SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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)		September 17, 2003

Clayton Homes, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)


Delaware	1-8824	62-1671360

(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 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 NOTICE TO DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

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

99.1 Notice to Directors and Executive Officers of Clayton Homes, Inc., dated September 17, 2003

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

On September 17, 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 September 15, 2003 until the week of October 12, 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 September 17, 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: September 17, 2003


		CLAYTON HOMES, INC.



		By:		/s/ Kevin T. Clayton Kevin T. Clayton Chief Executive Officer and President

Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Notice to Directors and Executive Officers of Clayton Homes, Inc., dated September 17, 2003.

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