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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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8.01.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other
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disclosed a sanctions motion (the <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#8220;Sanctions Motion&#8221;</font>) that the
Company and others (the <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#8220;Respondents&#8221;</font>) had filed
against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#8220;FDIC&#8221;</font>) in the U.S. District
Court for the Southern District of Texas.&#160;&#160;The Respondents brought the
Sanctions Motion in order to be made whole for the attorneys&#8217; fees they have
paid (plus interest) in connection with a lawsuit brought by the FDIC (the <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">FDIC </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">action&#8221;</font>) and an associated
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on the Sanctions Motion, ordering the FDIC to pay the Respondents $72.3 million
(including interest).&#160;&#160;The District Court&#8217;s award was divided into
various components consisting of the costs, and interest, incurred by the
Respondents in connection with the <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">FDIC action</font> (approximately
$56.9 million), the <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">OTS
action</font> (approximately $14.1 million), and certain ancillary proceedings
(approximately $1.2 million).&#160;&#160;The FDIC subsequently appealed the
District Court&#8217;s decision to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of
Appeals.</font></div>
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the Company attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, the Fifth Circuit on April 3, 2008
issued its decision with respect to the FDIC&#8217;s appeal.&#160;&#160;While the
Circuit Court reversed the District Court&#8217;s award of sanctions in respect of the
<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">OTS action</font>, it upheld
the District Court&#8217;s finding of sanctionable conduct by the FDIC in connection
with the <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">FDIC action</font>
and the ancillary proceedings.&#160;&#160;The Circuit Court returned the case to
the District Court for further proceedings regarding the proper amount of
sanctions in respect of the <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">FDIC </font>action and the ancillary
proceedings, such amount to be based upon that portion of the Respondents&#8217; costs
that resulted from the harassing, delaying and other improper tactics of the
FDIC (up to $15.3 million).</font></div>
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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.</font></div>
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maxxam_8k-040408.htm
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):
April 3, 2008
MAXXAM
INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or
other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-3924
(Commission
File Number)
95-2078752
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
1330
      Post Oak Boulevard
Suite
      2000
Houston,
      Texas
(Address
      of Principal Executive Offices)
77056
(Zip
      Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
(713) 975-7600
Not
Applicable
(Former
name, former address and
former
fiscal year, 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:

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

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

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

Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01.                      Other
Events.
MAXXAM Inc. (the
"Company"
) has previously
disclosed a sanctions motion (the
"Sanctions Motion"
) that the
Company and others (the
"Respondents"
) had filed
against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the
"FDIC"
) in the U.S. District
Court for the Southern District of Texas.  The Respondents brought the
Sanctions Motion in order to be made whole for the attorneys' fees they have
paid (plus interest) in connection with a lawsuit brought by the FDIC (the
"
FDIC
action"
) and an associated
administrative proceeding brought by the Office of Thrift Supervision (the
"
OTS
action"
).
The District Court in August 2005 ruled
on the Sanctions Motion, ordering the FDIC to pay the Respondents $72.3 million
(including interest).  The District Court's award was divided into
various components consisting of the costs, and interest, incurred by the
Respondents in connection with the
FDIC action
(approximately
$56.9 million), the
OTS
action
(approximately $14.1 million), and certain ancillary proceedings
(approximately $1.2 million).  The FDIC subsequently appealed the
District Court's decision to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of
Appeals.
As indicated in the Press Release of
the Company attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, the Fifth Circuit on April 3, 2008
issued its decision with respect to the FDIC's appeal.  While the
Circuit Court reversed the District Court's award of sanctions in respect of the
OTS action
, it upheld
the District Court's finding of sanctionable conduct by the FDIC in connection
with the
FDIC action
and the ancillary proceedings.  The Circuit Court returned the case to
the District Court for further proceedings regarding the proper amount of
sanctions in respect of the
FDIC
action and the ancillary
proceedings, such amount to be based upon that portion of the Respondents' costs
that resulted from the harassing, delaying and other improper tactics of the
FDIC (up to $15.3 million).
The Fifth Circuit decision will have no
effect on the Company's 2007 financial results.
Item
9.01.                      Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
c)
Exhibits
99.1           Company
Press Release, dated April 4, 2008
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.
Date:
      April 4, 2008
MAXXAM
      INC.
By:
/s/ Bernard
      L. Birkel
Name:            
             Bernard L. Birkel
Title:                      Secretary
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