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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-10-091634
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 14D9/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20101006
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20101006

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001301787
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-LUMBER, PLYWOOD, MILLWORK & WOOD PANELS [5031]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0101

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 14D9/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-80230
		FILM NUMBER:		101111160

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4300 WILDWOOD PARKWAY
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30339
		BUSINESS PHONE:		770-953-7000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4300 WILDWOOD PARKWAY
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30339

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001301787
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-LUMBER, PLYWOOD, MILLWORK & WOOD PANELS [5031]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0101

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 14D9/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4300 WILDWOOD PARKWAY
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30339
		BUSINESS PHONE:		770-953-7000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4300 WILDWOOD PARKWAY
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30339
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SCHEDULE 14D-9</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>(Rule&nbsp;14d-101)</B><BR>
<B>(Amendment No.&nbsp;3)</B></DIV>

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<B>Solicitation/Recommendation Statement<BR>

Under Section&nbsp;14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">
<I>(Name of Subject Company)</I></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC.</B>
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<I>(Name of Person Filing Statement)</I></DIV>


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<B>Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</B><BR>

<I>(Title of Class of Securities)</I></DIV>


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<B>09624H109</B><BR>

<I>(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)</I></DIV>


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<B>Dean A. Adelman<BR>

Chief Administrative Officer<BR>

4300 Wildwood Parkway<BR>

Atlanta, Georgia 30339<BR>

(770)&nbsp;953-7000</B><BR>

<I>(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive<BR>

notices and communications on behalf of the persons filing statement)</I></DIV>


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<B><I>With copies to:</I></B></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Sara Epstein, Esq. <BR>
BlueLinx Corporation <BR>
4300 Wildwood Parkway <BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30339<BR>
(770)&nbsp;953-7000</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Mark L. Hanson, Esq.<BR>
Jones Day<BR>
1420 Peachtree St., N.E.<BR>
Atlanta, GA 30309<BR>
(404)&nbsp;521-3939</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the
commencement of a tender offer.</DIV>


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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#000">Item 4. The Solicitation or Recommendation</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001"> SIGNATURE</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Purpose of the Amendment</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Amendment No.&nbsp;3 (this &#147;<B>Amendment</B>&#148;) amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14D-9 (together with the exhibits and
annexes thereto and as amended and/or
supplemented from time to time, the &#147;<B>Schedule&nbsp;14D-9</B>&#148;), originally filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;<B>Commission</B>&#148;) on August&nbsp;13, 2010 by BlueLinx Holdings Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the &#147;<B>Company</B>&#148; or
&#147;<B>BlueLinx</B>&#148;) as subsequently amended and restated on September&nbsp;27,
2010 and as further supplemented on October&nbsp;4, 2010, relating to the tender offer by Cerberus ABP Investor
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#147;<B>CAI</B>&#148;), and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cerberus
Capital Management, L.P. (&#147;<B>Cerberus Capital</B>&#148;), pursuant to which CAI has offered to purchase all
outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share of the Company (the &#147;<B>Shares</B>&#148;) not
otherwise owned by CAI for $4.00 net per Share in cash, without interest and less any applicable
withholding taxes (the &#147;<B>Offer Price</B>&#148;), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
the Offer to Purchase, dated August&nbsp;2, 2010, as supplemented by the Second Supplement to Offer to
Purchase dated September&nbsp;22, 2010, and the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any
amendments or supplements thereto, collectively, constitute the &#147;<B>Offer</B>&#148;). The Offer is described in
a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule&nbsp;TO, filed by CAI and Cerberus Capital with the Commission on
August&nbsp;2, 2010 (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, and together with the Exhibits
thereto, the &#147;<B>Schedule&nbsp;TO</B>&#148;).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All information in the Schedule&nbsp;14D-9 is incorporated into this Amendment by reference, except
that such information is hereby amended to the extent specifically provided herein.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Amendment is being filed to reflect certain updates as reflected below.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>The Solicitation or Recommendation.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><I>Reasons for the Special Committee&#146;s Position.</I></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>The first paragraph of this section is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following
paragraph:</I>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In reaching their recommendation that the Offer Price is fair, from a financial point of view,
to the Company&#146;s stockholders (other than CAI, Cerberus Capital, the Company&#146;s directors and
executive officers and other affiliates), the Special Committee and the Company, acting through the
Special Committee, considered a number of factors, including the following:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><I>Opinion of the Special Committee&#146;s Financial Advisor, Citadel Securities LLC.</I></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>The last paragraph on page 25 is amended to insert the following sentence as the third
sentence of that paragraph</I>:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A complete copy of the written material prepared by Citadel Securities and provided to the
Special Committee as part of that presentation, as well as the other written materials prepared by
Citadel Securities and provided to the Special Committee in connection with analyzing the Offer,
have, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission, including Rule&nbsp;13e-3 and
Schedule&nbsp;13E-3 thereunder, been filed as exhibits to the Company&#146;s Schedule&nbsp;13E-3, filed on
September&nbsp;27, 2010, which is available on the Commission&#146;s website (http://www.sec.gov) with the
other reports and documents filed by the Company with the Commission.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information
set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC.</B><BR>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ H. Douglas Goforth
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    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">H. Douglas Goforth&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Dated: October&nbsp;6, 2010</DIV>



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