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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) January 11, 2006
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MASCO CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE 1-5794 38-1794485
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
21001 VAN BORN ROAD, TAYLOR, MICHIGAN 48180
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(313) 274-7400
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99 is a copy
of a press release dated January 11, 2006 reporting Masco Corporation's
divestiture of two operating companies and certain other information with
respect to its 2005 fourth quarter and full year earnings. On February 14, 2006,
Masco Corporation will hold a conference call to discuss its 2005 fourth quarter
earnings.
This information, including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibit
99 Press Release of Masco Corporation dated January 11, 2006,
reporting Masco Corporation's divestiture of two operating companies
and certain other information with respect to its 2005 fourth quarter
and full year earnings.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
MASCO CORPORATION
By: /s/ John R. Leekley
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Name: John R. Leekley
Title: Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
January 11, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
99 Press Release of Masco Corporation dated January 11, 2006, reporting
Masco Corporation's divestiture of two operating companies and certain
other information with respect to its 2005 fourth quarter and full
year earnings.