X0303 4 2010-07-01 0000094610 SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER Corp SSCC 0001098528 O BRYAN MARK R 150 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE CHICAGO IL 60601 1 Sr VP Strat Initiatives & CIO Stock Option 20.74 2010-07-01 4 A 0 70217 0 A 2011-07-01 2017-07-01 Common Stock 70217 70217 D One-third of these options vest and become exercisable on each of the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date. Options granted pursuant to the Company's Equity Incentive Plan. Options were priced at the average of the closing prices on the New York Stock Exchange for the 30 calendar days following the listing date of the underlying common stock. /s/ Craig A. Hunt, attorney-in-fact 2010-08-02