Graphic Packaging Completes Acquisition of Walter G. Anderson, Inc.


ATLANTA – Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), a leading global provider of packaging solutions to food, beverage and consumer products companies, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Graphic Packaging International, Inc., has completed the previously announced acquisition of 100% of the outstanding equity of Walter G. Anderson, Inc. ("WG Anderson") from its shareholders.



WG Anderson is a premier folding carton manufacturer with a focus on store branded food and consumer product markets. The company operates two world-class sheet-fed folding carton converting facilities located in Hamel, Minnesota and Newton, Iowa.



About Graphic Packaging Holding Company

Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK), headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a leading provider of packaging solutions for a wide variety of products to food, beverage and other consumer products companies. The Company is one of the largest producers of folding cartons and holds a leading market position in coated-unbleached kraft and coated-recycled board. The Company's customers include some of the most widely recognized companies in the world. Additional information about Graphic Packaging, its business and its products, is available on the Company's web site at www.graphicpkg.com.



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CONTACT: Investor Contact: Brad Ankerholz, Graphic Packaging Holding Company, 770-240-7971, Media Contact: Sue Appleyard, Graphic Packaging Holding Company, 773-332-3130



Web Site: http://www.graphicpkg.com  

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