ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS

(RELATING TO THE PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

SUPPLEMENT DATED JULY 20, 2009 AND

THE PROSPECTUS DATED JULY 20, 2009)

FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 433

REGISTRATION NO. 333-160681

JULY 21, 2009

 

Bemis Company, Inc.

 

Pricing Term Sheet

 

$ 400,000,000 5.65% Senior Notes due 2014
$ 400,000,000 6.80% Senior Notes due 2019

 

Issuer:

Bemis Company, Inc.

Security Type:

Senior Unsecured Notes

Ratings:*

Baa1 (negative outlook) / BBB (stable outlook)

Pricing Date:

July 20, 2009

Settlement Date:

July 27, 2009 (T+5)

Interest Payment Dates:

February 1 and August 1, commencing February 1, 2010

Denominations:

$2,000 x 1,000

Principal Amount:

US $400,000,000

US $400,000,000

Title:

5.65% Senior Notes due 2014

6.80% Senior Notes due 2019

Maturity:

August 1, 2014

August 1, 2019

Benchmark:

2.625% notes due June 30, 2014

3.125% notes due May 15, 2019

Benchmark Yield:

2.439%

3.593%

Re-Offer Spread to Benchmark:

T+325bps

T+325bps

Coupon:

5.65%

6.80%

Price to Public:

99.831%

99.691%

Yield to Maturity:

5.689%

6.843%

Optional Redemption:

T+50 bps

T+50 bps

CUSIP/ISIN:

081437AG0 / US081437AG05

081437 AF2 / US081437AF22

Joint-Bookrunners:

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Banc of America Securities LLC
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Co-Managers:

ING Financial Markets LLC

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

 


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This pricing term sheet supplements the preliminary form of prospectus supplement issued by Bemis Company, Inc. on July 20, 2009 relating to their prospectus dated July 20, 2009.

 

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