8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 24, 2006

DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED

Delaware	0-13646	13-3250533
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

200 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, New York	10601
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (914) 428-9098

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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):

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Item 8.01Other Events

a) Reference is made to the press release dated April 24, 2006, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, for a description of the events reported pursuant to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated April 24, 2006

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
	(Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Fredric M. Zinn
		Fredric M. Zinn
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer
Dated: April 24, 2006

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release

Contact: Fred Zinn

Drew Industries, 914-428-9098

or

Ryan McGrath, Jeff Lambert

Lambert, Edwards & Associates

616-233-0500 or rmcgrath@lambert-edwards.com

Drew Industries Presents Webcast of

First Quarter Conference Call on May 2

WHITE PLAINS, NY, April 24, 2006 — Drew Industries Incorporated (NYSE: DW), a White Plains, NY-based manufacturer of components for the recreational vehicle and manufactured housing industries, will release its first quarter 2006 financial results after the market closes on Monday, May 1, 2006.

Drew Industries also will host a conference call on Tuesday, May 2, at 11 a.m. ET to discuss its results and other business trends. Participation in the question-and-answer session of the call will be limited to institutional investors and analysts. Individual investors and retail brokers are invited to listen via a live webcast of the call on Drew Industries’ web site at www.drewindustries.com. Drew Industries will archive the webcast on its website for two weeks after the call.

Participating in the conference call will be:

Leigh Abrams, President and CEO, Drew Industries

Fred Zinn, Executive VP and CFO, Drew Industries

David Webster, President, CEO and Chairman, Kinro, Inc.

Doug Lippert, Chairman, Lippert Components, Inc.

Jason Lippert, President and CEO, Lippert Components, Inc.

The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN’s Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. The call is available at www.companyboardroom.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN’s Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via the password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

About Drew

Drew Industries, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Kinro and Lippert Components, supplies a broad array of components for RVs and manufactured homes. The company’s products include vinyl and aluminum windows and screens, doors, chassis, chassis parts, RV slide-out mechanisms and power units, bath and shower units, axles, steps, electric stabilizer jacks, and trailers for hauling equipment, boats, personal watercrafts and snowmobiles, as well as chassis and windows for modular homes and offices. From 47 factories located throughout the United States and one factory in Canada, Drew Industries serves most major national manufacturers of RVs and manufactured homes in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Additional information about Drew and its products can be found at www.drewindustries.com.

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