UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
BURGIN, WILLIAM T.
6802 PARAGON PLACE
SUITE 400
RICHMOND, VA 23230
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FORT JAMES CORPORATION
FJ
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
MAY 30, 1999
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
MAY 11, 1999
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
( ) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCK |5/5/99|M | |3048 |A |$30.39 | | | |
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COMMON STOCK |5/5/99|S | |3048 |D |$39.63 | | | |
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COMMON STOCK |5/1/99|A |V|524 |A | |55175 |D | |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | | |3000 |I |(1) |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO|$30.39 |5/5/9|M | |3048 |D |6/8/9|6/8/9|COMMON STOCK|3048 | |0 |D | |
BUY) | |9 | | | | |0 |9 | | | | | | |
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STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO|$37.84 |4/15/|A |V|2500 |A |4/15/|4/15/|COMMON STOCK|2500 | |2500 |D | |
BUY) | |99 | | | | |99 |09 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) BY FORMER SPOUSE AS CUSTODIAN FOR
CHILDREN.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
CLIFFORD A. CUTCHINS, IV
DATE
JUNE 2, 1999
