UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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 7, 2008
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                    BUILDING MATERIALS CORPORATION OF AMERICA
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    DELAWARE
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                33-81808                              22-3276290
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        (Commission File Number)           (IRS Employer Identification No.)

             1361 ALPS ROAD
            WAYNE, NEW JERSEY                                     07470
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)

                                 (973) 628-3000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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                                                                               Address, including zip
                                                                                code and telephone
                                  State or other         Registration         number, including area
                                 jurisdiction of          No./I.R.S.           code, of registrant's
 Exact name of registrant        incorporation or         Employer                  principal
as specified in its charter        organization       Identification No.         executive offices
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Building Materials                   Delaware            333-69749-01/           1361 Alps Road
Manufacturing Corporation                                 22-3626208             Wayne, NJ 07470
                                                                                 (973) 628-3000







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ITEM 5.02.  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF
CERTAIN OFFICERS.

On January 7, 2008, the Board of Directors of Building Materials Corporation of
America (the "Company") appointed Richard A. Nowak, Matti Kiik and Jan
Jerger-Stevens to the Board of Directors of the Company effective on the same
date. Unrelated to these appointments, Kenneth E. Walton resigned from his
positions as Senior Vice President - Operations and Director of the Company.

























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                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                BUILDING MATERIALS CORPORATION OF AMERICA
                                BUILDING MATERIALS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION



Dated: January 11, 2008         By:   /s/ John F. Rebele
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                                Name:   John F. Rebele
                                Title:  Senior Vice President,
                                        Chief Financial Officer and
                                        Chief Administrative Officer

























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