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 19, 2017

BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-32383	77-0627356
(State or other	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation)	File Number)	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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 19, 2017, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) approved a one-time discretionary cash bonus of $750,000 to Mitchell B. Lewis, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, which shall be paid by March 15, 2018. The award was made to recognize Mr. Lewis for his strong leadership of the Company’s corporate transformation initiatives.

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.
		(Registrant)
Dated: December 22, 2017	By:	/s/ Shyam K. Reddy
		Shyam K. Reddy
		Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary