08/16/02: Form 8-K (CEO and CFO Certification)

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)

August 16, 2002

 

                                                                             

 

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION

                                                                                                                                                                 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

GEORGIA

001-03506

93-0432081

                                                                                                                                                                 

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission
File Number

(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 

133 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E., ATLANTA, GEORGIA

30303

                                                                                                                                                                  

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code

(404) 652-4000

 

                                                                       

 

Not Applicable

                                                                                                                                                               

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Item 7.

Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

 

(c)

Exhibits.

 

 

99.1

Certification by Alston D. Correll, as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Georgia-Pacific Corporation, pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350).

 

 

 

 

99.2

Certification by Danny W. Huff, as Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Georgia-Pacific Corporation, pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350).

 

Item 9.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

 

On August 16, 2002, the Registrant sent certifications of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350) (the "906 Certifications"). The 906 Certifications accompanied the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the period ended December 29, 2001 and are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 respectively, and are incorporated herein by this reference.

 

SIGNATURE

            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.

 

 

 

Dated:

August 16, 2002

 

 

 

 

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kenneth F. Khoury

 

 

 

                                                           

 

 

Name:

     Kenneth F. Khoury

 

 

Title:

     Vice President, Deputy General
         Counsel and Secretary

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

99.1

Certification by Alston D. Correll, as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Georgia-Pacific Corporation, pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350).

 

 

 

 

99.2

Certification by Danny W. Huff, as Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Georgia-Pacific Corporation, pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350).