UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
FORM 4
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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*
Aldinger William F.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
150 North Michigan Avenue
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(Street)
Chicago IL 60601-7568
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Stone Container Corporation (STO)
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
November, 1998
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
x Director 10% Owner
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Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
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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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired 5. Amount of Securities 6. Ownership 7. Nature of
(Instr. 3) action action (A) or Disposed of Beneficially Owned Form: Direct Indirect
Date Code (D) (Instr. 3, 4 at End of Month (D) or In- Beneficial
(Instr.8) and 5) (Instr. 3 and 4) direct (I) Ownership
(Month/ (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
Day/ (A) or
Year) Code V Amount (D) Price
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 11/18/98 J (1) 1,000 D 0 D
Non-employee Director
Award 11/18/98 J (1) 475 D 0 D
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owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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<CAPTION>
1. Title of 2. Conversion or 3. Transaction Date 4. Transaction 5. Number of 6. Date Exercisable and
Derivative Exercise Price (Month/Day/Year) Code Derivative Expiration Date
Security of Derivative (Instr. 8) Securities (Month/Day/Year)
(Instr. 3) Security Acquired (A)
or Disposed of
(D) (Instr. 3,
4 and 5)
Date Expiration
Code V (A) (D) Exercisable Date
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Phantom Shares 11/18/98 J (1) 7,997
1. Title of 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price of 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Derivative Underlying Securities Derivative derivative Form of Indirect
Security (Instr. 3 and 4) Security Securities Derivative Beneficial
(Instr. 3) (Instr. 5) Beneficially Security: Ownership
Amount Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
or of Month or Indirect
Number (Instr. 4) (I)
of (Instr. 4)
Title Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Phantom Shares Common Stock 0 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 10, 1998
among Jefferson Smurfit Corporation, JSC Acquisition Corporation and Stone
Container Corporation ("Stone"), as of the Closing on November 18, 1998,
all shares of Stone Common Stock and options on shares of Stone Common
Stock were exchanged for shares of Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation
("SSCC") Common Stock and options on shares of SSCC Common Stock,
respectively, at a conversion ratio of .99 shares of SSCC Common Stock for
each share of Stone Common Stock.
/s/ Leslie T. Lederer December 10, 1998
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Leslie T. Lederer, Attorney-in-fact
for William F. Aldinger
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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