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): June
17, 2008
Simpson
Manufacturing Co., Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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0-23804
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94-3196943
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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file
number)
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Identification
No.)
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5956
W. Las Positas Boulevard, Pleasanton, CA 94588
(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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communications pursuant to
Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-2)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240. 13e-4(c))
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Item
8.01 Other
Events.
On
June
18, 2008, Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. announced the acquisition of 100%
of
the equity of ProTech Systems, Inc. in a press release, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by this
reference.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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Exhibit
99.1
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Press
release dated June 18, 2008.
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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.
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Simpson
Manufacturing Co., Inc.
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(Registrant)
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DATE: June
18, 2008
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By
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/s/
Michael J. Herbert
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Michael
J. Herbert
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Chief
Financial Officer
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