UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 7, 2009

Commission file number: 333-148201

Verso Paper Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02          Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 7, 2009, Verso Paper Corp. issued a press release announcing its earnings for the first quarter of 2009. This press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. This information, furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, is not to be considered “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any of Verso Paper Corp.’s previous or future filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1       Press Release of Verso Paper Corp. dated May 7, 2009.

SIGNATURES

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

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