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): 8/31/2007
Owens Corning
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Commission File Number: 1-33100
| DE | 43-2109021 | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Owens Corning Parkway, Toledo, OH 43659
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
419-248-8000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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Items to be Included in this Report
| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On August 31, 2007, Owens Corning issued a press release announcing completion of the sale of its Siding Solutions business to Saint-Gobain for $371 million.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated as of August 31, 2007, announcing completion of the sale of the Siding Solutions business |
SIGNATURE
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.
| Owens Corning | ||||
| Date: September 7, 2007 | By: | /s/ Stephen K. Krull | ||
| Stephen K. Krull | ||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated as of August 31, 2007, announcing completion of the sale of the Siding Solutions business |