EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, April 22, 2010 - Berry Plastics Corporation, an Apollo Management, L.P. and Graham Partners portfolio company, announced today that it intends to issue $300 million of second priority senior secured notes due 2018. The net proceeds from the offering are intended to be used for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of debt, capital expenditure projects and the funding of potential future acquisitions.
The notes are being offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and outside the United States, only to non-U.S. investors pursuant to Regulation S. The notes will not be initially registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from registration requirements or a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act or any state securities laws.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. Any offers of the notes will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum.
For additional information, please contact:
James M. Kratochvil
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Diane Tungate
Executive Assistant
Berry Plastics Corporation
101 Oakley Street
Evansville, IN 47710
Telephone: (812) 424-2904
About Berry Plastics
Berry Plastics is a leading manufacturer and marketer of plastic packaging products. Berry Plastics is a major producer of a wide range of products, including open top and closed top packaging, polyethylene-based plastic films, industrial tapes, medical specialties, packaging, heat-shrinkable coatings, specialty laminates, and FIBCs. The company's 13,000 plus customers range from large multinational corporations to small local businesses. Based in Evansville, Indiana, the company has over 80 manufacturing facilities worldwide and over 16,000 employees.
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