KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation to be Listed on New York Stock Exchange

Northbrook, Illinois, USA 21 December 2009/PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (Nasdaq: KPPC), a leading North American producer of unbleached kraft paper products and linerboard, today announced that its common stock has been authorized for listing on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The trading of KapStone common stock on the NYSE will commence on 04 January 2010. Kapstone's common stock ticker on the NYSE will be KS. Before 04 January 2010, KapStone's common stock will continue to trade on the NASDAQ with a stock ticker of KPPC.

Headquartered in Northbrook, IL, KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation is a leading North American producer of unbleached kraft paper products and linerboard. The Company is the parent company of KapStone Kraft Paper Corporation which includes paper mills in Roanoke Rapids, NC and North Charleston, SC, a lumber mill in Summerville, SC, and five chipping mills in South Carolina. The business employs approximately 1550 people. For additional information, visit http://www.kapstonepaper.com.