UNITED STATES

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Graphic Packaging Holding Company

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on May 23, 2018

 

 

GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY

 


    

    

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     Meeting Information  
    

 

Meeting Type:  Annual Meeting

 
    

 

For holders as of:  March 26, 2018

 
    

 

Date:  May 23, 2018        Time: 10:00 AM EDT

 
    

 

Location:   Graphic Packaging Holding Company

    1500 Riveredge Parkway

    Suite 100

    Atlanta, GA 30328

 

 
      

 

  

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company.

 

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We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

 

 
  

 

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The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:    

 

1.  Election of Directors

   

 

       Nominees

   

 

01   Paul D. Carrico                 02    Philip R. Martens                 03   Lynn A. Wentworth

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:

 

 

2.  Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

 

 

3.  Approval of compensation paid to Named Executive Officers (Say-on-Pay).

 

 

NOTE: The shares represented by this proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned Stockholder(s). If no direction is given, this proxy will be voted FOR all nominees in item 1 and FOR the proposals in items 2 and 3. If any other matters properly come before the meeting, or if cumulative voting is required, the person named in this proxy will vote in their discretion.

 

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    THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS A    123,456,789,012.12345              
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