UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 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): December 7, 2006
Packaging Corporation of America
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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1-15399 |
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36-4277050 |
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1900 West Field Court, Lake Forest, Illinois
60045
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(847) 482-3000
(Registrant’s Telephone
Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
The following information, including the exhibit described below, shall not be deemed “filed” hereunder for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
On December 7, 2006, Packaging Corporation of America issued a press release reporting on corrugated products volume. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(D) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated December 7, 2006.
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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.
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PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA |
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(Registrant) |
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/s/ PAUL T. STECKO |
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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(Authorized Officer) |
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/s/ RICHARD B. WEST |
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Corporate Secretary |
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(Principal Financial Officer) |
Date: December 7, 2006
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Exhibit 99.1
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA REPORTS OCTOBER CORRUGATED PRODUCTS DEMAND
Lake Forest, IL. December 7, 2006 —
Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG).
Paul T. Stecko, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Packaging Corporation
of America, reported today at the Citigroup Global Paper and Forest Products
Conference that PCA’s total shipments of corrugated products were up 2.9%, and
shipments, on a per workday basis with one more shipping day in October 2006,
were down 1.8% compared to October 2005.
This compares with industry shipments that were down 3.1% and 7.5%,
respectively.
PCA is the sixth largest producer of containerboard and corrugated packaging products in the United States with sales of $2.0 billion in 2005. PCA operates four paper mills and 68 corrugated product plants in 26 states across the country.
CONTACT:
Barbara Sessions
Packaging Corporation of America
INVESTOR RELATIONS: (877) 454-2509
PCA’s Website: www.packagingcorp.com