Edgar Filing: CURLER JEFFREY H

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

CURLER JEFFREY H

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BEMIS CO INC [BMS]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE NEENAH CENTER, 4TH FLOOR, P.O. BOX 669

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/26/2008

(Street)

NEENAH, WI 54957

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	03/26/2008		W		7,702	A	$ 0	105,547	I ⁽²⁾	Children
Common Stock	03/26/2008		W		215,636	D	$ 0	0	I ⁽⁴⁾	Trustee Parental Trust
Common Stock								753,295	D
Common Stock								30,515	I ⁽¹⁾	401(k) Plan
Common Stock								300,000	I ⁽³⁾	1/6th interest - Limited Partnership Family Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Common Stock

⁽⁵⁾

01/28/2004

106,000

12/31/2008⁽⁷⁾

12/31/2008

Common Stock

106,000

⁽⁶⁾

106,000

Common Stock

⁽⁵⁾

01/01/2005

123,000

12/31/2009⁽⁸⁾

12/31/2009

Common Stock

123,000

⁽⁶⁾

123,000

Common Stock

⁽⁵⁾

01/02/2006

130,000

12/31/2010⁽⁹⁾

12/31/2010

Common Stock

130,000

⁽⁶⁾

130,000

Common Stock

⁽⁵⁾

01/03/2007

112,000

12/31/2011⁽¹⁰⁾

12/31/2011

Common Stock

112,000

⁽⁶⁾

112,000

Common Stock

⁽⁵⁾

01/02/2008

38,847

12/31/2012⁽¹¹⁾

12/31/2012

Common Stock

38,847

⁽⁶⁾

38,847

Common Stock

$ 18.8125

01/01/1999

43,352

⁽¹²⁾

12/31/2008

Common Stock

43,352

⁽¹³⁾

43,352

Common Stock

$ 17.4375

01/01/2000

61,126

⁽¹²⁾

12/31/2009

Common Stock

61,126

⁽¹³⁾

61,126

Common Stock

$ 18.8125

05/03/2000

200,000

⁽¹²⁾

05/03/2010

Common Stock

200,000

⁽¹³⁾

200,000

Common Stock

$ 16.7813

01/01/2001

122,146

⁽¹²⁾

12/31/2010

Common Stock

122,146

⁽¹³⁾

122,146

Common Stock

$ 24.59

01/01/2002

53,872

⁽¹²⁾

12/31/2011

Common Stock

53,872

⁽¹³⁾

53,872

Common Stock

$ 24.815

01/02/2003

82,282

⁽¹²⁾

12/31/2012

Common Stock

82,282

⁽¹³⁾

82,282

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CURLER JEFFREY H ONE NEENAH CENTER, 4TH FLOOR P.O. BOX 669 NEENAH, WI 54957	X		Chairman of the Board

Signatures

J J Seifert Power of Attorney		03/28/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	No price necessary for Edgar Filing - Company 401(k) Plan.
(2)	Reporting Person is Trustee of Trust for one Dependent Child.
(3)	Reporting Person has an undivided 1/6th interest in a Limited Partnership Family Trust which was established December 2000. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of Bemis Common Stock held by the Family Limited Partnership except to the extent of his 1/6th interest.
(4)	Reporting Person is Trustee for Parental Trust.
(5)	Security converts to Common Stock on a one-for-one basis on date of conversion.
(6)	Will know price on the date of conversion.
(7)	Award under Bemis Time Accelerated Restricted Stock Appreciation Program (TARSAP) exempt under Rule 16b-3: Grant to Reporting Person of right to receive stock as of December 31, 2008, or if certain performance targets are met by the Company on December 31, 2006.
(8)	Award under Bemis Time Accelerated Restricted Stock Appreciation Program (TARSAP) exempt under Rule 16b-3: Grant to Reporting Person of right to receive stock as of December 31, 2009, or if certain performance targets are met by the Company on December 31, 2007.
(9)	Award under Bemis Time Accelerated Restricted Stock Appreciation Program (TARSAP) exempt under Rule 16b-3: Grant to Reporting Person of right to receive stock as of December 31, 2010, or if certain performance targets are met by the Company on December 31, 2008.
(10)	Award under Bemis Time Accelerated Restricted Stock Appreciation Program (TARSAP) exempt under Rule 16b-3: Grant to Reporting Person of right to receive stock as of December 31, 2011, or if certain performance targets are met by the Company on December 31, 2009.
(11)	Award under Bemis Time Accelerated Restricted Stock Appreciation Program (TARSAP) exempt under Rule 16b-3: Grant to Reporting Person of right to receive stock as of December 31, 2012, or if certain performance targets are met by the Company on December 31, 2010.
(12)	Stock Option (right to buy) pursuant to Stock Option Plan exempt under Rule 16b-3: Option presently exercisable.
(13)	Will know the price on the date of exercise.

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