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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