UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report - April 22, 2019

(Date of earliest event reported)

BEMIS COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number 1-5277



Missouri		43-0178130
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

2301 Industrial Drive, Neenah, WI 54956

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (920) 527-5000

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Emerging growth company o

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On April 22, 2019, Bemis Company, Inc. issued a press release containing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this report.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The documents furnished as exhibits to this report contain certain non-GAAP financial measures, including:

•Diluted earnings per share as adjusted

•Organic sales growth (decline)

•Adjusted return on invested capital

•Net debt to adjusted EBITDA

•Adjusted EBITDA

•Net debt

Each of these measures excludes from the most directly comparable GAAP measures the impact of certain items. Management believes these adjusted measures are useful to investors because they assist an investor’s understanding of the impact of these items on the comparability of the Company’s operations from year-to-year. Excluding the impact of these items also enables investors to compare our underlying operational results and trends before other charges and income items that are considered by management as not related to the Company’s core operations. Management uses these adjusted measures to monitor and evaluate operating performance and also for internal planning purposes. These measures are subject to certain limitations because they do not reflect all charges, income, or other items that were actually recognized by the Company in accordance with GAAP. As a result, investors should consider these non-GAAP measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial performance measures presented in accordance with GAAP. In addition, these adjusted measures may not be calculated in the same manner as adjusted measures presented by other companies.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d). The April 22, 2019, Bemis Company, Inc. press release for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019, is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this report.

Exhibit 99 Registrant's 2019 First Quarter Earnings Release

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report 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	April 22, 2019	Date	April 22, 2019

BEMIS CO INC 8-K