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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

þ	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 28, 2008

o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _________ to _________.

Commission file number: 1-3203

	CHESAPEAKE CORPORATION
	(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia		54-0166880
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1021 East Cary Street
Richmond, Virginia		23219
(Address of principal executive offices)		Zip Code

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

804-697-1000

	Not Applicable
	(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one):

Large accelerated filer o

Accelerated filer þ

Non-accelerated filer o

Smaller Reporting Company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes o No þ

Number of shares of $1.00 par value per share common stock outstanding as of October 31, 2008:

20,559,115 shares.

CHESAPEAKE CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

INDEX

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION		PAGE NUMBER

Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)

	Consolidated Statements of Operations - Quarters and Nine Months ended September 28, 2008, and September 30, 2007	2

	Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 28, 2008, and December 30, 2007	3

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Nine Months ended September 28, 2008, and September 30, 2007	4

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	5

Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	27

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	39

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	40

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	41

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	41

Item 6.	Exhibits	42

Signature		43

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1: Financial Statements

CHESAPEAKE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in millions, except per share data; unaudited)

	Quarters Ended						Nine Months Ended

	Sept. 28, 2008			Sept. 30, 2007			Sept. 28, 2008				Sept. 30, 2007

Net sales		$	248.2		$	266.4		$	752.5			$	789.3

Costs and expenses:
Cost of products sold			211.1			219.0			642.5				649.3
Selling, general and administrative expenses			31.3			33.7			102.7				100.0
Goodwill impairment charge			−			−			215.5				−
Restructuring expenses, asset impairments and other exit costs			0.1			3.3			4.7				15.0
Other income, net			3.1			1.0			6.4				2.0
Operating income (loss)			8.8			11.4			(206.5	)			27.0

Interest expense, net		14.1			11.5			37.9			33.0
Other financing costs		2.6			−			2.6			−
Loss from continuing operations before taxes		(7.9	)		(0.1	)		(247.0	)		(6.0	)
Income tax benefit		(1.8	)		(4.9	)		(5.8	)		(2.1	)
(Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(6.1	)	$	4.8		$	(241.2	)	$	(3.9	)

Discontinued operations:
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax expense of $0.7 and $0.5 for the quarters ended September 28, 2008 and September 30, 2007, respectively, and $1.6 and $1.4 for the nine months ended September 28, 2008 and September 30, 2007, respectively		(2.2	)		(0.5	)		(35.9	)		(1.6	)
Net (loss) income	$	(8.3	)	$	4.3		$	(277.1	)	$	(5.5	)

Basic earnings per share:
(Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(0.31	)	$	0.25		$	(12.37	)	$	(0.20	)
Discontinued operations		(0.11	)		(0.03	)		(1.84	)		(0.08	)
Net (loss) income	$	(0.42	)	$	0.22		$	(14.21	)	$	(0.28	)

Diluted earnings per share:
(Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(0.31	)	$	0.25		$	(12.37	)	$	(0.20	)
Discontinued operations		(0.11	)		(0.03	)		(1.84	)		(0.08	)
Net (loss) income	$	(0.42	)	$	0.22		$	(14.21	)	$	(0.28	)

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		19.5			19.4			19.5			19.4

Diluted		19.5			19.4			19.5			19.4


The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.

CHESAPEAKE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions; unaudited)

	Sept. 28, 2008		Dec. 30, 2007
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	20.9	$	10.0
Accounts receivable (less allowance of $2.8 and $3.6)		156.3		163.6

Inventories:
Finished goods		70.6		70.4
Work-in-process		22.7		17.1
Materials and supplies		29.5		33.9
Total inventories		122.8		121.4

Prepaid expenses		10.7		13.0
Income taxes receivable		4.1		6.3
Other current assets		25.9		16.9
Total current assets		340.7		331.2

Property, plant and equipment, net		335.3		358.7
Goodwill		157.2		387.4
Other assets		103.4		134.5
Total assets	$	936.6	$	1,211.8

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	120.5		$	147.2
Accrued expenses		118.3			81.4
Current maturities of long-term debt		226.0			6.9
Income taxes payable		4.4			1.8
Total current liabilities		469.2			237.3

Long-term debt		331.4			508.4
Environmental liabilities		36.4			58.9
Pensions and postretirement benefits		19.7			36.4
Deferred income taxes		42.1			42.3
Long-term income taxes payable		28.7			28.5
Other long-term liabilities		9.6			17.1
Total liabilities		937.1			928.9

Stockholders' (deficit) equity:
Common stock, $1 par value; authorized, 60 million shares; outstanding, 20.6 million shares and 19.9 million shares, respectively		20.6			19.9
Additional paid-in-capital		95.1			94.2
Accumulated other comprehensive income		60.3			67.5
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings		(176.5	)		101.3
Total stockholders' (deficit) equity		(0.5	)		282.9
Total liabilities and stockholders' (deficit) equity	$	936.6		$	1,211.8

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.

CHESAPEAKE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions; unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 28, 2008			Sept. 30, 2007
Operating activities:
Net loss	$	(277.1	)	$	(5.5	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		38.6			39.1
Goodwill impairment charge		215.5			-
Other financing costs		2.6			-
Environmental indemnification		32.7			-
Deferred income taxes		(12.1	)		(5.8	)
Defined benefit pension and postretirement expense		1.7			7.0
Gain on sales of property, plant and equipment		(3.1	)		(0.5	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable, net		(7.0	)		(8.0	)
Inventories		(8.4	)		(8.5	)
Other assets		(0.9	)		3.2
Accounts payable		(19.6	)		(2.7	)
Accrued expenses		13.9			12.2
Income taxes payable and receivable, net		6.2			1.1
Contributions to defined benefit pension plans		(17.6	)		(18.7	)
Other		5.5			2.5

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		(29.1	)		15.4

Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(27.9	)		(33.7	)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment		22.0			3.0

Net cash used in investing activities		(5.9	)		(30.7	)

Financing activities:
Net borrowings on lines of credit		58.2			20.3
Payments on long-term debt		(1.9	)		(1.6	)
Debt issue costs		(11.5	)		(0.2	)
Dividends paid		-			(8.5	)
Other		-			0.4

Net cash provided by financing activities		44.8			10.4
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		1.1			1.4

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		10.9			(3.5	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		10.0			7.8
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	20.9		$	4.3

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.

CHESAPEAKE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated interim financial statements of Chesapeake Corporation and subsidiaries included herein are unaudited. The December 30, 2007 consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements. These statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and, in accordance with those rules and regulations, we have condensed or omitted certain information and footnotes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). We believe that the disclosures made are adequate for a fair presentation of results of our operations and financial position. In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, all of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present fairly our consolidated financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented herein. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make extensive use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Our fiscal year ends on the Sunday nearest to December 31.

These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K; additional details on our significant accounting policies are provided therein. The results of operations for the 2008 interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.

In this report, unless the context requires otherwise, references to "we," "us," "our," "Chesapeake" or the "Company" are intended to mean Chesapeake Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Adjustments for Items Related to Prior Periods

The 2008 consolidated statements of operations include adjustments from prior periods, which were recorded in the first and second quarters of fiscal 2008. The net impact of the adjustments recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 increased net loss from continuing operations before taxes by $0.6 million, decreased loss from continuing operations by $0.3 million and decreased net loss by $0.3 million. These adjustments included (1) an overstatement of revenue due to invoicing errors for a particular customer; (2) incorrect capitalization of expenses associated with an inter-company fixed asset transfer; and (3) an understatement of deferred tax assets associated with the sale of one of our U.K. manufacturing facilities. The net impact of the adjustment recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2008 increased net loss from continuing operations before taxes and loss from continuing operations by $0.2

CHESAPEAKE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

million. This adjustment was related to an error in the calculation of an accrued expense. These adjustments from prior periods, which were recorded in the first and second quarters of fiscal 2008, were deemed immaterial to the current and prior periods.

Adoption of Accounting Pronouncements

On December 31, 2007 the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The framework for measuring fair value as established by SFAS 157 requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value which are provided below.

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. An active market for the asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Level 2: Observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, a Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, that is, markets in which there are few transactions for the asset or liability, the prices are not current, or price quotations vary substantially either over time or among market makers, or in which little information is released publicly; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (for example, interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates); inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market-corroborated inputs).

Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs shall be used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

In February 2008 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Staff Position No. 157-1, Application of FASB Statement No. 157 to FASB Statement No. 13 and Other Accounting Pronouncements That Address Fair Value Measurements for Purposes of Lease Classification or Measurement under Statement 13 (“FSP 157-1”). FSP 157-1 amends SFAS 157 to exclude FASB Statement No. 13, Accounting for Leases (“SFAS 13”), and other accounting pronouncements that address fair value measurements for purposes of lease classification or measurement under SFAS 13. The Company has adopted the provisions of FSP 157-1 effective December 31, 2007.

CHESAPEAKE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). The Company has adopted the provisions of FSP 157-2 effective December 31, 2007.

For more information on the fair value of the Company’s respective assets and liabilities see “Note 3 – Fair Value Measurements.”

On December 31, 2007 the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment of FAS 115 (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 allows companies to choose, at specified election dates, to measure eligible financial assets and liabilities at fair value that are not otherwise required to be measured at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses shall be reported on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and has been applied prospectively. The adoption of SFAS 159 did not have a significant impact on our financial statements as we did not elect the fair value option for any of our eligible financial assets or liabilities.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2007 the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, Business Combinations ("SFAS 141R"). SFAS 141R amends SFAS 141 and provides revised guidance for recognizing and measuring identifiable assets and goodwill acquired, liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree. It also provides disclosure requirements to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. It is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008 and will be applied prospectively. We are currently evaluating the impact that SFAS 141R will have on our financial statements.

In December 2007 the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51 ("SFAS 160"). SFAS 160 requires that ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, and the amount of consolidated net income, be clearly identified, labeled, and presented in the consolidated financial statements. It also requires that once a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained noncontrolling equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially measured at fair value. Sufficient disclosures are required to clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners. It is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008 and requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests. All other requirements shall be applied prospectively. We are currently evaluating the impact that SFAS 160 will have on our financial statements.

In March 2008 the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and thereby improves the transparency of financial reporting. SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. We are currently evaluating the impact that SFAS 161 will have on our financial statements.

CHESAPEAKE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

In June 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. EITF 03-6-1 "Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities" ("FSP EITF 03-6-1"). FSP EITF 03-6-1 states that unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends are participating securities and therefore shall be included in the earnings per share calculation pursuant to the two class method described in SFAS No. 128, "Earnings Per Share." FSP EITF 03-6-1 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and requires all prior-period earnings per share data to be adjusted retrospectively. We are currently evaluating the impact that FSP EITF 03-6-1 will have on our financial statements.

NOTE 2. LIQUIDITY

For the fiscal years ended December 30, 2007, December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we incurred net losses of $11.2 million, $36.7 million and $318.3 million, respectively. Additionally, for the first nine months of 2008, we incurred net losses of $277.1 million. As a result the Company has a total stockholders' deficit of $0.5 million at September 28, 2008. Factors contributing to these net losses included, but were not limited to: goodwill impairment charges, costs associated with our cost-savings plan and other restructuring efforts, environmental remediation costs, price competition, rising raw material costs and lost customer business due to geographic shifts in production within the consumer products industry which we serve. Certain of the above factors, such as goodwill or other asset impairments, are non-cash charges and therefore do not have a direct impact on our liquidity. The current challenging economic climate may also lead to adverse changes in working capital levels or additional pension expense and funding requirements, which may also have a direct impact on our results and financial position. These and other factors may adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to generate profits in the future.

Our senior secured bank credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) terminates in February 2009, and so we have classified that debt as a current liability at September 28, 2008.

On March 5, 2008 we obtained agreement from a majority of the lenders under the Credit Facility to amend the Credit Facility through the end of fiscal 2008. The amendment affected financial maintenance covenants in all four quarters of fiscal 2008, providing an increase in the total leverage ratios and a decrease in the interest coverage ratios. In addition, interest rates were increased and basket limitations were imposed for acquisitions, dispositions and other indebtedness, among other changes. The amendment also stipulated that in the event that the Credit Facility was not fully refinanced prior to March 31, 2008, the Company would provide a security interest in substantially all tangible assets of its European subsidiaries. During the third quarter of fiscal 2008 the lenders under the Credit Facility obtained security interests in certain of the Company’s assets located in the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.

On July 15, 2008 we agreed with our lenders on a further amendment of certain provisions of our Credit Facility which increased the permissible total leverage ratio to 7.00:1 for the second fiscal quarter of 2008 and the senior leverage ratio to 3.40:1 for the second fiscal quarter. In addition, interest rates were increased to 550 basis points over LIBOR. The amendment also provided for agreement on an amended recovery plan (“Amended Recovery Plan”) for one of our U.K. subsidiaries and its defined benefit pension plan (the "Plan") discussed in Note 11, which provides for an inter-creditor agreement among the Credit Facility lenders, Chesapeake and the Trustee; placed a limit on the future borrowing of the U.S. borrower under the Credit Facility; and provided for a new event of default if The Pensions Regulator in the U.K. issues a Contribution Notice or Financial Support Direction.

CHESAPEAKE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

On August 1, 2008 we announced that we had proposed a comprehensive refinancing plan to address the upcoming maturity of our Credit Facility as well as our general liquidity needs. The proposed refinancing plan was expected to include: (1) new senior secured credit facilities to be used to fully repay or replace our existing $250-million Credit Facility and provide incremental liquidity, and (2) an offer to exchange our outstanding 10-3/8% Sterling-denominated senior subordinated notes due in 2011 and our 7% euro-denominated senior subordinated notes due in 2014 for new debt or equity securities. On October 1, 2008 we agreed with our lenders on an amendment to our Credit Facility which included a waiver, effective as of September 28, 2008, of compliance with certain financial condition covenants through October 31, 2008. The amendment waived any potential event of default for failure to meet the financial condition covenants. Effective November 1, 2008, upon the expiration of that waiver, we are in default of the financial condition covenants under the Credit Facility. On November 1, 2008 we entered into a Forbearance Agreement with our Credit Facility lenders. Under the Forbearance Agreement, our lenders agreed that they will not exercise their rights and remedies in respect of the existing financial condition covenant defaults under the Credit Facility, including accelerating the maturity of outstanding borrowings, through December 10, 2008 subject to the Company's compliance with the terms and conditions of the Forbearance Agreement.

We anticipate that as a result of our failure to meet certain financial condition covenants of the Credit Facility the lenders under the Credit Facility will issue a payment blockage notice which will prevent us from making the scheduled interest payment on our senior subordinated note due on November 15, 2008. Issuance of such notice is permitted by the subordination provisions governing our senior subordinated notes. Neither the issuance of such notice nor the existing default under the Credit Facility gives the holders of our senior subordinated notes a right to accelerate payment of the notes. A failure to pay interest on the notes that continues for thirty days would, however, constitute an Event of Default under the terms of the notes and would give the holders of our notes the right to accelerate the payment thereof.

On October 1, 2008 we announced that the holders of more than 70 percent of the principal amount of our outstanding 10-3/8% Sterling-denominated senior subordinated notes due in 2011 and our 7% euro-denominated senior subordinated notes due in 2014 had formed an ad hoc committee and retained a third party financial advisor. We continue to be actively engaged in constructive discussions with members of the ad hoc committee, as well as their advisor, about financial restructuring alternatives that the Company expects would, if successfully implemented, address our short- and long-term financing, capital structure and operational needs. The alternatives currently under consideration would likely reduce the value of our existing common stock to nominal or no value and possibly impair the creditors' investment in certain of our debt obligations. Discussions with these bondholders and their financial advisor are progressing and ongoing, but there can be no guarantee that a final agreement will be reached. Our restructuring activities may require that we seek the protection of U.S. bankruptcy laws for Chesapeake and, possibly, certain of its U.S. subsidiaries. Currently, we do not expect our U.K. or other foreign subsidiaries to be involved in administration or other similar proceedings and, accordingly, we expect to be able to continue to provide our customers and suppliers with our normal level of service and performance.

CHESAPEAKE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

issues under the Credit Facility within the timeframe permitted by the Forbearance Agreement would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position and would materially affect our ability to continue as a going concern. If we do not comply with the terms of the Forbearance Agreement, the lenders under the Credit Facility could require immediate payment of all amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility and terminate their commitments to lend under the Credit Facility. Pursuant to cross-default provisions in many of the instruments that govern other outstanding indebtedness, including our senior subordinated notes due in 2011 and 2014, an acceleration of the maturity of the borrowings under our Credit Facility could require immediate payment of substantially all of our other outstanding indebtedness. Due to the fact that such acceleration has not occurred, we continue to classify our other outstanding indebtedness with maturities in excess of one year from the balance sheet date as long-term liabilities. Further, the Company currently lacks access to alternative sources of liquidity that would be necessary to repay the amounts due under our Credit Facility at its maturity, or sooner, if accelerated in accordance with the terms of the Credit Facility or through cross-default provisions of certain of our other indebtedness. Failure to successfully implement a restructuring or refinancing plan or otherwise address access to alternative sources of liquidity raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from an adverse outcome of these uncertainties.

New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) Delisting

On October 2, 2008 the NYSE issued a press release announcing its decision to suspend our common stock from trading on the NYSE prior to the market opening on October 8, 2008. The decision to suspend trading and initiate delisting procedures was a result of our not satisfying the NYSE’s continued listing standard for average global market capitalization over a consecutive 30 day trading period of not less than $25 million.

Beginning October 8, 2008 our common stock no longer traded on the NYSE and is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board with a trading symbol of CSKE.

On October 31, 2008, the NYSE notified the Securities and Exchange Commission of its intention to remove the Company's common stock from listing and registration at the opening of business on November 10, 2008.

NOTE 3. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

On December 31, 2007 the Company adopted SFAS 157 which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The adoption of SFAS 157 had no impact on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations or Consolidated Balance Sheets for the period ending and as of September 28, 2008.

CHESAPEAKE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

	September 28, 2008
		Fair Value Measurements Using
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value
Assets:
VEBA trust assets	$	5.3	$	-	$	-	$	5.3
Available for sale securities		2.9		-		-		2.9
Insurance contract investment		-		1.0		-		1.0
Total assets	$	8.2	$	1.0	$	-	$	9.2

Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	$	-	$	5.7	$	-	$	5.7
Total liabilities	$	-	$	5.7	$	-	$	5.7

On October 16, 2008 Chesapeake terminated a foreign currency forward exchange contract in a notional principal amount of 50 million pounds sterling which had a fair market value liability of $5.7 million as of September 28, 2008 and resulted in a net liability of $5.0 million payable as a result of the termination of the contract. The contract, which the Company entered into in 2003, originally matured in 2011. $4.5 million of this liability remains outstanding at this time.

NOTE 4. EARNINGS PER SHARE ("EPS")

Calculation

Basic EPS is calculated using the weighted-average number of outstanding common shares during each period. Diluted EPS is calculated using the weighted-average number of diluted outstanding common shares during each period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities are exercised or converted into common stock, or result in the issuance of common stock that would then share in earnings. The difference between the weighted-average shares used for the basic and diluted calculation is due to the number of shares for which "in-the-money" stock options are outstanding.

There were no dilutive shares outstanding as of September 28, 2008 and September 30, 2007 for purposes of calculating diluted EPS. As of September 28, 2008 and September 30, 2007, 1.7 million and 1.3 million, respectively, of potentially dilutive common shares were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the effect would be antidilutive.

CHESAPEAKE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

NOTE 5. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Comprehensive (loss) income is as follows:

(in millions)	Quarters Ended						Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 28, 2008			Sept. 30, 2007			Sept. 28, 2008			Sept. 30, 2007

Net (loss) income	$	(8.3	)	$	4.3		$	(277.1	)	$	(5.5	)
Foreign currency translation		(8.5	)		5.0			(8.5	)		13.0
Change in fair market value of derivatives, net of tax		(2.0	)		(0.3	)		-			1.6
Amortization of unrecognized amounts in net periodic benefit cost, net of tax		0.3			4.0			0.9			5.9
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(18.5	)	$	13.0		$	(284.7	)	$	15.0

NOTE 6. RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER EXIT COSTS

We have identified additional restructuring and cost savings actions that could result in broad-based workforce reductions, general reductions in overhead costs, and locations being sold, closed or downsized. The ultimate costs and timing of these actions could be dependent on consultation and, in certain circumstances, negotiation with European works councils or other employee representatives.

Costs associated with these actions have been recorded in "restructuring expenses, asset impairments and other exit costs” in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Charges recorded during the third quarters and first nine months of fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007 were primarily within the Paperboard Packaging segment. These charges are summarized as follows:

(in millions)	Quarters Ended					Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 28, 2008			Sept. 30, 2007		Sept. 28, 2008		Sept. 30, 2007

Employee-related costs	$	0.5		$	2.6	$	3.8	$	14.4
Asset impairments		-			0.7		0.2		0.2
(Gain) loss on asset sales, redeployment costs, and other exit costs		(0.4	)		-		0.7		0.4
Total restructuring expenses, asset impairment and other exit costs	$	0.1		$	3.3	$	4.7	$	15.0

Expenses during the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2008 were primarily related to broad-based workforce and overhead reductions as well as costs associated with the potential closure or disposal of underperforming assets.

On May 13, 2008 we announced the proposed closure of our carton operation at Brussels, Belgium to improve overall plant utilization. The proposal, which was subject to consultation with the Belgian works council, was substantially completed in the third quarter of 2008 and resulted in approximately 40 redundancies. Customer requirements previously being met by the Brussels operation have primarily

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been transferred to our carton operation at Gent, Belgium. We have recorded approximately $2.1 million of expense associated with this closure, the majority of which was recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2008 and was primarily employee-related costs, to be paid by the end of the year.

On November 11, 2008 we announced the proposed closure of our carton operation at Madrid (Pinto), Spain, which is subject to consultation with the Spanish works council. The facility is expected to continue to operate through the end of the year to accommodate remaining customer needs. The planned closure is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2009 and it is anticipated that there may be up to 90 redundancies. We expect to incur employee severance costs of approximately $2.7 million, to be paid during the first quarter of fiscal 2009, and $0.4 million in professional fees. Any asset redeployment costs and potential asset sale benefits are expected to be recognized as incurred during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 and the first six months of fiscal 2009.

The following table displays the activity and balances of the restructuring charges, asset impairments and other exit costs for the first nine months of fiscal 2008.

(in millions)	Employee-related Costs			Asset Impairments			Other Exit Costs			Total
Balance December 30, 2007	$	2.7		$	—		$	0.1		$	2.8
Restructuring charges, asset impairments and other exit costs (benefits), continuing operations		3.8			0.2			0.7			4.7
Cash payments		(3.6	)		—			(1.1	)		(4.7	)
Asset impairments		—			(0.2	)		—			(0.2	)
Gain on sale of fixed assets		—			—			0.6			0.6
Other items – non cash		(0.3	)		—			—			(0.3	)
Balance September 28, 2008		2.6			—			0.3			2.9

NOTE 7. DEBT

Outstanding borrowings under our Credit Facility as of September 28, 2008 totaled $221.9 million, all of which is recorded in “current maturities of long-term debt” on the consolidated balance sheet, as the Credit Facility matures in February 2009.

In February 2004 the Credit Facility, under which we can borrow up to $250 million, was amended and restated and its maturity extended to February 2009. Amounts available under the Credit Facility are limited by the amount currently borrowed and the amounts of outstanding letters of credit. The Credit Facility is collateralized by a pledge of the inventory, receivables, intangible assets and other assets of Chesapeake Corporation and certain U.S., U.K., Republic of Ireland and mainland European subsidiaries, and is guaranteed by Chesapeake Corporation, each material U.S. subsidiary and certain U.K., Republic of Ireland and mainland European subsidiaries, although most U.K. subsidiary borrowers and European guarantors only guarantee borrowings made by U.K. subsidiaries. Obligations under the Credit Facility are collateralized by a security interest in substantially all tangible assets of the Company’s European subsidiaries. See Note 2 for additional information regarding our Credit Facility.

In the third quarter of 2008 we incurred costs of $2.6 million related to our negotiations with the holders of our outstanding 10-3/8% Sterling-denominated senior subordinated notes due in 2011 and our 7% euro-denominated senior subordinated notes due in 2014. These costs are recognized as “Other financing costs” in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. In addition, as of September 28, 2008,

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we have capitalized approximately $4.7 million of debt issue costs related to the refinancing of our Credit Facility, of which approximately $2.8 million was paid to a specific potential lender and would be expensed if negotiations with that lender are ultimately unsuccessful. See Note 2 for additional information regarding our refinancing and restructuring plans.

NOTE 8. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

In conjunction with the ongoing discussions with our current lenders under our Credit Facility and our continued efforts to refinance the Credit Facility, during the second quarter of fiscal 2008 we accelerated our annual review of our strategic business plan. This review resulted in a decline in our expectations of the operating performance of our Paperboard Packaging reporting segment as a result of competitive pricing pressure and general economic conditions within this segment. Based on these results, we conducted a review of the recoverability of our goodwill, and recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $215.5 million during the second quarter of fiscal 2008. Management reviews the recorded value of our goodwill annually on December 1, or sooner if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of our reporting units may exceed their fair values. With the assistance of a third-party valuation firm, fair value of our reporting units is determined using a discounted cash flow model and confirmed using a guideline public companies model which uses peer group metrics to value a company. For the discounted cash flow model, management projects future cash flows produced by the reporting units. The projections of future cash flows are necessarily dependent upon assumptions about our operating performance and the economy in general.

The following table sets forth the details of our goodwill balance:

(in millions)

Paperboard Packaging

Plastic Packaging

Total

Balance December 30, 2007	$	311.5		$	75.9		$	387.4
Impairment loss		(215.5	)		—			(215.5	)
Foreign currency translation		(8.9	)		(5.8	)		(14.7	)
Balance September 28, 2008	$	87.1		$	70.1		$	157.2

In connection with our September 2005 acquisition of Impaxx Pharmaceutical Packaging Group, Inc., which now trades as Chesapeake Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Packaging – North America (“CPHPNA”), a portion of the purchase price was ascribed to certain finite-lived intangible assets, primarily customer relationships. The cost and accumulated amortization of customer relationships as of September 28, 2008 were $16.2 million and $4.9 million, respectively. The cost and accumulated amortization of customer relationships as of December 30, 2007 were $16.2 million and $3.7 million, respectively. Amortization expense recorded during the first nine months of fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007 for customer relationships was $1.2 million.

Amortization expense of our intangible assets for the next five fiscal years is estimated as follows (amounts in millions):

2008 (remaining 3 months)	$0.4
2009	1.6
2010	1.6
2011	1.6
2012	1.6
2013	1.6

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NOTE 9. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Summarized results of discontinued operations are shown separately in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

For the third quarter and first nine months of 2008 expense recorded in discontinued operations was $2.2 million and $35.9 million, respectively. These charges were primarily related to the environmental liability and related indemnification resulting from the acquisition of the former Wisconsin Tissue Mills Inc. and the subsequent disposition of assets of Wisconsin Tissue Mills Inc. in 1999. In the third quarter of fiscal 2008 we increased our estimate of the Fox River liability by approximately $1.0 million.

In connection with the Company’s acquisition of the former Wisconsin Tissue Mills Inc. (now WTM I Company, “WT”) from Philip Morris Inc. (now Philip Morris USA, Inc., “PM USA”) in 1985, PM USA agreed to indemnify WT and the Company for losses relating to breaches of representations and warranties set forth in the acquisition agreement. The Company identified PCB contamination in the Fox River in Wisconsin as a basis for a claim for indemnification. In mid-June 2008 PM USA asserted a claim that it did not have an indemnification obligation and refused to continue to indemnify WT and the Company for their losses related to the Fox River. That claim was resolved on June 26, 2008 in a settlement described in a Consent Decree filed with the Circuit Court of Henrico County, Virginia, on July 1, 2008, by which, among other things, (i) PM USA released its claims for recovery of past indemnification payments; (ii) PM USA agreed to cooperate in WT’s recovery under certain general liability insurance policies; and (iii) PM USA’s maximum liability for future indemnification under the 1985 acquisition agreement was capped at $36 million. The cap placed on the future indemnification resulted in a reduction in the receivable from PM USA previously recorded related to the Fox River environmental liability. We expect to seek recovery for the Fox River losses under certain general liability insurance policies and believe that the insurance recoveries, together with the indemnification from PM USA, will provide funds to substantially cover our reasonably probable cost related to the Fox River matter. However, there are risks related to the anticipated recovery under the general liability insurance policies, including certain coverage defenses which may be asserted by the insurance carriers. Expenses recorded in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 principally relate to the tax treatment of the disposition of assets of WT in 1999.

NOTE 10. INCOME TAXES

The Company has a total of $29.5 million of unrecognized tax benefits at September 28, 2008 of which $18.4 million is for potential interest that could be due on unrecognized tax benefits. If these benefits of $29.5 million were recognized, they would have a positive effect on the Company’s effective tax rate.

The Company has adopted a policy to recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. The Company recognized a tax benefit of $0.1 million of unrecognized tax benefits in the third quarter of 2008 related to the closing of foreign income tax audits. The Company estimates that approximately $3 million to $4 million of its unrecognized tax benefits as of September 28, 2008 will be resolved with the resolution of state income tax audits within the next twelve months. The Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns are open for audit for the years 1999 and 2004 to 2007. The Company’s U.K. income tax returns remain open for audit for the years 2002 to 2006.

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The comparability of our effective income tax rates is heavily affected by our inability to fully recognize a benefit from our U.S. tax losses, the inability to recognize the benefit of losses in certain non-U.S. tax jurisdictions, and the goodwill impairment charge recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2008, none of which is deductible for income tax purposes. Additionally, the tax rate is influenced by management’s expectations as to the recovery of our U.S. and certain non-U.S. jurisdiction deferred income tax assets and any settlements of income tax contingencies with U.K. tax authorities.

NOTE 11. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

As of the end of the second quarter of 2008, we changed our application of SFAS 87 “Employers' Accounting for Pensions” related to our methodology for calculating the expected return on plan assets component of net periodic pension cost. Our new method employs actual fair market value of plan assets, which we believe is a preferred method, rather than a market-related value. Historically, the Company computed a market-related value of plan assets by determining an asset gain or loss for each year as the difference between the actual return on the fair value of assets compared to the expected return on the fair value of assets and then deferring and amortizing the gains or losses over a five year period. The Company has switched to a method that uses the actual fair value of the plan assets and reflects gains and losses on those assets in the expected and actual return calculations instead of amortizing the gains and losses over a five year period. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States require that changes in accounting policies are reflected retrospectively to all periods presented. Accordingly, previously reported financial information for all periods presented herein has been adjusted to reflect the retrospective application of this change in accounting policy. At December 30, 2007 retained earnings reflects an unfavorable cumulative effect adjustment of $22.2 million, after-tax, attributed to the above change in accounting policy. In addition see the table below for the impact of the change in accounting on the Company’s pension related assets and liabilities, stockholders’ equity, loss from continuing operations and net loss.

Impact of accounting change on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations:

(in millions, except per share data)	Quarter Ended Sept. 30, 2007		Nine Months Ended Sept. 30, 2007
Income from continuing operations		$ 1.1		$ 3.2
Net income		1.1		3.2
Diluted earnings per share		$0.06		$0.16

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Impact of accounting change on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets:

(in millions)
	Dec. 30, 2007
Assets:
Deferred tax assets		$ (2.2	)
Other long-term assets		0.3

Liabilities:
Pensions and postretirement benefits		(2.1	)
Deferred tax liabilities		(1.5	)

Stockholders' equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive income		19.6
Retained earnings		(17.9	)

On December 31, 2006 the Company adopted SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans – an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R) (“SFAS 158”), which requires an employer to recognize the over-funded or under-funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other than a multiemployer plan) as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize the changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income. SFAS 158 also requires an employer to measure the funded status of a plan as of the date of its year-end statement of financial position, with limited exceptions. The measurement date provisions are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. The Company adopted the measurement date provisions of SFAS 158 effective December 31, 2007 and utilized the second approach, or fifteen-month approach, as described in SFAS 158 to transition to a year-end measurement date for its fiscal 2008 year end. The adoption had the following impact to beginning retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income:

(in millions)	U.S. Plans	Non-U.S. Plans	OPEB
Retained earnings, net of tax	$(0.1)	$(0.4)	$(0.3)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	$0.2	$0.1	$0.1

The components of the net periodic benefit cost recognized during the quarters and nine month periods ended September 28, 2008 and September 30, 2007 were as follows:

	Pension Benefits												Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions
(in millions)	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
Quarters ended:	Sept. 28, 2008			Sept. 30, 2007			Sept. 28, 2008			Sept. 30, 2007			Sept. 28, 2008		Sept. 30, 2007
Service cost	$	-		$	-		$	1.4		$	1.7		$	-	$	-
Interest cost		1.0			1.0			6.0			5.8			0.2		0.2
Expected return on plan assets		(1.4	)		(1.2	)		(7.1	)		(6.4	)		-		-
Recognized actuarial loss		0.2			0.2			0.2			1.0			0.1		0.1

Net pension (benefit) expense	$	(0.2	)	$	-		$	0.5		$	2.1		$	0.3	$	0.3

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	Pension Benefits												Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions
(in millions)	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
Nine Months ended:	Sept. 28, 2008			Sept. 30, 2007			Sept. 28, 2008			Sept. 30, 2007			Sept. 28, 2008		Sept. 30, 2007
Service cost	$	0.1		$	0.1		$	4.3		$	4.9		$	-	$	-
Interest cost		2.9			2.9			18.3			16.8			0.6		0.6
Expected return on plan assets		(4.0	)		(3.7	)		(21.7	)		(19.0	)		-		-
Recognized actuarial loss		0.4			0.6			0.5			3.4			0.3		0.3

Net pension (benefit) expense	$	(0.6	)	$	(0.1	)	$	1.4		$	6.1		$	0.9	$	0.9

Global financial markets have recently experienced, among other things, volatility in security prices and diminished liquidity and credit availability. These factors could impact the value of our pension fund investments, and could result in increased pension costs and increased cash funding requirements in the future.

U.K. Pension Recovery Plan

One of our U.K. subsidiaries was party to a recovery plan (the "Recovery Plan") for its U.K. Pension Plan (“the Plan”), which required that the subsidiary make annual cash contributions to the Plan in July of each year of at least £6 million above otherwise required levels in order to achieve a funding level of 100 percent by July 2014. In addition, if an interim funding level for the Plan of 90 percent was not achieved by April 5, 2008, the Recovery Plan required that an additional supplementary contribution to achieve an interim funding level of 90 percent be paid on or before July 15, 2008.

The funding level of the Plan is dependent upon certain actuarial assumptions, including assumptions related to inflation, investment returns and market interest rates, changes in the numbers of plan participants and changes in the benefit obligations and related laws and regulations. Changes to these assumptions potentially have a significant impact on the calculation of the funding level of the Plan. An interim valuation of the Plan as of April 5, 2008 determined that the additional supplementary contribution necessary, in addition to the £6 million annual payment due on or before July 15, 2008, to achieve an interim funding level of 90% was £29.6 million.

On July 15, 2008 our U.K. subsidiary agreed with the Trustee of the Plan on an Amended Recovery Plan. Under the terms of the Amended Recovery Plan, the Plan Trustee agreed to accept annual supplemental payments of £6 million over and above those needed to cover benefits and expenses until the earlier of (a) 2021 or (b) the Plan attaining 100% funding on an on-going basis after 2014, and has waived the requirement for the additional supplementary contribution due on or before July 15, 2008, to achieve an interim funding level of 90%. Our U.K. subsidiary has agreed, subject to certain terms and conditions, to grant to the Plan fixed equitable and floating charges on assets of the U.K. subsidiary and its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland securing an amount not to exceed the Plan funding deficit on a scheme-specific basis. The security being granted to the Plan Trustee will be subordinated to the security given to the lenders under our Credit Facility. Our subsidiary’s agreement with the Plan Trustee also includes provisions for releases of the Plan Trustee’s security interest under certain conditions in the event of the sale, transfer or other disposal of assets over which the Plan Trustee holds a security interest and upon the Plan Trustee’s receipt of agreed cash payments to the Plan

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in addition to those described above. Our U.K. subsidiary has made the £6 million supplemental payment to the Plan due for 2008.

NOTE 12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Environmental Matters

The costs of compliance with existing environmental regulations are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA") and similar state "Superfund" laws impose liability, without regard to fault or to the legality of the original action, on certain classes of persons (referred to as potentially responsible parties or "PRPs") associated with a release or threat of a release of hazardous substances into the environment. Financial responsibility for the remediation and restoration of contaminated property and for natural resource damages can extend to previously owned or used properties, waterways and properties owned by third parties, as well as to properties currently owned and used by a company even if contamination is attributable entirely to prior owners. As discussed below the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has given notice of its intent to list the Lower Fox River in Wisconsin on the National Priorities List under CERCLA and identified our subsidiary, Wisconsin Tissue Mills Inc., now WTM I Company ("WT"), as a PRP for the Lower Fox River site. Except for the Fox River matter we have not been identified as a PRP at any other CERCLA-related sites. However, there can be no assurance that we will not be named as a PRP at any other sites in the future or that the costs associated with additional sites would not be material to our financial position or results of operations.

In June 1994 the U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service ("FWS"), a federal natural resources trustee, notified WT that it had identified WT as a PRP for natural resources damage liability under CERCLA arising from alleged releases of polychlorinatedbiphenyls ("PCBs") in the Fox River and Green Bay System in Wisconsin (the “Lower Fox River Site”) from WT's former recycled tissue mill in Menasha, Wisconsin. In addition to WT six other companies (Appleton Papers Inc. (“Appleton Papers”), Fort Howard Corporation, P.H. Glatfelter Company ("Glatfelter"), NCR Corporation (“NCR”), Riverside Paper Corporation and U.S. Paper Mills Corporation) were identified as PRPs for the Lower Fox River Site. The FWS and other governmental and tribal entities, including the State of Wisconsin ("Wisconsin"), allege that natural resources, including federal lands, state lands, endangered species, fish, birds, tribal lands or lands held by the U.S. in trust for various Indian tribes, have been exposed to PCBs that were released from facilities located along the Lower Fox River. On January 31, 1997 the FWS notified WT of its intent to file suit, subject to final approval by the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ"), against WT to recover alleged natural resource damages, but the FWS has not yet instituted such litigation. On June 18, 1997 the EPA announced that it was initiating the process of listing the Lower Fox River on the CERCLA National Priorities List of hazardous waste sites. On September 30, 2003 EPA and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ("DNR"), in connection with the issuance of General Notice Letters under CERCLA to the PRPs requesting a good faith offer to conduct the remedial design for downstream portions of the Lower Fox River Site, also notified Menasha Corporation and Sonoco Products Company that those companies were also considered potentially liable for the cost of response activities at the Lower Fox River Site.

In January 2003 DNR and EPA released a Record of Decision (the "OU1-2 ROD") for Operable Units 1 and 2 ("OU1" and "OU2") of the Lower Fox River Site. OU1 is the reach of the river that is the farthest

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upstream and is immediately adjacent to the former WT mill. The OU1-2 ROD selected a remedy, consisting primarily of dredging, to remove substantially all sediment in OU1 with concentrations of PCBs of more than 1 part per million in order to achieve a surface weighted-average PCB concentration level ("SWAC") of not more than 0.25 parts per million. In June 2008 EPA and Wisconsin released an Amended Record of Decision for OU1 (the “Amended OU1 ROD”) which includes a balanced approach of capping, sand covering and dredging in OU1. The Amended OU1 ROD estimates the new total cost of the amended remedy to be $102 million, including funds already expended. The $102 million estimate includes all active remedial work, agency oversight costs, a contingency and a present value estimate for post-remedy response work. For OU2, the reach of the river covering approximately 20 miles downstream from OU1, the OU1-2 ROD was amended as of June 2007 by a Record of Decision Amendment (the “Amended OU2-5 ROD”) to provide for dredging and disposal of a single deposit in OU2. The remainder of OU2 will be addressed by monitored natural recovery as provided in the original OU1-2 ROD.

On July 1, 2003 DNR and EPA announced that they had signed an agreement with WT under which WT will complete the design work for the sediment clean-up in OU1. On April 12, 2004, a Consent Decree (the "Consent Decree") regarding the remediation of OU1 by WT and Glatfelter was entered by a federal court. Under the terms of the Consent Decree, WT and Glatfelter agreed to perform appropriate remedial action in OU1 in accordance with the OU1-2 ROD under oversight by EPA and DNR. To fund the remedial action, WT and Glatfelter each paid $25 million to an escrow account, and EPA and Wisconsin obtained an additional $10 million from another source to supplement the funding. The escrow account will earn more than $4 million in income which is also being used to pay for OU1 response work. Contributions and cooperation may also be obtained from local municipalities, and additional assistance may be sought from other potentially liable parties. As provided in the Consent Decree, WT has been reimbursed from the escrow account for $2 million of OU1 design costs expended under the July 1, 2003, design agreement.

Under the terms of the Consent Decree WT also paid EPA and the State of Wisconsin $375,000 for past response costs, and paid $1.5 million for natural resource damages ("NRD") for the Fox River site and $150,000 for past NRD assessment costs. These payments have been credited toward WT's potential liability for response costs and NRD associated with the Lower Fox River Site as a whole.

In March 2007, as an alternative to a determination by EPA and Wisconsin that the funds remaining in the Consent Decree escrow account would be insufficient to complete the OU1 remedial action described in the OU1-2 ROD, WT and Glatfelter agreed with EPA and Wisconsin on an Agreed Supplement to Consent Decree (the “First Supplement”) which was filed with the federal court on March 28, 2007. Under the provisions of the First Supplement, WT and Glatfelter each deposited an additional total of $6 million in the Consent Decree escrow account as additional funding for remediation of OU1. In addition, Menasha Corporation deposited $7 million into the Consent Decree escrow account pursuant to a Second Agreed Supplement to Consent Decree (“Second Supplement”) filed with the federal court on November 13, 2007.

In June 2008 based on the Amended OU1 ROD, WT and Glatfelter entered into an Amended Consent Decree with EPA and Wisconsin agreeing to complete the remediation in OU1 as required by the Amended OU1 ROD, without a limitation as to cost. The Amended Consent Decree was entered by the federal court on August 13, 2008. To fund the estimated cost of completing the remediation described in the Amended OU1 ROD, by July 15, 2008 WT and Glatfelter each deposited into the Consent Decree escrow account, or secured payment of, an additional $9.5 million as required by the 2008 Amended

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Consent Decree. If the funding in that escrow account is not adequate to pay for the work necessary to achieve the performance standards for OU1 specified in the Amended OU1 ROD and maintain a $4 million balance for work in the year 2010 and thereafter, WT and Glatfelter are each obligated to pay one-half of the amount of additional funding needed to maintain that $4 million balance. The $4 million balance will be used to pay for work in 2010 and beyond, including post-remedy response work. WT and Glatfelter remain obligated to pay for post-remedy response work if the escrow account becomes depleted. Upon completion of the remedial action for OU1 to the satisfaction of EPA and Wisconsin, WT and Glatfelter will receive covenants not to sue from EPA and Wisconsin for OU1, subject to conditions typical of settlements under CERCLA.

In July 2003 EPA and DNR announced a Record of Decision (the "OU3-5 ROD") for Operable Units 3, 4 and 5 ("OU3," "OU4" and "OU5," respectively), the remaining operable units for this site. The OU3-5 ROD required primarily dredging and disposal of PCB contaminated sediments from OU3 and OU4 (the downstream portion of the river) and monitored natural recovery in OU5 (Green Bay). In June 2007 EPA and Wisconsin issued the Amended OU2-5 ROD. The Amended OU2-5 ROD modified the remediation requirements for OUs 3 and 4 by reducing the volume of sediment to be dredged and providing for capping or sand cover as prescribed remediation where specific criteria are met. For OUs 2 and 5 the remedy is unchanged except that dredging is now required only in a single deposit in OU2 and at the mouth of the Fox River in OU5. When the Amended OU2-5 ROD was issued, EPA and DNR estimated the cost of the amended remedy to be $390.3 million, which consisted of an estimate of $384.7 million in 2005 dollars for remedial work plus an estimate of $5.6 million for the present value of long-term maintenance and monitoring over 100 years. In June 2008, a draft 60 per cent design document estimates the cost of the remedy in the Amended 2-5 ROD to be $600 million, including a present value estimate of $6.4 million for long-term maintenance and monitoring and excluding any contingency and agency oversight costs.

On November 14, 2007 WT and seven other PRPs, namely Appleton Papers; CBC Coating, Inc. (formerly known as Riverside Paper Corporation); Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products, LP (formerly known as Fort James Operating Company); Menasha Corporation; NCR; Glatfelter; and U.S. Paper Mills Corp. were issued a Unilateral Administrative Order for Remedial Action by EPA under Section 106 of CERCLA to perform and fund work required by the Amended OU2-5 ROD. WT has given notice to EPA of how it intends to comply with the terms of the order and is involved in negotiations with the other recipients of the order on how they will comply with the order.

In June 2008 Appleton Papers and NCR joined WT as a defendant in a pending lawsuit in federal district court in Wisconsin seeking recovery of their response costs and natural resource damages and an allocation of future response cost and natural resource damages. The lawsuit also names as defendants most of the identified PRPs and numerous other parties who have not been previously identified by EPA or DNR as PRPs. WT is defending its interests in the litigation and believes that it has paid more than its appropriate share of the response costs to date. The outcome of the litigation is not expected to materially adversely affect our financial position or results of operations.

Based on information available to us at this time we believe that the range of reasonable estimates of the remaining total cost of remediation and restoration for the Fox River site is $640 million to $870 million. The low end of this range assumes that the remedy for OU1 will be completed for a cost less than the funds in, or secured to be paid into, the escrow account under the 2008 Amended OU1 Consent Decree. For OU2-5, the low end of this range is based on the draft 60% design estimate for the remedial work and present value cost for long-term maintenance and monitoring, with provision for agency

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oversight costs. The upper end of the range assumes the OU1 remediation cost will be as estimated by the Amended OU1 ROD and that the costs of the remedial work under the Amended OU2-5 ROD will significantly exceed those in the draft 60% design document. The active remediation components of the amended remedy for OU1 are expected to be substantially completed in 2009, while the Amended OU2-5 ROD indicates that active remediation is expected to take approximately nine years from the commencement of substantial activity. Any enforcement of a definitive remedial action plan may be subject to judicial review.

On October 25, 2000 the federal and tribal natural resources trustees released a Restoration and Compensation Determination Plan ("RCDP") presenting the federal and tribal trustees' planned approach for restoring injured federal and tribal natural resources and compensating the public for losses caused by the release of PCBs at the Fox River site. The RCDP states that the final natural resource damage claim (which is separate from, and in addition to, the remediation and restoration costs that will be associated with remedial action plans) will depend on the extent of PCB clean-up undertaken by EPA and DNR, but estimates past interim damages to be $65 million, and, for illustrative purposes only, estimates additional costs of restoration to address present and future PCB damages in a range of $111 million to $268 million. To date Wisconsin has not issued any estimate of natural resource damages. We believe, based on the information currently available to us, that the estimate of natural resource damages in the RCDP represents the reasonably likely upper limit of the total natural resource damages. We believe that the alleged damages to natural resources are overstated in the RCDP and joined in the PRP group comments on the RCDP to that effect. No final assessment of natural resource damages has been issued.

Under CERCLA each PRP generally will be jointly and severally liable for the full amount of the remediation and restoration costs and natural resource damages, subject to a right of contribution from other PRPs. In practice, PRPs generally negotiate among themselves to determine their respective contributions to any multi-party activities based upon factors including their respective contributions to the alleged contamination, equitable considerations and their ability to pay. In draft analyses by DNR and federal government consultants the volume of WT's PCB discharges into the Fox River has been estimated to range from 2.72 percent to 10 percent of the total discharges of PCBs. This range may not be indicative of the share of the cost of the remediation and restoration costs and natural resource damages that ultimately will be allocated to WT because of: inaccuracies or incompleteness of information about mill operations and discharges; inadequate consideration of the nature and location of various discharges of PCBs to the river, including discharges by persons other than the named PRPs and the relationship of those discharges to identified contamination; uncertainty of the geographic location of the remediation and restoration eventually performed; uncertainty about the ability of other PRPs to participate in paying the costs and damages; and uncertainty about the extent of responsibility of the manufacturers of the carbonless paper recycled by WT which contained the PCBs. We have evaluated the ability of other PRPs to participate in paying the remediation and restoration costs and natural resource damages based on our estimate of their reasonably possible shares of the liability and on public financial information indicating their ability to pay such shares. While we are unable to determine at this time what shares of the liability for the Fox River costs will be paid by the other identified PRPs (or other entities who are subsequently determined to have liability), based on information currently available to us and the analysis described above, we believe that most of the other PRPs have the ability to pay their reasonably possible shares of the liability.

The ultimate cost to WT of remediation and restoration costs and natural resource damages related to the Lower Fox River Site and the time periods over which the costs and damages may be incurred cannot be

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predicted with certainty at this time due to uncertainties with respect to: what remediation and restoration will be implemented; the actual cost of that remediation and restoration; WT's share of any multi-party remediation and restoration costs and natural resource damages; the outcome of the federal and state natural resource damage assessments; the timing of any remediation and restoration; the evolving nature of remediation and restoration technologies and governmental regulations; controlling legal precedent; the extent to which contributions will be available from other parties; and the scope of potential recoveries from insurance carriers and prior owners of WT. While such costs and damages cannot be predicted with certainty at this time, we believe that WT's reasonably likely share of the ultimate remediation and restoration costs and natural resource damages associated with the Lower Fox River Site, including disbursement on behalf of WT of the remaining amount deposited by WT under the terms of the Consent Decree, may fall within the range of $35 million to $137 million, payable over a period of up to 40 years. In our estimate of the lower end of the range we have assumed remediation and restoration costs as estimated by our consultants for OU1, the draft 60% design estimate for OU2-5 and the low end of the governments' estimates of natural resource damages and WT's share of the aggregate liability. In our estimate of the upper end of the range we have assumed higher costs in all OUs and that our share of the ultimate aggregate liability for all PRPs will be higher than we believe it will ultimately be determined to be. We have accrued an amount for the Fox River liability based on our estimate of the reasonably probable costs within the range described above.

In connection with Chesapeake’s acquisition of WT from Philip Morris Incorporated (now known as Philip Morris USA Inc., or "PM USA," a wholly owned subsidiary of Altria Group, Inc.) in 1985, the seller agreed to indemnify WT and Chesapeake for losses related to breaches of representations and warranties set forth in the acquisition agreement. Chesapeake identified PCB contamination in the Fox River as a basis for a claim for indemnification. In mid-June 2008, PM USA asserted a claim that it did not have an indemnification obligation and refused to continue to indemnify WT and Chesapeake for their losses related to the Fox River. The claim was resolved in a settlement described in a consent decree approved by a judge of the Circuit Court of Henrico County, Virginia, on July 1, 2008, by which, among other things, (i) PM USA released its claims for recovery of past indemnification payments; (ii) PM USA agreed to cooperate in WT’s recovery under certain general liability policies; and (iii) PM USA’s maximum liability for future indemnification payments under the 1985 acquisition agreement was capped at $36 million. We intend to seek recovery for the Fox River losses under certain general liability insurance policies and believe that the insurance recoveries, together with the indemnification from PM USA will provide funds to substantially cover our reasonably probable cost related to the Fox River matter. We understand, however, that PM USA is subject to certain risks (including litigation risk in cases relating to health concerns regarding the use of tobacco products). Accordingly, there can be no assurance that PM USA will be able to satisfy its indemnification obligations in the future. However, PM USA is currently meeting its indemnification obligations under the consent decree and, based on our review of currently available financial information, we believe that PM USA has the financial ability to continue to meet its indemnification obligations. We further understand that there are risks related to our anticipated recovery under certain general liability insurance policies, including certain coverage defenses which may be asserted by the insurance carriers.

Pursuant to the Joint Venture Agreement with Georgia-Pacific Corporation for Georgia-Pacific Tissue, LLC, WT has retained liability for, and the third party indemnity rights associated with, the discharge of PCBs and other hazardous materials in the Fox River and Green Bay System. Based on currently available information we believe that if remediation and restoration are done in an environmentally appropriate, cost effective and responsible manner, and if natural resource damages are determined in a reasonable manner, the matter is unlikely to have a material adverse effect on our financial position or

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results of operations. However, because of the uncertainties described above, there can be no assurance that the ultimate liability with respect to the Lower Fox River site will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

In the third quarter of 2008 we reviewed, and increased, our estimate of our reasonably probable environmental costs based on remediation activities to date and other developments. Our accrued environmental liabilities totaled approximately $69.4 million as of September 28, 2008, of which $33.0 million was considered short-term, and $75.1 million as of December 30, 2007, of which $16.2 million was considered short-term.

Legal and Other Commitments

Chesapeake is a party to various other legal actions and tax audits which are ordinary and incidental to our business. While the outcome of environmental, tax and legal actions cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe the reasonably expected outcome of any of these proceedings, or all of them combined, will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has proposed Federal income tax adjustments relating to a transfer of assets in 1999 by our subsidiary, WTM I Company, to a joint venture with Georgia-Pacific Corporation. The IRS issued a Notice of Deficiency based on those adjustments on May 25, 2006. Taking into account correlative adjustments to the Company’s tax liability in other years, the amount in dispute, including interest through September 28, 2008, is approximately $38 million.

We intend to defend our position vigorously with respect to the asserted deficiency. We have estimated our maximum potential exposure with respect to the matter to be approximately $38 million; however, we continue to believe that our tax treatment of the transaction was appropriate and that we should prevail in this dispute with the IRS. A trial date in U.S. tax court has been set with respect to this matter for March 9, 2009. We currently do not have any estimate with regards to the timing of the ultimate resolution of this case. We do not expect that the ultimate resolution of this matter will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Guarantees and Indemnifications

We have entered into agreements for the sale of assets or businesses that contain provisions in which we agree to indemnify the buyers or third parties involved in the sale for certain liabilities or risks related to the sale. In these sale agreements we typically agree to indemnify the buyers or other involved third parties against a broadly-defined range of potential "losses" (typically including, but not limited to, claims, costs, damages, judgments, liabilities, fines or penalties, and attorneys' fees) arising from: (i) a breach of our representations or warranties in the sale agreement or ancillary documents; (ii) our failure to perform any of the covenants or obligations of the sale agreement or ancillary documents; and (iii) other liabilities expressly retained or assumed by us related to the sale. Most of our indemnity obligations under these sale agreements are: (i) limited to a maximum dollar value significantly less than the final purchase price; (ii) limited by time within which indemnification claims must be asserted (often between one and three years); and (iii) subject to a deductible or "basket." Many of the potential indemnification liabilities under these sale agreements are unknown, remote or highly contingent, and most are unlikely to ever require an indemnity payment. Furthermore, even in the event that an indemnification claim is asserted, liability for indemnification is subject to determination under the terms of the applicable sale agreement, and any payments may be limited or barred by a monetary cap, a

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time limitation or a deductible or basket. For these reasons we are unable to estimate the maximum potential amount of the potential future liability under the indemnity provisions of the sale agreements. However, we accrue for any potentially indemnifiable liability or risk under these sale agreements for which we believe a future payment is probable and a range of loss can be reasonably estimated. Other than the Fox River matter discussed in Environmental Matters above, as of September 28, 2008 we believe our liability under such indemnification obligations was immaterial.

In the ordinary course of our business we may enter into agreements for the supply of goods or services to customers that provide warranties to their customers on one or more of the following: (i) the quality of the goods and services supplied by us; (ii) the performance of the goods supplied by us; and (iii) our compliance with certain specifications and applicable laws and regulations in supplying the goods and services. Liability under such warranties often is limited to a maximum amount by the nature of the claim or by the time period within which a claim must be asserted. As of September 28, 2008 we believe our liability under such warranties was immaterial.

In the ordinary course of our business we may enter into service agreements with service providers in which we agree to indemnify the service provider against certain losses and liabilities arising from the service provider's performance of the agreement. Generally, such indemnification obligations do not apply in situations in which the service provider is grossly negligent, engages in willful misconduct or acts in bad faith. As of September 28, 2008 we believe our liability under such service agreements was immaterial.

In the ordinary course of our business, we may enter into supply agreements (such as those discussed above), service agreements (such as those discussed above), purchase agreements, leases, and other types of agreements in which we agree to indemnify the party or parties with whom we are contracting against certain losses and liabilities arising from, among other things: (i) our breach of the agreement or representations or warranties under the agreement; (ii) our failure to perform any of our obligations under the agreement; (iii) certain defined actions or omissions by us; and (iv) our failure to comply with certain laws, regulations, rules, policies, or specifications. As of September 28, 2008 we believe our liability under these agreements was immaterial.

NOTE 13. SEGMENT DISCLOSURE

We conduct our business in three operating segments: Plastic Packaging, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Packaging ("Pharma"), and Branded Products Packaging ("Branded Products"). The Branded Products operating segment includes the former tobacco operating segment. The Pharma and Branded Products operating segments are aggregated into the Paperboard Packaging reportable segment. Our Paperboard Packaging segment designs and manufactures folding cartons, spirally wound composite tubes, leaflets, labels and other paper and paperboard packaging products. The primary end-use markets for this segment are pharmaceutical and healthcare and branded products (such as alcoholic drinks, confectioneries, foods and tobacco). The Plastic Packaging segment designs and manufactures plastic containers, bottles and preforms. The primary end-use markets for this segment are agrochemicals and other specialty chemicals, and food and beverages. General corporate expenses are shown as Corporate.

Segments are determined by the “management approach” as described in SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, which we adopted in 1998. Management assesses continuing operations based on operating income before interest and taxes derived from similar groupings of products and services. Consistent with management’s assessment of performance,

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goodwill impairments, gains (losses) on divestitures and restructuring expenses, asset impairments and other exit costs are excluded from segment operating income.

There were no material intersegment sales during the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2008 or fiscal 2007. Segment identifiable assets are those that are directly used in segment operations. Corporate assets are primarily cash, certain nontrade receivables and other assets.

(in millions)	Third Quarter				Year to Date
	2008		2007		2008		2007
Net sales:
Paperboard Packaging	$	206.3	$	224.6	$	611.8	$	657.1
Plastic Packaging		41.9		41.8		140.7		132.2
Consolidated net sales	$	248.2	$	266.4	$	752.5	$	789.3

Operating income:
Paperboard Packaging	$	9.9		$	15.1		$	14.4		$	37.6
Plastic Packaging		2.6			3.1			11.0			16.1
Corporate		(3.6	)		(3.5	)		(11.7	)		(11.7	)
Goodwill impairment charge		-			-			(215.5	)		-
Restructuring expenses, asset impairments and other exit costs		(0.1	)		(3.3	)		(4.7	)		(15.0	)
Consolidated operating income	$	8.8		$	11.4		$	(206.5	)	$	27.0

Depreciation and amortization:
Paperboard Packaging	$	10.7	$	11.4	$	32.6	$	33.7
Plastic Packaging		2.0		1.8		5.9		5.3
Corporate		-		-		0.1		0.1
Consolidated depreciation and amortization	$	12.7	$	13.2	$	38.6	$	39.1

(in millions)	Sept. 28, 2008		Dec. 30, 2007
Identifiable assets:
Paperboard Packaging	$	684.2	$	899.1
Plastic Packaging		183.2		207.8
Corporate		69.2		104.9
Total	$	936.6	$	1,211.8

Item 2:

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

Consistent with our segment reporting in Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, operating income by segment excludes any goodwill impairments, gains or losses related to divestitures and restructuring expenses, asset impairments and other exit costs. Excluding these amounts from our calculation of segment operating income is consistent with how our management reviews segment performance and, we believe, affords the reader consistent measures of our operating performance.

The following table sets forth third quarter and year-to-date net sales from continuing operations and operating income by reportable business segment:

(in millions)	Quarter Ended Sept. 28, 2008					Quarter Ended Sept. 30, 2007					Nine Months Ended Sept. 28, 2008					Nine Months Ended Sept. 30, 2007
	Net Sales		Operating Income			Net Sales		Operating Income			Net Sales		Operating Income			Net Sales		Operating Income
Paperboard Packaging	$	206.3	$	9.9		$	224.6	$	15.1		$	611.8	$	14.4		$	657.1	$	37.6
Plastic Packaging		41.9		2.6			41.8		3.1			140.7		11.0			132.2		16.1
Corporate		-		(3.6	)		-		(3.5	)		-		(11.7	)		-		(11.7	)
Goodwill impairment charge		-		-			-		-			-		(215.5	)		-		-
Restructuring expenses, asset impairments and other exit costs		-		(0.1	)		-		(3.3	)		-		(4.7	)		-		(15.0	)

Total	$	248.2	$	8.8		$	266.4	$	11.4		$	752.5	$	(206.5	)	$	789.3	$	27.0

Net sales from continuing operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 were $248.2 million, a decrease of $18.2 million from the comparable period in fiscal 2007. Excluding changes in foreign currency

exchange rates, which increased sales by $0.8 million, sales were down 7 percent for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 compared to the third quarter fiscal 2007. Net sales from continuing operations for the first nine months of fiscal 2008 were $752.5 million, a decrease of $36.8 million, or 5 percent, over the comparable period in fiscal 2007. Excluding changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which increased net sales by $31.1 million, sales were down 9 percent for the first nine months of the year. For the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2008 the reduction in sales was primarily due to reduced sales of both branded products packaging and pharmaceutical products packaging within our Paperboard segment.

Gross margin, which is defined as net sales less cost of products sold, for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 was $37.1 million, a decrease of $10.3 million, or 22 percent, compared to gross margin of $47.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2007. As a percentage of sales, gross margin decreased from 18 percent to 15 percent for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 versus fiscal 2007. Gross margin was $110.0 million for the first nine months of 2008 compared to gross margin of $140.0 million for the same period in 2007. As a percentage of sales, gross margin decreased from 18 percent to 15 percent for the first nine months of fiscal 2008 versus fiscal 2007. For the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2008 the decrease in gross margin was due to the lower sales volume, as well as pricing pressures and increased material and energy costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") as a percentage of net sales for both the third quarter of fiscal 2008 and 2007 was 13 percent, and increased from 13 percent to 14 percent for the first nine months of fiscal 2008 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2007. The increase in SG&A as a percentage of net sales for the first nine months of fiscal 2008 compared to fiscal 2007 reflects increased professional fees and travel associated with strategic initiatives and process improvement activities, partially offset by decreases in pension costs.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2008 we recorded a non-cash charge of $215.5 million related to impairment of goodwill within the reporting units of our Paperboard Packaging segment. In conjunction with the discussions with our current lenders under our Credit Facility and our continued efforts to refinance the Credit Facility, during the second quarter of fiscal 2008 we accelerated our annual review of our strategic business plan. This review resulted in a decline in our expectations of the operating performance of our Paperboard Packaging reporting segment as a result of competitive pricing pressure and general economic conditions within this segment. We do not expect the impairment charges to affect compliance with covenants under our borrowing arrangements.

During the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2008 we recorded restructuring costs, asset impairments and other exit costs of approximately $0.1 million and $4.7 million, respectively. These expenses were primarily related to broad-based workforce and overhead reductions as well as costs associated with the potential closure or disposal of underperforming assets. During the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 we recorded restructuring costs, asset impairments and other exit costs of approximately $3.3 million and $15.0 million, respectively. These expenses primarily related to the Company’s cost savings program and other employee-related costs for workforce reductions within the tobacco packaging business. During the first nine months of fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007 the company made cash payments of approximately $4.7 million and $8.8 million, respectively, related to restructuring activities. (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.)

Operating income for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 was $8.8 million compared to operating income of $11.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2007. Operating income for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 included restructuring expenses and other exit costs of $0.1 million. Operating income for the third

quarter of fiscal 2007 included restructuring expenses and other exit costs of $3.3 million. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates decreased operating income by approximately $0.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2007.

The operating loss for the first nine months of fiscal 2008 was $206.5 million compared to income of $27.0 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2007. The operating loss for the first nine months of fiscal 2008 included a goodwill impairment charge of $215.5 million and restructuring expenses and other exit costs of $4.7 million. Operating income for the first nine months of fiscal 2007 included restructuring expenses and other exit costs of $15.0 million. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates decreased operating loss by approximately $3.1 million for the first nine months of 2008 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2007.

Net interest expense was $14.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2008, an increase of $2.6 million compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2007. Net interest expense was $37.9 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2008 compared to $33.0 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2007. The increase in net interest expense for both the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2008 was primarily due to increased borrowing levels and interest rates during fiscal 2008, costs associated with amendments to the Credit Facility, and changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which increased interest expense approximately $0.2 million for the third quarter and decreased interest expense $0.6 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2008, compared to the same periods in fiscal 2007.

In the third quarter of 2008 we have been actively engaged in discussions with an ad hoc committee of the holders of more than 70 percent of our outstanding 10-3/8% Sterling-denominated senior subordinated notes due in 2011 and our 7% euro-denominated senior subordinated notes due in 2014, and their third party financial advisor, and have incurred costs of $2.6 million related to our negotiations with the bond holders. These costs are recognized as “Other financing costs” in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The effective income tax rates for continuing operations for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2008 were 23 percent and 2 percent, respectively. The effective income tax rates for continuing operations for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 were 4,900 percent and 35 percent, respectively. The comparability of our effective income tax rates is heavily affected by our inability to fully recognize a benefit from our U.S. tax losses, the inability to recognize the benefit of losses in certain non-U.S. tax jurisdictions and the goodwill impairment charge recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2008, none of which is deductible for income tax purposes. Additionally, the tax rates are influenced by management’s expectations as to the recovery of our U.S. and certain non-U.S. jurisdiction deferred income tax assets and any settlements of income tax contingencies with non-U.S. tax authorities.

Loss from continuing operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 was $6.1 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, compared to income from continuing operations of $4.8 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2007. Loss from continuing operations for the first nine months of fiscal 2008 was $241.2 million, or $12.37 per diluted share, compared to a loss from continuing operations of $3.9 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, in the first nine months of fiscal 2007.

Loss from discontinued operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 was $2.2 million compared to $0.5 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2007. Loss from discontinued operations for the first nine months of 2008 was $35.9 million compared to $1.6 million for the first nine months of 2007. For the third quarter and first nine months of 2008, expense recorded in discontinued operations primarily related to

the environmental liability and related indemnification resulting from the acquisition of WT and the subsequent disposition of assets of WT in 1999. In connection with our acquisition of WT from PM USA in 1985, PM USA agreed to indemnify WT and the Company for losses relating to breaches of representations and warranties set forth in the acquisition agreement. The Company identified PCB contamination in the Fox River in Wisconsin as a basis for a claim for indemnification. In mid-June 2008 PM USA asserted a claim that it did not have an indemnification obligation and refused to continue to indemnify WT and the Company for their losses related to the Fox River. That claim was resolved on June 26, 2008 in a settlement described in a Consent Decree filed with the Circuit Court of Henrico County, Virginia, on July 1, 2008, by which, among other things, (i) PM USA released its claims for recovery of past indemnification payments; (ii) PM USA agreed to cooperate in WT’s recovery under certain general liability insurance policies; and (iii) PM USA’s maximum liability for future indemnification under the 1985 acquisition agreement was capped at $36 million. The cap placed on the future indemnification resulted in a reduction in the receivable from PM USA previously recorded related to the Fox River environmental liability. We intend to seek recovery for the Fox River losses under certain general liability insurance policies and believe that the insurance recoveries, together with the indemnification from PM USA, will provide funds to substantially cover our reasonably probable cost related to the Fox River matter. However, there are risks related to the anticipated recovery under the general liability insurance policies, including certain coverage defenses which may be asserted by the insurance carriers. In the third quarter of fiscal 2008 we increased our estimate of the Fox River liability by approximately $1.0 million. Expense recorded in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2007 principally relate to the tax treatment of the disposition of assets of WT in 1999.

Restructuring Expenses, Asset Impairments and Other Exit Costs

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 Chesapeake announced plans for a two-year global cost savings program, the scope of which was extensive and involved a number of locations being sold, closed or downsized. The program also involved broad-based workforce reductions and a general reduction in overhead costs throughout the Company. This program was completed at the end of fiscal 2007 and over the course of fiscal years 2006 and 2007 annualized cost savings in excess of the $25-million goal were achieved. We have identified additional restructuring and cost savings actions that could result in broad-based workforce reductions, general reductions in overhead costs, and locations being sold, closed or downsized. The ultimate costs and timing of these actions could be dependent on consultation and, in certain circumstances, negotiation with European works councils or other employee representatives. Costs associated with these actions have been recorded in "restructuring expenses, asset impairments and other exit costs” in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Segment Information

Paperboard Packaging

(in millions)							Increase/(Decrease)
	2008			2007			$			%
Nine Months:
Net sales	$	611.8		$	657.1		$	(45.3	)	(6.9	) %
Operating income		14.4			37.6			(23.2	)	(61.7	)
Operating income margin %		2.4	%		5.7	%

(in millions)							Increase/(Decrease)
	2008			2007			$			%
Third Quarter:
Net sales	$	206.3		$	224.6		$	(18.3	)	(8.1	) %
Operating income		9.9			15.1			(5.2	)	(34.4	)
Operating income margin %		4.8	%		6.7	%

Net sales for the Paperboard Packaging segment were $206.3 million for the third quarter of 2008, a decrease of $18.3 million, or 8 percent, from the comparable period in 2007. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates did not have a significant effect on net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2008. For the third quarter of fiscal 2008 the decrease in net sales was due to reductions in both branded and pharmaceutical and healthcare products packaging. The sales decline in branded products was primarily due to decreased sales of tobacco packaging related to the previously announced loss of business with British American Tobacco. The decline in pharmaceutical and healthcare packaging sales was primarily a result of lower customer demand and a competitive price environment.

Net sales for the Paperboard Packaging segment for the first nine months of fiscal 2008 were $611.8 million, a decrease of $45.3 million, or 7 percent, compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2007. Excluding changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which increased net sales by $22.9 million, net sales were down 10 percent for the first nine months of fiscal 2008. For the first nine months of fiscal 2008 the decrease in net sales was due to reductions in both branded and pharmaceutical and healthcare products packaging. The sales decline in branded products was primarily due to decreased sales of tobacco and U.K. food and confectionery packaging slightly offset by increased sales of German confectionery packaging. The decline in pharmaceutical and healthcare packaging sales was primarily a result of lower customer demand and a competitive price environment.

Operating income for the Paperboard Packaging segment for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 was $9.9 million, a decrease of $5.2 million, or 34 percent, versus the comparable period in fiscal 2007. Excluding changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which decreased operating income by $0.3 million, operating income was down 32 percent for the third quarter of fiscal 2008.

Operating income for the first nine months of fiscal 2008 was $14.4 million, a decrease of $23.2 million, or 62 percent, from the first nine months of fiscal 2007. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates did not have a significant effect on operating income for the first nine months of fiscal 2008. The decrease in operating income for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2008 was primarily due to decreased sales volumes, competitive pricing, start-up costs associated with new products and rising energy and related costs.

Plastic Packaging

(in millions)							Increase/(Decrease)
	2008			2007			$			%
Nine Months:
Net sales	$	140.7		$	132.2		$	8.5		6.4	%
Operating income		11.0			16.1			(5.1	)	(31.7	)
Operating income margin %		7.8	%		12.2	%

(in millions)							Increase/(Decrease)
	2008			2007			$			%
Third Quarter:
Net sales	$	41.9		$	41.8		$	0.1		0.2	%
Operating income		2.6			3.1			(0.5	)	(16.1	)
Operating income margin %		6.2	%		7.4	%

Net sales for the Plastic Packaging segment for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 were $41.9 million, comparable to the same period in fiscal 2007. Excluding changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which increased net sales by $0.8 million, net sales were down 2 percent for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2007. For the third quarter of fiscal 2008 the decrease in net sales was due primarily to decreased sales volume in the beverage packaging operation in Ireland.

Net sales for the Plastic Packaging segment were $140.7 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2008, an increase of $8.5 million, or 6 percent, over the comparable period in fiscal 2007. Excluding changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which increased net sales by $8.2 million, sales were comparable for the first nine months of fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007. Relative to the prior year, increased sales of specialty chemical packaging in the U.K. and Hungary were offset by decreased sales in the remainder of the segment.

Operating income for the Plastic Packaging segment for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 was $2.6 million, a decrease of $0.5 million, or 16 percent, from the comparable period in fiscal 2007. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates did not have a significant effect on operating income for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2007.

Operating income for the first nine months of fiscal 2008 was $11.0 million, a decrease of $5.1 million, or 32 percent, compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2007. Excluding changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which increased operating income by $1.5 million, operating income was down 41 percent for the first nine months of fiscal 2008 compared to fiscal 2007. The decrease in operating income for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2008 was primarily due to competitive market conditions and increased raw material costs throughout the European operations.

Liquidity and Financial Position

Net cash used in operating activities was $29.1 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2008, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $15.4 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2007. For the first nine months of fiscal 2008, the decrease in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to the decrease in operating results and increased working capital requirements

compared to the same period in 2007. Net cash flows related to operating activities for the first nine months of fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007 included spending under restructuring programs of $4.7 million and $8.8 million, respectively.

Net cash used in investing activities in the first nine months of fiscal 2008 was $5.9 million compared to $30.7 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2007. Net cash used in investing activities during the first nine months of fiscal 2008 reflects proceeds of $22.0 million including proceeds received in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 from the sale of our paperboard manufacturing facility in Bremen, Germany in December 2007, the sale of our plastics manufacturing facility in Crewe, England in March 2008, which we subsequently have leased back from the purchaser, the sale of our corporate office building in Amersham, England in the third quarter of 2008, and the sale of other non-core assets during the nine-month period. These sales proceeds were more than offset by capital spending of $27.9 million. Net cash used in investing activities during the first nine months of fiscal 2007 reflects capital spending of $33.7 million, slightly offset by cash proceeds from sales of fixed assets.

Net cash provided by financing activities in the first nine months of fiscal 2008 was $44.8 million, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $10.4 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2007. Net cash provided by financing activities in the first nine months of fiscal 2008 primarily reflects increased borrowings on our lines of credit. Net cash provided by financing activities in the first nine months of fiscal 2007 primarily reflects increased borrowings on our lines of credit, partially offset by payment of dividends. We paid cash dividends of $8.5 million, or $0.44 per share, in the first nine months of fiscal 2007.

Our senior secured bank credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) terminates in February 2009, and so we have classified that debt as a current liability at September 28, 2008.

obtained security interests in certain of the Company’s assets located in the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.

capital structure and operational needs. The alternatives currently under consideration would likely reduce the value of our existing common stock to nominal or no value and possibly impair the creditors' investment in certain of our debt obligations. Discussions with these bondholders and their financial advisor are progressing and ongoing, but there can be no guarantee that a final agreement will be reached. Our restructuring activities may require that we seek the protection of U.S. bankruptcy laws for Chesapeake and, possibly, certain of its U.S. subsidiaries. Currently, we do not expect our U.K. or other foreign subsidiaries to be involved in administration or other similar proceedings and, accordingly, we expect to be able to continue to provide our customers and suppliers with our normal level of service and performance.

There can be no guarantee that any restructuring or refinancing plan will be successfully implemented. Failure to successfully implement a restructuring or refinancing plan or otherwise address compliance issues under the Credit Facility within the timeframe permitted by the Forbearance Agreement would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position and would materially affect our ability to continue as a going concern. If we do not comply with the terms of the Forbearance Agreement, the lenders under the Credit Facility could require immediate payment of all amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility and terminate their commitments to lend under the Credit Facility. Pursuant to cross-default provisions in many of the instruments that govern other outstanding indebtedness, including our senior subordinated notes due in 2011 and 2014, an acceleration of the maturity of the borrowings under our Credit Facility could require immediate payment of substantially all of our other outstanding indebtedness. Due to the fact that such acceleration has not occurred, we continue to classify our other outstanding indebtedness with maturities in excess of one year from the balance sheet date as long-term liabilities. Further, the Company currently lacks access to alternative sources of liquidity that would be necessary to repay the amounts due under our Credit Facility at its maturity, or sooner, if accelerated in accordance with the terms of the Credit Facility or through cross-default provisions of certain of our other indebtedness. Failure to successfully implement a restructuring or refinancing plan or otherwise address access to alternative sources of liquidity raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from an adverse outcome of these uncertainties.

New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) Delisting

Beginning October 8, 2008 our common stock no longer traded on the NYSE and is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board with a trading symbol of CSKE.

U.K. Pension Recovery Plan

One of our U.K. subsidiaries was party to a recovery plan (the "Recovery Plan") for its U.K. Pension Plan (the “Plan”), which required that the subsidiary make annual cash contributions to the Plan in July of each year of at least £6 million above otherwise required levels in order to achieve a funding level of 100 percent by July 2014. In addition, if an interim funding level for the Plan of 90 percent was not

achieved by April 5, 2008, the Recovery Plan required that an additional supplementary contribution to achieve an interim funding level of 90 percent be paid on or before July 15, 2008.

On July 15, 2008, our U.K. subsidiary agreed with the Trustee of the Plan on an Amended Recovery Plan. Under the terms of the Amended Recovery Plan, the Plan Trustee agreed to accept annual supplemental payments of £6 million over and above those needed to cover benefits and expenses until the earlier of (a) 2021 or (b) the Plan attaining 100% funding on an on-going basis after 2014, and has waived the requirement for the additional supplementary contribution due on or before July 15, 2008 to achieve an interim funding level of 90%. Our U.K. subsidiary has agreed, subject to certain terms and conditions, to grant to the Plan fixed equitable and floating charges on assets of the U.K. subsidiary and its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland securing an amount not to exceed the Plan funding deficit on a scheme-specific basis. The security being granted to the Plan Trustee will be subordinated to the security given to the lenders under our Credit Facility. Our subsidiary’s agreement with the Plan Trustee also includes provisions for releases of the Plan Trustee’s security interest under certain conditions in the event of the sale, transfer or other disposal of assets over which the Plan Trustee holds a security interest and upon the Plan Trustee’s receipt of agreed cash payments to the Plan in addition to those described above. Our U.K. subsidiary has made the £6 million supplemental payment to the Plan due for 2008.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses. We believe that the estimates, assumptions and judgments described in the section "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies" of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K have the greatest potential impact on our financial statements, so we consider these to be our critical accounting policies. These policies include our accounting for: (a) goodwill and other long-lived asset valuations; (b) environmental and other contingencies; (c) pension and other postretirement employee benefits; (d) income taxes; and (e) restructuring and other exit costs. Because of the uncertainty inherent in these matters, reported results could have been materially different using a different set of assumptions and estimates for these critical accounting policies. We believe that the consistent application of these policies enables us to provide readers of our financial statements with useful and reliable information about our operating results and financial condition. There has been no significant change in these policies, or the estimates used in the application of the policies, since our 2007 fiscal year end, except that, as of the end of the second quarter of 2008, we have changed our application of SFAS 87 “Employers’ Accounting for Pensions” related to our methodology for calculating the expected return on plan assets component of net periodic pension cost. For more information on this change in accounting policy, see Note 11 - Employee Retirement and Postretirement Benefits.

Environmental

See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on environmental matters.

Seasonality

Our Paperboard Packaging segment competes in several end-use markets, such as alcoholic drinks and confectioneries, that are seasonal in nature. As a result, our Paperboard Packaging segment’s earnings stream is seasonal, with peak operational activity during the third and fourth quarters of the year. Our Plastic Packaging segment's markets include beverage and agrochemical markets in the southern hemisphere, and agrochemical markets in the northern hemisphere, that are seasonal in nature. As a result, our Plastic Packaging segment’s earnings stream is also seasonal, with peak operational activity during the first and fourth quarters of the year.

Adoption of Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2008 the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157 (“FSP 157-2”). FSP 157-2 delayed the effective date of SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). The Company has adopted the provisions of FSP 157-2 effective December 31, 2007.

For more information on the fair value of the Company’s respective assets and liabilities see “Note 3 – Fair Value Measurements.”

has been applied prospectively. The adoption of SFAS 159 did not have a significant impact on our financial statements as we did not elect the fair value option for any of our eligible financial assets or liabilities.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements in the foregoing Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations include statements that are identified by the use of words or phrases including, but not limited to, the following: “will likely result,” “expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimated,” “project,” “believe,” “expect” and words or phrases of similar import. Changes in the following important factors, among others, could cause Chesapeake’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements: our inability to realize the full extent of the expected savings or benefits from restructuring or cost savings initiatives, and to complete such activities in accordance with their planned timetables and within their expected cost ranges; the effects of competitive products and pricing; changes in production costs, particularly for raw materials such as folding carton and plastics materials, and our ability to pass through increases in raw material costs to our customers; fluctuations in demand; possible recessionary trends in U.S. and global economies; changes in governmental policies and regulations; changes in interest rates and credit availability; changes in actuarial assumptions related to our pension and postretirement benefits plans; changes in our liabilities and cash funding obligations associated with our defined benefit pension plans; our ability to refinance our outstanding debt prior to the expiration of any applicable forbearance or other agreement with applicable lenders, which raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern; our ability to raise capital because of our reduction or lack of liquidity due to the delisting on the NYSE; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; and other risks that are detailed from time to time in reports filed by Chesapeake with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

There are no material changes to the disclosure on this matter made in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2007.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of September 28, 2008. Based upon that evaluation our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 28, 2008.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the third quarter of fiscal 2008 that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

Reference is made to Note 12 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included herein.

Item 1A

Risk Factors

Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2007 describes some of the risks and uncertainties associated with our business. These risks and uncertainties have the potential to materially affect our results of operations and our financial condition. We do not believe that there have been any material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2007, except the following:

Our common stock has been delisted from the NYSE

Beginning October 8, 2008 our common stock no longer traded on the NYSE and is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board with a trading symbol of CSKE.

The delisting may cause a reduction in the liquidity of an investment in our common stock, and could reduce the ability of holders of our securities to purchase or sell our securities as quickly and inexpensively as they would have been able to do had our common stock remained listed. This lack of liquidity also could make it more difficult for us to raise capital in the future.

Certain matters raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

We have suffered recurring losses and, following the expiration of the waiver from our lenders on October 31, 2008, we are in default of certain financial condition covenants under our Credit Facility. Our lenders have agreed not to exercise remedies based on such default through December 10, 2008, but the forbearance period is subject to earlier termination if we do not comply with the terms of the agreement. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Doubts concerning our ability to continue as a going concern could adversely affect our ability to enter into business combination or other agreements and make it more difficult to obtain required financing on favorable terms, if at all. Such an outcome may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If we are not able to raise sufficient additional capital or negotiate appropriate modifications or extensions to our existing debt arrangements, including the Credit Facility, the Company will not be able to fund on-going operations. The current economic and business environment makes the ability to access the capital markets and obtain new financing especially difficult. In such an event, we will be required

to pursue alternatives, which could include proceedings under the protection of bankruptcy laws, which could result in the loss of your investment in our common stock.

In addition, see the "Liquidity and Financial Position" section of our Management Discussion and Analysis for an update of the risks previously disclosed regarding compliance with our senior secured credit facility and funding of our non-U.S. pension plans.

The risks described in the 2007 Annual Report and the information presented herein are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.

Item 6. Exhibits

(a)	Exhibits:
	3.1	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Chesapeake Corporation, as adopted April 23, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 2008)
	4.1	Amendment No. 7 dated July 15, 2008 to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated February 23, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2008)
	4.2	Amendment No. 8 dated as of September 28, 2008 to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated February 23, 2004, filed herewith
	10.1	Order and Consent Decree in the matter of Philip Morris USA v. Chesapeake Corporation and WTM I Company (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2008)
	10.2	Field Group Pension Plan Recovery Plan (Revised July 2008), dated July 15, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2008)
	18.1	Letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP regarding Change in Accounting Principles (filed as Exhibit 18.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2008)
	31.1	Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
	31.2	Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
	32	Certifications of CEO and CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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 thereunto duly authorized.

		CHESAPEAKE CORPORATION
		(Registrant)

Date: November 12, 2008	BY:	/s/ Guy N. A. Faller
		Guy N. A. Faller
		Controller
		(Principal Accounting Officer)

“Leverage Ratio	Applicable Margin for LIBO Rate Loans	Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans
Greater than or equal to 4.50:1	7.00%	6.00%
Less than 4.50:1	4.25%	3.25%”

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Andrew J. Kohut, certify that:

	1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Chesapeake Corporation;

	2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

	3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

	4.	The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have:

		a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

		b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

		c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

		d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

	5.	The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

		a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

		b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:		November 12, 2008
				/s/ Andrew J. Kohut
				Andrew J. Kohut
				President & Chief Executive Officer
				(Principal Executive Officer)

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Joel K. Mostrom, certify that:

	1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Chesapeake Corporation;

	2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

	3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

	4.	The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have:

		a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

		b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

		c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

		d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

	5.	The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

		a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

		b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:		November 12, 2008
				/s/ Joel K. Mostrom
				Joel K. Mostrom
				Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
				(Principal Financial Officer)

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Chesapeake Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 28, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each of the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

	(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

	(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Chesapeake Corporation.


/s/ Andrew J. Kohut			Date: November 12, 2008
Andrew J. Kohut
President & Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)


/s/ Joel K. Mostrom			Date: November 12, 2008
Joel K. Mostrom
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)



A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Chesapeake Corporation and will be retained by Chesapeake Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.