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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * CURLER JEFFREY H   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BEMIS CO INC [BMS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE NEENAH CENTER, 4TH FLOOR, P.O. BOX 669 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/07/2010 (Street) NEENAH, WI 54957 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 09/07/2010   M   30,435 (1) A $ 30.32 1,049,204 (2) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Common Stock

(3)

01/02/2006

A

130,000

12/31/2010(5)

12/31/2010

Common Stock

130,000

(4)

130,000

D

Common Stock

(3)

01/03/2007

A

112,000

12/31/2011(6)

12/31/2011

Common Stock

112,000

(4)

112,000

D

Common Stock

(3)

01/02/2008

A

38,847

12/31/2012(7)

12/31/2012

Common Stock

38,847

(4)

38,847

D

Common Stock

$ 16.7813

01/01/2001

09/07/2010

M

122,146 (1)

(8)

12/31/2010

Common Stock

122,146

(9)

0

D

Common Stock

$ 24.59

01/01/2002

A

53,872

(8)

12/31/2011

Common Stock

53,872

(9)

53,872

D

Common Stock

$ 24.815

01/02/2003

A

82,282

(8)

12/31/2012

Common Stock

82,282

(9)

82,282

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CURLER JEFFREY H ONE NEENAH CENTER, 4TH FLOOR P.O. BOX 669 NEENAH, WI 54957	X		Chairman of the Board

Signatures

Sheri H. Edison Power of Attorney		09/08/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Exercise of Option to purchase 122,146 shares. Reporting Person attested to ownership of 80,000 shares to cover the cost of exercise and requested the Company to use 91,711 shares to cover withholding taxes, resulting in the issuance of 30,435 shares to Reporting Person.
(2)	The number of shares being transferred from the 401(k) Plan to the Reporting Person's direct account exceeds the number of shares reported as indirectly held in the 401(k) Plan on the Reporting Person's last Form 4 because the number of shares allocated to the 401(k) Plan account fluctuates based on stock price and the amount of dollars contributed to the Reporting Person's 401(k) Plan account.
(3)	Security converts to Common Stock on a one-for-one basis on date of conversion.
(4)	Will know price on the date of conversion.
(5)	Award under Bemis Time Accelerated Restricted Stock Appreciation Program (TARSAP) exempt under Rule 16b-3: Grant to Reporting Person of right to receive stock as of December 31, 2010.
(6)	Award under Bemis Time Accelerated Restricted Stock Appreciation Program (TARSAP) exempt under Rule 16b-3: Grant to Reporting Person of right to receive stock as of December 31, 2011.
(7)	Award under Bemis Time Accelerated Restricted Stock Appreciation Program (TARSAP) exempt under Rule 16b-3: Grant to Reporting Person of right to receive stock as of December 31, 2012.
(8)	Stock Option (right to buy) pursuant to Stock Option Plan exempt under Rule 16b-3: Option presently exercisable.
(9)	Will know the price on the date of exercise.

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