FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Ortiz Patrick W 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KAPSTONE PAPER & PACKAGING CORP [KS] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KAPSTONE PAPER AND PACKAGING CORP., 1101 SKOKIE BLVD., STE. 300 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP and General Manager 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NORTHBROOK, IL 60062 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 3,707 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (2)	  (3)	08/22/2023	Common Stock	1,422	$ 21.825	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (2)	  (4)	03/12/2024	Common Stock	2,070	$ 30.41	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (5)	  (6)	03/26/2025	Common Stock	2,130	$ 31.89	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (5)	  (7)	03/18/2026	Common Stock	4,605	$ 12.72	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ortiz Patrick W C/O KAPSTONE PAPER AND PACKAGING CORP. 1101 SKOKIE BLVD., STE. 300 NORTHBROOK, IL 60062	Â	Â	  VP and General Manager	Â

Signatures

/s/ Timothy W. Schmidt, Attorney-in-Fact		01/04/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This includes 897 shares of fully vested common stock and 2,810 restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of KapStone common stock. The restricted stock units vest in their entirety on the third anniversary of the grant date. Of the restricted stock units, 706 were granted on 3/12/2014, 673 were granted on 3/26/2015, and 1,431 were granted on 3/18/2016.
(2)	Represents options granted pursuant to the Amended and Restated KapStone Paper and Packaging 2006 Incentive Plan.
(3)	The options vested 50% on the second anniversary of the grant date and 50% on the third anniversary of the grant date. They were granted on 8/22/2013.
(4)	The options vested 50% on the second anniversary of the grant date and the remaining 50% will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. They were granted on 3/12/2014.
(5)	Represents options granted pursuant to the KapStone Paper and Packaging 2014 Incentive Plan.
(6)	The options vest 50% on the second anniversary of the grant date and 50% on the third anniversary of the grant date. They were granted on 3/26/2015.
(7)	The options vest 50% on the second anniversary of the grant date and 50% on the third anniversary of the grant date. They were granted on 3/18/2016.

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