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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008
Or
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission File Number: 333-130353-04
Pregis Holding II Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  20-3321581
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
1650 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, IL
(Address of principal executive offices)
  60015
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 597-2200
 
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ      No o
      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
             
Large accelerated filer o    Accelerated filer o    Non-accelerated filer   þ
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o 
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o      No þ
     There were 149.0035 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2008.

 
 

 


 

PREGIS HOLDING II CORPORATION
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
INDEX
         
    Page No.  
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       
 
       
Item 1. Financial Statements
       
 
       
Consolidated Balance Sheets, September 30, 2008 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2007
    3  
 
       
Consolidated Statements of Operations, Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 — (Unaudited)
    4  
 
       
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 — (Unaudited)
    5  
 
       
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
    6  
 
       
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    23  
 
       
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
    37  
 
       
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
    37  
 
       
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
       
 
       
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
    38  
 
       
Item 1A. Risk Factors
    38  
 
       
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
    39  
 
       
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
    39  
 
       
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
    39  
 
       
Item 5. Other Information
    39  
 
       
Item 6. Exhibits
    39  
 
       
SIGNATURES
    40  

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Item 1. Financial Statements
Pregis Holding II Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(dollars in thousands, except shares and per share data)
                 
    September 30, 2008     December 31, 2007  
    (Unaudited)          
Assets
               
Current assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 30,038     $ 34,989  
Accounts receivable
               
Trade, net of allowances of $5,366 and $5,313, respectively
    157,467       148,045  
Other
    12,756       18,532  
Inventories, net
    114,546       108,914  
Deferred income taxes
    2,971       2,991  
Due from Pactiv
    607       7,072  
Prepayments and other current assets
    9,073       9,187  
 
           
Total current assets
    327,458       329,730  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    257,777       277,398  
Other assets
               
Goodwill
    148,414       150,000  
Intangible assets, net
    43,592       47,910  
Deferred financing costs, net
    8,328       10,080  
Due from Pactiv, long-term
    13,208       12,229  
Pension and related assets
    25,155       25,659  
Other
    431       2,313  
 
           
Total other assets
    239,128       248,191  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 824,363     $ 855,319  
 
           
Liabilities and stockholder’s equity
               
Current liabilities
               
Current portion of long-term debt
  $ 2,125     $ 2,120  
Accounts payable
    104,326       100,326  
Accrued income taxes
    7,880       13,900  
Accrued payroll and benefits
    16,953       19,814  
Accrued interest
    11,437       6,775  
Other
    25,462       22,436  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    168,183       165,371  
Long-term debt
    465,804       475,604  
Deferred income taxes
    32,342       34,589  
Long-term income tax liabilities
    10,780       9,585  
Pension and related liabilities
    8,658       9,389  
Other
    7,006       7,124  
Stockholder’s equity:
               
Common stock — $0.01 par value; 1,000 shares authorized, 149.0035 shares
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007
           
Additional paid-in capital
    150,337       149,659  
Accumulated deficit
    (37,391 )     (16,588 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    18,644       20,586  
 
           
Total stockholder’s equity
    131,590       153,657  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
  $ 824,363     $ 855,319  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Pregis Holding II Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
Net sales
  $ 265,188     $ 245,163     $ 799,726     $ 725,710  
Operating costs and expenses:
                               
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization
    205,673       188,426       624,443       547,258  
Selling, general and administrative
    31,232       32,793       100,407       97,489  
Depreciation and amortization
    13,584       14,242       40,734       40,736  
Other operating expense (income), net
    4,601       (656 )     8,500       (840 )
 
                       
Total operating costs and expenses
    255,090       234,805       774,084       684,643  
 
                       
Operating income
    10,098       10,358       25,642       41,067  
Interest expense
    13,392       11,656       37,293       34,777  
Interest income
    (92 )     (465 )     (518 )     (897 )
Foreign exchange loss (gain), net
    9,562       (1,805 )     6,641       (3,527 )
 
                       
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (12,764 )     972       (17,774 )     10,714  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    (802 )     1,535       3,029       8,204  
 
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ (11,962 )   $ (563 )   $ (20,803 )   $ 2,510  
 
                       
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Pregis Holding II Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2008     2007  
Operating activities
               
Net income (loss)
  $ (20,803 )   $ 2,510  
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    40,734       40,736  
Deferred income taxes
    (1,419 )     713  
Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain)
    6,814       (3,254 )
Amortization of deferred financing costs
    1,781       1,636  
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment
    (246 )     (51 )
Stock compensation expense
    678       334  
Impairment of interest rate swap asset
    1,299        
Gain on insurance settlement
          (884 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
               
Accounts and other receivables, net
    (12,024 )     (14,384 )
Due from Pactiv
    6,630       9,202  
Inventories, net
    (9,738 )     (14,249 )
Prepayments and other current assets
    (143 )     1,381  
Accounts payable
    7,568       15,336  
Accrued taxes
    (4,778 )     (1,551 )
Accrued interest
    4,577       5,011  
Other current liabilities
    1,871       1,027  
Pension and related assets and liabilities, net
    (2,815 )     (153 )
Other, net
    177       (2,994 )
 
           
Cash provided by operating activities
    20,163       40,366  
 
           
Investing activities
               
Capital expenditures
    (25,270 )     (23,162 )
Proceeds from sale of assets
    1,042       382  
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
          (8,898 )
Insurance proceeds
    1,868       884  
Other, net
    (593 )     (35 )
 
           
Cash used in investing activities
    (22,953 )     (30,829 )
 
           
Financing activities
               
Repayment of long-term debt
    (1,435 )     (1,360 )
Other, net
    62       300  
 
           
Cash used in financing activities
    (1,373 )     (1,060 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (788 )     2,748  
 
           
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (4,951 )     11,225  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    34,989       45,667  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 30,038     $ 56,892  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Pregis Holding II Corporation
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
(Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted)
1. DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Description of the Business
     Pregis Corporation (“Pregis”) is an international manufacturer, marketer and supplier of protective packaging products and specialty packaging solutions. Pregis operates through four reportable segments: Protective Packaging, Flexible Packaging, Hospital Supplies, and Rigid Packaging.
     Pregis Corporation is 100%-owned by Pregis Holding II Corporation (“Pregis Holding II” or the “Company”) which is 100%-owned by Pregis Holding I Corporation (“Pregis Holding I”). AEA Investors LLC and its affiliates (the “Sponsors”) own approximately 98% of the issued and outstanding equity of Pregis Holding I, with the remainder held by management. AEA Investors LLC is a New York-based private equity investment firm.
Basis of Presentation
     The consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. Management believes these financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations of the Company. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.
     These unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
     Separate financial statements of Pregis Corporation are not presented since the floating rate senior secured notes due April 2013 and the 12.375% senior subordinated notes due October 2013 issued by Pregis Corporation are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured and senior subordinated basis, respectively, by Pregis Holding II and all existing domestic subsidiaries of Pregis Corporation and since Pregis Holding II has no operations or assets separate from its investment in Pregis Corporation (see Note 15).
2 . RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
     In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 157, Fair Value Measurement. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. The Company adopted SFAS No. 157 on January 1, 2008. FASB Staff Position No. 157-2, Partial Deferral of the Effective Date of Statement 157, deferred the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all nonfinancial assets and liabilities to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The implementation of SFAS No. 157 for financial assets and liabilities, effective January 1, 2008, did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations. See Note 6 for additional information.

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     In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment to FASB Statement No. 115, which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. The Company adopted SFAS No. 159 on January 1, 2008, the first day of its 2008 fiscal year. The adoption of SFAS No. 159 did not impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations since the Company did not elect the fair value measurement option for any of its financial assets or liabilities.
     In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations, which revised SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations. SFAS No. 141(R) requires an acquiror to measure the identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at their fair values on the acquisition date, with goodwill being the excess value over the net identifiable assets acquired. SFAS No. 141(R) will also impact the accounting for transaction costs and restructuring costs as well as the initial recognition of contingent assets and liabilities assumed during a business combination. In addition, under SFAS No. 141(R), adjustments to the acquired entity’s deferred tax assets and uncertain tax position balances occuring outside the measurement period are recorded as a component of income tax expense, rather than goodwill. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The provisions of SFAS No. 141(R) are applied prospectively and will impact all acquisitions consummated subsequent to adoption. The guidance in this standard regarding the treatment of income tax contingencies is retrospective to business combinations completed prior to January 1, 2009. The Company will adopt SFAS No. 141(R) for any business combination occurring at or subsequent to January 1, 2009.
     In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures About Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133. SFAS No. 161 expands quarterly disclosure requirements in SFAS No. 133 about an entity’s derivative instruments and hedging activities. SFAS No. 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company is currently assessing the impact of SFAS No. 161 on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.
3. INVENTORIES
     The major components of net inventories are as follows:
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2008     2007  
Finished goods
  $ 56,746     $ 53,247  
Work-in-process
    18,139       17,318  
Raw materials
    35,691       34,225  
Other materials and supplies
    3,970       4,124  
 
           
 
  $ 114,546     $ 108,914  
 
           

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4. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
     The changes in goodwill by reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 are as follows:
                                 
    December 31,     Foreign Currency             September 30,  
Segment   2007     Translation     Other     2008  
Protective Packaging
  $ 95,155     $ 1,796     $ (73 )   $ 96,878  
Flexible Packaging
    15,986       (284 )     (463 )     15,239  
Hospital Supplies
    32,882       (1,315 )     (55 )     31,512  
Rigid Packaging
    5,977       (832 )     (360 )     4,785  
 
                       
Total
  $ 150,000     $ (635 )   $ (951 )   $ 148,414  
 
                       
     The other changes to goodwill noted above relate primarily to the reversal of valuation allowances established against deferred tax assets in purchase accounting, based on the current expected utilization of such deferred tax assets.
     The Company’s other intangible assets are summarized as follows:
                                         
    Average     September 30, 2008     December 31, 2007  
    Life     Gross Carrying     Accumulated     Gross Carrying     Accumulated  
    (Years)     Amount     Amortization     Amount     Amortization  
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
                                       
Customer relationships
    12     $ 46,107     $ 11,339     $ 47,110     $ 8,590  
Patents
    10       492       187       500       141  
Non-compete agreements
    2       3,062       2,935       3,115       2,770  
Software
    3       2,379       1,300       1,797       948  
Land use rights and other
    32       1,529       449       1,540       380  
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
                                       
Trademarks and trade names
            6,233             6,677        
 
                               
Total
          $ 59,802     $ 16,210     $ 60,739     $ 12,829  
 
                             
     Amortization expense related to intangible assets totaled $1,149 and $1,285 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $3,662 and $3,937 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

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5. DEBT
The Company’s long-term debt consists of the following:
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2008     2007  
Senior secured credit facilities:
               
Term B-1 facility, due October, 2012
  $ 85,360     $ 86,020  
Term B-2 facility, due October, 2012
    92,845       97,033  
Senior secured notes, due April, 2013
    140,760       145,980  
Senior subordinated notes, due October, 2013, net of discount of $2,038 at September 30, 2008 and $2,248 at December 31, 2007
    147,962       147,752  
Other
    1,002       939  
 
           
Total debt
    467,929       477,724  
Less: current portion
    (2,125 )     (2,120 )
 
           
Long-term debt
  $ 465,804     $ 475,604  
 
           
     For the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the revaluation of the Company’s euro-denominated senior secured notes and Term B-2 facility resulted in unrealized foreign exchange gains of $8,632 and losses of $17,657, respectively. These unrealized gains and losses have been offset by unrealized losses of $10,784 and gains of $21,857 relating to the revaluation of the Company’s euro-denominated inter-company notes receivable for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These amounts are included net within foreign exchange loss (gain) in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.
6. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
     The Company adopted SFAS No. 157 on January 1, 2008, the first day of fiscal year 2008. Under generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S., certain assets and liabilities must be measured at fair value, and SFAS No. 157 details the disclosures that are required for items measured at fair value.
     SFAS No. 157 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value, as follows:
     Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
     Level 3 — Unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.
     Until September 30, 2008, the Company had one outstanding interest rate swap arrangement which had been put in place in November 2005 in order to manage its interest rate risk and to achieve a targeted ratio of variable-rate versus fixed-rate debt. The swap arrangement was designated as a cash flow hedge and was established to swap a notional amount of 65 million euros from EURIBOR-based floating rates to fixed rates over the period from January 2006 to January 2010. Effective September 15, 2008, the swap counterparty defaulted under the swap arrangement. Up to this point, the swap had been considered a highly effective hedge and changes in the fair value of the instrument were recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). From September 15, 2008 to September 30, 2008, the swap was not considered an effective

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hedge and the resulting change in fair value of $197 was recorded directly to interest expense. Effective September 30, 2008, the Company terminated the swap and established a receivable for the amount due from the counterparty, estimated to be $1,299. Given the uncertainty of collection, the Company established a reserve against this receivable.
     The cash flow impact of the swap until the date of termination has been accounted for as an adjustment to interest expense. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, the swap resulted in a reduction to interest expense of $346 and $1,015, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the swap resulted in a reduction to interest expense of $176 and $413, respectively.
     This interest rate swap contract was the Company’s only financial instrument requiring measurement at fair value. The swap was an over-the-counter contract and the inputs utilized to determine its fair value were obtained in quoted public markets. Therefore, until its termination, the Company had categorized this swap agreement as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.
     Effective October 1, 2008, in order to maintain its targeted ratio of variable-rate versus fixed-rate debt, the Company entered into a new interest rate swap arrangement with a different counterparty to swap a notional amount of 65 million euro from EURIBOR-based floating rates to a fixed rate over the period of October 1, 2008 to April 15, 2011. This new swap arrangement was designated as a cash flow hedge and changes in the fair value of this instrument are expected to be highly effective in offsetting the fluctuations in the floating interest rate and will be recorded in other comprehensive income until the underlying transaction is recorded. The fair value of the swap at inception was zero.
     The carrying values of other financial instruments included in current assets and current liabilities approximate fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments. The carrying value of amounts outstanding under the Company’s senior secured credit facilities is considered to approximate fair value as interest rates vary, based on prevailing market rates. At September 30, 2008, the fair values of the Company’s senior secured notes and senior subordinated notes were estimated to be $129,499 and $105,000, respectively, based on quoted market prices. Under SFAS No. 159, entities are permitted to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The Company did not elect the fair value measurement option under SFAS No. 159 for any of its financial assets or liabilities.
7. PENSION PLANS
     The Company sponsors three defined benefit pension plans covering the majority of its employees located in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, and three small, defined benefit pension plans covering certain current or former employees of its German businesses.
     The components of net periodic pension cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
Service cost of benefits earned
  $ 525     $ 919     $ 1,682     $ 2,711  
Interest cost on benefit obligations
    1,432       1,414       4,295       4,170  
Expected return on plan assets
    (1,918 )     (1,705 )     (5,756 )     (5,029 )
Amortization of unrecognized net gain
    (66 )           (197 )      
 
                       
Net periodic pension cost
  $ (27 )   $ 628     $ 24     $ 1,852  
 
                       

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8. OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE (INCOME)
     A summary of the items comprising other operating expense (income) is as follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment
  $ (673 )   $ (113 )   $ (246 )   $ (51 )
Royalty expense
    16       52       154       123  
Rental income
    (9 )     (13 )     (30 )     (40 )
Restructuring expense
    5,194       248       7,814       115  
Insurance recovery
          (884 )           (884 )
Other expense (income), net
    73       54       808       (103 )
 
                       
Other operating expense (income)
  $ 4,601     $ (656 )   $ 8,500     $ (840 )
 
                       
     During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company incurred a loss of $670 relating to storm damage at one of its European protective packaging facilities. This charge is included within other expense (income), net above. Additionally, in connection with its initiatives to reduce costs, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $5,194 and $7,814 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008. Restructuring activities are discussed further in Note 9 below.
9. RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITY
     During the fourth quarter of 2007, the Company established a reserve totaling $2,926, representing mostly employee severance and related costs, pursuant to a plan to restructure the workforce within its flexible packaging operations. The activities under the flexible packaging restructuring plan are expected to be substantially complete by the end of 2008.
     During the second quarter of 2008, management approved a company-wide restructuring program to further streamline the Company’s operations and reduce its overall cost structure. Activities include headcount reductions and other overhead cost savings initiatives. In the second and third quarters of 2008, the Company recorded severance costs totaling $2,620 and $1,314, respectively, relating to these initiatives.
     During the third quarter of 2008, management approved a cost reduction plan that involves closure of a protective packaging facility located in Eerbeek, The Netherlands. The plan includes relocation of the Eerbeek production lines to other existing company facilities located within Western Europe and reduction of related headcount. As a result, in the third quarter the Company recorded additional severance charges totaling $3,880 million relating to this activity.
     The restructuring costs recorded to date have been included as a component of other operating expense (income) within the consolidated statement of operations, as reflected in Note 8.

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     Following is a reconciliation of the restructuring liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2008:
                                         
    December 31,             Cash     Foreign Currency     September 30,  
Segment   2007     Severance     Paid Out     Translation     2008  
Protective Packaging
  $ 113     $ 7,460     $ (2,301 )   $ (143 )   $ 5,129  
Flexible Packaging
    2,555       (335 )     (1,455 )     6       771  
Hospital Supplies
          168             (16 )     152  
Rigid Packaging
          274       (274 )            
Corporate
          247       (135 )           112  
 
                             
Total
  $ 2,668     $ 7,814     $ (4,165 )   $ (153 )   $ 6,164  
 
                             
     The Company expects to incur additional restructuring charges under these programs, relating primarily to severance, of approximately $1,200 and $2,100 within its protective packaging segment in the fourth quarter of 2008 and first half of 2009, respectively. The Company expects to make cash payments for severance of approximately $3,200 in the fourth quarter of 2008 and approximately $6,300 through the first half of 2009. The Company also expects to fund capital expenditures relating to certain of the cost reduction initiatives totaling approximately $2,700, which will be funded over the remainder of 2008 and into 2009.
10. INCOME TAXES
     The Company’s effective tax rate was 17.04% and 76.57% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Reconciliation of the Company’s effective tax rate to the U.S. federal statutory rate is shown in the following table:
                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2008     2007  
U.S. federal income tax rate
    (35.00 )%     35.00 %
Changes in income tax rate resulting from:
               
Valuation allowances
    38.26       15.69  
State and local taxes on income, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit
    (0.68 )     3.25  
Foreign rate differential
    7.74       3.13  
Return to provision calculation
    (1.98 )      
Non-deductible interest expense
    5.42       10.86  
Permanent differences
    3.28       8.64  
 
           
Income tax expense
    17.04 %     76.57 %
 
           
11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
     The Company is party to a management agreement with its sponsors, AEA Investors LLC and its affiliates, who provide various advisory and consulting services. Fees and expenses incurred under this agreement totaled $324 and $492 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $1,248 and $1,308 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
     The Company had sales to affiliates of AEA Investors LLP totaling $167 and $388 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $781 and $2,780 for the same periods of 2007,

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respectively. The Company made purchases from affiliates of AEA Investors LLP totaling $2,889 and $7,987, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $2,285 and $5,880 for the same periods of 2007, respectively.
12. SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
     The Company’s segments are determined on the basis of its organization and internal reporting to the chief operating decision maker. The Company’s reportable segments are as follows:
     Protective Packaging — This segment manufactures, markets, sells and distributes protective packaging products in North America and Europe. Its protective mailers, air-encapsulated bubble products, sheet foam, engineered foam, inflatable airbag systems, honeycomb products and other protective packaging products are manufactured and sold for use in cushioning, void-fill, surface-protection, containment and blocking and bracing applications.
     Flexible Packaging — This segment produces customized barrier films and converted products for niche segments of the food, medical, and non-food markets in Europe and Egypt.
     Hospital Supplies — This segment manufactures and supplies a full range of customizable operating drape products, procedure packs, protection products and sterilization packaging for the health care industry in Europe.
     Rigid Packaging — This segment provides customized packaging products and solutions to the food and foodservice sectors in Europe.
     The Company’s North American protective packaging business, European protective packaging business, and Hexacomb product line each have its own management and sales staff. However, all of these businesses have product offerings that serve similar functions, undergo similar production processes, are marketed and distributed to like end users, and have comparable economic characteristics. Therefore, on the basis of these similarities, the Company has aggregated the North American and European protective packaging businesses and the Hexacomb product line to present one Protective Packaging reportable segment.
     Net sales by reportable segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
Protective Packaging
  $ 172,099     $ 158,186     $ 520,264     $ 469,738  
Flexible Packaging
    48,894       44,673       148,038       131,275  
Hospital Supplies
    20,675       18,713       63,509       55,909  
Rigid Packaging
    25,176       25,326       72,759       72,392  
Eliminations
    (1,656 )     (1,735 )     (4,844 )     (3,604 )
 
                       
Net sales
  $ 265,188     $ 245,163     $ 799,726     $ 725,710  
 
                       
     The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources to its segments based on segment EBITDA, which is calculated internally as gross margin (defined as net sales, less cost of sales excluding amortization and depreciation), less selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding corporate expenses as defined below). Segment EBITDA is a measure of segment profit or loss which is reported to the Company’s chief operating decision maker for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to the Company’s segments and evaluating segment performance. In addition, segment EBITDA is

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included herein in conformity with SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.” Management believes that segment EBITDA provides useful information for analyzing and evaluating the underlying operating results of each segment. However, segment EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income (loss) before income taxes or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Additionally, the Company’s computation of segment EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures computed by other companies.
     The following table presents EBITDA by reportable segment and reconciles the total segment EBITDA to income (loss) before income taxes:
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
Segment EBITDA
                               
Protective Packaging
  $ 19,992     $ 19,205     $ 51,049     $ 61,547  
Flexible Packaging
    7,128       6,467       20,743       18,963  
Hospital Supplies
    2,925       2,812       8,782       8,864  
Rigid Packaging
    1,055       2,066       3,759       5,518  
 
                       
Total segment EBITDA
    31,100       30,550       84,333       94,892  
Corporate expenses
    (2,817 )     (6,606 )     (9,457 )     (13,929 )
Other operating income (expense), including restructuring
    (4,601 )     656       (8,500 )     840  
Depreciation and amortization
    (13,584 )     (14,242 )     (40,734 )     (40,736 )
Interest expense
    (13,392 )     (11,656 )     (37,293 )     (34,777 )
Interest income
    92       465       518       897  
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net
    (9,562 )     1,805       (6,641 )     3,527  
 
                       
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ (12,764 )   $ 972     $ (17,774 )   $ 10,714  
 
                       
     Corporate expenses include the costs of corporate support functions, such as information technology, finance, human resources, legal and executive management which have not been allocated to the segments. Additionally, corporate expenses may include other non-recurring or non-operational activity that the chief operating decision maker excludes in assessing business unit performance. These expenses, along with depreciation and amortization, other operating income/expense and other non-operating activity such as interest expense/income and foreign exchange gains/losses, are not considered in the measure of the segments’ operating performance, but are shown herein as reconciling items to the Company’s consolidated income (loss) before income taxes.

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13. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
     Total comprehensive income and its components for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
Net income (loss)
  $ (11,962 )   $ (563 )   $ (20,803 )   $ 2,510  
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
                               
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    (4,796 )     1,302       (1,721 )     2,677  
Net change in fair value of hedging instrument
    (763 )     (372 )     (221 )     285  
 
                       
Comprehensive income (loss)
  $ (17,521 )   $ 367     $ (22,745 )   $ 5,472  
 
                       
14. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal matters
     The Company is party to legal proceedings arising from its operations. Related reserves are recorded when it is probable that liabilities exist and where reasonable estimates of such liabilities can be made. While it is not possible to predict the outcome of any of these proceedings, the Company’s management, based on its assessment of the facts and circumstances now known, does not believe that any of these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position. However, actual outcomes may be different than expected and could have a material effect on the company’s results of operations or cash flows in a particular period.
Environmental matters
     The Company is subject to a variety of environmental and pollution-control laws and regulations in all jurisdictions in which it operates. Where it is probable that related liabilities exist and where reasonable estimates of such liabilities can be made, associated reserves are established. Estimated liabilities are subject to change as additional information becomes available regarding the magnitude of possible clean-up costs, the expense and effectiveness of alternative clean-up methods, and other possible liabilities associated with such situations. However, management believes that any additional costs that may be incurred as more information becomes available will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, although such costs could have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations or cash flows in a particular period.
Financing commitments
     Lehman Commerical Paper Inc. (“Lehman”) was a participating lender in the Company’s $50 million revolving credit facility within its senior secured credit facilities. As a result of the bankruptcy of Lehman’s parent company, the Company does not expect Lehman to fulfill its commitment under the revolving credit facility, such that the Company’s available line of credit under this facility has effectively been reduced by Lehman’s commitment of $5 million. As of September 30, 2008, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility, but had outstanding letters of credit totaling $6,131 issued under this facility. As of September 30, 2008, the Company also had outstanding guarantees and letters of credit issued under other financing lines with local banks totaling $4,374.

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15. SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     Pregis Holdings II (presented as Parent in the following schedules), through its 100%-owned subsidiary, Pregis Corporation (presented as Issuer in the following schedules), issued senior secured notes and senior subordinated notes in connection with its acquisition by AEA Investors LLC and its affiliates. The senior notes are fully, unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior secured basis and the senior subordinated notes are fully, unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed on an unsecured senior subordinated basis, in each case, by Pregis Holdings II and substantially all existing and future 100%-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries of Pregis Corporation (collectively, the “Guarantors”). All other subsidiaries of Pregis Corporation, whether direct or indirect, do not guarantee the senior secured notes and senior subordinated notes (the “Non-Guarantors”). The Guarantors also unconditionally guarantee the Company’s borrowings under its senior secured credit facilities on a senior secured basis.
     Additionally, the senior secured notes are secured on a second priority basis by liens on all of the collateral (subject to certain exceptions) securing Pregis Corporation’s new senior secured credit facilities. In the event that secured creditors exercise remedies with respect to Pregis and its guarantors’ pledged assets, the proceeds of the liquidation of those assets will first be applied to repay obligations secured by the first priority liens under the new senior secured credit facilities and any other first priority obligations.
     The following condensed consolidating financial statements present the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of (1) the Parent, (2) the Issuer, (3) the Guarantors, (4) the Non-Guarantors, and (5) eliminations to arrive at the information for Pregis Holding II on a consolidated basis. Separate financial statements and other disclosures concerning the Guarantors are not presented because management does not believe such information is material to investors. Therefore, each of the Guarantors is combined in the presentation below.

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Pregis Holding II Corporation
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
September 30, 2008
                                                 
                    Guarantor     Non-Guarantor              
    Parent     Issuer     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Assets
                                               
Current assets
                                               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $     $ 8,839     $     $ 21,199     $     $ 30,038  
Accounts receivable
                                               
Trade, net of allowances
                35,052       122,415             157,467  
Affiliates
          69,412       67,781       2,198       (139,391 )      
Other
                (145 )     12,901             12,756  
Inventories, net
                33,736       80,810             114,546  
Deferred income taxes
          134       2,218       619             2,971  
Due from Pactiv
                      607             607  
Prepayments and other current assets
          2,758       1,403       4,912             9,073  
 
                                   
Total current assets
          81,143       140,045       245,661       (139,391 )     327,458  
Investment in subsidiaries and intercompany balances
    131,590       565,993                   (697,583 )      
Property, plant and equipment, net
          1,853       77,039       178,885             257,777  
Other assets
                                               
Goodwill
                85,597       62,817             148,414  
Intangible assets, net
                17,498       26,094             43,592  
Other
          8,327       3,993       34,802             47,122  
 
                                   
Total other assets
          8,327       107,088       123,713             239,128  
 
                                   
Total assets
  $ 131,590     $ 657,316     $ 324,172     $ 548,259     $ (836,974 )   $ 824,363  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Liabilities and stockholder’s equity
                                               
Current liabilities
                                               
Current portion of long-term debt
  $     $ 1,837     $     $ 288     $     $ 2,125  
Accounts payable
          1,140       21,858       81,328             104,326  
Accounts payable, affiliates
          49,062       54,307       36,022       (139,391 )      
Accrued taxes
          8       920       6,952             7,880  
Accrued payroll and benefits
          201       4,231       12,521             16,953  
Accrued interest
          11,437                         11,437  
Other
          110       7,217       18,135             25,462  
 
                                   
Total current liabilities
          63,795       88,533       155,246       (139,391 )     168,183  
Long-term debt
          465,090             714             465,804  
Intercompany balances
                144,343       290,800       (435,143 )      
Deferred income taxes
          (5,610 )     23,083       14,869             32,342  
Other
          2,451       5,815       18,178             26,444  
Total stockholder’s equity
    131,590       131,590       62,398       68,452       (262,440 )     131,590  
 
                                   
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
  $ 131,590     $ 657,316     $ 324,172     $ 548,259     $ (836,974 )   $ 824,363  
 
                                   

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Pregis Holding II Corporation
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
December 31, 2007
                                                 
                    Guarantor     Non-Guarantor              
    Parent     Issuer     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Assets
                                               
Current assets
                                               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $     $ 8,641     $     $ 26,348     $     $ 34,989  
Accounts receivable
                                               
Trade, net of allowances
                32,129       115,916             148,045  
Affiliates
          35,386       28,422       (455 )     (63,353 )      
Other
                200       18,332             18,532  
Inventories, net
                32,209       76,705             108,914  
Deferred income taxes
          134       2,219       638             2,991  
Due from Pactiv
          427             6,645             7,072  
Prepayments and other current assets
          2,582       2,129       4,476             9,187  
 
                                   
Total current assets
          47,170       97,308       248,605       (63,353 )     329,730  
Investment in subsidiaries and intercompany balances
    153,657       599,266                   (752,923 )      
Property, plant and equipment, net
                84,458       192,940             277,398  
Other assets
                                               
Goodwill
                85,717       64,283             150,000  
Intangible assets, net
                18,659       29,251             47,910  
Other
          11,926       4,020       34,335             50,281  
 
                                   
Total other assets
          11,926       108,396       127,869             248,191  
 
                                   
Total assets
  $ 153,657     $ 658,362     $ 290,162     $ 569,414     $ (816,276 )   $ 855,319  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Liabilities and stockholder’s equity
                                               
Current liabilities
                                               
Current portion of long-term debt
  $     $ 1,873     $     $ 247     $     $ 2,120  
Accounts payable
          2,297       19,936       78,093             100,326  
Accounts payable, affiliates
          17,911       19,849       25,593       (63,353 )      
Accrued taxes
          (124 )     1,001       13,023             13,900  
Accrued payroll and benefits
          1,984       6,199       11,631             19,814  
Accrued interest
          6,772             3             6,775  
Other
                7,994       14,442             22,436  
 
                                   
Total current liabilities
          30,713       54,979       143,032       (63,353 )     165,371  
Long-term debt
          474,912             692             475,604  
Intercompany balances
                149,793       301,575       (451,368 )      
Deferred income taxes
          (3,170 )     21,748       16,011             34,589  
Other
          2,250       5,878       17,970             26,098  
Total stockholder’s equity
    153,657       153,657       57,764       90,134       (301,555 )     153,657  
 
                                   
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
  $ 153,657     $ 658,362     $ 290,162     $ 569,414     $ (816,276 )   $ 855,319  
 
                                   

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Pregis Holding II Corporation
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008
                                                 
                    Guarantor     Non-Guarantor              
    Parent     Issuer     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Net sales
  $     $     $ 95,998     $ 172,110     $ (2,920 )   $ 265,188  
Operating costs and expenses:
                                               
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization
                69,867       138,726       (2,920 )     205,673  
Selling, general and administrative
          2,725       10,493       18,014             31,232  
Depreciation and amortization
          165       4,011       9,408             13,584  
Other operating expense, net
                (95 )     4,696             4,601  
 
                                   
Total operating costs and expenses
          2,890       84,276       170,844       (2,920 )     255,090  
 
                                   
Operating income (loss)
          (2,890 )     11,722       1,266             10,098  
Interest expense
          (249 )     4,493       9,148             13,392  
Interest income
          (47 )           (45 )           (92 )
Foreign exchange loss
          9,262             300             9,562  
Equity in loss of subsidiaries
    11,962       3,558                   (15,520 )      
 
                                   
Loss before income taxes
    (11,962 )     (15,414 )     7,229       (8,137 )     15,520       (12,764 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
          (3,452 )     1,792       858             (802 )
 
                                   
Net income (loss)
  $ (11,962 )   $ (11,962 )   $ 5,437     $ (8,995 )   $ 15,520     $ (11,962 )
 
                                   
Pregis Holding II Corporation
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
                                                 
                    Guarantor     Non-Guarantor              
    Parent     Issuer     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Net sales
  $     $     $ 87,812     $ 159,550     $ (2,199 )   $ 245,163  
Operating costs and expenses:
                                               
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization
                66,148       124,477       (2,199 )     188,426  
Selling, general and administrative
          6,562       9,070       17,161             32,793  
Depreciation and amortization
                4,878       9,364             14,242  
Insurance recovery
                129       (785 )           (656 )
 
                                   
Total operating costs and expenses
          6,562       80,225       150,217       (2,199 )     234,805  
 
                                   
Operating income (loss)
          (6,562 )     7,587       9,333             10,358  
Interest expense
          (945 )     4,876       7,725             11,656  
Interest income
          (303 )           (162 )           (465 )
Foreign exchange (gain) loss
          (3,591 )           1,786             (1,805 )
Equity in income of subsidiaries
    563       (654 )                 91        
 
                                   
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (563 )     (1,069 )     2,711       (16 )     (91 )     972  
Income tax expense (benefit)
          (506 )     882       1,159             1,535  
 
                                   
Net income (loss)
  $ (563 )   $ (563 )   $ 1,829     $ (1,175 )   $ (91 )   $ (563 )
 
                                   

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Pregis Holding II Corporation
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
                                                 
                    Guarantor     Non-Guarantor              
    Parent     Issuer     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Net sales
  $     $     $ 270,857     $ 537,156     $ (8,287 )   $ 799,726  
Operating costs and expenses:
                                               
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization
                204,889       427,841       (8,287 )     624,443  
Selling, general and administrative
          9,286       32,781       58,340             100,407  
Depreciation and amortization
          413       12,283       28,038             40,734  
Other operating expense, net
          247       945       7,308             8,500  
 
                                   
Total operating costs and expenses
          9,946       250,898       521,527       (8,287 )     774,084  
 
                                   
Operating income (loss)
          (9,946 )     19,959       15,629             25,642  
Interest expense
          (3,619 )     13,688       27,224             37,293  
Interest income
          (161 )           (357 )           (518 )
Foreign exchange loss
          2,880             3,761             6,641  
Equity in loss of subsidiaries
    20,803       13,867                   (34,670 )      
 
                                   
Loss before income taxes
    (20,803 )     (22,913 )     6,271       (14,999 )     34,670       (17,774 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
          (2,110 )     1,335       3,804             3,029  
 
                                   
Net income (loss)
  $ (20,803 )   $ (20,803 )   $ 4,936     $ (18,803 )   $ 34,670     $ (20,803 )
 
                                   
Pregis Holding II Corporation
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
                                                 
                    Guarantor     Non-Guarantor              
    Parent     Issuer     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Net sales
  $     $     $ 260,829     $ 470,629     $ (5,748 )   $ 725,710  
Operating costs and expenses:
                                               
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization
                189,439       363,567       (5,748 )     547,258  
Selling, general and administrative
          13,692       31,160       52,637             97,489  
Depreciation and amortization
                13,644       27,092             40,736  
Insurance recovery
                      (840 )           (840 )
 
                                   
Total operating costs and expenses
          13,692       234,243       442,456       (5,748 )     684,643  
 
                                   
Operating income (loss)
          (13,692 )     26,586       28,173             41,067  
Interest expense
          (3,244 )     15,949       22,072             34,777  
Interest income
          (641 )           (256 )           (897 )
Foreign exchange (gain) loss
          (5,451 )     (2 )     1,926             (3,527 )
Equity in income of subsidiaries
    (2,510 )     (4,937 )                 7,447        
 
                                   
Income before income taxes
    2,510       581       10,639       4,431       (7,447 )     10,714  
Income tax expense (benefit)
          (1,929 )     4,572       5,561             8,204  
 
                                   
Net income (loss)
  $ 2,510     $ 2,510     $ 6,067     $ (1,130 )   $ (7,447 )   $ 2,510  
 
                                   

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Pregis Holding II Corporation
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
                                                 
                    Guarantor     Non-Guarantor              
    Parent     Issuer     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Operating activities
                                               
Net loss
  $ (20,803 )   $ (20,803 )   $ 4,936     $ (18,803 )   $ 34,670     $ (20,803 )
Non-cash adjustments
    20,803       18,950       13,284       31,274       (34,670 )     49,641  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions
          (2,033 )     (6,688 )     46             (8,675 )
 
                                   
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities
          (3,886 )     11,532       12,517             20,163  
 
                                   
Investing activities
                                               
Capital expenditures
                (6,088 )     (19,182 )           (25,270 )
Proceeds from sale of assets
                6       1,036             1,042  
Insurance proceeds
                            1,868               1,868  
Other, net
                      (593 )           (593 )
 
                                   
Cash used in investing activities
                (6,082 )     (16,871 )           (22,953 )
 
                                   
Financing activities
                                               
Intercompany activity
          5,450       (5,450 )                  
Repayment of long-term debt
          (1,435 )                       (1,435 )
Other, net
                      62             62  
 
                                   
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities
          4,015       (5,450 )     62             (1,373 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
          69             (857 )           (788 )
 
                                   
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
          198             (5,149 )           (4,951 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
          8,641             26,348             34,989  
 
                                   
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $     $ 8,839     $     $ 21,199     $     $ 30,038  
 
                                   

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Pregis Holding II Corporation
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
                                                 
                    Guarantor     Non-Guarantor              
    Parent     Issuer     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Operating activities
                                               
Net income
  $ 2,510     $ 2,510     $ 6,067     $ (1,130 )   $ (7,447 )   $ 2,510  
Non-cash adjustments
    (2,510 )     (10,126 )     18,216       26,254       7,447       39,281  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions
          20,754       (14,640 )     (7,539 )           (1,425 )
 
                                   
Cash provided by operating activities
          13,138       9,643       17,585             40,366  
 
                                   
Investing activities
                                               
Capital expenditures
                (6,852 )     (16,310 )           (23,162 )
Proceeds from sale of assets
                130       252             382  
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
                        (8,898 )           (8,898 )
Insurance proceeds
                            884               884  
Other, net
                      (35 )           (35 )
 
                                   
Cash used in investing activities
                (6,722 )     (24,107 )           (30,829 )
 
                                   
Financing activities
                                               
Intercompany activity
          10,870       (10,870 )                  
Repayment of long-term debt
          (1,360 )                       (1,360 )
Other, net
                      300             300  
 
                                   
Cash used in (provided by) financing activities
          9,510       (10,870 )     300             (1,060 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
          468             2,280             2,748  
 
                                   
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
          23,116       (7,949 )     (3,942 )           11,225  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
                7,949       37,718             45,667  
 
                                   
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $     $ 23,116     $     $ 33,776     $     $ 56,892  
 
                                   

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
     This following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes appearing elsewhere in this report and the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
     This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). You can generally identify forward-looking statements by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” or “will,” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. All forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends and data are based upon our current expectations and various assumptions. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While we believe these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. These and other important factors may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
     Some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include, among others:
    risks associated with our substantial indebtedness and debt service;
 
    increases in prices and availability of resin and other raw materials, our ability to pass these increased costs on to our customers and our ability to raise our prices generally with respect to our products;
 
    risks of increasing competition in our existing and future markets, including competition from new products introduced by competitors;
 
    our ability to meet future capital requirements;
 
    general economic or business conditions, including the possibility of a recession in the U.S. and a worldwide economic slowdown, as well as recent disruptions to the credit and financial markets in the U.S. and worldwide;
 
    risks related to our acquisition or divestiture strategy;
 
    our ability to retain management;
 
    our ability to protect our intellectual property rights;
 
    changes in governmental laws and regulations, including environmental laws and regulations;
 
    changes in foreign currency exchange rates; and
 
    other risks and uncertainties, including those described in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.
     Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this report are made only as of the date hereof. We do not undertake and specifically decline any obligation to update any such statements or

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to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of such statements to reflect future events or developments
OVERVIEW
     We are an international manufacturer, marketer and supplier of protective packaging products and specialty packaging solutions. We currently operate 47 facilities in 18 countries, with approximately 4,500 employees world-wide. We sell our products to a wide array of customers, including retailers, distributors, packer processors, hospitals, fabricators and directly to the end-users. Approximately 65% of our 2007 net sales were generated outside of the U.S., so we are sensitive to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily between the euro and pound sterling with the U.S. dollar.
     Our net sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 increased 8.2% and 10.2% over the comparable periods of 2007, respectively. Excluding the impact of favorable foreign currency translation and sales from the Petroflax and Besin acquisitions made in the second half of 2007, our 2008 third quarter net sales increased 2.5% and our 2008 year-to-date net sales were relatively flat compared to the prior year periods. The third quarter net sales benefited from increased pricing within the protective and flexible packaging businesses, which more than offset volume declines in the quarter due to the weakened economic conditions impacting our U.S. and European markets.
     Our gross margin (defined as net sales less cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization) as a percentage of net sales was 22.4% and 21.9% for the third quarter and first nine months of 2008, respectively, compared to 23.1% and 24.6% for the same periods of 2007. The lower margin percentages in the 2008 periods reflect the impact of higher raw material and energy-related costs, which escalated throughout the first eight months of the year. The majority of the products we sell are plastic-resin based, and therefore our operations are highly sensitive to fluctuations in the costs of plastic resins. Although resin costs began to decline from their peak levels in September, through the first nine months of 2008 resin costs in North America and Europe increased 31% and 12%, respectively, compared to the first nine months of 2007, as measured by the respective market indices. Additionally, our freight and utility costs were also comparably higher due to increases in the market prices of fuel and energy.
     We have taken a variety of actions in order to mitigate these increases in raw material and energy-related costs. During the third quarter of 2008, we implemented a number of selling price increases throughout our businesses. We began to realize the benefit from these actions in the third quarter and expect to realize additional benefit over the remainder of the year. In addition to implementing selling price increases, we remain committed to improving our profitability through company-wide restructuring programs which are now underway. The programs include headcount reductions, plant consolidations, and numerous productivity programs to maximize our operating effectiveness. Given the very weak economic conditions within which we are currently operating, including the possibility of a recession in the U.S. and further worldwide economic slowdown, we expect the next few quarters to be challenging. As a result, we are diligently working to identify even further cost reduction opportunities to help mitigate the impact of the weakened economic environment and drive long-term sustainable profit growth.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net Sales
     Our net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2007 are summarized by segment as follows:
                                                                 
                                    Change Attributable to the  
                                    Following Factors  
    Three Months Ended September 30,                     Price /                     Currency  
    2008     2007     $ Change     % Change     Mix     Volume     Acquisitions     Translation  
    (dollars in thousands)                                                  
Segment:
                                                               
Protective Packaging
  $ 172,099     $ 158,186     $ 13,913       8.8 %     5.5 %     (2.9 )%     3.9 %     2.3 %
Flexible Packaging
    48,894       44,673       4,221       9.4 %     3.7 %     (3.0 )%           8.7 %
Hospital Supplies
    20,675       18,713       1,962       10.5 %     (1.4 )%     2.2 %           9.7 %
Rigid Packaging
    25,176       25,326       (150 )     (0.6 )%     (1.8 )%     7.9 %           (6.7 )%
Intersegment eliminations
    (1,656 )     (1,735 )     79                                          
 
                                                         
 
                                                               
Total
  $ 265,188     $ 245,163     $ 20,025       8.2 %     3.9 %     (1.4 )%     2.5 %     3.2 %
 
                                                         
     Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2008 increased 8.2%, or $20.0 million, compared to the same period of 2007, driven primarily by the favorable impacts of selling price increases and foreign currency translation of our euro-based operations. Additionally, the quarter benefited from incremental volume generated by the Besin entity acquired in the fourth quarter of 2007, partially offset by volume declines in our protective and flexible packaging businesses.
     Our net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2007 are summarized by segment as follows:
                                                                 
                                    Change Attributable to the  
                                    Following Factors  
    Nine Months Ended September 30,                     Price/                     Currency  
    2008     2007     $ Change     % Change     Mix     Volume     Acquisitions     Translation  
    (dollars in thousands)                                                  
Segment:
                                                               
Protective Packaging
  $ 520,264     $ 469,738     $ 50,526       10.8 %     2.1 %     (1.0 )%     5.4 %     4.3 %
Flexible Packaging
    148,038       131,275       16,763       12.8 %     1.2 %     (0.6 )%           12.2 %
Hospital Supplies
    63,509       55,909       7,600       13.6 %     (2.4 )%     2.6 %           13.4 %
Rigid Packaging
    72,759       72,392       367       0.5 %     (1.0 )%     3.7 %           (2.2 )%
Intersegment eliminations
    (4,844 )     (3,604 )     (1,240 )                                        
 
                                                         
 
                                                               
Total
  $ 799,726     $ 725,710     $ 74,016       10.2 %     1.3 %     (0.5 )%     3.5 %     5.9 %
 
                                                         
     Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 increased 10.2%, or $74.0 million, compared to the same period of 2007, driven primarily by the favorable impact of foreign currency translation and incremental volume attributed to the businesses acquired in the second half of 2007.

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Segment Net Sales
     Net sales of our Protective Packaging segment increased 8.8% and 10.8% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same periods of 2007, respectively. Both periods benefited from favorable foreign currency translation and revenue generated by the Petroflax and Besin entities acquired in the second half of 2007. In both the three and nine month periods, the segment achieved pricing improvement in its U.S. and European operations, as well as volume growth within its inflatable protective packaging systems. However, this volume growth was more than offset by declining volumes in the U.S. and Europe due to weakened economic conditions. Excluding the impacts of favorable foreign currency translation and revenue from acquisitions, net sales for the segment increased 2.6% and 1.1% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively.
     Net sales of our Flexible Packaging segment increased 9.4% and 12.8% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same periods of 2007, respectively. The increase in both periods was driven by favorable foreign currency translation and favorable pricing, partially offset by lower volumes primarily due to the economic slowdown in Germany, the segment’s principal market. Excluding the impact of favorable foreign currency effects, net sales for the segment were relatively flat in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008.
     Net sales of our Hospital Supplies segment increased 10.5% and 13.6% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same periods of 2007, respectively, due to favorable foreign currency translation and improved volumes driven by growth in procedure packs as well as our geographic expansion efforts, partially offset by price erosion resulting from the competitive market environment. Excluding the impact of favorable foreign currency effects, the segment’s net sales were relatively flat in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008.
     Net sales of our Rigid Packaging remained relatively flat for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same periods of 2007, respectively. However, excluding the impact of unfavorable foreign currency translation of the British pound sterling, net sales for the segment increased 6.1% and 2.8% in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, driven by higher sales volume of films and thermoformed products, partially offset by price erosion resulting from the competitive market environment.
Gross Margin
     Our gross margin (defined as net sales less cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization) as a percentage of net sales was 22.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2008, compared to 23.1% for the same period of 2007. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, our gross margin as a percentage of net sales was 21.9% compared to 24.6% for the same period of 2007. The most significant factor impacting our gross margin for both the quarter and year-to-date periods has been increased resin, fuel, and other raw material costs. Although resin prices have declined recently, our underlying raw material costs steadily increased from the beginning of 2007 through September 2008, which narrowed the spread between our sales prices and material costs, causing our gross margin as a percentage of net sales to decrease on a year-over-year basis. As a result of the recent selling price increases as well as the impact from our continued cost reduction initiatives, the third quarter gross margin as a percentage of net sales improved 100-basis points as compared to the level of 21.4% achieved in the second quarter.

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
     Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same period of 2007. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $2.9 million. As a percent of net sales, selling, general and administrative costs decreased to 11.8% and 12.6% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to 13.4% for comparable periods of 2007. Excluding the impact of unfavorable foreign currency translation (approximately $1.3 million and $5.4 million, respectively) and incremental expenses from recent acquisitions (approximately $0.9 million and $3.6 million, respectively), selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 decreased by approximately $3.8 million and $6.1 million, respectively, reflecting cost savings from headcount reductions and other expense reductions resulting from our cost reduction initiatives.
Other Operating Expense (Income), net
     For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, other operating expense (income), net totaled $4.6 million and $8.5 million, respectively. In the third quarter of 2008, we recorded restructuring charges of $5.2 million, primarily for severance charges relating to headcount reductions driven by our cost reduction initiatives, including a plan approved in the third quarter to close one of our European plants and consolidate its operations into other existing facilities. See Note 9 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements for details regarding the restructuring reserve activity. Activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 includes year-to-date restructuring charges of $7.8 million, as well as a charge of approximately $0.7 million relating to severe storm damage at our facility located in Wellen, Belgium. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, other operating expense (income), net totaled $(0.7) million and $(0.8) million, respectively, relating primarily to $0.9 million of insurance proceeds collected as reimbursement for a printing machine that had been destroyed in the beginning of 2007.
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
     Depreciation and amortization expense decreased by $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and was flat for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to the respective periods of 2007. While depreciation and amortization expense has increased due to unfavorable foreign currency translation in the 2008 periods, this has been more than offset by the impact of lower average depreciation rates resulting from recent additions.
Segment Income
     We measure our segments’ operating performance on the basis of segment EBITDA, defined as net sales, less cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization), less selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding corporate expenses). See Note 12 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements for a reconciliation of total segment EBITDA to consolidated income (loss) before income taxes. Segment EBITDA for the relevant periods is as follows:

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    Three Months Ended September 30,              
    2008     2007     $ Change     % Change  
    (dollars in thousands)                  
Segment:
                               
Protective Packaging
  $ 19,992     $ 19,205     $ 787       4.1 %
Flexible Packaging
    7,128       6,467       661       10.2 %
Hospital Supplies
    2,925       2,812       113       4.0 %
Rigid Packaging
    1,055       2,066       (1,011 )     (48.9 )%
 
                         
Total segment EBITDA
  $ 31,100     $ 30,550     $ 550       1.8 %
 
                         
                                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,              
    2008     2007     $ Change     % Change  
    (dollars in thousands)                  
Segment:
                               
Protective Packaging
  $ 51,049     $ 61,547     $ (10,498 )     (17.1 )%
Flexible Packaging
    20,743       18,963       1,780       9.4 %
Hospital Supplies
    8,782       8,864       (82 )     (0.9 )%
Rigid Packaging
    3,759       5,518       (1,759 )     (31.9 )%
 
                         
Total segment EBITDA
  $ 84,333     $ 94,892     $ (10,559 )     (11.1 )%
 
                         
     For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Protective Packaging segment’s EBITDA increased $0.8 million and decreased $10.5 million compared to the same periods of 2007. The improvement in the third quarter reflects the impact of recent selling price increases as well as significant savings generated by productivity and cost reduction initiatives. On a year-to-date basis, the segment realized significant benefits from the selling price increases and productivity and cost reduction initiatives; however, these were not sufficient to offset the impact of increased raw material and fuel costs realized throughout the period.
     For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Flexible Packaging segment’s EBITDA increased $0.7 million and $1.8 million compared to the same periods of 2007. For both periods, the increase reflects savings attributed to improved pricing, productivity improvements, reduced selling, general and administrative costs, and favorable foreign currency translation, partially offset by increased raw material costs and unfavorable product mix.
     For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, EBITDA of the Hospital Supplies segment was relatively flat compared to the same periods of 2007. EBITDA for the third quarter and year-to-date period reflects the impact of sales volume increases, productivity improvements and favorable currency, offset in part by price erosion resulting from competitive market conditions.
     For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Rigid Packaging segment’s EBITDA decreased $1.0 million and $1.8 million compared to the same periods of 2007, due to price erosion resulting from competitive market conditions as well as higher raw material costs, offset in part by increased sales volumes, productivity and overhead cost reductions.
Interest Expense
     Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 increased $1.7 million and $2.5 million compared to the same periods of 2007. In the third quarter, we terminated our interest rate swap arrangement due to counterparty default, as discussed in Note 6 to the financial statements. Given the uncertainty of collecting the amount owed to us from the counterparty of approximately $1.3 million, a reserve was established for this amount against interest expense. In addition, the 2008 periods reflect the

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impacts of higher U.S. dollar equivalent interest on our euro-denominated debt due to a stronger euro relative to the U.S. dollar in the 2008 period and higher EURIBOR-based rates underlying a portion of our floating rate debt, partially offset by the positive cash flow impact from the interest rate swap agreement received prior to its termination. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, we have reduced our interest expense by $0.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively, on the basis of settlements from this swap arrangement.
Foreign Exchange Loss (Gain), net
     A portion of our third-party debt is denominated in euro and revalued to U.S. dollars at our month-end reporting periods. We also maintain an intercompany debt structure, whereby Pregis Corporation has provided euro-denominated loans to certain of its foreign subsidiaries and these and other foreign subsidiaries have provided euro-denominated loans to certain U.K. based subsidiaries. At each month-end reporting period we recognize unrealized gains and losses on the revaluation of these instruments, resulting from the fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and euro exchange rate, as well as the pound sterling and euro exchange rate.
     In three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, we recognized net foreign exchange losses of $9.6 and $6.6 million, respectively. The losses in the quarter reflect the relative strength of the U.S. dollar at the end of September 2008 when we revalued our euro-denominated third-party debt and inter-company loans. The losses for the nine month period are also attributed to the stronger U.S. dollar, as well as the weakening of the pound sterling compared to the euro as it relates to that portion of the intercompany debt. This compares to the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007, in which we recognized net foreign exchange gains of $1.8 million and $3.5 million, respectively, due to the impact of a weakening U.S. dollar to the euro and a weakening pound sterling to the euro with respect to revaluation of our euro-denominated third-party debt and inter-company loans.
Income Tax Expense
     Our effective income tax rate was approximately 17.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, which compares to 76.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company’s effective rate was increased from a benefit at the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to establishment of additional valuation allowances taken against losses in certain countries that are not certain to result in future tax benefits. For the 2007 period, the Company’s effective rate was increased from the U.S. federal statutory rate also due to the establishment of valuation allowances for non-deductible losses, as well as interest expense incurred in certain foreign businesses that is not deductible for statutory tax purposes.
Net Income (Loss)
     For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, we generated net losses of $12.0 million and $20.8 million, respectively, compared to a net loss of $0.6 million and net income of $2.5 million for the comparable periods of 2007, respectively. As discussed herein, the 2008 net losses are mainly a result of the lower gross margins achieved during the periods due to increased resin and raw material costs, as well as the impact of unrealized foreign exchange losses due to the strengthening U.S. dollar compared to unrealized foreign exchange gains in the 2007 periods.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
     The following table shows our sources and uses of funds for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2007:
                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2008     2007  
    (dollars in thousands)  
Cash provided by operating activities
  $ 20,163     $ 40,366  
Cash used in investing activities
    (22,953 )     (30,829 )
Cash used in financing activities
    (1,373 )     (1,060 )
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes
    (788 )     2,748  
 
           
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
  $ (4,951 )   $ 11,225  
 
           
     Operating Activities. Cash provided by operating activities decreased by $20.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same period of 2007 primarily due to lower earnings.
     Investing Activities. Cash used in investing activities totaled $23.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, a decrease of $7.9 million compared to the same period of 2007. Our 2007 investing activities included $8.9 million for the acquisition of the Petroflax business in Romania, which was acquired in July 2007. Our primary use of cash for investing activities is for capital expenditures, which totaled $25.3 million in the 2008 period compared to $23.2 million in the 2007 period. Our 2008 capital expenditures include investments in new printing and laminating equipment related to the expansion of our flexible packaging capacity, as well as significant investments in inflatable machines within our protective packaging businesses to support growth in this area.
     Financing Activities. Cash used in financing activities for both the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 includes scheduled principal payments of approximately $1.4 million on our long-term bank debt, net of activity on capital lease debt.
     Our liquidity requirements are significant, primarily due to debt service requirements and capital investment in our businesses. We expect our 2008 capital expenditures to total approximately $30 to $32 million and our 2008 debt service to total approximately $48 million. At September 30, 2008, we had cash and cash equivalents of $30.0 million. Our available cash and cash equivalents are held in bank deposits and money market funds. We actively monitor the third-party depository institutions that hold our cash and cash equivalents to ensure safety of principal while achieving a satisfactory yield on those funds. To date, we have experienced no material loss or lack of access to our invested cash or cash equivalents; however, we can provide no assurances that access to our invested cash and cash equivalents will not be impacted by adverse conditions in the financial markets.
     Our primary source of liquidity will continue to be cash flows from operations, but we also have availability under a $50 million revolving credit facility. Lehman Commerical Paper Inc. (Lehman) was a participating lender in our revolving credit facility. As a result of the bankruptcy of Lehman’s parent company, we do not expect Lehman to fulfill its commitment under the revolving credit facility, such that our available line of credit under this facility has effectively been been reduced by Lehman’s commitment of $5 million. Therefore, as of September 30, 2008, we had availability of $38.9 million under the revolving credit facility, after taking into account $6.1 million in outstanding letters of credit issued under this facility as well as the commitment reduction noted.

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     Senior Secured Credit Facilities. On October 13, 2005, Pregis entered into senior secured credit facilities which provided for a revolving credit facility and two term loans: an $88.0 million term B-1 facility and a 68.0 million term loan B-2 facility, both of which mature in October 2012. The revolving credit facility matures in October 2011 and provides for borrowings of up to $50.0 million, a portion of which may be made available to the Company’s non-U.S. subsidiary borrowers in euros and/or pounds sterling. The revolving credit facility also includes a swing-line loan sub-facility and a letter of credit sub-facility. The revolving credit facility bears interest at a rate equal to, at the Company’s option, (1) an alternate base rate or (2) LIBOR or EURIBOR, plus an applicable margin of 0.375% to 1.00% for base rate advances and 1.375% to 2.00% for LIBOR or EURIBOR advances, depending on the leverage ratio of the Company, as defined in the credit agreement. In addition, the Company is required to pay an annual commitment fee of 0.375% to 0.50% on the revolving credit facility depending on the leverage ratio of the Company, as well as customary letter of credit fees.
     The term loan B-1 facility amortizes at a rate of 1% per annum in equal quarterly installments during the first six years thereof, with the balance payable in equal quarterly installments during the seventh year thereof. The term loan B-2 facility amortizes at a rate of 1% per annum in equal quarterly installments during the first six years thereof, with the balance payable in equal quarterly installments during the seventh year thereof.
     Subject to exceptions and, in the case of asset sale proceeds, reinvestment options, Pregis’s senior secured credit facilities require mandatory prepayments of the loans from excess cash flows, asset sales and dispositions (including insurance and condemnation proceeds), issuances of debt and issuances of equity.
     Pregis’s senior secured credit facilities and related hedging arrangements are guaranteed by Pregis Holding II, the direct holding parent company of Pregis, and all of Pregis’s current and future domestic subsidiaries and, if no material tax consequences would result, Pregis’s future foreign subsidiaries and, subject to certain exceptions, are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of Pregis’s and its current and future domestic subsidiaries’ existing and future assets (subject to certain exceptions), and a first priority pledge of the capital stock of Pregis and the guarantor subsidiaries and an aggregate of 66% of the capital stock of Pregis’s first-tier foreign subsidiary.
     Pregis’s senior secured credit facilities require that it comply on a quarterly basis with certain financial covenants, including a maximum leverage ratio test and a minimum cash interest coverage ratio test. In addition, Pregis’s senior secured credit facilities include negative covenants, subject to certain exceptions, that restrict or limit Pregis’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to, among other things:
    incur, assume or permit to exist additional indebtedness, guaranty obligations or hedging arrangements,
 
    incur liens or agree to negative pledges in other agreements,
 
    engage in sale and leaseback transactions,
 
    make capital expenditures,
 
    make loans and investments,
 
    declare dividends, make payments or redeem or repurchase capital stock,
 
    in the case of subsidiaries, enter into agreements restricting dividends and distributions,
 
    engage in mergers, acquisitions and other business combinations,
 
    prepay, redeem or purchase certain indebtedness,

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    amend or otherwise alter the terms of Pregis’s organizational documents, Pregis’s indebtedness and other material agreements,
 
    sell assets or engage in receivables securitization,
 
    transact with affiliates, and
 
    alter the business that Pregis conducts.
     As of September 30, 2008, Pregis was in compliance with all covenants contained in its senior secured credit facilities.
     Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes. On October 13, 2005, Pregis issued 100.0 million aggregate principal amount of second priority senior secured floating rate notes due 2013 (the “senior secured notes”) and $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 123/8% senior subordinated notes due 2013 (the “senior subordinated notes”).
     The senior secured notes mature on April 15, 2013. Interest accrues at a floating rate equal to EURIBOR plus 5.00% per year and is payable quarterly on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year. The senior secured notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by Pregis Holding II, Pregis’s immediate parent, and each of Pregis’s current and future domestic subsidiaries. Pregis may redeem some or all of the senior secured notes at redemption prices equal to 101% of their principal amount in the 12 months beginning October 15, 2007 and 100% of their principal amount beginning October 15, 2008. Upon the occurrence of a change of control, Pregis will be required to make an offer to repurchase each holder’s notes at a repurchase price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase.
     The senior subordinated notes mature on October 15, 2013. Interest accrues at a rate of 12.375% and is payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year. The notes are senior subordinated obligations and rank junior in right of payment to all of Pregis’s senior indebtedness. The senior subordinated notes are guaranteed on a senior subordinated basis by Pregis Holding II and each of Pregis’s current and future domestic subsidiaries. Pregis may redeem up to 35% of the senior subordinated notes at any time prior to October 15, 2008 with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 112.375% of their principal amount plus accrued interest. Pregis may redeem some or all of the senior subordinated notes at any time prior to October 15, 2009 at a redemption price equal to par plus a make-whole premium. Pregis may redeem some or all of the notes on or after October 15, 2009 at redemption prices equal to 106.188% of their principal amount (in the 12 months beginning October 15, 2009), 103.094% of their principal amount (in the 12 months beginning October 15, 2010) and 100% of their principal amount (beginning October 15, 2011).
     The indentures governing the senior secured notes and the senior subordinated notes contain covenants that limit or prohibit Pregis’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions, to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make other equity distributions, make investments, create liens, incur obligations that restrict the ability of Pregis’s restricted subsidiaries to make dividends or other payments to Pregis, sell assets, engage in transactions with affiliates, create unrestricted subsidiaries, and merge or consolidate with other companies or sell substantially all of Pregis’s assets. The indentures also contain reporting covenants regarding delivery of annual and quarterly financial information. The indenture governing the senior secured notes limits Pregis’s ability to incur first priority secured debt to an amount which results in its secured debt leverage ratio being equal to 3:1, plus $50 million, and prohibits it from incurring additional second priority secured debt other than by issuing additional senior secured notes. The indenture governing the senior secured notes also limits Pregis’s ability to enter into sale and leaseback transactions. The indenture governing the senior subordinated notes prohibits Pregis from incurring debt that is senior to such notes and subordinate to any other debt.

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     The senior secured notes and senior subordinated notes are not listed on any national securities exchange in the United States. The senior secured notes were listed on the Irish Stock Exchange in June 2007. However, there can be no assurance that the senior secured notes will remain listed.
     Collateral for the Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes. The senior secured floating rate notes are secured by a second priority lien, subject to permitted liens, on all of the following assets owned by Pregis or the guarantors, to the extent such assets secure Pregis’s senior secured credit facilities on a first priority basis (subject to exceptions):
  (1)   substantially all of Pregis’s and each guarantor’s existing and future property and assets, including, without limitation, real estate, receivables, contracts, inventory, cash and cash accounts, equipment, documents, instruments, intellectual property, chattel paper, investment property, supporting obligations and general intangibles, with minor exceptions; and
 
  (2)   all of the capital stock or other securities of Pregis’s and each guarantor’s existing or future direct or indirect domestic subsidiaries and 66% of the capital stock or other securities of Pregis’s and each guarantor’s existing or future direct foreign subsidiaries, but only to the extent that the inclusion of such capital stock or other securities will mean that the par value, book value as carried by us, or market value (whichever is greatest) of such capital stock or other securities of any subsidiary is not equal to or greater than 20% of the aggregate principal amount of the senior secured floating rate notes outstanding.
     As of December 31, 2007, the capital stock of the following subsidiaries of Pregis constitute collateral for the senior secured floating rate notes:
                         
    As of December 31, 2007
    Amount of Collateral        
    (Maximum of Book Value        
    and Market Value, Subject   Book Value of   Market Value of
Name of Subsidiary   to 20% Cap)   Capital Stock   Capital Stock
Pregis Innovative Packaging Inc.
  $ 29,200,000     $ 30,200,000     $ 75,000,000  
Hexacomb Corporation
  $ 29,200,000     $ 23,100,000     $ 74,600,000  
Pregis (Luxembourg) Holding S.àr.l. (66%)
  $ 29,200,000     $ 23,000,000     $ 84,900,000  
Pregis Management Corporation
  $ 100     $ 100     $ 100  
     As described above, under the collateral agreement, the capital stock pledged to the senior secured floating rate noteholders constitutes collateral only to the extent that the par value or market value or book value (whichever is greatest) of the capital stock does not exceed 20% of the aggregate principal amount of the senior secured floating rate notes. This threshold is 20,000,000, or, at the December 31, 2007 exchange rate of U.S. dollars to euros of 1.4598:1.00, approximately $29.2 million. As of December 31, 2007, the book value and the market value of the shares of capital stock of Pregis Innovative Packaging Inc. were approximately $30.2 million and $75.0 million, respectively; the book value and the market value of the shares of capital stock of Hexacomb Corporation were approximately $23.1 million and $74.6 million, respectively; and the book value and the market value of 66% of the shares of capital stock of Pregis (Luxembourg) Holding S.àr.l. were approximately $23.0 million and $84.9 million, respectively. Therefore, in accordance with the collateral agreement, the collateral pool for the senior secured floating rate notes includes approximately $29.2 million with respect to the shares of capital stock of each of Pregis Innovative Packaging Inc., Hexacomb Corporation, and Pregis (Luxembourg) Holding S.àr.l. Since the book value and market value of the shares of capital stock of our other domestic

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subsidiary are each less than the $29.2 million threshold, it is not effected by the 20% clause of the collateral agreement.
     For the year ended December 31, 2007, certain historical corporate expenses incurred by Pregis Management Corporation were allocated to each of the three entities, Pregis Innovative Packaging Inc., Hexacomb Corporation, and Pregis (Luxembourg) Holding S.àr.l, in order to better reflect their current book values for presentation herein on a fully-allocated basis.
     The market value of the capital stock of the guarantors and subsidiaries constituting collateral for the senior secured floating rate notes has been estimated by us on an annual basis, using a market approach. At the time of the acquisition of Pregis by AEA Investors LLC and its affiliates, the purchase price paid for these entities was determined based on a multiple of EBITDA, as was contractually agreed in the stock purchase agreement. Since that time, we have followed a similar methodology, using a multiple of EBITDA, based on that of recent transactions of comparable companies, to determine the enterprise value of these entities. To arrive at an estimate of the market value of the entities’ capital stock, we have subtracted from the enterprise value the existing debt, net of cash on hand, and have also made adjustments for the businesses’ relative portion of corporate expenses. We have determined that this methodology is a reasonable and appropriate means for determining the market value of the capital stock pledged as collateral. We intend to complete these estimates of value of the capital stock of these subsidiaries for so long necessary to determine our compliance with the collateral arrangement governing the notes.
     The value of the collateral for the senior secured floating rate notes at any time will depend on market and other economic conditions, including the availability of suitable buyers for the collateral. As of December 31, 2007, the value of the collateral for the senior secured floating rate notes totaled approximately $456.1 million, estimated as the sum of (1) the book value of the total assets of Pregis and each guarantor, excluding intercompany activity (which amount totaled $368.5 million), and (2) the collateral value of the capital stock, as outlined above (which amount totaled $87.6 million). The value of the collateral has not changed materially as of September 30, 2008. Any proceeds received upon the sale of collateral would be paid first to the lenders under our senior secured credit facilities, who have a first lien security interest in the collateral, before any payment could be made to holders of the senior secured floating rate notes. There is no assurance that any collateral value would remain for the holders of the senior secured floating rate notes after payment in full to the lenders under our senior secured credit facilities.
     Covenant Ratios Contained in the Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes. The indentures governing the senior secured floating rate notes and senior subordinated notes contain two material covenants which utilize financial ratios. Non-compliance with these covenants could result in an event of default under the indentures and, under certain circumstances, a requirement to immediately repay all amounts outstanding under the notes and could trigger a cross-default under Pregis’s senior secured credit facilities or other indebtedness we may incur in the future. First, Pregis is permitted to incur indebtedness under the indentures if the ratio of Consolidated Cash Flow to Fixed Charges on a pro forma basis (referred to in the indentures as the “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”) is greater than 2:1 or, if the ratio is less, only if the indebtedness falls into specified debt baskets, including, for example, a credit agreement debt basket, an existing debt basket, a capital lease and purchase money debt basket, an intercompany debt basket, a permitted guarantee debt basket, a hedging debt basket, a receivables transaction debt basket and a general debt basket. In addition, under the senior secured floating rate notes indenture, Pregis is permitted to incur first priority secured debt only if the ratio of Secured Indebtedness to Consolidated Cash Flow on a pro forma basis (referred to in the senior secured floating rate notes indenture as the “Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio”) is equal to or less than 3:1, plus $50 million. Second, the restricted payment covenant provides that Pregis may declare certain

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dividends, or repurchase equity securities, in certain circumstances only if Pregis’s Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is greater than 2:1.
     As used in the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and the Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Cash Flow, commonly referred to as Adjusted EBITDA, is calculated by adding Consolidated Net Income, income taxes, interest expense, depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses, amounts paid pursuant to the management agreement with AEA Investors LLC, and the amount of any restructuring charge or reserve (including, without limitation, retention, severance, excess pension costs, contract termination costs and cost to consolidate facilities and relocate employees). In calculating the ratios, Consolidated Cash Flow is further adjusted by giving pro forma effect to acquisitions and dispositions that occurred in the prior four quarters, including certain cost savings and synergies expected to be obtained in the succeeding twelve months. In addition, the term Net Income is adjusted to exclude any gain or loss from the disposition of securities, and the term Consolidated Net Income is adjusted to exclude, among other things, the non-cash impact attributable to the application of the purchase method of accounting in accordance with GAAP, the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles, and other extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring gains or losses. While the determination of appropriate adjustments is subject to interpretation and requires judgment, we believe the adjustments listed below are in accordance with the covenants discussed above. The credit agreement governing our senior secured credit facilities calculates Adjusted EBITDA (referred to therein as “Consolidated EBITDA”) in a similar manner.
     The following table sets forth the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Cash Flow (“Adjusted EBITDA”), Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio, Fixed Charges and Secured Indebtedness as of and for the twelve months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007:
                         
            Ratios  
(unaudited)   Covenant     Calculated at September 30,  
(dollars in thousands)   Measure     2008     2007  
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (after giving pro forma effect to acquisitions and/or dispositions occurring in the reporting period)
  Minimum of 2.0 x     2.3 x     2.7 x
Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio
  Maximum of 3.0 x     1.7 x     1.6 x
 
                       
Consolidated Cash Flow (“Adjusted EBITDA”)
        $ 107,448     $ 114,112  
Fixed Charges (after giving pro forma effect to acquisitions and/or dispositions occuring in the reporting period)
        $ 45,841     $ 42,404  
Secured Indebtedness
        $ 179,207     $ 181,932  
     Adjusted EBITDA is calculated under the indentures governing our senior secured floating rate notes and senior subordinated notes for the twelve months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 as follows:

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(unaudited)   Twelve Months Ended September 30,  
(dollars in thousands)   2008     2007  
Net loss of Pregis Holding II Corporation
  $ (28,092 )   $ (3,553 )
Interest expense, net of interest income
    48,300       44,818  
Income tax expense
    2,533       11,801  
Depreciation and amortization
    55,797       54,717  
 
           
EBITDA
    78,538       107,783  
 
               
Other non-cash charges (income): (1)
               
Unrealized foreign currency transaction losses (gains), net
    7,846       (6,109 )
Non-cash stock based compensation expense
    902       269  
Non-cash asset impairment charge
    403        
Other non-cash expenses, primarily fixed asset disposals and write-offs
    427        
Net unusual or nonrecurring gains or losses: (2)
               
Restructuring, severance and related expenses
    12,409       5,051  
Nonrecurring charges related to acquisitions and dispositions
    4,512       3,044  
Other unusual or nonrecurring gains or losses
    123       792  
Other adjustments: (3)
               
Amounts paid pursuant to management agreement with Sponsor
    1,834       1,802  
Pro forma earnings and costs savings (4)
    454       1,480  
 
           
 
               
Adjusted EBITDA (“Consolidated Cash Flow”)
  $ 107,448     $ 114,112  
 
           
 
(1)   Other non-cash charges (income) include (a) net unrealized foreign currency transaction losses and gains, arising principally from the revaluation of our euro-denominated third-party debt and intercompany notes receivable, (b) non-cash compensation expense arising from the grant of Pregis Holding I options, (c) a non-cash trademark impairment charge of $403, determined pursuant to the Company’s 2007 annual impairment test, and (d) other non-cash charges that will not result in future cash settlement, such as losses on fixed asset disposals.
 
(2)   As provided by our indentures, we adjusted for gains or losses deemed to be unusual or nonrecurring, including (a) severance and restructuring expenses due to implementation of our various cost reduction initiatives, including costs for 2007 restructuring activities within the flexible packaging segment, and severance and related expenses due to separation of certain former executive management, (b) adjustments for costs and expenses related to acquisition, disposition or equity offering activities, including a $3.1 million charge recorded in the fourth quarter of 2007 for third party due diligence and legal costs related to a potential acquisition that was ultimately not consummated, and (c) other unusual or nonrecurring charges, net of the nonrecurring gain on an insurance settlement.
 
(3)   Our indentures also require us to make adjustments for fees paid under the management agreement with AEA Investors LLC.
 
(4)   Our indentures also permit adjustments to net income on a pro forma basis for certain costs savings that we expect to achieve with respect to acquisitions or dispositions. Therefore, in the twelve months ended September 30, 2008, we have adjusted for approximately $0.5 million relating to pre-acquisition earnings and pro forma cost savings for anticipated synergies relating to the December 2007 acquisition of the European honeycomb manufacturer, Besin. There can be no assurance that we will be able to achieve these comparable earnings or estimated savings in the future.
     Local lines of credit. From time to time, certain of the foreign businesses utilize various lines of credit in their operations. These lines of credit are generally used as overdraft facilities or for issuance of trade letters of credit and are in effect until cancelled by one or both parties. As of September 30, 2008, we had availability of $11.3 million on these lines, after considering outstanding trade letters of credit and guarantees totaling $4.4 million.

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     Long-term Liquidity. We believe that cash flow generated from operations and our borrowing capacity will be adequate to meet our obligations and business requirements for the next 12 months. There can be no assurance, however, that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations, that anticipated net sales growth and operating improvements will be realized or that future borrowings will be available under Pregis’s senior secured credit facilities in an amount sufficient to enable us to service our indebtedness or to fund our other liquidity needs. Our ability to meet our debt service obligations and other capital requirements, including capital expenditures, will depend upon our future performance which, in turn, will be subject to general economic, financial, business, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other conditions, many of which are beyond our control. Some other risks that could materially adversely affect our ability to meet our debt service obligations include, but are not limited to, risks related to increases in the cost of resin, our ability to protect our intellectual property, rising interest rates, a decline in the overall U.S. and European economies, weakening in our end markets, the loss of key personnel, our ability to continue to invest in equipment, and a decline in relations with our key distributors and dealers. In addition, any of the other items discussed in the “Risk Factors,” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 may also significantly impact our liquidity.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
     Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, which require management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. While our estimates and assumptions are based on our knowledge of current events and actions we may undertake in the future, actual results may ultimately differ from these estimates and assumptions. We have discussed those estimates that we believe are critical and require the use of complex judgment in their application in our 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Since the date of our 2007 Form 10-K, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies or the methodologies or assumptions we apply under them.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
     Our exposure to market risk has not materially changed since December 31, 2007. For a discussion of our exposure to market risk, see our 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
     The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (its principal executive officer) and the Chief Financial Officer (its principal financial officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2008. Based upon that evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, concluded that as of September 30, 2008 the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) are effective. In addition, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
     We are party to various lawsuits, legal proceedings and administrative actions arising out of the normal course of our business. While it is not possible to predict the outcome of any of these lawsuits, proceedings and actions, management, based on its assessment of the facts and circumstances now known, does not believe that any of these lawsuits, proceedings and actions, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial position. However, actual outcomes may be different than expected and could have a material effect on our results of operations or cash flows in a particular period.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
     Except for the risk factors noted below, there have been no material changes to the factors disclosed in Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Difficult conditions and extreme volatility in capital, credit and commodities markets and in the global economy could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, and we do not know if these conditions will improve in the near future.
     Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected by the difficult conditions and extreme volatility in the capital, credit and commodities markets and in the global economy. These factors, combined with rising energy prices, declining business and consumer confidence and increased unemployment, have precipitated an economic slowdown and fears of a recession in the United States and globally. The difficult conditions in these markets and the overall U.S. and global economy affect us in a number of ways. For example:
    Although we believe we have sufficient liquidity under our revolving credit facility to run our business, under extreme market conditions there can be no assurance that such funds would be available or sufficient, and in such a case, we may not be able to successfully obtain additional financing on favorable terms, or at all. As discussed elsewhere, we believe that Lehman will not be able to honor its $5 million commitment under our $50 million revolving credit facility.
 
    Market conditions could cause the counterparties to the derivative financial instruments we use to hedge our exposure to interest rate fluctuations to experience financial difficulties and, as a result, our efforts to hedge these exposures could prove unsuccessful and, furthermore, our ability to engage in additional hedging activities may decrease or become even more costly as a result of these conditions. As discussed elsewhere, Lehman defaulted on its interest rate hedge and we replaced Lehman with a different counterparty beginning on October 1, 2008.
 
    Recent market volatility could make it difficult for us to raise capital in the public markets, if we needed to do so.
 
    Market conditions could result in our significant customers experiencing financial difficulties. We are exposed to the credit risk of our customers, and their failure to meet their financial obligations when due because of bankruptcy, lack of liquidity, operational failure or other reasons could result in decreased sales and earnings for us.
     The turmoil in the global economy may also impact our business, financial condition and results of operations in ways we cannot currently predict. We do not know if market conditions or the state of the overall U.S. or global economy will improve in the near future.

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Our business may be interrupted due to focus on our restructuring activities, and we may not be able to achieve cost savings as a result of our restructuring efforts and productivity and cost reduction initiatives.
     Since the end of 2007 we have sought to achieve savings through various restructuring efforts and productivity and cost reduction initiatives. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to achieve savings from these efforts, at meaningful levels or at all. There are many factors which affect our ability to achieve savings as a result of productivity and cost reduction initiatives, such as difficult economic conditions, increased costs in other areas, the effects of and costs related to newly acquired entities, and mistaken assumptions. In addition, any actual savings may be balanced by incremental costs that were not foreseen at the time of the restructuring or cost reduction initiatives. As a result, savings may not be achieved on the timetable desired or at all. Additionally, while we execute these restructuring activities to achieve these savings, it is possible that our attention may be diverted from our ongoing operations which may have a negative impact on our ongoing operations.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
31.1
  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Pregis Holding II Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer.
 
   
31.2
  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Pregis Holding II Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
             
 
  PREGIS   HOLDING II CORPORATION    
 
           
Date: November 14, 2008
  By:   /s/ D. Keith LaVanway
 
D. Keith LaVanway
   
 
      Chief Financial Officer (principal financial    
 
      officer and principal accounting officer)    

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