Boise Inc. (NYSE: BZ) today reported net income of $35.9 million or $0.43 per diluted share for third quarter 2010 compared with net income of $48.2 million or $0.57 per diluted share for third quarter 2009. In conjunction with the release of financial results, Boise Inc. also announced a special cash dividend of $0.40 per common share, payable December 3, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 17, 2010. The total special dividend payout is estimated to be $32.3 million.

Net income excluding special items was $36.6 million or $0.44 per diluted share in third quarter 2010 compared with $10.3 million or $0.12 per diluted share in third quarter 2009. EBITDA excluding special items was a record $110.9 million for third quarter 2010 compared with $66.2 million for third quarter 2009.

                           FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                   (in millions, except per-share data)

                                                    ------- ------- -------
                                                    3Q 2010 3Q 2009 2Q 2010
                                                    ------- ------- -------
Sales                                               $ 554.1 $ 508.3 $ 521.6
Net income                                          $  35.9 $  48.2 $  13.3
Net income per diluted share                        $  0.43 $  0.57 $  0.16
Net income excluding special items (a)              $  36.6 $  10.3 $  11.4
Net income excluding special items per diluted
 share (a)                                          $  0.44 $  0.12 $  0.14
EBITDA (b)                                          $ 109.8 $ 128.0 $  70.1
EBITDA excluding special items (b)                  $ 110.9 $  66.2 $  67.0

Net total debt at quarter end (c)                   $ 604.0 $ 781.9 $ 657.1

(a) For reconciliation of net income to net income excluding special
    items, see "Summary Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and
    Segment Information."
(b) For reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and EBITDA to EBITDA
    excluding special items, see "Summary Notes to Consolidated Financial
    Statements and Segment Information."
(c) For reconciliation of total debt to net total debt, see "Summary
    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Segment Information."

"Strong seasonal packaging volumes, improved sequential price trends, and low maintenance costs combined to drive record third quarter results," said Alexander Toeldte, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boise Inc. "Our corrugated packaging business continued to experience strong volumes, with shipments up 12% over the prior year. Sales volumes of our premium office, label and release, and flexible packaging products grew 11% over the prior year period. We continued to generate strong cash flow and ended the quarter with $184 million of cash and short-term investments. Looking ahead to the fourth quarter, we expect continued benefit from favorable price levels balanced by lower seasonal sales volumes and increased maintenance costs from the annual maintenance outage at our mill in Jackson, Alabama."

Carl Albert, Chair of the Board of Directors, added, "We are delighted that our continued strong earnings performance and robust cash position have given us the opportunity to return cash to shareholders through the special dividend, while allowing us to maintain enough capital to fund our growth initiatives.

We remain focused on creating shareholder value through well performing operations, disciplined capital allocation, and targeted growth.

We continue to pursue growth opportunities that combine solid industrial logic with a reasonable price. We also intend to return capital to our shareholders when both our performance and outlook create the appropriate opportunities."

Sales

Total sales for third quarter 2010 were $554.1 million, up $45.8 million, or 9%, from $508.3 million for third quarter 2009 and up $32.5 million from second quarter 2010 sales of $521.6 million.

Paper segment sales increased $22.2 million during third quarter 2010 compared with third quarter 2009 due primarily to increased sales prices. Packaging segment sales increased $26.6 million during third quarter 2010 compared with third quarter 2009 driven by higher sales prices for linerboard and newsprint and increased sales volumes for corrugated products.

Prices and Volumes

Pricing for uncoated freesheet improved in third quarter 2010 compared with third quarter 2009 and second quarter 2010. Average net selling prices for uncoated freesheet papers increased 6% during third quarter 2010 compared with third quarter 2009 and increased 3% from second quarter 2010. In first quarter 2010, we implemented a $40-per-ton price increase across most of our uncoated freesheet grades, including cut-size office papers, offset, and midweight opaque grades. In May 2010, we implemented a $60-per-ton price increase across virtually all of our uncoated office papers and printing and converting grades. Overall, uncoated freesheet sales volumes were 318,000 tons during third quarter 2010, a decrease of 2% versus the prior year period and an increase of 2% from second quarter 2010. Combined sales volumes of premium office, label and release, and flexible packaging papers represented 31% of our total third quarter 2010 uncoated freesheet sales volumes compared with 27% during third quarter 2009. This growth primarily displaced commodity paper products.

Corrugated container and sheet sales volumes improved 12% during third quarter 2010 compared with third quarter 2009 and increased 3% from second quarter 2010. This increase was due primarily to increased sales of sheets from our sheet feeder plant in Texas as industrial markets in the area continued to improve. Corrugated container and sheet prices increased 2% during third quarter 2010 compared with third quarter 2009 and 5% sequentially from second quarter 2010. This was due to improved market conditions and pass-through of increased prices for linerboard and medium.

Linerboard net selling prices to third parties increased 40% in third quarter 2010 compared with third quarter 2009 and improved 17% sequentially from second quarter 2010. In first quarter 2010, we implemented a $50-per-ton and a $70-per-ton price increase on domestic linerboard sales in the eastern and western U.S., respectively. During the second quarter, we implemented an additional $60-per-ton increase on domestic linerboard sales. In August, we announced a third linerboard price increase, which we do not expect to realize at this time. Linerboard sales volumes to third parties were 48,000 tons during third quarter 2010, a decrease of 37% from third quarter 2009, and decreased 11% sequentially from second quarter 2010. This was due primarily to improved sales volumes in our corrugated container and sheet operations during third quarter 2010, which resulted in less linerboard available for sales to third parties. Total linerboard sales volumes in third quarter 2010, including linerboard utilized internally in our corrugated container and sheet operations, were 153,000 tons, an increase of 3% compared with third quarter 2009.

Input Costs

Total fiber, energy, and chemical costs for third quarter 2010 were $226.1 million, an increase of $20.3 million, or 10%, compared with costs of $205.8 million for third quarter 2009. The increase was driven primarily by increased purchased pulp prices in our Paper segment and higher consumption of fiber and energy as a result of higher production volumes in our Packaging segment.

        INPUT COST SUMMARY
          (in millions)

             ------- ------- -------
             3Q 2010 3Q 2009 2Q 2010
             ------- ------- -------

Fiber        $ 119.1 $ 108.2 $ 117.1
Energy          52.4    41.9    48.1
Chemicals       54.6    55.7    49.9
             ------- ------- -------
Total        $ 226.1 $ 205.8 $ 215.1
             ======= ======= =======

Total fiber costs during third quarter 2010 were $119.1 million, an increase of $10.9 million, or 10%, from $108.2 million incurred in third quarter 2009. This was due to higher purchased pulp and recycled fiber prices in our Paper segment and increased consumption of fiber in our Packaging segment as a result of increased production. Fiber costs in third quarter 2010 increased $2.0 million, or 2%, compared with $117.1 million in second quarter 2010.

Energy costs in third quarter 2010 were $52.4 million, an increase of $10.5 million, or 25%, compared with $41.9 million in third quarter 2009. This was driven by higher electrical rates in our Packaging segment and increased overall consumption of energy due to higher production volumes. These factors were offset partially by lower natural gas prices. Energy costs in third quarter 2010 increased $4.3 million, or 9%, from $48.1 million in second quarter 2010 due primarily to increased electrical rates.

Chemical costs in third quarter 2010 were $54.6 million, a decrease of $1.1 million, or 2%, compared with $55.7 million in third quarter 2009 due primarily to reduced consumption of higher cost commodity chemicals. Chemical costs were up $4.7 million, or 9%, compared with $49.9 million in second quarter 2010 driven primarily by higher prices.

Webcast and Conference Call

Boise Inc. will host a webcast and conference call on Wednesday, November 3, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. ET, at which time we will review the company's recent performance. To participate in the conference call, dial 866-841-1001 (international callers should dial 832-445-1689). The webcast may be accessed through Boise's Internet site and will be archived for one year following the call. Go to www.BoiseInc.com and click on the link to the webcast under Webcasts & Presentations on the Investors drop-down menu.

A replay of the conference call will be available in Webcasts & Presentations from November 3 at 2:00 p.m. ET through December 3 at 11:45 p.m. ET. Playback numbers are 800-642-1687 for U.S. callers and 706-645-9291 for international callers. The passcode is 19121119.

About Boise Inc.

Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, Boise Inc. (NYSE: BZ) manufactures packaging products and papers including corrugated containers, containerboard, label and release and flexible packaging papers, imaging papers for the office and home, printing and converting papers, newsprint, and market pulp. Our employees are committed to delivering excellent value while managing our businesses to sustain environmental resources for future generations. Visit our website at www.BoiseInc.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains statements that are "forward looking" as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate, or imply future results, performance, or achievements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, competitive, and technological factors outside our control that may cause our business, strategy, or actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Statements regarding expected price levels for our products are considered forward looking; accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will be able to implement or realize all or any part of such price increases. In addition, statements regarding our intent to return capital to our shareholders are forward-looking statements. Our ability to return capital to shareholders depends upon our financial performance and other demands for our capital resources. There is no assurance we will be able to or choose to return capital to shareholders at any time in the future. For further information about the risks and uncertainties associated with our business, please refer to our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company does not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to update any forward-looking statements.

                                Boise Inc.
                    Consolidated Statements of Income
    (unaudited, dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share data)


                                                 Three Months Ended
                                           -------------------------------
                                               September 30
                                           --------------------  June 30,
                                             2010       2009       2010
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
Sales
Trade                                      $ 543,505  $ 498,812  $ 511,012
Related parties                               10,550      9,453     10,549
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
                                             554,055    508,265    521,561
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
Costs and expenses
Materials, labor, and other operating
 expenses                                    412,847    401,607    419,594
Fiber costs from related parties               4,905     10,325      5,168
Depreciation, amortization, and depletion     32,457     32,916     32,267
Selling and distribution expenses             13,884     13,588     14,254
General and administrative expenses           12,594     12,813     12,569
St. Helens mill restructuring                    234      1,402       (434)
Alternative fuel mixture credits, net              -    (59,572)         -
Other (income) expense, net                      148      1,710        (11)
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
                                             477,069    414,789    483,407
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------

Income from operations                        76,986     93,476     38,154
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------

Foreign exchange gain (loss)                     386      1,597       (323)
Change in fair value of interest rate
 derivatives                                      (1)       125        (13)
Loss on extinguishment of debt                     -          -        (28)
Interest expense                             (16,099)   (21,436)   (16,165)
Interest income                                  105        130         61
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
                                             (15,609)   (19,584)   (16,468)
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------

Income before income taxes                    61,377     73,892     21,686
Income tax provision                         (25,454)   (25,737)    (8,376)
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
Net income                                 $  35,923  $  48,155  $  13,310
                                           =========  =========  =========

Weighted average common shares
 outstanding:
Basic                                         80,664     78,635     80,624
Diluted                                       84,082     84,241     84,093

Net income per common share:
Basic                                      $    0.45  $    0.61  $    0.17
Diluted                                    $    0.43  $    0.57  $    0.16




                           Segment Information
                    (unaudited, dollars in thousands)

                                                 Three Months Ended
                                           -------------------------------
                                               September 30
                                           --------------------   June 30,
                                             2010       2009       2010
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
Segment sales
Paper                                      $ 388,193  $ 365,963  $ 364,199
Packaging                                    177,094    150,462    166,143
Intersegment eliminations and other          (11,232)    (8,160)    (8,781)
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
                                           $ 554,055  $ 508,265  $ 521,561
                                           =========  =========  =========

Segment income (loss)
Paper (1)                                  $  56,884  $  78,272  $  25,708
Packaging (1)                                 24,758     22,290     17,105
Corporate and Other (1)                       (4,270)    (5,489)    (4,982)
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
                                              77,372     95,073     37,831
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------

Change in fair value of interest rate
 derivatives                                      (1)       125        (13)
Loss on extinguishment of debt                     -          -        (28)
Interest expense                             (16,099)   (21,436)   (16,165)
Interest income                                  105        130         61
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
Income before income taxes                 $  61,377  $  73,892  $  21,686
                                           =========  =========  =========

EBITDA (2)
Paper (1)                                  $  78,787  $  99,443  $  47,406
Packaging (1)                                 34,357     32,966     26,684
Corporate and Other (1)                       (3,315)    (4,420)    (4,020)
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
                                           $ 109,829  $ 127,989  $  70,070
                                           =========  =========  =========



(1) For the three months ended September 30, 2009, Segment income
    (loss) was $35.4 million in the Paper segment, $2.9 million in the
    Packaging segment, and ($2.8) million in the Corporate and Other
    segment excluding $42.9 million of income, $19.4 million of income, and
    $2.7 million of expenses relating to alternative fuel mixture credits
    recognized in each segment, respectively.  EBITDA excluding alternative
    fuel mixture credits during the same time period was $56.5 million in
    the Paper segment, $13.6 million in the Packaging segment, and
    ($1.7) million in the Corporate and Other segment.  Alternative fuel
    mixture credits are net of fees and expenses and before taxes.

(2) See Summary Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Segment
    Information for a reconciliation of our EBITDA to net income.




                                Boise Inc.
                    Consolidated Statements of Income
    (unaudited, dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share data)

                                                      Nine Months Ended
                                                  ------------------------
                                                        September 30
                                                  ------------------------
                                                      2010         2009
                                                  -----------  -----------
Sales
Trade                                             $ 1,540,368  $ 1,453,557
Related parties                                        29,353       34,360
                                                  -----------  -----------
                                                    1,569,721    1,487,917
                                                  -----------  -----------
Costs and expenses
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses      1,240,926    1,200,759
Fiber costs from related parties                       19,904       24,961
Depreciation, amortization, and depletion              96,855       97,780
Selling and distribution expenses                      41,872       41,394
General and administrative expenses                    36,622       35,877
St. Helens mill restructuring                             (72)       6,183
Alternative fuel mixture credits, net                       -     (134,909)
Other (income) expense, net                              (166)       4,383
                                                  -----------  -----------
                                                    1,435,941    1,276,428
                                                  -----------  -----------

Income from operations                                133,780      211,489
                                                  -----------  -----------

Foreign exchange gain (loss)                              750        2,076
Change in fair value of interest rate derivatives         (43)         620
Loss on extinguishment of debt                        (22,225)           -
Interest expense                                      (48,709)     (64,979)
Interest income                                           203          275
                                                  -----------  -----------
                                                      (70,024)     (62,008)
                                                  -----------  -----------

Income before income taxes                             63,756      149,481
Income tax provision                                  (27,208)     (51,359)
                                                  -----------  -----------
Net income                                        $    36,548  $    98,122
                                                  ===========  ===========

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic                                                  80,366       78,093
Diluted                                                84,123       82,693

Net income per common share:
Basic                                             $      0.45  $      1.26
Diluted                                           $      0.43  $      1.19




                           Segment Information
                    (unaudited, dollars in thousands)

                                                      Nine Months Ended
                                                  ------------------------
                                                        September 30
                                                  ------------------------
                                                      2010         2009
                                                  -----------  -----------
Segment sales
Paper                                             $ 1,105,881  $ 1,074,359
Packaging                                             491,391      437,831
Intersegment eliminations and other                   (27,551)     (24,273)
                                                  -----------  -----------
                                                  $ 1,569,721  $ 1,487,917
                                                  ===========  ===========

Segment income (loss)
Paper (1)                                         $   112,535  $   187,553
Packaging (1)                                          36,093       43,745
Corporate and Other (1)                               (14,098)     (17,733)
                                                  -----------  -----------
                                                      134,530      213,565
                                                  -----------  -----------

Change in fair value of interest rate derivatives         (43)         620
Loss on extinguishment of debt                        (22,225)           -
Interest expense                                      (48,709)     (64,979)
Interest income                                           203          275
                                                  -----------  -----------
Income before income taxes                        $    63,756  $   149,481
                                                  ===========  ===========

EBITDA (3)
Paper (1)                                         $   177,605  $   251,169
Packaging (1)                                          64,967       74,855
Corporate and Other (1) (2)                           (33,412)     (14,679)
                                                  -----------  -----------
                                                  $   209,160  $   311,345
                                                  ===========  ===========

(1) For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, Segment income (loss)
    was $87.7 million in the Paper segment, $4.4 million in the Packaging
    segment and ($13.4) million in the Corporate and Other segment
    excluding $99.9 million of income, $39.3 million of income and
    $4.3 million of expenses relating to alternative fuel mixture credits
    recognized in each segment, respectively. EBITDA excluding alternative
    fuel mixture credits during the same time period was $151.3 million in
    the Paper segment, $35.5 million in the Packaging segment and ($10.4)
    million in the Corporate and Other segment. Alternative fuel mixture
    credits are net of fees and expenses and before taxes.

(2) The nine months ended September 30, 2010, included $22.2 million of
    loss on extinguishment of debt.

(3) See Summary Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Segment
    Information for a reconciliation of our EBITDA to net income.




                               Boise Inc.
                        Consolidated Balance Sheets
                    (unaudited, dollars in thousands)



                                              September 30,  December 31,
                                                  2010           2009
                                              -------------- --------------
ASSETS

Current
Cash and cash equivalents                     $      173,449 $       69,393
Short-term investments                                10,614         10,023
Receivables
   Trade, less allowances of $529 and $839           223,153        185,110
   Related parties                                     1,020          2,056
   Other (1)                                           3,779         62,410
Inventories                                          254,790        252,173
Deferred income taxes                                 13,524              -
Prepaid and other                                      8,463          4,819
                                              -------------- --------------
                                                     688,792        585,984
                                              -------------- --------------
Property
Property and equipment, net                        1,187,520      1,205,679
Fiber farms and deposits                              17,850         17,094
                                              -------------- --------------
                                                   1,205,370      1,222,773
                                              -------------- --------------

Deferred financing costs                              31,757         47,369
Intangible assets, net                                30,293         32,358
Other assets                                           7,890          7,306
                                              -------------- --------------
Total assets                                  $    1,964,102 $    1,895,790
                                              ============== ==============

(1) December 31, 2009, included a $56.6 million receivable for
    alternative fuel mixture credits. This amount was collected during
    first quarter 2010.




                               Boise Inc.
                  Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)
    (unaudited, dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share data)

                                              September 30,  December 31,
                                                  2010           2009
                                              -------------  -------------
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current
Current portion of long-term debt             $      37,500  $      30,711
Income taxes payable                                     24            240
Accounts payable
   Trade                                            186,697        172,518
   Related parties                                      274          2,598
Accrued liabilities
   Compensation and benefits                         55,964         67,948
   Interest payable                                  24,069          4,946
   Other                                             22,121         23,735
                                              -------------  -------------
                                                    326,649        302,696
                                              -------------  -------------

Debt
Long-term debt, less current portion                750,581        785,216
                                              -------------  -------------

Other
Deferred income taxes                                70,862         32,253
Compensation and benefits                           112,184        123,889
Other long-term liabilities                          43,684         30,801
                                              -------------  -------------
                                                    226,730        186,943
                                              -------------  -------------

Commitments and contingent liabilities

Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $.0001 par value per share:
 1,000 shares authorized; none issued                     -              -
Common stock, $.0001 par value per share:
 250,000 shares authorized; 84,760 shares
 and 84,419 shares issued and outstanding                 8              8
Additional paid-in capital                          579,996        578,669
Accumulated other comprehensive income
 (loss)                                             (70,221)       (71,553)
Retained earnings                                   150,359        113,811
                                              -------------  -------------
Total stockholders' equity                          660,142        620,935
                                              -------------  -------------

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity    $   1,964,102  $   1,895,790
                                              =============  =============




                                Boise Inc.
                  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                    (unaudited, dollars in thousands)

                                                      Nine Months Ended
                                                        September 30
                                                  ------------------------
                                                      2010         2009
                                                  -----------  -----------
Cash provided by (used for) operations
Net income                                        $    36,548  $    98,122
Items in net income not using (providing) cash
   Depreciation, depletion, and amortization
    of deferred financing costs and other             102,856      107,471
   Share-based compensation expense                     2,774        2,631
   Notes payable interest expense                           -        8,182
   Pension and other postretirement benefit
    expense                                             7,309        6,605
   Deferred income taxes                               27,196       42,667
   Change in fair value of energy derivatives           1,502       (4,902)
   Change in fair value of interest rate
    derivatives                                            43         (620)
   (Gain) loss on sales of assets, net                     82          395
   Other                                                 (750)      (2,076)
Loss on extinguishment of debt                         22,225            -
Decrease (increase) in working capital, net of
 acquisitions
   Receivables                                         21,725        1,628
   Inventories                                         (4,802)      79,004
   Prepaid expenses                                     3,655         (462)
   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities            13,605       18,436
Current and deferred income taxes                        (543)       7,991
Pension and other postretirement benefit payments     (18,509)      (7,204)
Other                                                     374        1,779
                                                  -----------  -----------
   Cash provided by (used for) operations             215,290      359,647
                                                  -----------  -----------
Cash provided by (used for) investment
Acquisitions of businesses and facilities                   -         (543)
Expenditures for property and equipment               (66,697)     (53,562)
Purchases of short-term investments                   (17,675)     (13,792)
Maturities of short-term investments                   17,090        3,774
Sales of assets                                           646          639
Other                                                   1,689        1,621
                                                  -----------  -----------
   Cash provided by (used for) investment             (64,947)     (61,863)
                                                  -----------  -----------
Cash provided by (used for) financing
Issuances of long-term debt                           300,000       10,000
Payments of long-term debt                           (327,846)     (92,698)
Payments of short-term borrowings                      (5,288)           -
Payments of deferred financing fees                   (11,861)           -
Other                                                  (1,292)           -
                                                  -----------  -----------
   Cash provided by (used for) financing              (46,287)     (82,698)
                                                  -----------  -----------

Increase in cash and cash equivalents                 104,056      215,086

Balance at beginning of the period                     69,393       22,518

                                                  -----------  -----------
Balance at end of the period                      $   173,449  $   237,604
                                                  ===========  ===========

Summary Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Segment Information

The Consolidated Statements of Income, Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and Segment Information do not include all Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company's 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2010, as well as other reports the Company files with the SEC. Net income for all periods presented involved estimates and accruals.

Boise Inc. operates its business in three reportable segments: Paper, Packaging, and Corporate and Other (support services). Boise Inc. manufactures and sells a range of papers, including communication-based papers, packaging demand-driven papers, and market pulp. Boise Inc. also manufactures and sells corrugated containers and sheets as well as linerboard and newsprint.

This release contains several financial measures that are not measures under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). These measures include EBITDA, EBITDA excluding special items, net income excluding special items, net total debt, and other similar measures. Management uses these measures to evaluate ongoing operations and believes they are useful to investors because they enable them to perform meaningful comparisons of past and present operating results. The following charts reconcile these non-GAAP measures with the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

EBITDA represents income before interest (change in fair value of interest rate derivatives, interest expense, and interest income), income taxes, and depreciation, amortization, and depletion. The following table reconciles net income to EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, and the three months ended June 30, 2010 (unaudited, dollars in thousands):

                                                 Three Months Ended
                                           -------------------------------
                                               September 30
                                           --------------------  June 30,
                                             2010       2009       2010
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
Net income                                 $  35,923  $  48,155  $  13,310
Change in fair value of interest rate
 derivatives                                       1       (125)        13
Interest expense                              16,099     21,436     16,165
Interest income                                 (105)      (130)       (61)
Income tax provision                          25,454     25,737      8,376
Depreciation, amortization, and depletion     32,457     32,916     32,267
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
EBITDA                                     $ 109,829  $ 127,989  $  70,070
                                           =========  =========  =========

The following table reconciles net income to EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (unaudited, dollars in thousands):

                                                    Nine Months Ended
                                                  --------------------
                                                      September 30
                                                  --------------------
                                                    2010       2009
                                                  ---------  ---------

Net income                                        $  36,548  $  98,122
Change in fair value of interest rate derivatives        43       (620)
Interest expense                                     48,709     64,979
Interest income                                        (203)      (275)
Income tax provision                                 27,208     51,359
Depreciation, amortization, and depletion            96,855     97,780
                                                  ---------  ---------
EBITDA                                            $ 209,160  $ 311,345
                                                  =========  =========

The following table reconciles segment income (loss) and EBITDA to EBITDA excluding special items for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, and the three months ended June 30, 2010 (unaudited, dollars in thousands):

                                                 Three Months Ended
                                           -------------------------------
                                               September 30
                                           --------------------  June 30,
                                             2010       2009       2010
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
Paper
Segment income                             $  56,884  $  78,272  $  25,708
Depreciation, amortization, and depletion     21,903     21,171     21,698
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
EBITDA                                     $  78,787  $  99,443  $  47,406
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
St. Helens mill restructuring                    234      1,402       (434)
Change in fair value of energy hedges            742     (2,919)    (2,312)
Alternative fuel mixture credits, net              -    (42,894)         -
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
EBITDA excluding special items             $  79,763  $  55,032  $  44,660
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------

Packaging
Segment income                             $  24,758  $  22,290  $  17,105
Depreciation, amortization, and depletion      9,599     10,676      9,579
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
EBITDA                                     $  34,357  $  32,966  $  26,684
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
Change in fair value of energy hedges            143       (705)      (401)
Alternative fuel mixture credits, net              -    (19,389)         -
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
EBITDA excluding special items             $  34,500  $  12,872  $  26,283
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------

Corporate and Other
Segment loss                               $  (4,270) $  (5,489) $  (4,982)
Depreciation, amortization, and depletion        955      1,069        990
Loss on extinguishment of debt                     -          -        (28)
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
EBITDA                                     $  (3,315) $  (4,420) $  (4,020)
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
Alternative fuel mixture credits, net              -      2,711          -
Loss on extinguishment of debt                     -          -         28
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
EBITDA excluding special items             $  (3,315) $  (1,709) $  (3,992)
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------

                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
EBITDA                                     $ 109,829  $ 127,989  $  70,070
                                           =========  =========  =========

                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
EBITDA excluding special items             $ 110,948  $  66,195  $  66,951
                                           =========  =========  =========

The following table reconciles segment income (loss) and EBITDA to EBITDA excluding special items for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (unaudited, dollars in thousands):

                                                      Nine Months Ended
                                                        September 30
                                                  ------------------------
                                                      2010         2009
                                                  -----------  -----------
Paper
Segment income                                    $   112,535  $   187,553
Depreciation, amortization, and depletion              65,070       63,616
                                                  -----------  -----------
EBITDA                                            $   177,605  $   251,169
                                                  -----------  -----------
St. Helens mill restructuring                             (72)       6,183
Change in fair value of energy hedges                   1,263       (3,913)
Alternative fuel mixture credits, net                       -      (99,861)
                                                  -----------  -----------
EBITDA excluding special items                    $   178,796  $   153,578
                                                  -----------  -----------

Packaging
Segment income                                    $    36,093  $    43,745
Depreciation, amortization, and depletion              28,874       31,110
                                                  -----------  -----------
EBITDA                                            $    64,967  $    74,855
                                                  -----------  -----------
Change in fair value of energy hedges                     239         (988)
Alternative fuel mixture credits, net                       -      (39,336)
                                                  -----------  -----------
EBITDA excluding special items                    $    65,206  $    34,531
                                                  -----------  -----------

Corporate and Other
Segment loss                                      $   (14,098) $   (17,733)
Depreciation, amortization, and depletion               2,911        3,054
Loss on extinguishment of debt                        (22,225)           -
                                                  -----------  -----------
EBITDA                                            $   (33,412) $   (14,679)
                                                  -----------  -----------
Alternative fuel mixture credits, net                       -        4,288
Loss on extinguishment of debt                         22,225            -
                                                  -----------  -----------
EBITDA excluding special items                    $   (11,187) $   (10,391)
                                                  -----------  -----------

                                                  -----------  -----------
EBITDA                                            $   209,160  $   311,345
                                                  ===========  ===========

                                                  -----------  -----------
EBITDA excluding special items                    $   232,815  $   177,718
                                                  ===========  ===========

The following tables reconcile net income to net income excluding special items and presents net income excluding special items per diluted share for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the three months ended June 30, 2010, and the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (unaudited, dollars and shares in thousands):

                                               Three Months Ended
                                           -------------------------------
                                               September 30
                                           --------------------   June 30,
                                             2010       2009       2010
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
Net income                                 $  35,923  $  48,155  $  13,310
St. Helens mill restructuring                    234      1,402       (434)
Change in fair value of energy hedges            885     (3,624)    (2,713)
Alternative fuel mixture credits, net              -    (59,572)         -
Loss on extinguishment of debt                     -          -         28
Tax impact of special items (a)                 (433)    23,914      1,207
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
Net income excluding special items         $  36,609  $  10,275  $  11,398
                                           =========  =========  =========
Weighted average common shares
 outstanding: diluted                         84,082     84,241     84,093
Net income excluding special items per
 diluted share                             $    0.44  $    0.12  $    0.14




                                             Nine Months Ended
                                           --------------------
                                               September 30
                                           --------------------
                                             2010       2009
                                           ---------  ---------
Net income                                 $  36,548  $  98,122
St. Helens mill restructuring                    (72)     6,183
Change in fair value of energy hedges          1,502     (4,901)
Alternative fuel mixture credits, net              -   (134,909)
Loss on extinguishment of debt                22,225          -
Tax impact of special items (a)               (9,154)    51,714
                                           ---------  ---------
Net income excluding special items         $  51,049  $  16,209
                                           =========  =========
Weighted average common shares
 outstanding: diluted                         84,123     82,693
Net income excluding special items per
 diluted share                             $    0.61  $    0.20


(a) Special items are tax effected in the aggregate at an assumed combined
    federal and state statutory rate of 38.7%.

The following table reconciles total debt to net total debt as of September 30, 2010 and 2009, and June 30, 2010 (unaudited, dollars in thousands):

                                               September 30,
                                           --------------------  June 30,
                                             2010       2009       2010
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
Short-term borrowings                      $       -  $       -  $   3,536
Current portion of long-term debt             37,500     22,235     29,163
Long-term debt, less current portion         750,581    932,517    763,081
Notes payable                                      -     74,788          -
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
Total debt                                   788,081  1,029,540    795,780
Less cash and cash equivalents and
 short-term investments                     (184,063)  (247,614)  (138,668)
                                           ---------  ---------  ---------
Net total debt                             $ 604,018  $ 781,926  $ 657,112
                                           =========  =========  =========

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