SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 19, 2004

 

Packaging Corporation of America

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-15399

 

36-4277050

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification
No.)

 

1900 West Field Court, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

 

(847) 482-3000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 



 

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

 

(C)             Exhibits

 

20.1        Press Release dated July 19, 2004.

 

Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

The following information, including the exhibit described below, shall not be deemed “filed” hereunder for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

On July 19, 2004, we issued a press release announcing second quarter 2004 financial results and providing earnings guidance for the third quarter of 2004.  The press release is furnished as Exhibit 20.1 to this report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  PAUL T. STECKO

 

 

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(Authorized Officer)

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  RICHARD B. WEST

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, and Corporate Secretary

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  July 19, 2004

 

 

 

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