<b>Rock-Tenn Posts Profit for Quarter</b>

Rock-Tenn Co. reversed course, posting quarterly income of $7.3 million, compared to a loss of $33.3 million the same time last year.

Net sales for the second fiscal quarter were $367.4 million, compared to net sales of $369.9 million in the same quarter last year.

Net sales for the six months ended March 31, 2001 was $712.6 million, compared to $716.8 million in the same period last year. Net income for the first six months of fiscal 2001 was $12.1 million, compared to a net loss of $24.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2000.

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