SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* AVRIL VICKI L (Last) (First) (Middle) 425 WINTER ROAD (Street) DELAWARE OH 43015 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GREIF INC [ GEF,GEF.B ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/17/2015
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock Units (Cash Only Rights)	$0.00(1)	12/17/2015		A		24.37		(2)	(2)	Class A Common Stock	24.37	$30.78	13,011.09	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock of Greif, Inc.

2. The phantom shares are to be settled in cash upon the Reporting Person's termination from the Board due to her retirement, death or other reason.

Remarks:

	Vicki L. Avril by Gary R. Martz pursuant to a POA attached hereto.	12/21/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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GREIF, INC.

POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR
FORMS 3, 4, AND 5 FILINGS


The undersigned, a director of Greif, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Gary R. Martz and David C. Lloyd,
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 perform 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:	12/8/2015
Signature of Director: /s/ Vicki L. Avril