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): November 19, 2018 (November 14, 2018)

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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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 14, 2018, Mario Armando Garcia notified Orchids Paper Products Company (the “Company”) of his resignation from the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), effective immediately. Mr. Garcia had served as a member of the Board since June 2014.

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: November 19, 2018	By:	/s/ Jeffrey S. Schoen
		Jeffrey S. Schoen Chief Executive Officer

Orchids Paper Products CO /DE 8-K