UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

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SCHEDULE 14D-9

SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION

STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 4)

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TEMPLE-INLAND INC.

(Name of Subject Company)

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TEMPLE-INLAND INC.

(Name of Persons Filing Statement)

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Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

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879868107

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

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C. Morris Davis, Esq.

General Counsel

Temple-Inland Inc.

1300 MoPac Expressway South, 3rd Floor

Austin, Texas 78746

Telephone: (512) 434-5800

(Name, address, and telephone number of persons authorized to receive notices and

communications on behalf of the person filing statement)

Copies to:

Daniel A. Neff, Esq.

Benjamin M. Roth, Esq.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

51 West 52nd Street

New York, New York 10019

(212) 403-1000

o Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

This Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 14D-9 amends and supplements the Solicitation/ Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (as amended from time to time, the “Statement”) originally filed by Temple-Inland Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Temple-Inland” or the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 18, 2011, relating to the tender offer by Metal Acquisition Inc. (“IP Sub”), a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of International Paper Company (“IP”), to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Temple-Inland’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Temple-Inland Common Stock”), including the associated rights to purchase shares of Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock (“Rights,” and together with the Temple-Inland Common Stock, the “Temple-Inland Common Shares”), at a price of $30.60 per Temple-Inland Common Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes. Except as specifically noted herein, the information set forth in the Statement remains unchanged.

Item 9. Exhibits.

Item 9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit.

Exhibit No.	Description
(a)(24)	Memo to employees of Temple-Inland Inc. dated August 9, 2011.

SIGNATURES

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.

	TEMPLE-INLAND INC.
Date: August 9, 2011	By:	/s/ J. Bradley Johnston
		Name:	J. Bradley Johnston
		Title:	Chief Administrative Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
(a)(24)	Memo to employees of Temple-Inland Inc. dated August 9, 2011.

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