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RockTenn Announces Dividend Increase

Monday 01. November 2010 - RockTenn today reported that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.20 per share on its Class A Common Stock to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 9, 2010. The dividend, which will be paid on November 22, 2010, represents an annual dividend rate of $0.80 per share.

RockTenn Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James A. Rubright stated, “The RockTenn Board of Directors authorized this dividend increase in light of the continuing strong profit and cash flows of our business since our last dividend increase in November, 2009. The November, 2009 annual dividend increase was also $0.20 per share.”