8-K

                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    WASHINGTON, D. C.  20549

                             FORM 8-K

               AMENDMENT TO CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                   TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 24, 2003

                     Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
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        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                          Pennsylvania
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     (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)



            1-11257                             22-1895850
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     (Commission File Number)        (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



        101 Wolf Drive, P.O. Box 188, Thorofare, New Jersey 08086
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                (Address of principal executive offices)


                            (856) 848-1800
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            (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                  N/A0
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          (Former name or address, if changed since last report)










     Item 5.     Other Events
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     On June 24, 2003, the Company issued a press release announcing that
John R. Van Zile has been appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary, effective June 15, 2003.



     Item 7.     Financial Statements and Exhibits
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1. Exhibits

Press release issued, June 24, 2003.




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

Date: June 24, 2003

Checkpoint Systems, Inc.


/s/George W. Off
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Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1 PRESS RELEAS

                                    COMPANY CONTACT:
                                      Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
                                      Craig Burns
                                      Executive Vice President,
                                      Chief Financial Officer, Finance
                                      and Operations
                                      (856) 848-1800
                                    INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACTS:
                                      Christine Mohrmann, Lindsay Hatton
                                      FD Morgen-Walke
                                      (212) 850-5600
                                    PRESS CONTACT:
                                      Stephanie Sampiere
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 FD Morgen-Walke
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             CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS APPOINTS JOHN R. VAN ZILE AS SENIOR VICE
                    PRESIDENT GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY

Thorofare, New Jersey, June 24, 2003 - Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CKP)
today announced that John R. Van Zile has been appointed Senior Vice President
General Counsel and Secretary, effective June 15, 2003.  Mr. Van Zile replaces
Neil D. Austin, who is retiring and leaving the Company effective July 14, 2003.
Mr. Austin will continue to provide legal services to Checkpoint on a
consulting basis.

Mr. Van Zile was formerly Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary of Princeton, New Jersey based Exide Technologies, a provider of
stored electrical energy products and services for industrial and transportation
applications. Prior to that, he held positions at Coltec Industries and
GM-Hughes Electronics Corporation.

"We are pleased to welcome John to the Checkpoint team," commented George Off,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Checkpoint. "His 20 years of experience
in global corporate law and his knowledge of the technology industry will be of
great value to our Company, and we are excited to have the benefit of his
insight and expertise. I would also like to thank Neil Austin for his 14 years
of dedicated service to Checkpoint. Neil's contributions to the Company are both
recognized and deeply appreciated, and we wish him the best of luck in his
retirement."


Checkpoint Systems, Inc., is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of
technology-driven solutions for access control, retail security, labeling, and
merchandising. Checkpoint is the leading provider of radio frequency- (RF) based
shrink management solutions to the $1 trillion global retail industry, including
over half of the world's top 200 largest global retailers. In addition to its
shrink management capabilities, Checkpoint's end-to-end supply chain technology
helps apparel and consumer product manufacturers and retailers brand, track and
secure goods worldwide. Checkpoint has a presence in more than 50 countries and
a global network of 29 service bureaus located in the world's apparel
manufacturing capitals. Checkpoint Systems, Inc.'s website is located at
www.checkpointsystems.com.



Safe Harbor Statement
This press release may include information that could constitute forward-looking
statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such forward-looking statements may involve
risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
any future results encompassed within the forward-looking statements. Factors
that could cause or contribute to such differences include those matters
disclosed in the Company's Security and Exchange Commission filings.

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