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8-K filed February 27, 2026, 6:59 PM ET ticker GPK CIK 0001408075
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Graphic Packaging Amends Credit Agreement to Raise Leverage Covenant and Limit Share Buybacks

GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO

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GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO amended credit facility with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent.

1 (the “Amendment”) to the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 3, 2024 (as amended by the Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, GPIP, GPIL certain subsidiaries of GPIL, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders party thereto. Driven by, among other factors, the Company’s decision to aggressively reduce inventory, which has the effect of depressing EBITDA and therefore increasing the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the Company requested the amendment to ensure adequate flexibility.

SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

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GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO amended Amendment No. 1 with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (effective 2026-02-26).

On February 26, 2026, Graphic Packaging Holding Company (the “Company”), Graphic Packaging International Partners, LLC (“GPIP”), Graphic Packaging International, LLC, the primary operating subsidiary of the Company (“GPIL”), and certain subsidiaries of GPIL entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 3, 2024

SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

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