|UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q/A
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(Mark one)

|[x] | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2001



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|[ ] | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from ________________to_________________

|Commission file number 0-15899
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|WELLMAN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)          
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|Delaware         State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
|595 Shrewsbury AvenueShrewsbury, New Jersey                                   
|(Address of principal executive offices)                                      

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (732) 212-3300

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No-------

As of November 7, 2001, there were 31,832,928 shares of the registrant's Class A common stock, $.001 par value, outstanding and no shares of Class B common stock outstanding.





|PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
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|ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
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| | (a) Exhibits.
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| | 4(a)(5) | Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement dated September 15, 2000, by and between the Company and Fleet National Bank, as administrative agent, and certain other financial institutions
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| | 18      | Preferability letter from Ernst & Young LLP regarding change in accounting method.                                                                                                



| | (b) Reports on Form 8-K.
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| |  | None.
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|SIGNATURES
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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 thereunto duly authorized.



|Dated November 14, 2001 | WELLMAN, INC.
By /s/ Keith R. Phillips________________________
Chief Financial Officer and
Vice President
(Principal Financial Officer)
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|Dated November 14, 2001 | By /s/ Mark J. Rosenblum_______________________
Chief Accounting Officer,
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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