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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A/A
AMENDMENT NO. 3 to FORM 8-A FOR
REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES
OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO
SECTION 12 (b) or (g) of
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 93-0609074
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
111 S. W. Fifth Avenue,
Portland, Oregon 97204-3699
(Address of principal (Zip Code)
executive offices)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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Preferred Stock New York Stock Exchange
Purchase Rights
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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The registrant hereby amends Items 1 and 2 of its Form 8-A dated May 26,
1988, as subsequently amended, as follows:
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The following is a description as of October 30, 1995, of the terms of
the preferred stock purchase rights (the "Rights") of Louisiana-Pacific
Corporation ("L-P") pursuant to the Rights Agreement, as amended and restated
effective as of February 3, 1991, and as further amended by (i) Amendment No.
1 thereto dated as of July 28, 1995 and (ii) Amendment No. 2 thereto dated as
of October 30, 1995 (the "Rights Agreement") between L-P and First Chicago
Trust Company of New York as Rights Agent (the "Rights Agent").
Common Stock Certificates Evidencing Rights. The Rights are not
presently exercisable, there are no separate certificates for the Rights, and
the Rights are attached to and trade only together with the Common Stock on
the basis of one Right for each share of Common Stock. Common Stock
certificates now outstanding evidence the Rights related thereto. Newly
issued Common Stock certificates contain a notation incorporating the Rights
Agreement by reference.
Acquiring Person; Distribution Date. The Rights will detach from the
Common Stock and separate Right Certificates will be issued upon the earlier
of (i) 10 days following a public announcement that a person, other than L-P,
its wholly owned subsidiaries, or certain of its employee benefit plans, has
acquired, or obtained the right to acquire (other than as a result of certain
inadvertent transactions or acquisitions of Common Stock by L-P), beneficial
ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (an "Acquiring
Person"), or (ii) 10 business days following the commencement of, or
announcement of an intention to make, a tender offer or exchange offer the
consummation of which would result in the beneficial ownership by a person of
15% or more of the outstanding Common Stock. The earlier of such dates is
referred to as the "Distribution Date."
Issuance of Right Certificates; Expiration of Rights. As soon as
practicable following the Distribution Date, separate certificates evidencing
the Rights ("Right Certificates") will be mailed to holders of record of the
Common Stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Date and such
separate Right Certificates alone will evidence the Rights from and after the
Distribution Date. The Rights will expire on June 6, 1998, unless earlier
redeemed or exchanged by L-P as described below.
Redemption. At any time prior to the earlier of (i) the time that any
person first becomes an Acquiring Person or (ii) the close of business on the
expiration date of the Rights, the Board may redeem the Rights in whole, but
not in part, at a price of $.01 per Right ("Redemption Price"). Immediately
upon the action of the Board authorizing redemption of the Rights, any right
to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of
Rights will be to receive the Redemption Price.
Initial Exercise of the Rights. Following the Distribution Date, and
until one of the further events described below, holders of the Rights will be
entitled to receive, upon exercise and the payment of $200.00 per Right (the
"Purchase Price"), one one-hundredth of a share of Series A Junior
Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock (a "Preferred Share'); provided that
the Rights shall not in any event be exercisable at any time the Rights are
subject to an effective right of redemption.
Right to Buy Louisiana-Pacific Common Stock at Half Price Following
Accumulation of 15% Ownership. Unless the Rights are earlier redeemed or
exchanged, in the event that a person becomes an Acquiring Person, then
provision will be made so that each holder of a Right which has not
theretofore been exercised (other than Rights beneficially owned by the
Acquiring Person or certain transferees, which will thereafter be void) will
no longer have the right to purchase Preferred Shares as described above, but
instead will have, following the expiration of any effective right of
redemption, the right to receive, upon exercise and payment of the Purchase
Price, Common Stock (or in certain circumstances cash, assets or other
securities) having a value at the time of such occurrence equal to two times
the Purchase Price.
Protection Against Certain Two-Step Transactions; Right to Buy Acquiring
Company Stock at Half Price. Similarly, unless the Rights are earlier
redeemed, in the event that, after there is an Acquiring Person, (i) L-P were
to be acquired in a merger or other business combination transaction in which
L-P was not the surviving corporation or in which L-P's outstanding Common
Stock was changed or exchanged for stock or assets of another person or (ii)
50% or more of L-P's consolidated assets or earning power were to be sold,
provision must be made so that each holder of a Right which has not
theretofore been exercised (other than Rights beneficially owned by the
Acquiring Person or certain transferees, which will thereafter be void) will
no longer have the right to purchase Preferred Shares or Common Stock as
described in either of the two preceding paragraphs, but instead will have,
following the expiration of any effective right of redemption, the right to
receive, upon exercise and payment of the Purchase Price, shares of common
stock of the acquiring company having a value at the time of such transaction
equal to two times the Purchase Price.
Rights of Acquiring Person are Void. Upon the occurrence of any of the
events described in the preceding two paragraphs, any Rights that are or
(under certain circumstances specified in the Rights Agreement) were,
beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person (or certain transferees) shall
immediately become null and void. Any holder of such Rights (whether or not
such holder is an Acquiring Person) shall thereafter have no right to exercise
such Rights, even if the holder acquired the Rights without knowledge of the
transferor's status as an Acquiring Person.
Exchange of Rights for Common Stock. At any time after a person becomes
an Acquiring Person and prior to the acquisition by such Acquiring Person of
50% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, L-P may exchange the
Rights (other than Rights beneficially owned by such Acquiring Person or
certain transferees, which became null and void), in whole or in part, for
Common Stock at the rate of one share per Right, subject to adjustments to
prevent dilution.
Adjustments to Prevent Dilution. The Purchase Price payable, the number
of Rights, and the number of Preferred Shares or other securities or property
issuable upon exercise of the Rights are subject to adjustment from time to
time to prevent dilution in the event of stock dividends, stock splits,
reclassification or certain other transactions. With certain exceptions, no
adjustment in the Purchase Price will be required until cumulative adjustments
require an adjustment of at least 1% in such Purchase Price. In lieu of
issuing fractional Preferred Shares upon exercise of a Right (other than
fractions which are integral multiples of one one-hundredth of a Preferred
Share), L-P may issue depositary receipts evidencing such fractional shares or
make an adjustment in cash based on the market price of the Preferred Shares
on the last trading date prior to the date of exercise.
No Stockholder's Rights Prior to Exercise. Until a Right is exercised,
the holder thereof, as such, will have no rights as a stockholder of L-P
(other than rights resulting from such holder's ownership of Common Stock),
including, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends.
Preferred Shares. The Preferred Shares will be non-redeemable and,
unless otherwise provided in connection with the creation of a subsequent
series of preferred stock, will be subordinate to any other series of L-P's
preferred stock, whether issued before or after the issuance of the Preferred
Shares.
Each Preferred Share will be entitled to receive when, as and if declared
the greater of cash and noncash dividends in an amount equal to 100 times the
per share dividends declared on the Common Stock or a preferential annual
dividend of $92.00 per share ($.92 per one one-hundredth of a share). The
holders of Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, will be entitled to
elect two directors if dividends on the Preferred Shares are in arrears in an
amount equivalent to six quarterly dividends. In the event of liquidation,
each Preferred Share will be entitled to receive a liquidation payment in an
amount equal to the greater of $1.00 ($.01 per one one-hundredth of a share)
plus all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions or an amount equal to
100 times the aggregate amount to be distributed per share of Common Stock.
Each Preferred Share will have one vote (.01 votes per one one-hundredth of a
share), voting together with the Common Stock. In the event of any merger,
consolidation or other transaction in which Common Stock is exchanged, each
Preferred Share will be entitled to receive 100 times the amount received per
share of Common Stock. The rights of the Preferred Shares as to dividends and
liquidation preferences are protected by antidilution provisions.
Because of the nature of the dividend and liquidation rights of the
Preferred Shares, it is intended that the economic value of one one-hundredth
of a Preferred Share would approximate the economic value of one share of
Common Stock, adjusted to reflect the difference in voting rights.
Amendment of Rights Agreement. The provisions of the Rights Agreement
may be amended in any manner prior to the time that any person first becomes
an Acquiring Person. After the time that any person first becomes an
Acquiring Person, the provisions of the Rights Agreement may be amended in
order to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, to make changes which do
not adversely affect the interests of holders of Rights (excluding the
interest of any Acquiring Person), or to shorten or lengthen any time period
under the Rights Agreement; provided, however, that no amendment to adjust the
time period governing redemption shall be made at such time as the Rights are
not redeemable.
Copies of (i) the Rights Agreement as amended and restated effective as
of February 3, 1991, (ii) Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as of July 28, 1995
and (iii) Amendment No. 2 thereto dated as of October 30, 1995, have been
filed as exhibits hereto and are incorporated herein by reference. The
foregoing description of the Rights is as of October 30, 1995, does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Rights Agreement, as amended.
Item 2. Exhibits.
The exhibits filed herewith are listed on the accompanying exhibit index.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By /s/William L. Hebert
William L. Hebert
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Dated: November 16, 1995
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
1.1 Form of Right Certificate. Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit B to Exhibit 2 to the registrant's Form 8-A/A
(Amendment No. 1) dated August 3, 1995. Until the
Distribution Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement), the
Rights will be evidenced by the certificates evidencing the
registrant's common stock, $1 par value.
1.2 Specimen of certificate for the registrant's common stock, $1
par value, to be used to evidence shares of such stock issued
after the Record Date (as defined above) and until the
Distribution Date. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.2
to the registrant's Form 8-A/A (Amendment No. 1) dated
August 3, 1995.
2 Rights Agreement restated as of February 3, 1991, between the
registrant and First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as
Rights Agent, which includes as Exhibit A thereto the Form of
Certificate of Designations and as Exhibit B the form of
Right Certificate. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to
the Registrant's Form 8-A/A (Amendment No. 1) dated August 3,
1995.
3 Amendment No. 1 dated as of July 28, 1995, to Rights
Agreement, restated as of February 3, 1991, between the
registrant and First Chicago Trust Company of New York.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the registrant's
Form 8-A/A (Amendment No. 2) dated August 3, 1995.
4 Amendment No. 2 dated as of October 30, 1995, to Rights
Agreement, restated as of February 3, 1991 and amended as of
July 28, 1995, between the registrant and First Chicago Trust
Company of New York.
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EXHIBIT 4
RIGHTS AGREEMENT, AS RESTATED
AMENDMENT NO. 2
Amendment No. 2, dated as of October 30, 1995 (the "Amendment"), to the
Rights Agreement, restated as of February 3, 1991 and as amended by Amendment
No. 1 thereto dated as of July 28, 1995 (the "Rights Agreement"), between
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and
First Chicago Trust Company of New York, a New York corporation (the "Rights
Agent").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Rights Agent have entered into the Rights
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, on October 29, 1995, the Board of Directors of the Company, in
accordance with Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, determined it desirable
and in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders to supplement and
amend certain provisions of the Rights Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements herein set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Amendment to Section 7(c). The first sentence of Section
7(c) of the Rights Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"The Purchase Price for each one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share pursuant
to the exercise of a Right shall be $200.00, and shall be payable in lawful
money of the United States of America in accordance with Section 7(d) hereof."
Section 2. Rights Agreement as Amended. The term "Agreement" as used
in the Rights Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Rights Agreement as
amended hereby. This Amendment shall be effective as of the date hereof and,
except as set forth herein, the Rights Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect and be otherwise unaffected hereby.
Section 3. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number
of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed
to be an original, and all of such counterparts shall together constitute but
one in the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed and attested, all
as of the day and year first above written.
Attest: LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
By /s/ Anton C. Kirchhof By /s/ William L. Hebert
Anton C. Kirchhof William L. Hebert
Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer
FIRST CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
By /s/ James Kuzmich By /s/Joanne Gorostiola
James Kuzmich Joanne Gorostiola
Assistant Vice President
