CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORP
8-K, 1995-01-10
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                       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


                                January 9, 1995
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                                 Date of Report
                       (Date of earliest event reported)


                      CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 
                                   NEW YORK
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                (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


                   1-3053                             13-1427390
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          (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer Identification No.)


               One Champion Plaza, Stamford, Connecticut  06921
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             (Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)


                                (203) 358-7000
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             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 5.  Other Events.

      On January 9, 1995, Champion International Corporation (the "Company")
issued a press release announcing certain unaudited financial results of the
Company for the three months and the twelve months ended December 31, 1994.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

      (c)  Exhibits.  The following Exhibit is filed as part of this Report:

Exhibit Number                              Description
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    99               The Company's Consolidated Statement of Income for the
                     three months and the twelve months ended December 31, 1994
                     (unaudited) and December 31, 1993.

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                                   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.



                                              Champion International Corporation



                                              By: /s/  Lawrence A. Fox
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                                                        LAWRENCE A. FOX
                                                  VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY

Dated: January 9, 1995

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                                                                      EXHIBIT 99


         CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                  (in thousands, except per share)

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<CAPTION> 

                                                                            Three Months Ended           Twelve Months Ended
                                                                                December 31,                  December 31,
                                                                           --------------------          ------------------
                                                                           1994            1993          1994          1993
                                                                           ----            ----          ----          ----
                                                                                (Unaudited)            (Unaudited)
      <S>                                                               <C>             <C>           <C>           <C> 
      Net Sales:
        Paper                                                           $1,183,431      $  992,663    $4,216,795    $3,817,579
        Wood Products                                                      281,943         307,564     1,101,397     1,251,254
                                                                        ----------      ----------    ----------    ----------
                                                                         1,465,374       1,300,227     5,318,192     5,068,833
      Income From Operations:
        Paper                                                              113,331         (24,143)       70,887      (133,774)
        Wood Products                                                       60,789          57,015       242,285       247,989
        General Corporate Expense                                          (10,124)        (13,676)      (47,172)      (47,823)
                                                                        ----------      ----------    ----------    ----------   
                                                                           163,996          19,196       266,000        66,392

      Interest and debt expense                                             59,485          62,186       235,086       224,658
      Other (income) expense - net (Note 1)                                (37,950)        (10,142)      (57,342)        7,410
                                                                        ----------      ----------    ----------    ----------

      Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes, Extraordinary 
       Item and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change                     142,461         (32,848)       88,256      (165,676)

      Income Taxes (Benefit) (Note 2)                                       40,189          (2,284)       24,951       (31,222)
                                                                        ----------      ----------    ----------    ----------   

      Income (Loss) Before Extraordinary Item and Cumulative
        Effect of Accounting Change                                        102,272         (30,564)       63,305      (134,454)

      Extraordinary Item - Loss on Early Retirement of Debt,
        Net of Taxes                                                           ---         (14,266)          ---       (14,266)

      Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change, Net of Taxes
        (Note 3)                                                               ---             ---           ---        (7,523)
                                                                        ----------      ----------    ----------    ----------

      Net Income (Loss)                                                 $  102,272      $  (44,830)   $   63,305    $ (156,243)
                                                                        ==========      ==========    ==========    ==========

      Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share:
        Income (Loss) Before Extraordinary Item and
        Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change:
        Recurring                                                       $     0.73      $    (.35)    $     0.09    $   (1.44)
        Non-Recurring                                                         0.29           (.06)          0.29         (.31)
                                                                        ----------      ----------    ----------    ----------
                                                                              1.02           (.41)          0.38        (1.75)
        Extraordinary Item - Loss on Early Retirement of Debt                  ---           (.15)           ---         (.15)
        Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change                                 ---             ---           ---         (.08)
                                                                        ----------      ----------    ----------    ----------

        Net Income (Loss)                                               $     1.02      $    (.56)    $     0.38    $   (1.98)
                                                                        ==========      ==========    ==========    ==========
</TABLE> 

      Note 1:  Other (income) expense - net includes non-recurring pre-tax
               income of $34 million for the three month and twelve month
               periods ended December 31, 1994 and $10 million for the three
               month and twelve month periods ended December 31, 1993.
                  
      Note 2:  Income Taxes (Benefit) for the three month and twelve month
               periods ended December 31, 1994 includes a benefit of $7 million
               to reflect one-time adjustments to the company's deferred tax
               liability. The three month and twelve month periods ended
               December 31, 1993 include a provision of $11 million and $34
               million, respectively, to reflect one-time adjustments to the
               company's deferred tax liability.
                  
      Note 3:  Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change for the twelve month
               period ended December 31, 1993 reflects the after-tax effect of
               adopting, retroactive to January 1, 1993, a new accounting
               standard for postemployment benefits.



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