Registration No. 33-8516
Registration No. 33-45079
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 26, 1996.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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Post-Effective Amendment to Registration No. 33-8516
Post-Effective Amendment to Registration No. 33-45079
Form S-8
Registration Statement
Under the Securities Act of 1933
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JAMES RIVER CORPORATION
of Virginia
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia 54-0848173
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
120 Tredegar Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
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JAMES RIVER CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA
UK EMPLOYEE SHARE ACCUMULATION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
CLIFFORD A. CUTCHINS, IV, ESQ., Senior Vice President,
General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
James River Corporation of Virginia
120 Tredegar Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 644-5411
(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)
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On September 5, 1986, James River Corporation of Virginia ("James
River") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a registration statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-8516)
registering the offering and sale of 100,000 shares of James River's
common stock, par value $.10 per share (the "Common Stock") pursuant
to the James River Corporation of Virginia UK Share Accumulation Plan
(the "Plan"). On January 15, 1992, James River filed a further
registration statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-45079) (collectively with
No. 33-8516, the "Registration Statements") registering the offering
and sale of an additional 75,000 shares of the Common Stock. Plan
interests were also registered pursuant to such Registration
Statements.
Effective August 25, 1995 (the "Effective Date"), James River
concluded a spin-off of certain of its assets, including certain
United Kingdom subsidiaries that employed the beneficiaries of the
Plan. As a result, Crown Vantage Inc. ("Crown") became a successor
in interest to James River as administrator of the Plan, and the Plan
ceased offering the Common Stock and the interests in the Plan, all
as of the Effective Date. Accordingly, pursuant to this Amendment,
James River is deregistering all shares of the Common Stock remaining
unsold under the Plan, and Crown on behalf of the Plan is
deregistering the Plan interests.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, James River Corporation of Virginia certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of 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 City of Richmond, Commonwealth of
Virginia, on the 25th day of September 1996.
JAMES RIVER CORPORATION
of Virginia
By:/s/Miles L. Marsh
Miles L. Marsh
Chairman, President,
and Chief Executive Officer
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 below.
Signature Title Date
/s/Miles L. Marsh Chairman, President, and September 25, 1996
Miles L. Marsh Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/William A. Paterson Senior Vice President, September 24, 1996
William A. Paterson and Controller
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/William T. Burgin Director September 24, 1996
William T. Burgin
/s/William T. Comfort, Jr. Director September 25, 1996
William T. Comfort, Jr.
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/s/Gary P. Coughlan Director September 25, 1996
Gary P. Coughlan
/s/William V. Daniel Director September 25, 1996
William V. Daniel
/s/Bruce C. Gottwald Director September 25, 1996
Bruce C. Gottwald
/s/Robert M. O'Neil Director September 25, 1996
Robert M. O'Neil
/s/Anne M. Whittemore Director September 24, 1996
Anne M. Whittemore
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The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, Crown Vantage Inc., as administrator of the Plan, has duly
caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Oakland, California on the
26th day of September, 1996.
CROWN VANTAGE INC.
By:/s/Ernest S. Leopold
Ernest S. Leopold
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
