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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.&nbsp;333- _____</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="4">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="3">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>

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

<div align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>Schweitzer-Mauduit
International, Inc.</B></FONT></DIV>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact name of Registrant as
specified in its charter)</FONT></DIV>

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<B>62-1612879</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(State or other jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></TD>
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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</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>30022</B></FONT></TD>
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(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. Outside Directors Stock Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</FONT>

<P align="center"><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 Georgia 30022<BR>
(770)&nbsp;569-4278</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>


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$.10 per share</FONT></TD>
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100,000 shares
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form&nbsp;S-8, this Registration
Statement covers the registration of 100,000 shares of Common Stock in
addition to shares previously registered under Registration Statement No.
33-99812.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of
additional shares that may be offered and issued to prevent dilution
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions as
provided in the Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. Outside Directors
Stock Plan.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, in
accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) under the Securities Act, on the basis of
the average of the high and low sales prices of $24.66 and $24.51 per
share for the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
June&nbsp;10, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">As permitted by Rule&nbsp;429 under the Securities Act of 1933, the prospectus
related to this Registration Statement also covers securities registered under
Registration Statement No.&nbsp;33-99812.
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">Part II &#151; Information Required in the Registration Statement</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Part II &#151; Information Required in the Registration Statement</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 is being filed to register 100,000
additional shares of Common Stock, par value $.10 per share (the &#147;Common
Stock&#148;), of Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
&#147;Company&#148;), which have been reserved for issuance under the Schweitzer-Mauduit
International, Inc. Outside Directors Stock Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). A total of
30,000 shares of the Common Stock reserved under the Plan have previously been
registered on a Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration Statement No.
33-99812, filed on November&nbsp;30, 1995) (the &#147;Original Form&nbsp;S-8&#148;). Pursuant to
and as permitted by General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8, the contents of the
Original Form&nbsp;S-8 are hereby incorporated by reference herein, and the opinions
and consents listed at Item&nbsp;8 below are annexed hereto.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</FONT>

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Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. Outside Directors
Stock Plan Amended and Restated as of April&nbsp;24, 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
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Powers of Attorney (contained on the signature page
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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, as amended,
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 this 10th day
of June, 2003.
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<B>Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.</B></FONT></TD>
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By: /s/ Wayne H. Deitrich<BR>
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Wayne H. Deitrich, Chief Executive Officer<br>
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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, such persons true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such
persons 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 attorneys-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 indicated below on the dates indicated.
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/ Wayne H. Deitrich<BR>
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Wayne H. Deitrich</FONT></TD>
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Chief Executive Officer<BR>
and Chairman of the Board<BR>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/ Paul C. Roberts<BR>
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Paul C. Roberts</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer<BR>
and Treasurer<BR>
(principal financial officer)
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/ Wayne Grunewald<BR>
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Wayne Grunewald</FONT></TD>
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Controller<BR>
(principal accounting officer)
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K.C. Caldabaugh</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Claire Arnold</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Richard D. Jackson</FONT></TD>
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Jean-Pierre Le H&#233;tet</FONT></TD>
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Director
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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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Alan R. Batkin</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. Outside Directors Stock Plan
Amended and Restated as of April&nbsp;24, 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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SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2003
Registration No. 333- _____
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
62-1612879
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
100 North Point Center East, Suite 600
Alpharetta, Georgia
30022
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. Outside Directors Stock Plan
(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 Georgia 30022
(770) 569-4278
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed
Title of each class of
Amount to be
offering price per
maximum aggregate
Amount of
securities to be registered
registered(1)(2)
share (3)
offering price (3)
registration fee
Common Stock, par value
$.10 per share
100,000 shares
$
24.585
$
2,458,500
$
198.89
(1)
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration
Statement covers the registration of 100,000 shares of Common Stock in
addition to shares previously registered under Registration Statement No.
33-99812.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of
additional shares that may be offered and issued to prevent dilution
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions as
provided in the Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. Outside Directors
Stock Plan.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, in
accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act, on the basis of
the average of the high and low sales prices of $24.66 and $24.51 per
share for the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
June 10, 2003.
As permitted by Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, the prospectus
related to this Registration Statement also covers securities registered under
Registration Statement No. 33-99812.
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Part II — Information Required in the Registration Statement
SIGNATURES
EX-5 OPINION OF TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP
EX-10.4 OUTSIDE DIRECTORS STOCK PLAN AMENDED
EX-23.1 CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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Part II — Information Required in the Registration Statement
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed to register 100,000
additional shares of Common Stock, par value $.10 per share (the "Common
Stock"), of Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), which have been reserved for issuance under the Schweitzer-Mauduit
International, Inc. Outside Directors Stock Plan (the "Plan"). A total of
30,000 shares of the Common Stock reserved under the Plan have previously been
registered on a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration Statement No.
33-99812, filed on November 30, 1995) (the "Original Form S-8"). Pursuant to
and as permitted by General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the
Original Form S-8 are hereby incorporated by reference herein, and the opinions
and consents listed at Item 8 below are annexed hereto.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
5
Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP.
10.4
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. Outside Directors
Stock Plan Amended and Restated as of April 24, 2003.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2
Consent of Troutman Sanders LLP (contained in its Opinion
filed as Exhibit 5).
24
Powers of Attorney (contained on the signature page
hereof).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
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 this 10th day
of June, 2003.
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.
By: /s/ Wayne H. Deitrich
Wayne H. Deitrich, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board
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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, such persons true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such
persons 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 attorneys-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 indicated below on the dates 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 Arnold
Director
Richard D. Jackson
Director
*
Jean-Pierre Le Hétet
Director
June 9, 2003
*
Leonard J. Kujawa
Director
June 9, 2003
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Signature
Title
Date
Larry B. Stillman
Director
*
Laurent G. Chambaz
Director
June 9, 2003
*
Alan R. Batkin
Director
June 9, 2003
*
Signed pursuant to Power of Attorney
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
5
Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP.
10.4
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. Outside Directors Stock Plan
Amended and Restated as of April 24, 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 the signature page hereof).