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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-18-000078
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180118
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180119
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180119

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APTARGROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000896622
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PLASTICS PRODUCTS, NEC [3089]
		IRS NUMBER:				363853103
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11846
		FILM NUMBER:		18535400

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		475 W TERRA COTTA AVE
		STREET 2:		STE E
		CITY:			CRYSTAL LAKE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60014
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8154770424

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		475 W. TERRA COTTA AVE. SUITE E
		CITY:			CRYSTAL LAKE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60014
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</font>CURRENT REPORT<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br>
</font> Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>475 West Terra Cotta Avenue, Suite E, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014</u></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</div>

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<div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Item 5.02&#160; Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(b)&#160; Retirement of Director</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On January 18, 2018, King Harris, who serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of AptarGroup, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), announced that he will be retiring from the Board effective at the Company&#8217;s Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 2, 2018. The Board has elected current director George Fotiades to replace Mr. Harris as Chairman upon his retirement.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Also on January 18, 2018, the Board appointed Craig Owens and Jesse Wu as directors, effective February 1, 2018.&#160; Mr. Owens will serve as a director for a term expiring at the Company&#8217;s 2020 Annual Meeting and will also serve on the Company&#8217;s Audit Committee.&#160; Mr. Wu will serve as a director for a term expiring at the Company&#8217;s 2018 Annual Meeting and will also serve on the Company&#8217;s Compensation and Management Development Committee.&#160; The Board has determined that each of Messrs. Owens and Wu is an &#8220;independent director&#8221; under New York Stock Exchange rules and that Mr. Owens is an &#8220;audit committee financial expert&#8221; as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;).</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mr. Owens, 63, is the former Chief Financial Officer and Administrative Officer of Campbell Soup Company. In addition, he was the Chairman of the company&#8217;s Operating Committee.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mr. Wu, 61, advises private equity firms and previously held senior leadership roles at Johnson &amp; Johnson including Chairman of Johnson &amp; Johnson China and Worldwide Chairman of the company&#8217;s Consumer Healthcare Division.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Messrs. Owens&#8217; and Wu&#8217;s compensation for service on the Board and its committees will be consistent with that of other non-employee directors of the Company, as described in the Company&#8217;s definitive proxy statement with respect to its 2017 Annual Meeting filed with the SEC on March 22, 2017.&#160; There are no other arrangements or understandings between either Messrs. Owens or Wu and any other person pursuant to which they were appointed as directors, and Messrs. Owens and Wu are not a party to any transaction with the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.</div>

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