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

                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         Date of Report: April 20, 2004

                          BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY

                          Butler Manufacturing Company
                              1540 Genessee Street
                                 P.O. Box 419917
                           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 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         On April 19, 2004, Butler Manufacturing Company, a Delaware corporation
("Butler"), filed a press release announcing that it had filed with the SEC the
complete information provided to it by Robertson-Ceco Corporation ("RCC").
Butler's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS

      99.1   Press Release of Butler Manufacturing Company dated April 19, 2004.




                                   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 20, 2004                                     /s/ Larry C. Miller
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Date                                            Larry C. Miller
                                                Vice President - Finance, and
                                                Chief Financial Officer



April 20, 2004                                     /s/ John W. Huey
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Date                                            John W. Huey
                                                Vice President, General Counsel
                                                and Secretary






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


99.1      Press release dated April 19, 2004 - Butler Manufacturing Company
          Fills Information Gaps Left by Robertson-Ceco Offer; Confirms Lack of
          Committed Funding with SEC Filing