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):  October 18, 2004

                            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))

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Section 1 - Registrant's Business and Operations

Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On October 18, 2004,  Maverick Tube Corporation  (the "Company")  issued a press
release  announcing the retirement of its President and Chief Executive Officer,
Gregg Eisenberg,  effective October 15, 2004. Mr. Eisenberg has agreed to remain
as Chairman of the Board in a  non-executive  capacity  until December 31, 2004,
and provide consulting services to the Company for the one-year period following
his resignation as Chairman of the Board.

The Company has entered  into an agreement  with Mr.  Eisenberg  providing  for,
among other things, the continuation of Mr. Eisenberg's base salary, bonuses and
benefits  through  December 31, 2004, and a consulting fee of $720,000,  payable
monthly  during  the one year  consulting  period of  January  1,  2005  through
December 31, 2005.  In addition,  during the  one-year  consulting  period,  the
Company  will  pay Mr.  Eisenberg  $500,000  in  exchange  for  Mr.  Eisenberg's
covenants  against  non-competition  and  non-solicitation  that extend  through
December 31, 2006. Both the non-competition and  non-solicitation  period may be
extended through December 31, 2007, for an additional payment of $250,000.

The text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Section 2 - Financial Information

Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The Company  announced on October 18, 2004, its third quarter 2004 results.  The
text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.

The Company will supply certain historical and financial  information to certain
analysts who cover the  Company's  common  stock  during its third  quarter 2004
earnings  conference  call on Tuesday,  October 19, 2004,  at 10:00 a.m. CT. The
financial  information  is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is  incorporated
herein by reference.


Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

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

As discussed  above,  effective  October 15, 2004, Mr.  Eisenberg  announced his
retirement  as  President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of the  Company.  The
Company's  Board of Directors has named C. Robert Bunch as its acting  President
and Chief Executive  Officer effective October 15, 2004. In addition to his base
salary and participation in the Company's bonus,  compensation and benefit plans
available to the  Company's  executive  officers,  Mr.  Bunch was awarded  5,000
shares of restricted stock under the Company's 2004 Omnibus Stock Plan, of which
all 5,000  shares are time based  (with  restrictions  lapsing on  December  31,
2005).

Mr. Bunch, 50, has been a director of the Company since 1991. 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, Mr. Bunch has been an investor in
and a consultant  to the oil service  industry.  He also serves as a director of
Pioneer Drilling Company (ASE: PDC).


Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits

              No.              Description
              99.1             Text of press release dated October 18, 2004
              99.2             Certain historical financial information

The  information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K,  including the
exhibits  hereto,  shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of
the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  or otherwise  subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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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:  October 18, 2004      By: /s/ Pamela G. Boone
                                ------------------------------------------------
                                 Pamela G. Boone
                                 Vice President - Finance and Administration and
                                 Chief Financial Officer
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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):  October 18, 2004

                            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 1 - Registrant's Business and Operations

Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On October 18, 2004,  Maverick Tube Corporation  (the "Company")  issued a press
release  announcing the retirement of its President and Chief Executive Officer,
Gregg Eisenberg,  effective October 15, 2004. Mr. Eisenberg has agreed to remain
as Chairman of the Board in a  non-executive  capacity  until December 31, 2004,
and provide consulting services to the Company for the one-year period following
his resignation as Chairman of the Board.

The Company has entered  into an agreement  with Mr.  Eisenberg  providing  for,
among other things, the continuation of Mr. Eisenberg's base salary, bonuses and
benefits  through  December 31, 2004, and a consulting fee of $720,000,  payable
monthly  during  the one year  consulting  period of  January  1,  2005  through
December 31, 2005.  In addition,  during the  one-year  consulting  period,  the
Company  will  pay Mr.  Eisenberg  $500,000  in  exchange  for  Mr.  Eisenberg's
covenants  against  non-competition  and  non-solicitation  that extend  through
December 31, 2006. Both the non-competition and  non-solicitation  period may be
extended through December 31, 2007, for an additional payment of $250,000.

The text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Section 2 - Financial Information

Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The Company  announced on October 18, 2004, its third quarter 2004 results.  The
text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.

The Company will supply certain historical and financial  information to certain
analysts who cover the  Company's  common  stock  during its third  quarter 2004
earnings  conference  call on Tuesday,  October 19, 2004,  at 10:00 a.m. CT. The
financial  information  is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is  incorporated
herein by reference.

Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

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

As discussed  above,  effective  October 15, 2004, Mr.  Eisenberg  announced his
retirement  as  President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of the  Company.  The
Company's  Board of Directors has named C. Robert Bunch as its acting  President
and Chief Executive  Officer effective October 15, 2004. In addition to his base
salary and participation in the Company's bonus,  compensation and benefit plans
available to the  Company's  executive  officers,  Mr.  Bunch was awarded  5,000
shares of restricted stock under the Company's 2004 Omnibus Stock Plan, of which
all 5,000  shares are time based  (with  restrictions  lapsing on  December  31,
2005).

Mr. Bunch, 50, has been a director of the Company since 1991. 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, Mr. Bunch has been an investor in
and a consultant  to the oil service  industry.  He also serves as a director of
Pioneer Drilling Company (ASE: PDC).

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits

              No.              Description
              99.1             Text of press release dated October 18, 2004
              99.2             Certain historical financial information

The  information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K,  including the
exhibits  hereto,  shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of
the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  or otherwise  subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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:  October 18, 2004      By: /s/ Pamela G. Boone
                                ------------------------------------------------
                                 Pamela G. Boone
                                 Vice President - Finance and Administration and
                                 Chief Financial Officer