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<CONFORMED-NAME>ENCORE WIRE CORP /DE/
<CIK>0000850460
<ASSIGNED-SIC>3350
<IRS-NUMBER>752274963
<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>DE
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>1231
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<STREET1>1410 MILLWOOD RD
<STREET2>P O BOX 1149
<CITY>MCKINNEY
<STATE>TX
<ZIP>75069
<PHONE>2145629473
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<STREET1>1410 MILLWOOD RD
<STREET2>P O BOX 1149
<CITY>MCKINNEY
<STATE>TX
<ZIP>75069
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<CONFORMED-NAME>REGO VINCENT A
<CIK>0000908631
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<PHONE>9725629473
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<STREET1>P O BOX 1149
<STREET2>1410 MILLWOOD ROAD
<CITY>MCKINNEY
<STATE>TX
<ZIP>75069
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<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>AMENDMENT TO SCHEDULE 13G
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<TR><TD align="center" nowrap><FONT size="2">OMB APPROVAL</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD nowrap><FONT size="2">OMB Number: 3235-0145</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD nowrap><FONT size="2">Expires: December 31, 2005</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4">UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT><BR>
<FONT size="3">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="5">SCHEDULE 13G/A</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934<BR>
(Amendment No. 8)*</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION</FONT><BR>
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<CENTER><FONT size="2">(Name of Issuer)</FONT></CENTER>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Common Stock</FONT><BR>
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<CENTER><FONT size="2">(Title of Class of Securities)</FONT></CENTER>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">292562 10 5</FONT><BR>
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<CENTER><FONT size="2">(CUSIP Number)</FONT></CENTER>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">December 31, 2004</FONT><BR>
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<CENTER><FONT size="2">(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this
Statement)</FONT></CENTER>

<P><FONT size="2">Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to
which this Schedule is filed:</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
face="wingdings" size="2">&#111;</FONT><FONT size="2">&nbsp;Rule&nbsp;13d-1
(b)</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
face="wingdings" size="2">&#111;</FONT><FONT size="2">&nbsp;Rule&nbsp;13d-1
(c)</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
face="wingdings" size="2">&#254;</FONT><FONT size="2">&nbsp;Rule&nbsp;13d-1
(d)</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person&#146;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject
class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.<BR></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">The information required in the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for the purpose of Section&nbsp;18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities
of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
Act (however, see the notes).<BR></FONT>

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<TD colspan="7"><FONT size="2">CUSIP No. 292562 10 5</FONT> </TD>
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<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">1.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">Name of Reporting Person:<BR>Vincent A.
Rego</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=2><FONT size="2">I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above
persons (entities only):<BR>
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<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">2.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of
a Group:</FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT face="wingdings" size="2">&#111;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT face="wingdings" size="2">&#111;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">3.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">SEC Use Only:</FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">4.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT size="2">Citizenship or Place of
Organization:<BR>USA</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="3" rowspan="8" align="center"><FONT size="2">Number
of<BR>Shares<BR>Beneficially<BR>Owned by<BR> Each Reporting<BR>Person
With</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">5.</FONT></TD>
<TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT size="2">Sole Voting
Power:<BR>2,241,104<SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>

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<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">6.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3> <FONT
size="2">Shared Voting Power:<BR>0</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">7.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3> <FONT
size="2">Sole Dispositive Power:<BR>2,241,104<sup>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>

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<TR><TD valign=top><FONT size="2">8.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=3><FONT
size="2">Shared Dispositive Power:<BR>0</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">9.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
<BR>2,241,104<sup>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD>
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<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">10.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares:<BR><FONT face="wingdings" size="2">&#111;</FONT></FONT></TD>
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<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">11.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row
(9):<BR>9.7%<sup>(1)(2)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD valign=top><FONT size="2">12.</FONT></TD><TD valign=top colspan=5><FONT
size="2">Type of Reporting Person:<BR>IN</FONT></TD></TR>

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<TD width="96%"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP> Reflects a 3-for-2 stock split of the Issuer&#146;s Common Stock completed on August&nbsp;16, 2004.</TD>
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<TD width="96%"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP> The percent of class is based on 23,104,128 shares of
Common Stock outstanding as of December&nbsp;31, 2004.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;THIS AMENDMENT No.&nbsp;8 to Schedule&nbsp;13G amends Item&nbsp;4. The entire Schedule&nbsp;13G,
including Item&nbsp;4, as amended, is restated in its entirety as follows:

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    <TD valign="top"><B>Item&nbsp;1(a)</B>.
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Name of Issuer.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Encore Wire Corporation</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><B>Item&nbsp;1(b)</B>.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Address of Issuer&#146;s Principal Executive Offices.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">1410 Millwood Road<BR>
McKinney, Texas 75069</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><B>Item&nbsp;2(a)</B>.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Name of Person Filing.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Vincent A. Rego</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><B>Item&nbsp;2(b)</B>.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">1410 Millwood Road<BR>
McKinney, Texas 75069</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><B>Item&nbsp;2(c)</B>.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Citizenship.</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">United States</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><B>Item&nbsp;2(d)</B>.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Title of Class of Securities.</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Common Stock, par value $.01 per share</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><B>Item&nbsp;2(e)</B>.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">CUSIP Number.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">292562 10 5</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">If this statement is filed pursuant to 240.13d(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c),<BR>
check whether the person filing is a:</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(a) &#091; &#093;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78o).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(b) &#091; &#093;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(c) &#091; &#093;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(d) &#091; &#093;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Investment company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">An investment adviser in accordance with
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(f) &#091; &#093;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(g) &#091; &#093;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">A parent holding company or control person in accordance
with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(h) &#091; &#093;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">A savings association as defined in Section&nbsp;3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(i) &#091; &#093;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(j) &#091; &#093;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).</TD>
</TR>
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<P align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt">If this statement is filed pursuant to 240.13d-1(c), check this box. &#091; &#093;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4</B>. <B>Ownership</B>



<P align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt">Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of
securities of the issuer identified in Item&nbsp;1.


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(a)&nbsp;Amount beneficially owned:</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>As of December&nbsp;31, 2004 (the date as of which all amounts and percentages are reported),
Mr.&nbsp;Rego beneficially owned 2,241,104 shares of Common Stock of Encore Wire Corporation
(&#147;Common Stock&#148;). Encore Wire Corporation completed a 3-for-2 stock split on August&nbsp;16,
2004.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>A family limited partnership holds 1,855,477 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by
Mr.&nbsp;Rego. The family limited partnership has a trust as its general partner, and Mr.&nbsp;Rego
serves as the trustee for such trust and thereby has the sole power to vote or to direct
the vote and to dispose or direct the disposition of the shares held by the family limited
partnership. The limited partners of the family limited partnership are eight trusts
established by Mr.&nbsp;Rego and his wife for the primary benefit of their two sons, Daniel and
Paul. Mr.&nbsp;Rego is a co-trustee of four of the eight trusts, together in each case with the
son who is the primary beneficiary of each such trust. The sole trustee of each of the
other four trusts is the son who is the primary beneficiary of each such trust.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Mr.&nbsp;Rego directly holds 385,627 of the 2,241,104 shares of Common Stock.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(b) Percent of class: 9.7% as of December&nbsp;31, 2004</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
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    <TD>(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,241,104 as of December&nbsp;31, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,241,104 as of
December&nbsp;31, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Item&nbsp;5.</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Not applicable.</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;6.</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Not applicable.</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;7.</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Not applicable.</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;8.</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Identification and Classification of Members of the Group</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Not applicable.</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;9.</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Notice of Dissolution of Group</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Not applicable.</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;10.</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Certification</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Not applicable.</TD>
</TR>
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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;After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

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    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">Date: February 14, 2005</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
/s/ Vincent A. Rego
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Vincent A. Rego</TD>
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