SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 12b-25 Commission File Number: 1-7107 NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING (Check one): - --- Form 10-K X Form 11-K --- Form 20-F ---Form 10-Q ---Form N-SAR --- For Period Ended: December 31, 1999 Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has verified any information contained herein. PART I REGISTRANT INFORMATION Full name of registrant: LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION Address of principal executive office: 111 S.W. Fifth Avenue Portland, Oregon 97204 PART II RULE 12b-25 (b) AND (c) The subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b). - -X- (a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense; - -X- (b) The subject annual report on Form 11-K will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and - -X- (c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable. PART III NARRATIVE The registrant experienced unexpected delays in completing the audit preparation process for an audit of the financial statements of its Salaried 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan due to changes in the plan implemented during 1999 and the engagement of a new trustee for the plan. The registrant anticipates that the audit will be completed prior to July 13, 2000. -1-PART IV OTHER INFORMATION (1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification: Mary Ann Frantz (503) 224-5858 (name) (Area Code) (Telephone Number) (2) Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? -X- Yes --- No (3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof? --- Yes -X- No LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. Date: June 28, 2000 By: /s/ Gary C. Wilkerson Gary C. Wilkerson Vice President and General Counsel ATTENTION Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001). -2-
The Board of Directors Louisiana-Pacific Corporation: June 28, 2000 Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 12b-25 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we inform you that we have been furnished a copy of Form 12b-25 to be filed by Louisiana-Pacific Corporation on or about June 28, 2000, which contains notification of the registrant's inability to file its Form 11-K by June 28, 2000. We have read the Company's statements contained in Part III therein and we agree with the stated reason as to why we were unable to complete our audit by June 28, 2000, and report on the financial statements of the Louisiana-Pacific Salaried 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan for the year ended December 31, 1999, to be included in the Form 11-K. Very truly yours, /s/ KPMG LLP Portland, Oregon -3-