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

April 1, 2014

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(847) 239-8800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

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Item 1.01                                           Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 2, 2014,  KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “First Amendment”), by and among Kapstone Kraft Paper Corporation, as Borrower (the “Borrower”), the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company as Guarantors, the lenders party thereto, and Bank of America N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, which amends the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 18, 2013 (the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company as Guarantors, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.  The First Amendment amends the table within the definition of “Applicable Rate” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement to read as follows:

The foregoing summary does not purport to be a complete summary of the First Amendment and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the First Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.

Item 8.01     Other Events.

On April 3, 2014, the Company issued a press release entitled “Kapstone Paper & Packaging Lowers its Credit Facility Borrowing Rates and Fees.”

A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

10.1     First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2014, by and among Kapstone Kraft Paper Corporation, as Borrower, KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation and the other Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and Bank of America N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.

99.1     Press Release, dated April 3, 2014.

SIGNATURE

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.

Date:  April 4, 2014

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