RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Fort
James Corporation (NYSE: FJ) 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 December 31, 1997, to common shareholders of record
at the close of business on December 17, 1997.
The Board also declared quarterly dividends on the following outstanding
preferred stocks:
Per Share
Preferred Series Amount Record Date Payment Date
Series K $3.375 Cumulative
Convertible Exchangeable $.84375 Jan. 19, 1998 Feb. 2, 1998
Series L $14.00 Cumulative
Convertible Exchangeable (a) $.875 Dec. 19, 1997 Jan. 2, 1998
Series N $14.00 Cumulative
Convertible Exchangeable (a) $.875 Dec. 19, 1997 Jan. 2, 1998
(a) The Series L and Series N preferred stocks are held in the form of
depositary shares, with each depositary share representing a one-quarter
interest in a share of preferred stock. Listed per share dividend amounts
represent dividends per depositary share.
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 approximately
30,000 employees and more than 65 manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada
and 12 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:
Celeste Gunter, Financial, 804-649-4307 or
Richard B. Elder, Media, 804-343-4785, both of Fort James
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