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UNITED STATES

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): April 23, 2003

 

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NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

OREGON (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

0-27140 (Commission File Number)

93-0557988 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

200 SW Market

Portland, Oregon 97201

(503) 946-1200

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including

area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

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Item 7.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(c)

Exhibits

 

99.1

Press Release issued by Northwest Pipe Company on April 23, 2003.

 

Item 9.     REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

 

In accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216, the following information is furnished pursuant to Item 12, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition.”

 

On April 23, 2003, Northwest Pipe Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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 on April 25, 2003.

 

NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY

(Registrant)

 

 

By: \s\ Brian W. Dunham                                                         

        Brian W. Dunham, President

 

 

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