FORM 4
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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 *

NicholasDeBenedictis

96 South George Street
Suite 500

York, PA 17401		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

P. H. Glatfelter Company(GLT)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director
 10% Owner
Officer (give title below)
 Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year)

05/19/2006
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

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)
CodeVAmount(A)
or
(D)		Price
Common Stock05/19/200605/19/2006M 1,500A$10.78131,500D
Common Stock05/19/200605/19/2006M 2,500A$11.324,000D
Common Stock05/19/200605/19/2006M 2,500A$11.366,500D
Common Stock05/19/200605/19/2006M 1,500A$13.17188,000D
Common Stock05/19/200605/19/2006M 1,500A$14.449,500D
Common Stock05/19/200605/19/2006M 9,500D$17.5610D
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 2,094D
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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)
CodeV(A)(D)Date
Exercisable		Expiration
Date		TitleAmount
or
Number
of
Shares
Phantom Stock$0.00 05/01/200205/01/2012Common Stock42.0242.02D
Phantom Stock$0.00 08/01/200208/01/2012Common Stock49.927649.9276D
Phantom Stock$0.00 11/01/200211/01/2012Common Stock60.54860.548D
Phantom Stock$0.00 02/04/200302/04/2013Common Stock61.159261.1592D
Phantom Stock$0.00 11/04/200311/04/2013Common Stock, Par Value $.0132.270932.2709D
Phantom Stock$0.00 05/03/200405/03/2014Common Stock36.346836.3468D
Phantom Stock$0.00 08/02/200408/02/2014Common Stock31.2731.27D
Phantom Stock$0.00 Common Stock4,129.87654,129.8765D
Phantom Stock$11.31 05/02/200305/02/2013Common Stock67.9567.95D
Phantom Stock$11.69 ()()Common Stock, Par Value $.0136.3336.33D
Phantom Stock$12.56 11/15/200411/15/2014Common Stock, Par Value $.01144.0207144.0207D
Phantom Stock$12.56 ()()Common Stock, Par Value .0133.358733.3587D
Phantom Stock$12.89 ()()Common Stock, Par Value $.0133.204833.2048D
Phantom Stock$13.48 ()()()()Common Stock, Par Value $.0131.97331.973D
Phantom Stock$13.80 Common Stock, Par Value $.0161.15661.156D
Phantom Stock$14.11 ()()Common Stock, Par Value $.0130.7430.74D
Phantom Stock$18.86 ()()Common Stock, Par Value $.0123.1523.15D
Restricted$0.00 04/29/200804/29/2008Common Stock, Par Value $.011,3261,326D
Restricted$0.00 04/28/200904/28/2009Common Stock, Par Value $.01814814D
Stock Options (Right to buy)$0.00 05/01/200205/01/2012Common Stock2,5002,500D
Stock Options (Right to buy)$18.3125 05/01/199905/01/2008Common Stock1,5001,500D
Stock Options (Right to buy)$0.0005/19/200605/19/2006M 2,50005/01/200404/30/2013Common Stock2,500$17.5610D
Stock Options (Right to buy)$0.0005/19/200605/19/2006M 1,50005/01/200204/30/2011Common Stock1,500$17.5610D
Stock Options (Right to buy)$10.781305/19/200605/19/2006M 1,50005/01/200105/02/2010Common Stock1,500$17.5610D
Stock Options (Right to buy)$11.3605/19/200605/19/2006M 2,50005/01/200505/03/2014Common Stock2,500$17.5610D
Stock Options (Right to buy)$13.171805/19/200605/19/2006M 1,50005/01/200005/01/2009Common Stock1,500$17.5610D
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Explanation of Responses:

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
see Instruction 6 for procedure.
s/ Suzanne DeMars05/22/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date