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): May 7, 2008
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)
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On May 7, 2008, Owens Corning issued an earnings release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. A copy of the earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. Exhibit 99.1 contains certain financial measures that are considered “non-GAAP financial measures” as defined in Securities and Exchange Commission rules. Exhibit 99.1 also contains the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated May 7, 2008. |
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: May 7, 2008 | 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 May 7, 2008. |