943897--12/12/2008--BWAY

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Competition from other steel or plastic container manufacturers could significantly impact our profitability, as could an election by our customers to self-manufacture their steel or plastic container requirements. Our customer contracts generally allow our customers to change, and, in some cases, terminate their contracts on short notice. The loss of a key customer could have a significant negative impact on our sales and profitability. The loss of one or more members of our senior management team could adversely affect our ability to execute our business strategy. Increases in the price of our raw materials or energy supply or interruptions or shortages in the supply of raw materials could cause our production costs to increase, which could reduce our ability to compete effectively and erode our margins. Our revenues or operating costs could be adversely affected by product liability or product recall costs involving our products or products of our customers. The outcome of pending and future litigation related to the manufacture and sale of lead pigments and lead-based paint could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and/or cash flows. Increased consolidation in our end markets may result in the loss of customers, increased exposure to business risks of larger customers and increased pricing pressure. The availability and pricing of steel could be significantly affected by consolidation of key suppliers. Deceleration of the recent growth in, or concentration of, our end markets could negatively impact our net sales. An increase in the use of alternative packaging as a substitute for the steel and plastic containers we sell could adversely affect our profitability. Labor disruptions with that portion of our workforce which is unionized could decrease our profitability. Our business may be subject to significant environmental, health and safety costs. We may not succeed in our strategy of pursuing selective acquisitions. Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate due to seasonality and other factors. Current economic conditions could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. An increase in interest rates would increase the cost of servicing our debt and could reduce our profitability. BWAY may be unable to repay the senior subordinated notes at their maturity or to refinance them on acceptable terms. The instruments governing our debt contain cross default or cross acceleration provisions that may cause all of the debt issued under those instruments to become immediately due and payable because of a default under an unrelated debt instrument. Restrictive covenants in debt agreements of our company and its subsidiaries could restrict our operating flexibility. BWAY may be unable to raise funds necessary to finance the change of control repurchase offers required by the indenture governing its senior subordinated notes. We are exposed to exchange rate fluctuations of the Canadian dollar.

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