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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;21, 2003. Registration No.&nbsp;333- <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B><BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>FORM S-8</B></font>
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Lafarge North America Inc.</B><BR>
<I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</I>

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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<B>58-1290226</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>(State or other jurisdiction of</I></FONT></TD>
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<I>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</I></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>incorporation or organization)</I></FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>12950 Worldgate Drive</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Herndon, Virginia</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B>20170</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>(Address of Principal Executive</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<I>(Zip Code)</I></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>Offices)</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA INC. 2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><I>(Full title of the Plan)</I><BR>
<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Larry J. Waisanen</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<I>Copy to:</I></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Executive Vice President</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B>L. Philip McClendon</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Senior Vice President &#150;
        General Counsel and</FONT></TD>
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      <TD align="center" valign="top"><font size="2">Lafarge North America Inc.</font></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Secretary  </FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">12950 Worldgate Drive</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Lafarge North America Inc.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Herndon, VA 20170</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
12950 Worldgate Drive</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>(Name and address of agent for service)</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Herndon, VA 20170</FONT></TD>
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(703) 480-3600</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(703)&nbsp;480-3600</B><BR>
<I>(Telephone number, including<BR>
area code, of agent for service)</I>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></B>
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      <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1">Title of securities</FONT></TD>
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      <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Amount to be</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">maximum offering</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">aggregate offering</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Amount of</FONT></TD>
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      <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><u>to be registered</u></FONT></TD>
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      <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><u>registered</u></FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><u>price per share</u></FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><u>price</u></FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><u>registration fee</u></FONT></TD>
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      <TD><FONT size="2">Common Stock, par</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">6,500,000</FONT></TD>
      <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">$37.29(2)</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">$242,385,000</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">$19,608.95</FONT></TD>
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      <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">value
          $1.00 per share</FONT></DIV></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="1">(1)
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="1">The provisions of Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities
      Act of 1933, as amended, shall apply to this Registration Statement and
      the number of shares registered on this registration statement shall increase
      or decrease as a result of stock splits, stock dividends and similar transactions.
      </FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="1">(2)
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="1">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating
      the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of
      1933, as amended, based upon the average of the high and low sales prices
      for shares of common stock of the registrant as reported on the New York
      Stock Exchange on November 19, 2003. </FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><B>PART I</B></B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><B>INFORMATION REGARDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCORPORATED BY <br>
REFERENCE INTO THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The financial statements for the years ended December&nbsp;31, 2000 and 2001
incorporated by reference in this registration statement have been audited by
Arthur Andersen LLP, independent certified public accountants, as indicated in
their report with respect thereto, and are incorporated herein in reliance upon
the authority of said firm as experts in giving said report. Arthur Andersen
LLP has not consented to the inclusion of their report in this registration
statement, and the Registrant has dispensed with the requirement to file their
consent in reliance on Rule&nbsp;437a promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Because Arthur Andersen LLP has not
consented to the inclusion of their report in this registration statement,
investors will not be able to recover against Arthur Andersen LLP under Section
11 of the Securities Act for any untrue statements of material fact contained
in the financial statements audited by Arthur Andersen LLP or any omissions to
state a material fact required to be stated therein.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B><B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</B></B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not filed as part of this registration statement pursuant to Note to Part
I of Form S-8.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B><B>Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</B></B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not filed as part of this registration statement pursuant to Note to Part&nbsp;I of
Form S-8.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">I-1
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><B>PART II</B></B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by us with the Commission are incorporated
by reference in this registration statement:
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       <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(a)
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 <TD><FONT size="2">Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2002 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;27, 2003;
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       <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(b)
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 <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
 <TD><FONT size="2">Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on May&nbsp;7, 2003, August&nbsp;1, 2003 and October&nbsp;31, 2003;
</FONT></TD>
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       <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(c)
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 <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
 <TD><FONT size="2">Our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2003 filed
with Commission on May&nbsp;14, 2003;
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       <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(d)
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 <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
 <TD><FONT size="2">Our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2003 filed
with the Commission on August&nbsp;14, 2003;
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       <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(e)
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 <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
 <TD><FONT size="2">Our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2003
filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;14, 2003;
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       <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(f)
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 <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
 <TD><FONT size="2">The description of our common stock, par value $1.00 per
share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), contained in the registration
statement on Form 8-A previously filed by us with the Commission,
including any amendment filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
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       <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(g)
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 <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
 <TD><FONT size="2">All documents filed by us after today&#146;s date pursuant to
Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or
which deregisters all securities remaining unsold. Such documents
will be part of this registration statement from the date such
documents are filed.
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       <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;
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 <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
 <TD><FONT size="2">Any statement contained herein or in any document deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of the Registration Statement to the extent
that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document
which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of
this registration statement, except as so modified or superseded.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B></B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certain legal matters with respect to the validity of the securities
registered hereby have been passed upon for the Company by William G. Miller,
Assistant General Counsel of the Company. Mr.&nbsp;Miller may receive options
granted pursuant to the Lafarge North America Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-1
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;2-418 of the Maryland General Corporation Law provides for the
indemnification of directors and officers of a corporation incorporated under
Maryland law under certain circumstances. A person who was or is a director or
officer of the corporation may be indemnified by the corporation for judgments,
penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses (including attorneys&#146;
fees) actually incurred by the director or officer in connection with any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, to which such director or officer
was or is made a party by reason of service in that capacity unless it is
established that (1)&nbsp;the act or omission of the director or officer was
material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (i)&nbsp;was committed in
bad faith or (ii)&nbsp;was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (2)&nbsp;the
director actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or
services; or (3)&nbsp;in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or
officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful.
If a proceeding is brought by or on behalf of the corporation, no
indemnification will be made in connection with such proceeding if the director
or officer was adjudged to be liable to the corporation.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;Eighth of the Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant provides
that the Registrant shall indemnify its directors and officers to the full
extent permitted by Maryland Law now or hereafter in force, including the
advance of related expenses, upon a determination by the Board of Directors or
independent legal counsel made in accordance with applicable statutory
standards, and that the Registrant, upon authorization by the Board of
Directors, may indemnify other employees or agents to the same extent. Article
Eighth also provides that to the fullest extent permitted by Maryland law, no
director of officer of the Registrant shall be personally liable to the
Registrant or its stockholders for money damages and that no amendment of the
Registrant&#146;s charter or repeal of any of its provisions shall limit or
eliminate the benefits provided to directors and officers under such provision
with respect to any act or omission which occurred prior to such amendment or
repeal.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VIII of the By-Laws of the Registrant provides that the Registrant
shall indemnify its directors and officers unless (1)&nbsp;the act or omission of
the director was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and
deliberate dishonesty, (2)&nbsp;the director actually received an improper benefit
in money, property or services or, (3)&nbsp;in the case of a criminal proceeding,
the director had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was
unlawful.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant also maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability
insurance.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B></B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B></B>
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      <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="87%">&nbsp;</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR  valign="bottom">
      <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR  valign="bottom">
      <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Number</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR  valign="bottom">
      <TD nowrap align="left"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><div align="right"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Lafarge North America Inc.
        2002 Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><div align="right"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Opinion of William G. Miller,
        Esq. regarding the legality of the shares being registered.</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><div align="right"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Consent of Ernst &#038; Young
        LLP</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><div align="right"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Consent of William G. Miller,
        Esq. (Included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
  </TABLE>
</DIV>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-2
</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B></B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>

<P align="left" style="margin-left:5%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
</FONT>
<P align="left" style="margin-left:15%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
</FONT>
<P align="left" style="margin-left:15%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
in the registration statement;
</FONT>
<P align="left" style="margin-left:15%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information will respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or
any material change to such information in the registration statement.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>provided, however</u>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a) (1)(ii) do not
apply if the registration statement is on form S-3 or Form S-8, and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
</FONT>

<P align="left" style="margin-left:5%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left" style="margin-left:5%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination
of the offering.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of our annual
report pursuant to the section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of employee benefit plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that
is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification
is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of the expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant of the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-3
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><B>SIGNATURES</B></B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Herndon, Commonwealth of
Virginia, on this 21st day
of November, 2003.
</FONT>
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  <TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="85%">
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD width="55%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="42%">&nbsp;</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">
          LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA INC.</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="right"><FONT size="2">By:</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> <u>/s/ Larry J. Waisanen&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br>
        Larry J. Waisanen<br>
        Executive Vice President<br>
        and Chief Financial Officer<br>
        </FONT></TD>
    </TR>
  </TABLE>
</DIV>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned
  officers and directors of Lafarge North America Inc., hereby severally constitute
  and appoint Larry J. Waisanen as attorney-in-fact and agent with full power
  of substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead in any and all capacities,
  to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement (including post-effective
  amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
  in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
  unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform
  each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about
  the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could
  do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact,
  or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
  </FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements
  of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by
  the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
  </FONT>
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  <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="85%">
    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td width="32%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td width="5%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td width="39%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td width="5%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td width="19%">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr  valign="bottom">
      <td nowrap align="left"><div align="left"><font size="1"><b><u>SIGNATURE</u></b></font></div></td>
      <td><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>
      <td nowrap align="center"><div align="left"><font size="1"><b><u>TITLE</u></b></font></div></td>
      <td><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>
      <td nowrap align="center"><div align="left"><font size="1"><b><u>DATE</u></b></font></div></td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="left"><font size="2"><u>/s/
          Philippe R. Rollier</u><br>
          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Philippe R. Rollier)</font></div></td>
      <td><div align="left"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"><div align="left"><font size="2"> President
          and Chief Executive<br>
          Officer and Director (principal<br>
          executive officer) </font></div></td>
      <td><div align="left"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"><div align="left"><font size="2">November
          21, 2003</font></div></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="left"><font size="2"><u>/s/
          Larry J. Waisanen</u><br>
          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Larry J. Waisanen)</font></div></td>
      <td><div align="left"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"><div align="left"><font size="2"> Executive
          Vice President<br>
          and Chief Financial Officer<br>
          (principal financial officer) </font></div></td>
      <td><div align="left"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"><div align="left"><font size="2">November
          21, 2003</font></div></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><div align="left"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></div></td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="left"><font size="2"><u>/s/
          Yvon Brind&#146;Amour</u><br>
          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Yvon Brind&#146;Amour)</font></div></td>
      <td><div align="left"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"><div align="left"><font size="2"> Vice President
          and<br>
          Controller (principal<br>
          accounting officer) </font></div></td>
      <td><div align="left"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"><div align="left"><font size="2">November
          21, 2003</font></div></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><div align="left"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></div></td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="left"><font size="2"><u>/s/
          Marshall A. Cohen</u><br>
          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Marshall A. Cohen)</font></div></td>
      <td><div align="left"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"><div align="left"><font size="2"> Director
          </font></div></td>
      <td><div align="left"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"><div align="left"><font size="2">November
          21, 2003</font></div></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><div align="left"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></div></td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="left"><font size="2"><u>/s/
          Bertrand P. Collomb</u><br>
          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Bertrand P. Collomb)</font></div></td>
      <td><div align="left"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"><div align="left"><font size="2"> Director
          </font></div></td>
      <td><div align="left"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"><div align="left"><font size="2">November
          21, 2003</font></div></td>
    </tr>
  </table>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;
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<DIV align="center">
  <TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="85%">
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD width="32%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="39%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="19%">&nbsp;</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR  valign="bottom">
      <TD nowrap align="left"><div align="left"><FONT size="1"><B><u>SIGNATURE</u></B></FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center"><div align="left"><FONT size="1"><B><u>TITLE</u></B></FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center"><div align="left"><FONT size="1"><B><u>DATE</u></B></FONT></div></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/
          Philippe P. Dauman</u><BR>
          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Philippe P. Dauman)</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Director </FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November 21, 2003</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD><div align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></div></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/
          Bernard L. Kasriel</u><BR>
          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Bernard L. Kasriel)</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Director </FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November 21, 2003</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD><div align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></div></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/
          Bruno Lafont</u><BR>
          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Bruno Lafont)</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Director </FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November 21, 2003</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD><div align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></div></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/
          Paul W. MacAvoy</u><BR>
          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Paul W. MacAvoy)</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Director </FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November 21, 2003</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD><div align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></div></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/
          Claudine B. Malone</u><BR>
          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Claudine B. Malone)</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Director </FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November 21, 2003</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD><div align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></div></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/
          Gwyn Morgan</u><BR>
          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Gwyn Morgan)</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Director </FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November 21, 2003</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD><div align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></div></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/
          Robert W. Murdoch</u><BR>
          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Robert W. Murdoch)</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Director </FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November 21, 2003</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD><div align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></div></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/
          Bertin F. Nadeau</u><BR>
          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Bertin F. Nadeau)</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Director </FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November 21, 2003</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD><div align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></div></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/
          John D. Redfern</u><BR>
          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (John D. Redfern)</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Director </FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November 21, 2003</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD><div align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></div></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/
          Joe M. Rodgers</u><BR>
          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Joe M. Rodgers)</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Director </FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November 21, 2003</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD><div align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></div></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/
          Michel Rose</u><BR>
          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Michel Rose)</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Director </FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November 21, 2003</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>
/s/ Lawrence M. Tanenbaum</u><BR>
          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Lawrence M. Tanenbaum)</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Director </FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November 21, 2003</FONT></TD>
    </TR>

    <TR>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><div align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/
          Gerald H. Taylor</u><BR>
          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Gerald H. Taylor)</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><div align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><div align="left"><FONT size="2"> Director
          </FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><div align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><div align="left"><FONT size="2">November
          21, 2003</FONT></div></TD>
    </TR>
  </TABLE>
</DIV>


<P align="center"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B></B>
</FONT>

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  <TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="62%">
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="68%">&nbsp;</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR  valign="bottom">
      <TD colspan="2" align="left" nowrap><div align="center"><FONT size="1"><u>Exhibit
          Number</u></FONT><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center"><div align="left"><FONT size="1"><u>Exhibit</u></FONT></div></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR  valign="bottom">
      <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><div align="right"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Lafarge North America Inc.
        2002 Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><div align="right"></div></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><div align="right"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></div></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Opinion of William G. Miller,
        Esq. regarding the legality of shares being registered</FONT></TD>
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        Esq. (Included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2003. Registration No. 333-
.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Lafarge North America Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
58-1290226
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
12950 Worldgate Drive
Herndon, Virginia
20170
(Address of Principal Executive
(Zip Code)
Offices)
LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA INC. 2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Larry J. Waisanen
Copy to:
Executive Vice President
L. Philip McClendon
and Chief Financial Officer
Senior Vice President –
        General Counsel and
Lafarge North America Inc.
Secretary
12950 Worldgate Drive
Lafarge North America Inc.
Herndon, VA 20170
12950 Worldgate Drive
(Name and address of agent for service)
Herndon, VA 20170
(703) 480-3600
(703) 480-3600
(Telephone number, including
area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
maximum
Title of securities
Amount to be
maximum offering
aggregate offering
Amount of
to be registered
registered
price per share
price
registration fee
Common Stock, par
6,500,000
(1)
$37.29(2)
$242,385,000
$19,608.95
value
          $1.00 per share
(1)
The provisions of Rule 416 under the Securities
      Act of 1933, as amended, shall apply to this Registration Statement and
      the number of shares registered on this registration statement shall increase
      or decrease as a result of stock splits, stock dividends and similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating
      the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of
      1933, as amended, based upon the average of the high and low sales prices
      for shares of common stock of the registrant as reported on the New York
      Stock Exchange on November 19, 2003.
PART I
INFORMATION REGARDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE INTO THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
The financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001
incorporated by reference in this registration statement have been audited by
Arthur Andersen LLP, independent certified public accountants, as indicated in
their report with respect thereto, and are incorporated herein in reliance upon
the authority of said firm as experts in giving said report. Arthur Andersen
LLP has not consented to the inclusion of their report in this registration
statement, and the Registrant has dispensed with the requirement to file their
consent in reliance on Rule 437a promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"). Because Arthur Andersen LLP has not
consented to the inclusion of their report in this registration statement,
investors will not be able to recover against Arthur Andersen LLP under Section
11 of the Securities Act for any untrue statements of material fact contained
in the financial statements audited by Arthur Andersen LLP or any omissions to
state a material fact required to be stated therein.
Item 1. Plan Information.
Not filed as part of this registration statement pursuant to Note to Part
I of Form S-8.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
Not filed as part of this registration statement pursuant to Note to Part I of
Form S-8.
I-1
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by us with the Commission are incorporated
by reference in this registration statement:
(a)
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002 filed with the Commission on March 27, 2003;
(b)
Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on May 7, 2003, August 1, 2003 and October 31, 2003;
(c)
Our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 filed
with Commission on May 14, 2003;
(d)
Our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 filed
with the Commission on August 14, 2003;
(e)
Our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003
filed with the Commission on November 14, 2003;
(f)
The description of our common stock, par value $1.00 per
share (the "Common Stock"), contained in the registration
statement on Form 8-A previously filed by us with the Commission,
including any amendment filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
(g)
All documents filed by us after today's date pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or
which deregisters all securities remaining unsold. Such documents
will be part of this registration statement from the date such
documents are filed.
Any statement contained herein or in any document deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of the Registration Statement to the extent
that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document
which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of
this registration statement, except as so modified or superseded.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.
Certain legal matters with respect to the validity of the securities
registered hereby have been passed upon for the Company by William G. Miller,
Assistant General Counsel of the Company. Mr. Miller may receive options
granted pursuant to the Lafarge North America Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan.
II-1
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 2-418 of the Maryland General Corporation Law provides for the
indemnification of directors and officers of a corporation incorporated under
Maryland law under certain circumstances. A person who was or is a director or
officer of the corporation may be indemnified by the corporation for judgments,
penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses (including attorneys'
fees) actually incurred by the director or officer in connection with any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, to which such director or officer
was or is made a party by reason of service in that capacity unless it is
established that (1) the act or omission of the director or officer was
material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (i) was committed in
bad faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (2) the
director actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or
services; or (3) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or
officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful.
If a proceeding is brought by or on behalf of the corporation, no
indemnification will be made in connection with such proceeding if the director
or officer was adjudged to be liable to the corporation.
Article Eighth of the Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant provides
that the Registrant shall indemnify its directors and officers to the full
extent permitted by Maryland Law now or hereafter in force, including the
advance of related expenses, upon a determination by the Board of Directors or
independent legal counsel made in accordance with applicable statutory
standards, and that the Registrant, upon authorization by the Board of
Directors, may indemnify other employees or agents to the same extent. Article
Eighth also provides that to the fullest extent permitted by Maryland law, no
director of officer of the Registrant shall be personally liable to the
Registrant or its stockholders for money damages and that no amendment of the
Registrant's charter or repeal of any of its provisions shall limit or
eliminate the benefits provided to directors and officers under such provision
with respect to any act or omission which occurred prior to such amendment or
repeal.
Article VIII of the By-Laws of the Registrant provides that the Registrant
shall indemnify its directors and officers unless (1) the act or omission of
the director was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and
deliberate dishonesty, (2) the director actually received an improper benefit
in money, property or services or, (3) in the case of a criminal proceeding,
the director had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was
unlawful.
The Registrant also maintains directors' and officers' liability
insurance.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
4.1
Lafarge North America Inc.
        2002 Stock Option Plan
5.1
Opinion of William G. Miller,
        Esq. regarding the legality of the shares being registered.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young
        LLP
23.2
Consent of William G. Miller,
        Esq. (Included in Exhibit 5)
II-2
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
in the registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information will respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or
any material change to such information in the registration statement.
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a) (1)(ii) do not
apply if the registration statement is on form S-3 or Form S-8, and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination
of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of our annual
report pursuant to the section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of employee benefit plan's annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that
is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification
is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of the expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant of the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
II-3
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Herndon, Commonwealth of
Virginia, on this 21st day
of November, 2003.
LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA INC.
By:
/s/ Larry J. Waisanen
Larry J. Waisanen
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
We, the undersigned
  officers and directors of Lafarge North America Inc., hereby severally constitute
  and appoint Larry J. Waisanen as attorney-in-fact and agent with full power
  of substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead in any and all capacities,
  to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement (including post-effective
  amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
  in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
  unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform
  each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about
  the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could
  do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact,
  or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements
  of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by
  the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
/s/
          Philippe R. Rollier
(Philippe R. Rollier)
President
          and Chief Executive
Officer and Director (principal
executive officer)
November
          21, 2003
/s/
          Larry J. Waisanen
(Larry J. Waisanen)
Executive
          Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
November
          21, 2003
/s/
          Yvon Brind'Amour
(Yvon Brind'Amour)
Vice President
          and
Controller (principal
accounting officer)
November
          21, 2003
/s/
          Marshall A. Cohen
(Marshall A. Cohen)
Director
November
          21, 2003
/s/
          Bertrand P. Collomb
(Bertrand P. Collomb)
Director
November
          21, 2003
SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
/s/
          Philippe P. Dauman
(Philippe P. Dauman)
Director
November 21, 2003
/s/
          Bernard L. Kasriel
(Bernard L. Kasriel)
Director
November 21, 2003
/s/
          Bruno Lafont
(Bruno Lafont)
Director
November 21, 2003
/s/
          Paul W. MacAvoy
(Paul W. MacAvoy)
Director
November 21, 2003
/s/
          Claudine B. Malone
(Claudine B. Malone)
Director
November 21, 2003
/s/
          Gwyn Morgan
(Gwyn Morgan)
Director
November 21, 2003
/s/
          Robert W. Murdoch
(Robert W. Murdoch)
Director
November 21, 2003
/s/
          Bertin F. Nadeau
(Bertin F. Nadeau)
Director
November 21, 2003
/s/
          John D. Redfern
(John D. Redfern)
Director
November 21, 2003
/s/
          Joe M. Rodgers
(Joe M. Rodgers)
Director
November 21, 2003
/s/
          Michel Rose
(Michel Rose)
Director
November 21, 2003
/s/ Lawrence M. Tanenbaum
(Lawrence M. Tanenbaum)
Director
November 21, 2003
/s/
          Gerald H. Taylor
(Gerald H. Taylor)
Director
November
          21, 2003
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
          Number
Exhibit
4.1
Lafarge North America Inc.
        2002 Stock Option Plan
5.1
Opinion of William G. Miller,
        Esq. regarding the legality of shares being registered
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young
        LLP
23.2
Consent of William G. Miller,
        Esq. (Included in Exhibit 5.1)