The predecessor to Holdings, controlled by the predecessors of the Graham Family, was formed in the mid-1970’s as a regional domestic custom plastic container supplier. Holdings was formed under the name “Sonoco Graham Company” on April 3, 1989, as a Pennsylvania limited partnership. It changed its name to “Graham Packaging Company” on March 28, 1991, and to “Graham Packaging Holdings Company” on February 2, 1998. The primary business activity of Holdings is its direct and indirect ownership of 100% of the partnership interests in the Operating Company. The Operating Company was formed under the name “Graham Packaging Holdings I, L.P.” on September 21, 1994, as a Delaware limited partnership and changed its name to “Graham Packaging Company, L.P.” on February 2, 1998, in connection with the recapitalization transaction in which Blackstone, management and other investors became the indirect holders of 85.0% of the partnership interests of Holdings. GPC was incorporated in Delaware under the name “BMP/Graham Holdings Corporation” on November 5, 1997. GPC is a holding company whose only material assets are the direct ownership of 1) a limited partnership interest in Holdings of 88.0%, and 2) 100% of the limited liability company interests of BCP/Graham Holdings L.L.C. (“BCP”), which holds a 2.9% general partnership interest in Holdings. GPC changed its name to “Graham Packaging Company Inc.” on December 10, 2009. GPC completed the initial public offering of its common stock on February 17, 2010, in which it issued 16,666,667 common shares, and subsequently issued 1,565,600 common
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GRM
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Incorporated
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IRS number
522076126
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424B3
Prospectus supplement
27 Dec 12
EFFECT
Notice of effectiveness
27 Dec 12
F-4/A
Registration of securities (foreign) (amended)
21 Dec 12
F-4
Registration of securities (foreign)
5 Dec 12
424B3
Prospectus supplement
13 Jul 12
EFFECT
Notice of effectiveness
12 Jul 12
F-4/A
Registration of securities (foreign) (amended)
10 Jul 12
424B3
Prospectus supplement
25 Jun 12
EFFECT
Notice of effectiveness
25 Jun 12
F-4
Registration of securities (foreign)
25 Jun 12
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