Bemis will use the net proceeds from the offering to partially finance the $1.2 billion purchase price of its proposed acquisition of the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging, a business unit of international mining group Rio Tinto plc.

Bemis has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the equity offering to which this communication relates. A final prospectus supplement relating to the offering will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents Bemis has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for more complete information about Bemis Company, Inc. and the equity offering.

BofA Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, and Wells Fargo Securities are acting as the joint book-running managers for the offering.

A copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement and related base prospectus may be obtained by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from BofA Merrill Lynch, 4 World Financial Center, New York, New York 10080, Attention: Prospectus Department; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., National Statement Processing, Prospectus Library, 4 Chase Metrotech Center, CS Level, Brooklyn, New York 11245 at 718-242-8002; or Wells Fargo Securities, Attn: Equity Syndicate Department, 375 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10152 at 800-326-5897 or email a request to equity.syndicate@wachovia.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements in this release that are not historical, including statements relating to the expected future performance of the Company, are considered "forward-looking" and are presented pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such content is subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to future changes in cost or availability of raw materials, consumer buying patterns under certain economic conditions, changes in customer order patterns, the results of competitive bid processes, costs associated with the pursuit of business combinations (pursuant to SFAS No. 141R), unexpected costs associated with completing the acquisition, a failure in our information technology infrastructure or applications, foreign currency fluctuations, changes in working capital requirements, and the availability and related cost of financing from banks and capital markets. Actual future results and trends may differ materially from historical results or those projected in any such forward-looking statements depending on a variety of factors which are detailed in the Company's regular SEC filings including the most recently filed Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Additional information concerning some of the factors that could cause materially different results is included in the Company's reports on forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such reports are available from the Securities and Exchange Commission's public reference facilities and its Web site, Bemis' investor relations department, and Bemis' website.

About Bemis Company, Inc.

Bemis Company is a major supplier of flexible packaging and pressure sensitive materials used by leading food, consumer products, manufacturing, and other companies worldwide. Founded in 1858, the Company reported 2008 net sales of $3.8 billion. The Company's flexible packaging business has a strong technical base in polymer chemistry, film extrusion, coating and laminating, printing and converting. The Company's pressure sensitive materials business specializes in adhesive technologies. Headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, Bemis employs about 15,800 individuals in 61 manufacturing facilities in 11 countries around the world. More information about the Company is available at its website.

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