DEERFIELD, Ill., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Fort
James Corporation today declared a quarterly dividend of $.15 per share on the
issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the company. The dividend is
payable on September 30, 1998, to common shareholders of record at the close
of business on September 16, 1998.
Fort James is a leading international consumer products company, serving
consumers both at home and away-from-home with bathroom and facial tissue,
paper towels, napkins, and cups and plates. The company's popular brands
include Quilted Northern, Brawny, Dixie, Vanity Fair, Mardi Gras, Green
Forest, Soft 'N Gentle and So-Dri in North America and Lotus, Tenderly,
Colhogar and Kittensoft in Europe. Fort James also produces folding cartons
for packaging food and pharmaceuticals and communications papers such as
printing, publishing and office copy paper. The company has annual sales of
$7.3 billion, approximately 29,000 employees and more than 65 manufacturing
facilities in the U.S., Canada and 10 European countries.
Copies of today's news release, along with additional information on Fort
James, is available, at no charge, by calling 888-526-3711. You may also
access the company's Web site at Internet address http://www.fortjames.com.
SOURCE Fort James Corporation
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CONTACT:
financial, Celester Gunter, 804-649-4307;
media, Mark Lindley, 847-317-5280, both of the Fort James
Corporation
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