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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
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-
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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>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION</B>
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<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)
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    <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 nowrap align="center">Title of securities to be</TD>
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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>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>
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<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.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<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>.
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<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:
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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 width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">5.1</TD>
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    <TD>Opinion of Thompson &#038; Knight LLP.</TD>
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    <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>
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<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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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <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>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Daniel L. Jones&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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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
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">President and Chief Executive
Officer; Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <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
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
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>
    <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/ Donald E. Courtney
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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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    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;19, 2006</TD>
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William R. Thomas
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John H. Wilson
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Joseph M. Brito
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
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Thomas L. Cunningham
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Scott D. Weaver
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 23, 2006
Registration Statement No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
75-2274963
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1410 Millwood Road
McKinney, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)
75069
(Zip Code)
Encore Wire Corporation
1999 Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the Plan)
Daniel L. Jones
President and Chief Executive Officer
Encore Wire Corporation
1410 Millwood Road
Dallas, Texas 75069
(972) 562-9473
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copy to:
Matthew J. Morrison
Thompson & Knight L.L.P.
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 3300
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 969-1363
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be
Amount to be
Proposed maximum offering
Proposed maximum
Amount of
registered
Registered (1)(2)
price per share(3)
aggregate offering price (2)
registration fee
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
300,000 shares
$36.08
$10,824,000
$1,158.17
(1)
Registrant is registering an aggregate of 1,200,000 shares under the Encore Wire Corporation
1999 Stock Option Plan (as amended February 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.
(2)
Includes an indeterminate number of additional shares issuable pursuant to stock splits,
stock dividends or similar transactions as permitted by Rule 416(c).
(3)
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.
EXPLANATORY NOTE AND INCORPORATION OF CONTENTS OF PREVIOUSLY FILED
REGISTRATION STATEMENT BY REFERENCE
Pursuant to the General Instruction E of Form S-8, Encore Wire Corporation ("Encore" or the
"Company") is filing this registration statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") to include an additional 300,000 shares under the Encore Wire Corporation
1999 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). Pursuant to such Instruction E, the contents of the
Registrant's registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration Statement No. 333-86620) filed with
the SEC on April 19, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference, except as revised in Part II of
this Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The following documents have been filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed on
March 14, 2006 (the "Annual Report");
(b) The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2006
and June 30, 2006, filed May 9, 2006 and August 8, 2006, respectively;
(c) The Registrant's Current Report filed on Form 8-K on September 1, 2006, its Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on September 5, 2006 and its current report on Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2006;
and
(d) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on
Form 8-A of the Registrant filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 1992 and
declared effective on July 16, 1992, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
In addition, all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 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) 562-9473.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Certain legal matters with respect to legality of the Common Stock registered hereby will be
passed upon for the Registrant by Thompson & Knight LLP. Jack M. Little is Of Counsel with Thompson
& Knight LLP, and, as of the date of this Registration Statement, owns, in the aggregate 3,350
shares of the Company's common stock.
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Item 8.
Exhibits
.
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement:
4.1
1999 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated, effective as of February 20, 2006.
5.1
Opinion of Thompson & Knight LLP.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
23.2
Consent of Thompson & Knight LLP (included in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement).
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SIGNATURES
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 20, 2006.
ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Daniel L. Jones
Daniel L. Jones
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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.
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.
Signature
Capacity in Which Signed
Date
/s/ Daniel L. Jones
Daniel L. Jones
President and Chief Executive
Officer; Director
October 19, 2006
/s/ Frank J. Bilban
Frank J. Bilban
Vice President -
Finance, Secretary and
Treasurer
(Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
October 19, 2006
/s/ Donald E. Courtney
Donald E. Courtney
Director
October 19, 2006
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Signature
Capacity in Which Signed
Date
/s/ William R. Thomas
William R. Thomas
Director
October 19, 2006
/s/ John H. Wilson
John H. Wilson
Director
October 19, 2006
/s/ Joseph M. Brito
Joseph M. Brito
Director
October 19, 2006
/s/ Thomas L. Cunningham
Thomas L. Cunningham
Director
October 19, 2006
/s/ Scott D. Weaver
Scott D. Weaver
Director
October 19, 2006
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4.1
1999 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated, effective as of February 20, 2006.
5.1
Opinion of Thompson & Knight LLP.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
23.2
Consent of Thompson & Knight LLP (included in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement).