Item 8.01. Other Events.

Clearwater Paper Corporation today announced the decision in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina in regards to the litigation between Metso Paper USA and First Quality Tissue SE, LLC. As previously reported in SEC filings, Clearwater Paper contracted with Metso Paper in 2010 to construct a Through-Air-Dried, or TAD, paper machine for Clearwater Paper's Shelby, NC facility. First Quality filed a lawsuit to enjoin Metso Paper from delivering a TAD paper machine to Clearwater Paper based on the terms of an agreement between Metso Paper and First Quality. The Court ruled in favor of Clearwater Paper and Metso Paper and denied First Quality's claim to enjoin Metso Paper from delivering the TAD paper machine to Clearwater Paper.

A press release providing additional details of this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release issued by Clearwater Paper Corporation, dated June 20, 2012:
CLEARWATER PAPER COMMENTS ON U.S. DISTRICT COURT DECISION

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