UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 -------------------------------------- FORM 8-K Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report: April 25, 2003 BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1540 Genessee Street Kansas City, Missouri 64102 Phone (816) 968-3000 Incorporated in the State of Delaware Commission File No. 001-12335 I.R.S. Employer Identification Number: 44-0188420 ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. The following schedules are listed as exhibits to this filing solely for the purpose of incorporation by reference in Item 9: Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Butler Manufacturing Company's First Quarter 2003 Shareholders' Letter. 99.2 Butler Manufacturing Company's First Quarter Earnings Press Release. ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. Butler Manufacturing Company's First Quarter 2003 Shareholder's Letter, and the April 24, 2003 First Quarter Earnings Press Release covering the first quarter 2003 financial results are presented as exhibits 99.1 and 99.2. Both exhibits are furnished pursuant to Item 9, Regulation FD and Item 12, Disclosure of Results of Operation and Financial Condition. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirement 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. BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY April 25, 2003 /s/ Larry C. Miller ---------------------- ------------------------------ Date Larry C. Miller Vice President - Finance, and Chief Financial Officer April 25, 2003 /s/ John W. Huey ---------------------- ------------------------------ Date John W. Huey Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary 3 BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY FORM 8-K EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No Exhibit Description ---------- ------------------- 99.1 Butler Manufacturing Company's First Quarter 2003 Shareholders' Letter. 99.2 Butler Manufacturing Company's First Quarter Earnings Press Release. 4