UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 24, 2006
MeadWestvaco Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| DELAWARE | | 001-31215 | | 31-1797999 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One High Ridge Park, Stamford, Connecticut 06905
(Address of principal executive offices)
(203) 461-7400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
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Section 1 - Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
On January 24, 2006, MeadWestvaco Corporation (the “company”) announced that Timothy H. Powers was named to the company’s Board of Directors, effective January 24, 2006. Mr. Powers will serve as a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Powers is the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Hubbell, Inc. (“Hubbell”). Hubbell is primarily engaged in the engineering, manufacturing and sale of electrical and electronic products. Mr. Powers was appointed as president and chief executive officer of Hubbell in 2001 and subsequently elected chairman of its Board of Directors in 2004. He joined Hubbell in 1998 and previously served as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Powers is also the chairman of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association. There are no transactions, or series of similar transactions, or any currently proposed transactions, to which the company is to be a party, in which the amount involved exceeds $60,000, and in which Mr. Powers had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest.
The company’s press release, dated January 24, 2006, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 24, 2006. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION |
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| | | By: | | /s/ John J. Carrara
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| Date: January 26, 2006 | | | | John J. Carrara |
| | | | | Assistant Secretary |
