| FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 02/26/2007 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GREIF INC [ GEF,GEF.B ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Class A Common Stock | 0(1) | D | |
| Class B Common Stock | 0(2) | D | |
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The reporting person does not own any Greif Class A Common Stock. |
| 2. The reporting person does not own any Greif Class B Common Stock. |
| Karen P. Lane by John K. Dieker pursuant to a POA filed with the Commission. | 02/28/2007 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
GREIF, INC.POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR
FORMS 3, 4, AND 5 FILINGS
The undersigned, an officer and/or director of Greif, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the Company), hereby constitutes and appoints Gary R. Martz, John
K. Dieker, and Kenneth B. Andre III, and each of them, my true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place, and
stead, in any and all of my capacities for the Company, to sign all Forms 3, 4,
or 5 required to be filed by me with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
Commission) pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including any and all
amendments to any of the foregoing, relating to the Company, and to file the
same with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and
each of them, full power and authority to do and perf orm each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.The undersigned has executed and delivered this Power of Attorney on the
date set forth below.
Dated: 02/26/07 /s/ Karen P. Lane
Signature of Officer/ Director
Karen P. Lane, Sr. VP People Services
and Talent Development
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