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<P align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;1, 2002</B></FONT>
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Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
under the<BR>
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>MeadWestvaco Corporation<BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</B>
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<B>31-1797999<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>One High Ridge Park<BR>
Stamford, Connecticut 06905<BR>
(203)&nbsp;461-7400<BR>
(Address, including zip code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>MeadWestvaco Corporation Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(Full title of the plan)</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Wendell L. Willkie, II<BR>
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary<BR>
MeadWestvaco Corporation<BR>
One High Ridge Park<BR>
Stamford, Connecticut 06905<BR>
(203)&nbsp;461-7400<BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
code, of agent for service)</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>With copies to:<BR>
D. Michael Lefever, Esq.<BR>
Covington &#038; Burling<BR>
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20004<BR>
(202)&nbsp;662-6000</B>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (1)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">500,000 </FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">31.15</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,432.90</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Includes MeadWestvaco Corporation preferred stock purchase rights which,
until certain events specified in MeadWestvaco&#146;s Rights Agreement, dated
January&nbsp;29, 2002, as it may be amended from time to time, occur, will not
be exerciseable or evidenced separately from the Common Stock.</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
(&#147;Securities Act&#148;), the number of shares of Common Stock registered hereby
is subject to adjustment to prevent dilution by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction that
results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Calculated in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act based
on the average of the high and low sales prices per share of the Common
Stock on June&nbsp;26, 2002, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MeadWestvaco Corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) hereby incorporates by
reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;):
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K of the Registrant for the Two-Month Transition Period
ended December&nbsp;31, 2001;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q of the Registrant for the
quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2002, as amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q/A, filed May&nbsp;17, 2002, and as amended by Amendment No. 2 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A, filed May 17, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K of the Registrant, filed on
January&nbsp;30, 2002, January&nbsp;31, 2002, February&nbsp;1, 2002, February&nbsp;6,
2002, March&nbsp;15, 2002, and April&nbsp;2, 2002, and amendments to Current
Reports on Form on 8-K/A of the Registrant, filed February&nbsp;6, 2002,
and March&nbsp;8, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of the shares of Common Stock contained in
the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, dated January
25, 2002, filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), including any
amendment or report subsequently filed for the purpose of updating
that description; and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of the shares of Registrant&#146;s Common Stock
purchase rights contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;8-A, dated January&nbsp;29, 2002, filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of
the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report subsequently
filed for the purpose of updating that description.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or that deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of
such documents.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that also is deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The consolidated financial statements incorporated in this Registration
Statement by reference to the Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K of the Registrant for
the Two-Month Transition Period ended December&nbsp;31, 2001 have been so incorporated in reliance on the
report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, given on the
authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The consolidated financial statements of The Mead Corporation incorporated
in this Registration Statement by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report
on Form&nbsp;8-K/A for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001, have been audited by
Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their report (which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating
to the company&#146;s change in its method of accounting for derivative instruments effective January 1, 2001 and the company&#146;s change in its method of revenue recognition for provisions
included in certain sales agreements effective January 1, 2000),
which is incorporated herein by reference, and have been so incorporated in reliance
upon the report of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP given upon their authority as experts
in auditing and accounting.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of Securities.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;)
permits a corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a
provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the
corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director, except that such provision may not eliminate or limit the
liability of a director for (1)&nbsp;any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to
the corporation or its stockholders, (2)&nbsp;acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3)
liability under section 174 of the DGCL for unlawful payment of dividends or
stock purchases or redemptions, or (4)&nbsp;any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit. Article&nbsp;VIII of the Registrant&#146;s
Certificate of Incorporation provides that a director of the Registrant shall
not be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent that
such exemption from liability or the limitation thereof is not permitted under
the DGCL.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL, a corporation is permitted 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 action by or in the right
of the corporation), by reason of the fact that the person is or was an
officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at
the request of the corporation as an officer, director, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against expenses (including attorney&#146;s fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such
proceeding: (1)&nbsp;if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; or
(2)&nbsp;in the case of a criminal proceeding, the person had no reasonable cause to
believe that his conduct was unlawful.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A corporation also is permitted 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 obtain a
judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was an
officer, director, 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 attorney&#146;s fees) actually and reasonably incurred
in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the
person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, provided that such
indemnification is permitted with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to
which the person is found liable to the corporation unless and to the
extent
that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which the action or suit
is brought determines the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnification for such expenses as the court shall deem proper.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A corporation must indemnify any present or former director or officer of
the corporation who is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of
any action, suit or proceeding against expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by such person. Expenses incurred by an officer or director, or any
employees or agents as deemed appropriate by the board of directors, in
defending civil or criminal proceedings may be paid by the corporation in
advance of the final disposition of such proceedings upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if
it shall ultimately be determined that the person is not entitled to be
indemnified by the corporation.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;2.13 of the Registrant&#146;s Bylaws provides that each director,
officer and employee, past or present, of the Registrant, and each person who
serves or may have served at the request of the Registrant as a director,
officer or employee of another corporation and their respective heirs,
administrators and executors, shall be indemnified by the Registrant in
accordance with, and to the fullest extent provided by, the provisions of the
DGCL.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with a number
of officers and directors of the Registrant under which the Registrant has
agreed to indemnify them against costs, charges, fines and expenses, including
amounts paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by
an officer or director in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative
action or proceeding to which such person is made a party by reason of being or
having been a director or officer of the Corporation. The Registrant also has
entered into similar agreements with individuals who serve at the written
request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee, trustee, agent or
fiduciary of another entity.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.</B>
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<B><U>Description</U></B><BR>
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.*</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Bylaws of the Registrant as amended February 26, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Rights Agreement between the Registrant and The Bank of New York, as<BR>
Rights Agent, dated January 29, 2002 **</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Covington &#038; Burling.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Covington &#038; Burling (included in Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Jerome F. Tatar.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of John G. Breen.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Michael E. Campbell.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.4</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Thomas W. Cole, Jr.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.5</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Duane E. Collins.</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.6</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of William E. Hoglund.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.7</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of James G. Kaiser.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.8</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Richard B. Kelson.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.9</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of John A. Krol.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.10</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Susan J. Kropf.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.11</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Douglas S. Luke.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.12</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Robert C. McCormack.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.13</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Lee J. Styslinger, Jr.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.14</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of J. Lawrence Wilson.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.15</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Richard A. Zimmerman.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>
<P>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">*</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Incorporated by reference to Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated
January&nbsp;30, 2002.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">**</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
8-A, dated January&nbsp;29, 2002.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings.</B>
</FONT>



<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to file, during any
period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement:
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act if 1933;
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually</font>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">5</FONT>
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<P><FONT size="2">or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this Registration Statement; and
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2"><I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that paragraphs 1(a) and 1(b) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective
amendment described under paragraph (1), above, 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>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes 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>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this 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>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 Securities Act of 1933 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 whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act 1933 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
</FONT>





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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 Stamford, State of Connecticut, on
June&nbsp;28, 2002.
</FONT>
<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="46%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="51%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
By:
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ John A. Luke, Jr.
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
John A. Luke, Jr.<BR>
Chief Executive Officer and President</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>
<P><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 dates indicated.
</FONT>
<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><u>Signature</u></B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B><u>Title</u></B>
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B><u>Date</u></B></FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="left"><FONT size="2"><BR><br>
</FONT><FONT size="2">
/s/ John A. Luke, Jr.
<HR size="1" noshade>
John A. Luke, Jr.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<BR><br>
</FONT><FONT size="2">
Chief Executive Officer and<BR>
President (principal executive<BR>
officer) and Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="middle"><FONT size="2"><BR><br>
</FONT><FONT size="2">
June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Karen R. Osar
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Karen R. Osar</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice President and Chief<BR>
Financial Officer<BR>
(principal financial officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="middle"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ John E. Banu
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
John E. Banu</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Comptroller<BR>
(principal accounting officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="middle"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
<hr noshade size="1">
Jerome F. Tatar</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="middle"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
<hr noshade size="1">
John G. Breen</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="middle"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
<hr noshade size="1">
Michael E. Campbell</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="middle"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
<hr noshade size="1">
Thomas W. Cole, Jr.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="middle"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">7</FONT>
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<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><u>Signature</u></B><BR>
</FONT><FONT size="2"></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B><u>Title</u></B><BR>
</FONT><FONT size="2">
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B><u>Date</u></B><BR>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
<hr noshade size="1">
Duane E. Collins</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
<hr noshade size="1">
William E. Hoglund</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
<hr noshade size="1">
James G. Kaiser</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
<hr noshade size="1">
Richard B. Kelson</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
<hr noshade size="1">
John A. Krol</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
<hr noshade size="1">
Susan J. Kropf</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
<hr noshade size="1">
Douglas S. Luke</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
<hr noshade size="1">
Robert C. McCormack</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
<hr noshade size="1">
Lee J. Styslinger, Jr.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><BR>
<hr noshade size="1">
Jane L. Warner</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
<hr noshade size="1">
J. Lawrence Wilson</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">8</FONT>
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<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><u>Signature</u></B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B><u>Title</u></B>
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B><u>Date</u></B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Richard A. Zimmerman</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">* By Power of Attorney</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Wendell L. Willkie, II
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Name: Wendell L. Willkie, II<BR>
Title:Power of Attorney</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">9</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Index to Exhibits</B>
</FONT>

<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="12%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="83%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Exhibit<BR>
<u>Number</u></B><BR>
</FONT><FONT size="2"></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
<B><u>Description</u></B><BR>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Bylaws of the Registrant as amended February 26, 2002.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Covington &#038; Burling.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Covington &#038; Burling (included in Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Jerome F. Tatar.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of John G. Breen.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Michael E. Campbell.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.4</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Thomas W. Cole, Jr.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.5</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Duane E. Collins.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.6</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of William E. Hoglund.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.7</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of James G. Kaiser.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.8</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Richard B. Kelson.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.9</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of John A. Krol.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.10</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Susan J. Kropf.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.11</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Douglas S. Luke.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.12</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Robert C. McCormack.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.13</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Lee J. Styslinger, Jr.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.14</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of J. Lawrence Wilson.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.15</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney of Richard A. Zimmerman.</FONT></TD>
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sv8
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on July 1, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under the
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MeadWestvaco Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(States or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
31-1797999
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
One High Ridge Park
Stamford, Connecticut 06905
(203) 461-7400
(Address, including zip code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
MeadWestvaco Corporation Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors
(Full title of the plan)
Wendell L. Willkie, II
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
MeadWestvaco Corporation
One High Ridge Park
Stamford, Connecticut 06905
(203) 461-7400
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
code, of agent for service)
With copies to:
D. Michael Lefever, Esq.
Covington & Burling
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 662-6000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class
Amount to Be
Offering Price per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
of Securities to Be Registered
Registered
Share
Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (1)
500,000
(2)
$
31.15
(3)
$
15,575,000
(3)
$
1,432.90
(1)
Includes MeadWestvaco Corporation preferred stock purchase rights which,
until certain events specified in MeadWestvaco's Rights Agreement, dated
January 29, 2002, as it may be amended from time to time, occur, will not
be exerciseable or evidenced separately from the Common Stock.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
("Securities Act"), the number of shares of Common Stock registered hereby
is subject to adjustment to prevent dilution by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction that
results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock.
(3)
Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act based
on the average of the high and low sales prices per share of the Common
Stock on June 26, 2002, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.      Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
MeadWestvaco Corporation (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by
reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"):
•
The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Registrant for the Two-Month Transition Period
ended December 31, 2001;
•
The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant for the
quarter ended March 31, 2002, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A, filed May 17, 2002, and as amended by Amendment No. 2 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A, filed May 17, 2002;
•
The Current Reports on Form 8-K of the Registrant, filed on
January 30, 2002, January 31, 2002, February 1, 2002, February 6,
2002, March 15, 2002, and April 2, 2002, and amendments to Current
Reports on Form on 8-K/A of the Registrant, filed February 6, 2002,
and March 8, 2002;
•
The description of the shares of Common Stock contained in
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated January
25, 2002, filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any
amendment or report subsequently filed for the purpose of updating
that description; and
•
The description of the shares of Registrant's Common Stock
purchase rights contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form 8-A, dated January 29, 2002, filed pursuant to Section 12 of
the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report subsequently
filed for the purpose of updating that description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or that deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of
such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that also is deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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The consolidated financial statements incorporated in this Registration
Statement by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Registrant for
the Two-Month Transition Period ended December 31, 2001 have been so incorporated in reliance on the
report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, given on the
authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
The consolidated financial statements of The Mead Corporation incorporated
in this Registration Statement by reference to the Registrant's Current Report
on Form 8-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2001, have been audited by
Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their report (which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating
to the company's change in its method of accounting for derivative instruments effective January 1, 2001 and the company's change in its method of revenue recognition for provisions
included in certain sales agreements effective January 1, 2000),
which is incorporated herein by reference, and have been so incorporated in reliance
upon the report of Deloitte & Touche LLP given upon their authority as experts
in auditing and accounting.
Item 4.      Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5.      Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable.
Item 6.      Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL")
permits a corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a
provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the
corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director, except that such provision may not eliminate or limit the
liability of a director for (1) any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to
the corporation or its stockholders, (2) acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3)
liability under section 174 of the DGCL for unlawful payment of dividends or
stock purchases or redemptions, or (4) any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit. Article VIII of the Registrant's
Certificate of Incorporation provides that a director of the Registrant shall
not be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent that
such exemption from liability or the limitation thereof is not permitted under
the DGCL.
Under Section 145 of the DGCL, a corporation is permitted 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 action by or in the right
of the corporation), by reason of the fact that the person is or was an
officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at
the request of the corporation as an officer, director, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such
proceeding: (1) if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; or
(2) in the case of a criminal proceeding, the person had no reasonable cause to
believe that his conduct was unlawful.
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A corporation also is permitted 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 obtain a
judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was an
officer, director, 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 attorney's fees) actually and reasonably incurred
in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the
person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, provided that such
indemnification is permitted with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to
which the person is found liable to the corporation unless and to the
extent
that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which the action or suit
is brought determines the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnification for such expenses as the court shall deem proper.
A corporation must indemnify any present or former director or officer of
the corporation who is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of
any action, suit or proceeding against expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by such person. Expenses incurred by an officer or director, or any
employees or agents as deemed appropriate by the board of directors, in
defending civil or criminal proceedings may be paid by the corporation in
advance of the final disposition of such proceedings upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if
it shall ultimately be determined that the person is not entitled to be
indemnified by the corporation.
Section 2.13 of the Registrant's Bylaws provides that each director,
officer and employee, past or present, of the Registrant, and each person who
serves or may have served at the request of the Registrant as a director,
officer or employee of another corporation and their respective heirs,
administrators and executors, shall be indemnified by the Registrant in
accordance with, and to the fullest extent provided by, the provisions of the
DGCL.
The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with a number
of officers and directors of the Registrant under which the Registrant has
agreed to indemnify them against costs, charges, fines and expenses, including
amounts paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by
an officer or director in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative
action or proceeding to which such person is made a party by reason of being or
having been a director or officer of the Corporation. The Registrant also has
entered into similar agreements with individuals who serve at the written
request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee, trustee, agent or
fiduciary of another entity.
Item 7.      Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
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Item 8.      Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
4.1
Description
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.*
4.2
Bylaws of the Registrant as amended February 26, 2002.
4.3
Rights Agreement between the Registrant and The Bank of New York, as
Rights Agent, dated January 29, 2002 **
5.1
Opinion of Covington & Burling.
23.1
Consent of Covington & Burling (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.3
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
24.1
Power of Attorney of Jerome F. Tatar.
24.2
Power of Attorney of John G. Breen.
24.3
Power of Attorney of Michael E. Campbell.
24.4
Power of Attorney of Thomas W. Cole, Jr.
24.5
Power of Attorney of Duane E. Collins.
24.6
Power of Attorney of William E. Hoglund.
24.7
Power of Attorney of James G. Kaiser.
24.8
Power of Attorney of Richard B. Kelson.
24.9
Power of Attorney of John A. Krol.
24.10
Power of Attorney of Susan J. Kropf.
24.11
Power of Attorney of Douglas S. Luke.
24.12
Power of Attorney of Robert C. McCormack.
24.13
Power of Attorney of Lee J. Styslinger, Jr.
24.14
Power of Attorney of J. Lawrence Wilson.
24.15
Power of Attorney of Richard A. Zimmerman.
*
Incorporated by reference to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
January 30, 2002.
**
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
8-A, dated January 29, 2002.
Item 9.      Undertakings.
(1)      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to file, during any
period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement:
(a)      to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act if 1933;
(b)      to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually
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or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this Registration Statement; and
(c)      to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided
,
however
, that paragraphs 1(a) and 1(b) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective
amendment described under paragraph (1), above, 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)      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes 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.
(4)      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this 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.
(5)      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 Securities Act of 1933 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 whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act 1933 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
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 Stamford, State of Connecticut, on
June 28, 2002.
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION
By:
/s/ John A. Luke, Jr.
John A. Luke, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer and President
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 dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ John A. Luke, Jr.
John A. Luke, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer and
President (principal executive
officer) and Director
June 28, 2002
/s/ Karen R. Osar
Karen R. Osar
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
June 28, 2002
/s/ John E. Banu
John E. Banu
Comptroller
(principal accounting officer)
June 28, 2002
*
Jerome F. Tatar
Chairman of the Board
June 28, 2002
*
John G. Breen
Director
June 28, 2002
*
Michael E. Campbell
Director
June 28, 2002
*
Thomas W. Cole, Jr.
Director
June 28, 2002
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Signature
Title
Date
*
Duane E. Collins
Director
June 28, 2002
*
William E. Hoglund
Director
June 28, 2002
*
James G. Kaiser
Director
June 28, 2002
*
Richard B. Kelson
Director
June 28, 2002
*
John A. Krol
Director
June 28, 2002
*
Susan J. Kropf
Director
June 28, 2002
*
Douglas S. Luke
Director
June 28, 2002
*
Robert C. McCormack
Director
June 28, 2002
*
Lee J. Styslinger, Jr.
Director
June 28, 2002
Jane L. Warner
Director
June 28, 2002
*
J. Lawrence Wilson
Director
June 28, 2002
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Signature
Title
Date
*
Richard A. Zimmerman
Director
June 28, 2002
* By Power of Attorney
/s/ Wendell L. Willkie, II
Name: Wendell L. Willkie, II
Title:Power of Attorney
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Index to Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.2
Bylaws of the Registrant as amended February 26, 2002.
5.1
Opinion of Covington & Burling.
23.1
Consent of Covington & Burling (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.3
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
24.1
Power of Attorney of Jerome F. Tatar.
24.2
Power of Attorney of John G. Breen.
24.3
Power of Attorney of Michael E. Campbell.
24.4
Power of Attorney of Thomas W. Cole, Jr.
24.5
Power of Attorney of Duane E. Collins.
24.6
Power of Attorney of William E. Hoglund.
24.7
Power of Attorney of James G. Kaiser.
24.8
Power of Attorney of Richard B. Kelson.
24.9
Power of Attorney of John A. Krol.
24.10
Power of Attorney of Susan J. Kropf.
24.11
Power of Attorney of Douglas S. Luke.
24.12
Power of Attorney of Robert C. McCormack.
24.13
Power of Attorney of Lee J. Styslinger, Jr.
24.14
Power of Attorney of J. Lawrence Wilson.
24.15
Power of Attorney of Richard A. Zimmerman.
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