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 15, 2003.
USG Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 1-8864
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Delaware 36-3329400
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
125 South Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606-4678
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (312) 606-4000
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
USG Corporation (NYSE: USG) is making available through its
website (www.usg.com), beginning on September 15, 2003, documents adopted by the
Board of Directors that set forth its current corporate governance practices.
The documents include charters of the Board's Audit, Compensation and
Organization, Finance, Governance, Corporate Affairs, and Executive Committees.
In addition, Corporate Governance Guidelines have been adopted in response to
the proposed New York Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Rules and the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and 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 15, 2003 By: /s/ Stanley L. Ferguson
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Stanley L. Ferguson, Senior Vice
President and General Counsel