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 *

MartinRapp

96 South George Street
Suite 500

York, PA 17401		2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year)

09/14/2006		3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

P. H. Glatfelter Company(GLT) 		5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year)

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director
 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below)
 Other (specify below)
Vice President
 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 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)
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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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 Securities
(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		TitleAmount
or
Number
of
Shares
Restricted12/31/2010(1)12/31/2010Common Stock, Par Value $.015,200$0.00D
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Explanation of Responses:
See attached footnote page.

** 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 DeMars09/21/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

FOOTNOTES
(1) These shares are restricted stock units (RSUs). These RSUs will lapse, and the restriction will cease after five years, with a vesting schedule of 33 1/3 after years 3, 4 and 5.