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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (number 33-80666) and Form S-3 (number
33-60253) of Bemis Company, Inc. of our report dated January 21, 2000, relating to the financial statements, which appears in the Annual Report to Shareholders, which is
incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated January 21, 2000, relating to the financial statement
schedules, which appears in this Form 10-K.
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
March 27, 2000
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
