UNITED STATES
                       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):  January 3, 2005

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

       Delaware                       1-10651                    43-1455766
   (State or other             (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation)                               Identification No.)

16401 Swingley Ridge Road, Suite 700, Chesterfield, Missouri         63017
(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)

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

                                       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):

|_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)

|_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)

|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
<PAGE>
Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal  Officers;  Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.

     Effective  January 3, 2005, The Company's  Board of Directors has named Mr.
C. Robert Bunch,  currently the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer,
as  Chairman.  Mr.  Bunch  replaces Mr. Gregg  Eisenberg,  whose  retirement  as
Chairman was  previously  announced and effective  December 31, 2004. Mr. Bunch,
50, has been a director of the Company since 1991, and the acting  President and
Chief  Executive  Officer  since October 15, 2004. He has been active in the oil
service  industry since 1981,  when he joined Hughes Tool Company as a financial
officer.  Since that time,  he has  served as  President  of  Tescorp,  Inc.,  a
manufacturer and distributor of oilfield  production and exploration  equipment;
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating  Officer of Oyo Geospace,  Inc., an
oilfield seismic equipment  manufacturer;  and most recently with  Input/Output,
Inc.  (NYSE:IO),  finishing  his tenure there as President  and Chief  Operating
Officer.  Since leaving  Input/Output  in 2003, he has been an investor in and a
consultant to the oil services industry. He also serves as a director of Pioneer
Drilling Company (ASE:PDC).

     Also,  effective  January 3, 2005, the Company's Board of Directors elected
Mr. James A. Cowan,  currently the Company's  Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating  Officer,  as  President,  replacing Mr. Bunch in this  capacity.  Mr.
Cowan, 47, will continue as the Company's Chief Operating Officer, a position he
has held since joining the Company in March 2003.  Mr. Cowan came to the Company
with significant  experience in the tubular and steel processing sector,  having
previously served in various  management  capacities at North Star Steel, and as
President of V&M Tubular Corporation,  a $300 million seamless tube producer for
the U.S. oil service market.

     In addition,  effective  January 3, 2005, the Company's  Board of Directors
announced the following other changes in executive  officer duties in connection
with a reorganization of the Company's operations along business unit lines.

     Mr. T. Scott  Evans,  currently  the  Company's  Senior  Vice  President  -
Marketing and Sales,  has been  appointed  Senior Vice President and President -
Maverick  Tubular  Products Group.  Maverick Tubular Products Group is currently
comprised of the following  businesses:  Maverick Tube L.P., a U.S. market share
leader in welded  ("ERW")  oil country  tubular  goods  ("OCTG")  and line pipe;
Prudential  Steel, a Canadian market share leader in ERW OCTG and line pipe; and
Texas Arai, a North American  market share leader in API  couplings.  Mr. Evans,
57, has been with the Company since May 1988, and has served as an officer since
January 1990, when he was appointed Vice President Marketing. In September 1992,
Mr. Evans was promoted to Vice President - Commercial Operations. Thereafter, in
October  2002,  Mr.  Evans was  further  promoted  to Senior  Vice  President  -
Marketing and Sales.

     Mr. Sudhakar Kanthamneni, 57, currently the Company's Senior Vice President
-  Manufacturing  and Technology,  has been appointed  Senior Vice President and
Chief Technology  Officer.  Mr.  Kanthamneni will oversee the Company's research
and development  initiatives and continue to help guide the Company's  growth in
this critical  area. Mr.  Kanthamneni  has been with the Company since June 1987
and has  served as an officer  since  April  1988,  when he was  appointed  Vice
President of Engineering.  In August 1992, Mr.  Kanthamneni was promoted to Vice
President -  Manufacturing  and  Technology  followed by a further  promotion in
October 2002, to Senior Vice President - Manufacturing and Technology.

     Mr. Richard W. Preckel,  45, currently Vice President - Strategic Services,
will no longer serve in this capacity,  and has been appointed the Company's new
Director - Investor Relations and Business Development.

     No additional  material  terms or employment  agreements  have been entered
into with  respect to the changes in the above  listed  officer  positions,  and
there is no  information  required to be  disclosed  with respect to any officer
pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

     The  information  contained in the Company's press release dated January 4,
2005, in connection  with the  announcement  is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Form 8-K.


Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits

         No.               Description

         99.1              Text of press release dated January 4, 2005
<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES

     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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                        MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION


Date:  January 5, 2005                  By: /s/ Joyce M. Schuldt
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Joyce M. Schuldt
                                            Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel
                                            and Assistant Secretary
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UNITED STATES
                       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):  January 3, 2005

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

       Delaware                       1-10651                    43-1455766
   (State or other             (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation)                               Identification No.)

16401 Swingley Ridge Road, Suite 700, Chesterfield, Missouri         63017
(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)

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

                                       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):

|_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)

|_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)

|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal  Officers;  Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.

     Effective  January 3, 2005, The Company's  Board of Directors has named Mr.
C. Robert Bunch,  currently the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer,
as  Chairman.  Mr.  Bunch  replaces Mr. Gregg  Eisenberg,  whose  retirement  as
Chairman was  previously  announced and effective  December 31, 2004. Mr. Bunch,
50, has been a director of the Company since 1991, and the acting  President and
Chief  Executive  Officer  since October 15, 2004. He has been active in the oil
service  industry since 1981,  when he joined Hughes Tool Company as a financial
officer.  Since that time,  he has  served as  President  of  Tescorp,  Inc.,  a
manufacturer and distributor of oilfield  production and exploration  equipment;
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating  Officer of Oyo Geospace,  Inc., an
oilfield seismic equipment  manufacturer;  and most recently with  Input/Output,
Inc.  (NYSE:IO),  finishing  his tenure there as President  and Chief  Operating
Officer.  Since leaving  Input/Output  in 2003, he has been an investor in and a
consultant to the oil services industry. He also serves as a director of Pioneer
Drilling Company (ASE:PDC).

     Also,  effective  January 3, 2005, the Company's Board of Directors elected
Mr. James A. Cowan,  currently the Company's  Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating  Officer,  as  President,  replacing Mr. Bunch in this  capacity.  Mr.
Cowan, 47, will continue as the Company's Chief Operating Officer, a position he
has held since joining the Company in March 2003.  Mr. Cowan came to the Company
with significant  experience in the tubular and steel processing sector,  having
previously served in various  management  capacities at North Star Steel, and as
President of V&M Tubular Corporation,  a $300 million seamless tube producer for
the U.S. oil service market.

     In addition,  effective  January 3, 2005, the Company's  Board of Directors
announced the following other changes in executive  officer duties in connection
with a reorganization of the Company's operations along business unit lines.

     Mr. T. Scott  Evans,  currently  the  Company's  Senior  Vice  President  -
Marketing and Sales,  has been  appointed  Senior Vice President and President -
Maverick  Tubular  Products Group.  Maverick Tubular Products Group is currently
comprised of the following  businesses:  Maverick Tube L.P., a U.S. market share
leader in welded  ("ERW")  oil country  tubular  goods  ("OCTG")  and line pipe;
Prudential  Steel, a Canadian market share leader in ERW OCTG and line pipe; and
Texas Arai, a North American  market share leader in API  couplings.  Mr. Evans,
57, has been with the Company since May 1988, and has served as an officer since
January 1990, when he was appointed Vice President Marketing. In September 1992,
Mr. Evans was promoted to Vice President - Commercial Operations. Thereafter, in
October  2002,  Mr.  Evans was  further  promoted  to Senior  Vice  President  -
Marketing and Sales.

     Mr. Sudhakar Kanthamneni, 57, currently the Company's Senior Vice President
-  Manufacturing  and Technology,  has been appointed  Senior Vice President and
Chief Technology  Officer.  Mr.  Kanthamneni will oversee the Company's research
and development  initiatives and continue to help guide the Company's  growth in
this critical  area. Mr.  Kanthamneni  has been with the Company since June 1987
and has  served as an officer  since  April  1988,  when he was  appointed  Vice
President of Engineering.  In August 1992, Mr.  Kanthamneni was promoted to Vice
President -  Manufacturing  and  Technology  followed by a further  promotion in
October 2002, to Senior Vice President - Manufacturing and Technology.

     Mr. Richard W. Preckel,  45, currently Vice President - Strategic Services,
will no longer serve in this capacity,  and has been appointed the Company's new
Director - Investor Relations and Business Development.

     No additional  material  terms or employment  agreements  have been entered
into with  respect to the changes in the above  listed  officer  positions,  and
there is no  information  required to be  disclosed  with respect to any officer
pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

     The  information  contained in the Company's press release dated January 4,
2005, in connection  with the  announcement  is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Form 8-K.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits

         No.               Description

         99.1              Text of press release dated January 4, 2005
SIGNATURES

     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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                        MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION

Date:  January 5, 2005                  By: /s/ Joyce M. Schuldt
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Joyce M. Schuldt
                                            Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel
                                            and Assistant Secretary