UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 28, 2014
ROCK-TENN COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Georgia | 001-12613 | 62-0342590 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 504 Thrasher Street, Norcross, Georgia 30071 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 448-2193
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On July 28, 2014, Rock-Tenn Company issued a press release (the "July 28 Press Release") that announced that RockTenn's board of directors has authorized a two-for-one stock split of its Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), to be effected through a 100% stock dividend.
Shareholders of record as of August 12, 2014, will receive one additional share of Common Stock for each share they hold on that date. The distribution date for the stock split, or the date new shares will be distributed from the Company's transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., will be August 27, 2014. This stock split will not change the proportionate interest that a shareholder maintains in the company. Following the stock split, RockTenn's outstanding common shares will increase to approximately 143 million shares.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 July 28, 2014 Press Release (furnished pursuant to Item 8.01)
SIGNATURE
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.
| Date: July 28, 2014 | ROCK-TENN COMPANY |
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| By: | /s/ ROBERT B. MCINTOSH Robert B. McIntosh Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number and Description
99.1 July 28, 2014 Press Release (furnished pursuant to Item 8.01)