<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001000623-16-000205.txt : 20161004
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001000623-16-000205
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160930
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161004
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161004

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SCHWEITZER MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001000623
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PAPER MILLS [2621]
		IRS NUMBER:				621612879
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 NORTH POINT CENTER EAST
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			ALPHARETTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30022-8246
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8005140186

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 NORTH POINT CENTER EAST
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			ALPHARETTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30022-8246

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Warlick Anderson Davis
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001469335

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13948
		FILM NUMBER:		161917167

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(770) 569-4335

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL
		STREET 2:		100 NORTH POINT CENTER EAST, STE 600
		CITY:			ALPHARETTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30022
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        <footnote id="F1">Dividends credited pursuant to the Director's election in accordance with the Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan No. 2 for Non-Employee Directors (&quot;Plan&quot;).  The Plan was filed as Exhibit 10.15 to the 2004 10-K.</footnote>
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        <footnote id="F3">Director's quarterly stock retainer deferred pursuant to the Director's election in accordance with the Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Director's quarterly meeting, committtee and lead non-management director retainer deferred pursuant to the Director's election in accordance with the Plan.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>Honor Winks as attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
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<HTML><BODY><PRE>The undersigned does hereby make, constitute and appoint Honor Winks, Leah Townsend or Elizabeth Knight as the undersigned's true and lawful agents and attorneys-in-fact

each hereinafter referred to as an Attorney to act either together or alone in the name and on behalf of the

undersigned for and with respect to the matters hereinafter described.



Such Attorney shall have the power and authority to prepare, execute and deliver Statements of Changes of

Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 (or such other forms as may be designated from

time-to-time by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) for such purpose) or any amendments

thereto required to be filed with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on behalf of the

undersigned as a result of the undersigned's transactions in, or changes in beneficial ownership of, equity

securities (including derivative securities) of Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.



Each Attorney is hereby authorized to execute and deliver all documents, acknowledgments, consents and other

agreements and to take such further action as may be necessary or convenient in order to more effectively

carry out the intent and purposes of the foregoing.



The Power of Attorney conferred hereby is not delegable by any Attorney.Each Attorney shall serve without

compensation for acting in the capacity of agent and attorney-in-fact hereunder.



The undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms and adopts as the undersigned's own act and deed all action lawfully

taken by the Attorneys, or any of them, pursuant to the power and authority herein granted.



Unless sooner revoked by the undersigned, this Power of Attorney shall be governed by the laws of the State of

Georgia, and the power and authority granted herein shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the undersigned is no longer subject to Section 16 and required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has set his hand this 24th day of April 2014.



Anderson Warlick





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