UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): ~~June~~ 13August 24, 2007

BLUE RIDGE PAPER PRODUCTS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	333-114032	56-2136509
(State or other jurisdiction	(Registration Number)	(IRS Employer
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Registration Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation)		Identification No.)
41 Main Street, Canton, North Carolina		28716
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (828) 454-0676

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~o Soliciting material~~ITEM ~~pursuant~~5.02. toDEPARTURE ~~Rule~~OF ~~14a-12~~DIRECTORS ~~under~~OR ~~the~~PRINCIPAL ~~Exchange~~OFFICERS; ~~Act~~ELECTION ~~(17~~OF ~~CFR~~DIRECTORS; ~~240~~APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.~~14a-12)~~

~~o Pre-commencement~~(b) The ~~communications~~Board ~~pursuant~~of toDirectors ~~Rule~~of ~~14d-2~~Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. (bthe “Company”) ~~under~~has accepted the ~~Exchange~~resignation ~~Act~~of ~~(17~~Richard ~~CFR~~A. Lozyniak, effective August 24, 2007, as ~~240~~president and chief executive officer of the Company and as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.~~14d-2(b))~~

~~o Pre-commencement~~(c) The ~~communications~~Company’s ~~pursuant~~Board toof ~~Rule~~Directors ~~13e-4(c)~~has ~~under~~appointed Thomas J. Degnan as president of the Company ~~Exchange~~and ~~Act~~Malcolm ~~(17~~Bundey ~~CFR~~as chief operating officer of the Company, each ~~240~~appointment effective as of August 24, 2007.~~13e-4(c))~~ Messrs. Degnan and Bundey currently serve as members of the Company’s Board of Directors and Mr. Degnan is a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board.

~~ITEM~~Since September 81997, Mr.01 Degnan has served as chief executive officer and managing director of Burns Philp & Company Limited, an affiliate of the Rank Group Limited, which is the indirect parent of the Company. From ~~OTHER~~1998 ~~EVENTS~~to 2003, Mr. Bundey was a partner at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Australia. From September 2003 to July 2006, Mr. Bundey served as chief financial officer of Goodman Fielder Limited. From August 2006 through January 2007, Mr. Bundey was a senior finance executive with the Rank Group Limited and Carter Holt Harvey Limited, an affiliate of the Rank Group Limited. Since January 2007, Mr. Bundey has been the chief financial officer of Evergreen Packaging, Inc., an affiliate of the Rank Group Limited.

OnNeither of ~~June 13,~~Messrs. ~~2007, Blue~~Degnan ~~Ridge~~nor ~~Paper~~Bundey ~~Products Inc.’s~~will ~~parent~~receive ~~company,~~any ~~Blue~~additional ~~Ridge~~compensation ~~Holding Corp.,~~pursuant ato ~~Delaware~~any ~~corporation~~written ~~(“Blue~~or ~~Ridge~~oral ~~Holding”)~~plan, ~~entered~~contract ~~into~~or anarrangement, ~~Agreement~~in ~~and~~connection with his ~~Plan~~appointment ofas ~~Merger~~an (executive officer of the ~~“Merger~~Company, ~~Agreement”)~~from ~~with~~any of the Company, the Rank Group Limited, ~~(the~~Burns ~~“Rank~~Philp & Company Limited, Carter Holt Harvey ~~Group”)~~Limited, Evergreen Packaging, ~~Holdings~~ Inc. ~~(“NewCo”)~~or ~~and,~~any ~~solely~~other inaffiliate ~~its~~of ~~capacity~~the asCompany, the ~~Stockholder~~Rank ~~Representative~~Group Limited, ~~KPS~~Burns ~~Special~~Philp ~~Situations~~& ~~Fund, L.P.~~Company ~~(“KPS”)~~Limited, Carter Holt Harvey ~~which~~Limited ~~provides~~or ~~for~~Evergreen Packaging, ~~among~~Inc., other ~~things,~~than the ~~merger~~compensation ofsuch individual ~~NewCo~~was ~~with~~otherwise ~~and~~entitled ~~into~~to ~~Blue~~receive in his current position with Burns ~~Ridge~~Philp & Company Limited or Evergreen Packaging, ~~with~~Inc., ~~Blue~~respectively, ~~Ridge~~prior to ~~surviving~~serving as an executive officer of the ~~surviving~~Company. In ~~corporation~~addition, neither of Messrs. Degnan nor Bundey will receive, or be entitled or eligible to receive, any cash or equity grants or awards made pursuant to any written or oral plan, contract or arrangement (including any incentive bonus arrangements) from any of the Company, ~~“Surviving~~the Rank Group Limited, Burns Philp & Company Limited, Carter Holt ~~Corporation”)~~Harvey ~~and~~Limited, ~~becoming~~Evergreen aPackaging, ~~wholly-owned~~Inc. ~~subsidiary~~or any other affiliate of the Company, the Rank Group, Burns Philp & Company Limited, Carter Holt Harvey Limited or ~~one~~Evergreen Packaging, Inc., other than such grants or awards (including any incentive bonus arrangements) such individual was otherwise entitled or eligible to receive in his current position with Burns Philp & Company Limited or Evergreen Packaging, Inc., respectively, prior to serving as an executive officer of ~~its~~the ~~affiliates~~Company.

~~At the effective time of the Merger, Rank Group will acquire Blue Ridge Holding and its subsidiaries for an aggregate consideration of $338 million, subject to certain adjustments.~~2

The Merger is subject to customary closing conditions, including, among others, the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended. The availability of Rank Group’s financing is not a condition to the closing of the Merger.SIGNATURES

OnPursuant ~~June 13,~~to ~~2007, in~~the ~~accordance~~requirements ~~with Delaware General Corporation Law, holders~~ of athe ~~majority~~Securities ofand ~~the outstanding~~Exchange ~~shares~~Act of ~~Blue Ridge Holding’s common stock~~1934, ~~voted~~the inRegistrant ~~favor of the~~has ~~merger~~duly ~~and~~caused ~~as a result of~~ this ~~vote,~~report noto ~~additional~~be ~~Blue~~signed ~~Ridge~~on ~~Holding’s stockholder~~its ~~action~~behalf isby ~~required~~the toundersigned ~~approve~~hereunto duly ~~the merger~~authorized.

On June 14, 2007, the Company issued a press release relating to the Merger Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

	BLUE RIDGE PAPER PRODUCTS INC.


Date: August 28, 2007	By:	/s/ John B. Wadsworth
		Name: John B. Wadsworth
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

~~ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.~~3

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	BLUE RIDGE PAPER PRODUCTS INC.
Date: June 14, 2007	By:	/s/ John B. Wadsworth
		Name:	John B. Wadsworth
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated June 14, 2007.

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