Graham Packaging Announces Third Quarter 2010 Earnings Release Date and Teleconference

YORK, Pa., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Graham Packaging Company Inc. ("Graham Packaging,"NYSE: GRM), a leading supplier of customized blow molded plastic containers, today announced plans to release its third quarter 2010 results after the market closes on Thursday, November 4, 2010. Graham Packaging will also hold a conference call to discuss results at 5:00 pm EDT that day.  The conference call can be accessed by dialing 866-831-6243 (domestic) or 617-213-8855 (international) and entering passcode 76672429.

The conference call will also be webcast simultaneously on Graham Packaging's website (http://www.grahampackaging.com/), under the Investor Relations tab.

The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson Reuters StreetEvents Network. Individual investors can listen to the call at http://www.earnings.com/, Thomson Reuters' individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via StreetEvents (http://www.streetevents.com/), a password-protected event management site.

Following the live webcast, a replay will be available on the Company's web site. A telephonic replay will also be available one hour after the call and can be accessed by dialing 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) and entering passcode 23156557. The telephonic replay will be available for thirty days.

To learn more about Graham Packaging, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.grahampackaging.com/. Graham Packaging uses its Web site as a channel of distribution for material Company information. Financial and other material information regarding Graham Packaging is routinely posted on the Company's Web site and is readily accessible.

About Graham Packaging

Graham Packaging (NYSE: GRM) is a leading U.S. supplier of plastic containers for hot-fill juice and juice drinks, sports drinks, drinkable yogurt and smoothies, nutritional supplements, wide-mouth food, dressings, condiments and beers; the leading global supplier of plastic containers for yogurt drinks; a leading supplier of plastic containers for liquid fabric care products, dish care products and hard-surface cleaners; and the leading supplier in the U.S., Canada and Brazil of one-quart/liter plastic motor oil containers.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Information provided and statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, Section 21E of the Exchange Act and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements only speak as of the date of this press release and Graham Packaging assumes no obligation to update the information included in this press release. Such forward-looking statements include information concerning Graham Packaging's possible or assumed future results of operations. These statements often include words such as "approximate," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate" or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about Graham Packaging's industry, management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond Graham Packaging's control. Accordingly, readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although Graham Packaging believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, expectations may prove to have been materially different from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Unless otherwise required by law, Graham Packaging also disclaims any obligation to update its view of any such risks or uncertainties or to announce publicly the result of any revisions to the forward-looking statements made in this press release.

SOURCE Graham Packaging Company Inc.