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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=4><P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM 8-K</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT</B></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P ALIGN="CENTER">February 2, 2004</FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P ALIGN="CENTER">GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION</FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P ALIGN="CENTER">GEORGIA</FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P ALIGN="CENTER">001-03506</FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P ALIGN="CENTER">93-0432081</FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P>133 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E., ATLANTA, GEORGIA</FONT></TD>
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<B><P>Other Events.</B></TD>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Attached hereto as <A HREF="ex99_1.htm">Exhibit 99.1</A> is a press release issued by Georgia-Pacific Corporation on February 2, 2004, which press release is hereby incorporated herein by this reference.</TD>
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<B><P>Item 7.&#9;</B></TD>
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<B><P>Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></TD>
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<U><P>Exhibits</U>.</TD>
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<P><A HREF="ex99_1.htm">99.1</A></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P>Press release issued by Georgia-Pacific Corporation on February 2, 2004 regarding declaration of quarterly dividend.</FONT></TD>
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<P>Press release issued by Georgia-Pacific Corporation on February 3, 2004 regarding financial results for fiscal 2003 and the fourth fiscal quarter of 2003.</TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 12.</B></TD>
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<B><P>Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</B></TD>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The information in this Form 8-K and <A HREF="ex99_1.htm">Exhibit 99.1</A>, attached hereto, is furnished in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216. The information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.</TD>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">On February 3, 2004, <FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)">Georgia-Pacific Corporation issued a press release announcing preliminary financial results for the fiscal quarter and year ended January 3, 2004, a copy of which is attached hereto as </FONT><A HREF="ex99_2.htm">Exhibit 99.2</A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)">.</FONT></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</TD>
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<P>Dated:</TD>
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<P>February 3, 2004</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION</TD>
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<P>/s/ KENNETH F. KHOURY</TD>
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kenneth F. Khoury</TD>
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President, Deputy General<BR>
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<P><A HREF="ex99_1.htm">99.1</A></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Press release issued by Georgia-Pacific Corporation on February 2, 2004 regarding declaration of quarterly dividend.</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Press release issued by Georgia-Pacific Corporation on February 3, 2004 regarding financial results for fiscal 2003 and the fourth fiscal quarter of 2003.</TD>
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02/02/04: Form 8-K (Fourth Quarter Earnings Release)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
February 2, 2004
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
GEORGIA
001-03506
93-0432081
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
133 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E., ATLANTA, GEORGIA
30303
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code
(404) 652-4000
Item 5.
Other Events.
Attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1
is a press release issued by Georgia-Pacific Corporation on February 2, 2004, which press release is hereby incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 7.
Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits
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99.1
Press release issued by Georgia-Pacific Corporation on February 2, 2004 regarding declaration of quarterly dividend.
99.2
Press release issued by Georgia-Pacific Corporation on February 3, 2004 regarding financial results for fiscal 2003 and the fourth fiscal quarter of 2003.
Item 12.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The information in this Form 8-K and
Exhibit 99.1
, attached hereto, is furnished in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216. The information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
On February 3, 2004,
Georgia-Pacific Corporation issued a press release announcing preliminary financial results for the fiscal quarter and year ended January 3, 2004, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.2
.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated:
February 3, 2004
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
By:
/s/ KENNETH F. KHOURY
Name:
Kenneth F. Khoury
Title:
Vice President, Deputy General
Counsel and Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1
Press release issued by Georgia-Pacific Corporation on February 2, 2004 regarding declaration of quarterly dividend.
99.2
Press release issued by Georgia-Pacific Corporation on February 3, 2004 regarding financial results for fiscal 2003 and the fourth fiscal quarter of 2003.