UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(Amendment No. Nine)*


Buckeye Technologies, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)


Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)


118255108
(Cusip Number)


December 31, 2004
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to 
which this Schedule is filed:

[x] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a 
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect 
to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent 
amendment containing information which would alter the 
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover 
page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of 
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") 
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of 
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the 
Act (however, see the Notes).














1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON:

NewSouth Capital Management, Inc.
Tax ID #: 62-1237220

2.	 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*(a)[ ]
                                                        (b)[ ]   

3.	 SEC USE ONLY

4.	 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    	 Tennessee
    

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 
PERSON WITH:

5.	SOLE VOTING POWER
	3,152,705		


6.	SHARED VOTING POWER
	None	


7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
	3,161,705


8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
        None


9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 
        PERSON
      3,161,705


10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
        CERTAIN SHARES
        N/A


11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
        8.4%

12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
        I/A








Item 1. (a)  Name of Issuer:
			
         Buckeye Technologies, Inc.


Item 1. (b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive
             Offices:                            

		 1001 Tilman Street
		 Memphis, TN  38112


Item 2. (a)  Name of Person Filing:

             NewSouth Capital Management, Inc.


Item 2. (b)  Address of Principal Business Office:

             1100 Ridgeway Loop Rd. Suite 444
             Memphis, TN  38120


Item 2. (c) Citizenship:

            USA


Item 2. (d) Title of Class of Securities:

		Common Stock


Item 2. (e) CUSIP Number:

		118255108


Item 3. (e) /x/ Investment Adviser registered under Section 
		203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940

Item 4.  Ownership:
        
(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:
        3,161,705
(b)	Percent of Class:
        8.4%
(c)	Number of Shares as to which such person has:
(i)	Sole Power to vote or to direct  the 
        vote:	3,152,705
(ii)	Shared Power to vote or to direct the 
        vote:	None
(iii)	Sole Power to dispose or to direct the 
        disposition of:	3,161,705
(iv)	Shared Power to dispose or to direct 
        the disposition of:	None

Of the 3,161,705 shares being reported, 15,700 or .04% of 
the outstanding shares of Common Stock of Buckeye 
Technologies, Inc. are managed by NewSouth Capital 
Management, Inc. through a Morgan Keegan Preferred Program 
("MKPfd") whereby accounts are placed with NewSouth for 
management.  Although discretionary responsibility for the 
accounts is with NewSouth, MKPfd retains responsibility for 
SEC filings should their cumulative holdings trigger the 
need for 13G reporting.
Of the 3,161,705 shares being reported, 45,835 or .12% of 
the outstanding shares of Common Stock of Buckeye 
Technologies, Inc. are managed by NewSouth Capital 
Management, Inc. through a Thomas Weisel Partners LLC Asset 
Management Consulting Program whereby accounts are placed 
with NewSouth for management.  Although discretionary 
responsibility for the accounts is with NewSouth, Thomas 
Weisel Partners LLC retains responsibility for SEC filings 
should their cumulative holdings trigger the need for 13G 
reporting.

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:  N/A

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of 
         Another Person:

NewSouth Capital Management is an Investment Advisor and in 
such capacity acquired the securities on behalf of it's 
Advisor clients.  No single client's interest relates to 
more than 5% of the class.

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the 
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By 
the Parent Holding Company:  N/A

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of 
the Group:  N/A

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group:  N/A



















Item 10.  Certification:

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my 
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were 
acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not 
acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of 
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such 
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a 
participant in any transaction having such purposes or 
effect.

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge 
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in 
this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date:	02/04/2005 as of 12/31/2004


Signature:__________________________

Name: 	David M. Newman
Title:	Vice President