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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): August 30, 2000
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)
(314) 733-1600
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(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.
Attached as an exhibit to this Form 8-K is the definitive proxy statement
on Schedule 14A relating to the proposed combination (the "Combination") of the
businesses of Maverick Tube Corporation (the "Registrant") and Prudential Steel
Ltd., which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on
August 11, 2000 (the "Proxy Statement"). The Proxy Statement is being filed
under cover of this Form 8-K solely for the purpose of allowing the Registrant
to incorporate by reference the Proxy Statement into a Form S-3 Registration
Statement relating to certain shares of common stock of the Registrant to be
issued in connection with the Combination. The Proxy Statement has not been
changed or revised in any manner since its filing with the SEC.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
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Exhibit Description
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99.1 Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2000.
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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: August 30, 2000
MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Barry R. Pearl
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Barry R. Pearl
Vice President of Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
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99.1 Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2000.
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