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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    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): NOVEMBER 12, 2002

                     BUILDING MATERIALS HOLDING CORPORATION.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)




                   DELAWARE                              000-23135
        (State or Other Jurisdiction of           (Commission File Number)
                Incorporation)

                                   91-1834269
                        (IRS Employer Identification No.)


                       FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 3250

                          SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111-4167

               (Address OF Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)




        Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (415)627-9100





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ITEM 9.           REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

         On November 12,  2002,  Building  Materials  Holding  Corporation  (the
"Company") filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission (the "Commission")
its Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal  quarter  ended  September 30,
2002.  Pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Form 10-Q
was accompanied by a certification of Robert E. Mellor, Chairman of the Board of
Directors,  Chief Executive  Officer and President of the Company,  and Ellis C.
Goebel,  Senior Vice President,  Finance and Treasurer of the Company, a copy of
which is furnished pursuant to this Item 9 as Exhibit 99.1.



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                                    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.

    Dated as of November 12, 2002

                                       Building Materials Holding Corporation


                                       By:  /S/ Robert E. Mellor
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX





Exhibit No.               Description
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99.1                      Certification  of the Chief  Executive  Officer and
                          Principal Financial Officer pursuant to
                          18 U.S.C. Section 1350.