|  | EXHIBIT
  13.a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|  | HIGHLIGHTS OF
  THE YEAR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|  | WESTVACO CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|  | Year ended October 31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|  | In millions, except per share                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|  | INCOME STATEMENT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|  | Net sales                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|  | Operating profit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|  | before corporate
  and other                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|  | Net income                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|  | before nonrecurring
  items1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|  | Net income                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|  | PER SHARE DATA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|  | Earnings
  (before nonrecurring items)1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|  | Earnings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|  | Book value                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|  | Dividends                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|1 | Excludes the fiscal year 2000 net after-tax restructuring charge of $11.2 million, or $.11 per share, an extraordinary charge of $8.8 million, or $.09 per share, for the
  extinguishment of debt and a gain of $3.6 million, or $.04 per share, from the sale of assets and in 1999 an after-tax charge for restructuring of $48.9 million, or $.49 per share, and a credit of $15.0 million, or $.15 per share,  for a release of
deferred taxes.  All per share data is for basic and diluted.
|  | QUARTERLY
  HIGHLIGHTS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|  | SALES                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|  | In millions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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|  | DIVIDENDS PER SHARE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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