SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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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) August 1819, 2003

Clayton Homes, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware	1-8824	62-1671360
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission file number)	(IRS employer identification no.)
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission file	(IRS employer
of incorporation)	number)	identification no.)


5000 Clayton Road, Maryville, Tennessee		37804

(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code		(865) 380-3000

Not applicable

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

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Item 5. Other Events. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. ~~Item 11. Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plan.~~ SIGNATURE Exhibit Index ~~EX-99.1~~PRESS ~~NOTICE~~RELEASE ~~TO DIRECTORS~~ 08/18/03

Item 5. Other Events.

On August 18, 2003, Clayton Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation, issued a press release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, commenting on the decision of a Tennessee trial court in a court case brought by the Denver Area Meat Cutters and Employers Pension Plan and announcing its intention to appeal such decision.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

99.1 ~~Notice~~ Press toRelease ~~Directors~~issued ~~and~~by ~~Executive Officers of~~ Clayton Homes, Inc.~~, dated~~ on August 18, 2003.

~~Item 11. Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plan.~~2

On August 18, 2003, Clayton Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), sent a notice to its directors and executive officers, as required by Rule 104 of Regulation BTR, with respect to the extension of the “blackout period,” as such term is defined in Rule 100 of Regulation BTR, for the Company’s 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”) from the week of August 10, 2003 until the week of September 15, 2003.

The notice provided to the Company’s directors and executive officers to this effect is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The Company received notice of the extension of the blackout period from the Plan’s administrator on August 18, 2003.

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.

Date:	August 18, 2003
		CLAYTON HOMES, INC.
		By:	/s/ Kevin T. Clayton Kevin T. Clayton Chief Executive Officer and President

Date: August 19, 2003

2 CLAYTON HOMES, INC. By: /s/ Kevin T. Clayton Kevin T. Clayton Chief Executive Officer and President

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		~~Notice~~Press toRelease ~~Directors~~issued ~~and~~by ~~Executive Officers of~~ Clayton Homes, Inc., ~~dated~~on August 18, 2003.

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