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08/30/10Graham Packaging to Present at the KeyBanc Capital Markets Basic Materials and Packaging Conference
YORK, Pa., Aug 30, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Graham Packaging Company Inc. (NYSE: GRM) today announced that it will be participating in the KeyBanc Capital Markets Basic Materials and Packaging Conference being held on September 14-15, 2010, at the InterContinental Hotel, Boston. About Graham Packaging Company Inc. (NYSE: GRM) The company is a leading U.S. supplier of plastic containers for hot-fill juice and juice drinks, sports drinks, drinkable yogurt and smoothies, nutritional su... 
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08/18/10Graham Packaging's U.K. Subsidiary and StarBrands Unveil New PET Packaging for 'Sqezy'
YORK, Pa., Aug 18, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Graham Packaging Company Inc.'s subsidiary in the United Kingdom, Graham Packaging Plastics Chalgrove, has teamed up with StarBrands Ltd. to unveil new PET packaging aimed at helping to revitalize the sales of Sqezy wash-up liquid. The historic brand, which popularized the phrase "Easy peasy lemon sqezy," is being transformed under the ownership of StarBrands and repositioned against leading products in its market sector. "We have big plan... 
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08/09/10Graham Packaging to Acquire Liquid Container, L.P.
YORK, Pa., Aug 09, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Graham Packaging Company Inc. (NYSE: GRM) today announced that its subsidiary, Graham Packaging Acquisition Corp., has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Liquid Container, L.P. and its subsidiaries for total purchase consideration of $568 million, subject to certain adjustments. Liquid Container operates fourteen blow molded plastic container plants in the U.S. serving food and household product categories. Liquid Container is expected ... 
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08/03/10Graham Packaging Announces Results for Second Quarter 2010
YORK, Pa., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Graham Packaging Company Inc. (NYSE: GRM) today announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. Highlights Net sales increased 11.5% to $652.8 million, compared with $585.7 million in the second quarter of 2009. Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased to $133.7 million, a $3.5 million increase over the second quarter of 2009.  Last twelve months ("LTM") adjusted EBITDA was $473.9 million. Free cash flow(2) for the first half of 2010 was $62.0 mi... 
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07/09/10Graham Packaging Announces Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Release Date and Teleconference
YORK, Pa., July 9, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Graham Packaging Company Inc. ("Graham Packaging," NYSE: GRM), a leading supplier of customized blow molded plastic containers, today announced plans to release its second quarter 2010 results after the market closes on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. Graham Packaging will also hold a conference call to discuss results at 5:00 pm EDT that day. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 800-573-4754 (domestic) or 617-224-4325 (international) and... 
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07/01/10Graham Packaging Announces Purchase of China Roots Packaging PTE Ltd.
YORK, Pa., July 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Graham Packaging Company Inc. (NYSE: GRM) today announced that its subsidiary, Graham Packaging Company, L.P., has successfully acquired China Roots Packaging PTE Ltd. ("China Roots") from PCCS Group Berhad, a Malaysian company. China Roots is a plastic container manufacturing company located in Guangzhou, China. Graham Packaging and PCCS Group Berhad completed the transaction on July 1, 2010. China Roots operates a world-class container m... 
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06/16/10Graham Packaging to Present at the Deutsche Bank Industrials Conference
YORK, Pa., June 16, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Graham Packaging Company Inc. (NYSE: GRM) today announced that it will be participating in the Deutsche Bank Industrials Conference being held on June 23 - 24, 2010, at The Westin Chicago River North. David Bullock, Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to present on Thursday, June 24, and the presentation will be broadcast live beginning at approximately 1:45 p.m. CDT (2:45 p.m. EDT). The presentation will also be webcast live on the Investor R... 
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06/07/10Graham Packaging Company Announces Management Changes
YORK, Pa., June 7, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Graham Packaging Company Inc. (NYSE: GRM) today announced the following management changes. Ashok Sudan, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Global Food and Beverage, has resigned his position at Graham Packaging effective June 30, 2010. Peter Lennox has been appointed to succeed Mr. Sudan. Mr. Lennox's previously served as the company's Senior Vice President, General Manager of Household Chemical and Automotive, Personal Care/Sp... 
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05/26/10Graham Packaging To Present at the Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference
YORK, Pa., May 26, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Graham Packaging Company Inc. (NYSE: GRM) today announced that it will be participating in the Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference being held on June 2 - 4, 2010, at The Goldman Sachs Conference Center. Mark Burgess, Chief Executive Officer, and David Bullock, Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to present on Wednesday, June 2, and the presentation will be broadcast live beginning at approximately 3:10 p.m. Eastern time. The presentatio... 
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05/12/10Graham Packaging's New Slingshot(TM) PET Bottle Cuts Weight - And Carbon Footprint With It
YORK, Pa., May 12, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Riddle: What do you call a truckload of improved PET bottles that weighs half a ton less than before, yet contains 7,650 bottles more? Answer: A much-improved carbon footprint. AriZona Iced Tea is getting the benefit of that improved carbon footprint from Graham Packaging's new Slingshot(TM) proprietary lightweight barrier PET bottle, which is currently being introduced in markets across the country as an upgrade for the AriZona Iced Tea 16-ou... 
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05/04/10Graham Packaging Announces Results for First Quarter 2010
YORK, Pa., May 4, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Graham Packaging Company Inc. (NYSE: GRM) today announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. Highlights Net Sales increased 4.2% to $585.6 million, compared with $561.9 million in the first quarter of 2009. Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased to $115.6 million, a 7.4% increase over the first quarter of 2009. Last twelve months Adjusted EBITDA was $470.4 million. Total Debt, net of cash, decreased to $2,147.4 million fr... 
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04/13/10Graham Packaging Announces First Quarter 2010 Earnings Release Date and Teleconference
YORK, Pa., April 13, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Graham Packaging Company Inc. ("Graham Packaging," NYSE: GRM), a leading supplier of customized blow molded plastic containers, today announced plans to release its first quarter 2010 results after the market closes on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. Graham Packaging will also hold a conference call to discuss results at 5:00 pm ET that day. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 866-362-5158 (domestic) or 617-597-5397 (international) and enter... 
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04/05/10Graham Packaging Announces Planned Entry Into China With Agreement to Purchase China Roots Packaging PTE Ltd.
YORK, Pa., April 5, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Graham Packaging Company Inc. (NYSE: GRM) today announced that its subsidiary, Graham Packaging Company, L.P., expects to acquire China Roots Packaging PTE Ltd., a plastic container manufacturing company located in Guangzhou, China. Graham Packaging has signed a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire from PCCS Group Berhad, a Malaysian company, 100% of the shares of Roots Investment Holding Private Limited, which will be the sole equity holder of ... 
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03/03/10Graham Packaging Announces Results for 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full Year
YORK, Pa., March 3, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Graham Packaging Company Inc. (NYSE: GRM) today announced results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009. Highlights Operating Income for the fourth quarter increased to $23.7 million from a loss of $38.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. Adjusted EBITDA(1) for the fourth quarter 2009 was $99.9 million, a 3.6% increase over the fourth quarter of 2008. The Company completed its Initial Public Offering, raising $150 m... 
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03/03/10Campbell Launches New Pace® Brand Package Designed for Club Store Channel
YORK, Pa., March 3, 2010 Camden, N.J.—Club Store shoppers are increasingly demanding products and packaging especially tailored for their particular usage requirements. Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) recently addressed the needs of this important shopping segment when it redesigned the packaging of its largest Pace salsa container, moving from a single 64-ounce polypropylene jug to a new 38-ounce polyethylene terephthalate jar that will be sold as a “dog bone” double pack. Campbell developed... 
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02/19/10Graham Packaging Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal 2009 Earnings Release Date and Teleconference
YORK, Pa., Feb 19, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Graham Packaging Company Inc. ("Graham Packaging," NYSE: GRM), a leading supplier of customized blow molded plastic containers, today announced plans to release its fourth quarter and full fiscal 2009 results after the market closes on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. Graham Packaging will also hold a conference call to discuss results at 5:00 pm EST that day. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 866-356-3095 (domestic) or 617-597-5391 (int... 
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02/10/10Graham Packaging Announces Pricing of Its Initial Public Offering
YORK, Pa., Feb 10, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Graham Packaging Company Inc. ("Graham Packaging"), a leading supplier of customized blow molded plastic containers, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 16,666,667 shares of its common stock at $10.00 per share. The shares are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on February 11, 2009 under the ticker symbol "GRM," and the offering is expected to close on February 17, 2010. Graham Packaging has grante... 
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02/03/10OXO 'stock' up on PET jars from Graham Packaging
YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, USA―Premier Foods has launched its latest OXO innovation—Reduced Salt Stock Granules in a PET container from Graham Packaging’s Chalgrove Plant in the United Kingdom. Premier Foods required a lightweight, square container in line with OXO’s iconic "cube" branding look. "We were tasked with producing a translucent amber jar which matched OXO’s Concentrate Liquid Stock bottles, and solid amber would have been too dark," explained Adrian Bird, production and development manage... 
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01/19/10Graham Packaging produces standard bottle mold in the UK to aid swine flu protection
YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, USA―Graham Packaging’s Chalgrove Plant in the United Kingdom has produced a new standard PET bottle mold for anti-bacterial gels and sprays aimed at companies tackling this winter’s public health risks. In the face of the incidence of swine flu and other transmissible diseases, the "Catch It, Bin It, Kill It" campaign in the United Kingdom aims to disrupt the spread of disease. One way is for visitors to use anti-bacterial products whenever they enter public buildings or for... 
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