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) April 21, 2005

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

¨ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 21, 2005, the Company issued a press release pre-announcing its earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005. A copy of the press release furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release Issued April 21, 2005.

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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: April 21, 2005

CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:		/s/ Ronald J. Domanico
		Ronald J. Domanico
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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