Form 8-K  (W1115138.DOC;1)



UNITED STATES

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 Securities

Exchange Act of 1934


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Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):  July 16, 2015



WAUSAU PAPER CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



WISCONSIN

1-13923

39-0690900

(State or other

(Commission File

(IRS Employer

jurisdiction of

Number)

Identification

incorporation)

 

Number)


100 PAPER PLACE

MOSINEE, WI 54455-9099

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)


(715) 693-4470

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


£

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT



Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management


Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;

Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain   Officers


Robert H. Yanker was appointed by the Wausau Paper Corp. Board of Directors to be a Class II director of the Company on July 16, 2015.  


Mr. Yanker, 57, is a Director Emeritus with McKinsey & Company, with whom Mr. Yanker was affiliated from 1986 until his retirement in 2013.  Mr. Yanker received both his B.A. and his M.B.A. from Harvard University.


Mr. Yanker’s service on committees of the Board of Directors will be determined when the Board meets in August 2015.


A news release describing Mr. Yanker’s appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1.


Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits


Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits


Exhibit 99.1

News release dated July 22, 2015



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.


WAUSAU PAPER CORP.




Date:  July 22, 2015

By:  SHERRI L. LEMMER

Sherri L. Lemmer

Senior Vice President–Finance

Chief Financial Officer



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EXHIBIT INDEX

to

FORM 8-K

of

WAUSAU PAPER CORP.

dated July 16, 2015

Pursuant to Section 102(d) of Regulation S-T

(17 C.F.R. §232.102(d))





Exhibit 99.1

News release dated July 22, 2015



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