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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * ROBERTS PAUL C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SCHWEITZER MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL INC [SWM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Treasurer and CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNAT'L, INC., 100 NORTH POINT CENTER EAST, SUITE 600 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/08/2006 (Street) ALPHARETTA, GA 30022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price SWM Common Stock 02/08/2006   M(1)   17,200 A $ 15.6875 38,698 D   SWM Common Stock 02/08/2006   S   17,200 D $ 25.1434 21,498 D   SWM Common Stock               200 I By Spouse SWM Common Stock 02/09/2006   M(1)   14,600 A $ 15.6875 36,098 D   SWM Common Stock 02/09/2006   S   14,600 D $ 24.9707 21,498 D   SWM Common Stock               200 I By Spouse

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 15.6875

02/08/2006

M

17,200

01/04/2000(2)

01/03/2009

SWM Common Stock

42,800

(3)

14,600

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 15.6875

02/09/2006

M

14,600

01/04/2000(2)

01/03/2009

SWM Common Stock

42,800

(3)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ROBERTS PAUL C C/O SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNAT'L, INC. 100 NORTH POINT CENTER EAST, SUITE 600 ALPHARETTA, GA 30022			Treasurer and CFO

Signatures

Honor Winks as Attorney-in-fact for Paul C. Roberts		02/10/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Broker-assisted exercise of an in-the-money option pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan, exempt under Rule 16b-6(b)
(2)	Grant became fully exercisable on 1/4/2002.
(3)	This transaction is an option exercise.

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