UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: March 16, 2004
BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Butler Manufacturing Company
1540 Genessee Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64102
Phone (816) 968-3000
Incorporated in the State of Delaware
Commission File No. 001-12335
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number: 44-0188420
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
99.1 Press Release dated March 15, 2004, furnished solely for the
purposes of incorporation by reference into Item 9 herein.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and furnished solely for the purposes of
incorporation into this Item 9 is a press release which was issued on March 15,
2004 by Butler Manufacturing Company.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
March 16, 2004 /s/ John J. Holland
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Date John J. Holland
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
March 16, 2004 /s/ John W. Huey
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Date John W. Huey
Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Butler Manufacturing Company Announces Early Termination Received for
Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period