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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
ROCK-TENN COMPANY
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
GEORGIA 62-0342590
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
504 THRASHER STREET, NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30071
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
TITLE OF EACH CLASS NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON
TO BE SO REGISTERED WHICH EACH CLASS IS TO BE REGISTERED
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Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value New York Stock Exchange
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
None
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(Title of class)
THIS FILING CONSISTS OF 3 PAGES
NO EXHIBIT INDEX INCLUDED IN THIS FILING
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The information under the heading "Description of Capital Stock" in
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-73312) is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.*
1. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30,
1996, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
2. Proxy Statement dated December 13, 1995, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
3.1 Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation of Rock-Tenn
Company.
3.2 Bylaws of Rock-Tenn Company.
4. Specimen Certificate of the Class A Common Stock, $.01 par
value, of Rock-Tenn Company.
5. 1995 Annual Report submitted by Rock-Tenn Company to its
shareholders.
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* Included only in copy filed with the New York Stock Exchange.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereto duly authorized.
ROCK-TENN COMPANY
Date: December 23, 1996 By: /s/ David C. Nicholson
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Name: David C. Nicholson
Title: Senior Vice President, and
Chief Financial Officer
