UNITED STATES
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): September 4, 2008
LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)
| Delaware | 1-7107 | 93-0609074 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
414 Union Street, Suite 2000, Nashville, TN 37219
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 986-5600
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On September 4, 2008, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (“LP”) announced that it will curtail operations indefinitely at its oriented strand board (OSB) mills in Chambord, Quebec, and Athens, Ga. Operations will be curtailed at the two mills effective during the fourth quarter of this year.
As a result of these announced closures, LP expects to record severance charges of approximately $3 to $4 million over the third and fourth quarters of 2008.
LP’s press release relating to the matters discussed above is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated September 4, 2008. | |
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.
| LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Curtis M. Stevens | |
Curtis M. Stevens Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: September 8, 2008
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated September 4, 2008. | |