Bemis Announces Senior Notes Offering

NEENAH, WISCONSIN, September 27, 2011 - Bemis Company, Inc. (NYSE-BMS) announced
today that it has priced an underwritten public offering of $400 million
aggregate principal amount of 4.50% senior notes due 2021. The Company will pay
interest on the notes semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year,
beginning on April 15, 2012.
 
Bemis intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay outstanding
commercial paper and for general corporate purposes. Bemis intends to fund the
repayment of $300 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% notes due
April 1, 2012 with the proceeds from commercial paper issuances. The senior
notes offering is expected to close by October  4, 2011, subject to customary
closing conditions.
 
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated,
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and BNP Paribas Securities Corp. are the joint book-
running managers of the offering.
 
The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus supplement and
accompanying prospectus, which are part of a shelf registration statement Bemis
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Before you invest, you should
read the prospectus in that registration statement and the applicable prospectus
supplement and other documents Bemis has filed or will file with the SEC for
more complete information about Bemis and this offering. You may get these
documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Alternatively, Bemis, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the
offerings will arrange to send you the prospectus relating to the offering if
you request it by contacting J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New
York, New York, 10179, Attention: High Grade Syndicate Desk, 3rd Floor or by
calling collect at 212-834-4533, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated, 100 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001, Attention:  Prospectus
Department or by calling toll-free at 1-800-294-1322 or Wells Fargo Securities,
LLC, 1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd., NC0675, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262,
Attention: Capital Markets Client Support or by calling toll-free at
1-800-326-5897.
 
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or
jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful
prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
state or jurisdiction.
 
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
Statements in this release that are not historical, including statements
relating to the expected future performance of the Company, are considered
"forward-looking" and are presented pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of
the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such content is subject to
certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to future changes in
cost or availability of raw materials, our ability to adjust selling prices,
consumer buying patterns, changes in customer order patterns, the results of
competitive bid processes, costs associated with the pursuit of business
combinations, a failure in our information technology infrastructure or
applications, foreign currency fluctuations, changes in working capital
requirements, changes in government regulations, and the availability and
related cost of financing from banks and capital markets.  Actual future results
and trends may differ materially from historical results or those projected in
any such forward-looking statements depending on a variety of factors which are
detailed in the Company's regular SEC filings including the most recently filed
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
ABOUT BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
 
Bemis Company is a major supplier of flexible packaging and pressure sensitive
materials used by leading food, consumer products, healthcare, and other
companies worldwide.  Founded in 1858, the Company is included in the S&P 500
index of stocks and reported 2010 net sales of $4.8 billion.  The Company's
flexible packaging business has a strong technical base in polymer chemistry,
film extrusion, coating and laminating, printing, and converting.  Headquartered
in Neenah, Wisconsin, Bemis employs over 20,000 individuals worldwide.
 
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Bemis Company, Inc.
One Neenah Center, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 669
Neenah, Wisconsin  54957-0669
 
For additional information please contact:
 
Melanie E. R. Miller
Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer
(920)527-5045
 
Kristine Pavletich
Public Relations Specialist
(920)527-5159
 
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