UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
FORM 3
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section
17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Kaplan Matthew S.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
150 North Michigan Avenue
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(Street)
Chicago Illinois 60601
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/18/98
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation; "SSCC"
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
x Director 10% Owner
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x Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
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VP/General Manager-Container Division
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
11/27/98
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
x Form filed by One Reporting Person
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Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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<CAPTION>
1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Form: Direct Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect (Instr. 5)
(I)(Instr. 5)
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<C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 24,885* D
Common Stock 232,591 I Wife and Children
Common Stock 757 I Trustee for others
Common Stock 2,623 I Wife as custodian for Douglas
Common Stock 2,623 I Wife as custodian for Allison
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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<CAPTION>
1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature
Security (Instr. 4) and Expiration Securities Underlying sion or ship of In-
Date (Month/Day/Year) Derivative Security Exercise Form of direct
------------------------- (Instr. 4) Price of Deriv- Bene-
Date Expira- ------------------------- Derivative ative ficial
Exer- tion Title Amount Security Security: Owner-
cisable Date or Direct ship
Number (D) or (Instr.
of Indirect 5)
Shares (I)
(Instr.
5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Option to purchase 3/27/90 3/27/99 Common Stock 1,009 $29.59 D
Option to purchase 11/18/98 1/23/05 Common Stock 34,056 $18.18 D
Option to purchase 11/18/98 5/9/05 Common Stock 5,841 $19.82 D
Option to purchase 11/18/98 1/22/06 Common Stock 55,088 $13.51 D
Option to purchase 11/18/98 1/27/07 Common Stock 56,033 $14.14 D
Option to purchase 11/18/98 1/19/08 Common Stock 102,564 $11.87 D
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Explanation of Responses:
* Correction to original filing
/s/ Craig A. Hunt 12/9/98
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Craig A. Hunt, Attorney-in-Fact
for Matthew S. Kaplan
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Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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