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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2021

 

 

GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33988   26-0405422

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1500 Riveredge Parkway, Suite 100

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(770) 240-7200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock   GPK   New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 2, 2021, Graphic Packaging Holding Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the closing of the acquisition of AR Packaging Group AB on November 1, 2021. The press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Pursuant to Regulation FD, the Company hereby furnishes the Press Release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01, as well as Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The furnishing of this report is not intended to constitute a determination by the registrant that the information is material or that the dissemination of the information is required by Regulation FD.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)    Exhibits

 

99.1    Press Release dated November 2, 2021 regarding the closing of the acquisition of AR Packaging Group AB.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY
(Registrant)
By:  

/s/ Lauren S. Tashma

  Lauren S. Tashma
  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: November 2, 2021