SC 13G 1 sc13g_080301-pope.txt SCHEDULE 13G UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(b)(c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b) POPE & TALBOT, INC. ------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share --------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 732827100 --------- (CUSIP Number) June 15, 2001 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: |_| Rule 13d-1(b) |X| Rule 13d-1(c) |_| Rule 13d-1(d) Page 1 of 5 Pages SCHEDULE 13G ---------------------------- ---------------------- CUSIP No. 732827100 Page 2 of 5 Pages ---------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Norske Skog Canada Limited -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| Not applicable (b) |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Canada -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 1,750,000 SHARES ----------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 EACH ----------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,750,000 WITH ----------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,750,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11.2% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 of 5 Pages SCHEDULE 13G Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer: Pope & Talbot, Inc. Item 1 (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 1500 SW First Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97201 Item 2 (a) Name of Person Filing: Norske Skog Canada Limited Item 2 (b) Address of Principal Business Office: 9th Floor, 700 West Georgia Street, P.O. Box 10058 Pacific Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia V7Y 1J7 Item 2 (c) Citizenship: Canada Item 2 (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share Item 2 (e) CUSIP Number: 732827100 Item 3 Not Applicable Item 4 Ownership: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:1,750,000 (b) Percent of Class: 11.2% (c) Number of Shares as to which the person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,750,000 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,750,000 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: Not Applicable Page 3 of 5 Pages Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Not Applicable Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person: Not Applicable Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not Applicable Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not Applicable Item 10 Certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. Page 4 of 5 Pages SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: June 15, 2001 /s/ Ralph Leverton ----------------------- Signature Name: Ralph Leverton Title: Secretary Page 5 of 5 Pages