Fiscal 2011 4th Quarter Earnings Conference Call Presentation November 10, 2011 Jim Rubright Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steve Voorhees Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information Statements in this presentation that do not relate strictly to historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, beliefs, plans or forecasts and use words in this presentation such as will, estimate, trending, or refer to future time periods. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements as such statements involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including the following: our ability to integrate Smurfit-Stone or to achieve benefits from the Smurfit Acquisition, including, without limitation, synergies and performance improvements; expected levels of depreciation, corporate expenses, interest expense, income tax rates, federal NOL utilization, Black Liquor and AMT tax credit utilization, pension contributions, capital expenditures, commodity costs, maintenance outages, containerboard inventory builds; the level of demand for our products; our ability to successfully identity and make performance improvements; anticipated returns on our capital investments; possible increases in energy, raw materials, shipping and capital equipment costs; any reduction in the supply of raw materials; fluctuations in selling prices and volumes; intense competition; the potential loss of certain customers; adverse changes in general market and industry conditions and other risks, uncertainties and factors discussed in Item 1A "Risk Factors" and under the caption "Business Forward-Looking Information" in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K and by similar disclosures in any of our subsequent SEC filings. The information contained herein speaks as of thedatehereofand we do not have or undertake any obligation to update such information as future events unfold. 2
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations We have included financial measures that are not prepared p in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). The non- GAAP financial measures presented are not intended to be a substitute for GAAP financial measures, and any analysis of non-gaap financial measures should be used only in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP reconciliations of non-gaap financial measures to GAAP financial measures included in the Appendix to this presentation. 3
4Q 11 Quarterly Performance Strong performance across businesses outpaces higher input costs Adjusted EPS accretion of $0.55 / share from the Smurfit- Stone acquisition Solid execution on synergy and performance improvement activities related to the acquisition Adjusted Earnings Per Share (1) $1.80 $1.70 $1.60 $1.40 $0.55 $1.29 $1.20 $0.33 $1.00 $0.80 $0.60 $1.15 $0.96 $0.40 $0.20 $0.00 4Q'11 Smurfit Stone Stone Accretion 3Q'11 (1) See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations in the Appendix. 4
4Q 11 vs. 3Q 11 Adjusted EPS Bridge (1) per share $2.50 $2.00 $1.50 $1.00 $1.29 $0.67 $0.20 $0.01 $ (0.10) $(0.37) $1.70 $ $0.50 $0.00 3Q' 11 Corrugated Consumer Recycling Interest Sharecount 4Q' 11 Actual Segment Packaging & Waste Expense, HO Actual Solutions & Other 4Q 11 mill production was 2.4 million tons; mill operating rates of 99% 4Q 11 average diluted shares increased from 51.4 to 71.6 million shares (1) See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations in the Appendix. 5
Financial Summary ($ Millions) 4Q'11 3Q'11 Net Sales $ 2,464 $ 1,382 1 Credit Agreement EBITDA $ 345 $ 315 1 LTM Credit Agreement EBITDA $ 1,349 $ 1413 1,413 Capital Expenditures $ 92 $ 49 Free Cash Flow * $ 30 $ 97 *Free Cash Flow (a Non-GAAP financial measure) = Operating Cash Flow less Capital Expenditures (1) See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations in the Appendix. 6
Corrugated 4Q 11 vs. 3Q 11 Segment Performance Corrugated Performance 4Q'11 3Q'11 (1) Net Sales ($ Millions) $1,626.5 $734.5 Segment Income ($ Millions) (2) $153.6 $80.00 Segment EBITDA Margins (3) 15.6% 16.9% Maintenance Outages (thous. tons) - 19 Containerboard Production ( thous. tons) 1,923.2 2 858.55 Pulp and SBL Production (thous. tons) 107.8 38.7 Corrugated Shipments (BSF) 19.3 9.1 (1) Includes results of Smurfit-Stone S acquisition beginning May 28, 2011 (2) Excludes $4.0 million and $55.4 million of inventory step-up expense in 4'Q11 and 3Q'11, respectively (3) See use of Non-GAAP Financial M easures and Reconciliations in the Appendix Higher commodity costs reduced sequential EBITDA margins Domestic and export demand remained strong throughout 4Q 11; however, export markets in October became more challenging No maintenance outages taken in 4Q 11 7
4Q 11 vs. 3Q 11 Corrugated EBITDA Margin Bridge 20.0% 18.0% 16.0% 14.0% 16.9% 0.6% (1.2%) (0.6%) (0.2%) 06% 0.6% (0.5%) 15.6% 12.0% 10.0% 8.0% 60% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 00% 0.0% 3Q'11 Price Recovered Fiber Energy Freight Synergies Other 4Q'11 Note: 3Q 11 reflects 34 days of ownership of Smurfit-Stone 8
Corrugated FY12 Maintenance Outages, Capital Downtime and Required Inventory Support FY12 Mon nthly Maintenanc ce Outage & Cap ital Downtime 80,000 70,000 60,000000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 - Fiscal Year 2012 Total Outages 236,682 tons Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Monthly Change in Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 RollStock Inventory (tons) 36,000 60,000000 19,000 (24,000) (5,000) (38,000) (44,000) (41,000) 9000 9,000 (25,000) 13,000 To support our converting rollstock consumption during our mill annual outages, we will build roughly 115k tons of rollstock inventory through January 2012, and then work it down over the following five months. 9
Recent Acquisition GMI Group / Corpak On October 28, 2011 RockTenn acquired GMI Group which operated under the name Corpak Four box plants Manufacturer of pizza boxes and microflute clamshells Consumes 94K tons of rollstock per year Approximate annual revenues of $100 million Historical Revenue ($ Millions) $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $0 2009 2010 TTM 2011 10
Consumer Packaging 4Q 11 vs. 3Q 11 Segment Performance Consumer Packaging Performance 4Q'11 3Q'11 (1) Net Sales ($ Millions) $667.9 $579.6 Segment Income ($ Millions) $82.1 $61.1 Segment EBITDA Margins (2) 15.9% 14.6% Recycled Paperboard Production (thous.tons) t 242.0 239.4 Market Pulp Production (thous. tons) 26.2 20.9 SBS Production (thous. tons) 90.8 74.8 Converting Shipments (BSF) 5.3 5.2 (1) Includes results of Smurfit-Stone acquisition beginning M ay 28, 2011 (2) See use of Non-GAAP financial M easures and Reconciliations in the Appendix Folding Carton volume increased 2.2% 2% while industry reported 2.8% decline for FY11. Strong sequential revenue growth. Increased realized pricing in Coated Mill Tons and Folding Carton Strong sales and execution in Merchandising Displays Note: Converting shipments exclude Display shipments 11
Recycling and Waste Solutions 4Q 11 vs. 3Q 11 Segment Performance Recycling and Waste Solutions Performance 4Q'11 3Q'11 (1) Net Sales ($ Millions) $355.8 $147.4 Segment Income ($ Millions) $5.3 $4.6 Segment EBITDA Margins (2) 2.3% 4.1% Recycled Fiber Sales Volume (mils. tons) 1.8 0.8 (1) Includes results of Smurfit-Stone acquisition beginning M ay 28, 2011 (2) See use of Non-GAAP Financial M easures and Reconciliations in the Appendix Segment continues to gain volumes in recycled fiber tons Largest U.S. brokerage and collection operation in recycled fiber provides strategic advantage to RockTenn s recycled mills 12
FY12 1 st Quarter Corrugated Outlook Normal seasonal earnings impacts: Lower domestic demand, box and mill Lower priced converting mix, with less produce, and more sheets, beverage and distribution Higher export mix at moderately lower pricing Higher energy usage due to lower temperatures Lower pulp selling price Lower export pricing Higher mill maintenance costs, due to 46K tons more outage downtime as compared to zero tons in 4Q 11 Partially offset by: Lower OCC input pricing Synergy capture and performance improvements 13
RockTenn System Overview (tons in millions) Fiber Source Mill Capacity Converting Supply Chain Virgin fiber Wood Tons 18.9 18.9 Tons 9.45 Kraft Liner: 3.18 White Top Liner: 0.96 Recycled Liner: 0.93 Recycled Recycle Tons 9.2 4.4 Medium: 1.51 Recycled Medium 1.01 CRB: 0.63 URB: 0.38 SBS: 0.48 Pulp / SBSK: 0.37 64% Converting Plants Corrugated: 5.20 Folding Carton: 0.74 URB: 0.15 Merchandising Displays: 0.09 Virgin 6.50 Recycled 2.95 External Board Purchases 0.37 36% External Sales Recycled Outside Sales Tons Sold 4.8 3 rd Party Domestic: 32 3.2 Export: 1.6 Mill Outside Sales Tons 3.41 Containerboard: 210 2.10 Pulp / SBSK: 0.37 CRB: 0.37 URB: 0.27 SBS: 0.30 Converting Shipments 100 billion square feet Note: Some virgin containerboard is manufactured with some recycled content 14
Synergies and Performance Improvement Capture Captured Synergies and Performance Improvement Run Rate Category 4Q'11 Amount 3Q'11 Amount Corporate Overhead $28 million $28 million Operational Activities $33 million $20 million Procurement $29 million $16 million Administrative $20 million $13 million Total to Date $110 million $77 million Realized in Earnings in Quarter $29 million $6 million 15
Synergies and Performance Improvements Synergies and Performance Improvement Data Category Target 9/30/11 Amount Synergies $150 million $110 million (run rate) Performance Improvement Savings $400 million Capital Expenditures- Performance Improvements $170 million $5 million to date Cash Restructuring Costs $135 million $48 million to date The combination of synergy and performance improvement savings expected to be $550 million 16
Key Inputs Estimated Annual Quantity Unit 4Q'11 Average Price Unit Estimated Annual Cost ($ Millions) 1Q'12 Outlook Wood Fiber 19 million tons 33.09 per ton $ 629 Recycled Fiber (1) 4 million tons 160.00 per ton $ 640 Natural Gas (2) 26 bcf 4.20 per mmbtu $ 109 (3) Fuel Oil (Mill Use) (3) 44 million gallons 2.37 per gallon $ 104 Diesel (Freight) (4) 59 million gallons 3.87 per gallon 228 $ Note: Excluding Wood Fiber 4Q 11 average prices based off of the following indices: 1. Recycled Fiber: Chicago OCC 2. Natural Gas: NYMEX Henry Hub Futures 3. Fuel Oil: Platts New York #6 2.2% Cargo 4. Diesel: EIA U.S. Diesel Fuel Retail Average Price, Industrial Sector 17
Key Financial Statistics FY12 Financial Statistics ($ Millions unless stated) FY12 Depreciation and Amortization: $550 Corporate Expenses (December Quarter): $29 Interest Expense (December Quarter): $33 Book Tax Rate: 36% - 37% Federal NOLs (at Sept 30): $535 pre-tax ($187 after-tax) tax) Cellulosic Biofuel/Black Liquor Tax Credits: $146 AMT Credit: $70 Qualified Pension Expense $47 Pension Contributions $352 Capital Expenditures $500 ($ Millions) Financial Statistics By Quarter FY Q1'12 FY Q2'12 FY Q3'12 FY Q4'12 FY12 Estimated Pension Contributions: $82 $53 $63 $154 $352 Corrugated Scheduled Maintenance Downtime (thous. of tons) 46 47 144-237 18
RockTenn Capitalization Profile 9/30/11 Capitalization at 9/30/11 ($ Millions) At September 30, 2011 Cash $ 42 Revolver due 2016 238 3.5% Term Loan A due 2016 1,475 21.6% Term Loan B due 2018 748 11.0% AR Securitization due 2014 559 8.2% 2013 Notes 81 1.2% Other Debt 45 0.7% 2016 Notes (Callable 3/15/12) 300 4.4% Total Debt $ 3,446 50.5% 5% Shareholders' Equity 3,372 49.5% Total Capitalization $ 6,818 100% Above excludes unamortized bond discounts of ($0.8 million) and terminated swaps of $0.4 million Leverage Ratio of 2.6x Unfunded pension liability of $1.4 billion (millions) Debt Maturity Profile $1,600 $1,400 $1,200 $1,000 $800 $600 $400 $200 $0 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 Thereafter Credit Facilities Secured Notes 9.25% Notes A/R Securitization Other Credit Ratings S&P Moody's Corporate Rating BBB- Ba1 2013 Bonds BB+ Ba2 2016 Bonds BBB- Ba2 Over $1.1 billion of liquidity available to RockTenn at 9/30/11 19
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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations Below, we define the non-gaap financial measures, provide a reconciliation of each non-gaap financial measure to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP, and discuss the reasons that we believe this information is useful to management and may be useful to investors. These measures may differ from similarly captioned measures of other companies in our industry. Non-GAAP Measures Our definitions of Credit Agreement EBITDA and Segment EBITDA may differ from other similarly titled measures at other companies. Credit Agreement EBITDA (as defined) and Adjusted EBITDA (as defined) are not defined in accordance with GAAP and should not be viewed as alternatives to GAAP measures of operating results or liquidity. RockTenn management believes that net income is the most directly comparable GAAP measure to Credit Agreement EBITDA (as defined) and Segment Income is the most directly comparable GAAP measure to Segment EBITDA. 22
Non-GAAP Measures: Credit Agreement EBITDA and Total Funded Debt (as defined) Credit Agreement EBITDA is calculated in accordance with the definition of EBITDA contained in the Company s Credit Agreement. Credit Agreement EBITDA is generally defined as Consolidated Net Income plus: consolidated interest expense; consolidated tax expenses; depreciation and amortization expenses; various charges and expenses related to, or incurred in connection with, the Smurfit-Stone Stone acquisition; costs and expenses relating to the integration of Smurfit-Stone and the achievement of synergies relating to the Smurfit-Stone acquisition; certain run-rate synergies expected tobeachievedduetothesmurfit- Stone acquisition; all non-cash charges; all cash charges and expenses for plant and other facility closures and other cash restructuring charges; labor disruption charges; officer payments associated with any permitted acquisitions; iti black liquor expenses; and cash charges and expenses incurred in respect of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding and plan of reorganization of Smurfit-Stone; and all non-recurring cash expenses taken in respect of any multi-employer and defined benefit pension plan obligations that are related to plant and other facilities closures. For additional information on the calculation see our Credit Agreement, dated as of May 27, 2011, filed as Exhibit 10.11 to our Form 8-K K. Total Funded Debt is calculated in accordance with the definition contained in the Company s Credit Agreement. Total Funded Debt is generally defined as aggregate debt obligations reflected in our balance sheet, less the hedge adjustments resulting from terminated and existing fair value interest rate derivatives or swaps, plus additional outstanding letters of credit not already reflected in debt, plus debt guarantees. 23
Non-GAAP Measures: Credit Agreement EBITDA and Total Funded Debt Our management uses Credit Agreement EBITDA and Total Funded Debt to evaluate compliance with RockTenn s debt covenants and borrowing capacity available under its Credit Agreement. Management also uses Credit Agreement EBITDA as a measure of our Company s core operating performance. Management believes that investors also use these measures to evaluate the Company s compliance with its debt covenants and available borrowing capacity. Management also believes that investors use Credit Agreement EBITDA as a measure of our Company s core operating performance. Borrowing capacity is dependent upon, in addition to other measures, the Total Funded Debt/EBITDA ratio or the Leverage Ratio, which is defined as Total Funded Debt divided by Credit Agreement EBITDA. 24
Non-GAAP Measures: Net Debt We have defined the non-gaap measure Net Debt to include the aggregate debt obligations reflected in our balance sheet, less the hedge adjustments resulting from terminated and existing fair value interest t rate derivatives or swaps, the balance of our cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash (which includes the balance sheet line items restricted cash and restricted cash and marketable debt securities) and certain other investments that we consider to be readily available to satisfy such debt obligations. Our management uses Net Debt, along with other factors, to evaluate our financial condition. We believe that Net Debt is an appropriate supplemental measure of financial condition and may be useful to investors because it provides a more complete understanding of our financial condition before the impact of our decisions regarding the appropriate use of cash and liquid investments. 25
Non-GAAP Measures: Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Diluted Share We also use the non-gaap measures adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per diluted share. Management believes these non-gaap financial measures provide our board of directors, investors, potential investors, securities analysts and others with useful information to evaluate the performance of the Company because it excludes restructuring and other costs, net, the alternative fuel mixture credit and cellulosic biofuel producer credit and other specific items that management believes are not indicative of the ongoing operating results of the business. The Company and the board of directors use this information to evaluate the Company s performance relative to other periods. 26
Segment EBITDA Margins 4Q'11 ($ M illions, except percentages) Corrugated Packaging Consumer Packaging Recycling and Waste Solutions Corporate / Other Consolidated Segment Sales $ 1,626.5 $ 667.9 $ 355.8 $ (186.7) $ 2,463.5 Segment Income (1) 153.6 82.1 5.3 241.0 Depreciatio n & A mo rtizatio n 100.2 24.2 3.0 3.5 130.9 Segment EBITDA $ 253.8 $ 106.3 $ 8.3 Segment EB ITDA M argins 15.6% 15.9% 2.3% (1) Excludes inventory step-up expense of $4.0 million for Corrugated Segment. 27
Segment EBITDA Margins 3Q'11 ($ M illions, except percentages) Recycling Corrugated Consumer and Waste Corporate / Packaging Packaging Solutions Other Co nso lidated Segment Sales $ 734.5 $ 579.6 $ 147.4 $ (79.4) $ 1,382.1 Segment Income (1) 80.00 611 61.1 46 4.6 145.7 Depreciation & Amortization 44.4 23.3 1.4 4.4 73.5 Segment EBITDA $ 124.4 $ 84.4 $ 6.0 Segment EBITDA M argins 16.9% 14.6% 4.1% (1) Excludes inventory step-up expense of $55.4 million. 28
Adjusted EPS Reconciliation ($ Millions, except per share data) 4Q'11 3Q'11 Net income attributable to Rock-Tenn Company Shareholders $ 83.9 $ (30.1) Restructuring and other costs (1) 25.0 36.4 Non-cash loss on Canadian intercompany note 11.0 - Acquisition inventory step-up 2.6 35.2 Loss on extinguishment of debt - 25.1 Adjusted net income $ 122.5 $ 66.6 Earnings per diluted share $ 1.17 $ (0.60) Restructuring and other costs (1) 0.35 0.71 Non-cash loss on Canadian intercompany note 0.15 - Acquisition inventory step-up p 0.03 0.69 Loss on extinguishment of debt - 0.49 Adjusted earnings per diluted share $ 1.70 $ 1.29 (1) Restructuring and other costs and operating losses and transition costs due to plant closures 29
Adjusted EPS 4Q 11 ($ Millions, except per share data) Corrugated Consumer Recycling and Packaging g Packaging g Waste Solutions Total Legacy RKT $ 27.3 $ 76.8 $ 2.9 $ 107.0 Legacy SSCC (1) 126.3 5.3 2.4 134.0 Segment Income $ 153.6 $ 82.1 $ 5.3 $ 241.0 Interest Expense (33.2) Non-Allocated/Other (26.0) Pre-Tax Income 181.8 Tax Expense (59.3) Adjusted Net Income $ 122.5 Adjusted EPS $ 1.70 Legacy RKT 1.15 SSCC Contribution $ 0.55 Management's estimate of the legacy portion of Adjusted Net Income on a standalone basis is $46.5 million. Estimated diluted shares on a standalone basis are approximately 39.9 million. (1) Segment income excludes $4.0 million of inventory step-up expense 30
Credit Agreement EBITDA and Leverage Ratio ($ Millions) 12 Months Ended 9/30/2011 Consolidated Net Income $ 146.0 Interest Expense, net 80.8 Income Taxes 69.5 Depreciation and Amortization 278.3 Smurfit-Stone St Adjusted d EBITDA for the period October 1, 2010 to May 27, 2011 470.0 Additional Permitted Charges 304.7 Credit Agreement EBITDA $ 1,349.3 Current Portion of Debt $ 143.3 Long-Term Debt due after one year 3,302.5 Total Debt 3,445.8 Less: Hedge Adjustments Resulting from Terminated Swaps (0.4) Total Debt Less Hedge Adjustments $ 3,445.4 Plus: Letters of Credit, Guarantees and Other Adustments 75.8 Total Funded Debt $ 3,521.2 2 Leverage Ratio at September 30, 2011 2.61x 31
Credit Agreement EBITDA Breakout of Additional Permitted Charges ($ Millions) 12 Months Ended 9/30/2011 Smurfit-Stone EBITDA for the period 10/1/10 to 5/27/11 $ 470.0 Run rate synergies credit 75.0 Restructuring, t Acquisition iti and Integration ti Items 94.5 Expenses related to the write-up of inventory 59.4 Financing Fees and Expenses 39.5 Non-cash share based compensation expense 21.4 Other 14.9 Total of Additional Permitted Charges and Smurfit-Stone EBITDA $ 774.7 32
Credit Agreement EBITDA and Leverage Ratio ($ Millions) 12 Months Ended 6/30/2011 Consolidated Net Income $ 153.6 Interest Expense, net 65.9 Income Taxes 31.2 Depreciation and Amortization 184.1 Smurfit-Stone St Adjusted d EBITDA for the period July 1, 2010 to May 27, 2011 709.0 Additional Permitted Charges 269.3 Credit Agreement EBITDA $ 1,413.1 Current Portion of Debt $ 241.5 Long-Term Debt due after one year 3,241.9 Total Debt 3,483.4 4 Less: Hedge Adjustments Resulting from Terminated Swaps (0.7) Total Debt Less Hedge Adjustments $ 3,482.7 Plus: Letters of Credit, Guarantees and Other Adustments 87.6 Total Funded Debt $ 3,570.3 Leverage Ratio at June 30, 2011 2.53x 33
Credit Agreement EBITDA ($ Millions) 4Q '11 3Q '11 Consolidated Net Income $ 84.8 $ (28.4) Interest est Expense, net 30.4 20.7 Income Taxes 42.3 (17.6) Depreciation and Amortization 130.9 73.5 Smurfit-Stone Stone Adjusted EBITDA for the period - 86.0 Additional Permitted Charges 56.3 180.4 Credit Agreement EBITDA $ 344.7 $ 314.6 34
Adjusted EPS 3Q 11 Corrugated Consumer Recycling and Packaging Packaging Waste Solutions Total Legacy RKT $30.3 $58.6 $2.9 $91.8 Legacy SSCC (1) 49.7 2.5 1.7 53.9 Segment Income $80.0 $61.1 $4.6 $145.7 Interest Expense (22.8) Non-Allocated/Other (20.2) Pre-Tax Income 102.7 Tax Expense (36.1) Adjusted Net Income $66.6 Adjusted EPS $1.29 Legacy RKT 0.96 SSCC Contribution $0.33 Management s estimate of the legacy portion of Adjusted Net Income on a standalone basis is $38.3 million. Estimated diluted shares on a standalone basis are approximately 39.6 million. (1) Segment Income excludes $55.4 million of inventory step-up expense 35
Well-capitalized, Low-cost Containerboard Mills RockTenn is committed to having a first quartile mill system through operational excellence and high return investments. The combined business is clustered in the second quartile of the cost curve 72% of RockTenn s capacity is lower than the industry cash cost average 600 Containerboard Cost Curve June Qtr 2011 500 400 300 200 Hodge, LA Coshocton, OH Panama City, FL VA Hopewell, Fernandina, FL Stevenson n,al Florenc ce, SC Solvay, NY Unc casville, CT We st Point, VA St. Paul, MN Ja acksonville, FL Matane, QC $320/ton Industry Average 100 10% 14% 19% 25% 38% 51% 61% 72% 74% 86% 89% 98% 10 00% RockTenn Cumulative Capacity 0 RockTenn s Containerboard Mill System cost per ton = $319 Source: June Qtr 2011 RISI and company data. Note: La Tuque bleached liner/sbs mill not shown on cost curve chart, St. Paul reflects management estimate of cost per ton 36
4Q 11 Working Capital Impacts ($ Millions) Working Capital Net Debt Reduction $27 Other Items Acquisition and restructuring related to legacy $39 Smurfit employee payments Impact to fund taking cash payment discounts $23 on legacy Smurfit operations purchases Impact of increased sales and increased $40 containerboard inventories to eliminate supply constraints 37