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SEC Comment Letter for GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO (GPK) (CIK 0001408075) (GPK) — Mar 6, 2020

GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO (GPK) (CIK 0001408075)
Date: March 6, 2020 · CIK: 0001408075 · Accession: 0000000000-20-002031

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File numbers found in text: 001-33988

Date
March 5, 2020
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UPLOAD
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GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO (GPK) (CIK 0001408075)

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March 5, 2020 Stephen R. Scherger Chief Financial Officer GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO 1500 Riveredge Parkway, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30328 Re:GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2019 Filed February 11, 2020 File No. 001-33988 Dear Mr. Scherger: We have reviewed your filing and have the following comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to these comments within ten business days by providing the requested information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing your response to these comments, we may have additional comments. Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2019 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 31 1.We note your disclosure that you have entered into various supplier chain finance arrangements. We also note that your days payable outstanding appear to have increased as of December 31, 2019 as compared to December 31, 2018. To the extent the supplier chain finance arrangements are material to your current liquidity and/or are reasonably likely to affect liquidity in the future, please consider revising your future filings to disclose the following:

•The impact these arrangements have on your operating cash flows; •The material and relevant terms of the arrangements; •The general risk and benefits of the arrangements; •Any guarantees provided by subsidiaries and/or the parent; •Any plans to further extend terms to suppliers;

FirstName LastNameStephen R. Scherger Comapany NameGRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO March 5, 2020 Page 2 FirstName LastName Stephen R. Scherger GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO March 5, 2020 Page 2 •Any factors that may limit your ability to continue using similar arrangements to further improve operating cash flows; and •Trends and uncertainties related to the extension of payment terms under the arrangements. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Note 16. Business Segment and Geographic Area Information, page 83 2.On page 86 you disclose net sales and assets by geographic area, including amounts for the Americas that reflect North America and Brazil. In future filings, please separately disclose your revenues and long-lived assets attributed to the United States, your country of domicile. Also, disclose the method you use to attribute revenues from external customers to individual countries. Refer to ASC 280-10-50-41. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. You may contact SiSi Cheng at 202-551-5004 or Martin James, Senior Advisor, at 202- 551-3671 if you have any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Manufacturing

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March 5, 2020
Stephen R. Scherger
Chief Financial Officer
GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO
1500 Riveredge Parkway, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30328
Re:GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO
Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Filed February 11, 2020
File No. 001-33988
Dear Mr. Scherger:
            We have reviewed your filing and have the following comments.  In some of our
comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your
disclosure.
            Please respond to these comments within ten business days by providing the requested
information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond.  If you do not believe our
comments apply to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response.
            After reviewing your response to these comments, we may have additional comments.
Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 31
1.We note your disclosure that you have entered into various supplier chain finance
arrangements. We also note that your days payable outstanding appear to have increased
as of December 31, 2019 as compared to December 31, 2018. To the extent the supplier
chain finance arrangements are material to your current liquidity and/or are reasonably
likely to affect liquidity in the future, please consider revising your future filings to
disclose the following:

•The impact these arrangements have on your operating cash flows;
•The material and relevant terms of the arrangements;
•The general risk and benefits of the arrangements;
•Any guarantees provided by subsidiaries and/or the parent;
•Any plans to further extend terms to suppliers;

 FirstName LastNameStephen R.  Scherger
 Comapany NameGRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO
 March 5, 2020 Page 2
 FirstName LastName
Stephen R.  Scherger
GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO
March 5, 2020
Page 2
•Any factors that may limit your ability to continue using similar arrangements to
further improve operating cash flows; and
•Trends and uncertainties related to the extension of payment terms under the
arrangements.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 16. Business Segment and Geographic Area Information, page 83
2.On page 86 you disclose net sales and assets by geographic area, including amounts for
the Americas that reflect North America and Brazil.  In future filings, please separately
disclose your revenues and long-lived assets attributed to the United States, your country
of domicile.  Also, disclose the method you use to attribute revenues from external
customers to individual countries.  Refer to ASC 280-10-50-41.
            We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.
            You may contact SiSi Cheng at 202-551-5004 or Martin James, Senior Advisor, at 202-
551-3671 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Manufacturing