SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): May 28, 2002


                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION
             ------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


         Delaware                   1-10651                   43-1455766
----------------------------     -------------            -------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission                (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)           File Number)            Identification No.)


16401 Swingley Ridge Road, Suite 700, Chesterfield, Missouri           63017
------------------------------------------------------------         ----------
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                            (Zip Code)

                                 (636) 733-1600
              ----------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not applicable.
         --------------------------------------------------------------
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

     Maverick Tube  Corporation (the "Company") has been advised that it was not
the  prevailing  bidder in its attempt to acquire  the North Star Steel  Tubular
Division.

     On May 23,  2002,  JP Morgan  Securities  Inc.,  as  representative  of the
underwriters  for the previously  announced  follow-on  offering of five million
shares  by the  Company,  exercised  the  underwriters'  option  to  acquire  an
additional  750,000 shares to cover  over-allotments.  A press release issued by
the Company on May 24, 2002  announcing the exercise is attached as Exhibit 99.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

                  (a)      Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
                           Not applicable.

                  (b)      Pro Forma Financial Statements.
                           Not applicable

                  (c)      Exhibits



Exhibit                    Description

99.1  Text of Press Release dated May 24, 2002 issued by the Company.
<PAGE>
                                    SIGNATURE


     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.



Dated:   May 28, 2002



                                   MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION


                                   By: /s/ Pamela G. Boone
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Pamela G. Boone
                                       Vice President-Finance and Administration
                                        and Chief Financial Officer
<PAGE>
                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit   Description

99.1      Text of Press Release dated May 24, 2002 issued by the Company.
<PAGE>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                May 24, 2002

For further information contact:                     Pamela G. Boone
                                                     Vice President Finance, CFO
                                                     636-733-1600

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                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION
           Announces Exercise by Underwriters of Over-Allotment Option

================================================================================

     St. Louis, May 24, 2002 - Maverick Tube Corporation  (NYSE:MVK),  a leading
North American  producer of tubular steel products used in energy and industrial
applications,  today announced that JPMorgan Securities, Inc., as representative
of the underwriters for Maverick's  previously  announced  follow-on offering of
five  million  shares,  has  exercised  the  underwriters'  option to acquire an
additional 750,000 shares to cover over-allotments.

     This   communication   shall  not  constitute  an  offer  to  sell  or  the
solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these  securities
in any state in which such offer,  solicitation  or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the security laws of any such state.

     Information included in this release contains "forward-looking  statements"
within  the  meaning  of  the  federal  securities  laws.  Such  statements  are
inherently subject to risk and uncertainties,  many of which cannot be predicted
with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and
actual events,  financial and otherwise,  may differ  materially from the events
and results discussed in the forward-looking  statements. The reader is directed
to  Maverick's  various  filings with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission,
including the prospectus  supplement and  accompanying  prospectus filed May 17,
2002 relating to the offering.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): May 28, 2002

                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION
             ------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

         Delaware                   1-10651                   43-1455766
----------------------------     -------------            -------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission                (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)           File Number)            Identification No.)

16401 Swingley Ridge Road, Suite 700, Chesterfield, Missouri           63017
------------------------------------------------------------         ----------
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                            (Zip Code)

                                 (636) 733-1600
              ----------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not applicable.
         --------------------------------------------------------------
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

     Maverick Tube  Corporation (the "Company") has been advised that it was not
the  prevailing  bidder in its attempt to acquire  the North Star Steel  Tubular
Division.

     On May 23,  2002,  JP Morgan  Securities  Inc.,  as  representative  of the
underwriters  for the previously  announced  follow-on  offering of five million
shares  by the  Company,  exercised  the  underwriters'  option  to  acquire  an
additional  750,000 shares to cover  over-allotments.  A press release issued by
the Company on May 24, 2002  announcing the exercise is attached as Exhibit 99.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

                  (a)      Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
                           Not applicable.

                  (b)      Pro Forma Financial Statements.
                           Not applicable

                  (c)      Exhibits

Exhibit                    Description

99.1  Text of Press Release dated May 24, 2002 issued by the Company.
SIGNATURE

     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.

Dated:   May 28, 2002

                                   MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION

                                   By: /s/ Pamela G. Boone
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Pamela G. Boone
                                       Vice President-Finance and Administration
                                        and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit   Description

99.1      Text of Press Release dated May 24, 2002 issued by the Company.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                May 24, 2002

For further information contact:                     Pamela G. Boone
                                                     Vice President Finance, CFO
                                                     636-733-1600

================================================================================

                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION
           Announces Exercise by Underwriters of Over-Allotment Option

================================================================================

     St. Louis, May 24, 2002 - Maverick Tube Corporation  (NYSE:MVK),  a leading
North American  producer of tubular steel products used in energy and industrial
applications,  today announced that JPMorgan Securities, Inc., as representative
of the underwriters for Maverick's  previously  announced  follow-on offering of
five  million  shares,  has  exercised  the  underwriters'  option to acquire an
additional 750,000 shares to cover over-allotments.

     This   communication   shall  not  constitute  an  offer  to  sell  or  the
solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these  securities
in any state in which such offer,  solicitation  or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the security laws of any such state.

     Information included in this release contains "forward-looking  statements"
within  the  meaning  of  the  federal  securities  laws.  Such  statements  are
inherently subject to risk and uncertainties,  many of which cannot be predicted
with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and
actual events,  financial and otherwise,  may differ  materially from the events
and results discussed in the forward-looking  statements. The reader is directed
to  Maverick's  various  filings with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission,
including the prospectus  supplement and  accompanying  prospectus filed May 17,
2002 relating to the offering.