8-K 1 c83833e8vk.txt CURRENT REPORT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 -------------------------------------- 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 ----------------- ------------------- Date John J. Holland Chairman and Chief Executive Officer March 16, 2004 /s/ John W. Huey ----------------- ------------------- 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