Annual Meeting of Shareholders
The 1999 annual meeting of shareholders will be held Wednesday, April 21, 1999, at 10:00 a.m. at Caraustar Corporate Headquarters, located at 3100 Washington Street, Austell, Georgia 30106.

Form 10-K Report
Shareholders of record may obtain a copy of the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, by writing to:
H. Lee Thrash, III
Chief Financial Officer
Caraustar Industries, Inc.
Post Office Box 115
Austell, Georgia 30168

Corporate Headquarters
Post Office Box 115
Austell, Georgia 30168
(770) 948-3101

Transfer Agent and Registrar
The Bank of New York
101 Barclay Street, 12W
New York, New York 10286

Auditors
Arthur Andersen LLP
133 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Legal Counsel
Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.
1900 Independence Center
101 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28246