As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2003
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F/A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
or
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002
or
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
LAFARGE
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| N/A | France |
| (Translation of Registrant's | (Jurisdiction of incorporation |
| name into English) | or organization) |
61, rue des Belles Feuilles, 75116 Paris, France
(Address of principal executive offices)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Name of each exchange | |
| Title of each class: | on which registered: |
| American Depositary Shares, each representing one-fourth of an ordinary share, par value 4 euros per share. | The New York Stock Exchange |
| Ordinary Shares, par value 4 euros per share * | |
| * | listed, not for trading or quotation purposes, but only in connection with the registration of the American Depositary Shares pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:
| At December 31, 2002 | |||
| Ordinary Shares | 132,880,433 |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes No
Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow:
Item 17 Item 18