8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): October 25, 2004

DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 0-13646
(Commission File Number) 13-3250533
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

200 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, New York
(Address of principal executive offices) 10601
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (914) 428-9098

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01  Other Events.

a) Reference is made to the press release dated October 25, 2004, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, for a description of the events reported pursuant to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated October 25, 2004

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED (Registrant)
By:	/s/ Fredric M. Zinn —————————     Fredric M. Zinn     Executive Vice President and     Chief Financial Officer

Dated: October 25, 2004

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release

Contact: Fred Zinn
Drew Industries, 914-428-9098
or
Jeff Lambert, Ryan McGrath
Lambert, Edwards & Associates
616-233-0500 or rmcgrath@lambert-edwards.com

Drew Industries Announces Webcast Of
Third-Quarter Conference Call on Nov. 1

WHITE PLAINS, NY, October 25, 2004 — Drew Industries Incorporated (NYSE: DW), a White Plains, NY-based manufacturer of components for the recreational vehicle and manufactured housing industries, today announced it plans to release its third quarter 2004 financial results before the market opens on Monday, Nov. 1, 2004.

The Company will host a conference call the same day at 10:00 a.m. Eastern to discuss the results and current business trends. Participation in the question-and-answer session of the call will be limited to institutional investors and analysts. Individual investors and retail brokers are invited to listen via a live webcast of the call on Drew’s web site at www.drewindustries.com. The webcast will be archived on Drew’s website for two weeks after the call.

Participating in the conference call will be:

Leigh Abrams, President and CEO, Drew Industries
Fred Zinn, Executive VP and CFO, Drew Industries
David Webster, President, CEO and Chairman, Kinro, Inc.
Doug Lippert, Chairman, Lippert Components, Inc.
Jason Lippert, President and CEO, Lippert Components, Inc.

The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN’s Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. The call is available at www.companyboardroom.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN’s Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via the password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

About Drew
Drew, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Kinro and Lippert Components, supplies a broad array of components for RVs and manufactured homes. Drew’s products include vinyl and aluminum windows and screens, doors, chassis, chassis parts, RV slide-out mechanisms and power units, bath and shower units, electric stabilizer jacks and trailers for equipment hauling, boats, personal watercrafts and snowmobiles, as well as chassis for modular offices. From 51 factories located throughout the United States and one factory in Canada, Drew serves most major national manufacturers of RVs and manufactured homes in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Additional information about Drew and its products can be found at www.drewindustries.com.

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