UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 1, 2019 (April 1, 2019)

ORCHIDS PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-32563	23-2956944
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS Employer
Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification Number)

4826 Hunt Street

Pryor, Oklahoma 74361

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(918) 825-0616

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 1, 2019, Orchids Paper Products Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Filing”). During the pendency of the Bankruptcy Filing, the Debtors intend to operate their businesses as “debtors-in-possession” under the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the bankruptcy code and intend to conduct business operations in the normal course.

The Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated April 1, 2019

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	ORCHIDS PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY
Date: April 1, 2019	By:	/s/ Jeffrey S. Schoen
		Jeffrey S. Schoen Chief Executive Officer