1 EXHIBIT 99 Encore Wire Corporation Contact: Vincent A. Rego P. O. Box 1149 Chairman of the Board 1410 Millwood Road (and other Designees) McKinney, Texas 75069 (214) 562-9473 (214) 562-9473 Press Release ------------- May 8, 1996 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ENCORE WIRE ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGE MCKINNEY, TX - Encore Wire Corporation (NASDAQ/NMS, WIRE) announced today that at its May 7, 1996 annual meeting of stockholders each of the incumbent directors of the Company were reelected for the ensuing year. The directors of the Company are Vincent A. Rego, Donald M. Spurgin, Donald E. Courtney, Arthur A. Gingell, Daniel L. Jones, John P. Pringle, William R. Thomas and John H. Wilson. In addition, Mr. Rego, who has been Chairman of the Board of the Company since its inception in 1989, was elected to the additional position of President and Chief Executive Officer at the directors meeting following the annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Spurgin, who had been President and Chief Executive Officer since inception of the Company, was elected to the position of Vice Chairman of the Board. Mr. Spurgin will continue to be employed by the Company, but for health reasons, will assume a more limited role in the management of the Company in the future.