8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report: September 15, 2010

(Date of earliest event reported)

TEMPLE-INLAND INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-08634	75-1903917
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1300 MoPac Expressway South, 3rd Floor

Austin, Texas 78746

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip code)

(512) 434-5800

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

G	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 15, 2010, Doyle R. Simons, Chief Executive Officer of Temple-Inland Inc., gave an address to the UBS Global Paper and Forest Products Conference in New York City.  Copies of the presentation materials used by Mr. Simons are furnished as exhibit 99.1 of this report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits.

99.1 Presentation materials used by Mr. Simons during his address to the UBS Global Paper and Forest Products Conference in New York City on September 15, 2010.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	TEMPLE-INLAND INC.
Date: September 15, 2010	By:	/s/ Randall D. Levy
		Name:           Randall D. Levy
		Title:           Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description	Page
99.1	Presentation materials used by Doyle R. Simons, Chief Executive Officer of Temple-Inland Inc., during his address to the UBS Global Paper and Forest Products Conference in New York City on September 15, 2010.	4

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EX-99.1

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Our job is to be the best

UBS Global Paper and Forest Products
Conference

September 15, 2010

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This presentation contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal
securities laws. These statements reflect management’s current views with respect to future
events and are subject to risk and uncertainties. We note that a variety of factors and uncertainties
could cause our actual results to differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-
looking statements. Factors and uncertainties that might cause such differences include, but are
not limited to: general economic, market, or business conditions; the opportunities (or lack
thereof) that may be presented to us and that we may pursue; fluctuations in costs and expenses
including the costs of raw materials, purchased energy, and freight; changes in interest rates;
demand for new housing; accuracy of accounting assumptions related to impaired assets,
pension and postretirement costs, contingency reserves and income taxes; competitive actions by
other companies; changes in laws or regulations; our ability to execute certain strategic and
business improvement initiatives; the accuracy of certain judgments and estimates concerning the
integration of acquired operations; and other factors, many of which are beyond our control.
Except as required by law, we expressly disclaim any obligation to publicly revise any forward-
looking statements contained in this presentation to reflect the occurrence of events after the date
of this presentation.

This presentation includes non-GAAP financial measures.The required reconciliations to
GAAP financial measures are included on our website, www.templeinland.com.

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Create Superior and Sustainable Value

•Maximize ROI

•Profitably grow our business

Scorecard

•Corrugated Packaging

–10.8% first half 2010 ROI

–Positioned for record earnings in the second half of
2010

–Fifth consecutive year of above cost of capital returns

•Building Products

–Positive first half EBIT

–First half EBITDA of $27 million

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Corrugated Packaging Segment Highlights

•7 mills

- 3.9 million tons

•60 converting facilities

- 3.7 million tons

•# 3 industry producer

Business Highlights

Financial Highlights

($ in Millions)	2006	2007	2008	2009
Revenue	$2,977	$3,044	$3,190	$3,001
EBIT	$255	$287	$225	$347
Investment	$2,039	$2,004	$1,990	$2,109
ROI	12.5%	14.3%	11.3%	16.5%
EBITDA	$408	$429	$371	$492

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Corrugated Packaging Strategic Initiatives

• Maintain high integration level

- Box plant consumption =mill capacity

•Drive forlow cost

- Asset utilization and manufacturing excellence

•Improve mix and margins

- Sales excellence

• Profitably grow business

- Organically / Acquisition

Lowering Costs, Improving Efficiencies and Growing Profitably

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Integration Level - Highest in the Industry

Source:Company reports

Temple-Inland is the most integrated producer of corrugated containers

Drive For Low Cost

•Lower mill cost

–Targeted capital to enhance reliability, reduce
energy consumption and enhance mix
flexibility

•Lower box plant cost

–Box Plant Transformation I and II

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Box Plant Transformation I (2006-2010)

•EBIT (Lower Costs) $80MM/Year

–Fewer Plants 4

–Fewer Machines 88

–Fewer Positions1,157

•Investment $174MM

•ROI 46%

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Box Plant Transformation II (2010-2013)

•EBIT (Lower Costs) $100MM/Year

–Fewer Plants 12

–Fewer Machines 65

–Fewer Positions 900

•Investment $250MM

•ROI 40%

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Improve Mix and Margins

•Customer segmentation

•Target richer segment of customer
portfolio

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Profitably Grow Our Business

•PBL acquisition

–$20 million of synergies

–$30 million from white-top

–60% ROI

Corrugated Packaging
Comparative Peer Group Returns

Notes: (1) As reported by segment excluding special items for TIN, IP and Weyerhaeuser.For TIN and IP, the asset base was adjusted to include acquisitions made in Q3 2008.

(2) For PCA, EBIT = Gross profit-selling and administrative expenses.(3) For SSCC, EBIT as reported by segment; total assets reported for the company beginning in 2007.

For prior years, total assets = segment assets + other assets of $3.3 billion.

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North American Corrugated Packaging
Industry Fundamentals

•Low inventories

•High operating rates

•Positive demand

•Improved linerboard pricing

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Source: Fibre Box Association and AF&PA

July 2010 inventories were lowest

July level since 1979

Rising Industry Operating Rates
and Lower Inventories

Improving Box Demand

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Year-to-date industry box demand is up 3.2%

Source: Fibre Box Association

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Improving Linerboard Pricing

Linerboard prices have risen 28% in the last 12 months

Source:Pulp and Paper Week

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Corrugated Packaging Summary

•Simple, effective strategy…execution = results

•Track record of success

•Improved industry fundamentals

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Building Products

•Portfolio of Products

–Lumber

–Gypsum

–Particleboard

–MDF

•Lowest quartile cost converting
operations

•Located near large, high-growth
markets

Financial Highlights

Business Highlights

($ in Millions)	2006	2007	2008	2009
Revenue	$1,119	$806	$694	$576
EBIT	$221	$8	($40)	($27)
Investment	$586	$562	$560	$535
ROI	37.7%	1.4%	(7.1%)	(5.0%)
EBITDA	$265	$53	$8	$17
Housing Starts (000’s)	1,812	1,342	900	553

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Building Products Strategic Initiatives

•Deliver tailored portfolio of building products

–Products for new home, repair and remodeling
and commercial markets

•Drive low cost

–Manufacturing excellence

•Serve preferred markets

–Favorable demographics

•Profitably grow business

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Tailored Products

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Low Cost Operations

Buna

Pineland

Diboll

Rome

DeQuincy

Lumber

Competitive

Position

1st

Quartile

2nd

Quartile

3rd

Quartile

4th

Quartile

Gypsum

Competitive

Position

Cumberland

Fletcher

W.Memphis

McQueeney

Panels

Competitive

Position

Monroeville

Hope

Diboll

Thomson

PB

MDF

El Dorado

Mt. Jewett

80% of Building Products operations are in lowest cost quartile

1st

Quartile

2nd

Quartile

3rd

Quartile

4th

Quartile

1st

Quartile

2nd

Quartile

3rd

Quartile

4th

Quartile

Source:Beck & RISI studies and internal analysis

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Building Products Facilities

Mt. Jewett

Cumberland City

West Memphis

Fletcher

El Dorado

Hope

Rome

Thomson

Pineland

Diboll

Monroeville

DeQuincy

Buna

McQueeney

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Housing Starts

TIN EBITDA

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

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Financial Priorities

•Return cash to shareholders

–Dividend increased 10% to annual
rate of $0.44 per share in Q1 2010

•Reduce debt

•Invest in our business

•Profitably grow

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Create Superior and Sustainable Value

•Maximize ROI

•Profitably grow our business

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Our job is to be the best