Statements included herein are not historical in nature, are intended to be, and are hereby identified as “forward-looking statements” for purposes of the safe harbor provided by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “expect,” “believe,” “consider,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “objective,” “goal,” “guidance” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to statements regarding offsetting high raw material costs; improved productivity and cost containment; adequacy of income tax provisions; refinancing of debt; adequacy of cash flows; anticipated amounts and uses of cash flows; effects of acquisitions and dispositions; adequacy of provisions for environmental liabilities; financial strategies and the results expected from them; continued payments of dividends; stock repurchases; and producing improvements in earnings. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management. Such information includes, without limitation, discussions as to guidance and other estimates, expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies and objectives concerning our future financial and operating performance. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties include, without limitation:

• Availability and pricing of raw materials;
• Success of new product development and introduction;
• Ability to maintain or increase productivity levels and contain or reduce costs;
• International, national and local economic and market conditions;
• Fluctuations in obligations and earnings of pension and  postretirement benefit plans;
• Ability to maintain market share;
• Pricing pressures and demand for products;
• Continued strength of our paperboard-based tubes and cores and composite can operations;
• Anticipated results of restructuring activities;
• Resolution of income tax contingencies;
• Ability to successfully integrate newly acquired businesses into the Company’s operations;
• Currency stability and the rate of growth in foreign markets; use of financial instruments to hedge foreign currency, interest rate and commodity price risk;
• Actions of government agencies and changes in laws and regulations affecting the Company;
• Anticipated costs of environmental remediation actions;
• Loss of consumer confidence; and
• Economic disruptions resulting from terrorist activities.

The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Additional information concerning some of the factors that could cause materially different results is included in the company's reports on forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such reports are available from the Securities and Exchange Commission's public reference facilities and its Web site, the company's investor relations department and on this Web site.