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): March 1, 2005
Owens Corning
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Commission File Number: 1-3660
DE 34-4323452
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) 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
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Items to be Included in This Report
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On February 23, 2005, Owens Corning and certain of its United States
subsidiaries, as debtors in possession (the "Debtors"), filed an emergency
motion (the "Motion") for entry of interim and final orders pursuant to
Sections 105(a), 362(a)(3) and 541 under Chapter 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code (the "Bankruptcy Code") before the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the District of Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court").
The Motion sought an order from the Bankruptcy Court (the "Order") to
enable the Debtors to avoid limitations on the use of their tax net operating
loss carryforwards and certain other tax attributes by imposing certain notice
procedures and transfer restrictions on the trading of equity securities of
Owens Corning. A Current Report on Form 8-K was filed by Owens Corning on
February 24, 2005, and contains a summary of the Motion and proposed orders.
On March 1, 2005, an Interim Order granting the relief sought by the
Motion was granted by The Honorable Judith K. Fitzgerald of the Bankruptcy
Court, and was entered on the docket (Docket No. 14555). A hearing on the
Debtors' motion to make the Interim Order a Final Order will be held on April
25, 2005. Any objections to the interim relief granted in the Interim Order
becoming final, or the entry of a Final Order granting the relief sought in the
Motion, must be filed by 4:00pm prevailing Eastern time, on April 8, 2005. If
no objections are timely filed, the Bankruptcy Court may enter a Final Order
granting the relief sought in the Motion without further notice or hearing.
Any statements relating to the Motion and the Interim Order are
qualified in their entirety by the attached Motion, the Interim Order and the
exhibits attached thereto, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Motion and Interim Order (including exhibits thereto).
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Signature(s)
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: March 3, 2005 By: /s/ Stephen K. Krull
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Stephen K. Krull
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Motion and Interim Order (including exhibits thereto)
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