Prepared By R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 8-K
 
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):  06/13/2008
 
HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commission File Number:  001-14982
 
DE
  
43-0334550
(State or other jurisdiction of
  
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
  
Identification No.)
 
555 Maryville University Drive, Suite 400, St. Louis, MO 63141
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
314-216-2600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 2.05.    Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities
 
On June 13, 2008, Huttig Building Products, Inc. (the "Company") informed its employees of its decision to close its Fresno, California branch and, on June 16, 2008, the Company informed its employees of its decision to close its Jackson, Tennessee branch. These actions are being taken as part of the Company's effort to appropriately adjust the size of its infrastructure in light of the continuing decline in housing starts. The Company expects both actions to be completed in the third quarter of 2008. The Company expects to continue to serve a significant portion of its Fresno customers from its distribution facility in Sacramento, California and a significant portion of its Jackson customers from its facilities in Nashville, Tennessee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri and Jackson, Mississippi.

The Company expects to incur between $0.8 million and $1.0 million in operating charges related to these actions during the second and third quarters of 2008, including between $0.6 million and $0.8 million for facility exit costs, including asset write-offs and transfer costs, and approximately $0.2 million for employee severance costs. The Company expects approximately $0.4 million of these charges to be cash payments.

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking information as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, except to the extent that they contain historical facts, are forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, judgments and uncertainties. There are known and unknown factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those addressed in the forward-looking information. Such known factors are detailed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and in other reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.
 

 

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.
 
     
 
HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
 
 
Date: June 17, 2008
     
By:
 
/s/    David L. Fleisher

               
David L. Fleisher
               
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary