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| CERTIFICATION      PURSUANT TO                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 18      U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| SECTION      906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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|      In      connection with the Chesapeake Corporation Quarterly Report on      Form 10-Q for the period ended September 28, 2008, as filed with the      Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each      of the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.      Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the      Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his      knowledge: |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | (1) | The      Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | (2) | The      information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material      respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Chesapeake      Corporation. |
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| /s/ Andrew J. Kohut                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | Date:  November      12, 2008 |
| Andrew      J. Kohut                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |   |
| President      & Chief Executive Officer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |
| (Principal      Executive Officer)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |
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| /s/ Joel K. Mostrom                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   | Date:  November      12, 2008 |
| Joel      K. Mostrom                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |   |
| Executive      Vice President & Chief Financial Officer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |
| (Principal      Financial Officer)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |
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| A      signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been      provided to Chesapeake Corporation and will be retained by Chesapeake      Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its      staff upon request.                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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