Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MENCOFF SAMUEL M
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA [PKG] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, SUITE 3800		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/06/2006
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60602		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 09/06/2006   J(1)   5,000,000 D $ 0 16,733,010 I Through PCA Holdings LLC (2) (3)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 09/06/2006   J(4)   942,434 A $ 0 942,434 I Through Madison Dearborn Partners III, L.P. (2) (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MENCOFF SAMUEL M
THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA
SUITE 3800
CHICAGO, IL 60602		   X   X    

Signatures

 /s/ SAMUEL M. MENCOFF   09/08/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Reflects a pro rata distribution of shares of common stock of the issuer by PCA Holdings LLC ("Holdings"), the record and direct beneficial owner of the shares, to its two members, Madison Dearborn Capital Partners III, L.P. ("MDCP III") and a fund affiliated with MDCP III (collectively, the "Funds") on September 6, 2006, which shares were further distributed pro rata by the Funds to their respective general and limited partners on that date.
(2) The reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported in Table I, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3) Holdings is the record and direct beneficial owner of the reported securities. The shares held by Holdings may be deemed to be beneficially owned by MDCP III, the managing member of Holdings, the fund affiliated with MDCP III, Madison Dearborn Partners III, L.P. ("MDP III"), the sole general partner of MDCP III and the fund affiliated with MDCP III, and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC ("MDP LLC"), the sole general partner of MDP III. The reporting person is a managing director of MDP LLC and may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest in the shares owned by Holdings to the extent of the reporting person's indirect proportionate interest in Holdings.
(4) Consists of shares of common stock of the issuer received by MDP III, the sole general partner of MDCP III and the fund affiliated with MDCP III, as a result of the distribution by the Funds.
(5) MDP III is the record and beneficial owner of 942,434 shares. MDP III is the sole general partner of each of the Funds and, therefore, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the 16,773,010 shares held of record and beneficially owned by Holdings. The shares held by MDP III may be deemed to be beneficially owned by MDP LLC, the sole general partner of MDP III. The reporting person is a managing director of MDP LLC and may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest in the shares owned by Holdings to the extent of the reporting person's indirect proportionate interest in Holdings.

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