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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 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 36-4277050
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(State of Incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or Organization) Identification no.)
1900 WEST FIELD COURT
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS 60045
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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 WHICH
TO BE SO REGISTERED EACH CLASS IS TO BE REGISTERED
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COMMON STOCK, $0.01 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)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE
The Description of the Registrant's Common Stock, par value $0.01
per share (the "Common Stock"), as included under the caption "Description of
Capital Stock" in the Prospectus forming a part of the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1, originally filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on September 13, 1999, Registration
Number 333-86963, including exhibits, and as may be subsequently amended from
time to time (the "Registration Statement"), is hereby incorporated by
reference. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the
meanings assigned to them in the Registration Statement.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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1. Form of certificate representing Common Stock
(incorporated herein by reference to the Registration
Statement).
2. Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to the
Registration Statement).
3. Form of Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate
of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated herein
by reference to the Registration Statement).
4. Form of Second Amended and Restated By-laws of the
Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to the
Registration Statement).
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA
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(Registrant)
Date: October 15, 1999 By: /s/ RICHARD B. WEST
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Richard B. West
Chief Financial Officer
