UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) MARCH 18, 2005
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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
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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE, ELECTION, OR APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS OR OFFICERS.
In connection with the nomination for re-election of Wayne B. Lyon to
Masco Corporation's Board of Directors, the proxy statement for the 2004 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders stated that Mr. Lyon would reach age 72, the Board's
normal retirement age, before completing the three-year term that would expire
in 2007 and that he intended to serve only until the first Annual Meeting
following his attainment of age 72. Accordingly, on March 18, 2005, Mr. Lyon
submitted his resignation from the Board of Directors of Masco Corporation,
effective immediately before the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 10, 2005.
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
Date: March 22, 2005