Graphic Packaging Increases Prices on SUS(R) Paperboard in Europe

MARIETTA, Georgia, May 18, 2010 - Graphic Packaging International, Inc. (GPI), a subsidiary of Graphic
Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), recently announced a European price
increase on all grades of its solid unbleached sulphate (SUS(R)) paperboard,
effective with shipments on or after May 31, 2010. The price of all GPI
SUS(R) Paperboard will increase by 65 pounds Sterling per ton in the U.K. and
euro 65 per ton in the rest of Europe.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements of the Company's plans regarding price increases in this
release constitute "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on
currently available information and are subject to various risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
Company's present expectations. Undue reliance should not be placed on such
forward-looking statements, as such statements speak only as of the date on
which they are made and the Company undertakes no obligation to update such
statements. Additional information regarding these and other risks is
contained in the Company's periodic filings with the SEC.

About Graphic Packaging International, Inc.

Graphic Packaging International, Inc., a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging
Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, is a leading
provider of paperboard packaging solutions for a wide variety of products to
food, beverage and other consumer products companies. The company is one of
the largest producers of folding cartons and holds a leading market position
in coated-recycled boxboard and specialty bag packaging. The company's
customers include some of the most widely recognized companies in the world.
Additional information about Graphic Packaging, its business and its products
is available on the company's web site at www.graphicpkg.com.

Investors, Kevin Crum +1-770-644-3071, or Media, Cathy Worthy +1-770-644-3515, both of Graphic Packaging International, Inc.