Form 8-K

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): September 24, 2004

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
  0-23804
  94-3196943
 
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission  (I.R.S. Employer 
of incorporation)  file number)  Identification No.) 

4120 Dublin Boulevard, Suite 400, Dublin, CA 94568

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (925) 560-9000

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:

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Item 8.01 Other Events

        On September 24, 2004, Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. announced a stock split to be effected in the form of a stock dividend and declared a cash dividend in a press release reproduced below:

PRESS RELEASE - SEPTEMBER 24, 2004

SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
ANNOUNCES STOCK AND CASH DIVIDENDS

Dublin, CA — Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has approved a stock split to be effected in the form of a stock dividend of its common stock. The record date is November 1, 2004, and the additional shares will be distributed on November 18, 2004. The Company’s Board also declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per share, on the post-split shares. The record date for the cash dividend is January 6, 2005, and it will be paid on January 25, 2005.

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc., headquartered in Dublin, California, through its subsidiary, Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., designs, engineers and is a leading manufacturer of wood-to-wood, wood-to-concrete and wood-to-masonry connectors and pre-fabricated shearwalls. Simpson Strong-Tie also offers a full line of adhesives, mechanical anchors and powder actuated tools for concrete, masonry and steel. The Company’s other subsidiary, Simpson Dura-Vent Company, Inc., designs, engineers and manufactures venting systems for gas and wood burning appliances. The Company’s common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SSD.”

For further information, contact Barclay Simpson at (925) 560-9032.

 

   

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
(Registrant)
       
DATE: September 24, 2004 By /s/ Michael J. Herbert
Michael J. Herbert
Chief Financial Officer