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: October 14, 2004 Commission File No. 001-13783 INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 76-0542208 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) 1800 West Loop South Suite 500 Houston, Texas 77027 (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 860-1500 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: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

SECTION 7 - REGULATION FD ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE On October 14, 2004, Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that Todd A. Matherne has been retained by the Company to support Roddy Allen, President and Chief Executive Officer in the performance of his duties as interim chief financial officer. See the related press release dated October 14, 2004 included herein as Exhibit 99.1.

SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (C) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated October 14, 2004

SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ David A. Miller --------------------------------- David A. Miller Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer Dated: October 14, 2004

EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated October 14, 2004

EXHIBIT 99.1 [IES LOGO] NEWS RELEASE Contacts: H. Roddy Allen, CEO Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. 713-860-1500 Ken Dennard / ksdennard@drg-e.com Karen Roan / kcroan@drg-e.com DRG&E / 713-529-6600 INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES RETAINS TODD MATHERNE AS ADVISOR HOUSTON, Oct 14, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. (NYSE: IES) today announced that it has retained Todd A. Matherne, age 50, to support IES' chief executive officer Roddy Allen in the performance of his duties as interim chief financial officer. Roddy Allen, said, "We are pleased to announce that Todd Matherne has joined us as an advisor. He brings 28 years of senior management experience to this position as well as relevant industry and large public company experience to our senior management team. Todd is well respected in the financial and legal communities and has a solid understanding of IES' customers, vendors, sureties and lenders. The board and management look forward to working with Todd as we move IES forward." Mr. Matherne has held senior financial officer and operations positions with Baker Hughes, Service Corporation International, Encompass Services Corporation and WEDGE Group Incorporated. He is a licensed CPA and began his career in 1976 with Ernst & Young. Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. is the leading national provider of electrical solutions to the commercial and industrial, residential and service markets. The company offers electrical system design and installation, contract maintenance and service to large and small customers, including general contractors, developers and corporations of all sizes. This press release includes certain statements, including statements relating to the Company's expectations of its future operating results that may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the Company's expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the inherent uncertainties

relating to estimating future results, potential consequences of late filing of the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q and associated defaults under the Company's debt, potential difficulty in addressing material weaknesses in the Company's accounting that have been identified to the Company by its independent auditors, the possible need for a restatement of prior year periods if amounts are determined to be material, the size of this verdict may result in a default under the Company's credit facility and senior subordinated notes and the potential inability to obtain waivers from its credit facility participants and senior subordinated note holders, litigation and appellate risks and uncertainties, inability to provide a bond to avoid execution on any judgment entered, this verdict could increase customers' demand for surety bonding, fluctuations in operating results because of downturns in levels of construction, incorrect estimates used in entering into and executing contracts, difficulty in managing the operation of existing entities, the high level of competition in the construction industry, changes in interest rates, general level of the economy, increases in the level of competition from other major electrical contractors, increases in cost of labor, steel, copper and gasoline, availability and costs of obtaining surety bonds required for certain projects, inability to reach agreement with its surety bonding company to provide sufficient bonding capacity, loss of key personnel, difficulty in integrating new types of work into existing subsidiaries, errors in estimating revenues and percentage of completion on contracts, and weather and seasonality. The foregoing and other factors are discussed and should be reviewed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2003. END OF FILING