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 31, 2007
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.) |
11013 West Broad Street, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
(Address of principal executive offices)
(804) 327-5200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 31, 2007, MeadWestvaco Corporation announced in its quarterly earnings report that it plans to sell approximately 300,000 acres of its forestlands throughout West Virginia, Alabama and Georgia. The company expects to complete the sales during 2007.
The land sales will include 82,000 acres in Alabama, 145,000 acres in Georgia, and 63,000 acres in West Virginia, and will continue to function as forestland under new ownership. The Company will work with potential buyers to ensure that the land continues to be managed sustainably through the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). MeadWestvaco will retain strategic fiber supply agreements to support its mills in Alabama and Virginia.
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 |
| | | | John J. Carrara Assistant Secretary |
Date: January 31, 2007
