8-K

United States

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: November 21, 2013

Commission File Number 1-7107

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LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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DELAWARE	1-7107	93-0609074
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	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

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

As previously reported, on November 1, 2013, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (the "Company") entered into a commitment letter (the "Commitment Letter") with American AgCredit, FLCA ("AAC"), CoBank, ACB, Farm Credit Services of America, PCA ("FCSA"), and AgFirst Farm Credit Bank pursuant to which AAC and FCSA (collectively, the "Lenders") have severally committed to provide senior secured revolving financing to the Company in an aggregate amount of up to $200 million on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.  On November 21, 2013, the Company and the other parties to the Commitment Letter agreed to extend the date on which the commitments of the Lenders will expire, and by which definitive loan documents must be executed and delivered, from December 2, 2013 to December 9, 2013.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
10.1	Amendment to Commitment Letter dated as of November 1, 2013 (the “Commitment Letter”) among Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (“you” or the “Borrower”) and (b) American AgCredit, FLCA, CoBank, ACB, Farm Credit Services of America, PCA, and AgFirst Farm Credit Bank

SIGNATURES

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/ SALLIE B. BAILEY
	Sallie B. Bailey
	Executive Vice President and Chief
	Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: November 25, 2013

EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

November 21, 2013

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation

414 Union Street, Suite 2000

Nashville, Tennessee 37219

Attention: Sallie Bailey

Re: Amendment to Commitment Letter dated as of November 1, 2013 (the “Commitment Letter”) among Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (“you” or the “Borrower”) and (b) American AgCredit, FLCA, CoBank, ACB, Farm Credit Services of America, PCA, and AgFirst Farm Credit Bank. Terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Commitment Letter.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Amendment to Commitment Letter (“Amendment to Commitment Letter”) is delivered to you in connection with the underwriting and arrangement of a $200 million senior secured credit facility to the Borrower, as more fully described in the Commitment Letter and the Summary of Principal Terms and Conditions attached thereto as Annex C (the “Summary of Terms”). For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the undersigned parties agrees that the reference to “December 2, 2013” in Section 9 of the Commitment Letter is hereby replaced with a reference to “December 9, 2013.”

Except as modified hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Commitment Letter and Summary of Terms shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment to Commitment Letter may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed will be an original, and all of which, when taken together, will constitute one agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment to Commitment Letter by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission (in pdf format) will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. This Amendment to Commitment Letter will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return this letter agreement to us.

Very truly yours,

AMERICAN AGCREDIT, FLCA

By: /s/ Michael J. Balok

Authorized Signatory

COBANK, ACB

By:

Authorized Signatory

FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA, PCA

By: /s/ Ben Fogle

Authorized Signatory

AGFIRST FARM CREDIT BANK

By: /s/ James M Mancihi Jr.

Authorized Signatory

ACCEPTED AND AGREED AS OF

THE DATE FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN:

LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION

By: /s/ Mark Tobin                    

Name: Mark Tobin                    

Title: Treasurer