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 5, 2013

Headwaters Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 984-9400

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o                 Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o                 Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o                 Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o                 Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Certain statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws and Headwaters intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor created thereby.  Forward-looking statements include Headwaters’ expectations as to the managing and marketing of coal combustion products, the production and marketing of building  products, the licensing of residue hydrocracking technology and catalyst sales to oil refineries, the development, commercialization, and financing of new technologies and other strategic business opportunities and acquisitions, and other information about Headwaters.  Such statements that are not purely historical by nature, including those statements regarding Headwaters’ future business plans, the operation of facilities, the availability of feedstocks, and the marketability of the coal combustion products, building products, and catalysts, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding future events and our future results that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the industries in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management.  Actual results may vary materially from such expectations.  Words such as “may,” “should,” “intends,” “plans,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” or variations of such words and similar expressions, or the negative of such terms, may help identify such forward-looking statements.  Any statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our businesses, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances, are forward-looking. In addition to matters affecting the coal combustion products, building products, and energy industries or the economy generally, factors that could cause actual results to differ from expectations stated in forward-looking statements include, among others, the factors described in the caption entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1A in Headwaters’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other periodic filings.

Although Headwaters believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that our results of operations will not be adversely affected by such factors.  Unless legally required, we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 5, 2013, Headwaters Incorporated announced the pricing of its offering of its 7¼% Senior Notes due 2019 in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is a press release dated December 5, 2013, announcing the pricing of the offering.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)         Exhibits

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

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