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0001408075-13-000002.txt : 20130103 0001408075-13-000002.hdr.sgml : 20130103 20130103153305 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001408075-13-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130102 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20130103 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130103 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001408075 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PAPERBOARD CONTAINERS & BOXES [2650] IRS NUMBER: 260405422 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33988 FILM NUMBER: 13506345 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 814 LIVINGSTON COURT CITY: MARIETTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30067 BUSINESS PHONE: (770) 644-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 814 LIVINGSTON COURT CITY: MARIETTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30067 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: New Giant CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070726 8-K 1 form8kgphc20120102.htm 8-K form8kgphc20120102

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): January 2, 2013

GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




Delaware	001-33988	26-0405422
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1500 Riveredge Parkway, Suite 100

Atlanta, GA 30328

(Address of principal executive offices)

(770) 240-7200

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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:



	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)



	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)



	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))



	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On January 2, 2013, Graphic Packaging Holding Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the previously announced acquisitions of Contego Packaging Holdings, Ltd., a leading food and consumer products packaging company based in the United Kingdom, and A&R Carton Holding B.V., which is A&R's European beer and beverage packaging business.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.



99.1	Press release dated January 2, 2013.

SIGNATURE

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.




	GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY (Registrant)
Date: January 3, 2013	By:	/s/ Stephen A. Hellrung
		Stephen A. Hellrung
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

EX-99.1 2 form8kgphc20130103pr.htm EXHIBIT form8kgphc20130103pr

EXHIBIT 99.1

Investor Contact: Brad Ankerholz

Graphic Packaging Holding Company

770-240-7971

Media Contact: Cynthia Baerman

Graphic Packaging Holding Company

770-240-7222

Graphic Packaging Holding Company Completes Acquisitions of Contego Packaging Holdings, Ltd.

and A&R Carton Holding B.V.

ATLANTA, GA, January 2, 2013. Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), a leading provider of packaging solutions to food, beverage and other consumer products companies, today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisitions of Contego Packaging Holdings, Ltd., a leading food and consumer products packaging company based in the United Kingdom, and A&R Carton Holding B.V., which is A&R's European beer and beverage packaging business.

The combination of Graphic Packaging's European packaging business with these two acquisitions will create one of Europe's largest folding carton businesses. The two acquisitions will provide state of the art web and sheet-fed converting assets creating a manufacturing platform in Europe similar to Graphic Packaging's U.S. operations.

Forward Looking Statements

Any statements of the Company's expectations in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements, including but not limited to those regarding the effect of the acquisition on the Company's competitive position, are based on currently available information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's present expectations. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the Company's ability to successfully integrate the acquisition and achieve synergies. Undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements, as such statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and the Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements. Additional information regarding these and other risks is contained in the Company's periodic filings with the SEC.

About Graphic Packaging Holding Company

Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK), headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a leading provider of packaging solutions for a wide variety of products to food, beverage and other consumer products companies. The Company is one of the largest producers of folding cartons and holds a leading market position in coated-unbleached kraft, coated-recycled boxboard multi-wall bag and specialty packaging. The Company's customers include some of the most widely recognized companies in the world. Additional information about Graphic Packaging, its business and its products, is available on the Company's web site at www.graphicpkg.com.