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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended:

January 2, 2005

001-12415

(Commission File Number)

BWAY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

(State of incorporation)

36-3624491

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

8607 Roberts Drive, Suite 250

Atlanta, Georgia

(Address of principal executive offices)

30350-2237

(Zip Code)

(770) 645-4800

(Registrant’s telephone number)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has 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 (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of February 14, 2005, there were 1,000 shares of BWAY Corporation’s Common Stock outstanding.

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BWAY CORPORATION

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended January 2, 2005

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

BWAY Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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BWAY Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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BWAY Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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BWAY Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

BWAY Corporation (“BWAY”), including its principal subsidiary, North America Packaging Corporation (“NAMPAC”), and each of their lesser subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”, “we”, “our” or “us”), is a leading North American manufacturer of metal and rigid plastic containers for paint and certain other consumer and industrial products. We operate the company as two divisions. Our BWAY Packaging Division focuses on metal containers and sells and markets its products under the BWAY Corporation name and our NAMPAC Division focuses on plastic containers and sells and markets its products under the NAMPAC name. Our product offerings include a wide variety of steel containers such as paint, aerosol and specialty cans that are used by our customers to package a diverse range of end-use products which, in addition to paint, include household and personal care products, automotive after-market products, paint thinners and driveway and deck sealants. Our plastic containers include injection molded plastic pails and blow-molded tight head containers and drums. Our end-use markets have historically exhibited stable demand characteristics and our customer base includes leading participants in these markets.

BWAY is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BCO Holding Company, an affiliate of Kelso & Company, L.P., a private equity firm, as a result of a transaction whereby all outstanding shares of the BWAY’s common stock, with certain exceptions, were acquired on February 7, 2003 (the “Transaction”) by affiliates of Kelso and certain members of management. Effective with the Transaction, BWAY became a privately held company.

On July 7, 2004, we acquired all of the stock of NAMPAC from MVOC, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and sole owner of the common shares of NAMPAC (the “NAMPAC Acquisition”). As a result of the acquisition, NAMPAC became a wholly owned subsidiary of BWAY. We paid approximately $213.8 million in cash for the acquisition, which was funded by a $30.0 million equity contribution from Kelso and certain members of our senior management and from a portion of the proceeds from a $225.0 million term loan facility. The results of operations related to this acquisition are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. Included in the purchase price is approximately $2.0 million in transaction costs associated with the acquisition.

We operate on a 52/53-week fiscal year ending on the Sunday closest to September 30. The first three quarterly fiscal periods end on the Sunday closest to December 31, March 31 or June 30 of the applicable quarter. Fiscal 2004 was a 53-week fiscal year with the additional week occurring in the first fiscal quarter, which ended January 4, 2004. Our NAMPAC subsidiary reports its operations on a calendar month basis and its financial position and results of operations are consolidated in the accompanying financial statements as of and for the three months ended December 31, 2004. The balance sheet dated October 3, 2004 includes NAMPAC as of September 30, 2004. There were no material transactions between September 30, 2004 and October 3, 2004 or between December 31, 2004 and January 2, 2005 related to NAMAPC that required adjustment in the consolidated financial statements.

We have prepared the accompanying consolidated financial statements without audit. Certain information and footnote disclosures, including significant accounting policies, normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. The consolidated financial statements as of January 2, 2005 and October 3, 2004 and for the three months ended January 2, 2005 and January 4, 2004 include all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for these periods. Operating results for the three months ended January 2, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year. These statements and the accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 3, 2004 (the “Annual Report”).

Stock-Based Compensation

We account for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed in Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations (“APB 25”). Accordingly, we are not required to record compensation expense when the exercise price of stock options granted to employees or directors is equal to or greater than the fair market value of the stock when the option is granted. If compensation expense for our stock-based compensation plan had been determined based on the calculated fair value of the option awards determined at the applicable grant dates, our net loss would be as follows:

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Inventories consist of the following:

During the first quarter of fiscal 2005, the LIFO reserve increased $3.5 million as a result of rising steel and plastic resin costs. Approximately $2.2 million of the increase was recorded to cost of products sold during the quarter and the difference of approximately $1.3 million was recorded against the reserve for standard cost changes to eliminate the impact of our standard cost revaluation at the beginning of the fiscal year.

We amortize finite-lived, identifiable intangible assets over their remaining useful lives, which range from 3 to 18 years. These finite-lived intangibles are amortized in proportion to the underlying cash flows that were used in determining their initial valuation. We periodically review the underlying cash flow assumptions to determine if they remain reasonable. The portion of these intangibles associated with the carryover basis from Predecessor (as defined in the Annual Report) continues to be amortized on a straight-line basis.

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The following table sets forth the identifiable intangible assets by major asset class:

Expected amortization expense by fiscal year is as follows:

In the first quarter of fiscal 2005, we recorded $3.0 million of the $11.9 million of amortization expense expected for fiscal year 2005. In the first quarter of fiscal 2004, we recorded amortization expense of $1.6 million.

There were no changes in the gross carrying amount of goodwill and other intangible assets during the first quarter of fiscal 2005.

Long-term debt consists of the following ($ in thousands):

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10% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2010

On November 27, 2002, BWAY Finance completed a private offering of $200.0 million principal amount of 10% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010, which we assumed on February 7, 2003 in connection with the Transactions. In December 2003, we exchanged the notes for new notes registered under the Securities Act in an equal principal amount (the “Notes”). The Notes mature on October 15, 2010.

The Notes are unsecured senior subordinated obligations of the Company and are effectively subordinated to all senior debt obligations (as defined in the indenture) of the Company. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year.

Except in certain cases following an equity offering, as described below, we cannot redeem these notes until October 15, 2006. Thereafter, we may redeem some or all of these notes at the redemption prices specified in the indenture to the notes (105.0% on October 15, 2006 declining annually to 100% on October 15, 2009), plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption.

At any time before October 15, 2005, we can choose to redeem up to 35% of these outstanding notes with money that we raise in one or more equity offerings, as long as: we pay 110% of the face amount of the notes, plus interest; we redeem the notes within 90 days of completing the equity offering; and at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of notes issued remains outstanding afterwards.

Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the indenture) the holders of these notes could require us to repurchase the notes at 101% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase.

The indenture governing these notes contains covenants that, among other things, limit our ability (and some or all of our subsidiaries) to: incur additional debt, pay dividends or distributions on our capital stock or to repurchase our capital stock, make certain investments, create liens on our assets to secure debt, engage in transactions with affiliates, merge or consolidate with another company and transfer and sell assets. These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions. At January 2, 2005, we were in compliance will all applicable covenants contained in the indenture.

Under the terms of the indenture and in connection with its guarantee of our Credit Facility, NAMPAC and its subsidiaries have fully and unconditionally guaranteed the Notes. The indenture requires any current or future subsidiary of the Company that guarantees certain indebtedness of the Company to guarantee the Notes.

We incurred and have deferred approximately $8.0 million in financing costs related to the underwriting and registration of these notes. We are amortizing these deferred costs to interest expense over the remaining term of the notes. At October 3, 2004 and September 28, 2003, approximately $6.3 million and $7.0 million, respectively, of the deferred costs were unamortized.

Credit Facility

Our current credit facility consists of (a) a $225.0 million term loan facility (the “Term Loan”), which matures June 30, 2011 (or April 15, 2010 under certain conditions) and (b) a $30.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”), which matures June 30, 2009 (the Term Loan and Revolver, collectively, the “Credit Facility”).

We made voluntary prepayments on the Term Loan of $19.1 million in December 2004. We also made a required prepayment of $0.6 million on the Term Loan in December 2004, which represented the net proceeds from the sale of assets related to our closed Southwest manufacturing facility. As a result of these prepayments, our next scheduled quarterly repayment of approximately $0.1 million becomes due in June 2008. Repayments, whether scheduled or voluntary, permanently reduce the Term Loan.

Interest accrues on the Term Loan and the Revolver at an applicable margin plus either (a) a base rate (which is the higher of prime or 0.5% in excess of the overnight federal funds rate) or (b) a Eurodollar rate. For the Term Loan, the applicable margins are initially fixed at 1.25% for base rate loans and at 2.25% for Eurodollar rate loans, and range down to 1.00% and 2.00%, respectively, based upon meeting specified consolidated leverage ratio targets. For the Revolver, the applicable margins are initially fixed at 1.75% for base rate loans and 2.75% for Eurodollar rate loans, and range down to 1.00% and 2.00%, respectively, based upon meeting specified consolidated leverage ratio targets. Borrowing at the base rate or the Eurodollar rate is at our discretion.

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After December 31, 2004, rate margins are subject to quarterly change based on our ratio of Consolidated Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), each as defined in the underlying credit agreement.

At January 2, 2005, we were in compliance will all applicable credit agreement covenants related to the Credit Facility.

BCO Holding and each of our subsidiaries, including NAMPAC and its subsidiaries, have guaranteed our obligations under the Credit Facility, which is secured by substantially all of our assets and the assets of BCO Holding. In addition, we have pledged as collateral all of the issued and outstanding stock of our subsidiaries, which are wholly-owned by BWAY.

At January 2, 2005, we had $6.5 million in standby letter of credit commitments that reduced our available borrowings under the Revolver to $23.5 million. At January 2, 2005, we did not have any outstanding Revolver borrowings. The borrowing rate on the Term Loan borrowings as of January 2, 2005 was approximately 4.5%.

Scheduled maturities of long-term debt as of January 2, 2005 are as follows:

The following table summarizes our employee benefit obligation liabilities as of January 2, 2005 and as of October 3, 2004.

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The following table summarizes the components of net periodic benefit cost. Net periodic pension costs relate to a defined benefit plan that we acquired in July 2004. Accordingly, there was no net periodic pension cost for the three months ended January 4, 2004. The defined benefit plan was frozen effective October 31, 2004.

The following table sets forth changes in our restructuring and exit liabilities from October 3, 2004 to January 2, 2005. The nature of the liabilities has not changed from that previously reported in the Annual Report. The restructuring and exit liabilities are included in other current liabilities.

All of the exit liability relates to our plastics packaging segment. The restructuring liability by segment is as follows.

Restructuring Charge

During the first quarter of fiscal 2005, we recorded a restructuring charge of $0.4 million primarily related to costs associated with the removal of equipment from a plastics manufacturing facility closed at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004. In addition, we recorded approximately $1.0 million of additional depreciation associated with the shortened useful lives of equipment at other facilities to be taken out of service in association with the planned closure of certain of our plastics manufacturing facilities, as discussed below.

In October 2004, our Board approved a plan to close certain plastics manufacturing facilities that became redundant as a result of the NAMPAC Acquisition. We ceased operations at one of the facilities at the end of fiscal 2004, and we expect the remaining facility closures to occur by the end of fiscal 2005. Approximately 83 hourly and approximately 18 salaried employees will be affected by the facility closures. The consolidation of existing business into our NAMPAC facilities will result in lower overall manufacturing costs and improved manufacturing capacity.

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We expect to incur restructuring charges of approximately $0.4 million related to severance benefits and $3.5 million related to facility shutdown and holding costs, which include approximately $1.8 million related to long-term lease obligations, net of estimated sublease proceeds, on the closed facilities.

We expect to record additional depreciation expense in the first half of fiscal 2005 of approximately $2.6 million related to the shortened expected useful lives of certain assets, primarily leasehold improvements and infrastructure located at the facilities to be closed. We estimate that approximately $2.7 million in manufacturing assets will be reclassified from property, plant and equipment to assets held for sale and approximately $3.1 million will be relocated to various NAMPAC facilities. We expect to expend approximately $2.6 million in capital in fiscal 2005 related to the relocated assets.

The total estimated cost of the plan is approximately $9.1 million. We estimate approximately $3.9 million of that amount will consist of non-capital cash expenditures, approximately $2.6 million of capital cash expenditures and approximately $2.6 million of non-cash charges. Of the $6.5 million in cash expenditures, we expect to expend approximately $4.4 million in fiscal 2005 and approximately $2.1 million over the period of fiscal 2006 through fiscal 2008.

Environmental

We are subject to a broad range of federal, state and local environmental, health and safety laws, including those governing discharges to air, soil and water, the handling and disposal of hazardous substances and the investigation and remediation of contamination resulting from the release of hazardous substances. We believe that we are currently in compliance with all applicable environmental, health and safety laws, though future expenditures may be necessary in order to maintain such compliance, including compliance with air emission control requirements for volatile organic compounds. In addition, in the course of our operations we use, store and dispose of hazardous substances. Some of our current and former facilities are currently involved in environmental investigations and remediation resulting from releases of hazardous substances or the presence of other constituents. While we do not believe that any investigation or identified remediation obligations will have a material adverse effect on our operating results or financial condition, there are no assurances that such obligations will not arise in the future. Many of our facilities have a history of industrial usage for which investigation and remediation obligations could arise in the future and which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results or financial condition.

We believe future expenditures will be necessary in order to comply with the recently enacted federal Maximum Achievable Control Technology (“MACT”) regulations that become effective in November 2006 related to air emission control requirements for Hazardous Air Pollutants (“HAP”) and volatile organic compounds.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2004, we received information indicating that the State of Georgia may consider the Company a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) at a waste disposal site in Georgia. The basis for the our possible PRP status is based on documents indicating that waste materials were transported to the site from our Homerville, Georgia facility prior to our acquisition of the facility in 1989. Presently, we are unable to determine the amount or likelihood of any liability as a result of this information or the extent to which, if necessary, we are covered by the indemnification agreement of the prior owner of the facility.

From time to time, we receive requests for information or are identified as a PRP pursuant to the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act or analogous state laws with respect to off-site waste disposal sites utilized by our current or former facilities or our predecessors in interest. We do not believe that any of these identified matters will have a material adverse effect on our operating results or financial condition.

We record reserves for environmental liabilities when environmental investigation and remediation obligations are probable and related costs are reasonably estimable. We had reserves of approximately $0.2 million for environmental investigation and remediation obligations as of January 2, 2005 and October 3, 2004; however, we cannot guarantee that future expenditures will not exceed the amount reserved.

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Litigation

We are involved in legal proceedings from time to time in the ordinary course of business. We believe that the outcome of these proceedings will not have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations. At January 2, 2005 and October 3, 2004, we had accrued approximately $0.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively, related to pending litigation matters.

Letters of Credit

At January 2, 2005, a bank had issued standby letters of credit on our behalf in the aggregate amount of $6.5 million in favor of our workers’ compensation insurers and purchasing card vendor.

Commodity Risk

We are subject to various risks and uncertainties related to changing commodity prices for and the availability of the materials used in the manufacture of our products (primarily steel and resin).

Our operations are organized and reviewed by management along our products lines in two reportable segments —Metal Packaging and Plastics Packaging. We operate these reportable segments as separate divisions and differentiate the segments based on the nature of the products and services they offer. The primary raw material and manufacturing process are unique for each segment. A further description of each business segment and of our Corporate services area follows:

Metal Packaging. Metal Packaging includes the metal packaging products and material center services that we have historically offered. Primarily products in this segment include paint cans, aerosol containers, ammunition boxes and other general line containers made from steel. Metal Packaging is a separate division of the Company with management and production facilities and processes distinct from our Plastics Packaging Division.

Plastics Packaging. Plastics Packaging includes the plastics packaging products manufactured and distributed by NAMPAC and, to a lesser extent, those resulting from the acquisition of SST Industries in fiscal 2003 (the “SST Acquisition”). Principal products in this segment include open- and tight-head pails and drums and other multi-purpose rigid industrial plastic packaging. Plastics Packaging is a separate division of the Company with management and production facilities and processes distinct from our Metal Packaging Division.

Corporate. Corporate includes accounting and finance, information technology, payroll and human resources and various other overhead charges, each to the extent not allocated to the divisions.

Segment asset disclosures include, among other things, inventories, property, plant and equipment, goodwill and other intangible assets. The accounting policies of our segments have not changed from those described in the Annual Report. There were no intersegment sales in the periods presented. Management’s evaluation of segment performance is principally based on EBITDA.

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The following sets forth certain financial information attributable to our business segments for three months ended January 2, 2005 and January 4, 2004.

The following table sets forth total assets attributable to our business segments as of January 2, 2005 and October 3, 2004.

Our 10% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010 and Term Loan are guaranteed on a full, unconditional joint and several basis by our wholly owned subsidiaries. The following condensed, consolidating financial information presents the consolidating financial statements of BWAY and its subsidiaries, all of which have guaranteed the Notes and Term Loan, as of and for the three months ended January 2, 2005. Separate financial statements of the guarantor subsidiaries are not presented because we have determined that they would not be material to investors.

Prior to the refinancing of our revolving credit facility and the acquisition of NAMPAC, each of which occurred in July 2004, BWAY and each of its subsidiaries were borrowers under our revolving credit facility then in effect. Prior to its merger with and into BWAY during fiscal 2004, BWAY Manufacturing, Inc. was a guarantor of the Notes. Prior to the merger of BWAY and BWAY Manufacturing, Inc., BWAY was a holding company with no independent operations.

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borrower under the Credit Facility and each of its subsidiaries, including NAMPAC, are guarantors. In addition, all of BWAY’s direct and indirect subsidiaries, including NAMPAC, have guaranteed the Notes.

Based on the above events, we have not presented condensed, consolidating financial information for the periods preceding July 2004, as we believe such consolidating information is not required.

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BWAY Corporation and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

January 2, 2005