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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-273988
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180914
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180914
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180914

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13948
		FILM NUMBER:		181070802

	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
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>September&nbsp;14, 2018 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">62-1612879</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On September 14, 2018, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Schweitzer-Mauduit</FONT> International, Inc. (&#147;SWM&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) announced
the pricing of its previously announced offering of $350&nbsp;million of its 6.875% senior notes due 2026 (the &#147;Notes&#148;) in a private offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The transaction is
scheduled to close on September 25, 2018, subject to customary closing conditions. The Company expects to use the proceeds from the offering of the Notes and the borrowings under the previously announced credit agreement the Company intends to enter
into concurrently with the closing of the Notes offering to refinance all amounts outstanding under its existing senior secured credit facilities and to pay related fees and expenses. A copy of the press release announcing this matter is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and is incorporated herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01 Financial
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Registrant) </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PRICING OF ITS $350 MILLION OFFERING OF SENIOR NOTES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Alpharetta, GA (September 14, 2018)<B> &#150;</B><B></B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;Schweitzer-Mauduit</FONT> International, Inc. (&#147;SWM&#148;
or the &#147;Company&#148;) (NYSE: SWM) today announced that it has priced its previously announced private offering of $350&nbsp;million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.875% senior notes due 2026 (the &#147;Notes&#148;). The Notes will bear
interest at an annual rate of 6.875% and will be issued at a price equal to 99.241% of the principal amount thereof. The offering is expected to close on September 25, 2018, subject to customary closing conditions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company expects to use the proceeds from the offering of the Notes and the borrowings under the previously announced new credit agreement the Company
intends to enter into concurrently with the closing of the Notes offering to refinance all amounts outstanding under its existing senior secured credit facilities and to pay related fees and expenses. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes and the related guarantees are being offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on the exemption
from registration set forth in Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States, to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> persons in reliance on the exemption from registration set forth in Regulation S under the
Securities Act. The Notes and the related guarantees have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an
applicable exemption from registration requirements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy,
any securities, nor shall there be any sales of the notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sales would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About SWM </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SWM is a leading global provider of highly
engineered papers, films, nets, and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-wovens</FONT> for a variety of applications and industries. As experts in manufacturing materials made from fibers, resins, and polymers, we provide our customers critical
components that enhance the performance of their end products. The Advanced Materials&nbsp;&amp; Structures segment focuses on resin-based rolled goods for the filtration, transportation, infrastructure&nbsp;&amp; construction, medical, and
industrial <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">end-markets.</FONT> This segment was established in 2013 as part of a strategic transformation intended to diversify SWM&#146;s historical concentration in the tobacco industry and reposition the Company
for long-term growth. The Company currently generates approximately half of its total sales outside the tobacco industry. The Engineered Papers segment remains primarily focused on supplying major cigarette manufacturers with a variety of specialty
papers. SWM and its subsidiaries conduct business in over 90 countries and employ approximately 3,700 people worldwide. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Statements
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This release contains forward-looking statements, including statements about the Notes offering and the intended use of the net proceeds thereof.
Forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;projects,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148;
&#147;may,&#148; &#147;estimates,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; &#147;targets,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;would,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;potential,&#148; &#147;confident,&#148;
&#147;optimistic,&#148; or the negative thereof, or other variations thereon, or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, objectives, estimates, guidance, expectations and future plans. Forward-looking statements can also be identified
by the fact these statements do not relate strictly to historical or current matters. Rather, forward-looking statements relate to anticipated or expected events, activities, trends or results. Because forward-looking statements relate to matters
that have not yet occurred, these statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These forward-looking statements are made to provide the public with management&#146;s current expectations
with regard to the Notes offering, the new credit agreement and the intended use of the net proceeds thereof. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurances such
expectations will prove to be accurate. Security holders are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Certain factors may cause results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking
statements made in this release. Such factors may include, without limitation, the Company&#146;s ability to consummate the offering of the Notes and other risks and uncertainties discussed and described in (i)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s 2017 annual
report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on March&nbsp;1, 2018, including the risks described in Part 1, Item 1A, &#147;Risk Factors&#148; thereof, and
(ii)&nbsp;the other reports filed with the SEC, including the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the period ended June&nbsp;30, 2018. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond the ability
of the Company to control, nor can the Company predict, in many cases, all of the risks and uncertainties that could cause its actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements
contained in this release speak only as of the date of this release, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to report any updates or revisions to any such statement to reflect any change in the Company&#146;s expectations
or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For further information, please
contact: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Andrew Wamser </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Financial Officer </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Phone&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(770) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">569-4271</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mark Chekanow </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director of Investor Relations </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Phone:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(770) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">569-4229</FONT> </P>
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