19731--3/10/2006--CHESAPEAKE_CORP

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Risks Related to Our Substantial Indebtedness and Our Common Stock Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our cash flow and our ability to fulfill our obligations under our indebtedness. To service our indebtedness, we will require a significant amount of cash. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control. Restrictive covenants in our senior credit facility and our other indebtedness could adversely affect our business by limiting our operating and strategic flexibility. We are a holding company and are dependent upon dividends, interest income and loans from our subsidiaries to meet our debt service obligations and pay dividends on our common stock. Risks Related to Our Business Our business and financial performance may be harmed by future increases in raw material costs. Competition in specialty packaging markets could harm our financial condition and results of operations. Our business and financial performance may be adversely affected by the relocation of our customers plants and manufacturing capacity. Our business and financial performance may be adversely affected by our inability to effectively implement initiatives under our $25-million cost savings program. Our business may suffer from risks related to potential future acquisitions. If we fail to maintain satisfactory relationships with our larger packaging customers, our business may be harmed. Our business and financial performance may be adversely affected by downturns in the target markets that we serve. We may be adversely affected by seasonal sales cycles. We conduct the majority of our operations in non-U.S. countries, and our operating results are highly dependent on our non-U.S. sales and operations, which exposes us to various risks. We are subject to many environmental laws and regulations that require significant expenditures for compliance and remediation efforts, and changes in the law could increase those expenses and adversely affect our operations. We depend on certain key personnel, and the loss of any key personnel may seriously harm our business. Future government regulations and judicial decisions affecting the packaging we produce or the products shipped in the packaging we produce could significantly reduce demand for our packaging products. Anti-takeover provisions under Virginia law and in our articles of incorporation and our bylaws may negatively affect the price of our common stock.

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