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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC  20549
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FORM 10-K/A
 
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
Commission File Number 1-5277
 
BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Missouri
 
43-0178130
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)
 
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) 527-5000
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of Each Class
 
Name of Each Exchange
on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share
 
New York Stock Exchange
 
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  ý 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  ý
 
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  ý  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  ý  NO  o
 
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.  ý
 
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,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):
 
Large Accelerated Filer x
 
Accelerated Filer o
Non-Accelerated Filer o
 
Smaller Reporting Company o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 
 
 
 
Emerging growth company o

 
 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  YES  o  NO  ý
 
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by nonaffiliates of the Registrant on June 30, 2017, based on a closing price of $46.25 per share as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, was $4,253,828,441.
 
As of February 21, 2018, the Registrant had 90,975,529 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.
 
Documents Incorporated by Reference
Portions of the Proxy Statement - Annual Meeting of Shareholders May 3, 2018 - Part III






Explanatory Note

The undersigned registrant is filing this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment No. 1”) to amend its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 23, 2018 (the “Original Annual Report”). The purpose of this Amendment No. 1 is to amend and restate in its entirety the Exhibit Index of Part IV, solely to furnish hyperlinks to the exhibit list and update the reference from which Exhibit 4(a) is incorporated.
In addition, as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, new certifications by the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are being filed as exhibits to this Amendment No. 1; however, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the certifications have been omitted because this Amendment No. 1 does not contain any financial statements nor does it contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K.
Except as expressly described above and as set forth herein, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify the Original Annual Report in any way, including, without limitation, to reflect events occurring after the date of, or update any of the disclosures included in, the Original Annual Report. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Original Annual Report and with the registrant’s other filings with the SEC subsequent to the Original Annual Report.






PART  IV


Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit
 
Description
 
Form of Filing
3

(a)
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
3

(b)
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
4

(a)
 
Form of Indenture dated as of June 15, 1995, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (formerly known as First Trust National Association), as Trustee. Copies of constituent instruments defining rights of holders of long-term debt of the Company and subsidiaries, other than the Indenture specified herein, are not filed herewith, pursuant to Instruction (b)(4)(iii)(A) to Item 601 of Regulation S-K, because the total amount of securities authorized under any such instrument does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Company and subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The registrant hereby agrees that it will, upon request by the SEC, furnish to the SEC a copy of each such instrument. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated June 15, 1995 (File No. 33-60253)).
 
Incorporated by Reference
4

(b)
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
10

(a)
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
10

(b)
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
10

(c)
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
10

(d)
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
10

(e)
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
10

(f)
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
10

(g)
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
10

(h)
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
10

(i)
 
 
Incorporated by Reference





10

(j)
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
21

 
 
 
Filed Electronically
23

 
 
 
Filed Electronically
31

.1
 
 
Filed Electronically
31

.2
 
 
Filed Electronically
31

.3
 
 
Filed Electronically
31

.4
 
 
Filed Electronically
32

 
 
 
Filed Electronically
101

 
 
Interactive data files.
 
Filed Electronically
 

Footnotes to Exhibit Index

*
Management contract, compensatory plan or arrangement filed pursuant to Rule 601(b)(10)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.






SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By
/s/ Michael B. Clauer
 
By
 /s/ Jerry S. Krempa
 
Michael B. Clauer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
Jerry S. Krempa, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
 
Date March 12, 2018
 
 
Date March 12, 2018