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

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): September 2621, ~~2002~~ 2004

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)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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

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

~~N/A~~ (~~Former name or former address, if changed since last report~~312) 346-6600

(Registrant’s telephone ~~Item~~number, 5.including ~~Other~~area ~~Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.~~ code)

On September 26, 2002, Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation ("Smurfit Stone"), the sole stockholder of JSCE, Inc. (the "Company"), issued a press release announcing that, as of 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Tuesday, September 24, 2002 (the "Expiration Time"), the previously announced tender offer (the "Tender Offer") of Jefferson Smurfit Corporation (U.S.) ("JSC (US)"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, to purchase any and all of its outstanding 93N/4% Senior Notes due 2003 (the "93/4% Notes") had expired and that all 93/4% Notes tendered were accepted for purchase. As of the Expiration Time, approximately $473.7 million principal amount, or 94.7% of outstanding 93/4% Notes, had been validly tendered and not withdrawn. A

~~Smurfit-Stone also announced that JSC~~ (~~US)~~Former ~~closed~~name its previously announced private placement offering of $700,000,000 of 81/4% Senior Notes due 2012 (the "81/4% Notes"). The offer and sale of the 81/4% Notes was not registered under the Securities Act, and the 81/4% Notes may not be offered or ~~sold in the~~ ~~United~~former ~~States except pursuant to an exemption from~~address, orif inchanged asince ~~transaction~~last ~~not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1993, as amended, and applicable state securities laws.~~ report)

~~A copy~~Check ofthe appropriate box below if the ~~press~~Form ~~release~~8-K filing is ~~attached~~intended ~~hereto~~to simultaneously assatisfy ~~Exhibit 99.1~~the ~~and~~filing ~~incorporated~~obligation byof ~~reference~~the ~~herein~~registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under ~~Item~~the 7.Securities ~~Financial~~Act ~~Statements~~(17 ~~and~~CFR ~~Exhibits~~230. 425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (~~C) Exhibits:~~17 CFR 240.14a-12)

~~99.1 Press~~o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule ~~Release~~14d-2(b) ~~dated~~under ~~September 26,~~the ~~2002.~~Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

2o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01. ~~SIGNATURES~~ Other Events.

~~Pursuant~~On September 21, 2004, Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation issued a press release announcing, among other matters, its intention to ~~the~~refinance ~~requirements~~its ofexisting ~~the~~credit ~~Securities~~facilities ~~Exchange~~during ~~Act~~the fourth quarter of ~~1934,~~2004 in connection with the ~~registrant~~merger ~~has~~of ~~duly~~its ~~caused~~two ~~this~~operating ~~report~~companies, toStone Container beCorporation ~~signed~~and onJefferson ~~its~~Smurfit ~~behalf~~Corporation by(U.S.). A copy of the ~~undersigned~~press release is attached ~~hereunto~~hereto ~~duly~~as ~~authorized.~~Exhibit 99.1.*

	JSCE, INC.
Dated: September 26, 2002	By:	/s/ CRAIG A. HUNT
	Name:	Craig A. Hunt
	Title:	Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

3(C) Exhibits:

99.1* Press Release ~~Exhibit~~dated ~~Index~~ September 21, 2004.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated September 26, 2002.

* The information furnished under Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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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.


Dated: September 21, 2004	By:	/s/ CRAIG A. HUNT
	Name:		Craig A. Hunt
	Title:		Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1*		Press Release dated September 21, 2004.

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