Norcross, Georgia, USA, 03 November 2006 --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rock-Tenn Company (NYSE: RKT) reported that its board of directors declared a dividend of USD 0.09 per share on its Class A Common Stock to shareholders of record at the close of business on 14 November 2006. The dividend, which will be paid on 28 November 2006, represents an annual dividend rate of USD 0.36 per share.

Rock-Tenn Company provides marketing and packaging solutions to consumer products companies at low costs, with net sales of USD 2.1 billion and operating locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile. The company is one of North America's leading manufacturers of packaging products, merchandising displays and bleached and recycled paperboard.