Graphic Packaging Holding Announces $4 Million Retention Package For Executive

Graphic Packaging Holding Company has approved a comprehensive $4 million retention package for Joseph P. Yost, Executive Vice President and President of Americas, comprising a $2 million cash bonus and $2 million in service-based restricted stock units (RSUs). The cash bonus will be paid as a lump sum on the next regular payday after January 2, 2027, conditional on Yost's continued employment through that date, with provisions for exceptions like death, disability, involuntary termination without cause, or good reason resignation as per company policy. The RSUs grant effective January 2, 2026, vests on January 2, 2027, subject to ongoing employment, under a Retention Bonus Agreement dated December 22, 2025, filed with the SEC; the company's stock trades as NYSE:GPK. Amid this, Graphic Packaging announced leadership transition with Robbert Rietbroek as President and CEO from January 1, 2026, alongside 2025 guidance updates targeting $60 million in cost savings by 2026, offset by $20 million in one-time severance costs. Analysts reacted variably, with RBC Capital cutting its price target to $15 on lower EBITDA forecasts and Truist maintaining Hold at $20, while the firm recommits to Vision 2030 amid investor input.