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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 * FREELS GARY W   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) 500 FIRST STREET, P.O. BOX 2137 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/21/2016 (Street) WAUSAU, WI 54402-2137 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
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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			15,679.8852	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	15,679.8852	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0 (3)	01/21/2016		D			37,278.553	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	37,278.553	$ 0	0	D
Common Stock (Right to Buy)	$ 8.97	01/21/2016		D			15,000	(4)	08/07/2020	Common Stock	15,000	(4)	0	D
Common Stock (Right to Buy)	$ 13.69	01/21/2016		D			10,000	(5)	04/21/2025	Common Stock	10,000	(5)	0	D
Common Stock (Right to Buy)	$ 9.21	01/21/2016		D			3,000	(4)	12/19/2027	Common Stock	3,000	(4)	0	D
Common Stock (Right to Buy)	$ 8.43	01/21/2016		D			3,000	(4)	04/17/2028	Common Stock	3,000	(4)	0	D
Common Stock (Right to Buy)	$ 6.96	01/21/2016		D			3,000	(4)	04/16/2019	Common Stock	3,000	(4)	0	D
Common Stock (Right to Buy)	$ 9.9	01/21/2016		D			3,000	(4)	04/22/2020	Common Stock	3,000	(4)	0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FREELS GARY W 500 FIRST STREET P.O. BOX 2137 WAUSAU, WI 54402-2137	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.
(4)	Pursuant to the Merger, this option was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment equal to the product of the excess, if any, of the merger consideration of $10.25 per share over the applicable per share exercise price of the option and the aggregate number of shares of common stock subject to such option.
(5)	Pursuant to the Merger, this option was cancelled with no cash payment since its exercise price was greater than the merger consideration of $10.25 per share.

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