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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): November 14, 2017 (November 9, 2017)

USG Corporation
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Commission File Number: 1-8864

 
Delaware
 
36-3329400
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
550 West Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois
 
60661-3676
(Address of principal executive offices)

 
(Zip Code)



(312) 436-4000
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
 
 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company □

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. □
 
 
 



Item 5.03
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On November 9, 2017, USG Corporation (the “Corporation”) filed a Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware solely to restate and integrate into a single document, and not to further amend, the provisions of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, as theretofore amended, supplemented or restated. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Also on November 9, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Corporation amended the Corporation's By-Laws (the “By-Laws”) to reflect the elimination of the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors and to make other administrative and conforming changes. The foregoing description of the By-Laws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the By-Laws, which is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Number
Exhibit
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of USG Corporation.
Amended and Restated By-Laws of USG Corporation, dated November 9, 2017




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.
 
 
USG CORPORATION
Registrant
 
 
 
 
 Date: November 14, 2017
 
By:
/s/ Michelle M. Warner
 
 
 
Name: Michelle M. Warner
 
 
 
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary