Our disconnected comparisons for this issue are Bemis Company, Inc. (BMS) and Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (SSCC).

The attached graph indexes these companies’ stock values and the PM40 to their 04 January 2002 values. A USD 100 investment in BMS on that date would have been worth USD 136.96 on 06 July 2007. A USD 100 investment in SSCC on 04 January 2002 would have been worth USD 84.52 on 06 July 2007. A USD 100 investment in an equal weight of the PM40 on 04 January 2002 would have been worth USD 150.93 on 06 July 2007.


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Bemis Company, Inc. (BMS) is a NYSE listed company. Their Web site is bemis.com

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (SSCC) is a NASDAQ listed company. Their Web site is smurfit-stone.com