SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 13, 2004
Caraustar Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| North Carolina | 0-20646 | 58-1388387 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5000 Austell Powder Springs Road
Suite 300
Austell, Georgia 30106
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(770) 948-3101
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
(a) On October 13, 2004, the Board of Directors of Caraustar Industries, Inc., upon the recommendation of the Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee, amended the terms of the compensation to be paid to each non-employee director for service on the Board, effective for calendar year 2005. A summary describing the elements of non-employee director compensation as amended is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits |
| 10.1 | Description of Compensation Payable to Non-Employee Directors. |
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SIGNATURES
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.
Date: March 1, 2005
| CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Ronald J. Domanico | |
| Ronald J. Domanico | ||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
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