8-K 1 cert8k.txt 8 K CERTIFICATION 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): AUGUST 13, 2002 BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) DELAWARE (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 33-75706 35-1813706 (Commission file number) (IRS employer identification number) BPC HOLDING CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) DELAWARE 35-1814673 (State or other jurisdiction (IRS employer identification number) of incorporation or organization) 101 OAKLEY STREET, EVANSVILLE, INDIANA 47710 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) (812) 424-2904 (Registrants' telephone number, including area code) ITEM 9 - REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE Berry Plastics Corporation and BPC Holding Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission certifications by its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer relating to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2002 pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The text of the filing was as follows: CERTIFICATION I, Ira G. Boots , the President and Chief Executive Officer of BPC Holding Corporation and Berry Plastics Corporation (the "Registrants"), hereby certify that: 1. The Registrants' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2002 (the "Report"), fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and 2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrants. This certification is provided solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed to be a part of the Report or "filed" for any purpose whatsoever. Date: August __, 2002 /S/IRA G. BOOTS _______________________________ President and Chief Executive Officer I, James M. Kratochvil, the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Registrants, hereby certify that: 1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and 2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrants. This certification is provided solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed to be a part of the Report or "filed" for any purpose whatsoever. Date: August __, 2002 /S/JAMES M. KRATOCHVIL _______________________________ Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly cause this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION BPC HOLDING CORPORATION Dated: August 13, 2002 By: /S/ JAMES M. KRATOCHVIL _________________________________ James M. Kratochvil Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the entities listed above (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) LIBNY/1118693.1