FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Burke Patrick T. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2015 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Clearwater Paper Corp [CLW] (Last) (First) (Middle) 601 WEST RIVERSIDE AVENUE, SUITE 1100 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Pres Cons. Prod. 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SPOKANE, WA 99201 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock (1) 3,000 (2) D   Common Stock (1) 327 (3) D   Common Stock (1) 435 (4) D   Common Stock 27 I 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (5)	02/24/2024	Common Stock	1,464	$ 61.25	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (6)	02/26/2025	Common Stock	1,956	$ 61.75	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Burke Patrick T. 601 WEST RIVERSIDE AVENUE SUITE 1100 SPOKANE, WA 99201	Â	Â	  SVP, Pres Cons. Prod.	Â

Signatures

/s/Michael S. Gadd, Attorney-in-Fact		04/02/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents award of restricted stock units ("RSUs"). RSUs may be settled only for shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(2)	Represents RSUs that vest subject to continued service with the Company) on an annual basis over the three year period begining on Mr. Burke's start date with the Company on May 5, 2014. The vesting schedule is 990 units on May 5, 2015, 990 units on May 5, 2016 and 1020 units on May 5, 2017. During the period, an amount equal to the dividends that would have been paid on the RSUs had they been in the form of common stock will be converted into additional RSUs. These accrued RSUs will vest pursuant to the same vesting schedule.
(3)	Represents award of RSUs that will vest on December 31, 2016, assuming continued employment. During the vesting period, an amount equal to the dividends that would have been paid on the RSUs had they been in the form of common stock will be converted into additional RSUs.
(4)	Represents award of RSUs that will vest on December 31, 2017, assuming continued employment. During the vesting period, an amount equal to the dividends that would have been paid on the RSUs had they been in the form of common stock will be converted into additional RSUs.
(5)	The option becomes exercisable on December 31, 2016, assuming continued employment.
(6)	The option becomes exercisable on December 31, 2017, assuming continued employment.

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