AMCOR ANNOUNCES CHINA FLEXIBLE PACKAGING ACQUISITION
Amcor announces today an agreement to acquire the flexible packaging operations of Jiangsu Shenda Group for RMB350 million. The purchase price represents 8.0 times CY2012 EBITDA. Returns, measured as EBIT to funds employed, are expected to be over 20% by CY2016 underpinned by cost synergies and continued strong organic growth in the Chinese market.