SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 15 Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Reports Under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Commission File Number 0-20473 Fort Howard Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 1919 South Broadway Green Bay, Wisconsin 54304 (414) 435-8821 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code of registrant's principal executive offices) Common Stock, $.01 par value (Title of each class of Securities covered by this Form) The Registrant has outstanding the following securities as to which it has not determined whether a duty to file reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) exists: 9 1/4% Senior Notes due 2001 10% Subordinated Notes due 2003 8 1/4% Senior Notes due 2002 9% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 (Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) remains) Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports: Rule 12g-4(a) (1) (i) [X] Rule 12h-3(b) (1) (i) [X] Rule 12g-4(a) (1) (ii) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b) (1) (ii) [ ] Rule 12g-4(a) (2) (i) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b) (2) (i) [ ] Rule 12g-4(a) (2) (ii) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b) (2) (ii) [ ] Rule 15d-6 [ ] Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: 1 FORT HOWARD CORPORATION _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Fort Howard Corporation has caused this certification/ notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person. FORT HOWARD CORPORATION Date: August 14, 1997 By: /s/ Clifford A. Cutchins, IV Clifford A. Cutchins, IV Vice President