UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K/A

Amendment No. 1

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007

or

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

For the transition period from to

Graphic Packaging Corporation

Delaware		58-2205241
(State of incorporation)		(I.R.S. employer
		identification no.)
814 Livingston Court, Marietta, Georgia		30067
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Title of Each Class		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share		New York Stock Exchange
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock		New York Stock Exchange
Purchase Rights Associated with the Common Stock

     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o      No þ

     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o      No þ

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ      No o

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.      þ

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o		Accelerated filer þ	Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)			Smaller reporting company o

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o      No þ

     The aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates at June 30, 2007 was $335.6 million.

     As of April 30, 2008, there were 1,000 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Not applicable.

 

 

GRAPHIC PACKAGING CORPORATION
FORM 10-K/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS

				Page
		Explanatory Note		3
		PART III
Item 10.		Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance		3
Item 11.		Executive Compensation		4
Item 12.		Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters		20
Item 13.		Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence		21
Item 14.		Principal Accountant Fees and Services		24
		PART IV
Item 15.		Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules		24
EX-31.1 SECTION 302, CERTIFICATION OF THE CEO
EX-31.2 SECTION 302, CERTIFICATION OF THE CFO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

     On February 29, 2008, Graphic Packaging Corporation (“GPC”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. On March 10, 2008, the businesses of GPC and Altivity Packaging, LLC (“Altivity”) were combined through a series of transactions. A new publicly-traded parent company, Graphic Packaging Holding Company (“GPHC”) was formed, and all of the equity interests in Altivity’s parent company were contributed to GPHC in exchange for 139,445,038 shares of its common stock. Stockholders of GPC received one share of GPHC common stock for each share of GPC common stock held immediately prior to the transactions. Subsequently, all of the equity interests in Altivity’s parent company were contributed to GPHC’s primary operating company, Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Together, these transactions are referred to herein as the “Altivity Transaction.”

     In connection with the closing of the Altivity Transaction in which GPC became a wholly owned subsidiary of GPHC, the shares of common stock of GPC were delisted from the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). As a wholly owned subsidiary of GPHC, GPC will not hold a stockholders meeting in 2008 nor file with the SEC a related proxy statement. Therefore, we are providing the information required by Part III (Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14) of Form 10-K by amendment in accordance with General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K. This Annual Report on Form 10-K/A amends Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III of our Form 10-K filed on February 29, 2008 in order to include those disclosures required by Part III of Form 10-K.

     To obtain information on the annual stockholder’s meeting of GPHC, please see the definitive proxy statement of GPHC filed with the SEC on April 23, 2008.

     References to the “Company” in this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K refer to GPC prior to the completion of the Altivity Transaction and GPHC after the completion of the Altivity Transaction unless the context requires otherwise.

PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Directors

     In connection with the closing of the Altivity Transaction and GPC becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of GPHC, the board of directors of GPC was reconstituted from nine members to three members. Prior to the closing of the Altivity Transaction, John D. Beckett, G. Andrea Botta, Kevin J. Conway, Jeffrey H. Coors, Harold R. Logan, Jr., John R. Miller, David W. Scheible, Robert W. Tieken and William R. Fields were the directors of GPC.

     The Company’s current directors’ names, ages as of the date of this Form 10-K/A and certain information about them are set forth below:

     David W. Scheible, 51, has served as a director, President and Chief Executive Officer of GPC since January 1, 2007. Prior to that time, Mr. Scheible had served as Chief Operating Officer of GPC since October 2004. Mr. Scheible served as Executive Vice President of Commercial Operations from August 2003 until October 2004. Mr. Scheible served as Chief Operating Officer of Graphic Packaging International Corporation, one of the predecessors to GPC (“GPIC”), from 1999 until August 2003. He also served as President of GPIC’s Flexible Division from January to June 1999. Previously, Mr. Scheible was affiliated with the Avery Denison Corporation, working most recently as its Vice President and General Manager of the Specialty Tape Division from 1995 through 1999 and Vice President and General Manager of the Automotive Division from 1993 to 1995.

     Daniel J. Blount, 52, was appointed to GPC’s Board on March 10, 2008 in connection with the closing of the Altivity Transaction and has been the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since September 2005. From October 2003 until September 2005, he was the Senior Vice President, Integration. From the closing of the Merger in August 2003 until October 2003, he was the Senior Vice President, Integration, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. From June 2003 until August 2003, he was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. From September 1999 until June 2003, Mr. Blount was Senior Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer. Mr. Blount was named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Riverwood Holding in September 1998. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Blount spent 13 years at Montgomery Kone, Inc., an elevator, escalator and moving ramp product manufacturer, installer and service provider, serving last as Senior Vice President, Finance.

     Stephen A. Hellrung, 60, was appointed to GPC’s Board on March 10, 2008 in connection with the closing of the Altivity Transaction and has been the Company’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since October 2003. He was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Lowe’s Companies, Inc., a home improvement specialty retailer, from April 1999 until June 2003. Prior to joining Lowe’s Companies, Mr. Hellrung held similar positions with The Pillsbury Company and Bausch & Lomb, Incorporated.

     Pursuant to Instruction G to Form 10-K, information regarding the executive officers of GPC was included in Part I of GPC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 29, 2008 under the caption “Executive Officers of the Registrant.”

Corporate Governance Matters

Audit Committee Matters

     Prior to the close of the Altivity Transaction, the GPC Board had a separately-designated standing audit committee. The members of GPC’s Audit Committee were Messrs. Logan, Miller and Tieken, with Mr. Tieken serving as Chairman. The GPC Board examined the SEC’s definition of “audit committee financial expert” and determined that each of Harold R. Logan, Jr., John R. Miller and Robert W. Tieken met those standards and were each “independent directors,” as defined by Section 303A of the NYSE’s Listed Company Manual. Accordingly, Each of Messrs. Logan, Miller and Tieken were designated by the GPC Board as an audit committee financial expert.

Code of Ethics and Conduct

     The GPC Board formally adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which applied to all of the Company’s employees, officers and directors. A copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on the Company’s website at www.graphicpkg.com in the Investor Relations section under Corporate Governance. The Company will provide printed copies of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to any person without charge upon request.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

     Based solely upon a review of Forms 3 and 4 and amendments thereto furnished to the Company pursuant to Rule 16a-3(e) of the Exchange Act during 2007 and Form 5 and amendments thereto furnished to the Company with respect to 2007, and written representations from the Company’s reporting persons, the Company believes that its officers, directors and beneficial owners have complied with all filing requirements under Section 16(a) applicable to such persons.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Compensation and Benefits Committee Report

     The members of GPHC’s Compensation and Benefits Committee, together with Messrs. Botta and Logan who served on GPC’s Compensation and Benefits Committee prior to March 10, 2008, have reviewed and discussed the following Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management of the Company. Based on such review and discussion, the Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Compensation and Benefits Committee

George V. Bayly, Chairman
John D. Beckett
Jack A. Fusco

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

     References to the “Committee” in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis section are to the Compensation and Benefits Committee. References to “Executives” are to the Named Executive Officers reported in the Summary Compensation Table and other tables in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Guiding Principles and Policies

     The goal of our compensation program is to align the interests of our employees with those of our stockholders. We do this by implementing compensation practices designed to attract, retain and motivate key members of management. A significant portion of the compensation packages of our Executives is intended to be at-risk pay for performance. In our program, we analyze each component of executive compensation and decisions with respect to one element of pay may or may not impact other elements of the overall pay packages. Market data, individual performance, retention needs and internal equity among our Executives’ compensation packages have been the primary factors considered in decisions to increase or decrease compensation materially.

Peer Group and Market Data

     We obtain an analysis of market data at least every other year in which compensation of the Executives is compared to the compensation paid to executives holding comparable positions at similar companies. The companies used for this comparison are chosen by the Company and the Committee’s consultant, Hewitt Associates, and consist of a group of about 30 manufacturing companies with revenues approximately one-half to double the revenues of the Company that participate in Hewitt Associates’ database of executive pay. This peer group was originally chosen in 2003 and has changed somewhat from study to study because of merger and acquisition activity and participation in Hewitt Associates’ database, but our goal is to have it be as constant as possible. Hewitt Associates tests the peer group results against data from broader general industry, manufacturing and forest products groups to ensure that the peer group provides an appropriate benchmark of executive compensation.

     The peer group used to develop 2007 compensation is listed below.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.		Flowserve Corporation		PACCAR Inc.
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.		FMC Corporation		Ryerson, Inc.
Avery Dennison Corporation		Harris Corporation		Sonoco Products Company
Ball Corporation		Henkel of America, Inc.		Steelcase Inc.
BorgWarner Inc.		Herman Miller, Inc.		Teleflex Incorporated
Briggs & Stratton Corporation		Johns Manville		The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.		Kennametal Inc.		Thomas & Betts Corporation
C.R. Bard, Inc.		Lexmark International		Tupperware Corporation
Cooper Cameron Corporation		Maytag Corporation		UST Inc.
Donaldson Company, Inc.		Milacron Inc.		Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
Ecolab Inc.		Molson Coors Brewing Company		Worthington Industries, Inc.

Role of Compensation Consultants

     The Committee independently retains Hewitt Associates to assist the Committee in its deliberations regarding executive compensation. Hewitt Associates is also retained by the Company to assist with various compensation and benefit matters. The mandate of Hewitt Associates is to serve the Company and work for the Committee in its review of executive compensation practices, including the competitiveness of pay levels, design issues, market trends and technical considerations. Hewitt Associates consultants attended one of five Committee meetings in 2007, and assisted the Committee with market data and a related assessment of the Company’s executive compensation levels, long-term incentive grant sizes, employment contract revisions and disclosures under the new proxy disclosure rules.

Role of Executive Officers

     The Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice President, Human Resources recommend to the Committee the compensation program design and award amounts for most executives. They are not involved in determining their own pay.

Overview of Executive Compensation Components

     Our executive compensation program currently consists of the following compensation elements:

	•		Base salary
	•		Short-term cash incentives
	•		Long-term incentives, consisting of Service Restricted Stock Units (Service RSUs) and Performance Restricted Stock Units (Performance RSUs)
	•		Welfare benefits
	•		Perquisites
	•		Retirement benefits
	•		Termination pay

     Each of these elements is discussed below, as well as the methodology used for setting the amount of each type of compensation.

Base Salary

     Philosophy. Our philosophy is to set salaries for our Executives at the 75th percentile of the peer group’s salaries for executives with similar positions and responsibilities (with adjustments made to reflect the various sizes of the companies in such group). Recent promotions, however, have resulted in actual base salaries for several of our Executives that are below the size-adjusted 50th percentile of the peer group.

     The 75th percentile represents about 15% more base salary than the size-adjusted median. The desire to set salaries at this somewhat higher level reflects the fact that annual target goals under the Management Incentive Plan (“MIP”) are set at levels of Company performance that we believe are more difficult to achieve than performance goals used to determine short-term incentive amounts at most other peer group companies. We periodically assess our performance against that of peer companies to confirm that our short-term incentive target goals represent approximately 75th percentile performance.

     Changes to base salaries occur on a periodic basis that is generally at least twelve months after the most recent adjustment for the Executive. Base salary changes take into account market data for similar positions, the

Executive’s experience and time in position, any changes in responsibilities and individual performance. Individual performance is determined by considering achievement against each Executive’s specific performance goals established at the beginning of each year. Generally, such individual performance goals are established to support the financial and operational goals established by the Board for the Company, and may include EBITDA, debt reduction and new product innovation targets, business unit revenue, profitability and cost-saving goals and certain more subjective goals such as improvement in culture, implementation of compliance initiatives and management effectiveness.

Management Incentive Plan

     The purpose of the MIP is to provide a meaningful short-term cash incentive that rewards the achievement of specified annual financial goals. The financial measure used to set such financial goals or targets is earnings before income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”).

     Target Opportunities. The MIP payout at the target level for each Executive is set at a level that pays at the 75th percentile of peer group companies for Company performance at the 75th percentile of the peer group.

     Performance Goals. Because we set target performance goals that we believe represent performance at or above the 75th percentile of our peer group (confirmed through historical analysis), achievement of such goals is designed to pay base salary plus short-term incentive at approximately the 75th percentile of the peer group. Should the Company fail to reach target goals, the MIP will pay out to a lesser degree. Payouts are discretionary on the part of the Committee if the threshold goals are not met. Our EBITDA goal for 2007 was $321 million, achievement of which would present an opportunity for a MIP award at target. The payout for performance at 90% of our EBITDA goal was set at 50% of target, and no payout would be earned for performance at or below 85% of our EBITDA goal. The payout for performance 10% or more above our EBITDA goal (after appropriate accrual for the greater compensation expense) was set at a maximum of 200% of target.

     Actual Short-Term Incentive Payouts for 2007. Actual short-term incentive payouts for 2007 are shown in the Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation column of the Summary Compensation Table. Payouts were made at 185% of target levels for 2007 reflecting achievement of EBITDA at 185.0% of target.

Long-Term Incentives

     The 2007 long-term incentive program has two elements: Service RSUs and Performance RSUs. Each represents about 50% of the competitive, total long-term incentive value that the Company pays to its Executives. Both types of grants are intended to retain Executives during a multi-year vesting period, align the long-term interests of Executives with our stockholders and provide cash and stock compensation. A mandatory two-year holding period after vesting further aligns our Executives’ interests with those of our stockholders.

     Service RSUs vest in three equal increments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant. Performance RSUs vest in full on the second anniversary of the date of grant. Both Service RSUs and Performance RSUs are payable one-half in shares of our common stock and one-half in cash two years after vesting upon the expiration of the mandatory holding period. The Board decided to split the payment of the RSUs into cash and shares due to the limited public float of the Company’s common stock (which could negatively affect an Executive’s ability to sell his or her shares without negatively affecting the price of the Company’s stock) and to facilitate the payment of taxes due upon the payout of the RSUs.

     How Award Sizes are Determined. Together, the Service RSUs and the target number of Performance RSUs are calculated to provide a long-term incentive award at approximately the size-adjusted 50th percentile of the peer group. The specific target opportunity for each Executive is determined through a combination of market data and consideration of internal equity issues among our Executives’ compensation packages.

     The value of the Service RSU grants is based on market levels of long-term compensation in February of each year times 50%. The number of shares delivered is calculated using the average closing stock price of the Company’s common stock for the month of January preceding the grant of the Service RSUs. For Service RSUs granted in 2007, the stock price used was $4.43.

     The target number of Performance RSUs to be granted in May of the following year is equal to the number of Service RSUs previously granted, and is subject to adjustment down to 0% of market and up to 70% of market (140% of target) based on the Committee’s assessment of management’s performance in the prior year.

     2007 Grants. In March 2007, we granted Service RSUs to all of the Executives except Mr. Humphrey. Grant sizes were equal to 50% of market long-term incentive opportunities.

     In May 2007, we granted Performance RSUs that represented the performance portion of the 2006 grants for Messrs. Scheible, Blount, Humphrey, Schmal and Juby.

     The May 2007 Performance RSU grants were made at 60% of market. When combined with the Service RSU grants made in 2006, they represent a grant equal to 110% of target for long-term incentives. The size of the Performance RSU grants in May 2007 was based on the Committee’s determination of 2006 performance against plan. In arriving at this figure, the Committee considered achievements in debt reduction, cost reduction, innovation and resulting new product sales, process improvements and asset utilization. Achievement was above plan in cost reduction, innovation, process improvements and asset utilization. Achievement was below plan in debt reduction.

     All of the grants discussed above are reflected in the Summary Compensation Table.

Welfare Benefit Plans

     Executives participate in employee benefit plans available to all employees, including medical, dental, accidental death and dismemberment, business travel accident, prescription drug, life and disability insurance. Continuation of welfare benefits for a limited time may occur as part of severance upon certain terminations of employment.

Perquisites

     Employment contracts for the Executives provide to each a $20,000 payment in lieu of perquisites that can be used as the Executive determines. The fixed payment was designed to take the place of other specific perquisites that existed in previous employment contracts and to simplify administration. The payment is reported in the Summary Compensation Table in the Bonus column. Payment of Mr. Scheible’s country club initiation fee was agreed to by the Company in 2006 (prior to the change to a payment in lieu of specific perquisites), but paid in 2007.

Retirement Benefits

     Executives and all other employees who meet certain service requirements are eligible to participate in one of the Company’s 401(k) Savings Plans, which are qualified defined contribution plans under the rules of the Internal Revenue Service. The Company does not offer a 401(k) restoration plan that would permit Executives to contribute to and receive matching contributions from the Company on a basis that would be commensurate with other employees as a percent of pay. Executives and all other employees hired on or before January 1, 2008, are also eligible to participate in either the Riverwood International Employees Retirement Plan or the Graphic Packaging Retirement Plan (together, the “Pension Plans”). In addition, senior executives participate in either the Riverwood International Supplemental Retirement Plan or the Graphic Packaging Supplemental Retirement Plan (together, the “Supplemental Plans”). Mr. Scheible participated in the Graphic Packaging Retirement Plan and the Graphic Packaging Supplemental Plan until January 1, 2005, the date he transferred into the Riverwood International Employees Retirement Plan and the Riverwood International Supplemental Retirement Plan. The Supplemental Plans provide a benefit based upon compensation that exceeds the limits set by the Internal Revenue Service for the Pension Plans and makes total retirement benefits under the Company’s defined benefit plans for the Executives commensurate with those available to other employees as a percent of pay. Additional information about the Pension Plans and the Supplemental Plans is provided under the Pension Benefits in 2007 table.

     Mr. Humphrey. Mr. Humphrey’s employment contract provided him with a guaranteed 10 years of service for purposes of the Riverwood International Employees Retirement Plan and the Riverwood International Supplemental Retirement Plan. This provision was designed to attract him to the Company, but the guarantee was not utilized, as Mr. Humphrey achieved 10 years of service in March 2007. In addition, a Supplemental Executive Pension Plan

(SEPP) was implemented in April 2006 to provide an additional benefit to him equal to an additional 22 years of service (up to a maximum of $5,000,000) should he remain employed through March 31, 2007. The Company paid Mr. Humphrey a benefit of $5,000,000 under the SEPP on March 31, 2007.

Employment Agreements and Potential Payments on Termination

     GPC’s Executives have employment agreements with generally uniform provisions. The agreements contain enforceable non-competition and non-solicitation covenants as well as claims releases and severance provisions.

     Agreements other than Mr. Humphrey’s provide guaranteed severance in the event of certain terminations of employment. For Mr. Scheible the guaranteed severance is two times base salary, and for Messrs. Blount, Schmal and Juby it is one times base salary. Executives also receive welfare benefits for one year after termination and a pro-rata MIP payout (which is doubled for Mr. Scheible). Mr. Humphrey did not have severance benefits in his agreement because he was expected to retire, and did in fact retire from the Company at the end of 2007.

     Executives may receive severance if they are terminated involuntarily, or terminate voluntarily for Good Reason (as defined below) within 30 days of the Good Reason event. The Executive must deliver written notice of intention to terminate for Good Reason, specifying the applicable provision, and provide the Company a reasonable opportunity to cure. The Good Reason provision in the 2006 contracts was designed to equalize the treatment of voluntary terminations for Good Reason with involuntary terminations without Cause. Doing so enables the contracts to fulfill their purpose of promoting retention during times of uncertainty and transition. “Good Reason” as defined in the agreements includes contract termination, material reduction in position, responsibilities or duties, failure of a successor company to assume the agreement, reduction in salary, breach of agreement or mandatory relocation, other than in connection with promotion, of more than 50 miles.

     The agreements are discussed in more detail under Employment Agreements and Termination of Employment Arrangements.

     We have no change-in-control severance protections in the employment agreements and, because the Company vested all outstanding options in December 2005, certain other change-in-control provisions in the Company’s equity compensation plans are moot. However, the award agreements for the Service RSUs and Performance RSUs granted under the 2004 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2004 Plan”) provide that all vesting restrictions shall lapse and the mandatory holding period shall expire upon the occurrence of a change-in-control. A “change-in-control” means any of the following events:

	•		The acquisition by any person of beneficial ownership of thirty percent (30%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, except if such acquisition is by a person who, prior to such acquisition, is the beneficial owner of thirty percent (30%) or more of such securities, or if such acquisition is by any employee benefit plan or related trust, or if such acquisition is by a stockholder who is party to the Riverwood Holding, Inc. Stockholders Agreement dated March 25, 2003.
	•		Individuals of the incumbent board (other than those whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election or removal of the directors of the Company) do not constitute at least a majority of the Board.
	•		Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation to which the Company is a party unless (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners of the Company’s outstanding securities prior to such transaction beneficially own more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the corporation resulting from the transaction, and (ii) no person (excluding successors to current stockholders or any employee benefit plan or related trust) beneficially owns thirty percent (30%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the transaction, and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the resulting entity were members of the incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board providing for such reorganization, merger or consolidation.

	•		The sale, transfer or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
	•		The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

The forgoing events were chosen to trigger the vesting and payout of RSUs under the 2004 Plan because they constitute a fundamental change in the ownership or control of the Company, which materially alters the prospects and future of the Company and, therefore, the employment conditions and opportunities for the members of management who receive RSUs.

     In addition, the following provisions would affect options granted under the Company’s equity compensation plans in the event of a change-in-control:

	•		The 2004 Plan provides that if a participant’s employment is terminated for any reason except Cause within six months prior to a change-in-control or within twelve months subsequent to such change-in-control, the participant will have until the earlier of (i) twelve months following such termination, or (ii) expiration of the option, to exercise such option.
	•		The 2003 Riverwood Holding, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan provides that outstanding options will be either cancelled in exchange for a payment in cash of an amount equal to (i) the excess of the value assigned to shares in the transaction constituting the change-in-control over (ii) the exercise price, or exchanged for an alternative award with substantially equivalent economic value.
	•		The Riverwood Holding, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan provides that outstanding options will be cancelled in exchange for a payment equal to (i) the excess of the value assigned to shares in the transaction constituting the change-in-control over (ii) the exercise price, and that such payment be made in cash or in shares of the stock of the new company, if such shares are publicly-traded.
	•		The Riverwood Holding, Inc. Supplemental Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Riverwood Holding, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan provide that outstanding options may be either cancelled in exchange for a payment equal to (i) the excess of the value assigned to shares in the transaction constituting a change-in-control over (ii) the exercise price, or if the transaction constituting a change-in-control is accounted for under the “pooling of interests” method, exercised by the holder or exchanged for fully-exercisable options to purchase the common stock of the new company, provided such opportunity is made available by the new company and that such substitute options have substantially equivalent economic value. The Board of Directors amended these plans in July 2007 to require the exchange of options to purchase shares of GPC for options to purchase shares of GPHC on substantially the same terms.
	•		The Graphic Packaging Equity Incentive Plan provides only for full vesting of stock options and other awards upon a change-in-control.
	•		Pursuant to an agreement with the Company made in 2003, certain stock options granted to Messrs. Blount and Schmal are subject to a guaranteed cash payout of $7.88 per share less the exercise price of $6.57 per share upon a change in control. On March 31, 2008, a total of 114,425 stock options and 129,879 stock options were cancelled and paid in cash to Mr. Blount and Mr. Schmal, respectively.

     In addition to certain benefits under the Company’s equity incentive plans in the event of a change-in-control, Messrs. Blount, Schmal and Juby participate in a retirement arrangement that supplements the benefit under the Company’s Pension Plans and Supplemental Plans in the event of a change-in-control by providing ten years minimum service and subsidized early retirement reduction factors. The present value of the annual net benefit under this arrangement as of December 31, 2007 is $183,041, $592,253 and $216,076 for Messrs. Blount, Schmal and Juby, respectively. As of April 15, 2008, Mr. Schmal is no longer eligible for benefits under this retirement arrangement.

Timing of Compensation

     Base salary adjustments are generally approved at the first Committee and Board meeting of the year and may take effect at various times over the course of the year. Service RSU grants are generally made at the first regularly scheduled Board meeting and Performance RSU grants are generally made at the second regularly scheduled Board meeting of the year. Our policy is that awards of equity compensation are made only at regularly scheduled meetings of the Board of Directors (except for new-hire grants) and that the date of grant is the date upon which the Board of Directors approves the grant.

Tax Issues

     For tax purposes, amounts paid under the MIP and the value of Service RSUs and Performance RSUs is capped for each Executive at a percent of EBITDA. The percents for 2007 were 2% for Mr. Scheible, 1% for Mr. Blount and .5% for Messrs. Schmal and Juby. Favorable accounting and tax treatment of the various elements of our compensation program is a consideration in its design, but, because the Committee’s policy is to maximize long-term stockholder value, it is not the sole consideration. Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) limits the deductibility of certain items of compensation to each of the Executives (or, the “covered employees,” for Code Section 162(m) purposes) to $1,000,000 annually, unless the compensation qualifies as performance-based compensation exempt from the $1,000,000 limitation. Long-term incentives are intended to qualify for the performance-based exception described above. We will continue to monitor the levels of compensation of our Executives and to consider whether other action should be taken in order to ensure deductibility of compensation payable to them, although we reserve the right to award compensation that is not deductible under Code Section 162(m) if we determine it to be in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders to do so.

Compensation of Executive Officers

     The following table sets forth the compensation paid to or earned by the Company’s Principal Executive Officer (Mr. Scheible), Principal Financial Officer (Mr. Blount) and the Company’s three other most highly paid executive officers (collectively, the “Named Executive Officers”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

Summary Compensation Table

																						Change in
																						Pension
																						Value and
																		Non-Equity				Nonqualified
																		Incentive				Deferred
														Stock				Plan				Compensation				All Other
						Salary				Bonus				Awards				Compensation				Earnings				Compensation				Total
Name and Principal Position		Year				($)				($)(1)				($)(2)(3)				($)(4)				($)(5)				($)				($)
David W. Scheible			2007				750,000				20,000				598,219				1,387,850				167,167				128,549	(6)			3,051,785
President and			2006				550,000				43,500				411,605				412,500				73,749				11,325				1,502,679
Chief Executive Officer
Daniel J. Blount			2007				416,667				20,000				303,740				539,720				216,665				9,000	(7)			1,505,792
Senior Vice President and			2006				393,750				19,725				310,614				275,625				76,975				9,298				1,085,987
Chief Financial Officer
Stephen M. Humphrey			2007				575,000				20,000				2,256,388				—				—				5,918,286	(8)			8,769,674
Vice Chairman			2006				1,058,333				—				2,635,041				1,050,000				326,106				213,516				5,282,996
Wayne E. Juby			2007				322,500				20,000				587,784				358,065				95,984				9,000	(7)			1,393,333
Senior Vice President,			2006				311,042				13,473				214,543				186,625				64,502				17,112				807,297
Human Resources
Michael R. Schmal			2007				363,333				20,000				329,110				470,635				370,035				9,000	(7)			1,562,113
Senior Vice President,			2006				350,000				11,988				362,051				245,000				136,031				16,812				1,121,882
Beverage

     The following table sets forth information regarding the grants of annual cash incentive compensation and RSUs during 2007 to the Named Executive Officers.

Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2007

																														All Other				Grant
																														Stock				Date Fair
																														Awards:				Value of
						Estimated Possible Payouts												Estimated Future Payouts												Number				Stock
						Under Non-Equity Incentive												Under Equity Incentive												Shares of				and
						Plan Awards(1)												Plan Awards(2)												of Stock				Option
Name and Principal		Grant				Threshold				Target				Maximum				Threshold				Target				Maximum				or Units				Awards(3)
Position		Date				($)				($)				($)				($)				(#)				(#)				(#)				($)
David W. Scheible			03/02/2007				0				750,000				1,500,000
President and			03/02/2007																												155,457	(5)			719,766
Chief Executive Officer			03/02/2007																0				155,457				217,640								719,766
			05/15/2007																												195,763	(6)			945,535
Daniel J. Blount			03/02/2007				0				291,667				583,333
Senior Vice President and			03/02/2007																												50,762	(5)			235,028
Chief Financial Officer			03/02/2007																0				50,762				71,067								235,028
			05/15/2007																												101,695	(6)			491,187
Stephen M. Humphrey			03/02/2007				(4	)			(4	)			(4	)
Vice Chairman			05/15/2007																												467,161	(6)			2,256,388
Wayne E. Juby			03/02/2007				0				193,500				387,000
Senior Vice President,			03/02/2007																												40,926	(5)			189,487
Human Resources			03/02/2007																0				40,926				57,296								189,487
			05/15/2007																												81,992	(6)			396,021
Michael R. Schmal			03/02/2007				0				254,333				508,662
Senior Vice President,			03/02/2007																												44,416	(5)			205,646
Beverage			03/02/2007																0				44,416				62,182								205,646
			05/15/2007																												88,984	(6)			429,793

Additional Information regarding the Summary Compensation Table and the Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2007 Table

     Salary. The amounts shown as salaries in the Summary Compensation Table for 2007 represent amounts actually paid and may not be the same as current base salary levels.

     Bonus. Amounts earned under the MIP, which in years prior to 2006 were reported in the “Bonus” column, are now reported in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column.

     Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation. The Company’s annual Management Incentive Plan is designed to provide short-term incentive awards based upon the accomplishment by the Company of performance goals established at the beginning of each year. Awards are paid in cash during the first quarter of the following year.

     Option/Stock Appreciation Rights Grants in 2007. During 2007, none of the Named Executive Officers received grants of stock options or stock appreciation rights.

     Stock Awards. In 2007, the Compensation and Benefits Committee and the Board approved grants of RSUs under the 2004 Plan to our Named Executive Officers. These grants included Service RSUs that vest over a period of service and Performance RSUs that were based upon accomplishment of certain performance metrics.

     The Service RSUs granted vest in three equal increments on the first, second and third anniversary of the date of grant and are payable 50% in shares of the Company’s common stock and 50% in cash two years thereafter upon the termination of a mandatory holding period. The Performance RSUs vest in full on the second anniversary of the date of grant and are payable 50% in shares of the Company’s common stock and 50% in cash two years thereafter upon the termination of a mandatory holding period.

     Change in Pension Value and Deferred Compensation Earnings. Amounts shown in the Change in Pension Value and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation column of the Summary Compensation Table represent only the aggregate increase in the present value of accumulated benefits under our Pension Plans and Supplemental Plans, as the Company does not have an active deferred compensation plan.

     The following table sets forth each outstanding award of stock options or RSUs held by the Named Executive Officers at the end of fiscal 2007.

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2007 Fiscal Year-End

		Option Awards												Stock Awards
																		Equity
																		Incentive
														Equity				Plan
														Incentive				Awards:
														Plan				Market
														Awards:				or Payout
														Number of				Value of
														Unearned				Unearned
		Number of												Shares,				Shares,
		Securities												Units				Units
		Underlying												or Other				or Other
		Unexercised				Option								Rights				Rights
		Options				Exercise				Option				That Have				That Have
		(#)				Price				Expiration				Not Vested				Not Vested
Name and Principal Position		Exercisable				($)				Date				(#)				($)
David W. Scheible			163,710				7.56				08/08/2013				108,757				401,313
President and Chief Executive Officer															195,763				722,365
															155,457				573,636
Daniel J. Blount			73,008				6.57				06/11/2009				9,900				36,531
Senior Vice President and			41,417				6.57				06/30/2009				56,497				208,474
Chief Financial Officer															101,695				375,255
			74,879				6.57				08/08/2013				3,000				11,070
															50,762				187,312
Stephen M. Humphrey			167,310	(1)			6.57				08/08/2013				—	(8)			—
Vice Chairman			310,667	(2)			6.57				05/07/2009				—				—
			342,225	(3)			6.57				03/31/2010				—				—
			306,780	(4)			6.57				03/31/2010				—				—
			1,331,194	(5)			7.88				01/01/2012				—				—
			1,368,900	(6)			7.88				01/01/2012				—				—
			1,673,100	(7)			7.88				01/01/2012				—				—
Wayne E. Juby			204,575				6.57				8/8/2013				28,050				103,505
Senior Vice President, Human Resources															81,992				302,550
															45,551				168,083
															40,926				151,017
															8,500				31,365
Michael R. Schmal			60,840				6.57				06/04/2009				31,350				115,682
Senior Vice President, Beverage			69,039				6.57				06/30/2009				9,500				35,055
			80,613				6.57				08/08/2013				49,435				182,415
															88,984				328,351
															44,416				163,895

     The following table sets forth the information regarding the number and value of stock options exercised and RSUs vested during 2007 for the Named Executive Officers.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2007

		Option Awards								Stock Awards
		Number of				Value of				Number of				Value of
		Shares				Shares				Shares				Shares
		Acquired				Realized on				Acquired				Realized on
		on Exercise				Exercise				on Vesting				Vesting
Name and Principal Position		(#)				($)(1)				(#)				($)(2)
David W. Scheible			—				—				54,379				294,734
President and Chief Executive Officer
Daniel J. Blount			—				—				31,249				166,430
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Stephen M. Humphrey			228,640				1,088,038				1,158,186				4,356,561
President and Chief Executive Officer
Wayne E. Juby			—				—				31,276				161,186
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Michael R. Schmal			—				—				34,218				176,152
Senior Vice President, Beverage

Pension Benefits at 2007 Fiscal Year-End

				Number				Present				Payments
				of Years				Value of				During
				Credited				Accumulated				Last
				Service				Benefit				Fiscal Year
Name and Principal Position		Plan Name		(#)				($)(1)				($)
David W. Scheible		Riverwood International Employees Retirement Plan			8				250,943				0
President and Chief		Riverwood International Supplemental Retirement Plan			8				39,517				0
Executive Officer		Graphic Packaging Retirement Plan			5	(2)			70,593				0
		Graphic Packaging Supplemental Retirement Plan			5	(2)			92,101				0
Daniel J. Blount		Riverwood International Employees Retirement Plan			9				525,993				0
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer		Riverwood International Supplemental Retirement Plan			9				300,936				0
Stephen M. Humphrey		Riverwood International Employees Retirement Plan			10				972,237				0
Vice Chairman		Riverwood International Supplemental Retirement Plan			10				1,596,568				0
		Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Supplemental			22	(3)			0				5,000,000
		Executive Pension Plan
Wayne E. Juby		Riverwood International Employees Retirement Plan			7				304,426				0
Senior Vice President, Human Resources		Riverwood International Supplemental Retirement Plan			7				21,416				0
Michael R. Schmal		Riverwood International Employees Retirement Plan			26				1,261,212				0
Senior Vice President, Beverage		Riverwood International Supplemental Retirement Plan			26				73,881				0

Additional Information regarding the Pension Benefits at 2007 Fiscal Year-End

     The Riverwood International Employees Retirement Plan and Riverwood International Supplemental Retirement Plan. All U.S. salaried employees who satisfy the service eligibility criteria and who are not participants in the Graphic Packaging Retirement Plan (the “GPIC Retirement Plan”) are participants in the Riverwood International Employees Retirement Plan (the “Employees Retirement Plan”). Pension benefits under this plan are limited in accordance with the provisions of the Code governing tax-qualified pension plans. The Company also maintains the Riverwood International Supplemental Retirement Plan for participants in the Employees Retirement Plan that provides for payment to participants of retirement benefits equal to the excess of the benefits that would have been earned by each participant had the limitations of the Code not applied to the Employees Retirement Plan and the amount actually earned by such participant under such plan. Messrs. Humphrey, Coors, Scheible, Blount and Schmal are each eligible to participate in these pension plans. Benefits under the Riverwood International Supplemental Retirement Plan are not pre-funded; such benefits are paid by the Company.

     Annual remuneration, defined as “Salary” in the Employees Retirement Plan, includes annual salary paid, amounts paid as bonuses under the annual incentive compensation plan and certain other bonus awards, but excludes payments under any equity incentive plan or long-term incentive plan.

     As of December 31, 2007, Messrs. Scheible, Blount, Humphrey, Juby and Schmal had the completed years of credited service set forth above in the Pension Benefit Table. Estimated benefits have been calculated on the basis of a straight-life annuity form of payment and are not subject to a reduction to reflect the payment of Social Security benefits or other offset amounts. The years of service calculated for Mr. Scheible include years of service credited under the GPIC Retirement Plan described below. Mr. Scheible participated in the GPIC Retirement Plan until January 1, 2005 when he was transferred into the Employees Retirement Plan.

     GPIC Retirement Plan. The Company’s U.S. salaried employees who (i) were previously employed by GPIC, (ii) satisfy the service eligibility criteria and (iii) do not participate in the Employees Retirement Plan participate in the GPIC Retirement Plan. Pension benefits under the GPIC Retirement Plan are limited in accordance with the provisions of the Code governing tax qualified pension plans. GPIC also maintains the Graphic Packaging Supplemental Retirement Plan that provided the benefits that were not payable from the qualified retirement plan because of limitations under the Code. None of the Company’s Named Executive Officers participated in the GPIC Retirement Plan during 2007.

     Supplemental Executive Pension Plan. In April 2006, the Company established the Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Supplemental Executive Pension Plan for Mr. Humphrey. Pursuant to this plan, Mr. Humphrey received a benefit equal to the amount that he would be paid for an additional 22 years of service under the Employees Retirement Plan described above, $5,000,000 in a lump sum payment on March 31, 2007. The benefit paid under the plan was not pre-funded, and the plan was intended to be a nonqualified, deferred compensation plan.

     Deferred Compensation. None of the named Executive Officers participated in a deferred compensation plan in 2007.

Employment Agreements and Termination of Employment Arrangements

Employment Agreements

     Each of the Named Executive Officers has an employment agreement with GPC that is being continued by GPHC, except for Mr. Humphrey who retired on December 31, 2007. Each of the agreements with Messrs. Blount, Juby and Schmal has an initial term of one year beginning on July 20, 2006. Mr. Scheible’s agreement has an initial one year term beginning on August 8, 2007 and Mr. Humphrey’s agreement has a one year term beginning January 1, 2007. Each agreement other than Mr. Humphrey’s automatically extends upon the same terms and conditions for additional one-year periods until terminated by the Company or the Named Executive Officer.

     Each of the agreements provides the minimum base salary set forth in the table below and the right to participate in the Company’s incentive compensation programs for senior executives at a level commensurate with the Named Executive Officer’s position and duties with the Company and based on such performance targets as may be established from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors or a committee thereof. Each of the agreements provide for an annual target bonus opportunity for 2007 equal to the percentage of base salary set forth in the table below.

     Each of the agreements specifies that during the executive’s employment, the Company shall provide certain employee benefits, including life, medical, dental, accidental death and dismemberment, business travel accident, prescription drug and disability insurance in accordance with the programs of the Company then available to its senior executives. The executives are also entitled to participate in all of the Company’s profit sharing, pension, retirement, deferred compensation and savings plans applicable to senior executives, as such plans may be amended and in effect from time to time.

     During each year of employment, each of the Named Executive Officers are entitled to a perquisite allowance of $20,000. This allowance may be used by the Named Executive Officer for, among other things, tax preparation services, financial planning services, home security services, executive physicals, dues of airline, luncheon, country or athletic clubs or automobile expenses.

     In the event that a Named Executive Officer’s employment is terminated due to a disability that prevents the performance of his duties for a period of six months or longer, the Company shall pay his full base salary through the date of termination. In the case of termination due to death, the Company will pay his full base salary for the payroll period in which death occurs, plus an additional one month’s salary. In addition to base salary payments, a Named Executive Officer terminated due to disability or death will receive a pro-rated bonus for the portion of the calendar year in which his termination of employment occurs.

     With respect to each of Messrs. Scheible, Blount, Juby and Schmal, in the event that the Company terminates his employment without cause, or any of them terminates his employment for good reason, the agreements provide for severance of:

	•		base salary for a period ending on the first anniversary of the date of termination (on the second anniversary with respect to Mr. Scheible);
	•		welfare benefits for a period ending on the first anniversary of the date of termination;

	•		a pro-rata incentive bonus for the year in which termination occurs, assuming that all performance targets had been achieved as of the date of termination (multiplied by two with respect to Mr. Scheible); and
	•		outplacement and career counseling services with a value not in excess of $25,000.

     See “Potential Payments Upon Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason.”

     Each of the agreements provides that the Named Executive Officer may not work for a competitor of the Company for a period of one year after his employment terminates (two years with respect to Mr. Scheible). Each of the executives is also prohibited from (i) employing or soliciting employees of the Company for employment, (ii) interfering with the Company’s relationship with its employees or (iii) soliciting or attempting to establish any competitive business relationship with a customer, client or distributor of the Company for a period of one year after termination of employment (two years with respect to Mr. Scheible).

Specific terms for each of the employment agreements are set forth below:

		Annual				Annual
		Base				Target
		Salary				Bonus
Name and Principal Position		($)				(%)
David W. Scheible			700,000				100	%
President and Chief Executive Officer(1)
Daniel J. Blount			400,000				70	%
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Stephen M. Humphrey			575,000				—
Vice Chairman
Wayne E. Juby			310,000				60	%
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Michael R. Schmal			350,000				70	%
Senior Vice President, Beverage

Potential Payments Upon Termination without Cause or for Good Reason

     The table below reflects the amount of compensation that would become payable to each of the Named Executive Officers under existing plans and arrangements if the Named Executive Officer’s employment was terminated by the Company without cause or by the Named Executive Officer for good reason as of December 31, 2007, given the Named Executive Officer’s compensation and service levels as of such date and, if applicable, based on the Company’s closing stock price on that date. These benefits are in addition to benefits available prior to the occurrence of any termination of employment and benefits available to all salaried employees, such as distributions under the Company’s 401(k) Savings Plans and accrued vacation pay. These benefits are also in addition to the benefits described above in the Pension Benefits at Fiscal Year-End 2007 Table.

     The actual amounts that would be paid upon a Named Executive Officer’s termination of employment can be determined only at the time of an executive’s actual separation from the Company. Due to the number of factors that affect the nature and amount of any benefits provided upon the events discussed below, any actual amounts paid or distributed may be higher or lower than reported below. Factors that could affect these amounts include the timing during the year of any such event, the maximum payouts under any incentive plans, and the executive’s age.

										Company-
						Value of				Paid Portion
		Cash				Outstanding				of Welfare				Outplacement
		Severance(1)				Equity Awards(2)				Benefits				Services(3)				Total
David W. Scheible		$	2,400,000			$	1,697,314			$	16,411			$	25,000			$	4,122,314
President and Chief Executive Officer
Daniel J. Blount		$	714,000			$	818,642			$	12,683			$	25,000			$	1,557,642
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Stephen M. Humphrey		$	0			$	0			$	0			$	0			$	0
Vice Chairman
Wayne E. Juby		$	537,600			$	756,520			$	9,941			$	25,000			$	1,319,120
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Michael R. Schmal		$	622,200			$	825,398			$	12,372			$	25,000			$	1,472,598
Senior Vice President, Beverage

Compensation of Directors

     The following table sets forth information regarding the compensation of the non-employee Directors of GPC in 2007.

Director Compensation Table for 2007

		Fees
		Earned
		or Paid				Stock
		in Cash				Awards				Total
Name		($)				($)(1)				($)
John D. Beckett			42,000				40,000				82,000
G. Andrea Botta(2)			44,000				40,000				84,000
Kevin J. Conway			41,500				40,000				81,500
William R. Fields			49,000				40,000				89,000
Harold R. Logan, Jr.			51,500				40,000				91,500
John R. Miller			154,500				40,000				194,500
Robert W. Tieken			59,500				40,000				99,500

     Each Director who is not an officer or employee of the Company receives an annual cash retainer fee of $20,000, payable in quarterly installments. In addition, each non-employee Director receives $1,500 per Board meeting attended and $1,000 per committee meeting attended. The Chairman of the Board, the Audit Committee Chairman and each of the other Committee Chairmen receive a further retainer fee of $100,000, $10,000 and $5,000, respectively, payable in equal quarterly installments. In addition to the retainers and meeting fees, each non-employee Director receives an annual grant of shares of stock with a value of $40,000 on the date of grant. Non-employee Directors have the option to defer all or part of the cash and equity compensation payable to them in the form of phantom stock.

     Directors who are officers or employees do not receive any additional compensation for serving as a Director. Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Conway’s employment with CD&R, he has assigned his right to receive compensation for his service as a Director to CD&R. The Company reimburses all Directors for reasonable and necessary expenses they incur in performing their duties as Directors.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

     Messrs. Beckett, Botta, Fields and Logan were the members of the Compensation and Benefits Committee during 2007. None of the members was an officer or employee of the Company. Mr. Coors, the Company’s Vice Chairman, serves on the Board of Directors of R.W. Beckett Corporation. Mr. Beckett is the Chairman of the R.W. Beckett Corporation. The Company did no business with R.W. Beckett Corporation in 2007 and does not anticipate doing any business with R.W. Beckett Corporation in 2008.

Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

     The following table sets forth information concerning the beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock as of April 30, 2008.

		Number of
Name		Shares				Percentage
Graphic Packaging Holding Company			1,000				100	%

Equity Compensation Plan Information

     The following table provides information as of December 31, 2007, with respect to GPC’s compensation plans under which equity securities were authorized for issuance. These plans were assumed by GPHC in connection with the closing of the Altivity Transaction.

Number of Securities

Number of Securities Remaining

to be Issued Upon

Weighted-Average

Available for Future Issuance

Exercise of

Exercise Price of

Under Equity Compensation

Outstanding Options,

Outstanding Options,

Plans (Excluding Securities

Warrants and Rights

Warrants and Rights

Reflected in Column(a))

Plan Category

(#)

($)(3)

(#)

Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders(1)

17,796,905

(2)

7.41

11,513,388

Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders

—

—

—

Total

17,796,905

(2)

7.41

11,513,388

Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

     The Board recognizes that Related Party Transactions (as defined below) can present potential or actual conflicts of interest and create the appearance that Company decisions are based on considerations other than the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. In March 2007, the Board of GPC delegated authority to the Audit Committee to review and approve Related Party Transactions, and the Audit Committee has adopted a Policy Regarding Related Party Transactions.

     The Policy Regarding Related Party Transactions defines a “Related Party Transaction” as any transaction, arrangement or relationship (including any indebtedness or guarantee of indebtedness) in which (a) the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected to exceed $120,000 in any fiscal year, (b) the Company is a participant, and (c) any Related Party (as defined below) has or will have a direct or indirect interest, other than an interest that arises solely as a result of being a director or beneficial owner of less than 10% of another entity. The policy defines a “Related Party” as any (i) person who is or was since the beginning of the last fiscal year an executive officer, director or nominee for election as a director of the Company, (ii) any beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company’s common stock, (iii) an immediate family member of any of the foregoing, or (iv) any firm, corporation or other entity in which any of the foregoing is employed, is a principal or serves in a similar position, or has a beneficial ownership of more than 5%.

     The Policy Regarding Related Party Transactions provides that the Audit Committee shall review all of the material facts and circumstances of all Related Party Transactions and either approve, ratify or disapprove of the entry into the Related Party Transaction. In determining whether to approve a Related Party Transaction, the Audit Committee will take into account, among other factors it deems appropriate, whether the Related Party Transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third-party under the same or similar circumstances, the benefits to the Company, the extent of the Related Person’s interest in the transaction, and if the Related Party is a director or a nominee for director, the impact on such director’s independence. The policy provides that certain Related Party Transactions, including certain charitable contributions, transactions involving competitive bids and transactions in which all stockholders receive proportional benefits, are pre-approved and do not require an individual review by the Audit Committee.

     You may find a copy of the Policy Regarding Related Party Transactions on the Company’s website at www.graphicpkg.com in the Investor Relations section under Corporate Governance.

     Stockholders Agreement

     GPC entered into a Stockholders Agreement with the Coors family stockholders and certain related Coors family trusts (the “Coors Family Stockholders”), the CD&R Fund and EXOR, dated as of March 25, 2003, as amended (the “Stockholders Agreement”). In connection with the Altivity Transaction, the Stockholders Agreement was canceled, and certain stockholders of GPHC entered into a new stockholders agreement. The GPHC stockholders agreement is more fully described in the definitive proxy statement of GPHC filed with the SEC on April 23, 2008.

     Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

     GPC and the parties to the Stockholders Agreement and certain of the Company’s stockholders immediately before the merger of Riverwood Holding, Inc., the predecessor to GPC (“Riverwood”) and GPIC were parties to an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2003. In connection with the Altivity Transaction, the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement was canceled, and certain stockholders of GPHC entered into a new registration rights agreement. The new GPHC registration rights agreement is more fully described in the definitive proxy statement of GPHC filed with the SEC on April 23, 2008.

The CD&R Fund

     The CD&R Fund is a private investment fund managed by CD&R. The general partner of the CD&R Fund is Associates V, and the general partners of Associates V are Associates II, CD&R Investment Associates, Inc., and CD&R Cayman Investment Associates, Inc. Mr. Ames, who served as Director Emeritus on the Board of Directors of GPC, is a principal of CD&R, a Director of Associates II and a limited partner of Associates V, was the Chairman of the Board of Riverwood until the merger of such company with GPIC to form GPC. Mr. Conway, who is a principal of CD&R, a Director of Associates II and a limited partner of Associates V, was one of GPC’s Directors.

     Riverwood entered into an indemnification agreement dated March 27, 1996, with CD&R and the CD&R Fund pursuant to which Riverwood agreed to indemnify CD&R, the CD&R Fund, Associates V, Associates II, together with any other general partner of Associates V, and their respective directors, officers, partners, employees, agents, advisors, representatives and controlling persons against certain liabilities arising under the federal securities laws, liabilities arising out of the performance of a certain consulting agreement between Riverwood and CD&R that is no longer effective, and certain other claims and liabilities.

Management Indebtedness

     In November 1999, Riverwood loaned Stephen M. Humphrey, who at that time was Riverwood’s President and Chief Executive Officer, $5.0 million pursuant to a full-recourse, non-interest bearing promissory note, which was amended in December 2001. The promissory note became due and payable on March 26, 2007 and was repaid in full.

     The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 prohibits the granting of any personal loans to or for the benefit of any executive officers or directors and the modification or renewal of any such existing personal loans. Neither GPC nor the Company has granted any new personal loans to or for the benefit of the executive officers or directors or modified or renewed the loan to Mr. Humphrey since the effective date of such provision.

Coors Family Relationships

     William K. Coors, Joseph Coors, Jr., Jeffrey H. Coors, Peter H. Coors, John K. Coors, William Grover Coors, J. Bradford Coors, Timothy I. Coors, Douglas M. Coors, Peter J. Coors, Melissa E. Coors and Christian Coors Ficeli are directors of Adolph Coors Co., LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company that serves as the sole trustee of seven of the Coors family trusts. Collectively, William K. Coors, Jeffrey H. Coors, the Coors family trusts and the Adolph Coors Foundation own 18.35% of GPHC’s outstanding common stock. In addition, one of those trusts owns approximately 30% of the voting common stock of Molson Coors Brewing Company (formerly, the Adolph Coors Company) and a related entity owns 100% of CoorsTek, Inc. (“CoorsTek”).

     Jeffrey H. Coors, John K. Coors, Joseph Coors, Jr., Peter H. Coors and William Grover Coors are brothers. Jeffrey H. Coors served as GPC’s Vice Chairman until December 31, 2007 and continues to serve as a member of the Board of Directors. Timothy I. Coors is the son of Jeffrey H. Coors and was an employee of the Company until December 20, 2007. J. Bradford Coors and Douglas M. Coors are the sons of Joseph Coors, Jr., and employees of CoorsTek. Melissa E. Coors and Christian Coors Ficeli are Peter H. Coors’ daughters and employees of Molson Coors Brewing Company. Peter J. Coors is the son of Peter H. Coors and an employee of Molson Coors Brewing Company. William K. Coors served as a Director Emeritus on the Company’s Board until March 13, 2007. Peter H. Coors is an executive officer and director of Molson Coors Brewing Company. John K. Coors is an executive officer and director of CoorsTek. The Company and GPHC, Molson Coors Brewing Company and CoorsTek, or their subsidiaries, have certain business relationships and have engaged in certain transactions with one another, as described below.

     Transactions with Adolph Coors Company. On December 28, 1992, GPIC was spun off from Adolph Coors Company and since that time Adolph Coors Company has had no ownership interest in GPIC. However, certain Coors family trusts had significant interests in both GPIC and Adolph Coors Company. GPIC also entered into various business arrangements with the Coors family trusts and related entities from time-to-time since its spin-off. GPIC’s policy was to negotiate market prices and competitive terms with all third parties, including related parties.

     GPIC originated as the packaging division of Adolph Coors Company. At the time of the spin-off from Adolph Coors Company, GPIC entered into an agreement with Coors Brewing Company to continue to supply its packaging needs. GPC executed a supply agreement, effective April 1, 2004, with Coors Brewing Company (now a subsidiary of Molson Coors Brewing Company) that expires on December 31, 2009. GPC and GPHC continue to sell packaging products to Molson Coors Brewing Company; such sales accounted for approximately $85 million of GPC’s consolidated net sales for the year ended December 31, 2007.

     One of the Company’s subsidiaries, Golden Equities, Inc., is the general partner of Golden Properties, Ltd., a limited partnership in which Coors Brewing Company is the limited partner. Prior to August 2003, Golden Equities, Inc. was a subsidiary of GPIC. The partnership owns, develops, operates and sells certain real estate previously owned directly by Coors Brewing Company or Adolph Coors Company. As of December 31, 2007, GPC owed Golden Properties, Ltd. approximately $2.9 million of debt and accrued interest. GPC received a distribution of capital of $.8 million in 2007, as well as approximately $.6 million as a distribution of earnings.

     Transactions with CoorsTek. The spin-off of CoorsTek from GPIC was made pursuant to a distribution agreement between GPIC and CoorsTek in December 1999. It established the procedures to affect the spin-off and contractually provided for the distribution of the CoorsTek common stock to GPIC’s stockholders, the allocation to CoorsTek of certain assets and liabilities and the transfer to and assumption by CoorsTek of those assets and liabilities. In the distribution agreement, CoorsTek agreed to repay all outstanding intercompany debt owed by CoorsTek to GPIC together with a special dividend. The total amount of the repayment and the special dividend was $200 million. Under the distribution agreement, GPIC and CoorsTek each agreed to retain, and to make available to the other, books and records and related assistance for audit, accounting, claims defense, legal, insurance, tax, disclosure, benefit administration and other business purposes. CoorsTek also agreed to indemnify GPIC if the CoorsTek spin-off is taxable under certain circumstances or if GPIC incurred certain liabilities. The tax sharing agreement defines the parties’ rights and obligations with respect to deficiencies and refunds of federal, state and other taxes relating to the CoorsTek business for tax years preceding the CoorsTek spin-off and with respect to certain tax attributes of CoorsTek after the CoorsTek spin-off.

     Sale of Swedish Operations. On October 16, 2007, Graphic Packaging International Holding Sweden AB , an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GPC (the “Seller”), entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Lagrummet December nr 1031 Aktiebolag, a company organized under the laws of Sweden that will be renamed Fiskeby International Holding AB (the “Purchaser”) and simultaneously completed the transactions contemplated by such agreement. The Purchaser is affiliated with Jeffrey H. Coors, a member of GPHC’s Board of Directors. Pursuant to such Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Purchaser acquired all of the outstanding shares of Graphic Packaging International Sweden AB (the “Swedish Company”). The Swedish Company and its subsidiaries are in the business of developing, manufacturing and selling paper and packaging boards made from recycled fiber.

     The Sale and Purchase Agreement specifies that the purchase price is $8.6 million and contains customary representations, warranties and indemnifications by the Seller. In addition, the Sale and Purchase Agreement requires GPC to provide certain transition services with respect to information technology to the Swedish Company for a period of 60 days and to provide certain technical assistance services to the mill pursuant to a Technical Assistance Agreement for a period of three years after the sale. The Purchaser entered into a Supply Agreement with GPC pursuant to which GPC will purchase its requirements for coated recycled board in the European Union from the Purchaser at competitive prices. In 2007, GPC purchased approximately $2,297,919 of paperboard from the Purchaser.

Director Independence

  The shares of the Company’s common stock are no longer listed on the NYSE or any other national securities exchange. Therefore, the requirements of the NYSE that the Company’s board of directors consist of a majority of independent directors no longer apply to the Company. As noted above, each of GPC’s directors is an executive officer of GPC and GPHC.

Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Audit Fees

     Aggregate fees billed to us for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 by our independent auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PWC”), are as follows:

		Year Ended
		December 31,
		2007				2006
		(In millions)
Audit Fees		$	2.5			$	3.2
Audit-Related Fees		$				$
Tax Fees		$				$
All Other Fees		$	1.0			$
Total		$	3.5			$	3.2

     Audit Fees. This category includes the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, for the reviews of the financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q during 2007 and 2006, and for services that are normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the relevant fiscal years.

     Audit-Related Fees. This category includes the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the independent auditors that are reasonably related to the performance of the audits or reviews of the financial statements and are not reported above under “Audit Fees,” and generally consist of fees for accounting consultation and audits of employee benefit plans.

     Tax Fees. This category includes the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the independent auditors for tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice.

     All Other Fees. This category includes the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the independent auditors that are not reported above under “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees,” or “Tax Fees.”

     The Audit Committee reviews and pre-approves audit and non-audit services performed by PricewaterhouseCoopers as well as the fees charged for such services. The Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority for such services to one or more members, whose decisions are then presented to the full Audit Committee at its scheduled meetings. In 2007 and 2006, all of the audit and non-audit services provided by our independent public accountant were pre-approved by the Audit Committee in accordance with the Audit Committee Charter.

PART IV

Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(b) Exhibits

     The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference.

Exhibit
Number		Description
31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)
31.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

GRAPHIC PACKAGING CORPORATION
(Registrant)

/s/ DAVID W. SCHEIBLE		President and Chief Executive Officer		April 30, 2008
David W. Scheible		(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ DANIEL J. BLOUNT		Senior Vice President and		April 30, 2008
Daniel J. Blount		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ DEBORAH R. FRANK		Vice President and Controller		April 30, 2008
Deborah R. Frank		(Principal Accounting Officer)

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signatures		Title		Date
/s/ DAVID W. SCHEIBLE		Director		April 30, 2008
David W. Scheible
/s/ DANIEL J. BLOUNT		Director		April 30, 2008
Daniel J. Blount
/s/ STEPHEN A. HELLRUNG		Director		April 30, 2008
Stephen A. Hellrung