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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549<BR>
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</U><B><P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM 8-K</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P></B></FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)</FONT></TD>
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<U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;November 22, 2000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
</U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GEORGIA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)">(State or Other Jurisdiction<BR>
of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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<U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1-3506&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
</U>(Commission<BR>
File Number</FONT></TD>
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<U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;93-0432081&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
</U>(IRS Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</FONT></TD>
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<P><U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)">133 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E., ATLANTA, GEORGIA<BR>
</U>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
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<U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;30303&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)">Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code</FONT></TD>
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<U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(404) 652-4000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;&lt;PAGE&gt;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 5.&#9;Other Events.</P><DIR>
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</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">On November 22, 2000, the Georgia-Pacific Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that a federal court in the District of Columbia had signed an order which allows Georgia-Pacific to complete its previously
announced acquisition of Fort James Corp. </P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">In the same press release, the Company also announced that the exchange offer for all outstanding shares of Fort James will expire at 6 p.m. Eastern time, today (Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2000).</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>
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<B><P>Item 7.&#9;&#9;Financial Statements, <I>Pro Forma</I> Financial Information and Exhibits.</P></B>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)">(a)</FONT></TD>
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<U><P>Financial Statements of Business Acquired</U></TD>
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<P>Not required.</TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P>(b)</FONT></TD>
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<U><P>Pro Forma Financial Information</U></TD>
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<P>Not required.</TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P>(c)</FONT></TD>
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<U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P>Exhibits</U></FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P>99.1</FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P>Press release issued by Georgia-Pacific Corporation on November 22, 2000 announcing </FONT>the clearance of the Georgia-Pacific, Fort James transaction.</TD>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</P>
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<P>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.</P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION<BR>
(Registrant)</TD>
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<P>Dated:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;November 22, 2000</TD>
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<P>By:&#9;<U> /s/&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kenneth F. Khoury&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kenneth F. Khoury<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President, Deputy General Counsel<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and Secretary</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</P>
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<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Exhibit&nbsp;No.</U>&#9; <U>Sequentially Numbered Description</U></TD>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">99.1</TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman (PCL6)"><P>Press release issued by Georgia-Pacific Corporation on November 22, 2000 announcing </FONT>the clearance of the Georgia-Pacific, Fort James transaction.</TD>
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Form 8-K: G-PC Tissue Divestiture/FJ Extention
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)
November 22, 2000
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
GEORGIA
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
1-3506
(Commission
File Number
93-0432081
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
133 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E., ATLANTA, GEORGIA
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
30303
(Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code
(404) 652-4000
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Item 5.	Other Events.
On November 22, 2000, the Georgia-Pacific Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that a federal court in the District of Columbia had signed an order which allows Georgia-Pacific to complete its previously
announced acquisition of Fort James Corp.
In the same press release, the Company also announced that the exchange offer for all outstanding shares of Fort James will expire at 6 p.m. Eastern time, today (Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2000).
The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.		Financial Statements,
Pro Forma
Financial Information and Exhibits.
(a)
Financial Statements of Business Acquired
Not required.
(b)
Pro Forma Financial Information
Not required.
(c)
Exhibits
99.1
Press release issued by Georgia-Pacific Corporation on November 22, 2000 announcing
the clearance of the Georgia-Pacific, Fort James transaction.
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SIGNATURES
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.
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Dated:        November 22, 2000
By:
/s/	    Kenneth F. Khoury
Kenneth F. Khoury
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
and Secretary
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Sequentially Numbered Description
99.1
Press release issued by Georgia-Pacific Corporation on November 22, 2000 announcing
the clearance of the Georgia-Pacific, Fort James transaction.