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 * SOULELES THOMAS S   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 _____ 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) 07/23/2007 (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 07/23/2007   J(1)   5,000,000 D $ 0 1,773,010 I Through PCA Holdings LLC (2) (3) Common Stock, $.01 par value 07/23/2007   J(4)   10,386 A $ 0 42,707 D

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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
SOULELES THOMAS S THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA SUITE 3800 CHICAGO, IL 60602	X

Signatures

/s/ THOMAS S. SOULELES		07/23/2007
**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 July 23, 2007, which shares were further distributed pro rata (i) by the Funds to their respective general and limited partners on that date, including Madison Dearborn Partners III, L.P. ("MDP III"), the sole general partner of MDCP III and the fund affiliated with MDCP III, and (ii) by MDP III to its partners on that date.
(2)	The reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of 1,773,010 shares reported in Table I as indirectly beneficially owned, 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 shares. The shares held by Holdings may be deemed to be beneficially owned by MDCP III, the managing member of Holdings, and a fund affiliated with MDCP III. In addition, securities over which MDCP III has voting and dispositive power may be deemed to be beneficially owned by MDP III. John A. Canning, Paul J. Finnegan and Samuel M. Mencoff are the sole members of a limited partner committee of MDP III that have the power, acting by majority vote, to vote or dispose of the shares directly held by MDCP III. Messrs. Canning, Finnegan and Mencoff and MDP III each hereby disclaims any beneficial ownership of any shares over which MDCP III has voting and dispositive power. The reporting person is a partner of MDP III 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 the reporting person as a result of the distribution by MDP III to its partners.

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