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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 * Molinelli Gavin   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WAUSAU PAPER CORP. [WPP] 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) C/O STARBOARD VALUE LP, 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/21/2016 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10017 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

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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

Common Stock Equivalent Units

$ 0 (1)

01/21/2016

D

10,367.1338

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

10,367.1338

$ 0

0

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 (3)

01/21/2016

D

9,384.0237

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

9,384.0237

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Molinelli Gavin C/O STARBOARD VALUE LP 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	X

Signatures

Robert J. Gitter, Attorney-in-Fact		01/22/2016
**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)	Converts to common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(2)	Stock equivalent units accrued under the Wausau Paper Corp. Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors. Pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger dated October 12, 2015 by and among issuer, SCA Americas Inc., and Salmon Acquisition, Inc. (the "Merger"), the director has incurred a termination of service and is entitled to a cash payment equal to the merger consideration of $10.25 per share multiplied by the number of shares of common stock equivalent units.
(3)	Each unit represented right to receive one share of issuer's common stock upon termination of service as a director, unless deferred at election of reporting person. Pursuant to the Merger, the award was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment equal to the merger consideration of $10.25 per share multiplied by the number of shares of common stock subject to such performance unit award.

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