--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001104659-25-042492" form_type: "8-K" ticker: null cik: "0001378992" company_name: "BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC." filed_at: "2025-04-30T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-05-23T02:09:19.408728+00:00" event_type: "m_and_a" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 1.0 calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Berry Global completes merger with Amcor; shareholders get 7.25 Amcor shares per BERY share ## Summary - Each BERY share converted into 7.25 Amcor ordinary shares; Berry becomes wholly-owned Amcor subsidiary. - Berry will be delisted from NYSE; trading halted on April 30, 2025. - Berry repaid $1B revolving credit facility and $165M letter of credit; redeemed 4.500% and 5.625% notes. - All Berry directors resigned; four (including Rahman, Foster, Glerum, Sterrett) appointed to Amcor Board. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001104659-25-042492 - form_type: 8-K - cik: 0001378992 - company_name: BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC. - filed_at: 2025-04-30T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: m_and_a - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 1.0 - calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0 - confidence: high - sec_items: 1.02, 2.01, 3.01, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465925042492/0001104659-25-042492-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465925042492/tm2513602d1_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-042492 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-042492.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-042492.txt ## Key facts - Executive change Stephen Sterrett resigned as Director at BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Evan Bayh, Jonathan Foster, James Glerum, Jr., Meredith Harper, Idalene Kesner, Kevin Kwilinski, Jill Rahman, Chaney Sheffield, Jr., Robert Steele, Stephen Sterrett and Peter Thomas resigned and ceased to be directors of Berry as of the Effective Time evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465925042492/0001104659-25-042492-index.htm - Executive change Chaney Sheffield, Jr. resigned as Director at BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Evan Bayh, Jonathan Foster, James Glerum, Jr., Meredith Harper, Idalene Kesner, Kevin Kwilinski, Jill Rahman, Chaney Sheffield, Jr., Robert Steele, Stephen Sterrett and Peter Thomas resigned and ceased to be directors of Berry as of the Effective Time evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465925042492/0001104659-25-042492-index.htm - Executive change James Glerum, Jr. resigned as Director at BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Evan Bayh, Jonathan Foster, James Glerum, Jr., Meredith Harper, Idalene Kesner, Kevin Kwilinski, Jill Rahman, Chaney Sheffield, Jr., Robert Steele, Stephen Sterrett and Peter Thomas resigned and ceased to be directors of Berry as of the Effective Time evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465925042492/0001104659-25-042492-index.htm - Executive change Kevin Kwilinski resigned as Director at BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Evan Bayh, Jonathan Foster, James Glerum, Jr., Meredith Harper, Idalene Kesner, Kevin Kwilinski, Jill Rahman, Chaney Sheffield, Jr., Robert Steele, Stephen Sterrett and Peter Thomas resigned and ceased to be directors of Berry as of the Effective Time evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465925042492/0001104659-25-042492-index.htm - Executive change Meredith Harper resigned as Director at BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Evan Bayh, Jonathan Foster, James Glerum, Jr., Meredith Harper, Idalene Kesner, Kevin Kwilinski, Jill Rahman, Chaney Sheffield, Jr., Robert Steele, Stephen Sterrett and Peter Thomas resigned and ceased to be directors of Berry as of the Effective Time evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465925042492/0001104659-25-042492-index.htm - Executive change Robert Steele resigned as Director at BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Evan Bayh, Jonathan Foster, James Glerum, Jr., Meredith Harper, Idalene Kesner, Kevin Kwilinski, Jill Rahman, Chaney Sheffield, Jr., Robert Steele, Stephen Sterrett and Peter Thomas resigned and ceased to be directors of Berry as of the Effective Time evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465925042492/0001104659-25-042492-index.htm - Executive change Peter Thomas resigned as Director at BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Evan Bayh, Jonathan Foster, James Glerum, Jr., Meredith Harper, Idalene Kesner, Kevin Kwilinski, Jill Rahman, Chaney Sheffield, Jr., Robert Steele, Stephen Sterrett and Peter Thomas resigned and ceased to be directors of Berry as of the Effective Time evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465925042492/0001104659-25-042492-index.htm - Executive change Jill Rahman resigned as Director at BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Evan Bayh, Jonathan Foster, James Glerum, Jr., Meredith Harper, Idalene Kesner, Kevin Kwilinski, Jill Rahman, Chaney Sheffield, Jr., Robert Steele, Stephen Sterrett and Peter Thomas resigned and ceased to be directors of Berry as of the Effective Time evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465925042492/0001104659-25-042492-index.htm - Executive change Jonathan Foster resigned as Director at BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Evan Bayh, Jonathan Foster, James Glerum, Jr., Meredith Harper, Idalene Kesner, Kevin Kwilinski, Jill Rahman, Chaney Sheffield, Jr., Robert Steele, Stephen Sterrett and Peter Thomas resigned and ceased to be directors of Berry as of the Effective Time evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465925042492/0001104659-25-042492-index.htm - Executive change Idalene Kesner resigned as Director at BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Evan Bayh, Jonathan Foster, James Glerum, Jr., Meredith Harper, Idalene Kesner, Kevin Kwilinski, Jill Rahman, Chaney Sheffield, Jr., Robert Steele, Stephen Sterrett and Peter Thomas resigned and ceased to be directors of Berry as of the Effective Time evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465925042492/0001104659-25-042492-index.htm - Executive change Evan Bayh resigned as Director at BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Evan Bayh, Jonathan Foster, James Glerum, Jr., Meredith Harper, Idalene Kesner, Kevin Kwilinski, Jill Rahman, Chaney Sheffield, Jr., Robert Steele, Stephen Sterrett and Peter Thomas resigned and ceased to be directors of Berry as of the Effective Time evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465925042492/0001104659-25-042492-index.htm - Governance Changes BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.: Certificate of incorporation was amended and restated in connection with the merger effective as of the Effective Time. - Change: charter amendment source text: the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of Berry were amended and restated in their entirety to be in the form of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Merger Sub in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to certain changes as set forth in the Merger Agreement evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465925042492/0001104659-25-042492-index.htm - Governance Changes BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.: Bylaws were amended and restated in connection with the merger effective as of the Effective Time. - Change: bylaw amendment source text: the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of Berry were amended and restated in their entirety to be in the form of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Merger Sub in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to certain changes as set forth in the Merger Agreement evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378992/000110465925042492/0001104659-25-042492-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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