UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 17, 2007

POPE & TALBOT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-7852

94-0777139

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1500 S.W. First Avenue, Suite 200

Portland, Oregon

97201

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(503) 228-9161

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

None

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On September 17, 2007, Pope & Talbot, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, Pope & Talbot Ltd., entered into an Amended Forbearance Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of September 14, 2007 with Ableco Finance LLC, Wells Fargo Financial Corporation Canada and the other lenders under the Company’s senior secured credit agreement.

The Company is in default of the covenant in its senior secured credit agreement that required the Company to generate EBITDA, as defined therein, of at least $30 million for the four-quarter period ended June 30, 2007 (the “Specified Default”). The Company previously entered into a Forbearance Agreement (the “Previous Agreement”) dated as of July 31, 2007 with Ableco Finance LLC, Wells Fargo Financial Corporation Canada and the other lenders. Under the Previous Agreement, the senior lenders agreed that, until September 17, 2007 or the earlier occurrence of another default, they would forbear from exercising any rights or remedies they may have under the credit agreement arising from the Specified Default, and would permit the Company to continue to borrow under the revolving credit facility subject to all other terms and conditions of the credit agreement.

The Agreement extends until October 1, 2007 the period during which the senior lenders will forbear from exercising remedies with respect to the Specified Default and will permit the Company to continue to borrow under the revolving credit facility. The Agreement provides that the Company may elect to further extend this forbearance period until October 15, 2007. If the Company so elects, it shall become obligated to pay an extension fee of approximately $2,400,000 payable by the Company with interest at the time all other obligations under the credit agreement are paid in full.

Provisions of the Previous Agreement that reduced the availability under the revolving credit facility, applied the default interest rate to all borrowings under the credit agreement and required daily application of the Company’s cash to repayment of revolving borrowings were unchanged by the Agreement.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits


4.1		Amended Forbearance Agreement dated as of September 14, 2007 between Pope & Talbot, Inc., Pope & Talbot Ltd., Ableco Finance LLC, Wells Fargo Financial Corporation Canada and the other lenders.

SIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized, on September 19, 2007.


POPE & TALBOT, INC.
Registrant

By		/s/ R. Neil Stuart
Name:		R. Neil Stuart
Title:		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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