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| Date | Title | | | 11/18/09 | Graphic Packaging Holding Company Appoints New Board Member|
MARIETTA, Ga., Nov.18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) announced today that Lynn A. Wentworth has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors, effective November 18, 2009.
"We are very pleased to welcome Lynn to the Board of Graphic Packaging," said John R. Miller, Chairman of the Board. "Her financial background and corporate experience will serve the Board well as we work to further the Company's priorities."
Ms. Wentworth is the retired ... |
|  | | 11/05/09 | Graphic Packaging Holding Company Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results| MARIETTA, Ga., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Third Quarter Highlights
-- Earnings per share were $0.10 versus a loss of $(0.04) per share in the
prior year period.
-- Adjusted EBITDA was $155.1 million, 17.1% higher than the prior year
period.
-- Excluding alternative fuel tax credits, operating cash flow increased
$74.9 million versus the prior year period.
-- Net Debt reduced by $113.6 million during the quarter.
Graphic Packagi... |
|  | | 11/03/09 | Graphic Packaging Continues Manufacturing Integration| The Company Plans to Close Two U.S. Folding Carton Plants
MARIETTA, Ga., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Graphic Packaging International, Inc., a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), today announced that it plans to close two manufacturing facilities and transition business to other U.S. operating locations. These closures are part of the Company's continued efforts to achieve synergies related to the March 2008 combination with Altivity Packaging, LLC ("Altivity").
G... |
|  | | 10/06/09 | Graphic Packaging Announces Release Date for Third Quarter 2009 Earnings|
MARIETTA, Ga., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) will release results for the third quarter 2009 on Thursday, November 5th before the market opens. The same morning, the company will host a conference call at 8:30am to discuss third quarter results. To access the live conference call, listeners calling from within North America should dial 800-392-9489 at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the conference call (Conference ID #33401838). Li... |
|  | | 09/14/09 | Breakthrough Enhancements From Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Set Stage For Big Improvements In Retail Sales| Two Dramatic Product Enhancements On Display At Pack Expo
Marietta, Georgia – September 14, 2009 – Hang tags and product labels, which are two classic tools in the mix of packaging elements, have been given innovative new twists by Graphic Packaging International, Inc. – and now these dramatically-enhanced techniques are on prominent display at the prestigious Pack Expo being held October 5 – 7, 2009 in Las Vegas.
“Retail means detail – that’s why we’ve developed two new tools to give co... |
|  | | 08/20/09 | Graphic Packaging Announces Closing of $180 Million Senior Notes Offering| MARIETTA, Ga., Aug 20, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Graphic Packaging International, Inc. ("Graphic Packaging"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), announced today the completion of its previously announced private offering of $180 million aggregate principal amount of its 9.50% senior notes due 2017 (the "Senior Notes"). The Senior Notes are guaranteed by Graphic Packaging Holding Company and Graphic Packaging Corporation, as well as by cer... |
|  | | 08/13/09 | Graphic Packaging Announces Pricing of Senior Notes Offering and Redemption of Remaining Outstanding 8.50% Senior Notes due 2011| MARIETTA, Ga., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Graphic Packaging
International, Inc. ("Graphic Packaging"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), announced today that it has
entered into an agreement to sell $180 million aggregate principal amount of
senior notes due 2017 (the "Senior Notes") offered pursuant to Rule 144A and
Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Senior Notes
will bear interest at an annual rate of 9.5% a... |
|  | | 08/13/09 | Graphic Packaging Announces Senior Notes Offering| MARIETTA, Ga., Aug 13, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Graphic Packaging International, Inc. ("Graphic Packaging"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), announced today that it intends to offer, pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, $180 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2017.
The Senior Notes will be guaranteed by Graphic Packaging Holding Company and Graphic Packaging Corporati... |
|  | | 08/11/09 | Graphic Packaging Increases Prices on Coated and Uncoated Recycled Board| MARIETTA, Ga., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Graphic Packaging
International, Inc., a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:
GPK), yesterday announced a $40 per ton price increase for its coated recycled
board (CRB) and uncoated recycled board (URB) to offset rapidly escalating
recycled fiber costs and steady increases on other input costs. The price
increase will be effective with shipments on or after September 1, 2009, and
will apply to all grades supplied by mil... |
|  | | 08/05/09 | Graphic Packaging Holding Company Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results| MARIETTA, Ga., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Second Quarter Highlights
-- Earnings per share were $0.06. Earnings include $55.3 million of
alternative fuel tax credits, net of expenses and $40.5 million of
one-time, non-recurring charges.
-- Adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 14.2% from 12.7% in the first
quarter 2009 and 12.2% in the prior year quarter.
-- Reduced debt by $159.1 million during the quarter while maintaining
... |
|  | | 08/04/09 | Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Announces Redemption and Prepayment of $20 Million in Aggregate Principal and Interest of 8.5% Senior Notes Due 2011| MARIETTA, Ga., Aug 04, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Graphic Packaging International, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), and a leading provider of packaging solutions for a wide variety of products to food, beverage and other consumer products companies, announced today that it will redeem and prepay approximately $20 million in aggregate principal and interest of its 8.5% Senior Notes due 2011 (the "Notes") on September 4, 2009 (the "R... |
|  | | 07/15/09 | Graphic Packaging Announces Release Date for Second Quarter 2009 Earnings| MARIETTA, Ga., July 15, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) will release results for the second quarter 2009 on Wednesday, August 5th before the market opens. The same morning, the company will host a conference call at 8:30am to discuss second quarter results. To access the live conference call, listeners calling from within North America should dial 800-392-9489 at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the conference call (Conference ID #19... |
|  | | 07/08/09 | DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, Graphic Packaging International, Inc., Scanbuy, Inc. and Augme Mobile Enter Into Marketing Agreement to Promote Mobile Technologies in the Packaging Industry| Technology Allows Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Suppliers to Immediately
Connect Consumers to Digital Information and Content Using the Camera Phone
MARIETTA, Ga., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DuPont Packaging &
Industrial Polymers (P&IP), Graphic Packaging International, Inc., Scanbuy,
Inc. and Augme Mobile announced that they have entered into a joint Marketing
Agreement to promote technologies that enable packaging to interact with
consumers. The packaging-based marketing a... |
|  | | 06/29/09 | Graphic Packaging Announces Closing of Tender Offer| MARIETTA, Ga., June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Graphic Packaging
International, Inc. ("Graphic Packaging"), a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging
Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), announced today the final results of its
previously announced cash tender offer to purchase up to $225,000,000
aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 8.50% Senior Notes due August
2011, with CUSIP number 38869PAB0 (the "Notes").
The tender offer expired at 8:00 a.m., New York City time, on Monday, June
2... |
|  | | 06/16/09 | Graphic Packaging Announces Closing of $245 Million Senior Notes Offering| MARIETTA, Ga., June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Graphic Packaging
International, Inc. ("Graphic Packaging"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), announced today the completion
of its previously announced private offering of $245 million aggregate
principal amount of its 9.50% senior notes due 2017 (the "Senior Notes"). The
Senior Notes are guaranteed by Graphic Packaging Holding Company and Graphic
Packaging Corporation, as well as by certain o... |
|  | | 06/15/09 | Graphic Packaging Announces Early Tender Results of Offer to Purchase| MARIETTA, Ga., June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Graphic Packaging International,
Inc. ("Graphic Packaging"), a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company
(NYSE: GPK), announced today that, as of 5:01 p.m., New York City time, on
June 12, 2009 (the "Early Tender Date"), $397.8 million aggregate principal
amount, or 93.59%, of notes have been validly tendered and not validly
withdrawn in connection with its previously announced cash tender offer to
purchase up to $225 million aggregate princ... |
|  | | 06/03/09 | Graphic Packaging Announces Pricing of Senior Notes Offering| MARIETTA, Ga., June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Graphic Packaging
International, Inc. ("Graphic Packaging"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), announced today that, in
connection with its cash tender offer for up to $225 million aggregate
principal amount of its 8.50% senior unsecured notes due August 2011, it has
entered into an agreement to sell $245 million aggregate principal amount of
its senior unsecured notes due 2017 (the "Senior Notes"... |
|  | | 06/02/09 | Graphic Packaging Sells Handschy Business to Sun Chemical| MARIETTA, Ga., June 2, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Graphic Packaging International, Inc., a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), announced today that it has closed the transaction to sell certain assets and liabilities of the Handschy inks, coatings and varnishes business to Sun Chemical.
"The sale of Handschy is a continuation of our strategy to optimize our manufacturing assets following the Altivity combination," said David W. Scheible, President and CEO. "This i... |
|  | | 06/01/09 | Graphic Packaging Announces Senior Notes Offering| MARIETTA, Ga., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Graphic Packaging
International, Inc. ("Graphic Packaging"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), announced today that, in
connection with its cash tender offer for up to $225 million aggregate
principal amount of its 8.50% senior unsecured notes due August 2011, it
intends to offer, pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, $245 million aggregate principal ... |
|  | | 06/01/09 | Graphic Packaging Commences Tender Offer for 8.50% Senior Notes Due 2011| MARIETTA, Ga., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Graphic Packaging
International, Inc. ("Graphic Packaging"), a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging
Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), announced today that it has commenced a cash
tender offer for up to $225 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.50%
Senior Notes due August 2011, with CUSIP number 38869PAB0 (the "Notes").
The tender offer will expire at 8:00 a.m., New York City time, on Monday,
June 29, 2009, unless extended or earlier term... |
|  | | 05/22/09 | Graphic Packaging Agrees to Sell Handschy Business to Sun Chemical| MARIETTA, Ga., May 22, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Graphic Packaging International, Inc., a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), announced today that it has entered into an agreement to divest certain assets and liabilities of the Handschy inks, coatings and varnishes business to Sun Chemical. The parties plan to close on the transaction at an undetermined date.
About Graphic Packaging Holding Company.
Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), head... |
|  | | 05/12/09 | Graphic Packaging Divests Bag Equipment Manufacturing Facility| MARIETTA, Ga., May 12, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Graphic Packaging International, Inc., a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), announced today that it has closed on the sale of its Salt Lake City, Utah, multi-wall bagging equipment business. This facility specializes in the production of multi-wall bagging equipment, which is non-core to Graphic's strategy. "This divestiture is in keeping with Graphic Packaging's stated objective of optimizing its produc... |
|  | | 05/06/09 | Graphic Packaging Holding Company Reports First Quarter 2009 Results| MARIETTA, Ga., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
First Quarter Highlights
-- Net sales of $1,019.2 million increased $294.9 million or 41% over the
prior year quarter.
-- Adjusted EBITDA was $129.9 million compared to Adjusted EBITDA of
$99.6 million in the prior year quarter.
-- Cash flow from operations was $1.9 million compared to $(75.2) million
in the prior year quarter.
-- Achieved Annualized synergies of $91.8 million related t... |
|  | | 05/04/09 | Graphic Packaging Regains Compliance with NYSE Minimum Share Price Requirement| MARIETTA, Ga., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Graphic Packaging Holding
Company (NYSE: GPK) received notification today from the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) that as of April 30, 2009, the company's 30-day average share
price was above $1.00, restoring the company's compliance with the minimum
share price requirement under the NYSE listing standards. The minimum 30-day
average share price requirement was the only listing standard with which
Graphic Packaging was non-compliant.
... |
|  | | 04/14/09 | Graphic Packaging Announces Release Date for First Quarter 2009 Earnings| MARIETTA, Ga., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Graphic Packaging
Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) will release results for the first quarter 2009 on
Wednesday, May 6th after the close of the market. The following day, Thursday,
May 7th at 10am eastern time, the company will host a conference call to
discuss first quarter results. To access the live conference call, listeners
calling from within North America should dial 800-392-9489 at least 10 minutes
prior to the start of the conferen... |
|  | | 03/31/09 | Eco Award-winning Cap-it Multipack Makes Less More Sustainable| Marietta, Georgia – March 31, 2009 – Everywhere consumers turn today, claims of greener, earth-friendly packaging seem to be the norm. So when a beverage package recently made an eco-statement impressive enough to earn the inaugural Eco Award sponsored by the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) www.ppcnet.org, it is important for the industry and consumers to take note.
A jury of industry experts at the 66th annual PPC National Paperboard Packaging Competition chose Cap-it, the eco-friendly ... |
|  | | 02/26/09 | Graphic Packaging Holding Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results| MARIETTA, Ga., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Fourth Quarter Highlights
-- Net sales of $1,047.7 million in the fourth quarter 2008 increased
$445.8 million or 74 percent over the prior year quarter.
-- Adjusted EBITDA was $103.1 million compared to Adjusted EBITDA of
$82.7 million in the prior year quarter.
-- Annualized synergies exceeded $67 million, well ahead of pace to
achieve target of $90 million by 2010.... |
|  | | 02/11/09 | Graphic Packaging Notified by NYSE of Non-Compliance with Listing Standard| MARIETTA, Ga., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Graphic Packaging Holding
Company (NYSE: GPK) announced today that the New York Stock Exchange has
notified the company it is now considered to be "below criteria" set by NYSE
regulations. The NYSE requires that the average 30 day closing price of a
listed company's common stock be above $1.00 per share. As of February 6,
2009, the date of the NYSE notice, the 30 trading-day average closing price of
Graphic Packaging Holding Company's ... |
|  | | 02/10/09 | Graphic Packaging Continues Manufacturing Integration and Optimization to Achieve Targeted Synergies of $90 Million| The Company Plans to Close Three U.S. Folding Carton Plants and a
Multiwall Bag Facility Plus Streamline Manufacturing Operations in Its Folding
Carton Business
MARIETTA, Ga., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Graphic Packaging
International, Inc., a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:
GPK), today announced that it plans to close four manufacturing facilities and
transition their business to other U.S. operating locations as it continues to
aggressively complete... |
|  | | 01/29/09 | Graphic Packaging Announces Release Date for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Earnings| MARIETTA, Ga., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Graphic Packaging Holding
Company (NYSE: GPK) will release results for the fourth quarter and full year
2008 on Thursday, February 26th after the close of the market. The following
day, Friday, February 27th at 10am eastern time, the company will host a
conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year results. To access
the live conference call, listeners calling from within North America should
dial 800-392-9489 at least 10 minu... |
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