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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Linton Tom 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/12/2007 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BWAY CORP [BWY] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BWAY HOLDING COMPANY, 8607 ROBERTS DRIVE , SUITE 250 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Pres and COO Nampac Div 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ATLANTA, GA 30350 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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) Common Stock 45,382.3 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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 of Derivative Security: 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
Stock option	  (1)	07/08/2014	Common Stock	48,266	$ 8.82	D	Â
Stock option	  (2)	07/08/2014	Common Stock	63,982	$ 8.82	D	Â
Stock option	09/28/2008(3)	07/08/2014	Common Stock	22,449	$ 8.82	D	Â
Stock option	07/08/2007(4)	07/08/2014	Common Stock	89,799	$ 8.82	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Linton Tom C/O BWAY HOLDING COMPANY 8607 ROBERTS DRIVE , SUITE 250 ATLANTA, GA 30350	Â	Â	  SVP, Pres and COO Nampac Div	Â

Signatures

Kevin Kern Attorney-in-fact		06/12/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	Following the closing of the Company's public offering, options will vest as follows: 1/3 of the options vest if, during any consecutive 45-day period, the average closing price per share of the Company's common stock (or, the "average closing price") is at least $19.26 and the closing price per share of the Company's common stock on the last day of such 45-day period (or, the "last day closing price") is at least $16.37; the next 1/3 of the options vest if, during any consecutive 45-day period, the average closing price is at least $21.52 and the last day closing price is at least $18.29; and the other 1/3 of the options vest if, during any consecutive 45-day period, the average closing price is at least. $23.78 and the last day closing price is at least $20.21.
(2)	On May 23, 2007, the Company's board of directors amended the plan to provide that these options will become exercisable upon the completion of the Company's initial public offering.
(3)	The options are performance options that vest upon the occurrence of certain performance criteria. On May 23, 2007, the Company's board of directors amended the plan to provide that these options will become exercisable upon the completion of the Company's initial public offering.
(4)	The options are service options that generally become exercisable in three equal annual installments commencing on the anniversary of the date of grant, provided that the optionholder is still employed with the Company. On May 23, 2007, the Company's board of directors amended the plan to provide that these options will become exercisable upon the completion of the Company's initial public offering.

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