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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;10, 2003</FONT>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.__________</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware<br></B>
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or<br>
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<B>62-1612879<br></B>
(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>100 North Point Center East, Suite&nbsp;600<br>
Alpharetta, GA 30022</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<B>30022<br></B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC.<BR>
RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN</B><BR>
(Amended and Restated as of January&nbsp;17, 2003)<BR>
(Full title of the plan)</FONT>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>John W. Rumely, Jr.<BR>
General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC.<BR>
100 North Point Center East, Suite&nbsp;600<BR>
Alpharetta, GA 30022</B></FONT></TD>
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value $.10 per
share (together
with associated
preferred stock
purchase rights)</FONT></TD>
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437,500 shares
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><SUP>1</SUP> Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a) the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be
offered and issued to prevent dilutions resulting from stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions as provided in the Schweitzer-Mauduit
International, Inc. Restricted Stock Plan.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><SUP>2</SUP> Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1), these figures are based upon the average of the
high and low prices of the Common Stock on June&nbsp;9, 2003, as
reported on June 10, 2003 in the New
York Stock Exchange consolidated reporting system, and are used solely for the
purpose of calculating the registration fee.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT>

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Incorporation of Documents by Reference</FONT></TD>
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The undersigned registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this
registration statement a copy of the following:</FONT></TD>
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(i)
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the registrant&#146;s annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K for
the fiscal year ending December&nbsp;31, 2002 filed on February
27, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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(ii)</FONT></TD>
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the registrant&#146;s quarterly report on Form&nbsp;10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2003, filed May&nbsp;5,
2003; and.</FONT></TD>
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(iii)</FONT></TD>
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the registrant&#146;s current report on Form&nbsp;8-K,
filed April&nbsp;24, 2003; and</FONT></TD>
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(iv)</FONT></TD>
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the description of the registrant&#146;s capital
stock contained in the registrant&#146;s registration statement on
Form&nbsp;10 (Registration No.&nbsp;1-13948) dated September&nbsp;12, 1995,
as amended by Form&nbsp;10/A, Amendment No.&nbsp;1 dated October&nbsp;19,
1995, Form&nbsp;10/A, Amendment No.&nbsp;2 dated October&nbsp;27, 1995, Form
10/A, Amendment No.&nbsp;3 dated October&nbsp;30, 1995, Form&nbsp;10/A,
Amendment No.&nbsp;4 dated November&nbsp;1, 1995 and as may
subsequently be amended.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents filed subsequent to the date of this
registration statement by the undersigned registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment hereto, which
either indicates that all shares of common stock offered hereby have been sold
or deregisters any shares of such common stock then remaining, shall also be
deemed to have been incorporated by reference into this registration statement.
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Description of Securities.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 Title 8 of the Delaware Code gives a corporation power to
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding if he acted
in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal

action, suit or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful. The same Section also gives a corporation power to indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or
suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no
indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation
unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which
such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses
which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. Also, the
section states that, to the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent
of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of
any such action, suit or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or
matter herein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys&#146;
fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The By-Laws of the registrant provide in substance that a director or
officer of the registrant, or a party serving at the request of the registrant
as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, shall be indemnified by the registrant to the
maximum extent permitted by the Delaware Code.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The registrant has an insurance policy covering liabilities and expenses
which might arise in connection with its lawful indemnification of its
directors and officers for certain of their liabilities and expenses and also
covering its officers and directors against certain other liabilities and
expenses.
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By-Laws, amended and restated as of April&nbsp;24, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;10 dated
September&nbsp;12, 1995.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Shareholder Rights Agreement Amended and
Restated as of October&nbsp;1, 2000 incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter
ended September&nbsp;30, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Troutman Sanders LLP.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Restricted Stock Plan Amended and Restated as
of January&nbsp;17, 2003 incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.9
to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31,
2003.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Letter from Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;15 of the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q for
the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Troutman Sanders LLP (contained in
its opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5).</FONT></TD>
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Powers of attorney (contained on signature page
hereof).</FONT></TD>
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<FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits listed above which have heretofore been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and which were incorporated as noted
above are hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof
with the same effect as if filed herewith.</FONT>

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Undertakings</FONT></TD>
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(1)</FONT></TD>
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 To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement:</FONT></TD>
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(i)</FONT></TD>
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To include any
prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;</FONT></TD>
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(ii)</FONT></TD>
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To reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the registration statement (or
the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or
high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than 20 % change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in
the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in
the effective registration statement.</FONT></TD>
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(iii)</FONT></TD>
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To include any
material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement;</FONT></TD>
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(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">
That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
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(3)</FONT></TD>
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To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.</FONT></TD>
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(b)</FONT></TD>
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each filing of</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
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(h)</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as express in the Act
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused
this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Alpharetta, State of
Georgia, on June&nbsp;10, 2003.
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    <TD valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Wayne H. Deitrich<BR>
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Wayne H. Deitrich<BR>
Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Wayne H. Deitrich and John W. Rumely, Jr., and
each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration
statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agents and full power and authority to do and
to perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or
would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Wayne H. Deitrich
<HR size="1" noshade>
Wayne H. Deitrich</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Executive Officer<br>
and Chairman of the Board<br>
(principal executive officer)
</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;9, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;/s/ Paul C. Roberts
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Paul C. Roberts</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer<br>
and Treasurer<br>
(principal financial officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;9, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Wayne Grunewald
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Wayne Grunewald</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Controller<BR>
(principal accounting officer)
</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;9, 2003</FONT></TD>
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K.C. Caldabaugh</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;9, 2003</FONT></TD>
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Claire L. Arnold</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Richard D. Jackson</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
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Alan R. Batkin</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;9, 2003</FONT></TD>
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Leonard J. Kujawa</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Larry B. Stillman</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Laurent G. Chambaz</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;9,&nbsp;2003</FONT></TD>
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Jean-Pierre Le H&#233;tet</FONT></TD>
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Director
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
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By-Laws, amended and restated as of April&nbsp;24, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2003
Registration No.__________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
62-1612879
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
100 North Point Center East, Suite 600
Alpharetta, GA 30022
(Address of principal executive offices)
30022
(Zip Code)
SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
(Amended and Restated as of January 17, 2003)
(Full title of the plan)
John W. Rumely, Jr.
General Counsel and Secretary
SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
100 North Point Center East, Suite 600
Alpharetta, GA 30022
(Name and address of agent for service)
1-770-569-4278
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
Amount of
to be registered
registered
1
share
2
price
registration fee
Common Stock, par
value $.10 per
share (together
with associated
preferred stock
purchase rights)
437,500 shares
$
24.585
$
10,755,937
$
870.16
1
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be
offered and issued to prevent dilutions resulting from stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions as provided in the Schweitzer-Mauduit
International, Inc. Restricted Stock Plan.
2
Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1), these figures are based upon the average of the
high and low prices of the Common Stock on June 9, 2003, as
reported on June 10, 2003 in the New
York Stock Exchange consolidated reporting system, and are used solely for the
purpose of calculating the registration fee.
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PART II  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-3.2 BY-LAWS
EX-5 OPINION OF TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP.
EX-23.1 CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The undersigned registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this
registration statement a copy of the following:
(i)
the registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ending December 31, 2002 filed on February
27, 2003.
(ii)
the registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2003, filed May 5,
2003; and.
(iii)
the registrant's current report on Form 8-K,
filed April 24, 2003; and
(iv)
the description of the registrant's capital
stock contained in the registrant's registration statement on
Form 10 (Registration No. 1-13948) dated September 12, 1995,
as amended by Form 10/A, Amendment No. 1 dated October 19,
1995, Form 10/A, Amendment No. 2 dated October 27, 1995, Form
10/A, Amendment No. 3 dated October 30, 1995, Form 10/A,
Amendment No. 4 dated November 1, 1995 and as may
subsequently be amended.
In addition, all documents filed subsequent to the date of this
registration statement by the undersigned registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment hereto, which
either indicates that all shares of common stock offered hereby have been sold
or deregisters any shares of such common stock then remaining, shall also be
deemed to have been incorporated by reference into this registration statement.
ITEM 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
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Section 145 Title 8 of the Delaware Code gives a corporation power to
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding if he acted
in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal

action, suit or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful. The same Section also gives a corporation power to indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or
suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no
indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation
unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which
such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses
which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. Also, the
section states that, to the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent
of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of
any such action, suit or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or
matter herein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys'
fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.
The By-Laws of the registrant provide in substance that a director or
officer of the registrant, or a party serving at the request of the registrant
as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, shall be indemnified by the registrant to the
maximum extent permitted by the Delaware Code.
The registrant has an insurance policy covering liabilities and expenses
which might arise in connection with its lawful indemnification of its
directors and officers for certain of their liabilities and expenses and also
covering its officers and directors against certain other liabilities and
expenses.
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ITEM 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.2
By-Laws, amended and restated as of April 24, 2003.
4(a)
Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Form 10 dated
September 12, 1995.
4(b)
Shareholder Rights Agreement Amended and
Restated as of October 1, 2000 incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30, 2000.
5
Consent of Troutman Sanders LLP.
10.9
Restricted Stock Plan Amended and Restated as
of January 17, 2003 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9
to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2003.
15
Letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 15 of the Registrant's Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 2003.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2
Consent of Troutman Sanders LLP (contained in
its opinion filed as Exhibit 5).
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Powers of attorney (contained on signature page
hereof).
Exhibits listed above which have heretofore been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and which were incorporated as noted
above are hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof
with the same effect as if filed herewith.
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ITEM 9.
Undertakings
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement:
(i)
To include any
prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the registration statement (or
the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or
high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than 20 % change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in
the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in
the effective registration statement.
(iii)
To include any
material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement;
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(b)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each filing of
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the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(h)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as express in the Act
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused
this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Alpharetta, State of
Georgia, on June 10, 2003.
SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC
By:
/s/ Wayne H. Deitrich
Wayne H. Deitrich
Chief Executive Officer
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Wayne H. Deitrich and John W. Rumely, Jr., and
each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration
statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agents and full power and authority to do and
to perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or
would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Wayne H. Deitrich
Wayne H. Deitrich
Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board
(principal executive officer)
June 9, 2003
/s/ Paul C. Roberts
Paul C. Roberts
Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
(principal financial officer)
June 9, 2003
/s/ Wayne Grunewald
Wayne Grunewald
Controller
(principal accounting officer)
June 9, 2003
*
K.C. Caldabaugh
Director
June 9, 2003
Claire L. Arnold
Director
Richard D. Jackson
Director
*
Alan R. Batkin
Director
June 9, 2003
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Signature
Title
Date
*
Leonard J. Kujawa
Director
June 9, 2003
Larry B. Stillman
Director
*
Laurent G. Chambaz
Director
June 9, 2003
*
Jean-Pierre Le Hétet
Director
June 9, 2003
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Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
3.2
By-Laws, amended and restated as of April 24, 2003.
5
Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2
Consent of Troutman Sanders LLP (contained in its opinion filed as
Exhibit 5).
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Powers of Attorney (contained on the signature page hereof).