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): May
15, 2007
Simpson
Manufacturing Co., Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-23804
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94-3196943
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
file number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
No.)
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5956
W. Las Positas Blvd., 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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[
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[
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[
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.
13e-4(c))
Item
5.02 Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On
May
17, 2007, Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it
appointed Gary M. Cusumano to its Board of Directors
in a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by this reference.
The
Company’s Board of Directors has not assigned Mr. Cusumano to any of its
committees at this time, but expects that he will join the Growth Committee
and
one other committee.
Mr. Cusumano will be compensated in the same manner as other directors
as
described under the heading Director Compensation in the Company’s
Proxy Statement dated March 16, 2007, which is incorporated herein by this
reference.
Item 9.01 (d) Financial
Statement and Exhibits
Exhibit
99.1 Press
release dated May 17, 2007.
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: May
17, 2007
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By
/s/Michael
J. Herbert
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Michael
J. Herbert
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Chief
Financial Officer
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