RockTenn, Smurfit-Stone Ready to File SEC Form S-4

In connection with the proposed acquisition of Smurfit-Stone by RockTenn, the two companies report that they will soon be filing documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the filing by RockTenn of a registration statement on Form S-4. The registration statement will include a joint proxy statement of RockTenn and Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. that also constitutes a prospectus of RockTenn.

Both companies urge their stockholders to read the registration statement on Form S-4 and the related joint proxy statement/prospectus when they become available, as well as other documents filed with the SEC. The final joint proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of RockTenn and stockholders of Smurfit-Stone. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents (when they are available) and other documents filed with the SEC at the SEC's website, or by contacting RockTenn Investor Relations at (678) 291-7900 or Smurfit-Stone Investor Relations at (314) 656-5553.

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