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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

FORM 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009

Commission File Number 1-5277

BEMIS COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

One Neenah Center, 4th Floor, P.O. Box 669, Neenah, Wisconsin 54957-0669

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (920) 727-4100

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:   None

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.   YES x  NO o

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.   YES o  NO x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  YES x  NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    YES o  NOo

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§232.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.   x

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).   YES o  NO x

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by nonaffiliates of the Registrant on June 30, 2009, based on a closing price of $25.20 per share as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, was $2,518,321,000.

As of February 24, 2010, the Registrant had 109,012,133 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

Portions of the Proxy Statement - Annual Meeting of Stockholders May 6, 2010 - Part III

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BEMIS COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

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PART I — ITEMS 1, 1A, 1B, 2, and 3

ITEM 1 — BUSINESS

Bemis Company, Inc., a Missouri corporation (the “Registrant” or “Company”), continues a business formed in 1858.  The Company was incorporated in 1885 as Bemis Bro. Bag Company with the name changed to Bemis Company, Inc. in 1965.  The Company is a principal manufacturer of flexible packaging products and pressure sensitive materials, selling to customers throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, and Asia.  In 2009, approximately 85 percent of the Company’s sales were derived from the Flexible Packaging segment and approximately 15 percent were derived from the Pressure Sensitive Materials segment.

The Company’s products are sold to customers primarily in the food industry.  Other customers include companies in the following types of businesses: chemical, agribusiness, medical, pharmaceutical, personal care, electronics, automotive, construction, graphic industries, and other consumer goods.  Further information about the Company’s operations in its business segments is available at Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Prior to the acquisition of the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging, the Company had approximately 16,000 employees, about 10,700 of whom were classified as production employees.  Many of the North American production employees are covered by collective bargaining contracts involving three different international unions, one independent union, and 16 individual contracts with terms ranging from one to four years.  During 2009, six contracts covering 1,520 employees at six different locations in the United States were successfully negotiated while one contract covering 88 employees at one domestic location continues to be negotiated.  Seven domestic labor agreements covering 741 employees are scheduled to expire in 2010.  Many of the non-North American production employees as well as some of the non-North American salaried workforce are covered by collective bargaining contracts involving 23 different unions with terms ranging from one to two years.

The acquisition of the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging on March 1, 2010 added approximately 4,400 employees, of which approximately 3,200 are classified as production employees, bringing the total Company employee count to approximately 20,400 employees.

Working capital elements fluctuate throughout the year in relation to the level of customer volume and other marketplace conditions.  Inventory levels reflect a reasonable balance between raw material pricing and availability, and the Company’s commitment to promptly fill customer orders.  Manufacturing backlogs are not a significant factor in the industries in which the Company operates.  The business of each of the segments is not seasonal to any significant extent.

The Company is the owner or licensee of a number of United States and foreign patents and patent applications that relate to certain of its products, manufacturing processes, and equipment.  The Company also has a number of trademarks and trademark registrations in the United States and in foreign countries.  The Company’s patents, licenses, and trademarks collectively provide a competitive advantage.  However, the loss of any single patent or license alone would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results as a whole or those of either of its segments.

The Company’s business activities are organized around its two business segments, Flexible Packaging and Pressure Sensitive Materials.  Both internal and external reporting conform to this organizational structure.  A summary of the Company’s business activities reported by its two business segments follows.

Flexible Packaging Segment

The flexible packaging segment manufactures a broad range of packaging for food, consumer goods, and industrial applications.  Multilayer flexible polymer film structures and laminates are sold for food, medical, and personal care products as well as non-food applications utilizing vacuum or modified atmosphere packaging.  Additional products include blown and cast stretch film products, carton sealing tapes and application equipment, custom thermoformed and injection molded plastic packaging, multiwall paper bags, printed paper roll stock, and bag closing materials.  Markets for our products include processed and fresh meat, liquids, frozen foods, cereals, snacks, cheese, coffee, condiments, candy, pet food, bakery, seed, lawn and garden, tissue, fresh produce, personal care and hygiene, disposable diapers, printed shrink overwrap for the food and beverage industry, agribusiness, pharmaceutical, minerals, and medical device packaging.

Pressure Sensitive Materials Segment

The pressure sensitive materials segment manufactures pressure sensitive adhesive coated paper and film substrates sold into label, graphic, and technical markets.  Products for label markets include narrow-web rolls of pressure sensitive paper, film, and metalized film printing stocks used in high-speed printing and die-cutting.  Products for graphic markets include pressure sensitive films used for decorative signage through computer-aided plotters, digital and screen printers, and photographic overlaminate and mounting materials including optically clear films with built-in UV inhibitors.  Products for technical markets include micro-thin film adhesives used in delicate electronic parts assembly and pressure sensitive applications utilizing foam and tape based stocks to perform fastening and mounting functions.

Marketing, Distribution, and Competition

While the Company’s sales are made through a variety of distribution methods, more than 90 percent of each segment’s sales are made by the Company’s direct sales force.  Sales offices and plants are located throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Scandinavia, Asia, South America, and Mexico to provide prompt and economical service to more than

30,000 customers.  The Company’s technically trained sales force is supported by product development engineers, design technicians, and a customer service organization.

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No single customer accounts for ten percent or more of the Company’s total sales.  Furthermore, the loss of one or a few major customers would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operating results.  Nevertheless, business arrangements with large customers require a large portion of the manufacturing capacity at a few individual manufacturing sites.  Any change in the business arrangement would typically occur over a period of time, which would allow for an orderly transition for both the Company’s manufacturing site and the customer.

The major markets in which the Company sells its products are highly competitive.  Areas of competition include service, innovation, quality, and price.  This competition is significant as to both the size and the number of competing firms.  Major competitors in the Flexible Packaging segment include Amcor Limited, Exopack Company, Hood Packaging Corporation, Bryce Corporation, Pliant Corporation, Printpack, Inc., Sealed Air Corporation, Sonoco Products Company, Winpak ltd., and Wihuri OY.  In the Pressure Sensitive Materials segment major competitors include 3M, Acucote, Inc., Avery Dennison Corporation, FLEXcon Corporation, Green Bay Packaging Inc., Ricoh Company, Ltd., Ritrama Inc., Spinnaker Industries, Inc., Technicote Inc., UPM-Kymmene Corporation, and Wausau Coated Products Inc.

The Company considers itself to be a significant factor in the market niches it serves; however, due to the diversity of the Flexible Packaging and Pressure Sensitive Materials segments, the Company’s precise competitive position in these markets is not reasonably determinable.  Advertising is limited primarily to business and trade publications emphasizing the Company’s product features and related technical capabilities and the individual problem-solving approach to customer problems.

Raw Materials

Polymer resins and films, paper, inks, adhesives, aluminum, and chemicals constitute the basic major raw materials.  These are purchased from a variety of global industry sources and the Company is not dependent on any one supplier for its raw materials.  While temporary industry-wide shortages of raw materials may occur, the Company expects to continue to successfully manage raw material supplies without significant supply interruptions.  Currently, raw materials are readily available.

Research and Development Expense

Research and development expenditures were as follows:

Environmental Control

Compliance with federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations which have been enacted or adopted regulating discharges of materials into the environment or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, is not expected to have a material effect upon the capital expenditures, earnings, or competitive position of the Company and its subsidiaries.

Available Information

The Company is a large accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2) and is also an electronic filer.  Electronically filed reports (Forms 4, 8-K, 10-K, 10-Q, S-3, S-8, etc.) can be accessed at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website (http://www.sec.gov) or by visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room located at 100 F St., N.E., Washington, DC 20549 (call 1-202-551-8090 or 1-800-732-0330 for hours of operation). Electronically filed reports can also be accessed through the Company’s own website (http://www.bemis.com), under Investor Relations/SEC Filings or by writing for free information, including SEC filings, to Investor Relations, Bemis Company, Inc., One Neenah Center, 4th Floor, P.O. Box 669, Neenah, Wisconsin 54957-0669, or calling (920) 727-4100.  In addition, the Company’s Board Committee charters, Principles of Corporate Governance, and the Company’s code of business conduct and ethics can be electronically accessed at the Company’s website under Company Overview or, free of charge, by writing directly to the Company, Attention:  Corporate Secretary.  The Company has adopted a Financial Code of Ethics which is filed as an exhibit to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and is also posted on the Company’s website.  The Company intends to post any amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of the Financial Code of Ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller and other persons performing similar functions on the Investor Relations section of its website (www.bemis.com) promptly following the date of such amendment or waiver.

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Explanation of Terms Describing the Company’s Products

Barrier laminate — A multilayer plastic film made by laminating two or more films together with the use of adhesive or a molten plastic to achieve a barrier for the planned package contents.

Barrier products — Products that provide protection and extend the shelf life of the contents of the package.  These products provide this protection by combining different types of plastics and additives into a multilayered plastic package.  These products protect the contents from such things as oxygen, moisture, light, odor, or other environmental factors.

Blown film — A plastic film that is extruded through an annular die in the form of a tube and then expanded by an internal column of air in the manufacturing process.

Bundling films — A film manufactured by a modified blown film process that is used for wrapping and holding multipacks of products such as canned goods and bottles of liquids, replacing corrugate and fiberboard.

Cast film — A plastic film that is extruded through a straight slot die as a flat sheet during its manufacturing process.

Coextruded film — A blown or cast film extruded with multiple layers extruded simultaneously.

Controlled atmosphere packaging — A package which limits the flow of elements, such as oxygen, carbon dioxide or moisture, into or out of the package.

Decorative products — Pressure sensitive materials used for decorative signage, promotional items, and displays and advertisements.

EZ Open Packaging — Any one of a series of technologies employed to allow the consumer easy access to a packaged product. Peelable closures, laser or other physical scoring/abrasion of a packaging film may be used. EZ Open can be combined with reclose features such as plastic zippers or the inclusion of pressure sensitive materials into the packaging film.

Flexible polymer film — A non-rigid plastic film. Generally the shape of the package changes as the product contained in it is removed.

Flexographic printing — The most common flexible packaging printing process in North America using a raised rubber or alternative material image mounted on a printing cylinder.

In-line overlamination — The ability to add a protective coating to a printed material during the printing process.

Label products — Pressure sensitive materials made up and sold in roll form.

Labelstock — Pressure sensitive material designed for the label markets.

Laminate/Barrier laminate — A multilayer plastic film made by laminating two or more films together with the use of adhesive or a molten plastic to achieve the distribution and use requirements for the planned package contents. Alternately, a barrier layer can also be included as one of the films or in the laminating medium to protect the packaged products from such things as moisture, oxygen or other environmental factors.

Modified atmosphere packaging — A package in which the normal atmospheric composition of air inside the package has been modified by replacing it with a gas such as nitrogen.

Monolayer film — A single layer extruded plastic film.

Multiwall paper bag — A package made from two or more layers, at least one of which is paper, which have not been laminated.

Pouches and bags — An option that delivers a semi-finished package, instead of rollstock, to a customer for filling product and sealing/closing the package for distribution.

Pressure sensitive material — A material coated with adhesive such that upon contact with another material it will stick.

Prime label — A pressure sensitive label used as the primary decorative label or secondary label, typically on a consumer product.

Rigid Packaging — A form of packaging in which the shape of the package is retained as its contents are removed in use. Bottles, trays and clamshell packaging are examples.

Rollstock — The principal form in which flexible packaging material is delivered to a customer.  Finished film wound on a core is converted in a process at the end user’s plant that forms, fills, and seals the package of product for delivery to customers.

Rotogravure printing — A high quality, long run printing process utilizing a metal engraved cylinder.

Sheet products — Pressure sensitive materials cut into sheets and sold in sheet form.

Shrink film/ Barrier shrink film— A packaging film consisting of polyethylene and/or polypropylene resins extruded via a tubular process.  The film is cooled and then reheated and stretched at a temperature near its melting point. The film can be irradiated with an electron beam in a second process to cross link the molecules for added heat resistance and strength.  The film is made to shrink around a product to be packaged by an application of a thermal treatment.  Alternately, a layer of an oxygen barrier material can be included to manufacture a barrier shrink film product.

Stretch film — A plastic film with a significant ability to stretch which is used to wrap pallets of goods in the shipping process.

Technical products — Technically engineered pressure sensitive materials used primarily for fastening and mounting functions, for example in cell phones, appliances, and electronic devices.

Thermoformed plastic packaging — A package formed by applying heat to a film to shape it into a tray or cavity and then sealing a flat film on top of the package after it has been filled.

UV inhibitors — Chemical agents included in a film to protect products against ultraviolet rays.

Variable information label — A pressure sensitive label that is typically printed with a bar code or other type of variable information.

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ITEM 1A — RISK FACTORS

The following factors, as well as factors described elsewhere in this Form 10-K, or in other filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could adversely affect the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.  Other factors not presently known to us or that we presently believe are not material could also affect our business operations and financial results.

Acquisitions — We may not be able to successfully integrate businesses that we acquire.

We have made numerous acquisitions in the past and are actively seeking new acquisitions that we believe will provide meaningful opportunities to grow our business and improve profitability.  Acquired businesses may not achieve the levels of revenue, profit, productivity, or otherwise perform as we expect.  Acquisitions involve special risks, including, without limitation, the potential assumption of unanticipated liabilities and contingencies as well as difficulties in integrating acquired businesses.  While we believe that our acquisitions will improve our competitiveness and profitability, we can give no assurance that acquisitions will be successful or accretive to earnings.

Alcan Packaging Food Americas Acquisition.

On March 1, 2010, Bemis completed the acquisition of the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging (the Food Americas Acquisition), a business unit of international mining group Rio Tinto plc, for $1.2 billion.  The acquisition will expand our global presence with 23 Food Americas flexible packaging facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and New Zealand.  These flexible packaging facilities recorded net sales of $1.4 billion in 2009 to the food and beverage markets and include expertise in foil and crystallized polyester technologies.

This Food Americas Acquisition presents additional or increased risk factors as follows:

We may not realize the expected benefits of the Food Americas Acquisition because of integration difficulties and other challenges.

The success of the Food Americas Acquisition will depend, in part, on our ability to realize the anticipated synergies, and cost savings from integrating the Alcan Packaging Food Americas business with our existing businesses. The integration process may be complex, costly, and time-consuming. The difficulties of integrating the operations of the Alcan Packaging Food Americas business include, among others:

·                  failure to implement our business plan for the combined business;

·                  unanticipated issues in integrating manufacturing, logistics, information, communications, and other systems;

·                  unanticipated changes in applicable laws and regulations;

·                  failure to retain key employees;

·                  operating risks inherent in the Alcan Packaging Food Americas business and our business;

·                  the impact on our internal controls and compliance with the regulatory requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; and

·                  unanticipated issues, expenses, and liabilities.

We may not accomplish the integration of the Alcan Packaging Food Americas business smoothly, successfully, or within the anticipated costs or timeframe. The diversion of the attention of management from our current operations to the integration effort and any difficulties encountered in combining operations could prevent us from realizing the full benefits anticipated to result from the Food Americas Acquisition and could adversely affect our business.

We have incurred and will incur significant transaction and acquisition-related costs in connection with the Food Americas Acquisition.

We have incurred and will incur significant costs in connection with the Food Americas Acquisition. The substantial majority of these costs will be non-recurring expenses related to the Food Americas Acquisition, facilities, and systems consolidation costs.  We may incur additional costs to maintain employee morale and to retain key employees. We will also incur substantial transaction fees and costs related to formulating integration plans. Additional costs will be incurred in the integration of the Alcan Packaging Food Americas business. Although we expect that the elimination of duplicative costs, as well as the realization of other efficiencies related to the integration of the business, should allow us to more than offset incremental transaction and acquisition-related costs over time, this net benefit may not be achieved in the near term, or at all.

Our increased debt obligations incurred to finance the Food Americas Acquisition could adversely affect our business and limit our ability to plan for or respond to changes in our business.

Our increased debt obligations could have important consequences to our business. For example:

·                  we may be more vulnerable to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

·                  we may be required to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow for other purposes, including business development efforts and mergers and acquisitions;

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·                  we are exposed to the risk of increased interest rates because a portion of our borrowings is at variable rates of interest;

·                  our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate may be limited, thereby placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less indebtedness.

The transition services to be provided by Rio Tinto for the Alcan Packaging Food Americas business may be difficult for us to replace without operational problems and additional costs.

We have entered into a transition services agreement with Rio Tinto pursuant to which Rio Tinto will provide us certain transition services for the Alcan Packaging Food Americas business for certain periods of time following the closing date of the Food Americas Acquisition. These services include, among others, certain services relating to finance, administration, human resources, payroll, and information technology. If, after the expiration of the agreement, we are unable to perform these services for the Alcan Packaging Food Americas business or replace them in a timely manner or on terms and conditions as favorable as those we receive from Rio Tinto, we may experience operational problems and an increase in costs. In addition, the costs for such services may be higher than the allocated costs for such services when the Alcan Packaging Food Americas business was operated as part of Rio Tinto.

We may not be able to generate sufficient cash flows to meet our debt service obligations after the Food Americas Acquisition.

We have incurred and will incur additional debt in connection with the Food Americas Acquisition. Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our debt obligations and to fund planned capital expenditures depends on our ability to generate cash from our future operations. This, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory, and other factors that are beyond our control.

If we cannot service our indebtedness, we may have to take actions such as selling assets, seeking additional equity, or reducing or delaying capital expenditures, strategic acquisitions, investments and alliances, any of which could impede the implementation of our business strategy for us or prevent us from entering into transactions that would otherwise benefit our business. Additionally, we may not be able to effect such actions, if necessary, on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.

The market price of our common stock may decline as a result of the Food Americas Acquisition.

The market price of our common stock may decline as a result of the Food Americas Acquisition if, among other things, we are unable to achieve the expected growth in earnings, or if the operational cost savings estimates in connection with the integration of the Alcan Packaging Food Americas business are not realized, or if the transaction costs related to the Food Americas Acquisition are greater than expected, or if the value of the cash savings attributable to the amortization of tax deductible goodwill is less than anticipated. The market price of our common stock also may decline if we do not achieve the perceived benefits of the acquisition as rapidly or to the extent anticipated by financial or industry analysts or if the effect of the acquisition on our financial results is not consistent with the expectations of financial or industry analysts.

Domestic and international economic conditions.

Disruption in the domestic and international equity and financial markets has negatively impacted the United States’ economy as well as international markets in which we conduct business.  We are not able to predict the future impact of other market disruptions on our liquidity and consolidated statements of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.

Funded status of pension plans — Recognition of pension liabilities may cause a significant reduction in stockholders’ equity.

Current accounting standards issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) require balance sheet recognition of the funded status of our defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans.  If the fair value of our pension plans’ assets at a future reporting date decreases or if the discount rate used to calculate the projected benefit obligation (PBO) as of that date decreases, we will be required to record the incremental change in the excess of PBO over the fair value of the assets as a reduction of stockholders’ equity.  The resulting non-cash after-tax charge would not reduce reported earnings as this amount would represent future expense.  It would be recorded directly as a decrease in the Other Comprehensive Income component of stockholders’ equity.  While we cannot estimate the future funded status of our pension liability with any certainty at this time, we believe that if the market value of assets or the discount rate used to calculate our pension liability materially decreases, the adjustment could significantly reduce our stockholders’ equity.  A significant reduction in stockholders’ equity may impact our compliance with debt covenants or could cause a downgrade in our credit ratings that could also adversely impact our future cost and speed of borrowing and have an adverse affect on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.  We have identified pension assumptions as critical accounting estimates.  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments — Pension costs” and “—Pension assumptions sensitivity analysis” included in Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Goodwill and other intangible assets — A significant write down of goodwill and/or other intangible assets would have a material adverse effect on our reported results of operations and net worth.

In accordance with current accounting standards, we no longer amortize goodwill, but we review our goodwill balance for impairment at least once a year using the business valuation methods required by current accounting standards.  These methods include the use of a weighted-average cost of capital to calculate the present value of the expected future cash flows of our reporting units.  Future changes in the cost of capital, expected cash flows, or other factors may cause our goodwill and/or other intangible assets to be impaired, resulting in a non-cash charge against results of operations to write down these assets for the amount of the impairment.  If a significant write down is required, the charge would have a material adverse effect on our reported results of operations and net worth.  We have identified the valuation of intangibles as a critical accounting estimate.  See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments—Intangible assets and goodwill” included in Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Foreign operations — Conditions in foreign countries and changes in foreign currency exchange rates may reduce our reported results of operations.

We have operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, and Asia.  In 2009, approximately 35 percent of our sales were generated by entities operating outside of the United States.  Fluctuations in currencies can cause transaction and translation losses.  In addition, our revenues and net income may be adversely affected by economic conditions, political situations, and changing laws and regulations in foreign countries, as to which we have no control.

Interest rates — An increase in interest rates could reduce our reported results of operations.

At December 31, 2009, our variable rate borrowings approximated $123.4 million.  Fluctuations in interest rates can increase borrowing costs and have an adverse impact on results of operations.  Accordingly, increases in short-term interest rates will directly impact the amount of interest we pay.  For each one percent increase in variable interest rates, our annual interest expense would increase by $1.2 million on the $123.4 million of variable rate debt outstanding as of December 31, 2009.

Credit rating — A downgrade in our credit rating could increase our borrowing costs and negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations.

In addition to using cash provided by operations, we regularly issue commercial paper to meet our short-term liquidity needs.  Our credit ratings are important to our ability to issue commercial paper at favorable rates of interest.  A downgrade in our credit rating could increase the cost of borrowing by increasing the interest rates that we pay for our commercial paper or the fees associated with our bank credit facility.  In addition, our bank credit facility has covenants that include limits on the sale of businesses, minimum net worth calculations, and a maximum ratio of debt to total capitalization.  If for any reason our existing credit arrangements were no longer available to us we would be required to seek alternative sources of financing.  We would expect to meet our financial liquidity needs by accessing the bank market, which could further increase our borrowing costs.

Raw materials — Raw material cost increases or shortages could adversely affect our results of operations.

As a manufacturer, our sales and profitability are dependent upon the availability and cost of raw materials, which are subject to price fluctuations.  Inflationary and other increases in the costs of raw materials have occurred in the past and are expected to recur, and our performance depends in part on our ability to reflect changes in costs in selling prices for our products.  In the past, we have been generally successful in managing increased raw material costs and increasing selling prices when necessary.  Past performance may or may not be replicable in the future.  Natural disasters such as hurricanes, in addition to terrorist activity and government regulation of environmental emissions, may negatively impact the production or delivery capacity of our raw material suppliers in the chemical and paper industries.  This could result in increased raw material costs or supply shortages, which may have a negative impact on our profitability if we are unable to pass along the increased costs in our selling prices or, in the case of a shortage, secure raw materials from alternative sources.

Patents and proprietary technology — Our success is dependent on our ability to develop and successfully introduce new products and to acquire and retain intellectual property rights.

Our ability to develop and successfully market new products and to develop, acquire, and retain necessary intellectual property rights is essential to our continued success, which ability cannot be assured.

Information technology — A failure in our information technology infrastructure or applications could negatively affect our business.

We depend on information technology to record and process customers’ orders, manufacture and ship products in a timely manner, and maintain the financial accuracy of our business records.  We are in the process of developing and implementing a global Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that will redesign and deploy new processes and a common information system across our plants over a period of several years.  There can be no certainty that this system will deliver the expected benefits.  The failure to achieve our goals may impact our ability to (1) process transactions accurately and efficiently and (2) remain in step with the changing needs of the trade, which could result in the loss of customers.  In addition, the failure to either deliver the application on time, or anticipate the necessary readiness and training needs, could lead to business disruption and loss of customers and revenue.  Finally, failure or abandonment of the ERP system could result in a write-off of part or all of the costs that have been capitalized on the project.

Our information systems could also be penetrated by outside parties intent on extracting information, corrupting information, or disrupting business processes.  Such unauthorized access could disrupt our business and could result in the loss of assets.

Numerous other factors over which we may have limited or no control may affect our performance and profitability.

Other factors that may influence our earnings, financial position, and liquidity include:  legal and administrative cases and proceedings (whether civil, such as environmental or product related, or criminal), settlements, judgments, and investigations; developments or assertions by or against us relating to intellectual property rights and intellectual property licenses; adoption of new, or changes in, accounting policies or practices and the application of such policies and practices; changes in business mix; customer and supplier business reorganizations or combinations; increase in cost of debt; ability to retain adequate levels of insurance coverage at acceptable rates; fluctuations in pension and employee benefit costs; loss of significant contract(s); risks and uncertainties relating to investment in development activities and new facilities; timely development and successful market acceptance of new products; pricing of competitive products; disruptions in transportation networks; increased participation in potentially less stable emerging markets; reliability of utility services; impact of computer viruses; general or specific economic conditions and the ability and willingness of purchasers to substitute other products for the products that we manufacture; financial condition and inventory strategies of customers and suppliers; credit risks; changes in customer order patterns; employee work stoppages at plants; increased competition; changes in government regulations and the impact of changes in the world political environment, including the ability to estimate the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on financial results; the impact of epidemiological events on the economy and on our customers and suppliers; and acts of war, terrorism, weather, and other natural disasters.

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ITEM 1B — UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2 — PROPERTIES

Properties utilized by the Company at March 1, 2010, were as follows:

Flexible Packaging Segment

Prior to the acquisition of the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging, this segment had 53 manufacturing plants located in 13 states and ten non-USA countries, of which 46 are owned directly by the Company or its subsidiaries and seven are leased from outside parties.  Initial lease terms generally provide for minimum terms of five to 15 years and have one or more renewal options.  The initial term of leases in effect at December 31, 2009, expire between 2010 and 2018.

The acquisition of the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging added 23 flexible packaging facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and New Zealand.  We now have 76 worldwide manufacturing plants for the flexible packaging segment.

Pressure Sensitive Materials Segment

This segment has seven manufacturing plants located in three states and two non-USA countries, all of which are owned directly by the Company or its subsidiaries.

Corporate and General

The Company considers its plants and other physical properties to be suitable, adequate, and of sufficient productive capacity to meet the requirements of its business.  The manufacturing plants operate at varying levels of utilization depending on the type of operation and market conditions.  The executive offices of the Company, which are leased, are located in Neenah, Wisconsin.

ITEM 3 — LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company is involved in a number of lawsuits incidental to its business, including environmental related litigation.  Although it is difficult to predict the ultimate outcome of these cases, management believes, except as discussed below, that any ultimate liability would not have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

Environmental Matters

The Company is a potentially responsible party (PRP) pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (commonly known as “Superfund”) and similar state laws in proceedings associated with seventeen sites around the United States.  These proceedings were instituted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and certain state environmental agencies at various times beginning in 1983.  Superfund and similar state laws create liability for investigation and remediation in response to releases of hazardous substances in the environment. Under these statutes, joint and several liability may be imposed on waste generators, site owners and operators, and others regardless of fault.  Although these regulations could require the Company to remove or mitigate the effects on the environment at various sites, perform remediation work at such sites, or pay damages for loss of use and non-use values, we expect the Company’s liability in these proceedings to be limited to monetary damages. The Company expects its future liability relative to these sites to be insignificant, individually and in the aggregate.  The Company has reserved an amount that it believes to be adequate to cover its exposure.

Alcan Packaging Acquisition

In compliance with regulatory requirements for approval of our acquisition of the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging in the United States, we have entered into a Consent Decree with the United States Department of Justice.  Under the terms of the Consent Decree, we are obligated to divest certain Alcan Packaging Food Americas packaging assets in the United States within a specified time period after the closing date.  The packaging assets that will be divested produced annual sales of approximately $100 million in 2009 and include manufacturing equipment used to produce shrink bags used for fresh meat products and flexible packaging used for natural cheese products.

São Paulo Tax Dispute

Dixie Toga S.A., acquired by the Company on January 5, 2005, is involved in a tax dispute with the City of São Paulo, Brazil.  The City imposes a tax on the rendering of printing services.  The City has assessed this city services tax on the production and sale of printed labels and packaging products.  Dixie Toga, along with a number of other packaging companies, disagree and contend that the city services tax is not applicable to its products and that the products are subject only to the state value added tax (VAT).  Under Brazilian law, state VAT and city services tax are mutually exclusive and the same transaction can be subject to only one of those taxes.  Based on a ruling from the State of São Paulo, advice from legal counsel, and long standing business practice, Dixie Toga appealed the city services tax and instead continued to collect and pay only the state VAT.

The City of São Paulo disagreed and assessed Dixie Toga the city services tax for the years 1991-1995.  The assessments for those years are estimated to be approximately $62.9 million at the date the Company acquired Dixie Toga, translated to U.S. dollars at the December 31, 2009 exchange rate.  Dixie Toga challenged the assessments and ultimately litigated the issue in two annulment actions filed on November 24, 1998 and August 16, 1999 in the Lower Tax Court in the city of São Paulo.  A decision by the Lower Tax Court in the city of São Paulo in 2002 cancelled all of the assessments for the years 1991-1995.  The City of São Paulo, the State of São Paulo, and Dixie Toga have each appealed parts of the lower court decision.  In the event of an adverse resolution, the estimated amount for these years could be substantially increased for additional interest, monetary adjustments and costs from the date of acquisition.

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The City has also asserted the applicability of the city services tax for the subsequent years 1996-2001 and has issued assessments for those years for Dixie Toga and for Itap Bemis Ltda., a Dixie Toga subsidiary.  The assessments for those years were upheld at the administrative level and are being challenged by the companies.  The assessments at the date of acquisition for these years for tax and penalties (exclusive of interest and monetary adjustments) are estimated to be approximately $9.5 million for Itap Bemis and $30.6 million for Dixie Toga, translated to U.S. dollars at the December 31, 2009 exchange rate.  In the event of an adverse resolution, the estimated amounts for these years could be increased by $40.1 million for Itap Bemis and $115.6 million for Dixie Toga for interest, monetary adjustments and costs.

The 1996-2001 assessments for Dixie Toga are currently being challenged in the courts.  In pursuing its challenge through the courts, taxpayers are generally required, in accordance with court procedures, to pledge assets as security for its lawsuits.  Under certain circumstances, taxpayers may avoid the requirement to pledge assets.  Dixie Toga has secured a court injunction that avoids the current requirement to pledge assets as security for its lawsuit related to the 1996-2001 assessments.

Recently, the City has also asserted the applicability of the city services tax for the subsequent years 2004-2009.  The assessments issued by the City for these years have been received and are being challenged by the Company at the administrative level.  The assessments for tax and penalties are estimated to be approximately $23.4 million, translated to U.S. dollars at the December 31, 2009 exchange rate.

The Company strongly disagrees with the City’s position and intends to vigorously challenge any assessments by the City of São Paulo.  The Company is unable at this time to predict the ultimate outcome of the controversy and as such has not recorded any liability related to this matter.  An adverse resolution could be material to the consolidated results of operations and/or cash flows of the period in which the matter is resolved.

Brazil Investigation

On September 18, 2007, the Secretariat of Economic Law (SDE), a governmental agency in Brazil, initiated an investigation into possible anti-competitive practices in the Brazilian flexible packaging industry against a number of Brazilian companies including a Dixie Toga subsidiary.  The investigation relates to periods prior to the Company’s acquisition of control of Dixie Toga and its subsidiaries.  Given the preliminary nature of the proceedings the Company is unable at the present time to predict the outcome of this matter.

Labelstock Class Actions

The Company and its subsidiary, Morgan Adhesives Company, were named as defendants in thirteen civil lawsuits related to an investigation that was initiated and subsequently closed by the U.S. Department of Justice without any further action.  Six of these lawsuits purported to represent a nationwide class of labelstock purchasers, and each alleged a conspiracy to fix prices within the self-adhesive labelstock industry.  The first of these lawsuits was filed on May 27, 2003.  In these lawsuits, the plaintiffs sought actual damages for the period of the alleged conspiracy (January 1, 1996 through July 25, 2003) trebled, plus an award of attorneys’ fees and costs.  On November 5, 2003, the Judicial Panel on MultiDistrict Litigation issued a decision consolidating all of the federal class actions for pretrial purposes in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, before the Honorable Chief Judge Vanaskie.  On November 20, 2007, the Court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification.  On June 24, 2008, the Court in the consolidated federal class actions issued a decision dismissing the Company from those actions.  On January 27, 2009, the defendants filed a motion to decertify the class based on new case law in the Third Circuit.  On May 26, 2009, the Company and Morgan Adhesives Company entered into a settlement with the plaintiff class, pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay $1.25 million in return for a full and complete release of all claims in the federal class actions.  The Company agreed to pay this settlement amount to avoid the expense of further litigation.  On June 10, 2009, Judge Vanaskie granted preliminary approval to the settlement.  On September 17, 2009, Judge Vanaskie granted final approval of the settlement, and dismissed the class action against Morgan Adhesives with prejudice.

The Company and Morgan Adhesives Company have also been named in three lawsuits filed in the California Superior Court in San Francisco. These three lawsuits, which have been consolidated, seek to represent a class of all California indirect purchasers of labelstock and each alleges a conspiracy to fix prices within the self-adhesive labelstock industry.

Finally, the Company has been named in one lawsuit in Vermont, seeking to represent a class of all Vermont indirect purchasers of labelstock, one lawsuit in Nebraska seeking to represent a class of all Nebraska indirect purchasers of labelstock, one lawsuit in Kansas seeking to represent a class of all Kansas indirect purchasers of labelstock, and one lawsuit in Tennessee, seeking to represent a class of purchasers of labelstock in various jurisdictions, all alleging a conspiracy to fix prices within the self-adhesive labelstock industry.  On November 20, 2009, the Company and Morgan Adhesives Company entered into a settlement with the plaintiffs in the class actions filed in Nebraska, Kansas, Tennessee, and Vermont, pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay $90,000 in return for a full and complete release of all claims in those class actions.  The Company agreed to pay this settlement amount to avoid the expense of further litigation.  On November 24, 2009, the Court granted preliminary approval to the settlement of the class actions filed in Nebraska, Kansas, Tennessee, and Vermont.  The Company and Morgan Adhesives Company intend to vigorously defend the remaining state class actions.

Given the ongoing status of the remaining class-action civil lawsuit, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of these matters although the effect could be material to the results of operations and/or cash flows of the period in which the matter is resolved.  The Company is currently not otherwise subject to any pending litigation other than routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, financial position, or liquidity of the Company.

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ITEM 4 — [RESERVED]

PART II — ITEMS 5, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 9A, and 9B

ITEM 5 — MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY,

RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

The Company’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BMS.  On December 31, 2009, there were 3,870 registered holders of record of our common stock.  The Company did not repurchase any of its equity securities in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.  As of December 31, 2009, under authority granted by the Board of Directors, the Company may repurchase an additional 4,074,886 shares of its common stock.

Dividends paid and the high and low common stock prices per share were as follows:

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ITEM 6 — SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED REVIEW

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

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ITEM 7 — MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Three Years Ended December 31, 2009

Management’s Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Three-year review of results

Overview

Bemis Company, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of flexible packaging and pressure sensitive materials supplying a variety of markets.  Approximately 60 percent of our total company net sales are to customers in the food industry.  Sales of our flexible packaging products are widely diversified among food categories and can be found in nearly every aisle of the grocery store.  Other markets into which we sell our flexible packaging products include applications for medical devices, personal care, and lawn and garden.  Our emphasis on supplying packaging to the food industry has historically provided a more stable market environment for our flexible packaging business segment, which accounts for about 85 percent of our net sales. The remaining 15 percent of our net sales is from the pressure sensitive materials business segment which, while diversified in end use products, is less focused on food industry applications and more exposed to economically sensitive end markets such as advertising, housing, and automotive.

The markets into which our products are sold are highly competitive.  Our leading flexible packaging market positions in North and South America reflect our focus on expanding our offering of value-added, proprietary products.  We also manufacture products that are less unique but for which our technical know-how and economies of scale offer us a competitive advantage.  The primary raw materials for our business segments are polymer resins and films, paper, inks, adhesives, aluminum, and chemicals.

Market Conditions

The global financial crisis which started late in 2008 continued to dampen consumer demand in many regions around the world during 2009.  While the majority of our products are sold for more resilient food applications, our customers who operate in the advertising, automotive, housing, and industrial product markets experienced weakness in demand for their products throughout the year.  In the food and grocery products markets, we experienced lower unit sales volumes but benefited from consumer trends that have prioritized value added products.

Polymer resins, the primary raw materials used in our flexible packaging business segment, experienced significant volatility in recent years.  Our 2009 operating performance benefited from a temporary margin increase as raw material costs decreased ahead of contractual selling price adjustments.  During the last half of 2009, resin costs were relatively stable and the majority of our contract selling prices had adjusted to reflect the change in input costs.

Subsequent Event - Acquisition of Alcan Packaging Food Americas

On March 1, 2010, Bemis completed the acquisition of the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging, a business unit of international mining group Rio Tinto plc, for $1.2 billion.  The acquisition will expand our global presence with 23 Food Americas flexible packaging facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and New Zealand.  These flexible packaging facilities, while owned by Rio Tinto plc, recorded net sales of $1.4 billion in 2009 to the food and beverage markets and include expertise in foil and crystallized polyester technologies.

In compliance with regulatory requirements for approval of the transaction in the United States, Bemis is obligated to divest certain Alcan Packaging Food Americas packaging assets in the United States within a specified time period after the closing date.  The packaging assets that will be divested produced annual sales of approximately $100 million in 2009 and include manufacturing equipment used to produce packaging for fresh meat and retail natural cheese products.

The majority of the financing for this transaction was completed during the third quarter of 2009 through the issuance of $800.0 million of public bonds and 8.2 million common shares issued in a secondary public stock offering.  The remaining cash purchase price was financed in the commercial paper market in advance of closing.

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Results of Operations

Consolidated Overview

2009 versus 2008

For the year ended December 31, 2009, net sales decreased 7.0 percent.  The effect of currency translation decreased net sales by 3.3 percent in 2009, while the June 2009 acquisition of a flexible packaging company in South America contributed 1.3 percent to net sales growth.  Net of these impacts, the decline in net sales during 2009 primarily reflects lower unit sales volumes in both business segments.

Diluted earnings per share were $1.38 for 2009, a 14.3 percent decrease compared to $1.61 per share for 2008.  For the year ended December 31, 2009, diluted earnings per share included a $0.50 per share charge representing the impact of acquisition related professional fees, acquisition financing, an administrative sales tax assessment, and severance charges, partially offset by a $0.02 per share gain on the sale of an asset.  Operating results for the year ended December 31, 2009 benefited from an increased proportion of net sales of value added products and decreasing input costs during the first half of the year.

2008 versus 2007

For the year ended December 31, 2008, net sales increased 3.6 percent, reflecting increased raw material costs incorporated into higher selling prices during the year.   Unit volume sold into certain food packaging markets increased compared to 2007, while unit volumes declined in advertising, display film, and construction-related markets that are more sensitive to economic conditions.  Currency translation benefits increased net sales by 1.7 percent.

Diluted earnings per share were $1.61 for 2008, a 5.3 percent decrease compared to $1.70 per share for 2007.  In 2007, diluted earnings per share included $0.02 per share tax benefit related to dividends from foreign subsidiaries.  Higher raw material costs in 2008 negatively impacted gross margins.

Flexible Packaging Business Segment

Our flexible packaging business segment provides packaging to a variety of end markets, including packaging for products such as meat and cheese, dairy and liquids, confectionery and snack, frozen foods, lawn and garden, health and hygiene, beverages, medical devices, bakery, and dry foods.  The most significant raw materials used in this business segment are polymer resins, which we use to develop and manufacture multilayer film products.  Our method of passing on input cost changes to customers through regularly adjusted contractual selling prices normally occurs with a several month lag.  This methodology creates a short-term, negative impact on operating profit margins during periods of rapid raw material cost increases and a short-term, positive impact on operating profit margins during periods of rapid raw materials cost declines.  Raw material costs have been quite volatile over the past few years.  During the first half of 2008, raw material costs increased substantially, negatively impacting operating margins during 2008.  This was followed by rapid decreases in raw material costs which benefited operating margins during the first half of 2009.  Raw material costs were relatively stable during the latter half of 2009.

Acquisition of South American Rigid Packaging Operations of Huhtamaki Oyj

On June 3, 2009, Bemis acquired the South American rigid packaging operations of Huhtamaki Oyj, a global manufacturer of consumer and specialty packaging.  This rigid packaging business, which includes three facilities in Brazil and one facility in Argentina, recorded annual net sales of approximately $86 million in 2008, primarily to dairy and food service markets.  The purchase price of $43.0 million was paid with a combination of $32.3 million cash on hand, $1.9 million of debt assumed, and an $8.8 million note payable to the seller, the majority of which was paid during 2009.

2009 versus 2008

Net sales in our flexible packaging business segment decreased 5.4 percent in 2009.  Currency effects accounted for a sales decline of 3.3 percent compared to 2008 and the operations of Huhtamaki Oyj, acquired in June 2009, accounted for $49.6 million of 2009 net sales following the acquisition, increasing net sales by 1.6 percent.  The remaining 3.7 percent decrease in net sales reflects both lower selling prices and unit sales volume.  Generally lower net sales of flexible packaging for markets such as meat and cheese, confectionery and snack, pet food, bakery products, overwrap for bottled beverages, health and hygiene, and industrial products reflects decreased consumer demand for products in those areas.  These market segment applications represent approximately 70 percent of our total flexible packaging net sales and offset modestly higher net sales of value added packaging applications in other market segments such as dairy, liquids, and medical products.

Operating profit as a percentage of net sales increased to 12.9 percent in 2009 from 10.0 percent in 2008.  This improvement reflects the combined impact of improved sales mix and production efficiency initiatives, as well as lower input costs experienced during the first half of 2009.  The improvement in sales mix during 2009 is attributable to an increased proportion of net sales represented by value added packaging which incorporates consumer convenience features and extends shelf life.  Net sales of packaging for less complex

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applications generally experienced the largest unit volume decrease during 2009.  In comparison, operating margins during 2008 were negatively impacted by dramatic increases in raw material costs during the summer months.

2008 versus 2007

Net sales in our flexible packaging business segment increased 5.0 percent in 2008, principally reflecting the impact of higher selling prices.  Currency effects accounted for sales growth of 1.4 percent during 2008. Increases in net sales of packaging for meat and cheese, dairy and liquids, bakery products, and medical products markets reflected higher unit volume.  These markets represent approximately 48 percent of total flexible packaging net sales.  Net sales also increased in packaging for dry foods, health and hygiene, and industrial product markets, driven primarily by higher selling prices.  These markets represent approximately 22 percent of flexible packaging net sales.  We experienced lower net sales in the remaining 30 percent of our flexible packaging market categories as a result of lower unit volume.  These lower volume markets include confectionery and snack markets, pet products, overwrap film for bottled water, frozen foods, lawn and garden, and protective display films.  Non-discretionary food markets have historically provided defensive characteristics during times of economic weakness.  Markets for protective display films and packaging for discretionary food and consumer products have been negatively impacted during the recent economic downturn.

Operating profit as a percentage of net sales decreased to 10.0 percent in 2008 from 11.5 percent in 2007.  Restructuring and related activities increased 2007 operating income by $1.5 million.  Raw material prices increased substantially during the first eight months of 2008, and many specialty materials used in our food packaging products maintained those prices through the end of the year.

Pressure Sensitive Materials Business Segment

The pressure sensitive materials business segment offers adhesive products through three product lines:  prime and variable information labels, which include roll label stock used in a wide variety of label markets; graphic design, used to create signage and decorations; and technical pressure sensitive components for industries such as the electronics, automotive, construction and medical industries.

Paper and adhesive are the primary raw materials used in our pressure sensitive materials business segment.  For the last several years, general economic conditions and competitive pressures have had a greater influence on selling prices and operating performance than raw material costs.

2009 versus 2008

Our pressure sensitive materials business segment reported a net sales decrease of 15.2 percent in 2009.  Currency effects accounted for a net sales decline of 3.2 percent.  The balance of the decrease reflects dramatically lower unit sales volumes compared to 2008.  The markets for our graphic and technical products, which represent about 40 percent of total business segment sales, have experienced significant demand declines in light of weak global economic conditions, resulting in net sales declines for those products in excess of 20.0 percent.

Operating profit as a percent of net sales was lower in 2009 compared to 2008, reflecting the decline in unit sales volumes, particularly in high value added graphic and technical product lines.  Operating profit in 2009 includes severance charges totaling $2.6 million related to workforce reductions intended to better match capacity levels with current production needs.

2008 versus 2007

Our pressure sensitive materials business segment reported a net sales decrease of 3.3 percent in 2008, reflecting a benefit from currency translation of 2.8 percent which was more than offset by lower unit sales.  Unit volumes declined in each of our pressure sensitive product lines, partially offset by increased label products prices and improved sales mix for technical products.  Our label and graphic product lines represent 88 percent of our 2008 pressure sensitive materials net sales.  Operating profit as a percent of net sales was lower in 2008 compared to 2007, reflecting decreased unit sales volumes across all product lines.

Consolidated Gross Margin

Improved sales mix, production efficiency initiatives, and decreasing input costs during the first half of the year, each contributed to the improved gross margin in 2009.  Input costs moderated during the second half of 2009, reducing the positive impact of the contractual lag in selling price adjustments.  Improved sales mix throughout 2009 was driven by increased sales of value added flexible packaging products.  Gross margins in 2008 were negatively impacted by dramatic, short-lived raw material cost increases during the year.

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Consolidated Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased in 2009 primarily as a result of higher benefit and incentive plan costs during the year.  The increase in the ratio of these expenses to net sales in 2009 was magnified by lower sales levels for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Other Expenses

Research and Development

Our efforts to introduce new products continue at a steady pace and are an integral part of our daily plant operations.  Our research and development engineers work directly on commercial production equipment, bringing new products to market without the use of pilot equipment.  We believe this approach significantly improves the efficiency, effectiveness, and relevance of our research and development activities and results in earlier commercialization of new products.  Expenditures that are not distinctly identifiable as research and development costs are included in costs of products sold.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased by $2.7 million during 2009.  Interest expense includes interest costs of $21.3 million associated with public bonds issued in July of 2009 to finance the acquisition of the Alcan Packaging Food Americas business.  The percentage of variable rate debt included in total debt is 13 percent in 2009, 55 percent in 2008, and 64 percent in 2007.  Variable interest rates remained low in 2009, and we dedicated our excess cash flow to debt reduction throughout the year.

Other Costs (Income), Net

For the year ended December 31, 2009, other costs and income included $44.8 million of acquisition related professional fees and related expenses associated with the acquisition of the Alcan Packaging Food Americas business.  Financial income recorded in 2009 was $20.2 million, compared to $33.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.  The decrease in financial income primarily reflects a decline in interest income from lower cash balances invested outside of the United States in 2009.  Financial income also includes fiscal incentives for certain flexible packaging locations and is considered as a part of flexible packaging operating profit.  These fiscal incentives are associated with net sales in South America and are expected to continue over the next few years in conjunction with sales growth in that region.  Net foreign exchange gains totaled $1.4 million in 2009 compared to a net foreign exchange loss of $6.8 million in 2008.  During 2009, other costs and income also included a $5.1 million accrual for an administrative sales tax assessment and a gain of $3.6 million on the sale of a property.  In 2007, other costs (income) included $28.3 million of financial income, about half of which related to interest income on cash held at non-U.S. locations.

Income Taxes

The difference between our overall tax rate of 36.5 percent in 2009, 35.9 percent in 2008, and 36.0 percent in 2007 and the U.S. statutory rate of 35 percent in each of the three years presented principally relates to state and local income taxes net of federal income tax benefits.

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling interest primarily represents the outstanding preferred shares of Dixie Toga, our Brazilian flexible packaging subsidiary.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Debt to Total Capitalization

Debt to total capitalization (which includes total debt, long-term deferred tax liabilities, and equity) was 38.8 percent at December 31, 2009, compared to 31.5 percent at December 31, 2008, and 32.4 percent at December 31, 2007.  Total debt was $1,258.8 million, $686.6 million, and $843.3 million at December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  The increase in debt during 2009 reflects $800.0 million of public bonds issued in July 2009 in anticipation of the Alcan Packaging Food Americas acquisition, net of a reduction in commercial paper and other debt outstanding.

Credit Rating

Our capital structure and financial practices have earned Bemis Company long-term investment grade credit ratings of “BBB” from Standard & Poor’s and “Baa1” from Moody’s Investors Service, and a credit rating of “A-2” and “Prime-2” for our commercial paper program from Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investor Service, respectively.  Our ratings have been revised to reflect the impact of

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the additional debt issued to finance the acquisition of Alcan Packaging Food Americas.  These credit ratings are important to our ability to issue commercial paper at favorable rates of interest.

Net Cash Flow from Operations

Net cash provided by operations was $475.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to $293.6 million in 2008 and $406.2 million in 2007.  During 2009, an emphasis on aggressive cost management, production efficiency, and working capital management all contributed to this improvement in cash flow.  Net cash provided by operations was reduced by a voluntary pension contribution to our U.S. pension plans of $30.0 million in 2009.  Contributions of $2.3 million and $1.1 million were made to our U.S. pension plans in 2008 and 2007, respectively.  We expect to contribute approximately $20 million to our U.S. pension plans in 2010.  We expect to fund this contribution with cash provided by operations.

Acquisition Financing

On July 27, 2009, we issued $400.0 million of bonds due in 2014 with a fixed interest rate of 5.7 percent and $400.0 million of bonds due in 2019 with a fixed interest rate of 6.8 percent.  The proceeds of these bonds were used as partial funding of the acquisition of the Alcan Packaging Food Americas business completed on March 1, 2010.

During the third quarter of 2009, we issued 8.2 million shares of common stock through a public stock offering.  The $202.8 million of net proceeds from this stock offering was also used as partial funding of the Alcan Packaging Food Americas business.  The remaining cash purchase price was financed in the commercial paper market in advance of closing.

Available Financing

In addition to using cash provided by operations, we issue commercial paper to meet our short-term liquidity needs.  At year-end, our commercial paper debt outstanding was $90.5 million.  Based upon our current credit rating, we enjoy ready access to the commercial paper markets.

As of December 31, 2009, Bemis had available from its banks a $425.0 million revolving credit facility.  This credit facility is used principally as back-up for our commercial paper program.  Our revolving credit facility is supported by a group of major U.S. and international banks.  Covenants imposed by the revolving credit facility include limits on the sale of businesses, minimum net worth calculations, and a maximum ratio of debt to total capitalization.  The revolving credit agreement includes a combined $100 million multicurrency limit to support the financing needs of our international subsidiaries.  Upon completion of the Alcan Packaging Food Americas business acquisition on March 1, 2010, an amendment to the revolving credit facility became effective, increasing credit available and therefore total commercial paper capacity from $425.0 million to $625.0 million.  If this revolving credit facility were no longer available to us, we would expect to meet our financial liquidity needs by accessing the bank market, which would increase our borrowing costs.  Borrowings under the credit agreement are subject to a variable interest rate.

Commercial paper outstanding at December 31, 2009, has been classified as long-term debt in accordance with our intention and ability to refinance such obligations on a long-term basis.  The related back-up credit agreement expires on April 28, 2013.

Liquidity Outlook

On December 31, 2009, our revolving credit facilities supported total commercial paper outstanding of $90.5 million, industrial revenue bonds outstanding of $8.0 million, and multicurrency loans outstanding of $17.7 million.  As a result, we had the capacity to borrow an additional $308.8 million under the credit facility as of December 31, 2009.  In connection with the completion of the acquisition of Alcan Packaging Food Americas on March 1, 2010, an amendment to our existing revolving credit facility became effective and increased our available credit by $200.0 million.  This amended balance of available credit, combined with future cash flows from operations, are expected to provide sufficient liquidity to meet our cash obligations projected for 2010, including acquisition related payments.

Management expects cash flow from operations and available liquidity described above to be sufficient to support operations going forward.  We do not expect our liquidity needs to be materially impacted by the completion of the Alcan Packaging Food Americas acquisition.  There can be no assurance, however, that the cost or availability of future borrowings will not be impacted by future capital market disruptions.  In addition, substantial increases in raw material costs could increase our short term liquidity needs.

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures were $89.2 million during 2009, compared to $120.5 million in 2008, and $178.9 million in 2007.  Spending levels for 2008 and 2009 reflect the positive impact of improved capacity utilization initiatives combined with a general slowdown in sales volume.  During 2007, we completed a multiyear investment for new facilities and equipment for the medical and pharmaceutical markets, a platform for formable, rigid packaging products, additional converting equipment in our Malaysian operation, and proprietary film production capacity for European markets.  Over the long-term, we expect average annual capital expenditures to be approximately equivalent to total annual depreciation and amortization expenses.  We expect to fund 2010 capital expenditures with cash provided by operating activities.

Dividends

We increased our quarterly cash dividend by 2.3 percent during the first quarter of 2009 to 22.5 cents per share.  This follows increases of 4.8 percent in 2008 and 10.5 percent in 2007.  In February 2010, the Board of Directors approved the 27th consecutive annual increase in the quarterly cash dividend on common stock to 23 cents per share, a 2.2 percent increase.

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Share Repurchases

No shares were repurchased during 2009.  During 2008, we purchased 1.0 million shares of common stock.  During 2007, we purchased 5.15 million shares of common stock.  As of December 31, 2009, we were authorized to purchase up to 4.1 million additional shares of common stock for the treasury.

Contractual Obligations

The following table provides a summary of contractual obligations including our debt payment obligations, operating lease obligations, and certain other purchase obligations as of December 31, 2009.  Capital leases are insignificant.

Contractual Payments Due by Period

Pursuant to current authoritative accounting guidance, the Company has accrued income tax liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions.  These liabilities have been excluded from the table above due to the high degree of uncertainty as to amounts and timing regarding future payments.  See Note 13 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

(1)          These amounts are included in our Consolidated Balance Sheet.  A portion of this debt is commercial paper backed by a bank credit facility that expires on April 28, 2013.

(2)          A portion of the interest expense disclosed is subject to variable interest rates.   The amounts disclosed above assume that variable interest rates are equal to rates at December 31, 2009.

(3)          We enter into operating leases in the normal course of business.  Substantially all lease agreements have fixed payment terms based on the passage of time.  Some lease agreements provide us with the options to renew the lease.  Our future operating lease obligations would change if we exercised these renewal options and if we entered into additional operating lease agreements.

(4)          Purchase obligations represent contracts or commitments for the purchase of raw materials, utilities, capital equipment and various other goods and services.

(5)          Postretirement obligations represent contracts or commitments for postretirement healthcare benefits and benefit payments for the unfunded Bemis Supplemental Retirement Plan.  See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about our postretirement benefit obligations.

Interest Rate Swaps

In September 2001, we entered into interest rate swap agreements with two U.S. banks, which increased our exposure to variable rates.  These interest rate swap agreements, which expired on the date the related notes matured in August 2008, reduced the interest cost of the notes from 6.5 percent to about 6.0 percent in 2008 and 2007.

Market Risks and Foreign Currency Exposures

We enter into contractual arrangements (derivatives) in the ordinary course of business to manage foreign currency exposure and interest rate risks.  We do not enter into derivative transactions for trading purposes.  Our use of derivative instruments is subject to internal policies that provide guidelines for control, counterparty risk, and ongoing reporting.  These derivative instruments are designed to reduce the income statement volatility associated with movement in foreign exchange rates and to achieve greater exposure to variable interest rates.

A portion of the interest expense on our outstanding debt is subject to short-term interest rates.  As such, increases in short-term interest rates will directly impact the amount of interest we pay.  For each one percent increase in variable interest rates, the annual interest expense on $123.4 million of variable rate debt outstanding would increase by $1.2 million.

Our international operations enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to manage foreign currency exchange rate exposures associated with certain foreign currency denominated receivables and payables.  At December 31, 2009 and 2008, we had outstanding forward exchange contracts with notional amounts aggregating $18.3 million and $5.0 million, respectively.  Forward exchange contracts generally have maturities of less than six months.  Counterparties to the forward exchange contracts are major financial institutions.  Credit loss from counterparty nonperformance is not anticipated.  We have not designated these derivative instruments as hedging instruments.  The net settlement amount (fair value) related to the active forward foreign currency exchange contracts is insignificant and recorded on the balance sheet within current liabilities and as an element of other costs (income), net, which offsets the related transactions gains and losses on the related foreign denominated asset or liability.

Our business in Brazil holds U.S. dollar denominated debt which creates exposure to changes in currency rates when compared to its functional currency of the Brazilian real.  In order to hedge this exposure, we enter into currency swaps with maturities that match the underlying debt, effectively converting a portion of the U.S. denominated debt to the local currency.  We have not designated these

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derivative instruments as hedging instruments.  At December 31, 2009 and 2008, we had outstanding currency swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $18.4 million and $24.6 million, respectively.  The net settlement amounts (fair value) related to active swap contracts is recorded on the balance sheet as part of the underlying debt and as an expense element of other costs (income), net, which offsets the related transaction gains or losses and were not significant at December 31, 2009 and 2008.

The operating results of our international operations are recorded in local currency and translated into U.S. dollars for consolidation purposes.  The impact of foreign currency translation on net sales was a decrease of $125.8 million in 2009 and an increase of $60.5 million in 2008.  Operating profit decreased by approximately $9.4 million in 2009 and improved by $5.9 million in 2008 as a result of foreign currency translation.

Stockholders’ equity includes adjustments to other comprehensive income for changes in currency translation for consolidated balance sheet accounts.  The impact of currency translation during 2009 was an increase in stockholders’ equity totaling $158.6 million.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP.  The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.  On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to retirement benefits, intangible assets, goodwill, and expected future performance of operations.  Our estimates and judgments are based upon historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.  Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We believe the following are critical accounting estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

·                  The calculation of annual pension costs and related assets and liabilities; and

·                  The valuation and useful lives of intangible assets and goodwill.

Pension costs

Amounts related to our defined benefit pension plans that are recognized in our financial statements are determined on an actuarial basis.  The accounting for our pension plans requires us to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of the pension plans on our balance sheet.  A substantial portion of our pension amounts relate to our defined benefit plans in the United States.  Net periodic pension cost recorded in 2009 was $18.8 million, compared to pension cost of $10.5 million in 2008 and $15.2 million in 2007.

One element used in determining annual pension income and expense in accordance with accounting rules is the expected return on plan assets. For the year 2009, we maintained a target allocation to equity investments of 70 percent of total assets and an expected long-term rate of return on plan assets of 8.25 percent.

To develop the expected long-term rate of return on assets assumption, we considered compound historical returns and future expectations based upon our target asset allocation.  For the historical long-term investment periods of 10, 15, 20 and 25 years ending December 31, 2009, our pension plan assets earned annualized rates of return of 0.7 percent, 8.0 percent, 8.1 percent, and 9.3 percent, respectively.  Using our target asset allocation of plan assets of 70 percent equity securities and 30 percent fixed income securities, our outside actuaries have used their independent economic model to calculate a range of expected long-term rates of return and have determined our assumptions to be reasonable.

This assumed long-term rate of return on assets is applied to a calculated value of plan assets, which recognizes changes in the fair value of plan assets in a systematic manner over approximately three years.  This process calculates the expected return on plan assets that is included in pension income or expense.  The difference between this expected return and the actual return on plan assets is generally deferred and recognized over subsequent periods.  The net deferral of asset gains and losses affects the calculated value of pension plan assets and, ultimately, future pension income and expense.

At the end of each year, we determine the discount rate to be used to calculate the present value of pension plan liabilities.  This discount rate is an estimate of the current interest rate at which the pension liabilities could be effectively settled at the end of the year.  In estimating this rate, we look to changes in rates of return on high quality, fixed income investments that receive one of the two highest ratings given by a recognized ratings agency.  At December 31, 2009, for our U.S. defined benefit pension plans we determined this rate to be 5.75 percent, a decrease of one quarter of one percent from the 6.00 percent rate used at December 31, 2008.

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Pension assumptions sensitivity analysis

Based upon current assumptions of 5.75 percent for the discount rate and 8.25 percent for the expected rate of return on pension plan assets, we expect pension expense before the effect of income taxes for 2010 to be in a range of $23 million to $27 million.  The following charts depict the sensitivity of estimated 2010 pension expense to incremental changes in the discount rate and the expected long-term rate of return on assets.

The amount by which the fair value of plan assets differs from the projected benefit obligation of a pension plan must be recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as an asset, in the case of an overfunded plan, or as a liability, in the case of an underfunded plan.  The gains or losses and prior service costs or credits that arise but are not recognized as components of pension cost are recorded as a component of other comprehensive income.  The following chart depicts the sensitivity of the total pension adjustment to other comprehensive income to changes in the assumed discount rate.

Intangible assets and goodwill

The purchase price of each new acquisition is allocated to tangible assets, identifiable intangible assets, liabilities assumed, and goodwill.  Determining the portion of the purchase price allocated to identifiable intangible assets and goodwill requires us to make significant estimates.  The amount of the purchase price allocated to intangible assets is generally determined by estimating the future cash flows of each asset and discounting the net cash flows back to their present values.  The discount rate used is determined at the time of the acquisition in accordance with accepted valuation methods.

Goodwill represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired, including intangible assets.  We review our goodwill for impairment annually and assess whether significant events or changes in the business circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the goodwill may not be recoverable. The test for impairment requires us to make estimates about fair value, most of which are based on projected future cash flows.  Our estimates associated with the goodwill impairment tests are considered critical due to the amount of goodwill recorded on our consolidated balance sheet and the judgment required in determining fair value amounts, including projected future cash flows.  None of our reporting units with significant goodwill were at risk of failing step one of the goodwill impairment test.  Goodwill was $646.9 million as of December 31, 2009.

Intangible assets consist primarily of purchased technology, customer relationships, patents, trademarks, and tradenames and are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, which range from one to 30 years, when purchased.  We review these intangible assets for impairment as changes in circumstances or the occurrence of events suggest that the remaining value is not recoverable.  The test for impairment requires us to make estimates about fair value, most of which are based on projected future cash flows.  These estimates and projections require judgments as to future events, condition, and amounts of future cash flows.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Guidance Adopted in the Year Ended December 31, 2009

Business Combinations

In December 2007, the FASB issued authoritative guidance to establish principles and requirements for how an acquirer in a business combination recognizes and measures in its financial statements, the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree.  Guidance was also provided for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of business combinations.  This guidance was effective on a prospective basis for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.  During the second half of 2008, we incurred accounting, legal, and other professional fees associated with the Company’s due diligence effort related to the Huhtamaki Oyj acquisition and the Alcan Packaging Food Americas acquisition.  These costs were deferred in 2008 under the then existing accounting standards.  Upon the adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2009, these costs were expensed.  We incurred additional costs during the year ended December 31, 2009 which were expensed.  The total

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impact to our earnings for the year ended December 31, 2009, as a result of this due diligence effort was a pretax charge of $31.8 million, or a reduction in earnings per share of $0.19.

Defined Benefit Retirement Plan Disclosures

In December 2008, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding an employer’s disclosures about plan assets of a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan.  This guidance requires employers to disclose fair value measurements of plan assets, investment policies and strategies, and significant concentrations of risk.  The guidance was effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009, and has expanded the disclosures related to our benefit plan assets.

Earnings Per Share

In June 2008, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which clarified that unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to receive dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities, and thus, must be included in the two-class method of computing earnings per share.  As discussed in Note 15, “Earnings Per Share Computations,” we adopted this guidance on January 1, 2009.  The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for prior years presented has been recast to reflect this guidance.  The impact of this modification was a $0.04 per share decrease in diluted earnings per share for each of the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.

Noncontrolling Interests

In December 2007, the FASB issued authoritative guidance to establish accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary.  The guidance was adopted by the Company on January 1, 2009.  As required, the presentation of minority interest is now referred to as noncontrolling interest and repositioned in the consolidated financial statements.  In the consolidated statement of income, noncontrolling interest is now presented following a subtotal entitled “Net income”.  In the consolidated balance sheet, noncontrolling interest is now presented as a component of total equity with a corresponding presentation in the consolidated statement of equity.  Prior periods have been recast to conform to the current year presentation in conformity with the requirements.

Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

In January 2010, the FASB issued additional authoritative guidance regarding fair value measurements and disclosures.  This guidance requires some new disclosures and provides clarifications on certain existing disclosure requirements.  The majority of the guidance is effective for the Company for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009.  A portion of the guidance related to expanded disclosures in the roll forward of Level 3 activity is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010.  This guidance will expand the Company’s disclosures and will not impact its financial position or results of operations.

Forward-looking Statements

This Annual Report contains certain estimates, predictions, and other “forward-looking statements” (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).  Forward-looking statements are generally identified with the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “target,” “may,” “will,” “plan,” “project,” “should,” “continue,” or the negative thereof or other similar expressions, or discussion of future goals or aspirations, which are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and which do not relate to historical matters.  Such statements are based on information available to management as of the time of such statements and relate to, among other things, expectations of the business environment in which we operate, projections of future performance (financial and otherwise), including those of acquired companies, perceived opportunities in the market and statements regarding our mission and vision.  Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expected include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions caused by inflation, interest rates, consumer confidence, rates of unemployment and foreign currency exchange rates; investment performance of assets in our pension plans; competitive conditions within our markets, including the acceptance of our new and existing products; threats or challenges to our patented or proprietary technologies; raw material costs and availability, particularly for polymer resins and adhesives; the magnitude and volatility of price changes for raw materials and our ability to pass these price changes on to our customers in selling prices or otherwise manage commodity price fluctuation risks; changes in the availability of financing; the presence of adequate cash available for investment in our business in order to maintain desired debt levels; unexpected costs or manufacturing issues related to the implementation of an enterprise resource system; costs associated with the pursuit of business combinations, unexpected costs associated with acquisitions or divestitures; the inability to complete a planned acquisition or divestiture; changes in governmental regulations, especially in the areas of environmental, health and safety matters, and foreign investment; unexpected outcomes in our current and future litigation proceedings and any related proceedings or civil lawsuits; unexpected outcomes in our current and future domestic and international tax proceedings; changes in our labor relations; and the impact of changes in the world political environment including threatened or actual armed conflict.  These and other risks, uncertainties, and assumptions identified from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation, those described under Item 1A “Risk Factors” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, could cause actual future results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.  In addition, actual future results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statement as a result of changes in the assumptions used in making such forward-looking statement.

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ITEM 7A — QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The information required by this Item 7A is included in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and under the caption “Market Risks and Foreign Currency Exposures” which is part of Management’s Discussion and Analysis included in Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Based on a sensitivity analysis (assuming a 10 percent adverse change in market rates) of our foreign exchange, currency swaps, and interest rate derivatives and other financial instruments, changes in exchange rates or interest rates would not materially affect our financial position and liquidity.  The effect on our results of operations would be substantially offset by the impact of the hedged items.

ITEM 8 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Management’s Responsibility Statement

The management of Bemis Company, Inc. is responsible for the integrity, objectivity, and accuracy of the financial statements of the Company.  The financial statements are prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and using management’s best estimates and judgments, where appropriate.  The financial information presented throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K is consistent with that in the financial statements.

The management of Bemis Company, Inc. is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f).  Under the direction, supervision, and participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, the Company’s management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO-Framework).  Based on the results of this evaluation management has concluded that internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2009.  Item 9A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K contains management’s favorable assessment of internal controls over financial reporting based on their review and evaluation utilizing the COSO-Framework criteria.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which is composed solely of outside directors, meets quarterly with management, the Internal Audit Director, the Director of Global Financial Compliance, and independent accountants to review the work of each and to satisfy itself that the respective parties are properly discharging their responsibilities.  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Director of Global Financial Compliance, and the Internal Audit Director have had and continue to have unrestricted access to the Audit Committee, without the presence of Company management.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors of Bemis Company, Inc.:

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income, of equity and of cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Bemis Company, Inc. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).  The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in “Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting” appearing under Item 9A in this Annual Report.  Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements and on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits.  We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.  Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk.  Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

As described in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements, effective January 1, 2007, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for uncertain tax positions.  As described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, in 2009 the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for noncontrolling interests, accounts for business combinations, and calculates earnings per share.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

March 1, 2010

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BEMIS COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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BEMIS COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)