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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950134-06-019481.txt : 20061023
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950134-06-019481
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
FILED AS OF DATE:		20061023
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20061023
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20061023

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ENCORE WIRE CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000850460
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ROLLING DRAWING & EXTRUDING OF NONFERROUS METALS [3350]
		IRS NUMBER:				752274963
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-138165
		FILM NUMBER:		061158509

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1410 MILLWOOD RD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 1149
		CITY:			MCKINNEY
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75069
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2145629473

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1410 MILLWOOD RD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 1149
		CITY:			MCKINNEY
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75069
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;23, 2006
</DIV>

<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-
</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE<BR>
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION</B>
</DIV>

<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 <BR>
of incorporation or organization)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>75-2274963</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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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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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>75069</B><BR>
(Zip Code)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Encore Wire Corporation<BR>
1999 Stock Option Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the Plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Daniel L. Jones<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Encore Wire Corporation<BR>
1410 Millwood Road<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75069<BR>
(972)&nbsp;562-9473</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Copy to:<BR>
<B>Matthew J. Morrison<BR>
Thompson &#038; Knight L.L.P.<BR>
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite&nbsp;3300<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75201<BR>
(214)&nbsp;969-1363</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>

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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par value $.01 per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">300,000 shares</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$36.08</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$10,824,000</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$1,158.17</TD>
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    <TD>Registrant is registering an aggregate of 1,200,000 shares under the Encore Wire Corporation
1999 Stock Option Plan (as amended February&nbsp;20, 2006) pursuant to this Registration Statement.
The 300,000 shares being registered represent an increase in the shares reserved for issuance
under the Plan from 900,000 shares to 1,200,000 shares. The filing fee for the original shares
was paid previously.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Includes an indeterminate number of additional shares issuable pursuant to stock splits,
stock dividends or similar transactions as permitted by Rule&nbsp;416(c).</TD>
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    <TD>Computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) on the basis of the
average of the high ($36.60) and
low ($35.11) sales prices of the Common Stock ($36.08) on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on October
19, 2006.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE AND INCORPORATION OF CONTENTS OF PREVIOUSLY FILED<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT BY REFERENCE</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the General Instruction E of Form S-8, Encore Wire Corporation (&#147;Encore&#148; or the
&#147;Company&#148;) is filing this registration statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) to include an additional 300,000 shares under the Encore Wire Corporation
1999 Stock Option Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). Pursuant to such Instruction E, the contents of the
Registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-86620) filed with
the SEC on April&nbsp;19, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference, except as revised in Part&nbsp;II of
this Registration Statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Item&nbsp;3. <U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The following documents have been filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(a)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2005, filed on
March&nbsp;14, 2006 (the &#147;Annual Report&#148;);
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(b)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2006
and June&nbsp;30, 2006, filed May&nbsp;9, 2006 and August&nbsp;8, 2006, respectively;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(c)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Current Report filed on Form 8-K on September&nbsp;1, 2006, its Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on September&nbsp;5, 2006 and its current report on Form 8-K filed on September&nbsp;29, 2006;
and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(d)&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on
Form 8-A of the Registrant filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;4, 1992 and
declared effective on July&nbsp;16, 1992, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In addition, all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)
of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is
or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Upon the written or oral request of any person to
whom a copy of this Registration Statement has been delivered, the Company will provide without
charge to such person a copy of any and all documents (excluding exhibits thereto unless such
exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into such documents) that have been
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement but not delivered herewith. Requests for
such documents should be addressed to: Encore Wire Corporation, 1410 Millwood Road, Dallas, Texas
75069 , Attention: Frank J. Bilban, (972)&nbsp;562-9473.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Item&nbsp;5. <U>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certain legal matters with respect to legality of the Common Stock registered hereby will be
passed upon for the Registrant by Thompson &#038; Knight LLP. Jack M. Little is Of Counsel with Thompson
&#038; Knight LLP, and, as of the date of this Registration Statement, owns, in the aggregate 3,350
shares of the Company&#146;s common stock.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Item&nbsp;8. <U> Exhibits</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement:
</DIV>

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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">4.1</TD>
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    <TD>1999 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated, effective as of February&nbsp;20, 2006.</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">5.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Thompson &#038; Knight LLP.</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">23.1</TD>
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    <TD>Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.</TD>
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    <TD>Consent of Thompson &#038; Knight LLP (included in their opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
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    <TD>Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement).</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Collin County, Texas on October&nbsp;20, 2006.
</DIV>

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<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">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Daniel L. Jones
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Daniel L. Jones&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and officers of Encore
Wire Corporation, a Delaware corporation, which is filing a Registration Statement on Form S-8 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549 under the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, hereby constitutes and appoints Daniel L. Jones and Frank J. Bilban, and
each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such
Registration Statement and any or all amendments to the Registration Statement, including a
Prospectus or an amended Prospectus therein, and all other documents in connection therewith to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite
and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact as
agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Daniel L. Jones
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Daniel L. Jones
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">President and Chief Executive
Officer; Director
</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;19, 2006</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Frank J. Bilban
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Frank J. Bilban
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Vice President -
Finance, Secretary and
Treasurer
(Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Donald E. Courtney
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
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William R. Thomas
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John H. Wilson
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Joseph M. Brito
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Thomas L. Cunningham
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Scott D. Weaver
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>1999 Stock Option Plan</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;1. <U>Purpose</U>. It is the purpose of the Plan to promote the interests of the
Company and its stockholders by attracting, retaining and stimulating the performance of selected
Employees of the Company and its Affiliates and giving such Employees the opportunity to acquire a
proprietary interest in the Company and an increased personal interest in its continued success and
progress.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;2. <U>Definitions</U>. As used herein the following terms have the following
meanings:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&#147;Affiliate&#148; means any parent or subsidiary corporation of the Company within the meaning
of Section 424(e) and (f)&nbsp;of the Code. (A corporation includes any business entity that elects to
be classified as an association for federal tax purposes or that otherwise is a corporation for
federal tax purposes.)
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&#147;Board&#148; means the Board of Directors of the Company.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&#147;Code&#148; means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&#147;Committee&#148; means the Compensation Committee of the Board, each member of which shall be a
&#145;non-employee director&#146; within the meaning of Rule&nbsp;16B-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and an &#145;outside director&#146; within the meaning of Treasury Regulation&nbsp;Section
1.162-27(e)(3) interpreting Section 162(m) of the Code.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;&#147;Common Stock&#148; means the $.01 par value Common Stock of the Company.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)&nbsp;&#147;Company&#148; means Encore Wire Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)&nbsp;&#147;Employee&#148; means any regular salaried officer or employee of the Company or an Affiliate,
including such officers or employees who are also members of the Board.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)&nbsp;&#147;Fair Market Value&#148; means the closing sales price of the Common Stock on the date in
question (or if there is no reported sale on such date, then on the last preceding date on which a
report of sale occurred) as reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
Quotation System (&#147;NASDAQ&#148;), or on any national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is
then traded; or if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any such exchange and
is not listed as a national market security on NASDAQ, but is quoted on NASDAQ (or any similar
system), &#147;Fair Market Value&#148; shall mean the average of the closing high bid and low ask prices of
the Common Stock on such system on the date in question.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&#147;Options&#148; means any option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j)&nbsp;&#147;Optionee&#148; means an Employee who has been granted an Option under the Plan.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k)&nbsp;&#147;Plan&#148; means this Encore Wire Corporation 1999 Stock Option Plan, as amended February&nbsp;20,
2006.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;3. <U>Number of Shares</U>. Options may be granted by the Company from time to time
under the Plan to purchase an aggregate of 1,200,000 shares of the authorized Common Stock. If any
Option expires or terminates for any reason without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased
shares subject to such expired or terminated Option shall be available for purposes of the Plan.
The maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which options may be granted under the Plan to any
one Employee during a calendar year is 100,000.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;4. Administration of the Plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Each member of the Committee shall be
appointed by the Board. The Board shall have the sole continuing authority to appoint members of
the Committee, both in substitution for members previously appointed and to fill vacancies.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The Committee shall have full authority subject to the express provisions of the Plan to
interpret the Plan, to provide, modify and rescind rules and regulations relating to it, to
determine the terms and provisions of each Option and the form of each option agreement evidencing
an Option granted under the Plan, including the authority to place restrictions on the shares of
Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to an Option, and to make all other determinations and
perform such actions as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to administer the Plan. In
addition, the Committee shall have full authority, subject to the express provisions of the Plan,
to determine the Employees to whom Options shall be granted, the time or date of grant of each such
Option, the number of shares subject thereto, and the price at which such shares may be purchased.
In making such determinations, the Committee may take into account the nature of the services
rendered by the Employee, his present and potential contributions to the success of the Company&#146;s
business and such other facts as the Committee in its discretion shall deem appropriate to carry
out the purposes of the Plan.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Notwithstanding the authority hereby delegated to the Committee to grant Options to
Employees under the Plan, the Board also shall have full authority, subject to the express
provisions of the Plan, to grant options to Employees under the Plan, to interpret the Plan, to
provide, modify and rescind rules and regulations relating to it, to determine the terms and
provisions of Options granted to Employees under the Plan and the form of option agreements
evidencing Options granted under the Plan and to make all other determinations and perform such
actions as the Board deems necessary or advisable to administer the Plan; provided, however, that
the Board shall not grant any Option to any officer (as defined in Rule&nbsp;16B-3) of the Company or to
any Employee who is also a member of the Board or to any &#147;covered employee&#148; within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code, except upon, and strictly in accordance with, a recommendation of the
Committee regarding the number of shares covered by, and the recipient, timing, exercise price and
other terms of, such Option.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;No member of the Committee shall be eligible to receive an Option.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;5. <U>Grant of Options</U>. At any time and from time to time during the duration of
the Plan and subject to the express provisions thereof, Options may be granted by the Committee to
any Employee for such number of shares of Common Stock as the Committee in its discretion shall
deem to be in the best interest of the Company and which will serve to further the purposes of the
Plan. The Committee, in its discretion, may designate any Option so granted as an incentive stock
option intended to qualify under Section&nbsp;422 of the Code. To the extent that the aggregate Fair
Market Value (determined at the time the respective Incentive Stock Option is granted) of Common
Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by an
individual during any calendar year under all incentive stock option plans of the Company and its
Affiliates exceeds $100,000, such excess Incentive Stock Options shall be treated as options which
do not constitute Incentive Stock Options. The Committee shall determine, in accordance with
applicable provisions of the Code, which of an optionee&#146;s Incentive Stock Options will not
constitute Incentive Stock Options because of such limitation and shall notify the optionee of such
determination as soon as practicable after such determination.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;6. <U>Option Price</U>. The purchase price per share of Common Stock under each
Option shall be determined by the Committee but in no event shall be less than 100% of the Fair
Market Value per share of Common Stock at the time the Option is granted; provided, however, that
the purchase price per share of Common Stock under any incentive stock option granted to an
Optionee who, at the time such incentive stock option is granted, owns stock possessing more than
10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Affiliate
shall be at least 110% of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock at the date of grant.
Upon exercise of an Option, the purchase price shall be paid in full in cash, or if to the extent
provided for under the option agreement for such Option, in cash and or by delivery of shares of
Common Stock already owned by the Optionee, held for at least six months free of any restriction,
and having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the purchase price. The proceeds of such sale
shall constitute general funds of the Company. Upon exercise of an Option, the Optionee will be
required to pay to the Company the amount of any federal, state or local taxes required by law to
be withheld in connection with such exercise.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;7. <U>Option Period and Terms of Exercise of Options</U>. Except as otherwise
provided for herein, each Option granted under the Plan shall be exercisable during such period
commencing on or after the expiration of one
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">year from the date of the grant of such Option as the
Committee shall determine; provided that the otherwise unexpired portion of any Option shall expire
and become null and void no later than upon the first to occur of (i)&nbsp;the expiration of ten years
from the date such Option was granted, (ii)&nbsp;the expiration of three months from the date of the
termination of the Optionee&#146;s employment with the Company or an Affiliate for any reason other than
death or disability, or (ii)&nbsp;the expiration of one year from the date of the termination of the
Optionee&#146;s employment with the Company or an Affiliate by reason of death or disability. Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding the otherwise unexpired portion of any Option granted
hereunder shall expire and become null and void immediately upon Optionee&#146;s termination of
employment with the Company or an Affiliate by reason of such Optionee&#146;s fraud, dishonesty or
performance of other acts detrimental to the Company or an Affiliate. Any incentive stock option
granted to an Optionee who, at the time such incentive stock option is granted, owns stock
possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company
or any Affiliate shall not be exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date of its
grant. Under the provisions of any option agreement evidencing an Option, the Committee may limit
the number of shares purchasable thereunder in any period or periods of time during which the
Option is exercisable and may impose such other terms and conditions upon the exercise of an Option
as are not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan; provided, however, that the Committee, in its
discretion, may accelerate the exercise date of any Option to any date following the date of grant.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;8. <U>Nontransferability of Options</U>. An Option granted under the Plan shall be
transferable by the Optionee only by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be
exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;9. <U>Termination of Employment</U>. Transfers of employment between the Company and
any of its Affiliates shall not be considered to be a termination of employment for the purposes of
this Plan. Nothing in the Plan or in any option agreement evidencing an Option granted under the
Plan shall confer upon any Optionee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any
Affiliate or in any way interfere with the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate the
employment of the Optionee at any time, with or without cause.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;10. <U>Adjustments Upon Changes in Common Stock</U>. In the event the Company shall
effect a split of the Common Stock or dividend payable in Common Stock, or in the event the
outstanding Common Stock shall be combined into a smaller number of shares, the maximum number of
shares as to which Options may be granted under the Plan and the maximum number of shares as to
which an Option or Options may be granted to any one Optionee during a calendar year shall be
decreased or increased proportionately. In the event that before delivery by the Company of all of
the shares of Common Stock in respect of which any Option has been granted under the Plan, the
Company shall have effected such a split, dividend or combination, the shares still subject to such
Option shall be increased or decreased proportionately and the purchase price per share shall be
decreased or increased proportionately so that the aggregate purchase price for all of the then
optioned shares shall remain the same as immediately prior to such split, dividend or combination.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event of a reclassification of Common Stock not covered by the foregoing, or in the
event of a liquidation or reorganization (including a merger, consolidation, spinoff or sale of
assets) of the Company or an Affiliate, the Committee shall make such adjustments, if any, as it
may deem appropriate in the number, purchase price and kind of shares covered by the unexercised
portions of Options theretofore granted under the Plan. The provisions of this Section shall only
be applicable if, and only to the extent that, the application thereof does not conflict with any
valid governmental statute, regulation or rule.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;11. <U>Amendment and Termination of the Plan</U>. Subject to the right of the Board
to terminate the plan prior thereto, the Plan shall terminate at the expiration of ten years from
June&nbsp;28, 1999, the date of adoption of the Plan by the Board. No Options may be granted after
termination of the Plan. The Board may alter or amend the plan but may not without the approval of
the stockholders of the Company make any alteration or amendment thereof which operates (i)&nbsp;to
abolish the Committee, change the qualifications of its members or withdraw the administration of
the Plan from its supervision, (ii)&nbsp;to increase the total number of shares of Common Stock for
which options may be granted under the Plan (other than as provided in Section&nbsp;10 hereof), (iii)&nbsp;to
increase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which options may be granted under the
Plan (other than as provided in Section&nbsp;10 hereof) to any one Employee during a calendar year, (iv)
to extend the term of the Plan or the maximum exercise period provided in Section&nbsp;7 hereof, (v)&nbsp;to
decrease the minimum purchase price provided in Section&nbsp;6 hereof (other than as provided in Section
10 hereof), or (vi)&nbsp;to materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in
the Plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No termination or amendment of the Plan shall adversely affect the rights of an Optionee under
an Option, except with the consent of such Optionee.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;12. <U>Requirements of Law</U>. The granting of Options and the issuance of Common
Stock upon the exercise of an Option shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations
and to such approval by governmental agencies as may be required.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;13. <U>Effective Date of the Plan</U>. The Plan shall become effective, as of the
date of its adoption by the Board, when it has been duly approved by the unanimous written consent
of the holders of the shares of Common Stock in accordance with applicable law within twelve months
after the date of adoption of the Plan by the Board. If the Plan is not so approved, the Plan
shall terminate and any Option granted hereunder shall be null and void.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;14. <U>Gender</U>. Words of any gender used in the Plan shall be construed to
include any other gender, unless the context requires otherwise.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">February&nbsp;20, 2006
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>OPINION OF THOMPSON &#038; KNIGHT LLP</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">October&nbsp;19, 2006

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Encore Wire Corporation<BR>
1410 Millwood Road<BR>
McKinney, Texas 75069

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    <TD>Encore Wire Corporation<BR> Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Dear Sirs:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have acted as counsel for Encore Wire Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;),
in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities
Act&#148;), of 300,000 shares (the &#147;Shares&#148;) of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company
for issuance pursuant to the Company&#146;s 1999 Stock Option Plan, as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In connection with the opinion expressed herein, we have examined the originals or copies,
certified or otherwise authenticated to our satisfaction, of a form of the Company&#146;s registration
statement on Form S-8 (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;), to be filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on or about
October&nbsp;23, 2006, and such corporate records of the
Company, certificates of public officials and of officers of the Company, and other agreements,
instruments and documents as we have deemed necessary or required as a basis for the opinion
hereinafter expressed. We have assumed that (i)&nbsp;all information contained in all documents reviewed
by us is true, complete and correct, (ii)&nbsp;all signatures on all documents reviewed by us are
genuine, (iii)&nbsp;all documents submitted to us as originals are true and complete, (iv)&nbsp;all documents
submitted to us as copies are true and complete copies of the originals thereof, (v)&nbsp;each natural
person signing any document reviewed by us had the legal capacity to do so, and (vi)&nbsp;each natural
person signing any document reviewed by us in a representative capacity had authority to sign in
such capacity.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Based on the foregoing and in reliance thereon, and subject to the assumptions and
qualifications specified herein, it is our opinion that the Shares, when issued in accordance with
the Plan, will be validly authorized, issued, and fully paid and nonassessable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In rendering the opinion expressed herein, we have assumed that no action heretofore taken by
the Board of Directors of the Company in connection with the matters described or referred to
herein has been modified, rescinded or withdrawn after the date thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We express no opinion as to any matter other than as expressly set forth above, and no
opinion, other than the opinion given herein, may be inferred or implied herefrom. We undertake no,
and hereby disclaim any, obligation to advise the Company or anyone else of any change in any
matter set forth herein. We do not express any opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other
than the Delaware General Corporation Law and applicable federal law, and we do not express any
opinion as to the effect of any other laws on the opinion stated herein
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption &#147;Legal
Matters&#148; in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are
included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act
or the rules and regulations of the Commission.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to
Encore Wire Corporation&#146;s 1999 Stock Option Plan of our reports dated March&nbsp;10, 2006, with respect
to the consolidated financial statements of Encore Wire Corporation included in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2005, Encore Wire Corporation&#146;s management&#146;s assessment
of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting of Encore Wire Corporation, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Dallas, Texas<BR>
October&nbsp;19, 2006

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