SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FORM 8-K/A CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): October 21, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 33-60032 62-1518973 (State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 1001 Tillman Street, Memphis, Tennessee 38112 (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone, including area code (901) 320-8100 The undersigned registrant hereby amends the following items, financial statements, exhibits or other portions of its Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 21, 2003: ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION The following schedule should replace the corresponding Supplemental Financial Data schedule included in the press release dated, October 20, 2003. The change is limited to a restatement of the total assets for the specialty fibers and corporate segments. SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA (in $ millions) Comparative Segment Results Analysis Results Variances ------- --------- Jul-Sep 03 vs Jul-Sep 03 vs Jul-Sep 03 Apr-Jun 03 Jul-Sep 02 ---------- ---------- ---------- Specialty Fibers Net sales 107.3 (11.6) (5.0) Operating income 10.3 2.2 (1.3) Depreciation and amortization* 6.7 (0.1) (0.8) Capital expenditures 9.1 1.3 5.5 Total assets (at end of period) 503.4 (12.7) (0.9) Nonwovens materials Net sales 53.2 0.4 5.8 Operating income 2.5 0.8 2.0 Depreciation and amortization* 4.3 (0.1) 0.5 Capital expenditures 0.6 (0.7) (0.1) Total assets (at end of period) 359.5 (1.1) 16.2 Corporate Net sales (4.7) (1.0) (1.4) Operating income** (1.4) 7.0 (0.7) Depreciation and amortization* 0.8 0.3 (0.2) Capital expenditures - (0.1) (0.3) Total assets (at end of period) 217.5 (16.5) (31.9) Total Net sales 155.8 (12.2) (0.6) Operating income** 11.3 9.9 (0.1) Depreciation and amortization* 11.8 0.1 (0.5) Capital expenditures 9.7 0.5 5.1 Total assets (at end of period) 1,080.4 (30.3) (16.6) * Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation, depletion and amortization of intangibles. Only the Corporate grouping has amortization of intangibles that is excluded from the determination of operating income. ** Asset impairment and restructuring costs are included in operating income for the corporate segment. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC. /S/ KRISTOPHER J. MATULA ---------------------------------------------------- Kristopher J. Matula Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer October 21, 2003