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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Porter James B   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Rock-Tenn CO [RKT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President - Corrugated Packagi (Last) (First) (Middle) 504 THRASHER STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/27/2014 (Street) NORCROSS, GA 30071 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 Class A Common Stock               4,996 (1) D   Class A Common Stock               116,182 I By Trust

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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

Employee Stock Option (right-to-buy)

$ 17.88 (2)

08/27/2014

M

13,334

08/01/2008

08/01/2018

Class A Common Stock

13,334

$ 0

13,334

D

Employee Stock Option (right-to-buy)

$ 21.345 (3)

08/27/2014

M

23,000

01/29/2010

01/29/2020

Class A Common Stock

23,000

$ 0

23,000

D

Employee Stock Option (right-to-buy)

$ 34.325 (4)

08/27/2014

M

17,150

02/28/2011

02/28/2021

Class A Common Stock

17,150

$ 0

17,150

D

Employee Stock Option (right-to-buy)

$ 31.03 (5)

08/27/2014

M

3,950

07/20/2011

07/20/2021

Class A Common Stock

3,950

$ 0

3,950

D

Employee Stock Option (right-to-buy)

$ 31.695 (6)

08/27/2014

M

30,600

02/01/2012

02/01/2022

Class A

30,600

$ 0

30,600

D

Employee Stock Option (right-to-buy)

$ 39.9 (7)

08/27/2014

M

23,680

01/25/2013

01/25/2023

Class A Common Stock

23,680

$ 0

23,680

D

Employee Stock Option (right-to-buy)

$ 50.74 (8)

08/27/2014

M

18,580

01/31/2014

01/31/2024

Class A Common Stock

18,580

$ 0

18,580

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Porter James B 504 THRASHER STREET NORCROSS, GA 30071			President - Corrugated Packagi

Signatures

Robert B. McIntosh (Attorney-in-fact pursuant to power of attorney previously filed with SEC)		08/27/2014
**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)	On August 27, 2014 the common stock of Rock-Tenn Company split 2-for-1 resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 60,871 additional shares of stock. This amount includes 564 shares purchased under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan from November 2013 to July 2014 and includes 58,091 shares that were transferred into Trust.
(2)	This option was previously reported covering 6,667 shares at an exercise price of $35.74 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on August 27, 2014.
(3)	This option was previously reported covering 11,500 shares at an exercise price of $42.69 per share.
(4)	This option was previously reported covering 8,575 shares at an exercise price of $68.65 per share.
(5)	This option was previously reported covering 1,975 shares at an exercise price of $62.06 per share.
(6)	This option was previously reported covering 15,300 shares at an exercise price of $63.39 per share.
(7)	This option was previously reported covering 11,840 shares at an exercise price of $79.80 per share.
(8)	This option was previously reported covering 9,290 shares at an exercise price of $101.48 per share.

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