BEMIS CO INC
EXHIBIT 10(F)
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NAME="km2881_bemis_company,_inc._executive___bem02462"> </A></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>BEMIS COMPANY, INC.<BR> EXECUTIVE OFFICER INCENTIVE PLAN<BR> (As of October&nbsp;29, 1999)  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Each
Officer of the Company participates in the Bemis Executive Officer Incentive Plan (BEOIP). The BEOIP has been adopted by the Compensation Committee for Officers as follows:</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Components of the Awards</B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>The
amount of an Officers award depends on the following factors:</FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>1.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Officer's salary and salary grade.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>2.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
performance of the Company against its target(s).
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>3.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Officer's individual performance rating given the Officer by the CEO or, in the case of the CEO, by the Compensation Committee.</FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Calculating the Awards</B></FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>1.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Normal Awards</I></FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Normal
Awards vary according to salary and salary grade. The Normal Award is the percentage of salary that would be paid as a bonus if the Company exactly met its performance target(s). Each Officer's
Normal Award is calculated by multiplying the Normal Award percentage for the Officer's salary grade times the Officer's base salary earnings for the year.</FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>2.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Corporate Performance</I></FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The
performance by the Company is compared to the performance target(s) set by the Compensation Committee at the beginning of the year. Depending upon corporate performance, each Officer's Normal
Award will be multiplied by a percentage from 0% to 220%.</FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>3.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Individual Ratings</I></FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The
Compensation Committee may adjust the award calculated pursuant to Paragraph 2 above upward or downward by an Officer performance factor not to exceed +/-50%. The product of Normal
Award times corporate performance times Officer's individual performance equals the Officer's bonus.</FONT></P>

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