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):  January 18, 2005


Dycom Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Florida 0-5423 59-1277135
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

4440 PGA Boulevard, Suite 500
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
33410
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (561) 627-7171

Not Applicable
(Former Name and Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

                       On January 18, 2005, by unanimous written consent of the Board of Directors in lieu of a meeting, the Company appointed Charles B. Coe, a retired former executive with BellSouth Corporation and 28-year veteran of the telecommunications industry, to its Board of Directors. During Mr. Coe’s 15-year tenure at BellSouth, he held various executive positions and was serving as President of BellSouth Network Services at the time of his retirement. Prior to joining BellSouth, Mr. Coe held various management positions with AT&T Communications and American Telesystems Corporation. The appointment is for a term extending until Dycom’s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and fills an existing vacancy on Dycom’s Board. Mr. Coe currently serves on the Board of Directors of Internap Network Services Corporation.

                       The Board of Directors has not made a determination as to whether Mr. Coe will be named to any committees of the Board of Directors.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.

None.

  (b) Pro forma financial information.

None.

  (c) Exhibits.

  Exhibit No.           Description
 
  99.1 Press release of Dycom Industries, Inc. issued on January 18, 2005.



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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.

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
Date: January 21, 2005 By: /s/ Richard L. Dunn 
Richard L. Dunn
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer



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EXHIBIT INDEX

  Exhibit No.           Description
 
  99.1 Press release of Dycom Industries, Inc. issued on January 18, 2005.