Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Kiepura Michael E
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/23/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Rock-Tenn CO [RKT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
504 THRASHER STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NORCROSS, GA 30071		 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)
Class A Common Stock 17,000
D
 

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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) (1) 09/11/1996 09/11/2005 Class A Common Stock 2,200 $ 15.4545 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (2) 10/04/1997 10/04/2006 Class A Common Stock 1,100 $ 18.2955 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (3) 09/22/1999 09/22/2007 Class A Common Stock 5,000 $ 20.3125 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (4) 09/23/2000 09/23/2008 Class A Common Stock 5,000 $ 11.125 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (5) 09/28/2001 09/28/2009 Class A Common Stock 6,000 $ 15.1875 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (6) 05/16/2002 05/16/2011 Class A Common Stock 10,000 $ 11.25 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (7) 05/10/2003 05/10/2012 Class A Common Stock 8,000 $ 18.19 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (8) 05/04/2004 05/04/2014 Class A Common Stock 12,000 $ 15.4 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (9) 09/30/2005 05/09/2015 Class A Common Stock 9,000 $ 11.23 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (10) 05/15/2004 05/15/2013 Class A Common Stock 12,000 $ 14.01 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kiepura Michael E
504 THRASHER STREET
NORCROSS, GA 30071		       Executive Vice President  

Signatures

Michael E. Kiepura 07/25/2005
**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) The option vested 50% on 09/11/96, 25% on 09/11/97 and 25% on 09/11/98
(2) The option vested 50% on 10/04/97, 25% on 10/04/98 and 25% on 10/04/99
(3) The option vested in equal parts on 09/22/99 and 09/22/00
(4) The option vested in equal parts on 09/23/00 and 09/23/01
(5) The option vested in equal parts on 09/28/01 and 09/28/02
(6) The option vested in equal parts on 05/16/02, 05/16/03 and 05/16/04
(7) The option vested in equal parts on 05/10/03, 05/10/04 and 05/10/05
(8) The option vests 1/3 on 05/04/05 and 2/3 on 09/30/05
(9) Fully vested on 09/30/05
(10) The option vests in equal parts on 05/15/04, 05/15/05 and 05/15/06

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