cannonresignscommittees.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 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 27, 2008
BUCKEYE
TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE
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33-60032
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62-1518973
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(State
or other
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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File
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Identification
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1001
Tillman Street, Memphis, Tennessee
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38112
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (901) 320-8100
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since 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):
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230.425)
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section
5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item
5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
On
October 27, 2008, R. Howard Cannon resigned from the Audit Committee and
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of
Buckeye Technologies Inc. (the “Company). Mr. Cannon advised the
Company that his decision to resign from these committees was not because of
any
disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies
or practices, but rather was based solely on his desire to assist the Company
in
complying with a technical requirement of RiskMetrics Group Inc.’s ISS
Governance Services. Mr. Cannon remains on the Company’s Board of
Directors.
SECTION
7. REGULATION FD.
Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The
information presented herein under Item 7.01 shall not be deemed "filed" under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
a
filing.
SIGNATURE
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, thereunto duly authorized,
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BUCKEYE
TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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/s/
Steven G. Dean
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Steven
G. Dean
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Sr.
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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October
27, 2008
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