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): September 26, 2013 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 or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
550 West Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois | 60661-3676 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code | (312) 436-4000 | ||
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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(a) | On September 26, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Registrant (the “Board”) elected Thomas A. Burke, President and Chief Executive Officer at Modine Manufacturing Company, a director of the Registrant for a term expiring at the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders of the Registrant. Mr. Burke was also appointed to the Audit and Governance Committees of the Board. Mr. Burke will be entitled to receive the same compensation for service as a director as is applicable to the Registrant's other directors. That compensation is described in the Registrant's proxy statement dated April 4, 2013. |
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: | September 27, 2013 | By: | /s/ Stanley L. Ferguson |
Stanley L. Ferguson, | |||
Executive Vice President, | |||
General Counsel and Secretary | |||