Berry Plastics Announces Completion of Tender Offer for Its Outstanding 9.75 Percent Second Priority Senior Secured Notes Due 2021

EVANSVILLE, Ind.

Berry Plastics Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY; “Berry Group”) announced today that Berry Plastics Corporation (the “Issuer”), Berry Group’s wholly owned subsidiary, has completed its tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase any and all of its outstanding 9.75 percent Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2021 issued under an indenture dated as of November 19, 2010 (the “Notes”).

The Tender Offer expired on June 18, 2015 (the “Expiration Date”). No additional Notes were tendered after the expiration of the consent payment deadline on June 4, 2015, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time (the “Consent Date”) and before the Expiration Date. As previously announced, the Issuer received tenders from holders of $503,186,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes, representing 62.90 percent of the then outstanding Notes. On June 5, 2015, the Issuer accepted for early payment the Notes tendered prior to the Consent Date.

As previously announced, the Issuer intends to redeem the Notes that remain outstanding after completion of the Tender Offer in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the Notes. On June 11, 2015, the Issuer provided notice to the trustee under the indenture of such redemption and irrevocably deposited cash with the trustee in respect of the Notes in an amount sufficient to redeem the outstanding Notes. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. acted as sole dealer manager and solicitation agent in connection with the Tender Offer.

About Berry Plastics

Berry Plastics Group, Inc. is a leading provider of value-added plastic consumer packaging and engineered materials delivering high-quality customized solutions to our customers with annual net sales of $5.0 billion in fiscal 2014. With world headquarters in Evansville, Indiana, the Company’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BERY. For additional information, visit the Company’s website at www.berryplastics.com.

Forward-looking statements

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