UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

Current Report

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report - May 25, 2004

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

BEMIS COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission File Number 1-5277

 

Missouri

 

43-0178130

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification  No.)

 

222 South 9th Street, Suite 2300, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-4099

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (612) 376-3000

 

 



 

ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

 

On May 25, 2004, Bemis Company, Inc. issued a press release, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this report, stating that representatives from the European Commission Competition Authorities have visited its Pressure Sensitive Materials operation in Belgium in connection with an investigation of alleged anticompetitive activities in the European paper and forestry products sector.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

BEMIS COMPANY, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Gene C. Wulf

 

By

/s/ Stanley A. Jaffy

 

 

Gene C. Wulf, Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer

 

Stanley A. Jaffy, Vice President
and Controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date  May 27, 2004

 

Date  May 27, 2004

 

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