Edgar Filing: Owens Corning

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

D. E. SHAW LAMINAR PORTFOLIOS, L.L.C.

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Owens Corning [(OC)]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	__X__ Other (specify below)
See footnotes 1 and 2

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

39TH FLOOR, TOWER 45, 120 WEST 45TH ST

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/06/2008

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10036

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	08/06/2008		S		8,400	D	$ 26.005	13,156,281	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	08/06/2008		S		7,500	D	$ 26	13,148,781	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	08/06/2008		S		5,000	D	$ 25.9605	13,143,781	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	08/06/2008		S		21,300	D	$ 25.9702	13,122,481	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	08/06/2008		S		7,400	D	$ 25.9746	13,115,081	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	08/06/2008		S		5,478	D	$ 25.9761	13,109,603	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	08/06/2008		S		2,800	D	$ 25.9719	13,106,803	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	08/06/2008		S		6,100	D	$ 25.9749	13,100,703	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
D. E. SHAW LAMINAR PORTFOLIOS, L.L.C. 39TH FLOOR, TOWER 45 120 WEST 45TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10036	X	X		See footnotes 1 and 2
D. E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C. 39TH FLOOR, TOWER 45 120 WEST 45TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10036	X	X		See footnotes 1 and 2
D. E. SHAW & CO, L.P. 39TH FLOOR, TOWER 45 120 WEST 45TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10036	X	X		See footnotes 1 and 2
D. E. SHAW & CO, L.L.C. 39TH FLOOR, TOWER 45 120 WEST 45TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10036	X	X		See footnotes 1 and 2
SHAW DAVID E 39TH FLOOR, TOWER 45 120 WEST 45TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10036	X	X		See footnotes 1 and 2

Signatures

By: D.E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C., By: D.E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C., as managing member, By: /s/ Rochelle Elias, Chief Compliance Officer		08/08/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: D.E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C., By: D.E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C., as managing member, By: /s/ Rochelle Elias, Chief Compliance Officer		08/08/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: D.E. Shaw & Co., L.P., By: /s/ Rochelle Elias, Chief Compliance Officer		08/08/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: D.E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C., By: /s/ Rochelle Elias, Chief Compliance Officer		08/08/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: /s/ Rochelle Elias, Attorney-in-Fact for David E. Shaw		08/08/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Common Stock reported in Table I is held directly by D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C. ("Laminar") and D. E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C. ("Oculus"). D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. ("DESCO LP"), as investment adviser to Laminar and Oculus; D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C. ("DESCO LLC"), as managing member of Laminar and Oculus; and David E. Shaw (as president and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc., which is the general partner of DESCO LP, and as president and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw & Co. II, Inc., which is the managing member of DESCO LLC) may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of more than 10% of the Common Stock of the Issuer for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (Continued in footnote 2)
(2)	In accordance with instruction 4(b)(iv), the entire number of shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Laminar, Oculus, DESCO LP, and DESCO LLC is reported herein. Each of DESCO LP, DESCO LLC, and David E. Shaw disclaims any beneficial ownership of any of the securities reported on this Form 4, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. The reporting persons also may be deemed directors of the Issuer by virtue of DESCO LP employee David Lyon's service as a member of the Issuer's board of directors. None of Laminar, Oculus, DESCO LP, DESCO LLC, or David E. Shaw serves as a director of the Issuer.

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