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Encore Wire
Corporation, said, &#147;These actions were taken to improve our capital structure
and reduce our overall interest expense. We are pleased that our bankers
brought us this opportunity to cut interest costs for a significant period of
time. Encores&#146; operating results and financial strength permitted us to
restructure our credit facility by lowering our revolving line of credit
interest rates and issuing the senior notes at favorable terms. We appreciate
our banking partners commitment to the long-term growth of Encore Wire. We
will continue to manage the Company for the long-term and strive to protect our
strong balance sheet.&#148;


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


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The matters discussed in this news release, other than the historical
financial information, including statements about the copper pricing
environment, profitability and shareholder value, may include forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including fluctuations in the
price of copper and other raw materials, the impact of competitive pricing and
other risks detailed from time to time in the Company&#146;s reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may vary materially from
those anticipated.



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