8-K 1 a10-7476_18k.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): March 30, 2010

 

POLYMER GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-14330

 

57-1003983

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer 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)

 

Not Applicable

(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 March 30, 2010, Polymer Group, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it will begin implementing additional price increases on a global basis in response to rising raw material costs. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

99.1          Press Release, dated March 30, 2010, announcing increased prices in response to rising raw material costs.

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

Date: April 1, 2010

By:

/s/ Daniel L. Rikard

 

 

Daniel L. Rikard

 

 

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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