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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549





FORM 10-Q





(Mark One)

|x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008



| ̈ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]
|- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For the transition period from  to

Commission File Number 0-20646





Caraustar Industries, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)







|                                                               |  |                                        
|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------------
|North Carolina                                                 |  | 58-1388387                             
|(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)



|                                                              |  |           
|------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------
|5000 Austell Powder Springs Road, Suite 300, Austell, Georgia |  | 30106     
|(Address of principal executive offices)                      |  | (Zip Code)

(770) 948-3101

(Registrants telephone number, including area code)





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 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   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition
of accelerated filer, large accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer   ̈                                    
                                         
  Accelerated filer  x

Non-accelerated filer   ̈ (Do not check if a Smaller reporting company)     Smaller reporting company   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.):    Yes   ̈    No  x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each
of issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date, October 31, 2008.



|                             |  |              
|---------------------------- |  | -------------
|Common Stock, $.10 par value |  | 29,545,136   
|(Class)                      |  | (Outstanding)









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FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS



|                               |  |                                                                                                                 |  |     
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|                               |  |                                                                                                                 |  | Page
|PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION |  |                                                                                                                
|                               |  |                                                                                                                
|Item 1.                        |  | Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited):                                                        |  |     
|                               |  |                                                                                                                
|                               |  | Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007                            |  | 3   
|                               |  |                                                                                                                
|                               |  | Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 |  | 4   
|                               |  |                                                                                                                
|                               |  | Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and
2007           |  | 5   
|                               |  |                                                                                                                
|                               |  | Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                                                            |  | 6   
|                               |  |                                                                                                                
|Item 2.                        |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations                           |  | 29  
|                               |  |                                                                                                                
|Item 3.                        |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                                                      |  | 41  
|                               |  |                                                                                                                
|Item 4.                        |  | Controls and Procedures                                                                                         |  | 41  
|                               | 
|PART II  OTHER INFORMATION    |  |                                                                                                                
|                               |  |                                                                                                                
|Item 1.                        |  | Legal Proceedings                                                                                               |  | 41  
|                               |  |                                                                                                                
|Item 1A.                       |  | Risk Factors                                                                                                    |  | 41  
|                               |  |                                                                                                                
|Item 2.                        |  | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                                                     |  | 42  
|                               |  |                                                                                                                
|Item 6.                        |  | Exhibits                                                                                                        |  | 42  
|                               | 
|Signatures                     |  | 43                                                                                                             
|                               | 
|Exhibit Index                  |  | 44                                                                                                             



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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION



|ITEM 1. | Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
|------- | -------------------------------------------

CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except share data)



|                                                                                                                                                                              |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------- | -------- | - | ---------------- | - | -------- | -
|                                                                                                                                                                              |  | September 30,2008 |          |   | December 31,2007 |  
|Assets                                                                                                                                                                        |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|Current assets:                                                                                                                                                               |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                                                     |  | $                 | 37,706   |   |                  | $ | 6,548    |  
|Receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts, returns, and discounts of $3,005 and $4,683 as of September 30, 2008 and
December 31, 2007, respectively                |  |                   | 82,778   |   |                  |   | 74,207   |  
|Inventories                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                   | 62,001   |   |                  |   | 65,412   |  
|Refundable income taxes                                                                                                                                                       |  |                   |         |   |                  |   | 104      |  
|Current deferred tax assets                                                                                                                                                   |  |                   | 5,804    |   |                  |   | 5,841    |  
|Other current assets                                                                                                                                                          |  |                   | 8,048    |   |                  |   | 7,061    |  
|Assets of discontinued operations held for sale                                                                                                                               |  |                   | 96       |   |                  |   | 96       |  
|                                                                                                                                                                              |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|Total current assets                                                                                                                                                          |  |                   | 196,433  |   |                  |   | 159,269  |  
|                                                                                                                                                                              |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|Property, plant and equipment:                                                                                                                                                |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|Land                                                                                                                                                                          |  |                   | 9,512    |   |                  |   | 9,803    |  
|Buildings and improvements                                                                                                                                                    |  |                   | 79,542   |   |                  |   | 83,685   |  
|Machinery and equipment                                                                                                                                                       |  |                   | 405,048  |   |                  |   | 402,968  |  
|Furniture and fixtures                                                                                                                                                        |  |                   | 32,476   |   |                  |   | 32,345   |  
|                                                                                                                                                                              |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|                                                                                                                                                                              |  |                   | 526,578  |   |                  |   | 528,801  |  
|Less accumulated depreciation                                                                                                                                                 |  |                   | (299,502 | ) |                  |   | (288,892 | )
|                                                                                                                                                                              |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|Property, plant and equipment, net                                                                                                                                            |  |                   | 227,076  |   |                  |   | 239,909  |  
|                                                                                                                                                                              |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|Goodwill                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                   |         |   |                  |   | 122,542  |  
|Investment in unconsolidated affiliate                                                                                                                                        |  |                   |         |   |                  |   | 39,117   |  
|Other assets                                                                                                                                                                  |  |                   | 10,291   |   |                  |   | 11,183   |  
|                                                                                                                                                                              |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|                                                                                                                                                                              |  | $                 | 433,800  |   |                  | $ | 572,020  |  
|                                                                                                                                                                              |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|Liabilities and Shareholders Equity                                                                                                                                          |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|Current liabilities:                                                                                                                                                          |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|Current maturities of debt                                                                                                                                                    |  | $                 | 191,095  |   |                  | $ | 5,830    |  
|Accounts payable                                                                                                                                                              |  |                   | 61,073   |   |                  |   | 63,968   |  
|Accrued interest                                                                                                                                                              |  |                   | 5,703    |   |                  |   | 1,773    |  
|Accrued compensation                                                                                                                                                          |  |                   | 11,702   |   |                  |   | 9,828    |  
|Accrued pension                                                                                                                                                               |  |                   | 496      |   |                  |   | 496      |  
|Capital lease obligations                                                                                                                                                     |  |                   | 17       |   |                  |   | 72       |  
|Income taxes payable                                                                                                                                                          |  |                   | 2,959    |   |                  |   |         |  
|Other accrued liabilities                                                                                                                                                     |  |                   | 18,618   |   |                  |   | 20,913   |  
|                                                                                                                                                                              |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|Total current liabilities                                                                                                                                                     |  |                   | 291,663  |   |                  |   | 102,880  |  
|                                                                                                                                                                              |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|Long-term debt, less current maturities                                                                                                                                       |  |                   | 36,297   |   |                  |   | 253,012  |  
|Long-term capital lease obligations                                                                                                                                           |  |                   |         |   |                  |   | 14       |  
|Deferred income taxes                                                                                                                                                         |  |                   | 7,154    |   |                  |   | 34,082   |  
|Pension liability                                                                                                                                                             |  |                   | 22,074   |   |                  |   | 27,980   |  
|Other liabilities                                                                                                                                                             |  |                   | 10,768   |   |                  |   | 14,233   |  
|Shareholders equity:                                                                                                                                                         |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|Preferred stock, $.10 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued                                                                                                |  |                   |         |   |                  |   |         |  
|Common stock, $.10 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized, 29,510,825 and 29,465,416 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2008
and December 31, 2007, respectively |  |                   | 2,951    |   |                  |   | 2,947    |  
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                                                                    |  |                   | 194,333  |   |                  |   | 192,978  |  
|Retained deficit                                                                                                                                                              |  |                   | (111,142 | ) |                  |   | (35,127  | )
|Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income:                                                                                                                                |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|Unrecognized pension and other benefit liabilities                                                                                                                            |  |                   | (21,512  | ) |                  |   | (22,772  | )
|Foreign currency translation                                                                                                                                                  |  |                   | 1,214    |   |                  |   | 1,793    |  
|                                                                                                                                                                              |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|Total accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                                                                                                    |  |                   | (20,298  | ) |                  |   | (20,979  | )
|                                                                                                                                                                              |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|Total shareholders equity                                                                                                                                                    |  |                   | 65,844   |   |                  |   | 139,819  |  
|                                                                                                                                                                              |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  
|                                                                                                                                                                              |  | $                 | 433,800  |   |                  | $ | 572,020  |  
|                                                                                                                                                                              |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |          |  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.



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CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except per share data)



|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------------- | -------- | - | -------------------------------------- | - | ------- | ---- |  | - | -------- | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                   |  | For the Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |          |   | For the Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |  
|                                                                                   |  | 2008                                    |          |   | 2007                                   |   |         | 2008 |  |   | 2007     |  
|Sales                                                                              |  | $                                       | 214,454  |   |                                        | $ | 209,631 |      |  | $ | 647,982  |   |  | $ | 650,304 |  
|Cost of goods sold                                                                 |  |                                         | 182,565  |   |                                        |   | 180,638 |      |  |   | 561,750  |   |  |   | 565,299 |  
|Selling, general and administrative expenses                                       |  |                                         | 24,905   |   |                                        |   | 22,777  |      |  |   | 73,642   |   |  |   | 77,338  |  
|Restructuring and impairment costs                                                 |  |                                         | (809     | ) |                                        |   | 157     |      |  |   | 5,757    |   |  |   | 9,667   |  
|Goodwill impairment                                                                |  |                                         | 125,252  |   |                                        |   |        |      |  |   | 125,252  |   |  |   |        |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|(Loss) income from operations                                                      |  |                                         | (117,459 | ) |                                        |   | 6,059   |      |  |   | (118,419 | ) |  |   | (2,000  | )
|Other (expense) income:                                                            |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest expense                                                                   |  |                                         | (3,999   | ) |                                        |   | (4,880  | )    |  |   | (12,541  | ) |  |   | (14,359 | )
|Interest income                                                                    |  |                                         | 173      |   |                                        |   | 56      |      |  |   | 210      |   |  |   | 158     |  
|Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliate                                       |  |                                         | 611      |   |                                        |   | 430     |      |  |   | 3,665    |   |  |   | 944     |  
|Gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated affiliate                               |  |                                         | 23,807   |   |                                        |   | 19      |      |  |   | 23,807   |   |  |   | 19      |  
|Other, net                                                                         |  |                                         | 201      |   |                                        |   | 76      |      |  |   | 283      |   |  |   | 174     |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                         | 20,793   |   |                                        |   | (4,299  | )    |  |   | 15,424   |   |  |   | (13,064 | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest |  |                                         | (96,666  | ) |                                        |   | 1,760   |      |  |   | (102,995 | ) |  |   | (15,064 | )
|Benefit (provision) for income taxes                                               |  |                                         | 24,090   |   |                                        |   | (652    | )    |  |   | 26,980   |   |  |   | 4,436   |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|(Loss) income from continuing operations                                           |  |                                         | (72,576  | ) |                                        |   | 1,108   |      |  |   | (76,015  | ) |  |   | (10,628 | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Discontinued operations:                                                           |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes                              |  |                                         |         |   |                                        |   | (9,539  | )    |  |   |         |   |  |   | (8,790  | )
|Benefit for income taxes of discontinued operations                                |  |                                         |         |   |                                        |   | 1,941   |      |  |   |         |   |  |   | 1,676   |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Loss from discontinued operations                                                  |  |                                         |         |   |                                        |   | (7,598  | )    |  |   |         |   |  |   | (7,114  | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Net Loss                                                                           |  | $                                       | (72,576  | ) |                                        | $ | (6,490  | )    |  | $ | (76,015  | ) |  | $ | (17,742 | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Other comprehensive income (loss):                                                 |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Pension gains and losses, net of tax                                               |  | $                                       | 417      |   |                                        | $ | 570     |      |  | $ | 1,260    |   |  | $ | 1,711   |  
|Foreign currency translation adjustment                                            |  |                                         | (264     | ) |                                        |   | 1       |      |  |   | (579     | ) |  |   | 360     |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Comprehensive loss                                                                 |  | $                                       | (72,423  | ) |                                        | $ | (5,919  | )    |  | $ | (75,334  | ) |  | $ | (15,671 | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |  
|Basic (loss) income per common share:                                              |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Continuing operations                                                              |  | $                                       | (2.53    | ) |                                        | $ | 0.04    |      |  | $ | (2.65    | ) |  | $ | (0.37   | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Discontinued operations                                                            |  | $                                       |         |   |                                        | $ | (0.27   | )    |  | $ |         |   |  | $ | (0.25   | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Net loss                                                                           |  | $                                       | (2.53    | ) |                                        | $ | (0.23   | )    |  | $ | (2.65    | ) |  | $ | (0.62   | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Weighted average number of shares outstanding                                      |  |                                         | 28,710   |   |                                        |   | 28,626  |      |  |   | 28,684   |   |  |   | 28,615  |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |  
|Diluted (loss) income per common share:                                            |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Continuing operations                                                              |  | $                                       | (2.53    | ) |                                        | $ | 0.04    |      |  | $ | (2.65    | ) |  | $ | (0.37   | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Discontinued operations                                                            |  | $                                       |         |   |                                        | $ | (0.26   | )    |  | $ |         |   |  | $ | (0.25   | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Net loss                                                                           |  | $                                       | (2.53    | ) |                                        | $ | (0.22   | )    |  | $ | (2.65    | ) |  | $ | (0.62   | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding                              |  |                                         | 28,710   |   |                                        |   | 28,872  |      |  |   | 28,684   |   |  |   | 28,615  |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                         |          |   |                                        |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.



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CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)



|                                                                            |  |                                        |         |   |      |   |         |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------- | ------- | - | ---- | - | ------- | -
|                                                                            |  | For the Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |        
|                                                                            |  | 2008                                   |         |   | 2007 |  
|Operating activities:                                                       |  |                                        |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net loss                                                                    |  | $                                      | (76,015 | ) |      | $ | (17,742 | )
|Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |  |                                        |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                               |  |                                        | 13,500  |   |      |   | 15,256  |  
|Equity-based compensation expense                                           |  |                                        | 1,195   |   |      |   | 872     |  
|Goodwill impairment                                                         |  |                                        | 125,252 |   |      |   |        |  
|Restructuring and impairment costs                                          |  |                                        | 3,880   |   |      |   | 9,995   |  
|Deferred income taxes                                                       |  |                                        | (27,730 | ) |      |   | (6,468  | )
|Gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated affiliates                       |  |                                        | (23,807 | ) |      |   | (19     | )
|Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates                               |  |                                        | (3,665  | ) |      |   | (944    | )
|Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates                                |  |                                        | 3,665   |   |      |   | 1,000   |  
|Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions            |  |                                        | (6,588  | ) |      |   | (7,423  | )
|                                                                            |  |                                        |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                         |  |                                        | 9,687   |   |      |   | (5,473  | )
|                                                                            |  |                                        |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Investing activities:                                                       |  |                                        |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Purchases of property, plant and equipment                                  |  |                                        | (9,260  | ) |      |   | (20,677 | )
|Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment                     |  |                                        | 3,662   |   |      |   | 6,003   |  
|Changes in restricted cash                                                  |  |                                        | (41     | ) |      |   | (115    | )
|Net proceeds from sale of interest in unconsolidated affiliates             |  |                                        | 60,944  |   |      |   | 161     |  
|Return of investment in unconsolidated affiliates                           |  |                                        | 1,980   |   |      |   | 41      |  
|Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired                               |  |                                        | (5,359  | ) |      |   |        |  
|Investment in unconsolidated affiliate                                      |  |                                        |        |   |      |   | (78     | )
|                                                                            |  |                                        |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net cash provided (used in) by investing activities                         |  |                                        | 51,926  |   |      |   | (14,665 | )
|                                                                            |  |                                        |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Financing activities:                                                       |  |                                        |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Proceeds from senior credit facility-revolver                               |  |                                        | 79,921  |   |      |   | 107,436 |  
|Repayments of senior credit facility-revolver                               |  |                                        | (90,260 | ) |      |   | (89,781 | )
|Repayments of senior credit facility  term loan                            |  |                                        | (20,048 | ) |      |   | (4,375  | )
|Proceeds from note payable                                                  |  |                                        |        |   |      |   | 7,005   |  
|Payments for capital lease obligations                                      |  |                                        | (68     | ) |      |   | (409    | )
|Issuances of stock, net of forfeitures                                      |  |                                        |        |   |      |   | 20      |  
|                                                                            |  |                                        |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities                         |  |                                        | (30,455 | ) |      |   | 19,896  |  
|                                                                            |  |                                        |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net change in cash and cash equivalents                                     |  |                                        | 31,158  |   |      |   | (242    | )
|Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                            |  |                                        | 6,548   |   |      |   | 1,022   |  
|                                                                            |  |                                        |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                  |  | $                                      | 37,706  |   |      | $ | 780     |  
|                                                                            |  |                                        |         |   |      |   |         |  
|                                                                            |  |                                       
|Supplemental disclosures:                                                   |  |                                        |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Cash payments for interest                                                  |  | $                                      | 10,108  |   |      | $ | 11,583  |  
|                                                                            |  |                                        |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Income tax payments, net                                                    |  | $                                      | 383     |   |      | $ | 247     |  
|                                                                            |  |                                        |         |   |      |   |         |  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.



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CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

(UNAUDITED)

Note 1.Basis of Presentation

The financial information included herein is unaudited; however,
such information reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Caraustar Industries, Inc. and its
consolidated subsidiaries (Company, us, or we) as of September 30, 2008, and the results of operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, and the cash flows for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The results of operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and the cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 are not, and should
not be, construed as necessarily indicative of the results of the operations or cash flows which may be reported for the remainder of 2008.

For the three
months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, certain reclassifications of balances have been made between discontinued operations and continuing operations as a result of the Companys sale of its composite container and plastics
businesses during the third quarter of 2007. There were no discontinued operations to be reported for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2008.

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for reporting on Form 10-Q. Pursuant to such rules and
regulations, certain footnote disclosures and other information normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. These
unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. The accounting policies followed for interim financial reporting are the same
as those disclosed in Note 1 of the notes to the financial statements included in the Companys Form 10-K, except as noted below.

Note 2.New Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS No. 157). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This statement does not require any new fair value measurements; rather, it applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value
measurements. The provisions of this statement are to be applied prospectively as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which this statement is initially applied, with any transition adjustment recognized as a cumulative-effect adjustment to the
opening balance of retained earnings. The provisions of SFAS No. 157 are effective for the fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 157-2, which delays the
effective date of SFAS No. 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized at fair value in the
financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). The adoption of SFAS 157 for the Companys financial assets and financial liabilities did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. The Company is
evaluating the effect that implementation of SFAS 157 for its nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities will have on its financial position or results of operations.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities  Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115. This pronouncement
permits entities to use the fair value method to measure certain financial assets and liabilities by electing an irrevocable option to use the fair value method at specified election dates. After election of the option, subsequent changes in fair
value would result in the recognition of unrealized gains or losses as period costs during the period the change occurred. The Company adopted SFAS 159 effective January 1, 2008. Upon adoption, the Company did not elect the fair value option
for any items within the scope of SFAS 159 and, therefore, the adoption of SFAS 159 did not have an impact on its financial position or results of operations.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations (SFAS 141(R)). SFAS 141(R) requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to measure the identifiable assets acquired, the
liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at their fair values on the acquisition date, with goodwill being the excess value over the net identifiable assets acquired. In addition, immediate expense recognition is required
for transaction costs. SFAS 141(R) is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and adoption is prospective only. As such, if the Company enters into any business combinations after adoption
of SFAS 141(R), a transaction may significantly affect the Companys financial position and earnings, but, not cash flows, compared to the Companys past acquisitions.



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In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial
Statementsan amendment of ARB No. 51 (SFAS 160). SFAS 160 requires entities to report noncontrolling (minority) interest as a component of shareholders equity on the balance sheet, include all earnings of a
consolidated subsidiary in consolidated results of operations, and treat all transactions between an entity and noncontrolling interest as equity transactions. SFAS 160 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2008, and adoption is prospective only; however, presentation and disclosure requirements must be applied retrospectively. The Company has not yet determined the effect, if any, that SFAS 160 will have on its financial position or
results of operations.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activitiesan
amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (SFAS 161) SFAS 161 amends and expands the disclosure requirements of Statement 133 to provide a better understanding of how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, how derivative
instruments and related hedged items are accounted for, and their effect on an entitys financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company has
not yet determined the effect, if any, that SFAS 161 will have on its financial position or results of operations.

In June 2008, the FASB issued FASB
Staff Position No. EITF 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities (FSP EITF 03-6-1). FSP EITF 03-6-1 clarifies that share-based payment awards that entitle their
holders to receive nonforfeitable dividends before vesting should be considered participating securities and included in the calculation of basic earnings per share. FSP EITF 03-6-1 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company has not yet determined the effect, if any, that FSP EITF 03-6-1 will have on its financial position or results of operations.

Note 3.Acquisitions

Effective January 1, 2008, the Company acquired Mayers Fibre
Tube & Core, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, for approximately $5.4 million. Mayers is a manufacturer of construction tubes, waxed void tubes, paper cores, plastic test cylinder molds, paper mailing tubes and metal end containers.
The Company allocated approximately $2.2 million of the purchase price to current assets, $0.6 million to fixed assets, $0.3 million to current liabilities and $2.9 million to goodwill. Please see Note 9. Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets for the discussion regarding measurement and impairment of goodwill.

Note 4.Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation

The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation plans pursuant to SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment

(SFAS 123R) which is a revision of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (SFAS 123).
SFAS 123R supersedes Accounting Principles Board Statement No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, (APB 25) and amends SFAS No. 95, Statement of Cash Flows. SFAS 123R requires all
share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the statements of operations based on their fair values.

In May 2003, the Companys board of directors and shareholders approved a long-term equity incentive plan, which became effective May 7, 2003. Under the provisions of the plan, participating key employees are rewarded, in the form
of common share purchase options, non-vested performance accelerated restricted shares (PARS), non-vested Restricted Service Awards, non-vested Restricted Performance Awards, or a combination of any or all of them, for improving the
Companys financial performance in a manner that is consistent with the creation of increased shareholder value. All options awarded under the plan will have an exercise price not less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of common
stock on the date of grant. Options will have a vesting schedule of up to five years and expire after ten years. The PARS issued by the Company will vest seven years from the date of grant unless vesting is accelerated when the price of Company
stock meets a specific target price and trades at that price or higher for twenty consecutive trading days. The Restricted Service Awards issued by the Company will vest 50% two years from the date of grant and 100% three years from the date of
grant. The Restricted Performance Awards vest based on the achievement of financial targets based on cumulative Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) over a three year (2007  2009) performance
period. In May 2003 the Companys board of directors authorized and shareholders approved an aggregate of 4.0 million common shares for issuance under this plan. The Companys policy for issuing shares upon an exercise of options is
to issue new shares.

In May 2005, the shareholders approved an amendment to allow the Companys directors to participate in the long-term equity
incentive plan. Under this plan, each non-employee director of the Company is eligible to receive a grant of 3,000 options annually.

There were no options
granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2008. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company granted approximately 445,000 options with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $3.97 per share. The Company
recorded compensation expense of approximately $350 thousand and $306 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, related to all options. The amount reported for the nine months ended September 30, 2007
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during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 3,000 options were exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The total
intrinsic value of the 3,000 options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was insignificant. As of September 30, 2008, there was approximately $892 thousand of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested
stock options. The unrecognized cost is expected to be expensed over a weighted-average period of 1.7 years using the straight-line method.

During the
nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company granted 4,500 PARS at the weighted-average grant date fair value price of $2.78 per share. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company granted 4,500 PARS at the
weighted-average grant date fair value price of $7.46 per share.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company granted no Restricted
Service Awards and no Restricted Performance Awards. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company granted approximately 91,000 shares of Restricted Service Awards and 251,000 shares of Restricted Performance Awards at the
weighted-average grant date fair value price per share of $3.85 and $3.96, respectively.

No shares of nonvested stock vested during the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007. The Company recorded approximately $846 thousand and $567 thousand of compensation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, related to all non-vested stock. As of
September 30, 2008, there was approximately $3.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to all non-vested stock. The unrecognized cost is expected to be expensed, using the straight-line method, over a weighted-average period
of 3.0 years, unless specific performance targets are achieved, at which time the non-vested stock will vest and be expensed during the period the targets are achieved.

Total compensation expense for all non-vested stock and stock options for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 included in the Companys results of operations was $1.2 million and $873 thousand,
respectively. The Company recognized no windfall tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.

The following table summarizes
the stock option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2008:



|                                                     |  |           |   |  |                                |       |                                        |     |                                            |   |  
|---------------------------------------------------- |  | --------- | - |  | ------------------------------ | ----- | -------------------------------------- | --- | ------------------------------------------ | - | -
|                                                     |  | Shares    |   |  | Weighted AverageExercise Price |       | WeightedAverageRemainingLife(In Years) |     | AggregateIntrinsic Value (1)(in thousands)
|Outstanding at December 31, 2007                     |  | 2,090,645 |   |  | $                              | 13.58 |                                        |     |                                            |   |  
|Granted                                              |  |          |   |  |                                |      |                                        |     |                                            |   |  
|Forfeited                                            |  | (178,784  | ) |  |                                | 27.80 |                                        |     |                                            |   |  
|Exercised                                            |  |          |   |  |                                |      |                                        |     |                                            |   |  
|                                                     |  |           |   |  |                                |       |                                        |     |                                            |   |  
|Outstanding at September 30, 2008                    |  | 1,911,861 |   |  | $                              | 12.25 |                                        | 5.0 |                                            | $ | 
|                                                     |  |           |   |  |                                |       |                                        |     |                                            |   |  
|Vested and expected to vest as of September 30, 2008 |  | 1,876,703 |   |  | $                              | 12.35 |                                        | 5.0 |                                            | $ | 
|                                                     |  |           |   |  |                                |       |                                        |     |                                            |   |  
|Options exercisable as of September 30, 2008         |  | 1,383,621 |   |  | $                              | 14.93 |                                        | 3.6 |                                            | $ | 
|                                                     |  |           |   |  |                                |       |                                        |     |                                            |   |  



|(1) | These amounts represent the difference between the weighted average exercise price and $1.50, the closing price of Caraustar stock on September 30, 2008 (the closing price
closest to the last day of the quarter) as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market, for all the in-the-money options outstanding.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A summary of
the status of Caraustars non-vested stock as of September 30, 2008, and changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, is presented below:



|                                 |  |         |   |  |                                      |     
|-------------------------------- |  | ------- | - |  | ------------------------------------ | ----
|                                 |  | Shares  |   |  | Weighted-AverageGrant DateFair Value
|Non-vested at December 31, 2007  |  | 831,939 |   |  | $                                    | 9.26
|Granted                          |  | 4,500   |   |  |                                      | 2.78
|Vested                           |  |        |   |  |                                      |    
|Forfeited                        |  | (36,085 | ) |  |                                      | 8.51
|                                 |  |         |   |  |                                      |     
|Non-vested at September 30, 2008 |  | 800,354 |   |  | $                                    | 9.26
|                                 |  |         |   |  |                                      |     



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The Company did not grant any options during the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The fair market value of the
stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:



|                         |  |                   |  |                   |  
|------------------------ |  | ----------------- |  | ----------------- | -
|                         |  | September 30,2008 |  | September 30,2007 |  
|Risk-free interest rate  |  | N/A               |  | 4.24% - 4.54      | %
|Expected dividend yield  |  | N/A               |  | 0                 | %
|Expected life of options |  | N/A               |  | 8 years           |  
|Expected volatility      |  | N/A               |  | 47% - 48          | %

The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury interest rates whose term is consistent with the expected
life of the stock options. Expected volatility and expected life are based on the Companys historical experience. Expected dividend yield was not considered in the option pricing formula since the Companys debt agreements preclude it
from paying dividends. As required by SFAS 123R, the Company will adjust the estimated forfeiture rate based upon actual experience.

Note
5.Inventory

Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or market. The costs included in inventory include raw materials (recovered
fiber for paperboard products and paperboard for converted products), direct and indirect labor and employee benefits, energy and fuel, depreciation, chemicals, general manufacturing overhead, and various other costs of manufacturing. General and
administrative costs are not included in inventory costs.

Market, with respect to all inventories, is replacement cost or net realizable value. The
Company reviews inventory at least quarterly to determine the necessity of write-offs for excess, obsolete or unsaleable inventory. The Company estimates reserves for inventory obsolescence and shrinkage based on managements judgment of future
realization. These reviews require management to assess customer and market demand. All inventories are valued using the first-in, first-out method.

Inventories at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, were as follows (in thousands):



|                                   |  |                   |        |                  |   |       
|---------------------------------- |  | ----------------- | ------ | ---------------- | - | ------
|                                   |  | September 30,2008 |        | December 31,2007
|Raw materials and supplies         |  | $                 | 27,326 |                  | $ | 28,079
|Finished goods and work in process |  |                   | 34,675 |                  |   | 37,333
|                                   |  |                   |        |                  |   |       
|Total inventory                    |  | $                 | 62,001 |                  | $ | 65,412
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Note 6.Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale

Discontinued Operations

On October 2, 2007, the Company
completed the sale of the assets associated with its composite container and plastics businesses. These businesses were a component of the tube, core and composite container segment and consisted of six facilities located in Covington, Georgia;
Orrville, Ohio; St. Paris, Ohio; Stevens Point, Wisconsin; New Smyrna Beach, Florida and Union, South Carolina.

For all periods presented in the
accompanying consolidated statements of operations, discontinued operations include the results of operations and losses associated with the divestitures of the composite container and plastics operations.

Operating Results Data

There were no discontinued operations
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The following table shows the results of discontinued operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007 (in thousands).



|                                                      |  |                                     |        |   |                                    |   |        |  
|----------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------- | ------ | - | ---------------------------------- | - | ------ | -
|                                                      |  | Three MonthsEndedSeptember 30, 2007 |        |   | Nine MonthsEndedSeptember 30, 2007 |  
|Sales                                                 |  | $                                   | 13,800 |   |                                    | $ | 41,516 |  
|Cost of sales                                         |  |                                     | 12,602 |   |                                    |   | 37,966 |  
|Selling, general and administrative expenses          |  |                                     | 643    |   |                                    |   | 2,231  |  
|Restructuring and impairment costs                    |  |                                     | 10,095 |   |                                    |   | 10,109 |  
|                                                      |  |                                     |        |   |                                    |   |        |  
|Loss from operations                                  |  |                                     | (9,540 | ) |                                    |   | (8,790 | )
|Other income (expense), net                           |  |                                     | 1      |   |                                    |   |       |  
|                                                      |  |                                     |        |   |                                    |   |        |  
|Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes |  |                                     | (9,539 | ) |                                    |   | (8,790 | )
|Benefit for income taxes                              |  |                                     | 1,941  |   |                                    |   | 1,676  |  
|                                                      |  |                                     |        |   |                                    |   |        |  
|Loss from discontinued operations                     |  | $                                   | (7,598 | ) |                                    | $ | (7,114 | )
|                                                      |  |                                     |        |   |                                    |   |        |  

On October 2, 2007, the Company completed the sale of its composite container and plastics businesses to the
Sonoco Products Company for a net purchase price of approximately $20.2 million. The Company recorded a loss of approximately $10.3 million associated with this divestiture which is recorded in restructuring and impairment costs of discontinued
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Note 7.Senior Credit Facility and Long-Term Debt

At September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, total long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):



|                                           |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |         |  
|------------------------------------------ |  | ----------------- | -------- | - | ---------------- | - | ------- | -
|                                           |  | September 30,2008 |          |   | December 31,2007 |  
|Senior credit facility  revolver          |  | $                 |         |   |                  | $ | 10,339  |  
|Senior credit facility  term loan         |  |                   |         |   |                  |   | 20,048  |  
|73/8% senior notes                         |  |                   | 189,750  |   |                  |   | 189,750 |  
|71/4% senior notes                         |  |                   | 29,000   |   |                  |   | 29,000  |  
|Other notes payable                        |  |                   | 8,200    |   |                  |   | 8,200   |  
|Realized interest rate swap agreements (1) |  |                   | 442      |   |                  |   | 1,505   |  
|                                           |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |         |  
|Total debt                                 |  |                   | 227,392  |   |                  |   | 258,842 |  
|Less current maturities                    |  |                   | (191,095 | ) |                  |   | (5,830  | )
|                                           |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |         |  
|Total long-term debt                       |  | $                 | 36,297   |   |                  | $ | 253,012 |  
|                                           |  |                   |          |   |                  |   |         |  



|(1) | Consists of realized interest rate swap gains less the original issuance discounts and accumulated discount amortization related to the senior notes.
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The carrying value of total debt outstanding at September 30, 2008 maturing during the next five years and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):



|           |  |   |        
|---------- |  | - | -------
|2008       |  | $ |       
|2009       |  |   | 191,095
|2010       |  |   | 28,097 
|2011       |  |   |       
|2012       |  |   | 3,500  
|Thereafter |  |   | 4,700  
|           |  |   |        
|Total debt |  | $ | 227,392
|           |  |   |        

Senior Credit Facility

On March 30, 2006, the Company amended its Senior Credit Facility by entering into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. The agreement provided for a $145.0 million senior secured credit facility (the
Senior Credit Facility) consisting of a $110.0 million five-year revolver and a $35.0 million five-year term loan. The five-year revolver was reduced from $110.0 million to $100.0 million in October 2006. On July 15, 2008 the
Company amended its Senior Credit Facility to allow for consent of the sale of its membership interests in Premier Boxboard Limited (PBL) (see Note 14 for additional information). The Consent and Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement (the Amendment) established a requirement to maintain an average daily availability under the Senior Credit Facility of greater than $25 million for a period of 90 days prior to the prepayment of any debt. The Amendment
also changed the applicable margins in the pricing grid which is discussed in more detail below. The Senior Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries other than real property,
including accounts receivable, general intangibles, inventory, and equipment. These subsidiaries are parties to the Senior Credit Facility either as co-borrowers with the Company or as guarantors. On July 24, 2008, the Company completed a
transaction (the Transaction) to sell its 50% membership interest in PBL to its joint venture partner, Temple-Inland, Inc. (Temple) for $62 million. The Company used a portion of the proceeds of the sale to repay all
outstanding debt under its Senior Credit Facility  comprised of the term loan and revolving credit facility. Upon repayment of the amounts outstanding under the term loan, that loan was terminated. At September 30, 2008, the Company had
no amounts outstanding under the revolver.

The revolver matures on March 30, 2011 and includes a sublimit of $25.0 million for letters of credit.
Borrowing availability under the revolver is determined by reference to a borrowing base, defined as specified percentages of eligible accounts receivable and inventory and reduced by usage of the revolver, including outstanding letters of credit,
and any reserves. Aggregate availability under the revolver was $43.1 million at September 30, 2008.

Outstanding principal under the revolver
initially bears interest at a rate equal to, at the Companys option, either (1) the base rate (which is the prime rate most recently announced by Bank of America, N.A., the administrative agent under the Senior Credit facility) plus .50%
or (2) the adjusted one, two, three, or six-month LIBOR rate plus 2.00%. Pricing under the Senior Credit Facility is determined by reference to a pricing grid under which margins shall be adjusted prospectively on a quarterly basis as
determined by the average availability and fixed charge coverage ratio measured as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2008. Under the pricing grid, the applicable margins for the
revolver range from 0.0% to 1.00% for base rate loans and from 1.50% to 2.50% for LIBOR loans. The undrawn portion of the revolver is subject to an unused line fee calculated at an annual rate that ranges from 0.25% to 0.375%. Outstanding letters of
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applicable margin for LIBOR loans under the revolver as in effect from time to time, plus a fronting fee on the undrawn amount thereof at an annual rate of
0.125%.

The Senior Credit Facility contains covenants that restrict, among other things, the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to create liens,
merge or consolidate, dispose of assets, incur indebtedness and guarantees, pay dividends, repurchase or redeem capital stock and indebtedness, make certain investments or acquisitions, enter into certain transactions with affiliates, enter into
sale and leaseback transactions, or change the nature of their business. The Senior Credit Facility contains no financial maintenance covenants at this time; however, the Company must maintain a $15.0 million Minimum Availability Reserve
at all times. The availability disclosed is net of this reserve. There is a one-time option to convert to a springing covenant financial structure where the $15.0 million Minimum Availability Reserve would be eliminated; however, a fixed
charge ratio would be tested in the event borrowing availability falls below $20.0 million. Currently, the Company would not meet the fixed charge coverage ratio and, therefore, does not anticipate exercising this option. The Senior Credit Facility
contains events of default including, but not limited to, nonpayment of principal or interest, violation of covenants, breaches of representations and warranties, cross-default to other indebtedness, bankruptcy and other insolvency events, material
judgments, certain ERISA events, actual or asserted invalidity of loan documentation, and certain changes of control of the Company.

Effective
October 31, 2008, the Company amended its Senior Credit Facility to extend the December 1, 2008 date at which time it was required to advise its participating lenders of the Companys plan to refinance or defease the Senior Notes in
the amount of approximately $190 million maturing on June 1, 2009. The notification date was extended up to and including March 1, 2009. The amendment also reduces the revolver from $100 million to $80 million, increases pricing on drawn
borrowings by 25 basis points depending on availability, increases reserves (that reduce availability) from $15 million to $20 million, reduces the Companys ability to repurchase bonds unless part of a complete discharge or repayment of the
2009 Senior Notes and provides for the repayment or redemption in full not later than March 1, 2009.

The Company was in compliance with the Senior
Credit Facility covenants as of September 30, 2008.

Senior Notes

On June 1, 1999, the Company issued $200.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 73/8% senior notes due June 1, 2009. The 73/8% senior notes were issued at a discount to yield an effective annualized interest rate of 7.47% and pay interest semiannually. After taking into account realized gains from unwinding various interest rate swap
agreements, the current effective annualized interest rate of the 73/8% senior notes is 6.3%. The 73/8% senior notes are unsecured obligations of the Company. As of September 30, 2008, the Company has purchased an aggregate of
$10.3 million of these notes in the open market. The company is attempting to raise the funds necessary to refinance or repay its Senior Notes through a combination of certain asset sales and by securing high yield, secured or unsecured, or
asset-based financing. While the company is aggressively pursuing these strategies, it can give no assurance that such efforts will produce sufficient funds to permit it to refinance, repay or restructure the Senior Notes.

On March 29, 2001, the Company issued $29.0 million of 71/4% senior notes due May 1, 2010. These senior notes were issued at a discount to yield an effective interest rate of 9.4%. The
publicly traded senior notes are unsecured but guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by all but one of the Companys wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries.

Note 8.Segment Information

The Company operates principally in four business segments
organized by products. The paperboard segment consists of facilities that manufacture 100% recycled uncoated paperboard and one facility that manufactures clay-coated recycled paperboard. The recovered fiber segment consists of facilities that
collect and sell recycled paper and broker recycled paper and other paper rolls. The tube and core segment is principally made up of facilities that produce spiral and convolute-wound tubes and cores. The folding carton segment consists of
facilities that produce printed and unprinted folding cartons and set-up boxes. Intersegment sales are recorded at prices which approximate market prices.

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The following table presents certain business segment information for the periods indicated (in thousands):



|                                                                                   |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | -------- | - | ------------------------------ | - | ------- | ---- |  | - | -------- | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                   |  | Three MonthsEnded September 30, |          |   | Nine MonthsEnded September 30, |  
|                                                                                   |  | 2008                            |          |   | 2007                           |   |         | 2008 |  |   | 2007     |  
|Sales (external customers):                                                        |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Paperboard                                                                         |  | $                               | 57,163   |   |                                | $ | 51,125  |      |  | $ | 165,578  |   |  | $ | 156,718 |  
|Recovered fiber                                                                    |  |                                 | 24,553   |   |                                |   | 32,075  |      |  |   | 86,264   |   |  |   | 108,311 |  
|Tube and core                                                                      |  |                                 | 73,653   |   |                                |   | 74,084  |      |  |   | 220,846  |   |  |   | 221,816 |  
|Folding carton and custom packaging                                                |  |                                 | 59,085   |   |                                |   | 52,347  |      |  |   | 175,294  |   |  |   | 163,459 |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Total                                                                              |  | $                               | 214,454  |   |                                | $ | 209,631 |      |  | $ | 647,982  |   |  | $ | 650,304 |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Sales (intersegment):                                                              |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Paperboard                                                                         |  | $                               | 34,424   |   |                                | $ | 38,235  |      |  | $ | 102,206  |   |  | $ | 110,077 |  
|Recovered fiber                                                                    |  |                                 | 24,533   |   |                                |   | 25,011  |      |  |   | 74,228   |   |  |   | 69,949  |  
|Tube and core                                                                      |  |                                 | 1,188    |   |                                |   | 894     |      |  |   | 3,743    |   |  |   | 2,844   |  
|Folding carton and custom packaging                                                |  |                                 | 449      |   |                                |   | 171     |      |  |   | 561      |   |  |   | 455     |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Total                                                                              |  | $                               | 60,594   |   |                                | $ | 64,311  |      |  | $ | 180,738  |   |  | $ | 183,325 |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|(Loss) income from continuing operations:                                          |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Paperboard (A)                                                                     |  | $                               | (62,536  | ) |                                | $ | 3,295   |      |  | $ | (61,855  | ) |  | $ | 3,859   |  
|Recovered fiber (B)                                                                |  |                                 | (2,237   | ) |                                |   | 2,029   |      |  |   | 1,803    |   |  |   | 5,076   |  
|Tube and core (C)                                                                  |  |                                 | (49,562  | ) |                                |   | 5,124   |      |  |   | (45,076  | ) |  |   | 8,440   |  
|Folding carton and custom packaging (D)                                            |  |                                 | 4,711    |   |                                |   | 1,437   |      |  |   | 9,525    |   |  |   | 781     |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Total                                                                              |  |                                 | (109,624 | ) |                                |   | 11,885  |      |  |   | (95,603  | ) |  |   | 18,156  |  
|Corporate expense (E)                                                              |  |                                 | (7,835   | ) |                                |   | (5,826  | )    |  |   | (22,816  | ) |  |   | (20,156 | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|(Loss) income from continuing operations                                           |  |                                 | (117,459 | ) |                                |   | 6,059   |      |  |   | (118,419 | ) |  |   | (2,000  | )
|Interest expense                                                                   |  |                                 | (3,999   | ) |                                |   | (4,880  | )    |  |   | (12,541  | ) |  |   | (14,359 | )
|Interest income                                                                    |  |                                 | 173      |   |                                |   | 56      |      |  |   | 210      |   |  |   | 158     |  
|Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates                                      |  |                                 | 611      |   |                                |   | 430     |      |  |   | 3,665    |   |  |   | 944     |  
|Gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated affiliates                              |  |                                 | 23,807   |   |                                |   | 19      |      |  |   | 23,807   |   |  |   | 19      |  
|Other, net                                                                         |  |                                 | 201      |   |                                |   | 76      |      |  |   | 283      |   |  |   | 174     |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest |  | $                               | (96,666  | ) |                                | $ | 1,760   |      |  | $ | (102,995 | ) |  | $ | (15,064 | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                 |          |   |                                |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  



|(A) | Results for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 include charges to operations of $67.3 million and $1.9 million, respectively, for restructuring and impairment
costs. Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 include charges to operations of $72.6 million and $8.6 million, respectively, for restructuring and impairment costs. These costs include goodwill impairment of $68.4 million
in 2008. The remaining costs relate primarily to the closing and consolidating of operations and the disposition of machinery and equipment.
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|(B) | Results for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 include charges to operations of $3.8 million and gains recorded to operations of $17 thousand, respectively, for
restructuring and impairment costs. Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 include charges to operations of $3.7 million and gains recorded to operations of $44 thousand, respectively, for restructuring and impairment
costs. These costs include goodwill impairment of $3.8 million in 2008. The remaining gains relate primarily to the disposition of machinery and equipment and other equipment that was held for sale.
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|(C) | Results for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 include charges to operations of $53.2 million and gains recorded to operations of $2.1 million, respectively,
for restructuring and impairment costs. Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 include charges to operations of $53.3 million and gains recorded to operations of $1.1 million, respectively, for restructuring and
impairment costs. These costs include goodwill impairment of $53.1 million in 2008. The remaining gains relate primarily to the disposition of machinery and equipment.
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|(D) | Results for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 include charges to operations of $77 thousand and $314 thousand, respectively, for restructuring and impairment
costs. Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 include charges to operations of $527 thousand and $2.2 million, respectively, for restructuring and impairment costs. These costs relate primarily to closing and
consolidating operations and the disposition of machinery and equipment.
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|(E) | Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 include $806 thousand for restructuring and impairment costs. These costs relate primarily to the impairment of fixed
assets.
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Note 9.Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The Company accounts for goodwill in accordance with
SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, (SFAS 142) and tests goodwill for impairment at least annually, and when events occur or circumstances change to the extent that there is a probability that the fair
value of a reporting unit is reduced below its carrying amount. In accordance with SFAS 142 the Company defines each of its operating segments as a reporting unit. The test for goodwill impairment involves the use of significant accounting judgments
and estimates as to future operating results and discount rates. Changes in estimates or use of different assumptions could produce significantly different results. An impairment loss is generally recognized when the carrying amount of the reporting
units net assets exceeds the estimated fair value of the reporting unit. The Company uses discounted cash flow analysis to estimate the fair value of its reporting units. The Company also considers its current market capitalization in
evaluating its enterprise value in comparison to the aggregate fair value of its reporting units determined using discounted cash flows. During the third quarter of 2008, due to the continuing decline in the Company share price and resulting market
capitalization decline the Company determined that these circumstances triggered the need to perform a goodwill impairment test. As a result of the analysis the Company determined that its goodwill was fully impaired. Accordingly, the Company
recorded a non-cash charge of approximately $125.3 million in the third quarter to recognize the impairment of goodwill, comprised of $68.4 million relating to the Paperboard segment, $3.8 million relating to the Recovered Fiber segment and $53.1
million relating to the Tube and Core segment.

The following is a summary of the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by segment, for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 (in thousands):



|                                         |  |            |         |   |                |   |        |               |  |            |   |  |       |         |   |  |   |          |  
|---------------------------------------- |  | ---------- | ------- | - | -------------- | - | ------ | ------------- |  | ---------- | - |  | ----- | ------- | - |  | - | -------- | -
|                                         |  | Paperboard |         |   | RecoveredFiber |   |        | FoldingCarton |  | Tube &Core |   |  | Total |        
|Balance as of December 31, 2007          |  | $          | 68,396  |   |                | $ | 3,777  |               |  | $          |  |  | $     | 50,369  |   |  | $ | 122,542  |  
|                                         |  |            |         |   |               
|Goodwill acquired                        |  |            |        |   |                |   |       |               |  |            |  |  |       | 2,845   |   |  |   | 2,845    |  
|                                         |  |            |         |   |               
|Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |            |        |   |                |   |       |               |  |            |  |  |       | (135    | ) |  |   | (135     | )
|                                         |  |            |         |   |               
|Goodwill impairment                      |  |            | (68,396 | ) |                |   | (3,777 | )             |  |            |  |  |       | (53,079 | ) |  |   | (125,252 | )
|                                         |  |            |         |   |                |   |        |               |  |            |   |  |       |         |   |  |   |          |  
|Balance as of September 30, 2008         |  | $          |        |   |                | $ |       |               |  | $          |  |  | $     |        |   |  | $ |         |  
|                                         |  |            |         |   |                |   |        |               |  |            |   |  |       |         |   |  |   |          |  

Intangible Assets

As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had an intangible asset of $4.6 million (net of $3.4 million of accumulated amortization) and $5.0 million (net of $3.0 million of accumulated
amortization), respectively, which was classified with other assets. Amortization expense for each of the nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $383 thousand. The intangible asset is associated with the acquisition of certain
assets of the Jefferson Smurfit Corporation, which acquisition was completed in 2002, and is attributable to the acquired customer relationships. This intangible asset is being amortized over 15 years. Scheduled amortization of the intangible asset
for the next five years is as follows (in thousands):



|                |  |   |      
|--------------- |  | - | -----
|2008            |  | $ | 511  
|2009            |  |   | 511  
|2010            |  |   | 511  
|2011            |  |   | 511  
|2012            |  |   | 511  
|                |  |   |      
|Five year total |  | $ | 2,555
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Note 10.Restructuring and Impairment Costs

Restructuring has been a primary component of managements strategy to address the decrease in demand for products and excess industry capacity. In response to these
factors, over the past several years the Company has closed and consolidated facilities within all of its four business segments. These initiatives are designed to enhance the Companys competitiveness by reducing costs, reducing geographic
overlap, and minimizing duplicative capabilities.

In July 2008, the Company announced the permanent cessation of uncoated recycled boxboard production at
its Chattanooga paperboard mill located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The mill ceased production in July 2008. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company recorded charges of $5.0 million related to impairment of fixed assets, $727
thousand for severance and other termination benefits and $323 thousand for other exit costs. The Company paid $435 thousand of severance and other termination benefits and $323 thousand for other exit costs, leaving an accrual balance of $292
thousand for severance and other termination benefits as of September 30, 2008. The Company expects to incur additional charges of $30 thousand for severance and other termination benefits and $529 thousand related to other exit costs. The plan
will be complete upon the sale of the real estate associated with the Chattanooga paperboard mill, which the Company is currently marketing.

As a result
of the Companys previous restructuring activities, at December 31, 2007, a $3.4 million accrual remained for severance and other termination benefits, and a $2.1 million accrual remained for other exit costs related to restructuring
activities. During the first nine months of 2008, the Company incurred an expense of $3.9 million on the disposal of fixed assets. The Company also benefited from a $496 thousand reversal of a previous accrual for severance and other termination
benefits and incurred expenses of $883 thousand of severance and other termination benefits and $1.5 million of other exit costs. The Company paid $872 thousand in severance and other termination benefits and paid $2.2 million for other exit costs
in the first nine months of 2008, leaving an accrual of $4.4 million at September 30, 2008. As of September 30, 2008 these plans are substantially complete and will be finalized upon the sale of real estate associated with the closed
facilities.

The following is a summary of restructuring and impairment costs and the restructuring liability from December 31, 2007 to
September 30, 2008 (in thousands):



|                                      |  |                                                   |        |   |                                             |   |       |                 |  |   |                              |   |  |           |        |   |  |   |       |  
|------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------- | ------ | - | ------------------------------------------- | - | ----- | --------------- |  | - | ---------------------------- | - |  | --------- | ------ | - |  | - | ----- | -
|                                      |  | AssetImpairmentCharges andLoss (Gain) onDisposals |        |   | Severance andOtherTerminationBenefits Costs |   |       | Other ExitCosts |  |   | RestructuringLiability Total |   |  | Total (1) |       
|Liability balance, December 31, 2007  |  |                                                   |        |   |                                             | $ | 3,398 |                 |  | $ | 2,104                        |   |  | $         | 5,502  |   |  |   |       |  
|First quarter 2008 costs              |  | $                                                 | 562    |   |                                             |   | (408  | )               |  |   | 568                          |   |  |           | 160    |   |  | $ | 722   |  
|                                      |  |                                                   |        |   |                                             |   |       |                 |  |   |                              |   |  |           |        |   |  |   |       |  
|Expenditures                          |  |                                                   |        |   |                                             |   | (254  | )               |  |   | (618                         | ) |  |           | (872   | ) |  |   |       |  
|                                      |  |                                                   |        |   |                                             |   |       |                 |  |   |                              |   |  |           |        |   |  |   |       |  
|Liability balance, March 31, 2008     |  |                                                   |        |   |                                             | $ | 2,736 |                 |  | $ | 2,054                        |   |  | $         | 4,790  |   |  |   |       |  
|                                      |  |                                                   |        |   |                                             |   |       |                 |  |   |                              |   |  |           |        |   |  |   |       |  
|Second quarter 2008 costs             |  | $                                                 | 5,234  |   |                                             |   | 44    |                 |  |   | 566                          |   |  |           | 610    |   |  | $ | 5,844 |  
|                                      |  |                                                   |        |   |                                             |   |       |                 |  |   |                              |   |  |           |        |   |  |   |       |  
|Expenditures                          |  |                                                   |        |   |                                             |   | (66   | )               |  |   | (602                         | ) |  |           | (668   | ) |  |   |       |  
|                                      |  |                                                   |        |   |                                             |   |       |                 |  |   |                              |   |  |           |        |   |  |   |       |  
|Liability balance, June 30, 2008      |  |                                                   |        |   |                                             | $ | 2,714 |                 |  | $ | 2,018                        |   |  | $         | 4,732  |   |  |   |       |  
|                                      |  |                                                   |        |   |                                             |   |       |                 |  |   |                              |   |  |           |        |   |  |   |       |  
|Third quarter 2008 costs              |  | $                                                 | (1,916 | ) |                                             |   | 751   |                 |  |   | 356                          |   |  |           | 1,107  |   |  | $ | (809  | )
|                                      |  |                                                   |        |   |                                             |   |       |                 |  |   |                              |   |  |           |        |   |  |   |       |  
|Expenditures                          |  |                                                   |        |   |                                             |   | (552  | )               |  |   | (936                         | ) |  |           | (1,488 | ) |  |   |       |  
|                                      |  |                                                   |        |   |                                             |   |       |                 |  |   |                              |   |  |           |        |   |  |   |       |  
|Liability balance, September 30, 2008 |  |                                                   |        |   |                                             | $ | 2,913 |                 |  | $ | 1,438                        |   |  | $         | 4,351  |   |  |   |       |  
|                                      |  |                                                   |        |   |                                             |   |       |                 |  |   |                              |   |  |           |        |   |  |   |       |  



|(1) | Asset impairment charges and loss on disposals, severance and other termination benefit costs, and other exit costs are aggregated and reported as restructuring and impairment costs
on the statement of operations.
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The following table summarizes restructuring and impairment costs by segment for those plans initiated, but not completed
as of September 30, 2008, and accounted for under SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities (in thousands):



|               |  |                                         |        |                                                               |   |                                                            |  |   |       
|-------------- |  | --------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------- | - | ---------------------------------------------------------- |  | - | ------
|Segment        |  | CumulativeCosts as ofSeptember 30, 2008 |        | Estimated Coststo CompleteInitiatives as ofSeptember 30, 2008 |   | Total EstimatedCosts of Initiativesas ofSeptember 30, 2008
|Paperboard     |  | $                                       | 15,311 |                                                               | $ | 1,367                                                      |  | $ | 16,678
|Folding carton |  |                                         | 12,756 |                                                               |   | 495                                                        |  |   | 13,251
|Tube and core  |  |                                         | 644    |                                                               |   | 43                                                         |  |   | 687   
|               |  |                                         |        |                                                               |   |                                                            |  |   |       
|Total          |  | $                                       | 28,711 |                                                               | $ | 1,905                                                      |  | $ | 30,616
|               |  |                                         |        |                                                               |   |                                                            |  |   |       

Note 11.Pension Plan and Other Postretirement Benefits

Pension Plan and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

Substantially all of the Companys employees hired prior to December 31, 2004 participate in a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan (the Pension Plan). The Pension Plan requires benefits to be paid to all
eligible employees at retirement, based primarily on years of service with the Company and compensation rates in effect near retirement. The Pension Plans assets consist of shares held in collective investment funds and group annuity
contracts. The Companys policy is to fund benefits attributed to employees service to date, as well as service expected to be earned in the future. Based on current estimates, contributions of approximately $8.7 million are expected to
be made during 2008. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company made contributions of $7.3 million to the Pension Plan.

Certain
executives participate in a supplemental executive restoration plan (SERP), which provides enhanced retirement benefits to participants based on average compensation. The SERP is unfunded at September 30, 2008.

Pension expense for the Pension Plan and the SERP includes the following components for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands):



|                                              |  |                                 |        |   |                                 |   |        |      |  |      |     |  |   |    
|--------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ------ | - | ------------------------------- | - | ------ | ---- |  | ---- | --- |  | - | ---
|                                              |  | Pension Plan                    |        |   | SERP                           
|                                              |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |        |   | Three Months EndedSeptember 30,
|                                              |  | 2008                            |        |   | 2007                            |   |        | 2008 |  | 2007
|Service cost of benefits earned               |  | $                               | 598    |   |                                 | $ | 641    |      |  | $    | 82  |  | $ | 91 
|Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  |                                 | 1,919  |   |                                 |   | 1,855  |      |  |      | 144 |  |   | 140
|Estimated return on plan assets               |  |                                 | (2,176 | ) |                                 |   | (1,896 | )    |  |      |    |  |   |   
|Net amortization and deferral                 |  |                                 | 600    |   |                                 |   | 836    |      |  |      | 62  |  |   | 79 
|                                              |  |                                 |        |   |                                 |   |        |      |  |      |     |  |   |    
|Net pension expense                           |  | $                               | 941    |   |                                 | $ | 1,436  |      |  | $    | 288 |  | $ | 310
|                                              |  |                                 |        |   |                                 |   |        |      |  |      |     |  |   |    



|                                              |  |                                |        |   |                                |   |        |      |  |      |     |  |   |    
|--------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------ | ------ | - | ------------------------------ | - | ------ | ---- |  | ---- | --- |  | - | ---
|                                              |  | Pension Plan                   |        |   | SERP                          
|                                              |  | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |        |   | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
|                                              |  | 2008                           |        |   | 2007                           |   |        | 2008 |  | 2007
|Service cost of benefits earned               |  | $                              | 1,753  |   |                                | $ | 1,923  |      |  | $    | 246 |  | $ | 272
|Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  |                                | 5,754  |   |                                |   | 5,563  |      |  |      | 430 |  |   | 421
|Estimated return on plan assets               |  |                                | (6,512 | ) |                                |   | (5,688 | )    |  |      |    |  |   |   
|Net amortization and deferral                 |  |                                | 1,798  |   |                                |   | 2,507  |      |  |      | 186 |  |   | 237
|                                              |  |                                |        |   |                                |   |        |      |  |      |     |  |   |    
|Net pension expense                           |  | $                              | 2,793  |   |                                | $ | 4,305  |      |  | $    | 862 |  | $ | 930
|                                              |  |                                |        |   |                                |   |        |      |  |      |     |  |   |    



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Other Postretirement Benefits

The Company provides postretirement medical benefits to retired employees of certain of its subsidiaries. The Company accounts for these postretirement medical benefits in accordance with SFAS No. 106,
Employers Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other than Pensions.

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 includes the following components (in thousands):



|                                                               |  |                                 |    |                                |   |      |  |      |     |  |   |    
|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | -- | ------------------------------ | - | ---- |  | ---- | --- |  | - | ---
|                                                               |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |    | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
|                                                               |  | 2008                            |    | 2007                           |   | 2008 |  | 2007
|Service cost of benefits earned                                |  | $                               | 6  |                                | $ | 9    |  | $    | 17  |  | $ | 27 
|Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation |  |                                 | 73 |                                |   | 89   |  |      | 220 |  |   | 267
|Amortization                                                   |  |                                 | 12 |                                |   | 38   |  |      | 36  |  |   | 114
|                                                               |  |                                 |    |                                |   |      |  |      |     |  |   |    
|Net postretirement benefit cost                                |  | $                               | 91 |                                | $ | 136  |  | $    | 273 |  | $ | 408
|                                                               |  |                                 |    |                                |   |      |  |      |     |  |   |    

Note 12. Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires the use of the liability method of
accounting for deferred income taxes. Effective January 1, 2007, the Company implemented FASB Interpretation No. 48 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109) (FIN
48). FIN 48 was issued to clarify the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements by prescribing a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of
a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.

As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had $13.9 million and
$13.8 million of unrecognized tax benefits, of which $1.9 million and $4.6 million, respectively, would affect the annual effective tax rate if recognized. The difference between the gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits and the portion that
would affect the effective tax rate is attributable to items that would be offset by existing valuation allowance and the federal tax benefit related to state tax items.

The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the income tax provision. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, accrued interest and penalties related
to unrecognized tax benefits were $744 thousand and $667 thousand, respectively.

The effective rate of income tax for continuing operations for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 was a 26.2% benefit, compared with a 29.4% benefit for the same period last year. The effective rates are different from the statutory rates due to permanent tax adjustments, the inability of the Company to
record the tax benefits of losses in certain state and foreign jurisdictions, the write-off of goodwill with no tax basis, and changes in the estimated state income tax rates.

The Company and its subsidiaries file U.S. federal income tax returns and returns for various U.S. states and foreign jurisdictions. For federal purposes, the years that remain subject to examination by the IRS
include tax years 2001 through 2007. For state purposes, the years that remain subject to examination by state authorities include tax years 2000 through 2007. The Company is currently under audit by the State of Illinois for tax years 2003 through
2005 and the State of New York for tax years 2001 through 2003. No material adjustments are expected to result from either audit.



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Note 13. Loss Per Share

The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted (loss) income per share computations for net (loss) income from continuing operations (in thousands, except per share
information):



|                                                               |  |                                 |         |                                |      |   |        |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------ | ---- | - | ------ |  | - | ------- | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                               |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |         | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |     
|                                                               |  | 2008                            |         |                                | 2007 |   | 2008   |  |   | 2007    |  
|(Loss) income from continuing operations                       |  | $                               | (72,576 | )                              |      | $ | 1,108  |  | $ | (76,015 | ) |  | $ | (10,628 | )
|                                                               |  |                                 |         |                                |      |   |        |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Weighted average number of common shares outstanding  basic   |  |                                 | 28,710  |                                |      |   | 28,626 |  |   | 28,684  |   |  |   | 28,615  |  
|Common share equivalents                                       |  |                                 |        |                                |      |   | 246    |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|                                                               |  |                                 |         |                                |      |   |        |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Weighted average number of common shares outstanding  diluted |  |                                 | 28,710  |                                |      |   | 28,872 |  |   | 28,684  |   |  |   | 28,615  |  
|                                                               |  |                                 |         |                                |      |   |        |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Basic (loss) income per share from continuing operations       |  | $                               | (2.53   | )                              |      | $ | 0.04   |  | $ | (2.65   | ) |  | $ | (0.37   | )
|                                                               |  |                                 |         |                                |      |   |        |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Diluted (loss) income per share from continuing operations     |  | $                               | (2.53   | )                              |      | $ | 0.04   |  | $ | (2.65   | ) |  | $ | (0.37   | )
|                                                               |  |                                 |         |                                |      |   |        |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  

The impact of the dilutive effect of common share equivalents has been included in periods with net income. The
number of anti-dilutive common share equivalents not included in the computation of diluted weighted average shares for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was 1,911,861 and 1,678,473, respectively.

Note 14. Equity Interests in Unconsolidated Affiliate

Prior to July 24, 2008, the Company owned a 50% membership interest in Premier Boxboard Limited (PBL). PBL was a joint venture with Temple-Inland Inc. (Temple), which owned the remaining
50% interest, and was accounted for under the equity method. PBL produces lightweight gypsum facing paper along with containerboard grades and was managed by the Company. On July 24, 2008, the Company completed a transaction pursuant to which
it sold its 50% membership interest in PBL to its joint venture partner, Temple for $62 million. The Company used a portion of the proceeds of the sale to repay all outstanding debt under its Senior Credit Facility  comprised of the term loan
and revolving credit facility. Because of the significance of PBLs operating results to the Company, PBLs prior year summarized balance sheets and income statements are presented below (in thousands):



|                      |  |                  |        
|--------------------- |  | ---------------- | -------
|                      |  | December 31,2007
|Current assets        |  | $                | 19,571 
|Noncurrent assets     |  |                  | 121,943
|Current liabilities   |  |                  | 12,761 
|Long-term liabilities |  |                  | 501    
|Long-term debt        |  |                  | 50,000 
|Net assets            |  |                  | 78,252 



|                       |  |                                 |       |                                |   |        |  |      |        |  |   |       
|---------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ----- | ------------------------------ | - | ------ |  | ---- | ------ |  | - | ------
|                       |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |       | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
|                       |  | 2008                            |       | 2007                           |   | 2008   |  | 2007
|Sales                  |  | $                               | 9,879 |                                | $ | 33,389 |  | $    | 80,244 |  | $ | 94,416
|Gross profit           |  |                                 | 2,073 |                                |   | 4,490  |  |      | 15,173 |  |   | 12,544
|Income from operations |  |                                 | 1,490 |                                |   | 1,807  |  |      | 9,683  |  |   | 4,706 
|Net income             |  |                                 | 1,223 |                                |   | 850    |  |      | 7,330  |  |   | 1,865 

The Company received $5.6 million in cash distributions from PBL during the nine months ended September 30,
2008. The Company received $1.0 million in cash distributions from PBL during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The Companys equity interest in earnings from PBL for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was
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and $425 thousand, respectively. The Companys equity interest in earnings from PBL for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was
approximately $3.7 million and $932 thousand, respectively.

Note 15. Fair Value Measurements

On January 1, 2008, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 157. In February 2008, the FASB issued a final Staff Position to allow a one-year deferral of
adoption of SFAS 157 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a nonrecurring basis. The Company has elected this one-year deferral and thus will not apply the
provisions of SFAS 157 to nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are recognized at fair value in the financial statements on a nonrecurring basis until our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009. The Company is in the process of
evaluating the impact of applying SFAS 157 to nonfinancial assets and liabilities measured on a nonrecurring basis. The FASB also amended SFAS 157 to exclude FASB Statement No. 13 and its related interpretive accounting pronouncements that
address leasing transactions. SFAS 157 enables the reader of the financial statements to assess the inputs used to develop those measurements by establishing a hierarchy for ranking the quality and reliability of the information used to determine
fair values. SFAS 157 requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable
inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

The fair value of the Companys restricted cash is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. The Company generally applies fair value
techniques on a non-recurring basis associated with, (1) valuing potential impairment loss related to goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets accounted for pursuant to SFAS No. 142, and (2) valuing potential impairment loss
related to long-lived assets accounted for pursuant to SFAS No. 144.

The following table summarizes the carrying amounts and fair values of certain
assets at September 30, 2008 (in thousands):



|                |  |                |       |                                                            |   |                                           |  |                                       |   |  |   |  
|--------------- |  | -------------- | ----- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | - | ----------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------- | - |  | - | -
|                |  | CarryingAmount |       | Quoted Prices InActiveMarkets ForIdentical Assets(Level 1) |   | SignificantOtherObservableInputs(Level 2) |  | SignificantObservable Inputs(Level 3)
|Restricted cash |  | $              | 4,004 |                                                            | $ | 4,004                                     |  | $                                     |  |  | $ | 

The following table sets forth the fair values and carrying amounts of the Companys significant financial
instruments as of September 30, 2008 where the carrying amount differs from the fair value. The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, short-term debt and long-term variable-rate debt approximates fair value. The fair value of long-term
debt is based on quoted market prices (in thousands).



|                   |  |           |         |                |   |        
|------------------ |  | --------- | ------- | -------------- | - | -------
|                   |  | FairValue |         | CarryingAmount
|71/4% Senior Notes |  | $         | 21,243  |                | $ | 28,097 
|73/8% Senior Notes |  |           | 158,441 |                |   | 191,095
|                   |  |           |         |                |   |        
|                   |  | $         | 179,684 |                | $ | 219,192
|                   |  |           |         |                |   |        

Note 16. Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

These condensed consolidating financial statements reflect Caraustar Industries, Inc. and its subsidiary guarantors, which consist of all but one of the Companys
wholly-owned subsidiaries other than foreign subsidiaries (Subsidiary Guarantors). Nonguarantor subsidiaries are herein referred to as Nonguarantor Subsidiaries. Separate financial statements of the Subsidiary Guarantors are
not presented because the subsidiary guarantees are joint and several and full and unconditional, and the Company believes that the condensed consolidating financial statements presented are more meaningful in understanding the financial position of
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CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATING BALANCE
SHEETS

(In thousands)



|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|----------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------ | -------- | - | --------------------- | - | -------- | ------------------------ |  | - | ------------ | - |  | ------------ | -------- | - |  | - | -------- | -
|                                                |  | As of September 30, 2008 |         
|                                                |  | Parent                   |          |   | GuarantorSubsidiaries |   |          | NonguarantorSubsidiaries |  |   | Eliminations |   |  | Consolidated |         
|ASSETS                                          | 
|Current assets:                                 |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Cash and cash equivalents                       |  | $                        | 36,666   |   |                       | $ | 645      |                          |  | $ | 395          |   |  | $            |         |   |  | $ | 37,706   |  
|Intercompany funding                            |  |                          | (262,960 | ) |                       |   | 271,728  |                          |  |   | (8,768       | ) |  |              |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Receivables, net of allowances                  |  |                          |         |   |                       |   | 73,911   |                          |  |   | 8,867        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 82,778   |  
|Inventories                                     |  |                          |         |   |                       |   | 58,670   |                          |  |   | 3,331        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 62,001   |  
|Refundable income taxes                         |  |                          |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Current deferred tax assets                     |  |                          | 5,804    |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 5,804    |  
|Other current assets                            |  |                          | 3,219    |   |                       |   | 4,776    |                          |  |   | 53           |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 8,048    |  
|Assets of discontinued operations held for sale |  |                          | 96       |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 96       |  
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Total current assets                            |  |                          | (217,175 | ) |                       |   | 409,730  |                          |  |   | 3,878        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 196,433  |  
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Property, plant and equipment                   |  |                          | 33,065   |   |                       |   | 481,852  |                          |  |   | 11,661       |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 526,578  |  
|Less accumulated depreciation                   |  |                          | (15,671  | ) |                       |   | (280,871 | )                        |  |   | (2,960       | ) |  |              |         |   |  |   | (299,502 | )
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Property, plant and equipment, net              |  |                          | 17,394   |   |                       |   | 200,981  |                          |  |   | 8,701        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 227,076  |  
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Goodwill                                        |  |                          |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Investment in consolidated subsidiaries         |  |                          | 519,914  |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              | (519,914 | ) |  |   |         |  
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Investment in unconsolidated affiliate          |  |                          |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Other assets                                    |  |                          | 4,957    |   |                       |   | 5,334    |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 10,291   |  
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                |  | $                        | 325,090  |   |                       | $ | 616,045  |                          |  | $ | 12,579       |   |  | $            | (519,914 | ) |  | $ | 433,800  |  
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY            |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Current liabilities:                            |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Current maturities of debt                      |  | $                        | 191,095  |   |                       | $ |         |                          |  | $ |             |   |  | $            |         |   |  | $ | 191,095  |  
|Accounts payable                                |  |                          | 7,956    |   |                       |   | 49,126   |                          |  |   | 3,991        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 61,073   |  
|Accrued interest                                |  |                          | 5,569    |   |                       |   | 134      |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 5,703    |  
|Accrued compensation                            |  |                          | 2,424    |   |                       |   | 8,745    |                          |  |   | 533          |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 11,702   |  
|Accrued pension                                 |  |                          | 496      |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 496      |  
|Income taxes payable                            |  |                          | 2,959    |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 2,959    |  
|Capital lease obligations                       |  |                          |         |   |                       |   | 17       |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 17       |  
|Other accrued liabilities                       |  |                          | 2,582    |   |                       |   | 15,854   |                          |  |   | 182          |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 18,618   |  
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Total current liabilities                       |  |                          | 213,081  |   |                       |   | 73,876   |                          |  |   | 4,706        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 291,663  |  
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Long-term debt, less current maturities         |  |                          | 28,097   |   |                       |   | 8,200    |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 36,297   |  
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Long-term capital lease obligations             |  |                          |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Deferred income taxes                           |  |                          | (6,531   | ) |                       |   | 11,810   |                          |  |   | 1,875        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 7,154    |  
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Pension liability                               |  |                          | 22,074   |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 22,074   |  
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Other liabilities                               |  |                          | 2,525    |   |                       |   | 8,243    |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 10,768   |  
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Shareholders equity:                           |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Common stock                                    |  |                          | 2,951    |   |                       |   | 772      |                          |  |   | 497          |   |  |              | (1,269   | ) |  |   | 2,951    |  
|Additional paid-in capital                      |  |                          | 194,333  |   |                       |   | 550,830  |                          |  |   | 13,632       |   |  |              | (564,462 | ) |  |   | 194,333  |  
|Retained (deficit) earnings                     |  |                          | (111,142 | ) |                       |   | (37,686  | )                        |  |   | (9,607       | ) |  |              | 47,293   |   |  |   | (111,142 | )
|Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income   |  |                          | (20,298  | ) |                       |   |         |                          |  |   | 1,476        |   |  |              | (1,476   | ) |  |   | (20,298  | )
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Total shareholders equity                      |  |                          | 65,844   |   |                       |   | 513,916  |                          |  |   | 5,998        |   |  |              | (519,914 | ) |  |   | 65,844   |  
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                |  | $                        | 325,090  |   |                       | $ | 616,045  |                          |  | $ | 12,579       |   |  | $            | (519,914 | ) |  | $ | 433,800  |  
|                                                |  |                          |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATING BALANCE
SHEETS

(In thousands)



|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|----------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | -------- | - | --------------------- | - | -------- | ------------------------ |  | - | ------------ | - |  | ------------ | -------- | - |  | - | -------- | -
|                                                |  | As of December 31, 2007 |         
|                                                |  | Parent                  |          |   | GuarantorSubsidiaries |   |          | NonguarantorSubsidiaries |  |   | Eliminations |   |  | Consolidated |         
|ASSETS                                          | 
|Current assets:                                 |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Cash and cash equivalents                       |  | $                       | 316      |   |                       | $ | 5,734    |                          |  | $ | 498          |   |  | $            |         |   |  | $ | 6,548    |  
|Intercompany funding                            |  |                         | (231,322 | ) |                       |   | 233,346  |                          |  |   | (2,024       | ) |  |              |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Receivables, net of allowances                  |  |                         | 161      |   |                       |   | 71,408   |                          |  |   | 2,638        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 74,207   |  
|Inventories                                     |  |                         |         |   |                       |   | 64,469   |                          |  |   | 943          |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 65,412   |  
|Refundable income taxes                         |  |                         | 104      |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 104      |  
|Current deferred tax assets                     |  |                         | 5,841    |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 5,841    |  
|Other current assets                            |  |                         | 3,166    |   |                       |   | 3,895    |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 7,061    |  
|Assets of discontinued operations held for sale |  |                         | 96       |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 96       |  
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Total current assets                            |  |                         | (221,638 | ) |                       |   | 378,852  |                          |  |   | 2,055        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 159,269  |  
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Property, plant and equipment                   |  |                         | 34,305   |   |                       |   | 488,769  |                          |  |   | 5,727        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 528,801  |  
|Less accumulated depreciation                   |  |                         | (14,932  | ) |                       |   | (272,802 | )                        |  |   | (1,158       | ) |  |              |         |   |  |   | (288,892 | )
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Property, plant and equipment, net              |  |                         | 19,373   |   |                       |   | 215,967  |                          |  |   | 4,569        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 239,909  |  
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Goodwill                                        |  |                         |         |   |                       |   | 119,040  |                          |  |   | 3,502        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 122,542  |  
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Investment in consolidated subsidiaries         |  |                         | 610,689  |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              | (610,689 | ) |  |   |         |  
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Investment in unconsolidated affiliate          |  |                         | 39,117   |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 39,117   |  
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Other assets                                    |  |                         | 5,300    |   |                       |   | 5,883    |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 11,183   |  
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                |  | $                       | 452,841  |   |                       | $ | 719,742  |                          |  | $ | 10,126       |   |  | $            | (610,689 | ) |  | $ | 572,020  |  
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY            |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Current liabilities:                            |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Current maturities of debt                      |  | $                       | 5,830    |   |                       | $ |         |                          |  | $ |             |   |  | $            |         |   |  | $ | 5,830    |  
|Accounts payable                                |  |                         | 1,848    |   |                       |   | 60,812   |                          |  |   | 1,308        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 63,968   |  
|Accrued interest                                |  |                         | 1,707    |   |                       |   | 66       |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 1,773    |  
|Accrued compensation                            |  |                         | 1,238    |   |                       |   | 8,443    |                          |  |   | 147          |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 9,828    |  
|Accrued pension                                 |  |                         | 496      |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 496      |  
|Capital lease obligations                       |  |                         | 44       |   |                       |   | 28       |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 72       |  
|Other accrued liabilities                       |  |                         | 3,333    |   |                       |   | 17,417   |                          |  |   | 163          |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 20,913   |  
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Total current liabilities                       |  |                         | 14,496   |   |                       |   | 86,766   |                          |  |   | 1,618        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 102,880  |  
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Long-term debt, less current maturities         |  |                         | 244,812  |   |                       |   | 8,200    |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 253,012  |  
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Long-term capital lease obligations             |  |                         |         |   |                       |   | 14       |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 14       |  
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Deferred income taxes                           |  |                         | 20,364   |   |                       |   | 12,186   |                          |  |   | 1,532        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 34,082   |  
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Pension liability                               |  |                         | 27,980   |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 27,980   |  
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Other liabilities                               |  |                         | 5,370    |   |                       |   | 8,863    |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 14,233   |  
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Shareholders equity:                           |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Common stock                                    |  |                         | 2,947    |   |                       |   | 772      |                          |  |   | 497          |   |  |              | (1,269   | ) |  |   | 2,947    |  
|Additional paid-in capital                      |  |                         | 192,978  |   |                       |   | 550,830  |                          |  |   | 8,339        |   |  |              | (559,169 | ) |  |   | 192,978  |  
|Retained (deficit) earnings                     |  |                         | (35,127  | ) |                       |   | 52,111   |                          |  |   | (3,653       | ) |  |              | (48,458  | ) |  |   | (35,127  | )
|Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income   |  |                         | (20,979  | ) |                       |   |         |                          |  |   | 1,793        |   |  |              | (1,793   | ) |  |   | (20,979  | )
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Total shareholders equity                      |  |                         | 139,819  |   |                       |   | 603,713  |                          |  |   | 6,976        |   |  |              | (610,689 | ) |  |   | 139,819  |  
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                |  | $                       | 452,841  |   |                       | $ | 719,742  |                          |  | $ | 10,126       |   |  | $            | (610,689 | ) |  | $ | 572,020  |  
|                                                |  |                         |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  



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|                                                                                   |  |                                               |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |          |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------------------- | -------- | - | --------------------- | - | -------- | ------------------------ |  | - | ------------ | - |  | ------------ | ------- | - |  | - | -------- | -
|                                                                                   |  | For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008 |         
|                                                                                   |  | Parent                                        |          |   | GuarantorSubsidiaries |   |          | NonguarantorSubsidiaries |  |   | Eliminations |   |  | Consolidated |        
|Sales                                                                              |  | $                                             |         |   |                       | $ | 274,302  |                          |  | $ | 8,399        |   |  | $            | (68,247 | ) |  | $ | 214,454  |  
|Cost of sales                                                                      |  |                                               |         |   |                       |   | 243,434  |                          |  |   | 7,378        |   |  |              | (68,247 | ) |  |   | 182,565  |  
|Selling, general and administrative expenses                                       |  |                                               | 6,083    |   |                       |   | 18,154   |                          |  |   | 668          |   |  |              |        |   |  |   | 24,905   |  
|Goodwill Impairment                                                                |  |                                               |         |   |                       |   | 119,040  |                          |  |   | 6,212        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 125,252  |  
|Restructuring and impairment costs                                                 |  |                                               |         |   |                       |   | (809     | )                        |  |   |             |   |  |              |        |   |  |   | (809     | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                               |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |          |  
|(Loss) income from operations                                                      |  |                                               | (6,083   | ) |                       |   | (105,517 | )                        |  |   | (5,859       | ) |  |              |        |   |  |   | (117,459 | )
|Other (expense) income:                                                            |  |                                               |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |          |  
|Interest expense                                                                   |  |                                               | (3,914   | ) |                       |   | (85      | )                        |  |   |             |   |  |              |        |   |  |   | (3,999   | )
|Interest income                                                                    |  |                                               | 173      |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |        |   |  |   | 173      |  
|Equity in income of consolidated affiliate                                         |  |                                               | (111,260 | ) |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              | 111,260 |   |  |   |         |  
|Gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated affiliate                               |  |                                               | 23,807   |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 23,807   |  
|Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliate                                       |  |                                               | 611      |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |        |   |  |   | 611      |  
|Other, net                                                                         |  |                                               |         |   |                       |   | 292      |                          |  |   | (91          | ) |  |              |        |   |  |   | 201      |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                               |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                               | (90,583  | ) |                       |   | 207      |                          |  |   | (91          | ) |  |              | 111,260 |   |  |   | 20,793   |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                               |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |          |  
|(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest |  |                                               | (96,666  | ) |                       |   | (105,310 | )                        |  |   | (5,950       | ) |  |              | 111,260 |   |  |   | (96,666  | )
|Benefit for income taxes                                                           |  |                                               | 24,090   |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |        |   |  |   | 24,090   |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                               |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |          |  
|(Loss) income from continuing operations                                           |  |                                               | (72,576  | ) |                       |   | (105,310 | )                        |  |   | (5,950       | ) |  |              | 111,260 |   |  |   | (72,576  | )
|Discontinued operations:                                                           |  |                                               |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |          |  
|Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes                     |  |                                               |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Benefit for income taxes of discontinued operations                                |  |                                               |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |        |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                               |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |          |  
|Income (loss) from discontinued operations                                         |  |                                               |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |        |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                               |          |   |                       |   |          |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |          |  
|Net (loss) income                                                                  |  | $                                             | (72,576  | ) |                       | $ | (105,310 | )                        |  | $ | (5,950       | ) |  | $            | 111,260 |   |  | $ | (72,576  | )
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OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands)



|                                                                                   |  |                                               |        |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |         |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------------------- | ------ | - | --------------------- | - | ------- | ------------------------ |  | - | ------------ | - |  | ------------ | ------- | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                   |  | For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2007 |       
|                                                                                   |  | Parent                                        |        |   | GuarantorSubsidiaries |   |         | NonguarantorSubsidiaries |  |   | Eliminations |   |  | Consolidated |        
|Sales                                                                              |  | $                                             |       |   |                       | $ | 278,861 |                          |  | $ | 1,669        |   |  | $            | (70,899 | ) |  | $ | 209,631 |  
|Cost of sales                                                                      |  |                                               |       |   |                       |   | 249,981 |                          |  |   | 1,556        |   |  |              | (70,899 | ) |  |   | 180,638 |  
|Selling, general and administrative expenses                                       |  |                                               | 6,160  |   |                       |   | 16,485  |                          |  |   | 132          |   |  |              |        |   |  |   | 22,777  |  
|Restructuring and impairment costs                                                 |  |                                               | (19    | ) |                       |   | 154     |                          |  |   | 22           |   |  |              |        |   |  |   | 157     |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                               |        |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |         |  
|(Loss) income from operations                                                      |  |                                               | (6,141 | ) |                       |   | 12,241  |                          |  |   | (41          | ) |  |              |        |   |  |   | 6,059   |  
|Other (expense) income:                                                            |  |                                               |        |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest expense                                                                   |  |                                               | (4,764 | ) |                       |   | (116    | )                        |  |   |             |   |  |              |        |   |  |   | (4,880  | )
|Interest income                                                                    |  |                                               | 55     |   |                       |   | 1       |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |        |   |  |   | 56      |  
|Equity in income of consolidated affiliates                                        |  |                                               | 3,001  |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              | (3,001  | ) |  |   |        |  
|Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates                                      |  |                                               | 393    |   |                       |   | 37      |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |        |   |  |   | 430     |  
|Gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated affiliates                              |  |                                               | 19     |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |        |   |  |   | 19      |  
|Other, net                                                                         |  |                                               |       |   |                       |   | 105     |                          |  |   | (29          | ) |  |              |        |   |  |   | 76      |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                               |        |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                               | (1,296 | ) |                       |   | 27      |                          |  |   | (29          | ) |  |              | (3,001  | ) |  |   | (4,299  | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                               |        |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |         |  
|(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest |  |                                               | (7,437 | ) |                       |   | 12,268  |                          |  |   | (70          | ) |  |              | (3,001  | ) |  |   | 1,760   |  
|Provision for income taxes                                                         |  |                                               | (652   | ) |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |        |   |  |   | (652    | )
|Minority interest in income                                                        |  |                                               |       |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |        |   |  |   |        |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                               |        |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |         |  
|(Loss) income from continuing operations                                           |  |                                               | (8,089 | ) |                       |   | 12,268  |                          |  |   | (70          | ) |  |              | (3,001  | ) |  |   | 1,108   |  
|Discontinued operations:                                                           |  |                                               |        |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes                              |  |                                               |       |   |                       |   | (9,150  | )                        |  |   | (389         | ) |  |              |        |   |  |   | (9,539  | )
|Benefit for income taxes of discontinued operations                                |  |                                               |       |   |                       |   | 1,850   |                          |  |   | 91           |   |  |              |        |   |  |   | 1,941   |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                               |        |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Loss from discontinued operations                                                  |  |                                               |       |   |                       |   | (7,300  | )                        |  |   | (298         | ) |  |              |        |   |  |   | (7,598  | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                               |        |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Net (loss) income                                                                  |  | $                                             | (8,089 | ) |                       | $ | 4,968   |                          |  | $ | (368         | ) |  | $            | (3,001  | ) |  | $ | (6,490  | )
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(In thousands)



|                                                                                   |  |                                              |          |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------------- | -------- | - | --------------------- | - | ------- | ------------------------ |  | - | ------------ | - |  | ------------ | -------- | - |  | - | -------- | -
|                                                                                   |  | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 |         
|                                                                                   |  | Parent                                       |          |   | GuarantorSubsidiaries |   |         | NonguarantorSubsidiaries |  |   | Eliminations |   |  | Consolidated |         
|Sales                                                                              |  | $                                            |         |   |                       | $ | 827,758 |                          |  | $ | 24,487       |   |  | $            | (204,263 | ) |  | $ | 647,982  |  
|Cost of sales                                                                      |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   | 743,840 |                          |  |   | 22,173       |   |  |              | (204,263 | ) |  |   | 561,750  |  
|Selling, general and administrative expenses                                       |  |                                              | 21,844   |   |                       |   | 49,787  |                          |  |   | 2,011        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 73,642   |  
|Goodwill impairment                                                                |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   | 119,040 |                          |  |   | 6,212        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 125,252  |  
|Restructuring and impairment costs                                                 |  |                                              | 806      |   |                       |   | 4,951   |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 5,757    |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                              |          |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Loss from operations                                                               |  |                                              | (22,650  | ) |                       |   | (89,860 | )                        |  |   | (5,909       | ) |  |              |         |   |  |   | (118,419 | )
|Other (expense) income:                                                            |  |                                              |          |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Interest expense                                                                   |  |                                              | (12,276  | ) |                       |   | (265    | )                        |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | (12,541  | )
|Interest income                                                                    |  |                                              | 210      |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 210      |  
|Equity in income of consolidated affiliate                                         |  |                                              | (95,751  | ) |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              | 95,751   |   |  |   |         |  
|Gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated affiliate                               |  |                                              | 23,807   |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 23,807   |  
|Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliate                                       |  |                                              | 3,665    |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 3,665    |  
|Other, net                                                                         |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   | 328     |                          |  |   | (45          | ) |  |              |         |   |  |   | 283      |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                              |          |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                              | (80,345  | ) |                       |   | 63      |                          |  |   | (45          | ) |  |              | 95,751   |   |  |   | 15,424   |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                              |          |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest |  |                                              | (102,995 | ) |                       |   | (89,797 | )                        |  |   | (5,954       | ) |  |              | 95,751   |   |  |   | (102,995 | )
|Benefit for income taxes                                                           |  |                                              | 26,980   |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 26,980   |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                              |          |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|(Loss) income from continuing operations                                           |  |                                              | (76,015  | ) |                       |   | (89,797 | )                        |  |   | (5,954       | ) |  |              | 95,751   |   |  |   | (76,015  | )
|Discontinued operations:                                                           |  |                                              |          |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes                     |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Benefit for income taxes of discontinued operations                                |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                              |          |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Income (loss) from discontinued operations                                         |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                              |          |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Net (loss) income                                                                  |  | $                                            | (76,015  | ) |                       | $ | (89,797 | )                        |  | $ | (5,954       | ) |  | $            | 95,751   |   |  | $ | (76,015  | )
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OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands)



|                                                                                   |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |         |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------------- | ------- | - | --------------------- | - | ------- | ------------------------ |  | - | ------------ | - |  | ------------ | -------- | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                   |  | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 |        
|                                                                                   |  | Parent                                       |         |   | GuarantorSubsidiaries |   |         | NonguarantorSubsidiaries |  |   | Eliminations |   |  | Consolidated |         
|Sales                                                                              |  | $                                            |        |   |                       | $ | 841,702 |                          |  | $ | 12,290       |   |  | $            | (203,688 | ) |  | $ | 650,304 |  
|Cost of sales                                                                      |  |                                              |        |   |                       |   | 758,241 |                          |  |   | 10,746       |   |  |              | (203,688 | ) |  |   | 565,299 |  
|Selling, general and administrative expenses                                       |  |                                              | 21,236  |   |                       |   | 55,065  |                          |  |   | 1,037        |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 77,338  |  
|Restructuring and impairment costs                                                 |  |                                              | (10     | ) |                       |   | 9,290   |                          |  |   | 387          |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 9,667   |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |         |  
|(Loss) income from operations                                                      |  |                                              | (21,226 | ) |                       |   | 19,106  |                          |  |   | 120          |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | (2,000  | )
|Other (expense) income:                                                            |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest expense                                                                   |  |                                              | (14,041 | ) |                       |   | (318    | )                        |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | (14,359 | )
|Interest income                                                                    |  |                                              | 156     |   |                       |   | 1       |                          |  |   | 1            |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 158     |  
|Equity in income of consolidated affiliates                                        |  |                                              | 10,294  |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              | (10,294  | ) |  |   |        |  
|Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates                                      |  |                                              | 944     |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 944     |  
|Gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated affiliates.                             |  |                                              | 19      |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 19      |  
|Other, net                                                                         |  |                                              |        |   |                       |   | 231     |                          |  |   | (57          | ) |  |              |         |   |  |   | 174     |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                              | (2,628  | ) |                       |   | (86     | )                        |  |   | (56          | ) |  |              | (10,294  | ) |  |   | (13,064 | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |         |  
|(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest |  |                                              | (23,854 | ) |                       |   | 19,020  |                          |  |   | 64           |   |  |              | (10,294  | ) |  |   | (15,064 | )
|Benefit for income taxes                                                           |  |                                              | 4,436   |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 4,436   |  
|Minority interest in income                                                        |  |                                              |        |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |  |              |         |   |  |   |        |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |         |  
|(Loss) income from continuing operations                                           |  |                                              | (19,418 | ) |                       |   | 19,020  |                          |  |   | 64           |   |  |              | (10,294  | ) |  |   | (10,628 | )
|Discontinued operations:                                                           |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes                     |  |                                              |        |   |                       |   | (8,506  | )                        |  |   | (284         | ) |  |              |         |   |  |   | (8,790  | )
|(Provision) benefit for income taxes of discontinued operations                    |  |                                              |        |   |                       |   | 1,622   |                          |  |   | 54           |   |  |              |         |   |  |   | 1,676   |  
|                                                                                   |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Loss from discontinued operations                                                  |  |                                              |        |   |                       |   | (6,884  | )                        |  |   | (230         | ) |  |              |         |   |  |   | (7,114  | )
|                                                                                   |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |  |              |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Net (loss) income                                                                  |  | $                                            | (19,418 | ) |                       | $ | 12,136  |                          |  | $ | (166         | ) |  | $            | (10,294  | ) |  | $ | (17,742 | )
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CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)



|                                                                     |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------------- | ------- | - | --------------------- | - | ------ | ------------------------ |  | - | ------------ | - | ------------ | - | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                                     |  | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 |        
|                                                                     |  | Parent                                       |         |   | GuarantorSubsidiaries |   |        | NonguarantorSubsidiaries |  |   | Eliminations |   | Consolidated |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                  |  | $                                            | 9,957   |   |                       | $ | (167   | )                        |  | $ | (103         | ) |              | $ |  |  | $ | 9,687   |  
|                                                                     |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  
|Investing activities:                                                |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  
|Purchases of property, plant and equipment                           |  |                                              | (676    | ) |                       |   | (8,584 | )                        |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | (9,260  | )
|Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment              |  |                                              |        |   |                       |   | 3,662  |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | 3,662   |  
|Changes in restricted cash                                           |  |                                              | (41     | ) |                       |   |       |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | (41     | )
|Net proceeds from the sale of investment in unconsolidated affiliate |  |                                              | 60,944  |   |                       |   |       |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | 60,944  |  
|Return of investment in unconsolidated affiliate                     |  |                                              | 1,980   |   |                       |   |       |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | 1,980   |  
|Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired                      |  |                                              | (5,359  | ) |                       |   |       |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | (5,359  | )
|                                                                     |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                  |  |                                              | 56,848  |   |                       |   | (4,922 | )                        |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | 51,926  |  
|                                                                     |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  
|Financing activities:                                                |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  
|Proceeds from senior credit facility  revolver                      |  |                                              | 79,921  |   |                       |   |       |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | 79,921  |  
|Repayments of senior credit facility  revolver                      |  |                                              | (90,260 | ) |                       |   |       |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | (90,260 | )
|Repayments of senior credit facility  term loan                     |  |                                              | (20,048 | ) |                       |   |       |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | (20,048 | )
|Payments for capital lease obligations                               |  |                                              | (68     | ) |                       |   |       |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | (68     | )
|                                                                     |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  
|Net cash used in financing activities                                |  |                                              | (30,455 | ) |                       |   |       |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | (30,455 | )
|                                                                     |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  
|Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                 |  |                                              | 36,350  |   |                       |   | (5,089 | )                        |  |   | (103         | ) |              |   |  |  |   | 31,158  |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                     |  |                                              | 316     |   |                       |   | 5,734  |                          |  |   | 498          |   |              |   |  |  |   | 6,548   |  
|                                                                     |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                           |  | $                                            | 36,666  |   |                       | $ | 645    |                          |  | $ | 395          |   |              | $ |  |  | $ | 37,706  |  
|                                                                     |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  



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CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)



|                                                                |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------------- | ------- | - | --------------------- | - | ------- | ------------------------ |  | - | ------------ | - | ------------ | - | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                                |  | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 |        
|                                                                |  | Parent                                       |         |   | GuarantorSubsidiaries |   |         | NonguarantorSubsidiaries |  |   | Eliminations |   | Consolidated |  
|Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities             |  | $                                            | (17,769 | ) |                       | $ | 14,648  |                          |  | $ | (2,352       | ) |              | $ |  |  | $ | (5,473  | )
|                                                                |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  
|Investing activities:                                           |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  
|Purchases of property, plant and equipment                      |  |                                              | (2,274  | ) |                       |   | (18,403 | )                        |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | (20,677 | )
|Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment         |  |                                              |        |   |                       |   | 3,932   |                          |  |   | 2,071        |   |              |   |  |  |   | 6,003   |  
|Changes in restricted cash                                      |  |                                              | (115    | ) |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | (115    | )
|Return of investment in unconsolidated affiliate                |  |                                              | 41      |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | 41      |  
|Investment in unconsolidated affiliate                          |  |                                              | (78     | ) |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | (78     | )
|Net proceeds from sale of interest in unconsolidated affiliates |  |                                              | 161     |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | 161     |  
|                                                                |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  
|Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities             |  |                                              | (2,265  | ) |                       |   | (14,471 | )                        |  |   | 2,071        |   |              |   |  |  |   | (14,665 | )
|                                                                |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  
|Financing activities:                                           |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  
|Proceeds from senior credit facility  revolver                 |  |                                              | 107,436 |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | 107,436 |  
|Repayments of senior credit facility  revolver                 |  |                                              | (89,781 | ) |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | (89,781 | )
|Proceeds from note payable                                      |  |                                              | 7,005   |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | 7,005   |  
|Proceeds from senior credit facility  term loan                |  |                                              |        |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   |        |  
|Repayments of senior credit facility  term loan                |  |                                              | (4,375  | ) |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | (4,375  | )
|Payments for capital lease obligations                          |  |                                              | (373    | ) |                       |   | (36     | )                        |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | (409    | )
|Issuances of stock, net of forfeitures                          |  |                                              | 20      |   |                       |   |        |                          |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | 20      |  
|                                                                |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities             |  |                                              | 19,932  |   |                       |   | (36     | )                        |  |   |             |   |              |   |  |  |   | 19,896  |  
|                                                                |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  
|Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents            |  |                                              | (102    | ) |                       |   | 141     |                          |  |   | (281         | ) |              |   |  |  |   | (242    | )
|Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                |  |                                              | 154     |   |                       |   | 88      |                          |  |   | 780          |   |              |   |  |  |   | 1,022   |  
|                                                                |  |                                              |         |   |                       |   |         |                          |  |   |              |   |              |   |   |  |   |         |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                      |  | $                                            | 52      |   |                       | $ | 229     |                          |  | $ | 499          |   |              | $ |  |  | $ | 780     |  
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Note 17.Subsequent Event

On October 24, 2008, Caraustar Industries, Inc. (the Company) advised employees regarding
managements and the Board of Directors decision to exit its Recovered Fiber Group through a marketing and sale process. The Recovered Fiber Group consists of eight recovered fiber operations located in Columbus, Georgia; Dalton, Georgia;
Doraville, Georgia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Cleveland, Ohio; Hardeeville, South Carolina; Chattanooga, Tennessee and Texarkana, Texas. The decision to market the Recovered Fiber Group for sale is part of the Companys efforts to generate the
additional liquidity required to satisfy its obligations on maturity of the 73/8% Senior Notes due June 1, 2009.

In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, the Company will classify the assets of the Recovered Fiber Group
segment as held for sale and financial results will be reported in discontinued operations commencing in the fourth quarter of 2008.

On October 31,
2008, the Company amended its Senior Credit Facility as more fully described in Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



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|ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
|------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The following is managements discussion and analysis of certain significant factors that have affected our financial condition and operating results during the periods included in the accompanying condensed
consolidated financial statements. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this report, and with managements discussion and
analysis of financial condition and results of operations and consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

General

We are a major manufacturer of recycled paperboard and converted paperboard products. We operate in four business segments. The
paperboard segment manufactures 100% recycled uncoated and clay-coated paperboard and operates specialty converting operations. The recovered fiber segment collects and sells recycled paper and brokers recycled paper and other paper rolls. The tube
and core segment produces spiral and convolute-wound tubes and cores and edge protectors. The folding carton segment produces printed and unprinted folding cartons and set-up boxes.

Our business is vertically integrated to a large extent. This means that our converting operations consume a large portion of our own paperboard production, approximately 51% in the first nine months of 2008. The
remaining 49% of our paperboard production is sold to external customers in any of the four recycled paperboard end-use markets: tube and core; folding cartons; gypsum wallboard facing paper; and specialty paperboard products. As part of our
strategy to optimize our operating efficiency, each of our mills can produce recycled paperboard for more than one end-use market. This allows us to shift production among mills in response to customer or market demands.

More recently, in light of the difficult operating climate we have faced, and in an effort to reduce costs and improve our business mix, capacity utilization, and
profitability, restructuring activities have been an important element of our strategy. The previous sales of our interest in Standard Gypsum, our corrugated box plant, and our partition operations, as well as the recent sale of a coated recycled
paperboard mill, our specialty packaging division, our composite container and plastics businesses and Premier Boxboard Limited LLC, are all part of our strategic transformation plan to reduce our debt and better position ourselves to compete and
leverage our expertise in our core businesses.

Our substantial level of indebtedness, including our
73/8% Senior Notes, which are now classified as current liabilities and are due on June 1, 2009, increases the possibility
that we may be unable to generate cash sufficient to pay, when due, the principal of, interest on, or other amounts in respect of our indebtedness. We are attempting to refinance, restructure or raise sufficient capital to repay the $189.8 million
balance outstanding on these Notes. We are pursuing various alternatives to meet that objective. We may not, however, be able to refinance or raise sufficient capital to repay the Senior Notes on terms acceptable to us, or at all. Our substantial
indebtedness could have significant consequences to holders of our debt and equity securities.

At June 30, 2008, we had $125.3 million of
recorded goodwill, which represented the excess purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired in prior periods. Goodwill is reviewed at least annually or more frequently on the occurrence of events or
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we determined that recorded amounts of goodwill were not supported by the fair values as calculated by several methods, including the impact of the decline
in our share price during the quarter. Accordingly, a non-cash goodwill impairment loss of $125.3 million was recorded as of September 30, 2008. We have amortizable basis of approximately $43 million in goodwill for federal income tax purposes,
which is available to offset future taxable income from operations or gains from sales of assets, subject to potential limitations under the Internal Revenue Code.

We are a holding company that operates our business through 22 subsidiaries as of September 30, 2008. Through July 24, 2008, we owned a 50% interest in a joint venture with Temple-Inland. We accounted for the interests in our
joint venture under the equity method of accounting. See Liquidity and Capital Resources  OffBalance Sheet Arrangements  Joint Venture Financings below.

On July 24, 2008, we completed the sale of our 50% membership interest in Premier Boxboard LLC (PBL) to our joint venture partner, Temple-Inland, Inc.
(Temple). On July 23, 2008, PBL made the final dividend distribution to us and Temple in the amount of $1.6 million. This final distribution was made in full and complete satisfaction of our right to receive any other distribution
or payment from PBL.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make estimates that affect the amounts of revenues,
expenses, assets, and liabilities reported. The critical accounting matters that are very important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require some of managements most difficult, subjective, and complex
judgments are described in detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2008. The accounting for these matters involves forming
estimates based on current facts, circumstances, and assumptions which, in managements judgment, could change in a manner that would materially affect managements future estimates with respect to such matters and, accordingly, could
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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007

The volume information shown below includes shipments of paperboard products made or purchased by us (excluding volume shipped by our unconsolidated joint venture)
combined and presented by end-use market lines as well as by reporting segments. It is important to note, however, that portions of our sales do not have related paperboard volume, such as sales of recovered fiber.



|                                                            |  |                                 |  |       |  |        |         |  |       |  
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- |  | ----- |  | ------ | ------- |  | ----- | -
|                                                            |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |  |       |  |        | %Change | 
|                                                            |  | 2008                            |  | 2007  |  | Change |         | 
|Paperboard volume by end-use market (tons in thousands):    |  |                                 |  |       |  |        |         |  |       |  
|Tube and core market                                        |  |                                 |  |       |  |        |         |  |       |  
|Volume shipped to internal converters                       |  | 64.2                            |  | 64.2  |  | 0.0    |         |  | 0.0   | %
|Mill volume shipped to external customers                   |  | 13.1                            |  | 13.2  |  | (0.1   | )       |  | -0.8  | %
|                                                            |  |                                 |  |       |  |        |         |  |       |  
|Total                                                       |  | 77.3                            |  | 77.4  |  | (0.1   | )       |  | -0.1  | %
|                                                            |  |                                 |  |      
|Folding carton market                                       |  |                                 |  |       |  |        |         |  |       |  
|Volume shipped to internal converters                       |  | 38.8                            |  | 33.6  |  | 5.2    |         |  | 15.5  | %
|Mill volume shipped to external customers                   |  | 24.7                            |  | 21.8  |  | 2.9    |         |  | 13.3  | %
|                                                            |  |                                 |  |       |  |        |         |  |       |  
|Total                                                       |  | 63.5                            |  | 55.4  |  | 8.1    |         |  | 14.6  | %
|                                                            |  |                                 |  |      
|Gypsum wallboard facing paper market                        |  |                                 |  |       |  |        |         |  |       |  
|Mill volume shipped to external customers                   |  | 15.3                            |  | 17.6  |  | (2.3   | )       |  | -13.1 | %
|                                                            |  |                                 |  |      
|Specialty paperboard products market                        |  |                                 |  |       |  |        |         |  |       |  
|Volume shipped to internal converters                       |  | 24.8                            |  | 24.5  |  | 0.3    |         |  | 1.2   | %
|Mill volume shipped to external customers                   |  | 27.1                            |  | 23.8  |  | 3.3    |         |  | 13.9  | %
|                                                            |  |                                 |  |       |  |        |         |  |       |  
|Total                                                       |  | 51.9                            |  | 48.3  |  | 3.6    |         |  | 7.5   | %
|                                                            |  |                                 |  |      
|Total paperboard volume                                     |  | 208.0                           |  | 198.7 |  | 9.3    |         |  | 4.7   | %
|                                                            |  |                                 |  |       |  |        |         |  |       |  
|                                                            |  |                                 |  |      
|Paperboard volume by reporting segment (tons in thousands): |  |                                 |  |       |  |        |         |  |       |  
|Paperboard segment                                          |  | 95.5                            |  | 91.6  |  | 3.9    |         |  | 4.3   | %
|Tube and core segment                                       |  | 73.7                            |  | 73.4  |  | 0.3    |         |  | 0.4   | %
|Folding carton segment                                      |  | 38.8                            |  | 33.7  |  | 5.1    |         |  | 15.1  | %
|                                                            |  |                                 |  |       |  |        |         |  |       |  
|Total paperboard volume                                     |  | 208.0                           |  | 198.7 |  | 9.3    |         |  | 4.7   | %
|                                                            |  |                                 |  |       |  |        |         |  |       |  

Paperboard Volume. Total paperboard volume for the three months ended September 30, 2008,
increased 4.7% to 208.0 thousand tons from 198.7 thousand tons for the same period in 2007. Tons sold from paperboard mill production increased 1.8% to 163.0 thousand tons for the three months ended September 30, 2008, compared
to the same period in 2007. The total volume of paperboard converted increased 4.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2008.

Total paperboard
volume increased primarily due to an increase in sales of converted and unconverted paperboard to the folding carton end-use market, and an increase in sales of unconverted paperboard to the specialty paperboard end use markets.



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Sales. Our consolidated sales for the three months ended September 30, 2008 increased 2.3% to $214.5
million from $209.6 million for the same period in 2007. The following table presents sales by business segment (in thousands):



|                |  |                                 |         |         |   |         |         |   |        |   |  |       |  
|--------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ------- | ------- | - | ------- | ------- | - | ------ | - |  | ----- | -
|                |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |         | $Change |   |         | %Change |  
|                |  | 2008                            |         | 2007    |   |        
|Paperboard      |  | $                               | 57,163  |         | $ | 51,125  |         | $ | 6,038  |   |  | 11.8  | %
|Recovered fiber |  |                                 | 24,553  |         |   | 32,075  |         |   | (7,522 | ) |  | -23.5 | %
|Tube and core   |  |                                 | 73,653  |         |   | 74,084  |         |   | (431   | ) |  | -0.6  | %
|Folding carton  |  |                                 | 59,085  |         |   | 52,347  |         |   | 6,738  |   |  | 12.9  | %
|                |  |                                 |         |         |   |         |         |   |        |   |  |       |  
|Total           |  | $                               | 214,454 |         | $ | 209,631 |         | $ | 4,823  |   |  | 2.3   | %
|                |  |                                 |         |         |   |         |         |   |        |   |  |       |  

Paperboard Segment

Sales for the paperboard segment increased due to higher selling prices and higher volume which accounted for approximately $3.3 million and for approximately $2.9 million, respectively. This increase was partially
offset by a decrease of approximately $147 thousand in sales related to the disposition of a converting facility during 2007.

Recovered Fiber
Segment

Sales for the recovered fiber segment decreased due to lower volume and lower selling prices which accounted for approximately $1.8 million
and for approximately $5.7 million respectively.

Tube and Core Segment

Sales for the tube and core segment decreased due to lower volume which accounted for approximately $1.4 million which decrease was partially offset by an increase in selling prices which accounted for approximately
$900 thousand.

Folding Carton Segment

Sales
for the folding carton segment increased primarily due to higher volume.

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales for the three months ended
September 30, 2008 increased $2.0 million from $180.6 million in 2007 to $182.6 million in 2008. This increase was primarily due to the following factors:



| |  |  | Higher direct material costs of $1.9 million in the paperboard segment primarily due to increased volume.
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| |  |  | Higher energy and fuel costs of $1.9 million in the paperboard segment due to increased fuel prices.
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Higher depreciation expense and other manufacturing costs of $0.6 million in the paperboard segment.
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Higher freight costs of $2.0 million in the paperboard, carton and tube and core segments.
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Higher direct material costs of $3.4 million in the folding carton segment primarily due to increased volume.
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

These factors were partially offset by the following increased expenses:



| |  |  | Lower direct material costs of $2.4 million in the tube and core segment primarily due to lower volume.
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| |  |  | Lower direct material costs of approximately $6.7 million in the recovered fiber segment due to lower prices and volume.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2008
increased $2.1 million from $22.8 million in 2007 to $24.9 million in 2008. The increase was primarily due to the following factors:



| |  |  | Increased selling, general and administrative expense due to the cessation of management and commission fees of approximately $621 thousand related to our
participation in Premier Boxboard Limited venture, which fees were shown as a reduction of selling, general and administrative expense.
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| |  |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses in 2007 included a rebate of approximately $222 thousand related to property insurance.
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| |  |  | Increased depreciation expense of approximately $269 thousand related to ERP modules placed into service in Corporate.
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| |  |  | Increased bad debt expense of approximately $239 thousand in the tube and core segment.
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| |  |  | Increased professional services expense related to property appraisal fees of approximately $430 thousand in Corporate.
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| |  |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses in 2007 included a reduction of key employee incentive compensation expense of approximately $735 thousand.
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Restructuring and Impairment Costs.During the three months ended September 30, 2008, we incurred net charges
totaling $124.4 million for restructuring and impairment costs. The total consisted of approximately $125.3 million for the impairment of goodwill, a $1.9 million gain on the disposal of assets, approximately $356 thousand for other exit costs and
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$936 thousand for other exit costs during the three months ended September 30, 2008, leaving an estimated liability of $4.4 million at
September 30, 2008.

See the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding our restructuring plans.

(Loss) Income From Operations. Loss from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was $117.5 million, a decrease of
$123.6 million compared to income from operations of $6.1 million reported for the same period last year. The following table presents (loss) income from operations by business segment (in thousands):



|                  |  |                                 |          |   |         |   |        |         |  |   |          |   |  |          |  
|----------------- |  | ------------------------------- | -------- | - | ------- | - | ------ | ------- |  | - | -------- | - |  | -------- | -
|                  |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |          |   | $Change |   |        | %Change | 
|                  |  | 2008                            |          |   | 2007    |   |        |        
|Paperboard        |  | $                               | (62,536  | ) |         | $ | 3,295  |         |  | $ | (65,831  | ) |  | -1997.9  | %
|Recovered fiber   |  |                                 | (2,237   | ) |         |   | 2,029  |         |  |   | (4,266   | ) |  | -210.3   | %
|Tube and core     |  |                                 | (49,562  | ) |         |   | 5,124  |         |  |   | (54,686  | ) |  | -1067.3  | %
|Folding carton    |  |                                 | 4,711    |   |         |   | 1,437  |         |  |   | 3,274    |   |  | 227.8    | %
|Corporate expense |  |                                 | (7,835   | ) |         |   | (5,826 | )       |  |   | (2,009   | ) |  | -34.5    | %
|                  |  |                                 |          |   |         |   |        |         |  |   |          |   |  |          |  
|Total             |  | $                               | (117,459 | ) |         | $ | 6,059  |         |  | $ | (123,518 | ) |  | -2,038.6 | %
|                  |  |                                 |          |   |         |   |        |         |  |   |          |   |  |          |  

Paperboard Segment

Income from operations decreased primarily due to expense of approximately $68.4 million related to the impairment of goodwill, which was partially offset by lower restructuring costs of approximately $3.0 million.

Recovered Fiber Segment

Income
from operations decreased primarily due to the following factors:



| |  |  | Expense of approximately $3.8 million related to the impairment of goodwill.
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| |  |  | Lower selling prices decreased income from operations by approximately $719 thousand.
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Tube and Core Segment

Income from operations
decreased primarily due to the following factors:



| |  |  | Expense of approximately $53.1 million related to the impairment of goodwill.
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Higher restructuring costs of $2.2 million.
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------

These reductions were partially offset by higher selling prices which increased income from operations by approximately $2.4 million.

Folding Carton Segment

Income from operations improved primarily due to the following factors:



| |  |  | Higher volume improved income from operations by approximately $2.9 million.
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| |  |  | Lower restructuring costs of approximately $237 thousand.
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Discontinued Operations.Income from discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2007, was $7.6 million. See notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional discussion of
discontinued operations.

Other (Expense) Income. Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was
approximately $4.0 million and $4.9 million, respectively. See Liquidity and Capital Resources for additional information regarding our debt, interest expense, and interest rate swap agreements.

Equity in Income from Unconsolidated Affiliates.Equity in income from unconsolidated affiliates was $611 thousand for the three months ended
September 30, 2008, an increase of $181 thousand compared to the same period in 2007. As previously indicated, on July 24, 2008, we sold our 50% interest in PBL and will not recognize equity in income from this unconsolidated affiliate
after that date.

Benefit for Income Taxes.The effective rate of income tax for continuing operations for the three months ended
September 30, 2008 was a benefit of 24.9%, compared to an expense of 37.0% for the same period last year. The effective rates are different from the statutory rates due to permanent tax adjustments, the inability of the Company to record the
tax benefits of losses in certain state and foreign jurisdictions, the write-off of goodwill with no tax basis, and changes in the estimated state income tax rates.

Net Loss.Due to the factors discussed above, net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was $72.6 million, or $2.53 per diluted common share, compared to a net loss of $6.5 million, or
$0.22 net loss per diluted common share, for the same period last year.



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Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007

The volume information shown below includes shipments of paperboard products made or purchased by us (excluding volume shipped by our unconsolidated joint venture)
combined and presented by end-use market lines as well as by reporting segments. It is important to note, however, that portions of our sales do not have related paperboard volume, such as sales of recovered fiber.



|                                                            |  |                                |  |        |  |      |         |  |      |  
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------ |  | ------ |  | ---- | ------- |  | ---- | -
|                                                            |  | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |  | Change |  |      | %Change | 
|                                                            |  | 2008                           |  | 2007   |  |     
|Paperboard volume by end-use market (tons in thousands):    |  |                                |  |        |  |      |         |  |      |  
|                                                            |  |                                |  |       
|Tube and core market                                        |  |                                |  |        |  |      |         |  |      |  
|Volume shipped to internal converters                       |  | 184.8                          |  | 193.9  |  | (9.1 | )       |  | -4.7 | %
|Mill volume shipped to external customers                   |  | 39.5                           |  | 36.7   |  | 2.8  |         |  | 7.6  | %
|                                                            |  |                                |  |        |  |      |         |  |      |  
|Total                                                       |  | 224.3                          |  | 230.6  |  | (6.3 | )       |  | -2.7 | %
|                                                            |  |                                |  |       
|Folding carton market                                       |  |                                |  |        |  |      |         |  |      |  
|Volume shipped to internal converters                       |  | 113.0                          |  | 99.6   |  | 13.4 |         |  | 13.5 | %
|Mill volume shipped to external customers                   |  | 72.4                           |  | 70.4   |  | 2.0  |         |  | 2.8  | %
|                                                            |  |                                |  |        |  |      |         |  |      |  
|Total                                                       |  | 185.4                          |  | 170.0  |  | 15.4 |         |  | 9.1  | %
|                                                            |  |                                |  |       
|Gypsum wallboard facing paper market                        |  |                                |  |        |  |      |         |  |      |  
|Mill volume shipped to external customers                   |  | 52.2                           |  | 52.1   |  | 0.1  |         |  | 0.2  | %
|                                                            |  |                                |  |       
|Specialty paperboard products market                        |  |                                |  |        |  |      |         |  |      |  
|Volume shipped to internal converters                       |  | 72.7                           |  | 76.7   |  | (4.0 | )       |  | -5.2 | %
|Mill volume shipped to external customers                   |  | 73.0                           |  | 75.2   |  | (2.2 | )       |  | -2.9 | %
|                                                            |  |                                |  |        |  |      |         |  |      |  
|Total                                                       |  | 145.7                          |  | 151.9  |  | (6.2 | )       |  | -4.1 | %
|                                                            |  |                                |  |       
|Total paperboard volume                                     |  | 607.6                          |  | 604.6  |  | 3.0  |         |  | 0.5  | %
|                                                            |  |                                |  |        |  |      |         |  |      |  
|                                                            |  |                                |  |       
|Paperboard volume by reporting segment (tons in thousands): |  |                                |  |        |  |      |         |  |      |  
|Paperboard segment                                          |  | 283.7                          |  | 284.6  |  | (0.9 | )       |  | -0.3 | %
|Tube and core segment                                       |  | 210.9                          |  | 220.4  |  | (9.5 | )       |  | -4.3 | %
|Folding carton segment                                      |  | 113.0                          |  | 99.6   |  | 13.4 |         |  | 13.5 | %
|                                                            |  |                                |  |        |  |      |         |  |      |  
|Total paperboard volume                                     |  | 607.6                          |  | 604.6  |  | 3.0  |         |  | 0.5  | %
|                                                            |  |                                |  |        |  |      |         |  |      |  

Paperboard Volume. Total paperboard volume for the nine months ended September 30, 2008,
increased 0.5% to 607.6 thousand tons from 604.6 thousand tons for the same period in 2007. Tons sold from paperboard mill production decreased 0.6% to 486.9 thousand tons for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to
the same period in 2007. The total volume of paperboard converted was essentially unchanged for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

Total
paperboard volume increased primarily due to increased sales of converted paperboard to the folding carton end use market. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in sales of converted paperboard to the tube and core end-use markets and
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Sales. Our consolidated sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 decreased 0.4% to $648.0
million from $650.3 million for the same period in 2007. The following table presents sales by business segment (in thousands):



|                |  |                                |         |         |   |         |         |   |         |   |  |       |  
|--------------- |  | ------------------------------ | ------- | ------- | - | ------- | ------- | - | ------- | - |  | ----- | -
|                |  | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |         | $Change |   |         | %Change |  
|                |  | 2008                           |         | 2007    |   |        
|Paperboard      |  | $                              | 165,578 |         | $ | 156,718 |         | $ | 8,860   |   |  | 5.7   | %
|Recovered fiber |  |                                | 86,264  |         |   | 108,311 |         |   | (22,047 | ) |  | -20.4 | %
|Tube and core   |  |                                | 220,846 |         |   | 221,816 |         |   | (970    | ) |  | -0.4  | %
|Folding carton  |  |                                | 175,294 |         |   | 163,459 |         |   | 11,835  |   |  | 7.2   | %
|                |  |                                |         |         |   |         |         |   |         |   |  |       |  
|Total           |  | $                              | 647,982 |         | $ | 650,304 |         | $ | (2,322  | ) |  | -0.4  | %
|                |  |                                |         |         |   |         |         |   |         |   |  |       |  

Paperboard Segment

Sales for the paperboard segment increased primarily due to higher selling prices and higher volume which accounted for approximately $9.7 million and approximately $2.2 million respectively. These increases were
partially offset by a decrease of approximately $2.9 million in sales related to the disposition of a converting facility during 2007.

Recovered
Fiber Segment

Sales for the recovered fiber segment decreased due to lower volume and lower selling prices which accounted for decreases of
approximately $14.4 million and approximately $7.7 million.

Tube and Core Segment

Sales for the tube and core segment decreased due to lower volume which accounted for approximately $5.6 million which was partially offset by an increase in selling
prices which accounted for approximately $4.8 million.

Folding Carton Segment

Sales for the folding carton segment increased primarily due to higher volume.

Cost of Sales. Cost of
sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 decreased $3.5 million from $565.3 million in 2007 to $561.8 million in 2008. This decrease was primarily due to the following factors:



| |  |  | Lower direct material costs, labor costs, freight costs, and other manufacturing costs of approximately $3.9 million in the paperboard segment related to the
disposition of a facility during 2007.
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| |  |  | Lower direct material costs of $3.8 million in the tube and core segment primarily due to lower volume.
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Lower direct material and freight costs of approximately $20.4 million in the recovered fiber segment due to lower volume.
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

These factors were partially offset by the following increased expenses:



| |  |  | Higher direct material costs of $6.0 million in the paperboard segment primarily due to increased fiber prices.
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Higher energy and fuel costs of $4.6 million in the paperboard segment due to increased fuel prices.
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Higher freight costs of $2.2 million in the paperboard segment.
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| |  |  | Higher labor costs of approximately $1.5 million in the paperboard segment.
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| |  |  | Higher direct material costs of $7.7 million in the folding carton segment primarily due to increased volume.
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| |  |  | Higher freight costs of $1.7 million in the tube and core segment.
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 decreased $3.7 million from $77.3 million in 2007 to
$73.6 million in 2008. The decrease was primarily due to the following factors:



| |  |  | Reduction of approximately $1.3 million of employee related expenses in the paperboard segment.
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Reduction of approximately $1.3 million of selling, general and administrative salaries and related employee expenses in the folding carton segment.
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Reduction of approximately $500 thousand of selling, general and administrative salaries and related employee expenses in the tube and core segment.
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Reduction of approximately $444 thousand of selling, general and administrative salaries and related employee expenses in the recovered fiber segment.
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Lower bad debt expense of $924 thousand in the recovered fiber segment.
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Restructuring and Impairment Costs.During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we incurred net
charges totaling $131.0 million for restructuring and impairment costs. The total consisted of approximately $125.3 for the impairment of goodwill, approximately $3.9 million for the impairment of assets, approximately $1.5 million for other exit
costs and approximately $387 thousand for severance and other termination benefits. We made payments of $872 thousand in severance and other termination benefits and $2.2 million for other exit costs during the nine months ended September 30,
2008, leaving an estimated liability of $4.4 million at September 30, 2008.

See the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for
additional information regarding our restructuring plans.

(Loss) Income From Operations. Loss from operations for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 was $118.4 million compared to loss from operations of $2.0 million reported for the same period last year. The following table presents (loss) income from operations by business segment (in thousands):



|                  |  |                                |          |   |         |   |         |         |  |   |          |   |  |          |  
|----------------- |  | ------------------------------ | -------- | - | ------- | - | ------- | ------- |  | - | -------- | - |  | -------- | -
|                  |  | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |          |   | $Change |   |         | %Change | 
|                  |  | 2008                           |          |   | 2007    |   |         |        
|Paperboard        |  | $                              | (61,855  | ) |         | $ | 3,859   |         |  | $ | (65,714  | ) |  | -1,702.9 | %
|Recovered fiber   |  |                                | 1,803    |   |         |   | 5,076   |         |  |   | (3,273   | ) |  | -64.5    | %
|Tube and core     |  |                                | (45,076  | ) |         |   | 8,440   |         |  |   | (53,516  | ) |  | -634.1   | %
|Folding carton    |  |                                | 9,525    |   |         |   | 781     |         |  |   | 8,744    |   |  | 1,119.6  | %
|Corporate expense |  |                                | (22,816  | ) |         |   | (20,156 | )       |  |   | (2,660   | ) |  | -13.2    | %
|                  |  |                                |          |   |         |   |         |         |  |   |          |   |  |          |  
|Total             |  | $                              | (118,419 | ) |         | $ | (2,000  | )       |  | $ | (116,419 | ) |  | -5,821.0 | %
|                  |  |                                |          |   |         |   |         |         |  |   |          |   |  |          |  

Paperboard Segment

Income from operations decreased primarily due to expense of approximately $68.4 million related to the impairment of goodwill, which was partially offset by lower restructuring costs of $4.2 million.

Recovered Fiber Segment

Income from
operations decreased primarily due to costs of approximately $3.8 million due to the impairment of goodwill.

Tube and Core Segment

Income from operations decreased primarily due to costs of approximately $53.1 million due to the impairment of goodwill.

Folding Carton Segment

Income
from operations improved primarily due to the following factors:



| |  |  | Higher volume improved income from operations by approximately $4.8 million.
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Lower restructuring costs of approximately $1.7 million.
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Reductions in selling, general and administrative expenses of approximately $1.3 million.
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Corporate

Income from operations decreased
primarily due to the following factors:



| |  |  | Higher employee incentive compensation expense of approximately $1.2 million.
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Higher restructuring costs of approximately $797 thousand.
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------

Discontinued Operations.The loss from discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, was $7.1 million. See notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional discussion of
discontinued operations.

Other (Expense) Income. Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was
approximately $12.5 million and $14.4 million, respectively. See Liquidity and Capital Resources for additional information regarding our debt, interest expense, and interest rate swap agreements.

Equity in Income from Unconsolidated Affiliates.Equity in income from unconsolidated affiliates was $3.7 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008, an increase of $2.7 million compared to the same period in 2007. This increase was primarily due to increased containerboard volume and margins which offset the decline in gypsum wallboard facing paper. As previously
indicated, on July 24, 2008, we sold our 50% interest in PBL and will not recognize equity in income from unconsolidated affiliates after that date.

Benefit for Income Taxes.The effective rate of income tax for continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was a benefit of 26.2%, compared to a benefit of 29.4% for the same period last
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statutory rates due to permanent tax adjustments, the inability of the Company to record the tax benefits of losses in certain state and foreign
jurisdictions, the write-off of goodwill with no tax basis, and changes in the estimated state income tax rates.

Net Loss.Due to the
factors discussed above, net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $76.0 million, or $2.65 per diluted common share, compared to a net loss of $17.7 million, or $0.62 net loss per diluted common share, for the same period last
year.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity
Sources and Risks. Our primary sources of liquidity are cash from operations, proceeds from asset sales and borrowings under our senior credit facility, described below. Downturns in operations can significantly affect our ability to generate
cash. Factors that can affect our operating results and liquidity are discussed further in our 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K under Risk Factors in Part I, Item 1A, in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report and
elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

As of September 30, 2008, we had a cash balance of $37.7 million and $43.1 million of availability under the
revolving credit facility.

On July 24, 2008, we completed the sale of our fifty-percent membership interest in Premier Boxboard Limited
(PBL) to our joint venture partner Temple-Inland, Inc. (Temple). Approximately $31 million of the $62 million of proceeds from the sale were used to repay amounts then outstanding under the Senior Credit Facility 
comprised of the term loan and revolving credit facility  leaving $31 million in cash and thereby increasing availability under the revolving portion of the facility to approximately $42 million immediately thereafter.

We expect to use the proceeds to enhance liquidity and in our efforts to refinance our obligations under our
73/8% Senior Notes due on June 1, 2009, and now reflected as a current liability on the balance sheet. The addition of
these Senior Notes as a current liability results in a working capital deficit as of September 30, 2008. Because substantially all of our assets are encumbered and our credit ratings are low, the company has limited options available to raise
cash or cash equivalents sufficient to meet its current liquidity needs, which now include the Senior Notes. We are attempting to raise the funds necessary to refinance, repay or restructure our Senior Notes through a combination of certain asset
sales and by obtaining, secured or unsecured, or asset-based financing. While we are aggressively working to effect a refinancing we can give no assurance that such efforts will produce sufficient funds to permit us to refinance, repay or
restructure the Senior Notes. If we are unable to generate cash at projected levels, complete certain asset sales, secure satisfactory high yield, asset-based or other financing or restructure our existing debt obligations, our ability to generate
cash sufficient to meet our requirements is uncertain. The following are some of the factors that could affect our future ability to generate cash from operations:



| |  |  | Continued volatility and constraints in the debt markets.
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| |  |  | Possible delisting of our common stock from the Nasdaq Capital Market Systems.
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| |  |  | Limited pool of purchasers with financial ability to pay a full price for assets we could sell.
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | A contraction in domestic demand for recycled paperboard and related packaging products.
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| |  |  | Increased market acceptance of alternative products, such as flexible packaging and plastics that have replaced or can replace certain of our packaging products.
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| |  |  | Continued export of domestic industrial manufacturing operations.
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| |  |  | Continued increases in fuel and energy related costs, including transportation.
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| |  |  | Potential increases in the cost of recovered fiber.
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| |  |  | Market acceptance of price increases and energy surcharges in response to rising operating costs.
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| |  |  | Significant unforeseen adverse conditions in our industry or the markets we serve.
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The occurrence, continuation, or exacerbation of these conditions could adversely impact our ability to use existing credit or seek funds from external sources in order to meet our liquidity requirements. In such
event, given the volatility and constraints on the debt markets and our current credit rating, we believe it would be difficult to obtain additional funds at levels that would allow us to service our indebtedness through future cash generation,
particularly if we sell a significant portion of our assets. Additional risks related to our substantial indebtedness are discussed under Risk Factors  Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our cash flow and our ability to
fulfill our obligations under our indebtedness in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

As discussed below, the availability of liquidity from our Senior Credit Facility (as previously defined) is
primarily affected by our collateral base and our continued compliance with the terms of the Senior Credit Facility, including the payment of interest and compliance with various covenants. We were in compliance with the covenants under our Senior
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Borrowings.At September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, total debt (consisting of current maturities of
debt and long-term debt, as reported on our condensed consolidated balance sheets) was as follows (in thousands):



|                                      |  |                   |         |                  |   |        
|------------------------------------- |  | ----------------- | ------- | ---------------- | - | -------
|                                      |  | September 30,2008 |         | December 31,2007
|Senior credit facility-revolver       |  | $                 |        |                  | $ | 10,339 
|Senior credit facility-term loan      |  |                   |        |                  |   | 20,048 
|73/8% senior notes                    |  |                   | 189,750 |                  |   | 189,750
|71/4% senior notes                    |  |                   | 29,000  |                  |   | 29,000 
|Other notes payable                   |  |                   | 8,200   |                  |   | 8,200  
|Realized interest rate swap gains (1) |  |                   | 442     |                  |   | 1,505  
|                                      |  |                   |         |                  |   |        
|Total debt                            |  | $                 | 227,392 |                  | $ | 258,842
|                                      |  |                   |         |                  |   |        



|(1) | Consists of realized interest rate swap gains less the original issuance discounts and accumulated discount amortization related to the senior notes.
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On March 30, 2006, we amended our Senior Credit Facility by entering into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. The agreement provides for a $145.0 million
senior secured credit facility consisting of a $110.0 million five-year revolver and a $35.0 million five-year term loan. The five-year revolver was reduced from $110.0 million to $100.0 million in October 2006. On July 15, 2008 the Company
amended its Senior Credit Facility to allow for consent of the sale of its membership interests in Premier Boxboard Limited (PBL) (see Note 14 for additional information). The Consent and Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement (the Amendment) established a requirement to maintain an average daily availability under the Senior Credit Facility of greater than $25 million for a period of 90 days prior to the prepayment of any debt. The Amendment also
changed the applicable margins in the pricing grid which is discussed in more detail below. The Senior Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of our assets and our domestic subsidiaries other than real property, including accounts
receivable, general intangibles, inventory, and equipment. Our subsidiaries are parties to the Senior Credit Facility either as co-borrowers with us or as guarantors. On July 24, 2008 we completed a transaction to sell our 50% membership
interest in PBL to our joint venture partner, Temple-Inland, Inc. for $62 million. We used a portion of the proceeds of the sale to repay all outstanding debt under our Senior Credit Facility  comprised of the term loan and revolving credit
facility. Upon repayment of the amounts outstanding under the term loan, that loan was terminated. At September 30, 2008, we had no amounts outstanding under the five-year term loan or the revolver.

Outstanding principal under the revolver initially bears interest at a rate equal to, at the Companys option, either (1) the base rate (which is the prime
rate most recently announced by Bank of America, N.A., the administrative agent under the Senior Credit facility) plus .50% or (2) the adjusted one, two, three, or six-month LIBOR rate plus 2.00%. Pricing under the Senior Credit Facility is
determined by reference to a pricing grid under which margins shall be adjusted prospectively on a quarterly basis as determined by the average availability and fixed charge coverage ratio measured as of the last day of each fiscal quarter,
commencing with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2008. Under the pricing grid, the applicable margins for the revolver range from 0.0% to 1.00% for base rate loans and from 1.50% to 2.50% for LIBOR loans. The undrawn portion of the
revolver is subject to an unused line fee calculated at an annual rate that ranges from 0.25% to 0.375%. Outstanding letters of credit are subject to an annual fee equal to the applicable margin for LIBOR loans under the revolver as in effect from
time to time, plus a fronting fee on the undrawn amount thereof at an annual rate of 0.125%.

The revolver matures on March 30, 2011 and includes a
sublimit of $25.0 million for letters of credit. Borrowing availability under the revolver is determined by reference to a borrowing base, defined as specified percentages of eligible accounts receivable and inventory and reduced by usage of the
revolver, including outstanding letters of credit, and any reserves. Aggregate availability under the revolver was $43.1 million at September 30, 2008.

The Senior Credit Facility contains covenants that restrict, among other things, our ability and our subsidiaries ability to create liens, merge or consolidate, dispose of assets, incur indebtedness and guarantees, pay dividends,
repurchase or redeem capital stock and indebtedness, make certain investments or acquisitions, enter into certain transactions with affiliates, enter into sale and leaseback transactions, or change the nature of our business. The Senior Credit
Facility contains no financial maintenance covenants at this time; however, we must maintain a $15.0 million Minimum Availability Reserve at all times. The availability disclosed above is net of this reserve. There is a one-time option
to convert to a springing covenant financial structure where the $15.0 million Minimum Availability Reserve would be eliminated; however, a fixed charge ratio would be tested in the event borrowing availability falls below $20.0 million. Currently,
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option. The Senior Credit Facility contains events of default including, but not limited to, nonpayment of principal or interest, violation of covenants,
breaches of representations and warranties, cross-default to other indebtedness, bankruptcy and other insolvency events, material judgments, certain ERISA events, actual or asserted invalidity of loan documentation, and certain changes of control of
the Company.

Effective October 31, 2008, we amended our Senior Credit Facility to extend the December 1, 2008 date at which time we were
required to advise our participating lenders of our plan to refinance or defease the Senior Notes in the amount of approximately $190 million maturing on June 1, 2009. The notification date was extended up to and including March 1, 2009.
The amendment also reduces the revolver from $100 million to $80 million, increases pricing on drawn borrowings by 25 basis points depending on availability, increases reserves (that reduce availability) from $15 million to $20 million, reduces our
ability to repurchase bonds unless part of a complete discharge or repayment of the 2009 Senior Notes and provides for the repayment or redemption in full not later than March 1, 2009.

Off-Balance Sheet ArrangementsJoint Venture Financings. On January 17, 2006, we completed the sale of our 50% interest in our joint venture
Standard Gypsum to the joint ventures other 50% partner, Temple-Inland, for $150.0 million. The sale resulted in a gain of approximately $135.2 million, which was recorded in January 2006. We provided certain environmental indemnification not
to exceed $5.0 million for any claims related to events that occurred prior to the formation of the Standard Gypsum joint venture on April 1, 1996. This indemnification will terminate January 17, 2011. We did not record a liability
related to this indemnification since the probability of an asserted claim is considered remote.

On July 24, 2008, we completed the sale of our 50%
ownership interest in PBL to our joint venture partner, Temple for $62 million. Temple assumed all of PBLs liabilities and obligations. Pursuant to the sale, we retained limited indemnification obligations arising from potential breach of
certain representations and warranties under the purchase and sale agreement. In general, those obligations have a two year survival period. We do not believe that those obligations will give rise to a claim or that if a claim were presented it
would be material.

Cash Provided by (used in) Operations. Cash provided by operations was $9.7 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2008, compared with cash used in operations of $5.5 million for the same period in 2007. This improvement was primarily due to lower cash paid for restructuring costs of $7.1 million, increased distributions from unconsolidated affiliates of $2.7
million, lower cash paid for interest of $1.5 million and lower pension contributions of $1.7 million.

Capital Expenditures. Capital expenditures
were $9.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 versus $20.7 million for the same period in 2007. Aggregate capital expenditures of approximately $12 million to $15 million are anticipated for 2008, of which $9.3 million has been
expended through September 30, 2008. Management believes the Company will have sufficient liquidity to complete our remaining 2008 capital expenditures.

Dividends.Our debt agreements contain limitations that currently preclude us from paying dividends.

Inflation

Raw material and energy cost changes have had, and continue to have, a material effect on our operations. We do not believe that general economic inflation is a
significant determinant of our raw material and energy cost increases or that it has a material effect on our operations.

Contractual Obligations

For a discussion of our contractual obligations, see Managements Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  Liquidity and Capital Resources  Contractual Obligations and Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2007. As previously discussed in Liquidity and Capital Resources, our obligations under our 73/8% Senior
Notes due on June 1, 2009, are now reflected as a current liability on the balance sheet.

The only significant change to our contractual
obligations since December 31, 2007 is the repayment of debt and interest under the Senior Credit Facility. These payments resulted in no payment obligations as of September 30, 2008.

As of September 30, 2008, the noncurrent portion of our FIN 48 liability, including accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, is $13.9
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Forward-Looking Information

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains certain forward-looking statements, within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that represent our expectations, anticipations, or beliefs about future events, including our operating results, financial condition,
liquidity, expenditures, and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially depending on a variety of important factors, including, but not
limited to, fluctuations in raw material prices and energy costs, our ability to repay, refinance or restructure our substantial indebtedness on or prior to maturity, downturns in industrial production, housing and construction and the consumption
of durable and nondurable goods, the degree and nature of competition, demand for our products, the degree of success achieved by our new product initiatives, increases in pension and insurance costs, changes in government regulations, the
application or interpretation of those regulations or in the systems, personnel, technologies or other resources we devote to compliance with regulations, the delisting of our common stock from the Nasdaq Capital Market Systems and the impact
thereof on our liquidity and ability to raise capital, our ability to successfully integrate the operations of acquired businesses, the impact on the company of its results of operations in recent years and the sufficiency of its financial resources
to absorb the impact, our ability to successfully dispose of our assets held for sale, unforeseen difficulties with the integration of our IT systems. Additional relevant risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are
discussed in the companys registration statements and its most recent reports on Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, as amended, filed with or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). With respect to such
forward-looking statements, we claim protection under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Our SEC filings are available from us, and also may be examined at public reference facilities maintained by the SEC or, to the extent filed
via EDGAR, accessed through the website of the SEC (http://www.sec.gov). We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements we make.



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|ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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For a
discussion of certain market risks related to us, see Part II, Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. There have been
no significant developments with respect to our exposure to interest rate market risks other than the debt transactions disclosed in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements.



|ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
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Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the
reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC). Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange
Act is accumulated and communicated to our management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management, with the
participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of September 30, 2008. Based
on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2008, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective primarily because of the identification of the material weakness in our
internal controls over financial reporting, described below, which we view as an integral part of our disclosure controls and procedures.

Internal
Controls over Financial Reporting

A material weakness in internal control over financial reporting (as defined in paragraph A7 of Auditing Standard No.
5 of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board) is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the
Companys annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or
employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis.

Controls Over Income Tax
Accounting: We did not maintain effective controls over the calculation of our income tax provisions for the period ended September 30, 2008. Specifically, the operating effectiveness of our controls over the determination and review of the
quarterly tax provisions did not provide reasonable assurance that the income tax provisions were calculated and recorded in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). As a result, we determined
that it was necessary to reduce the reserves previously recorded pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (an interpretation of FASB Statement No.
109) as a result of a change in valuation allowances related to state net operating losses that negated the necessity of that reserve. Additionally, an incorrect journal entry was made to other comprehensive income rather than the statement of
operations to record the effects of a change in deferred income tax liabilities. Due to these errors, adjustments that were material to the financial statements were necessary to present the financial statements as of and for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 in accordance with GAAP.

Despite this control deficiency, management believes that the consolidated financial statements are fairly
stated in all material respects as of and for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008. Until such control deficiency is remediated, however, it is reasonably possible that these control deficiencies could result in a material misstatement of
the provision for income taxes and related income tax balances in the Companys annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Therefore, management has concluded that the Company
did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2008, based on criteria in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the COSO.

Remediation Steps to Address the Material Weakness

We are actively engaged in the implementation of remediation
efforts to address the material weakness in our controls over financial reporting as of September 30, 2008. We have commenced a process to strengthen and enhance our accounting procedures surrounding income taxes to ensure that the accounting for
the provision for income taxes and related income tax balances is in accordance with GAAP, including performing a detailed reconciliation of our change in deferred tax assets and liabilities as well as an extensive review of our FIN 48 reserves.
These remediation efforts are specifically designed to address the material weakness identified by Company management.

Changes in Internal Control Over
Financial Reporting

In the first quarter of 2007, we began the implementation of a new Enterprise Resource Planning system. Due to this implementation,
internal controls have changed in various functional areas within the company. Management has taken steps to ensure appropriate controls are designed and implemented as each functional area of the system is enacted. This implementation is
anticipated to continue throughout 2008.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION



|ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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From time to time, claims are asserted against
the Company arising out of its operations in the normal course of business. Management does not believe that the Company is a party to any litigation that will have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operation.



|ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS
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Our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Capital
Market System (Nasdaq). Nasdaq imposes, among other requirements, listing maintenance standards as well as minimum bid and public float requirements. The price of our common stock must close at or above $1.00 to comply with Nasdaqs
minimum bid requirement for continued listing on Nasdaq. Recently, our common stock has closed at a price below $1.00 per share.

On October 16, 2008,
Nasdaq announced the immediate suspension of its enforcement of the rules requiring a minimum $1.00 closing bid price and that it will not take any action to delist any security traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market that fails to comply with the
minimum $1.00 closing bid price requirement until January 19, 2009. Consequently, for as long as Nasdaqs rule suspension remains in effect, Nasdaq will not delist our stock if the closing bid price for our common stock falls below $1.00
per share during the rule suspension period.

If the closing bid price of our common stock continues to fail to meet Nasdaqs minimum closing bid
price requirement at any time on or after January 19, 2009, or if we otherwise fail to meet all other applicable Nasdaq requirements, Nasdaq may make a determination to delist our common stock. Any such delisting could adversely affect the
market liquidity of our common stock and the market price of our common stock could decrease and could also adversely affect our ability to obtain financing for the continuation of our operations and/or result in the loss of confidence by investors,
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For additional discussion of our risk factors, see Risk Factors in Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. There have been no material changes to those risk factors since the date of the Annual Report.



|ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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Our
debt agreements contain limitations on the payment of dividends and currently preclude us from doing so.



|ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS
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| | a) | Exhibits
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The Exhibits to this Report on Form 10-Q are listed in
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.



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|                        |  |  |  | CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
|                        |  |  | 
|Date: November 10, 2008 |  |  |  | By:                        |  | /s/ Ronald J. Domanico                           
|                        |  |  |  |                            |  | Ronald J. Domanico                               
|                        |  |  |  |                            |  | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



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EXHIBIT INDEX



|            |  |   |  |                                                                                                                                                                       
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|Exhibit No. |  |   |  | Description                                                                                                                                                           
|3.01        |  |  |  | Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (Incorporated by reference  Exhibit 3.01 to Annual Report for 1992 on Form 10-K [SEC File No. 0-20646])
|            |  |  
|3.02        |  |  |  | Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (Incorporated by reference  Exhibit 3.02 to Annual Report for 2001 on Form 10-K [SEC File No. 0-20646])             
|            |  |  
|31.01      |  |  |  | Certification of CEO  Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                     
|            |  |  
|31.02      |  |  |  | Certification of CFO  Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                     
|            |  |  
|32.01      |  |  |  | Certification of CEO  Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                       
|            |  |  
|32.02      |  |  |  | Certification of CFO  Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                       



| | Filed herewith
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