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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: March 13, 2003
BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Incorporated in the State of Delaware
Commission File No. 001-12335
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number: 44-0188420
Butler Manufacturing Company
1540 Genessee Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64102
Phone (816) 968-3000
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ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On March 13, 2003, Butler Manufacturing Company filed its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Accompanying such report were certifications of Butler Manufacturing
Company's Chief Executive Officer, John J. Holland and Chief Financial Officer
Larry C. Miller pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The
text of each of these certifications is set forth below:
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350 ADOPTED PURSANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, John J. Holland, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Butler Manufacturing
Company, certify pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
(1) The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December
31, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 as amended; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition, and results of operations of the
Company.
March 13, 2003 /s/ John J. Holland
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Dated John J. Holland
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350 ADOPTED PURSANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Larry C. Miller, Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Butler
Manufacturing Company, certify pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
(1) The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December
31, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 as amended; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition, and results of operations of the
Company
March 13, 2003 /s/ Larry C. Miller
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Dated Larry C. Miller
Vice President - Finance,
and Chief Financial Officer
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
March 13, 2003 /s/ Larry C. Miller
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Date Larry C. Miller
Vice President - Finance,
and Chief Financial Officer
March 13, 2003 /s/ John W. Huey
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Date John W. Huey
Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary