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
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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 Hourly 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.
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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).
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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 Hourly 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
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