8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) May 1, 2018

Multi-Color Corporation

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)

Ohio	0-16148	31-1125853
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)	(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)	(IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)

4053 Clough Woods Dr., Batavia, Ohio	45103
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)	(ZIP CODE)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (513) 381-1480

(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Multi-Color Corporation (NASDAQ:LABL) announced on May 1, 2018 that its Board of Directors declared the Company’s quarterly cash dividend for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The dividend is a payment of five cents per common share, payable June 1, 2018, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 15, 2018.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated May 1, 2018, publicly announcing the actions reported therein.

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SIGNATURES

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.

	MULTI-COLOR CORPORATION
Date: May 2, 2018	By:	/s/ Sharon E. Birkett
		Name: Sharon E. Birkett Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Multi-Color Declares Quarterly Dividend

Cincinnati, OH — Tuesday, May 1, 2018 — Multi-Color Corporation (NASDAQ:LABL) announced today that its Board of Directors declared the Company’s quarterly cash dividend for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The dividend is a payment of five cents per common share, payable June 1, 2018, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 15, 2018.

About Multi-Color (http://www.mcclabel.com)

Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. based Multi-Color Corporation (MCC), established in 1916, is a leader in global label solutions supporting a number of the world’s most prominent brands including leading producers of home and personal care, wine and spirits, food and beverage, healthcare and specialty consumer products. MCC serves international brand owners in North, Central and South America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and China with a comprehensive range of the latest label technologies in Pressure Sensitive, Cut and Stack, In-Mold, Shrink Sleeve and Heat Transfer. MCC employs over 8,000 associates across 70 operations globally and is a public company trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (company symbol: LABL).

For additional information on Multi-Color, please visit http://www.mcclabel.com.

For more information, please contact: Sharon E. Birkett

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Multi-Color Corporation, (513) 345-5311