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CORPORATE PARTICIPANTS Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director William F. Austen Bemis Company, Inc. - President, CEO & Director CONFERENCE CALL PARTICIPANTS Adam Jesse Josephson KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division - Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst Arun Shankar Viswanathan RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Research Division - Analyst Deborah Anne Jones Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division - Director Edlain S. Rodriguez UBS Investment Bank, Research Division - Director and Equity Research Associate, Chemicals Gabrial Shane Hajde Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division - Associate Analyst George Leon Staphos BofA Merrill Lynch, Research Division - MD and Co-Sector Head in Equity Research Ghansham Panjabi Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division - Senior Research Analyst Mark William Wilde BMO Capital Markets Equity Research - Senior Analyst Richard Johnson CLSA Limited, Research Division - Research Analyst PRESENTATION Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Amcor and Bemis Combination Conference Call. (Operator Instructions) I would now like to hand the conference over to your first speaker for today, Mr. Ron Delia, Amcor's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Please go ahead, sir. Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Thank you, operator, and thanks to everyone on the line, who's been able to join us here today at short notice to talk about the component transaction we've announced. It's a really exciting moment for both Amcor and Bemis. And we're looking forward to talking about it today and the opportunity this creates for all of our key stakeholders. And I say we because joining me on the call today is Bill Austen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bemis Company. Now Bill and I are both in the U.S., but we're in different places today, so there might be a delay at times between us. Bill and I will be happy to take your questions. But before we do that, we'd like to spend a few minutes covering some of the key highlights that we've outlined in a set of presentation slides, which can be downloaded from both the Amcor and Bemis websites in the Investors section. I'm going to refer to those slides throughout the opening remarks here. Starting with Slides 2 and 3, which cover some important disclaimers, which you should read and be familiar with. Now while not pointed out here, I would like to mention that Amcor will be announcing its full year financial results for fiscal 2018 on August 21, which is about 2 weeks from now. I've chosen to be in the U.S. this week to be close to employees and customers. I'll be in Australia at that time as per normal in 2 weeks to go through our FY '18 results. So in the meantime, today, it's about the transaction. And we will not discuss current trading or financial performance, which I know that you'll understand. Starting on Slide 4 with the key messages. And before I get started, I just wanted to say that I and, in fact, all of Amcor and our leadership team have always had an enormous amount of respect for Bemis. I think it's fair to say anyone competing in the packaging industry would agree that Bemis has been and is one of the iconic companies in our space, has been for decades. And Bemis would get very high marks from its peers, our peers in the industry around the world, especially for its technology, amongst several other things. And respect and recognition from your peers in an industry is about as high a form of compliment as you can get. So I wanted to make that clear. That's our sentiment towards Bemis. And we really look forward to working collaboratively as we have with the company going forward. Now of course, we also think Amcor is a very strong company and a leader in its own right. And so that makes today's announcement all the more exciting because by combining Bemis --with Bemis, Amcor takes a big step towards being the global leading consumer packaging company at a moment in time when the opportunities for a leading packaging company have never been greater. And putting the 2 companies together results in a footprint, scale, talent and capabilities to offer the most compelling value proposition to our key THOMSON REUTERS | Contact Us 2 ©2018 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Thomson Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters. 'Thomson Reuters' and the Thomson Reuters logo are registered trademarks of Thomson Reuters and its affiliated companies. AUGUST 06, 2018 / 1:30PM GMT, Amcor Limited and Bemis Company Inc M&A Call

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stakeholders, including our customers, employees and the environment. And for both sets of shareholders, this transaction delivers a unique opportunity to benefit from significant value creation, and value which would not have been achievable in the same time frame by either company independently. And after the transaction, the financial profile of Amcor will be even stronger and will enable us to continue to pursue the capital allocation approach or shareholder value creation model, for those of you who know us, that we've had in place for many years. At this point, I'd like to ask Bill to say a few words. Bill? William F. Austen Bemis Company, Inc. - President, CEO & Director Yes, thank you, Ron. I, too, am pleased and very excited to be announcing this combination today. As Ron described, we are 2 very complementary organizations. And we believe this transaction will drive significant value for our customers, employees, partners and shareholders. Together, we will create a global leader in consumer packaging with a footprint, scale, talent and capabilities to serve customers around the world. We're thrilled at the prospect of being able to offer a more diversified and well-balanced portfolio across all regions and segments that is better aligned to customer footprints and needs. Bemis and Amcor are a great fit, not just geographically but also culturally as we share a similar customer-first philosophy as well as strong commitments to integrity, safety and people development. I'll come back shortly and talk more specifically about what this means for Bemis shareholders. Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Thanks, Bill. Look, considering we're bringing together 2 companies that have each been around for over 150 years with strong values and cultures, as Bill pointed out, this really is a historic day in the proud and successful histories of both companies. And it's really the start of one great future together. If I turn to Slide 5, we've got an review of the transaction terms and key dates. The details, of course, are in the press release. The main point here is this is an all-stock acquisition of Bemis at a fixed exchange ratio of 5.1 shares for each Bemis share. As a result, Amcor and Bemis shareholders will each own 71% and 29% of the combined company, respectively. And the offer on these terms has been set out in a definitive agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies. Subject to the timing of shareholder meetings and other approvals, the transaction is targeted to close in the first quarter of calendar year 2019. Turning to Slide 6 and the highly compelling strategic rationale. And I'll go into more detail in some of these points later. But the headlines are clear on Slide 6. First, there's a resulting global footprint, which is a comprehensive global footprint in the Flexible Packaging business and brings together Amcor's leading Flexible Packaging businesses in Europe, Asia and many parts of Latin America with Bemis' leading positions in North America and Brazil. Second, across that global footprint, we'll have greater scale, which will better enable us to serve our customers in every region. Third, there will be an increased exposure to attractive end markets, like protein and health care, and attractive product segments, like barrier films and foils, which can be transferred across regions and leveraged across the global footprint. And of course, there's a combination of capabilities and management talent from both companies, which Bill also mentioned, where we're going to create a much stronger organization with the capabilities to offer global, regional and local customers the most compelling value proposition in the industry with a broader offering of innovative and sustainable products. And although we've not taken this into account in the transaction metrics, this stronger value proposition and greater weighting to attractive segments should ultimately lead to higher growth than either company would realize independently. Slide 7 summarizes the financial rationale. Firstly, the financial metrics for the transaction itself are very compelling. There's a lot of value created by this deal for all shareholders. This is an all-stock combination at a multiple equivalent to Amcor's current trading multiple. And it unlocks substantial value through pretax annual cost synergies of $180 million. 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So that will deliver double-digit EPS accretion on a pro forma basis for all shareholders. And in addition to the transaction metrics, Amcor will have a stronger financial profile going forward with higher margins after the delivery of the cost synergies and annual cash flow after CapEx but before dividends in excess of $1 billion. And importantly, we'll maintain an investment-grade balance sheet with immediate capacity for further investment. Third, the transaction structure will result in the stock being listed on 2 major global exchanges, the NYSE and the ASX. And through these listings, we expect there will be greater liquidity for investors as the total market capitalization of the combined company, which we estimate at about $17 billion, is expected to qualify for inclusion in the U.S. S&P 500 index while the Australian-listed shares will also continue to be included in the S&P/ASX 200 index. And finally, these financial benefits will be achieved with no cash outlays required and under a tax-free share exchange for shareholders. And before we get into what the combined company will look like any further, it's worth a quick recap on each company to provide some context around why it makes sense for us to bring these 2 companies together. And to start with that, I'll ask Bill to speak to Bemis first, which is shown on Slide 8. William F. Austen Bemis Company, Inc. - President, CEO & Director Thanks, Ron. A brief overview here of Bemis. The company has a rich 160-year history and has evolved to its strong position today as a $4 billion plastic packager with a strong presence in the Americas. Our innovative products serve leading and emerging customers in food, consumer products, health care and other industries. Our commitment to growth and success of our customers is supported by our 16,000 employees across 56 plants in 12 countries. For Bemis, this merger is the next exciting chapter in our evolution. Over the past 1.5 years, Bemis has driven much change. We launched Agility, our plan to fix, strengthen and grow our business. The Agility mindset has permeated our thinking and actions. And we are continuously finding new ways to improve all areas of our business. It is clear that Agility is working. On our recent second quarter earnings call, we reported an increase in adjusted earnings per share of more than 40% compared to 1 year ago with strong operating profit improvement in all of our reportable segments. We are building from a solid foundation of world-class customer base, a dedicated workforce, a comprehensive and innovative product portfolio and good positions in the markets we serve. I'll take a minute to give my perspective on why this is compelling transaction for Bemis shareholders, who will become owners of 29% of the combined company on a go-forward basis. In addition to the purchase price representing a premium to where the stock has been trading, the all-stock nature of this transaction gives our shareholders the ability to participate in the upside potential of a more diversified global company with greater scale and resources. The identified $180 million in synergies expected to come from the transaction are incremental to each company's previously announced restructuring programs, which are well underway. Additionally, Amcor expects to maintain its current dividend, which would nearly double the dividend per share for Bemis shareholders. Before I turn the call back to Ron, I'd like to thank our past and current Bemis employees around the world for their dedication and commitment to our company and the customers we serve. I have every confidence that after this transaction closes, our teams will contribute to their full effort, energy, leadership and professionalism in creating an even stronger combined company. I'm proud of our employees and the Bemis legacy that will carry forward as they showcase their talents, knowledge and passion for inspired packaging solutions in the future. I'm excited to see what the future holds. And with that, I'll turn the call back to Ron. Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Thanks, Bill. Slide 9 is a quick snapshot of Amcor, especially for those in this market who may not know us as well. Now Amcor has also been around for more than 150 years. And our origins date back to the 1860s. And we started out as an Australian forest products and paper company. But we've transformed over the last several decades into a truly global company with sales of about $9 billion and a market cap today of around USD 13 billion, so about AUD 18 billion as the slide shows here. And that's because our stock trades on the THOMSON REUTERS | Contact Us 4 ©2018 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 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ASX in Australian dollars. Amcor today is about as global as you can get. I think the pie chart on the bottom left of Slide 9 shows our sales by geography. And you can see it's very evenly distributed. We have scale and leadership positions in many geographic regions. And we've got a long history of profitable participation across a wide range of emerging markets. In fact, we're in 27 emerging markets today. Our strategy is guided by a desire to stay very focused. So as the other pie charts indicate, we focus on supplying consumer packaging for fast-moving consumer goods. And we participate in only 4 product segments. And the common denominator in most of these segments is that we either have scale or a distinct element of differentiation, which at times includes the strong relationships we have with many global customers and the commercial and operating capabilities to profitably service thousands of smaller customers simultaneously. And finally, we have a long track record of delivering consistent earnings growth through both commercial and operational productivity, which has led to consistent margin expansion. And we also have extensive experience in successfully integrating acquisitions. In fact, we've completed over 20 acquisitions at Amcor recently, so it's a core capability of ours. There's more information about Amcor in the appendix. I'd encourage you to have a look. There's 3 slides that tell you everything you need to know about Amcor. One is around our historical financial performance. We have our strategy on 1 page. And importantly, our capital allocation approach on another slide as well. Now Slide 10 shows the outcome of this deal for our Flexible Packaging business and how our scale in the global Flexible Packaging segment will increase significantly as well as our geographic participation becoming much more balanced. Our greater scale means we'll be in a far better place to serve customers in every region. And we'll be positioned to benefit from the increased economies of scale and resources from a combination of our leading positions in Europe, Asia and Latin America and Bemis' leading positions in North America and Brazil. Now Slide 11 shows these highly complementary regional leadership positions very clearly. As a result of this transaction, Amcor will gain increased scale in Flexible Packaging in the Americas with regional revenues increasing from about $1 billion today to $4 billion. And this is a region with our flexibles business that we identified as a key growth priority for some time and it delivers a step change for us in that region. And added to this will be Bemis' leading positions in Brazil and Mexico. Bemis will transform from an North American leader with 60% of revenues in that region into a truly global packaging company with the balance of revenues generated from all key developed and emerging markets around the world. Slide 12 outlines what I believe is one of the most exciting outcomes of this combination. Both companies have strengths in different and complementary areas. And the benefits from leveraging them across a combined global platform will allow us to achieve more than 1 plus 1 outcome. We're proud of the outcomes we've delivered through our strong sales and marketing and procurement capabilities. And we've really enjoyed seeing the creativity and commitment to achieve more and to outperform and drive further improvement year-after-year. We also believe we have something special in our in-house M&A capabilities, including our ability to integrate acquisitions. And I'm excited about the potential we have ahead of us to drive value through a laser-like focus on delivering the sustainability outcomes our customers and consumers are demanding today. And I'll elaborate a bit more on that in the next slide. And I'm confident these capabilities will resonate with all Bemis employees and empower them to excel in different areas and contribute to the overall company. We've had a chance to spend many hours over the last few months getting to know the Bemis business and team in more depth. And as I mentioned earlier, I'm deeply impressed by Bemis' technical and material sciences capabilities and the centers of excellence they have created in Wisconsin in particular. And I believe what Bemis has created locally can be shared and disseminated around the world and additional value will become an outcome of that. So we're really excited about what these 2 companies can achieve together with the talent and capabilities available on both sides. I want to pause on Slide 13, which is around sustainability, as it's one of the most important consumer trends emerging worldwide and it is the most consistently relevant conversation we're having with our customers every day in every part of the world. In January of this year, Amcor became the first global packaging company to pledge to develop all of our packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2025. THOMSON REUTERS | Contact Us 5 ©2018 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Thomson Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters. 'Thomson Reuters' and the Thomson Reuters logo are registered trademarks of Thomson Reuters and its affiliated companies. AUGUST 06, 2018 / 1:30PM GMT, Amcor Limited and Bemis Company Inc M&A Call

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We're also committed to significantly increasing our use of recycled materials and to help drive greater recycling of packaging around the world. As the first packaging company to make such a pledge, we are aligned with major global brands, retailers and NGOs in making a shared commitment to address the challenge of plastics in the environment. And while much of our packaging is already recyclable or reusable, we will have a stronger and broader range of innovation and technical capabilities as a result of this acquisition, which will accelerate our ability to design packaging that uses less material in the first place and capture more sustainability-related packaging opportunities going forward. The team in Amcor has been enormously proud of this commitment. And we're energized by the potential that this combination creates to advance our agenda and very excited to share this journey with our new Bemis colleagues. Now the team at Bemis and Amcor had worked together to identify and evaluate the cost synergies related to this combination. And on Slide 14, we've laid out some of the details related to those synergies. Based on this work together, we're confident in being able to generate $180 million in cost synergies. This is around 4% to 5% of Bemis' sales. And our experience in carrying out over 20 acquisitions in the last 5 years at Amcor indicates to us that's the right level for a complementary combination like this one. And I'd like to highlight a couple of other points related to synergies. Firstly, we do not intend to pursue synergies through a reduction in sales and marketing or R&D cost. And as you've heard from both of us, we see --we view this as a very significant source of value and we want to protect the commercial side of the business. Secondly, the savings are incremental to current cost savings and operational improvement initiatives underway, in particular Bemis' Agility program. So these synergy benefits are additive. And finally, the $180 million includes cost synergies only. We have a great track record delivering acquisition synergies. And of course, we (inaudible) our performance target. And in addition, we've not factored any additional revenue synergies into the transaction metrics. So we see a couple of big areas of upside from here. Slide 15 shows the financial figures for Amcor after completion of the transaction. And as I mentioned earlier, based on recent share prices, the combined market cap will be approximately $17 billion. And with the full capitalization of run rate synergies, this would increase around USD 19 billion. And using calendar '17 figures, the combined company will generate sales of around $13 billion and EBITDA of about $2.2 billion. Importantly, the combined R&D spend would be about $150 million per year, which far exceeds the absolute dollar spend of any other player in our industry. And annual cash flow after capital expenditure but before dividends will exceed $1 billion, and along with a strong balance sheet, underpins the ability to generate further value through disciplined capital allocation aligned with the principles we've outlined for many years through our shareholder value creation model. North America will become an even larger operating base for Amcor with the combined network of around 80 plants and the capabilities to offer a broad range of flexible and rigid plastics packaging. And equally, our presence across Europe will be extensive. And we'll have a broad and diversified network of operations across 27 emerging markets. The comprehensive --and this comprehensive footprint will be a real differentiator. And we have many examples already of the value that large customers ascribe to global supply and the opportunities this provides them to leverage their own brands. And finally, on Slide 17, I'd like to touch on the transaction structure. This combination is effected to a merger of Amcor and Bemis into a newly created entity. And the creation of this new entity provided us with a unique opportunity to review a range of options and allow us to select the structure which is optimal for a truly global company. And we determined that incorporation in Jersey and an intended tax residence in the U.K. provides the best balance between strong governance, cost efficiency and flexibility. At closing, the combined company will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange and we will also maintain our listing on the Australian Stock Exchange in the form of CHESS depository receipts or CDIs. And this structure has several key benefits, including listings on 2 major global exchanges; expected index inclusion on both, resulting in greater liquidity and considerably increased index buying; and ongoing financial strength and funding flexibility for continued investment. In conclusion on Slide 18, I would bring you back to the simple messages we started with. Combining Amcor and Bemis results in the footprint, scale and capabilities to offer the most compelling value proposition to our key stakeholders, including our customers, employees and the environment. And for both sets of shareholders, this transaction delivers a unique opportunity to benefit from THOMSON REUTERS | Contact Us 6 ©2018 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Thomson Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters. 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significant value creation, value which would not be achievable in the same time frame by either company independently. With those remarks, Bill and I would be happy to take your questions. Operator, we're now prepared for questions. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Operator (Operator Instructions) We have the first question from the line of Ghansham Panjabi from Baird. Ghansham Panjabi Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division - Senior Research Analyst I guess, first off, Ron, just given the combination, you're going to have a very large presence in flexibles on a pro forma basis between the U.S. and Europe. Do you sort of envision seeing an increase in terms of global contracts with your customers? How important is that to your multinational customers on having global unilateral supply in Flexible Packaging? It is important in other substrates, just curious on your perspective for Flexible Packaging. Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Yes, thanks for the question. The reality is we already have a global footprint. And we were a little bit short on presence and participation in the Americas. And so this deal helps us fill in or, let's say, bolster that part of the portfolio. One of our key sources of value for the big customers, the big global customers, has been that global footprint. So this deal absolutely makes us a more compelling partner for them on that basis as they simplify and harmonize specifications and as they try to drive global brands and in global categories. So to that question, we believe it strengthens the value proposition that we have already been going to market with quite successfully. I think importantly, it also gives us the capabilities, not just to supply the big customers but to supply the emerging new entrants that we see around the world, whether it's smaller startup-type brands in the developed markets like the U.S. or the regional players in places like Asia and the other emerging markets. So it is a geographic strengthening of our value proposition here in terms of the global footprint. But there's also an increase in our capabilities to deliver more value to every type of customer around the world. Ghansham Panjabi Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division - Senior Research Analyst Okay. And I guess, just as a related question, your customers are also in a consolidation cycle, especially in the U.S. Their volumes are sluggish. Their retail customers are large and also under pressure to lower costs. How should we think about the net realization of the $180 million of synergies for Amcor, Bemis? I guess, I'm trying to get a sense as to how defensive this combination versus offensive. Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Well, look, we haven't met yet, but we only play offense. I think it's really important that we see this point in time as what it is, which is a really unique period of moment in time really for the packaging industry. There's a number of things evolving and a number of dynamics at play here, which make this just an incredible opportunity for a leading player in our space. You mentioned some of them. The big brand owners around the world at times are struggling for growth, which means they need help. We think we're uniquely positioned to provide that help. There are new entrants that need support. Consumer needs are shifting and evolving. Consumers are much more focused on functionality of the packaging and the occasions with which they use packaged products are shifting. And then there's this society --societal need here on sustainability, which we're better positioned to adjust through this. So this is 100% about offense and capturing the opportunities that are out there that we see are just unprecedented at this point in time. Operator We have the next question from the line of Debbie Jones from Deutsche Bank. Deborah Anne Jones Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division - Director I wanted to ask, first, about the second set of synergies that you highlighted. I think it was on Slide 14 in the waterfall bridge. Where do you think you could potentially get those? And has that something to do with the material science that you just acquired on the other synergies that you pointed out? THOMSON REUTERS | Contact Us 7 ©2018 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Thomson Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters. 'Thomson Reuters' and the Thomson Reuters logo are registered trademarks of Thomson Reuters and its affiliated companies. AUGUST 06, 2018 / 1:30PM GMT, Amcor Limited and Bemis Company Inc M&A Call

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Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Sorry, Debbie, just to be clear on Slide 14, you said the second set. Do you mean the operational synergies or the potential additional sources? Deborah Anne Jones Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division - Director The further synergies as kind of the grayed-out bridge right there, so after the 100%. Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Yes. Just to be clear, the deal and the financial metrics are all underwritten by cost synergies. That's the way we've always approached acquisitions at Amcor. And this one is no different. And those opportunities are pretty clear. It's the things that you'd expect around procurement by leveraging the spend of the 2 companies. It's the operational footprint, where there is any overlap and then obviously, in G&A. So I think those are well understood. And that's how we underwrote the deal. And the metrics we described today are all based on those cost synergies only. We've got this indication of potential additional sources for synergies on 14 here because we just believe that with the complementary product portfolio that we have, in particular Bemis' technologies around barrier films and our technologies around foils, leveraging and disseminating those products across the global footprint is going to give us more opportunities together than independently. And then on a related point, the greater weighting towards what we see as attractive segments in terms of protein or health care as 2 examples should also provide the combined company with the opportunity to grow at a bit faster rate than otherwise would be the case. So that's what we were referring to there. Deborah Anne Jones Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division - Director Okay, great. And second question, have you had the chance to have any customer dialogue on this? And any feedback or challenges you might be expecting? And then could you just walk us through the approvals that you think you need to obtain to get this done? Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Yes, Debbie, look, the deal was just announced today. And so we haven't had customer engagement on the deal itself. I think our teams around the world are engaging with customers right now as we speak. We know that's the case and that's been well planned for. What we know from talking to our global customers, and it sort of came up on the first question earlier, is that we've got a unique source of value here for those that want to and need to partner globally. So we know that this is in keeping with the value proposition we've been discussing over the years with those customers. As far as approvals, we've outlined in our announcement today, we're targeting a close in the first quarter. We've got the shareholder and regulatory approvals that you'd expect with a deal like this. But we're very confident of that time line. Operator We have the next question from the line of Richard Johnson from CLSA. Richard Johnson CLSA Limited, Research Division - Research Analyst Just a couple of easy ones. I'll keep my more detailed questions for the morning. You mentioned this deal. Your deal assumptions had a return of (inaudible) above WACC. I was just wondering what you're assuming your WACC is. Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Look, Richard, I think it'd be pretty well understood by those looking at the company, the WACC would be sort of mid-to high single digits. I guess, Richard, just to expand on that point, when we think about WACC for the purposes of a comment like that, it's through the cycle, right? So we're not looking at an incremental WACC at a specific point in time. This is a long-term proposition for us. Richard Johnson CLSA Limited, Research Division - Research Analyst Got you. And then could you just give me a feel for what the transaction costs will be? Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Look, the transaction costs are going to be approximately $150 million. I think we'll sort all that out when it's all documented in the scheme booklet. That's a bit of a moving piece at the moment. But they'll be customary for a deal of this type. THOMSON REUTERS | Contact Us 8 ©2018 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Thomson Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters. 'Thomson Reuters' and the Thomson Reuters logo are registered trademarks of Thomson Reuters and its affiliated companies. AUGUST 06, 2018 / 1:30PM GMT, Amcor Limited and Bemis Company Inc M&A Call

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Richard Johnson CLSA Limited, Research Division - Research Analyst Okay. And then just finally, in your EPS accretion assumption, I just wondered if you could give me some sort of (inaudible) to what you're assuming the blended tax rate will be, given you're changing the domicile and obviously the mix of business is very different, so it's very difficult for us to calculate it. Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Yes. Look, Richard, I would say at this stage, it's going to be comparable to what our legacy tax rate has been at Amcor. But we'll provide all of the details and more as we get further along and provide a scheme booklet and comment on the outlook. Operator We have the next question from the line of George Staphos from Bank of America Merrill Lynch. George Leon Staphos BofA Merrill Lynch, Research Division - MD and Co-Sector Head in Equity Research Good luck with the transaction and the closing. I had 2 questions broadly, one on the combined capabilities and the combination and then the other question on synergies. In terms of the combination, Ron, Amcor was a lot earlier to, if you will, emerging markets than Bemis over the years. And you built out a very strong regional footprint as a result --global footprint, I should say, as a result. And that should be opportunity for Bemis, one would think. Which of the technologies that Bemis brings to the table do you think you have the best ability to grow the most quickly, just given the new footprint that it will now have available to it? Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Well, George, I think if I do (inaudible) for a second, there's a lot of things Bemis brings to this deal that we are excited about leveraging across our footprint, not just through emerging markets but everywhere. And similarly, we think there's some things we bring that leveraging across the Bemis footprint will yield benefits, too. I mean, I think the ones that stand out for us just thematically are their technical capabilities, which are acknowledged in the industry as being as good as it gets. And when I say technical, I'm talking specifically about material science and films. And I think the opportunity there is to combine what we do in those areas with what they're doing. And it's just very compelling. If we think about sustainability as a for example, we have a center of excellence in Europe working on more sustainable laminates and single-layer films. Bemis has a similar initiative underway. We're going to put those 2 together and get a better outcome as an example. I think their exposure and experience in the protein space is certainly additive to us. And similarly, I think our exposure and our experience on the foil side of things and the pharma segment will be additive. So I think there's good things being brought to this by both companies. And from our side, I think the margin management capabilities we've demonstrated over the years and our procurement capabilities come to mind. We just think 1 plus 1 here equals more than 2. George Leon Staphos BofA Merrill Lynch, Research Division - MD and Co-Sector Head in Equity Research Yes, understand. And I appreciate the thoughts there. And I guess, some of this will also be stay tuned. In terms of the combination again, and I recognize it's day 1 in terms of you being able to communicate this and certainly on a forum like this, there's only so much that you can share, are there any places where the combined entity might need some additional discussion with customers in terms of overall market share and any place where you might be worried about retention? And then the other question on synergies, which of the synergies that you enumerate broadly do you think will be most challenging to get at? And how --which of your capabilities that you've built at Amcor do you think will have the most applicability to Bemis on synergies, whether it's commercial strategy or cost reduction? Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Yes, thanks, George. Look, we have a lot of conviction about all 3 synergy areas that we outlined here. And that conviction comes from a couple of different places. One is a lot of experience in integrating acquisitions. There's a learning curve as you go up when you do that. And we feel like we've got some good experience and a good track record. I think the source of the estimates and the numbers here also gives us a lot of conviction. Now this is a bottoms-up exercise and done in a very collaborative way with Bemis. We also had an external consultant come in and help pressure-test the assumptions. So bottoms-up, we feel like we can point to where the money is going to come from. And then we've just done a top-down sense check, as you'd expect. 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of conviction around all 3 sources of cost synergies. And as far as retention, George, I mean, retention is earned every day with our customers. And it's about sale, it's about quality and service and building value to them. And if you do that, then you retain the business. And if you don't, whether it's in the context of an acquisition or not, then you don't. It's as simple as that. Operator We have the next question from the line of Edlain Rodriguez from UBS. Edlain S. Rodriguez UBS Investment Bank, Research Division - Director and Equity Research Associate, Chemicals It's Edlain Rodriguez. I mean, part of Bemis' Agility plan is to penetrate the smaller accounts, the ones that are growing at the expense of the CPG companies. Will you be able to enhance or accelerate that progress? Like how is your customer mix look like? Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Yes. Bill, do you want to say a word or two about Agility as it relates to tapping into those pockets of growth as you refer to them? William F. Austen Bemis Company, Inc. - President, CEO & Director Sure. Thanks, Ron, be happy to. Yes, Edlain, as we looked at it and we did the analytics on the Agility process and where we find pockets of growth, it's in the smaller regional brands. But it's not just within the regional brands, it's also with the large CPG customers that have upstart brands or brands that they are reigniting. So if you just think through that, there's mid-single-digit growth rates at the smaller upstart or challenger-type brands. And we've been on that journey now for the better part of 7, 8, 9 months. And in the first quarter, as we reported on our earnings call, we are pacing ahead of the target we established for the year of $25 million. And bringing these 2 companies together, the complementary technologies, both in process and in material science, will allow us to accelerate that growth even quicker. So I'm very --I feel very good about what we've done together thus far to collaborate around how we're going to go drive that growth. Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Yes. And I think we're really excited to tap into that. We've got our own initiatives around Amcor that are similarly focused. We've got an initiative right here in the United States in Rigid Plastics business, where we've actually created a business unit to focus on regional customers. It's a dedicated team with some commercial folks and dedicated assets similar to what Bill described their initiatives. And it's resulted in double-digit growth for us. So we're really keen to put our heads together and share notes on exactly how to tap into this pocket of growth. Operator We have the next question from the line of Adam Josephson from KeyBanc Capital Markets. Adam Jesse Josephson KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division - Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst Ron, correct me if I misheard you, but I think you said legacy Amcor's tax rate won't change as a result of moving the tax domicile to the U.K. Will Bemis' --I assume there will be some benefit here, obviously. So is Bemis' tax rate going to go down? Or just help me understand what about this combined company's tax rate is expected to change as a result of this move. Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Well, sorry, Adam, what I was referring to is there's only going to be one tax rate going forward. When we put the companies together, the new company will have a tax rate which will be similar to Amcor's historical tax rate. I mean, you can look at what our historical tax rate is versus what Bemis' historical tax rate is. Our tax rate has been circa 21%, 22%. Bemis has been higher, pre-U.S. tax reform, I think it's about 24%, 25% now. So the combined company's tax rate will be closer to our legacy tax rate. Adam Jesse Josephson KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division - Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst Sure, yes. So that's where the benefit comes from. Back in 2010, you had to sell (inaudible) plant as a condition for your acquisition of Alcan's medical flexible packaging business, Ron, as I believe you and Alcan were 2 of the 3 companies that made such bags. I know Bemis has a pretty sizable medical packaging business as well. Are they the other company that makes such bags? And if so, what are the potential regulatory implications of that? THOMSON REUTERS | Contact Us 10 ©2018 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Thomson Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters. 'Thomson Reuters' and the Thomson Reuters logo are registered trademarks of Thomson Reuters and its affiliated companies. AUGUST 06, 2018 / 1:30PM GMT, Amcor Limited and Bemis Company Inc M&A Call

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Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Look, Adam, I think it's probably inappropriate for me to get into too much detail on the call. What I would say is that we've got a lot of experience navigating regulatory approvals as it relates to acquisitions. We've got good advisers. And we expect to hit the targeted closing in the first quarter of calendar '19. Adam Jesse Josephson KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division - Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst Okay. So one last one, just on the combined company's growth. I know, Ron, your PBIT growth has slowed quite a bit this year compared to the last couple of years. Bemis has obviously struggled with EBITDA growth over the years. So when you talk about this combined company having an enhanced growth profile, just can you help me understand exactly where you envision that coming from? Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Yes. I think in the near term, we've got $180 million of cost synergies, which are going to be helping to drive earnings growth. Bill has outlined the plans at Bemis this year with regards to their earnings outlook. I think the drivers of the slower EBIT growth that we've had in fiscal 2018 are well documented. We've talked about those as temporary. So it's a combination, I guess, of the cost synergies and both companies' underlying earnings returning to more long-term trend-like growth rates. Operator We have the next question from the line of Mark Wilde from Bank of Montreal. Mark William Wilde BMO Capital Markets Equity Research - Senior Analyst Ron, I wondered if you could put a little more color on sort of the main components of each of those 3 synergy buckets? And then I wondered if you could also, assuming kind of a first quarter '19 close, just help us think about sort of cadence, say, in kind of in '19 and 2020, 2021? Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Yes, it's a good question. I mean, Slide 14 tries to set out the 2 areas that you're asking about. On the left-hand side, we identified the sources of the cost synergies. On the right-hand side, we --there's some indication of the expected phasing. If I walk through the sources of synergies, we see roughly 40% of the $180 million coming from procurement. This is based on the assumption that if we put the 2 spend basis together and the productivity that we generate over that spend base is comparable to the productivity we get over the Amcor spend base today. And we've had a very good track record over the last 6 or 7 years of, I would say, professionalizing first and then optimizing our procurement capabilities. And we've got a very good track record in procurement. And Amcor has been a very consistent source of earnings for the last several years. And so the expectation is that we would apply those same capabilities over the aggregate spend base. And that would lead to roughly 40% of the synergy opportunity here. In terms of operations, this 20%, this is a deal where there's less direct geographical to lap in terms of manufacturing footprint than you might see in other occasions. But there are opportunities to optimize. Our business, Amcor's business has been built through acquisition over a number of years. Bemis has done some acquisitions themselves. That just means there's always an opportunity for further optimization of the footprint. And with more options available at our disposal from the combined footprint, we expect to generate 20% of the $180 million from cost synergies as well. And then G&A is simply the elimination of duplication, where there is duplication in the general and administrative areas. So I think that's probably pretty straightforward. So those are the 3 sources of synergies. On the right-hand side of Slide 14, we convey a sense of the phasing we would expect. It's roughly 1/3, 1/3, 1/3. We expect to get roughly 1/3 of the synergies or 35% in the first full --first 12 months rather. These are 12-month periods that are indicated here, not calendar years. The first 12 months, we'd expect to get about 35%, another 35% or so in the second year and the remainder in the third year. So that's how we think about it. And then the cost to achieve those synergies would be phased --mostly over the first 2 years would be the expectation. Mark William Wilde BMO Capital Markets Equity Research - Senior Analyst Okay. And then just a couple of quick cleanups, you mentioned that 3 Bemis directors will be moving to the board. Do you know which ones? And secondly, will you be reviewing the combined portfolio with an eye to maybe shutting businesses that now look less core in the wake of this deal? THOMSON REUTERS | Contact Us 11 ©2018 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 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Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director On the first question, we haven't gotten to the specific nominees from the Bemis side. On the second question, as it relates to Amcor and Bemis, look, I think that Amcor's portfolio is very focused. We're playing in 4 segments. We like all 4. Bemis is primarily a flexible packaging company. They have a rigid business, which is very related to flexibles. We see that as very core. So this is about bolstering the 4 segments that we've chosen to play in, all of which we're quite comfortable with. Operator We have the next question from the line of Arun Viswanathan from RBC Capital Markets. Arun Shankar Viswanathan RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Research Division - Analyst I just wanted to --congrats on the transaction. I just wanted to --or the proposed transaction. I just wanted to go back to some questions around growth and future growth. I guess, we've seen some struggles in U.S. processed food. I guess, do you have any thoughts on how that market is evolving and the strategies there to capitalize on growth similar to Agility going forward for the combined company? And then furthermore, on Latin America, any thoughts on expansion there as well as in Asia? And if you could just comment on those 3 areas, that would be great. Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Yes, thanks. Look, first of all, the U.S. is our biggest market, has been for a long time. We're in this region in a number of segments and a number of end markets. So it's a market we know we've got a lot of experience in. The second point will be it looks a lot like the European market, which we are also a big player in, and just the need to really find pockets of growth as Bill describes them and not expect that some of the end markets that traditionally provided growth will provide that sort of a tailwind. So there's no surprises here. We know exactly what the dynamics are. They look and feel very similar to dynamics that we operate with in our U.S. business today and in Europe. And we think both companies together are better able to tap into the pockets of growth that do exist. In terms of opportunities in the other geographic regions, this is a great complementary fit in Latin America. We've got at Amcor, leading positions in the Andean region, Peru and Colombia, Chile. We've got a business in Argentina. I'm referring to Flexible Packaging specifically. And where we haven't had an existing presence is in Mexico and Brazil, which is what Bemis brings. And so the combination of the 2 give us a comprehensive footprint across Latin America in Flexible Packaging. In Asia, we're excited to combine forces there. Bemis has got a good position in Southeast Asia that's very complementary to ours. We've got a business throughout that region. And Bemis' health care participation there is a great fit. And in China, we've got a very large business there that's about $450 million in sales, good profitable business and has been for a long time. And Bemis is a good fit for that business as well. So we're excited about the complementary nature of their emerging markets portfolio with ours. And both of those regions, I think goes without saying, are ripe for additional growth going forward. Arun Shankar Viswanathan RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Research Division - Analyst Okay. And just as a follow-up, if I may, I just wanted to ask on the raw material side. It appears over the last couple of years, Bemis' has moved more towards a pass-through model with maybe 80% or so of its contracts on a resin cost pass-through escalators. What's your thoughts on strategy going forward? It appears that you're looking for a fair amount of cost synergies on the procurement side? Would that be possible with a large amount of cost pass-through? Or would you have to renegotiate those contracts to be more negotiated in (inaudible)? Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Well, look, I think it's 2 separate things. The commercial model in the packaging business and what has just been absolutely fundamental at Amcor is the recovery of raw material price changes, both up and down. The fundamental economic model for the company in Amcor and the risk management approach we take is that the rises and falls of raw materials get passed through. And that happens in every one of our businesses. In Rigid Plastics, it happens very rapidly every 30 days or so. In Flexible Packaging, it's every several months. So that's just a commercial model that doesn't change. And Bemis follow the same model. I think from a procurement perspective, there's a lot of different sources of spend, not all of which is in raw materials. 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Operator We have the next question from the line of Gabe Hajde from Wells Fargo Securities. Gabrial Shane Hajde Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division - Associate Analyst Initially, just thinking about productivity and sort of nonmaterial inflation, can you talk about your perspective or your approach to offset some of the --again, some of these nonmaterial inflationary costs? Bemis had, I'd say, in the past 24 months initiated a pretty robust productivity program or continuous improvement program to offset these costs. Is that something that you guys also employ and envision using going forward? Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Yes. Look, I mean, I think we're going to have the opportunity to understand how Bemis is approaching that. What I would say to you, Gabe, is our track record has been pretty good in terms of margin expansion over the years. There's a chart in the back in the appendix, which shows, I think, a 10-year trend. We think that from a commercial productivity perspective and an operational productivity perspective, we've been pretty successful over the years in offsetting any underlying structural cost inflation, meaning non-raw material cost inflation. And we would expect that to continue. And we would expect to be able to add to those capabilities by the things that Bemis has been working on. Operator We have the next question from the line of George Staphos from Bank of America Merrill Lynch. George Leon Staphos BofA Merrill Lynch, Research Division - MD and Co-Sector Head in Equity Research I'll make it quick. Ron, could you comment on what you see as the difference in the average resin lag that Amcor has versus Bemis, recognizing it's kind of hard to sit at over a $9 billion and $4 billion enterprise combined? But what the differences are or hopefully they're similar? And then when you look at again synergies and capabilities in the way Amcor does things perhaps somewhat differently than Bemis, are there any things that you could share here in terms of your procurement model, your approach to taking cost out a commercial model? You're early in terms of value-based pricing. Are there are opportunities there to apply that still within Bemis? Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Thanks. Look, I can't comment on Bemis' pass-through model. Maybe Bill can talk about that. Bill, do you want to say a word on how it works at Bemis in terms of the lag and the pass-through mechanisms? William F. Austen Bemis Company, Inc. - President, CEO & Director Yes. We've got pass-through mechanisms tied to indices as most do. And as we've always said, we pass through in about a quarter's time. So in about a 90-day window, we pass through. And in North America, 85-plus percent of our business is under contract on those pass-through mechanisms. George Leon Staphos BofA Merrill Lynch, Research Division - MD and Co-Sector Head in Equity Research And Amcor is 90 days as well? Ron S. Delia Amcor Limited - MD, CEO & Executive Director Yes, Amcor, George, is a blend because in Rigid Plastics, it would be every 30 days. In flexibles, it would be somewhere between a quarter and 2 quarters. And it depends on the region of the world primarily, so every 3 to 6 months. Look, the other part of the question is just that we've been on a journey over many years as Bemis has been, too, in terms of optimization of the pricing models and commercial approach. And we'll put the 2 approaches together and I'm sure get a better outcome. Operator Ladies and gentlemen, I would now like to hand the conference back to your speakers for any closing remarks. THOMSON REUTERS | Contact Us 13 ©2018 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Thomson Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters. 'Thomson Reuters' and the Thomson Reuters logo are registered trademarks of Thomson Reuters and its affiliated companies. AUGUST 06, 2018 / 1:30PM GMT, Amcor Limited and Bemis Company Inc M&A Call

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