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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ~~WASHINGTON~~Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~August 27~~September 6, 2002

JSCE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	0-11951 (Commission File Number)	37-1337160 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

	150 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices)	60601 (Zip Code)

(312) 346-6600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

OnPursuant ~~August~~to Rule 27135c under the Securities Act of 1933, ~~2002~~as amended, Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation ("Smurfit-Stone"), the sole stockholder of JSCE, Inc. (the "Company"), issued a press release on September 6, 2002 announcing that Jefferson Smurfit Corporation (U.S.) ("~~Jefferson~~JSC ~~Smurfit Corporation~~(U.S.)"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is pursuing ~~commencing a tender offer (~~the ~~"Tender~~issuance ~~Offer")~~of ~~and~~approximately ~~consent~~$700 million ~~solicitation~~of ~~(the "Consent~~senior ~~Solicitation"~~notes. ~~and,~~For ~~together~~information ~~with~~regarding the ~~Tender Offer~~transaction, ~~the~~reference ~~"Offer")~~is ~~relating~~made to ~~any~~the ~~and~~press ~~all~~release ofdated ~~its~~September 6, ~~outstanding~~2002, ~~93/4%~~which ~~Senior Notes due 2003. A copy of the press release~~ is ~~attached~~ attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

~~Pursuant~~On ~~to Rule~~September ~~135c~~6, ~~under~~2002, ~~the~~Smurfit-Stone ~~Securities~~also ~~Act~~announced ofthe ~~1933,~~expiration asof ~~amended (~~the ~~"Securities~~consent ~~Act"),~~solicitation ~~Jefferson~~relating ~~Smurfit Corporation disclosed in an Offer~~ to ~~Purchase~~the ~~and~~93/4% ~~Consent~~Senior ~~Solicitation Statement~~Notes ~~dated~~due ~~August 27,~~2003 ~~2002~~ (the "~~Offer to Purchase~~Notes") ~~relating~~of toJSC (U.S.). In the ~~Offer~~consent ~~that~~solicitation, itconsents ~~intends~~representing toapproximately ~~issue~~94.5% ~~new~~of ~~senior~~the ~~notes~~aggregate ~~(the~~principal ~~"New~~amount of Notes") ~~under~~outstanding awere ~~new~~validly ~~indenture,~~delivered. In connection with the ~~proceeds~~expiration of ~~which~~the consent ~~will~~solicitation, ~~be used~~JSC (U.S.) intends to ~~consummate~~promptly ~~the~~execute ~~Offer.~~a ~~The~~supplemental ~~Offer~~indenture to ~~Purchase~~the ~~also~~indenture ~~disclosed~~under ~~that~~which the ~~New~~ Notes, ifwere issued, ~~will~~to ~~not~~ be ~~registered~~operative ~~under~~upon ~~the~~acceptance ~~Securities~~for ~~Act,~~payment ~~may~~of ~~not~~the beNotes ~~offered or sold~~ in the ~~United~~tender ~~States absent~~offer. ~~registration~~For orinformation anregarding ~~applicable~~the ~~exemption~~transaction, ~~from~~reference ~~the~~is ~~registration~~made ~~requirements~~to of the ~~Securities~~press ~~Act~~release ~~and~~dated ~~that~~September 6, ~~Jefferson~~2002, ~~Smurfit~~which ~~Corporation~~is ~~has~~attached nohereto ~~arrangement~~as ~~with~~Exhibit 99.2 ~~respect~~and ~~to the issuance of the~~incorporated ~~New~~herein ~~Notes~~by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release dated September 6, 2002.

99.2 Press Release dated September 6, 2002.

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.

	JSCE, INC.	~~JSCE, INC.~~
Dated: August 27, 2002		By:		/s/ CRAIG A. HUNT
Dated: September 6, 2002	By:		/s/ CRAIG A. HUNT
	Name:	~~Name:~~	Craig A. Hunt	~~Craig A. Hunt~~
	Title:	~~Title:~~	Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel	~~Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel~~

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated ~~August~~September 276, 2002.
99.2		Press Release dated September 6, 2002.

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Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURES
Exhibit Index

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