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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SEIFERT JAMES J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BEMIS CO INC [BMS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE NEENAH CENTER, 4TH FLOOR, P.O. BOX 669 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/13/2009 (Street) NEENAH, WI 54957 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               19,895 D   Common Stock               1,077 I (1) 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Common Stock

(2)

01/01/2005

A

20,000

12/31/2009(4)

12/31/2009

Common Stock

20,000

(3)

20,000

D

Common Stock

(2)

01/02/2006

A

21,000

12/31/2010(5)

12/31/2010

Common Stock

21,000

(3)

21,000

D

Common Stock

(2)

01/03/2007

A

22,000

12/31/2011(6)

12/31/2011

Common Stock

22,000

(3)

22,000

D

Common Stock

(2)

01/02/2008

A

23,000

12/31/2012(7)

12/31/2012

Common Stock

23,000

(3)

23,000

D

Common Stock

(2)

01/13/2009

A

9,837

12/31/2011(8)

12/31/2011

Common Stock

9,837

(3)

9,837

D

Common Stock

(2)

01/13/2009

A

11,738

12/31/2013(9)

12/31/2013

Common Stock

11,738

(3)

11,738

D

Common Stock

$ 23.855

07/06/2002

A

8,350

(10)

07/05/2012

Common Stock

8,350

(11)

8,350

D

Common Stock

$ 24.815

01/02/2003

A

11,038

(10)

12/31/2012

Common Stock

11,038

(11)

11,038

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SEIFERT JAMES J ONE NEENAH CENTER, 4TH FLOOR P.O. BOX 669 NEENAH, WI 54957			General Counsel

Signatures

James J. Seifert		01/14/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	No price necessary for Edgar Filing - Company 401(k) Plan.
(2)	Security converts to Common Stock on a one-for-one basis on date of conversion.
(3)	Will know price on the date of conversion.
(4)	Award under Bemis Time Accelerated Restricted Stock Appreciation Program (TARSAP) exempt under Rule 16b-3: Grant to Reporting Person of right to receive stock as of December 31, 2009.
(5)	Award under Bemis Time Accelerated Restricted Stock Appreciation Program (TARSAP) exempt under Rule 16b-3: Grant to Reporting Person of right to receive stock as of December 31, 2010.
(6)	Award under Bemis Time Accelerated Restricted Stock Appreciation Program (TARSAP) exempt under Rule 16b-3: Grant to Reporting Person of right to receive stock as of December 31, 2011.
(7)	Award under Bemis Time Accelerated Restricted Stock Appreciation Program (TARSAP) exempt under Rule 16b-3: Grant to Reporting Person of right to receive stock as of December 31, 2012.
(8)	Award under Bemis Performance Based Restricted Stock Award Program exempt under Rule 16b-3: Grant to Reporting Person of right to receive Performance Stock Units as of December 31, 2011, if certain performance targets are met by the Company.
(9)	Award under Bemis Restricted Stock Award Program exempt under Rule 16b-3: Grant to Reporting Person of right to receive Restricted Stock Units as of December 31, 2013.
(10)	Stock Option (right to buy) pursuant to Stock Option Plan exempt under Rule 16b-3: Options presently exercisable.
(11)	Will know price on the date of exercise.

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