FiberMark 8K 1 27 05






SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



 
FORM 8-K
 


Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report: January 27, 2005

FiberMark, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware
001-12865
82-0429330
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 


161 Wellington Road
P.O. Box 498
Brattleboro, Vermont 05302
(802) 257-0365
 
 
 




 

 
     

 

Item 8.01. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure


On January 27, 2005, FiberMark distributed a press release regarding the continuance of the company’s chapter 11 confirmation hearing until February 28, attached here as Exhibit 99.1. This exhibit shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set fort by specific reference in such a filing.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits


Exhibit 99.1    Press Release Dated January 27, 2005







 

 
     

 

SIGNATURE

    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.  

     
 
FiberMark
     
Date: January 27, 2005
By:  
/s/ John E. Hanley
 
 John E. Hanley
 
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


 

 
     

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 Exhibit No.
 
 Description
 
 
 
Exhibit 99.1*
 
Press Release Dated January 27, 2005
* Filed herewith
   










 
 

 
     

 

Exhibit 99.1



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Janice C. Warren
   
Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
   
802 257 5981   


FiberMark Announces Confirmation Hearing Continued to February 28


BRATTLEBORO, Vt.—January 25, 2005—FiberMark, Inc. (OTCBB: FMKIQ) announced that at today’s hearing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Vermont, the confirmation hearing was scheduled to continue on February 28. In advance of that hearing, the company intends to file Plan implementation documents that reflect the previously announced agreement in principle reached by several members of the Creditors Committee. Once a company’s plan of reorganization is confirmed, emergence from chapter 11 typically occurs within a month.

FiberMark, headquartered in Brattleboro, Vt., is a leading producer of specialty fiber-based materials meeting industrial and consumer needs worldwide, operating 11 facilities in the eastern United States and Europe. Products include filter media for transportation and vacuum cleaner bags; base materials for specialty tapes, electrical and graphic arts applications; wallpaper, building materials and sandpaper; and cover/decorative materials for office and school supplies, publishing, printing and premium packaging.

This document contains forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ depending on the economy and other risk factors discussed in the company's Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 30, 2004, which is accessible on the company's Web site at www.fibermark.com.


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