<SUBMISSION>
<ACCESSION-NUMBER>0000950134-05-005543
<TYPE>8-K
<PUBLIC-DOCUMENT-COUNT>2
<PERIOD>20050321
<ITEMS>8.01
<ITEMS>9.01
<FILING-DATE>20050321
<DATE-OF-FILING-DATE-CHANGE>20050321
<FILER>
<COMPANY-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>ENCORE WIRE CORP /DE/
<CIK>0000850460
<ASSIGNED-SIC>3350
<IRS-NUMBER>752274963
<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>DE
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>1231
</COMPANY-DATA>
<FILING-VALUES>
<FORM-TYPE>8-K
<ACT>34
<FILE-NUMBER>000-20278
<FILM-NUMBER>05694909
</FILING-VALUES>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>1410 MILLWOOD RD
<STREET2>P O BOX 1149
<CITY>MCKINNEY
<STATE>TX
<ZIP>75069
<PHONE>2145629473
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>1410 MILLWOOD RD
<STREET2>P O BOX 1149
<CITY>MCKINNEY
<STATE>TX
<ZIP>75069
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</FILER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>8-K
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>d23653e8vk.htm
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 8-K
<TEXT>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>e8vk</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<!-- PAGEBREAK -->
<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always">&nbsp;</H5><P>
<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">



<DIV style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 2pt solid black; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 1pt solid black; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>




<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>
</DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><HR size="1" noshade width="26%" align="center" color="#000000">

<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><HR size="1" noshade width="26%" align="center" color="#000000">


<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><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>March&nbsp;21, 2005</B>

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


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><HR size="1" noshade width="66%" align="center" color="#000000"></DIV>


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


<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>0-20278</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>75-2274963</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Commission<BR>
File Number
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="47%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="47%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>1410 Millwood Road<BR>
McKinney, Texas</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><B>75069</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Address of principal executive offices)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Zip Code)</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: <B>(972)&nbsp;562-9473</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><HR size="1" noshade width="66%" align="center" color="#000000">

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)</DIV>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2 below):



<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; background: transparent; color: #000000">
<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="99%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; background: transparent; color: #000000">
<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="99%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Soliciting material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; background: transparent; color: #000000">
<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="99%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; background: transparent; color: #000000">
<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="99%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 1pt solid black; margin-top: 10pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 2pt solid black; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>





<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<!-- PAGEBREAK -->
<P><HR noshade><P>
<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always">&nbsp;</H5><P>

<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Section&nbsp;8&#151;Other Events</B>


<!-- link2 "Item&nbsp;8.01. Other Events." -->

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01. Other Events.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On March&nbsp;21, 2005, Encore Wire Corporation (&#147;the Company&#148;) issued a press release announcing
that the Company plans to enter the MC cable market and plans to construct a new 150,000 square
foot manufacturing plant at the McKinney facility to house production of the new product line. 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"><B>Section&nbsp;9&#151;Financial Statements and Exhibits</B>


<!-- link2 "Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits." -->

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B>



<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>Exhibits</U>.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="95%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;21, 2005 Press Release by Encore Wire Corporation announcing the
construction of a new manufacturing plant in McKinney, Texas to house the production of
MC cable.</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<!-- PAGEBREAK -->
<P><HR noshade><P>
<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always">&nbsp;</H5><P>

<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<!-- link1 "SIGNATURE" -->

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURE</B>



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


<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">Date: March 21, 2005&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ FRANK J. BILBAN
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Frank J. Bilban, Vice President
&#151; Finance,&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and
Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<!-- PAGEBREAK -->
<P><HR noshade><P>
<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always">&nbsp;</H5><P>

<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<!-- link1 "INDEX TO EXHIBITS" -->

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B>


<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="93%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Item</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit</TD>
</TR>

<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;21, 2005 Press Release by Encore Wire Corporation announcing
the construction of a new manufacturing plant in McKinney, Texas to
house the production of MC cable.</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

</BODY>
</HTML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99.1
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>d23653exv99w1.htm
<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE
<TEXT>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>exv99w1</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<!-- PAGEBREAK -->
<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always">&nbsp;</H5><P>

<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">

<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">EXHIBIT 99.1



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&#091;Encore Wire Corporation Logo Omitted&#093;


<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Encore Wire Corporation</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>PRESS RELEASE</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>March&nbsp;21, 2005</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>1410 Millwood Road</B></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"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>McKinney, Texas 75069</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><B>Contact:</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Frank J. Bilban</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>972-562-9473</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Vice President &#038; CFO</B></TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 29%"><B>For Immediate Release</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><U><B>ENCORE WIRE ANNOUNCES NEW EXPANSION, PLANS TO ENTER MC CABLE </B></U><BR>
<U><B>MARKET</B></U>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">MCKINNEY, TX &#151; Encore Wire Corporation (NASDAQ/NMS: WIRE) today announced plans to enter the MC
(armored cable) market. A new 150,000 square foot manufacturing plant will be constructed at the
McKinney facility to house production of the new product line. The Company forecasts expenditures
of $25 to $27&nbsp;million for the plant and new equipment. Development is currently underway with
completion and start-up scheduled for Q2 or Q3 of 2006.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Daniel Jones, President and COO of the Company stated, &#147;This new product line is a natural
extension of our existing building wire business. We decided to go forward at this time as a
result of increasing demand for MC cable from our existing customers and the growing demand for the
product in commercial construction. MC cable offers substantial savings over conventional conduit
and wire installations and is being specified on more electrical installations. Sales of this
product line will be handled by our existing sales representatives to our existing customer base.
We are excited at the prospect of offering our valued customers this new product line and feel it
will add substantially to our revenues.&#148;


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


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">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.




<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
</DIV>

</BODY>
</HTML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SUBMISSION>
