SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934


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         DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): July 29, 2003


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                            BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





        DELAWARE                 33-60032                  62-1518973
 (State of Incorporation)      (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
                                File Number)           Identification No.)



                  1001 Tillman Street, Memphis, Tennessee 38112
                    (Address of principal executive offices)



           Registrant's telephone, including area code (901) 320-8100

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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

On July 28, 2003, the Registrant  issued the following press release  announcing
its scheduled  conference  call  regarding its operating  results for the fourth
quarter of fiscal year 2003 ended June 30, 2003.



Conference Call
                            BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

                             Fourth Quarter Results

                     We have scheduled a conference call for

                             Friday, August 1, 2003
                                9:30 a.m. Central

                Management participating on the call will include

                    David B. Ferraro, Chief Executive Officer
              John B. Crowe, President and Chief Operating Officer
   Kristopher J. Matula, Sr. Vice President, Nonwovens and Corporate Strategy
        Gayle L. Powelson, Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                 Gordon B. Mitchell, Investor Relations Manager

All interested  parties are invited to listen to the audio  conference call live
or  tape  delayed  via the  website  www.streetevents.com  or via the  Company's
website  homepage  at  www.bkitech.com.  The replay  will be  archived  on these
websites through September 2, 2003.

In addition,  persons  interested in listening by telephone may dial in at (800)
289-0518  within the United  States.  International  callers  should  dial (913)
981-5532. Participants should call no later than 9:20 a.m. CT.

To listen to the telephone replay of the conference call, dial (888) 203-1112 or
(719) 457-0820.  The passcode is 646495.  The telephone replay will be available
until midnight August 22, 2003.

A press release will be issued via Business Wire after the market closes on July
31. If you do not receive a copy of this release, please contact Gordon Mitchell
at (901) 320-8256.

We look forward to your participation.


                                  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, thereunto duly authorized,

                                  BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.


                                  /s/Gayle L. Powelson
                                  --------------------------------------
                                  Gayle L. Powelson
                                  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
                                  July 29, 2003
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): July 29, 2003

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                            BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        DELAWARE                 33-60032                  62-1518973
 (State of Incorporation)      (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
                                File Number)           Identification No.)

                  1001 Tillman Street, Memphis, Tennessee 38112
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

           Registrant's telephone, including area code (901) 320-8100

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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

On July 28, 2003, the Registrant  issued the following press release  announcing
its scheduled  conference  call  regarding its operating  results for the fourth
quarter of fiscal year 2003 ended June 30, 2003.

Conference Call
                            BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

                             Fourth Quarter Results

                     We have scheduled a conference call for

                             Friday, August 1, 2003
                                9:30 a.m. Central

                Management participating on the call will include

                    David B. Ferraro, Chief Executive Officer
              John B. Crowe, President and Chief Operating Officer
   Kristopher J. Matula, Sr. Vice President, Nonwovens and Corporate Strategy
        Gayle L. Powelson, Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                 Gordon B. Mitchell, Investor Relations Manager

All interested  parties are invited to listen to the audio  conference call live
or  tape  delayed  via the  website  www.streetevents.com  or via the  Company's
website  homepage  at  www.bkitech.com.  The replay  will be  archived  on these
websites through September 2, 2003.

In addition,  persons  interested in listening by telephone may dial in at (800)
289-0518  within the United  States.  International  callers  should  dial (913)
981-5532. Participants should call no later than 9:20 a.m. CT.

To listen to the telephone replay of the conference call, dial (888) 203-1112 or
(719) 457-0820.  The passcode is 646495.  The telephone replay will be available
until midnight August 22, 2003.

A press release will be issued via Business Wire after the market closes on July
31. If you do not receive a copy of this release, please contact Gordon Mitchell
at (901) 320-8256.

We look forward to your participation.

                                  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, thereunto duly authorized,

                                  BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

                                  /s/Gayle L. Powelson
                                  --------------------------------------
                                  Gayle L. Powelson
                                  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
                                  July 29, 2003