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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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):  March 12, 2004


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


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


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


                                 (636) 733-1600
                          -----------------------------

              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not applicable.
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         (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 T. Scott Evans,
Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing, has entered into a plan for selling
shares of the  Company's  common  stock  ("Trading  Plan").  The Trading Plan is
intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
which  specifically  contemplates  and  establishes  certain legal  benefits for
persons who establish such plans.

Under the Trading Plan,  beginning March 2004, the Company's shares will be sold
pursuant to Rule 144, subject to the following price and order limitations:

                Number of Shares        Selling Price
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                    10,000                  $25.00
                    10,000                  $30.00
                    10,000                  $33.00
                    10,000                  $36.00
                    10,000                  $40.00

The Trading Plan expires on December 31, 2004.

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                                    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:   March 12, 2004


                                  MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION


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


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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):  March 12, 2004

                            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 T. Scott Evans,
Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing, has entered into a plan for selling
shares of the  Company's  common  stock  ("Trading  Plan").  The Trading Plan is
intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
which  specifically  contemplates  and  establishes  certain legal  benefits for
persons who establish such plans.

Under the Trading Plan,  beginning March 2004, the Company's shares will be sold
pursuant to Rule 144, subject to the following price and order limitations:

                Number of Shares        Selling Price
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                    10,000                  $25.00
                    10,000                  $30.00
                    10,000                  $33.00
                    10,000                  $36.00
                    10,000                  $40.00

The Trading Plan expires on December 31, 2004.

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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:   March 12, 2004

                                  MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION

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

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