UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 8, 2006

Tredegar Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

 

 

Virginia

 

1-10258

 

54-1497771

(State or Other Jurisdiction
 of Incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

1100 Boulders Parkway
Richmond, Virginia

 

23225

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 330-1000

 

 


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

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

          On August 8, 2006, Tredegar Corporation (the “Corporation”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors had authorized the Corporation to purchase from time to time up to an aggregate of five million shares of the Corporation’s common stock on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.  A copy of the press release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8–K and is incorporated by reference into this item 8.01.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)       Exhibits.

           99.1           Press Release, dated August 8, 2006

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SIGNATURES

          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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

TREDEGAR CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: August 8, 2006

By:

/s/ D. Andrew Edwards

 

 


 

 

D. Andrew Edwards

 

 

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer

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