-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Hur/0IRgSXaD5B2XphmBfplbXeAgCzpzIVHfJ9qw6jDy2IwtoiSKnCWH31lrUtWD 3Z1yzaAvSg9iqLkkanajCQ== 0001104659-07-083906.txt : 20071116 0001104659-07-083906.hdr.sgml : 20071116 20071116165215 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-07-083906 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071115 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20071116 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071116 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: POLYMER GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000927417 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILS, MAN MADE FIBER & SILK [2221] IRS NUMBER: 571003983 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1229 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14330 FILM NUMBER: 071253760 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9335 HARRIS CORNERS PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28269 BUSINESS PHONE: 704-697-5100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9335 HARRIS CORNERS PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28269 8-K 1 a07-29108_28k.htm 8-K

 

UNITED STATES

 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

 TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 15, 2007

 

POLYMER GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

1-14330

57-1003983

(State or Other Jurisdiction

(Commission

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)

 

9335 Harris Corners Parkway, Suite 300

 

Charlotte, North Carolina

28269

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(704) 697-5100

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

 

o

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

 

o

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

 

o

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



Item 8.01.  Other Events.

 

On November 15, 2007, Polymer Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company, and selling stockholders consisting primarily of MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners, L.P. and certain of its affiliates, would postpone their proposed public offering of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, citing poor market conditions as the reason for the decision. The Company also announced that its Class A Common Stock will not be listed on the New York Stock Exchange and will continue to trade under its current ticker symbol. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)   Exhibits

 

99.1

 

Press Release dated November 15, 2007 announcing that Polymer Group, Inc. postpones proposed public offering of Class A Common Stock.

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

POLYMER GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Daniel L. Rikard

Date: November 16, 2007

Daniel L. Rikard

 

VP, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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EX-99.1 2 a07-29108_2ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Polymer Group, Inc.

9335 Harris Corners Pkwy.

Suite 300

Charlotte, NC 28269

www.polymergroupinc.com

704-697-5100

 

 

Polymer Group, Inc. Postpones Proposed Public Offering of Class A
Common Stock

 

 

For Immediate Release

 

November 5, 2007

 

Charlotte, N.C. — Polymer Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: POLGA; POLGB) announced today that the company, and selling stockholders consisting primarily of MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners, L.P. and certain of its affiliates (MatlinPatterson), would postpone their proposed public offering of Class A Common Stock.  Polymer Group and MatlinPatterson cited poor market conditions as the reason for the decision.

 

“Our decision to postpone the offering at this time is primarily due to volatile market conditions that do not provide for the right environment to maximize shareholder value through our intended initiatives.  We will continue to monitor the financial markets for future opportunities to move forward with our planned sale of shares,” said Veronica (Ronee) M. Hagen, chief executive officer of Polymer Group, Inc.

 

In addition, the company announced that its Class A Common Stock will not be listed on the New York Stock Exchange and will continue to trade under its current ticker symbol.

 

Polymer Group, Inc., one of the world’s leading producers of nonwovens, is a global, technology-driven developer, producer and marketer of engineered materials. With the broadest range of process technologies in the nonwovens industry, PGI is a global supplier to leading consumer and industrial product manufacturers. The company operates 19 manufacturing and converting facilities in 9 countries throughout the world.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in such forward-looking statements include: general economic factors including, but not limited to, changes in interest rates, foreign currency translation rates, consumer confidence, trends in disposable income, changes in consumer demand for goods produced, and cyclical or other downturns; substantial debt levels and potential inability to maintain sufficient liquidity to finance the company’s operations and make necessary capital expenditures; inability to meet existing debt covenants; information and

 



technological advances; changes in environmental laws and regulations; achievement of objectives for strategic acquisitions and dispositions; cost and availability of raw materials, labor and natural and other resources and the inability to pass raw material cost increases along to customers; changes in selling prices to customers which are based, by contract, on changes to an underlying index; inability to achieve successful start-up of new production lines; domestic and foreign competition; reliance on major customers and suppliers; and risks related to operations in foreign jurisdictions. Investors and other readers are directed to consider the risks and uncertainties discussed in documents filed by Polymer Group, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

 

For further information, please contact:

 

 

Dennis Norman

 

 

Vice President — Strategic Planning & Communication

 

 

(704) 697-5186

 

 

normand@pginw.com

 

 

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