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): February 28, 2003



                            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   announced  on  February  28,  2003  Corporate
re-alignment  and hiring of Jim Cowan.  The press release is attached  hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.



                                    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:   February 28, 2003


                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION


                                    By:    /s/ Pamela G. Boone
                                       ----------------------------------
                                               Pamela G. Boone
                                               Chief Financial Officer




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit        Description
-------        -----------

99.1           Press Release Dated February 28, 2003


<Page>
                                 EX 99.1 - Press Release Dated February 28, 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                February 28, 2003

For further information contact:                     Gregg Eisenberg
                                                     President and CEO
                                                     636-733-1600
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION
                        ANNOUNCES CORPORATE RE-ALIGNMENT
                             AND HIRING OF JIM COWAN

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     St.  Louis,  February 28, 2003 ---  Maverick  Tube  Corporation  (NYSE:MVK)
announced  today that Jim Cowan has been  appointed the Executive Vice President
and Chief  Operating  Officer of Maverick,  effective  March 17, 2003. Mr. Cowan
currently is the  President  of V&M Tubular  Corporation  (formerly  the Tubular
Division  of North  Star  Steel),  based in  Youngstown,  Ohio,  a $300  million
seamless tube producer for the U.S. oil service markets.

     Gregg Eisenberg,  Maverick's President and CEO stated, "I am delighted that
Jim will be  joining  Maverick  as our Chief  Operating  Officer.  He comes with
significant   operational   experience  in  the  tubular  and  steel  processing
businesses,  and  while  he was  with  North  Star,  he had a  track  record  of
increasing  responsibility.   Jim  will  have  the  overall  responsibility  for
operations  at all Maverick  subsidiaries  or  divisions,  including  Prudential
Steel,  Precision  Tube  Technology,  Republic  Conduit  (formerly  the  tubular
division of The LTV Corporation) and SeaCAT Corporation. On behalf of myself and
the other Maverick officers, we all want to extend a warm welcome to Jim."

     Eisenberg  went on to say, "To more  effectively  manage the growth we have
enjoyed over the last three years, we have re-aligned our management  structure.
Scott  Evans will report to Jim Cowan,  in his role as Senior  Vice  President -
Sales and Marketing,  as well as Sudhakar  Kanthamneni,  Senior Vice President -
Manufacturing and Technology.  Scott and Sudhakar will have  responsibility  for
all Maverick  subsidiaries  and divisions.  In addition to Jim Cowan, Pam Boone,
Vice President and Chief  Financial  Officer and Rick Preckel,  Vice President -
Administration, will continue to report to me."

     Eisenberg pointed out that, "Running the sales and operations of a business
that we believe  will  achieve $850 million in revenues in 2003 is a big job and
the addition of Jim in a  leadership  role within the new  management  structure
will ensure we do the best job we can."

     Maverick Tube Corporation is a St. Louis,  Missouri,  based manufacturer of
tubular  products  used in the energy  industry for drilling,  production,  well
servicing  and line pipe  applications,  as well as industrial  tubing  products
(HSS/structural  tubes,  electrical  conduit and standard  pipe) used in various
industrial applications.

     This news release  contains  forward-looking  information  that is based on
assumptions  that are  subject to  numerous  business  risks,  many of which are
beyond the control of the Company.  There is no assurance that such  assumptions
will prove to be accurate.  Actual results may differ from these forward-looking
statements due to numerous factors,  including those in Maverick's Form 10-K for
its year ended December 31, 2001.
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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): February 28, 2003

                            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   announced  on  February  28,  2003  Corporate
re-alignment  and hiring of Jim Cowan.  The press release is attached  hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

                                    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:   February 28, 2003

                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION

                                    By:    /s/ Pamela G. Boone
                                       ----------------------------------
                                               Pamela G. Boone
                                               Chief Financial Officer

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit        Description
-------        -----------

99.1           Press Release Dated February 28, 2003
EX 99.1 - Press Release Dated February 28, 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                February 28, 2003

For further information contact:                     Gregg Eisenberg
                                                     President and CEO
                                                     636-733-1600
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                            MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION
                        ANNOUNCES CORPORATE RE-ALIGNMENT
                             AND HIRING OF JIM COWAN

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     St.  Louis,  February 28, 2003 ---  Maverick  Tube  Corporation  (NYSE:MVK)
announced  today that Jim Cowan has been  appointed the Executive Vice President
and Chief  Operating  Officer of Maverick,  effective  March 17, 2003. Mr. Cowan
currently is the  President  of V&M Tubular  Corporation  (formerly  the Tubular
Division  of North  Star  Steel),  based in  Youngstown,  Ohio,  a $300  million
seamless tube producer for the U.S. oil service markets.

     Gregg Eisenberg,  Maverick's President and CEO stated, "I am delighted that
Jim will be  joining  Maverick  as our Chief  Operating  Officer.  He comes with
significant   operational   experience  in  the  tubular  and  steel  processing
businesses,  and  while  he was  with  North  Star,  he had a  track  record  of
increasing  responsibility.   Jim  will  have  the  overall  responsibility  for
operations  at all Maverick  subsidiaries  or  divisions,  including  Prudential
Steel,  Precision  Tube  Technology,  Republic  Conduit  (formerly  the  tubular
division of The LTV Corporation) and SeaCAT Corporation. On behalf of myself and
the other Maverick officers, we all want to extend a warm welcome to Jim."

     Eisenberg  went on to say, "To more  effectively  manage the growth we have
enjoyed over the last three years, we have re-aligned our management  structure.
Scott  Evans will report to Jim Cowan,  in his role as Senior  Vice  President -
Sales and Marketing,  as well as Sudhakar  Kanthamneni,  Senior Vice President -
Manufacturing and Technology.  Scott and Sudhakar will have  responsibility  for
all Maverick  subsidiaries  and divisions.  In addition to Jim Cowan, Pam Boone,
Vice President and Chief  Financial  Officer and Rick Preckel,  Vice President -
Administration, will continue to report to me."

     Eisenberg pointed out that, "Running the sales and operations of a business
that we believe  will  achieve $850 million in revenues in 2003 is a big job and
the addition of Jim in a  leadership  role within the new  management  structure
will ensure we do the best job we can."

     Maverick Tube Corporation is a St. Louis,  Missouri,  based manufacturer of
tubular  products  used in the energy  industry for drilling,  production,  well
servicing  and line pipe  applications,  as well as industrial  tubing  products
(HSS/structural  tubes,  electrical  conduit and standard  pipe) used in various
industrial applications.

     This news release  contains  forward-looking  information  that is based on
assumptions  that are  subject to  numerous  business  risks,  many of which are
beyond the control of the Company.  There is no assurance that such  assumptions
will prove to be accurate.  Actual results may differ from these forward-looking
statements due to numerous factors,  including those in Maverick's Form 10-K for
its year ended December 31, 2001.