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): December 13, 2005

BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-32383	77-0627356
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4300 Wildwood Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia	30339
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 953-7000

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement

     See Item 5.02 below.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

     On December 13, 2005, the board of directors of BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) elected Mr. Richard S. Grant as a director, with a term expiring at the 2006 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders. Mr. Grant will also serve on the Company’s audit committee, filling the position on the committee vacated by Stephen E. Macadam when he was appointed as the Company’s chief executive officer in October.

     There are no arrangements or understanding between Mr. Grant and the Company or its officers or directors pursuant to which he was selected as a director. There are no transactions during the last two years, or proposed transactions, to which the Company was or is to be a party, in which Mr. Grant had or is to have a direct or indirect material interest.

     Upon becoming a director, Mr. Grant received the standard board compensation for independent directors including an option to purchase 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The option is priced at fair market value and will vest one year from the date of the grant. The standard board compensation for independent directors that Mr. Grant will be eligible to receive also includes an annual director’s fee of $50,000, a fee of $1,250 for each directors’ meeting attended and an annual fee of $10,000 for serving as a member of the audit committee.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press Release Announcing Election of Richard S. Grant to BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Board of Directors

SIGNATURES

     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.

BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC.
By:	/s/ Barbara V. Tinsley
	Barbara V. Tinsley
	General Counsel & Secretary

Dated: December 15, 2005

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press Release Announcing Election of Richard S. Grant to BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Board of Directors

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

4300 Wildwood Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30339
1-888-502-BLUE
www.BlueLinxCo.com

CONTACT:
David Morris	Jim Storey	Ashley Freer
Chief Financial Officer	Investor Relations	Media Relations
BlueLinx Holdings Inc.	BlueLinx Holdings Inc.	BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
(770) 221-2668	(770) 612-7169	(770) 221-2515

For Immediate Release

BLUELINX APPOINTS RICHARD GRANT TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ATLANTA — December 15, 2005 — BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BXC), a leading distributor of building products in North America, today announced the appointment of Richard S. Grant to its board of directors. Mr. Grant will also serve on the Company’s audit committee, filling the position on the committee vacated by Stephen E. Macadam when he was appointed as the Company’s chief executive officer in October.

Mr. Grant, age 59, most recently served as the chief executive officer of BOC Process Gas Solutions (NYSE: BOX) from 1998 to 2002. He currently serves as lead director of Compass Minerals International Inc. (NYSE: CMP) and as a member of its corporate governance and audit committees.

“Speaking for the entire board, we are very pleased to be able to recruit a person of Dick’s talents and character to our board,” said Jeff Fenton, chairman of the board. “His experience will be of substantial assistance to us as we continue to execute on our strategy of creating value in the building products supply chain and achieving market share gains over time.”

About BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, BlueLinx Holdings Inc., operating through its wholly owned subsidiary BlueLinx Corporation, is a leading distributor of building products in North America. Employing more than 3,600 people in North America, BlueLinx offers 10,000 products from over 750 suppliers to service more than 11,700 customers nationwide, including dealers, industrial manufacturers, manufactured housing producers and home improvement retailers. The Company operates its distribution business from sales centers in Atlanta and Denver, and its network of more than 65 warehouses. Additional information about BlueLinx can be found on its web site at http://www.BlueLinxCo.com

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