Form 4	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
subject to Section 16.Form 4
or Form 5 obligations may continue. Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
See Instruction 1(b). Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and address of Reporting Person*

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WESTVACO CORPORATION W

6.Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

(Last)

Hetherington

(First)

John

(Middle)

3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person

(Voluntary)

4. Statement for
Month/Year

December 2001

_ Director
X Officer (give title below) Vice President, Assistant General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

___ 10% Owner
___ Other (specify
below

(Street)

One High Ridge Park

5.If Amendment,
Date of Original
(Month/Year)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

Stamford,

(State)

(Zip)

06905

Table I --- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Trans-action Date (Month/
Day/
Year)

3. Trans-
action Code (Instr. 8)

4. Securities Acquired (A)
or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

5.Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month
(Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Owner-
ship Form: Direct (D) or Indirect
(I) (Instr. 4)

7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

Amount

(A) or (D)

Price

Common Stock (a)

12/31/01

1,000

$28.77

  5,496

Common Stock (a)

3,969.4941

I (b)

Employee Stock Plan

Common Stock (a)

10,008.8990

I (c)

Employee Stock Plan BRP

Common Stock (a)

60,924

I (d)

Spouse

Common Stock (a)

2,146.6085

I (d)

Daughter

Common Stock (a)

10,270.0897

I (d)

Co-Trustee Daughter

Common Stock (a)

12,487.8005

I (d)

Son

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conver-
sion or
Exercise
Price of
Derivative
Security

3.Trans-
action
Date
(Month/
Day/Year)

4. Trans-
action
Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of
Derivative
Securities
Acquired (A)
or Disposed
of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4,
and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/
Year)

7. Title and Amount of
Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of
Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially
Owned at End of Month
(Instr. 4)

10.Ownership
Form of Derivative
Security:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

(D)

Date
Exercisable

Expiration
Date

Title

Amount or
Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$28.67

11/27/01

13,000

11/27/02

11/27/11

Common Stock (a)

13,000

Explanation of Responses:
See Exhibit 1

**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).	/s/ John W. Hetherington **Signature of Reporting Person	2/5/02 Date:

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