Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 19, 2004
Butler Manufacturing Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 001-12335 | 44-0188420 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| incorporation) | File Number) |
1540 Genessee Street
Post Office Box 419917
Kansas City, Missouri 64102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(816) 968-3000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 5 by reference, is a press release which was issued on February 19, 2004 by Butler Manufacturing Company
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 19, 2004, furnished solely for the purposes of incorporation by reference into Item 5 herein. |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY | |
| Date: February 20, 2004 | By: /s/ John W. Huey |
|
John W. Huey Vice President |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 19, 2004, furnished solely for the purposes of incorporation by reference into Item 5 herein. |