UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 10-Q/A


                      QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                     For the Six Months Ended June 30, 1999
                          Commission File Number 1-5277


                               BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                  Missouri                                    43-0178130
    (State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)

           222 South 9th Street, Suite 2300
                 Minneapolis, Minnesota                          55402-4099
      (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code (612) 376-3000


         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has: (1) filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                         YES   X     NO
                             -----      -----

         Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

       52,310,115 shares of Common Stock, $.10 par value on August 9, 1999



         Item 1 of the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the Six
Months Ended June 30, 1999, is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:


ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

         The financial statements, enclosed as Exhibit 19, are incorporated by
reference in this Form 10-Q/A. This amended quarterly Form 10-Q/A is required to
correct errors made during the process of converting that Exhibit into
electronic format. Specifically, cost of products sold and interest expense
amounts for the comparative 1998 six month period were converted incorrectly.

The correct amount for Cost of Products Sold is $732,279 for the six-month
period ending June 30, 1998. In the original filing a digit was dropped, so the
amount appeared as $32,279.

The correct amount for Interest Expense is $10,867 for the six-month period
ending June 30, 1998. In the original filing a transposition error occured, so
that the amount appeared as $10,687.

All totals, including Net Income, were correctly reported.

In addition to the above, the Company's June 30, 1999, Form 10-Q is also amended
to correct an error in the date of the signatures appearing on page 9, which
were presented as August 9, 1998. The correct date is August 9, 1999.

Actual reports furnished to security holders were correct in all respects and
did not contain the errors listed above.

In the opinion of management, the financial statements reflect all adjustments
necessary to a fair statement of the results for the six months ended June 30,
1999.



ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

         (a)  The following documents are filed as part of this amended report:

              19   Reports Furnished to Security Holders.




                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                                  BEMIS COMPANY, INC.



Date        August 23, 1999             /s/  Gene C. Wulf
    --------------------------------    ----------------------------------
                                         Gene C. Wulf, Vice President
                                             and Controller



Date      August 23, 1999               /s/  Benjamin R. Field, III
    --------------------------------    -----------------------------------
                                        Benjamin R. Field, III, Senior Vice
                                            President, Chief Financial Officer
                                            and Treasurer









                            EXHIBIT INDEX



EXHIBIT                      DESCRIPTION                         FORM OF FILING
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19       Reports Furnished to Security Holders.               Filed Electronically