Exhibit 8
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Dated as of April 14, 2003
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing of
MatlinPatterson LLC, MatlinPatterson Asset Management LLC, MatlinPatterson
Global Advisers LLC, MatlinPatterson Global Partners LLC, MatlinPatterson
Global Opportunities Partners L.P., MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities
Partners (Bermuda) L.P., MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners B,
L.P., Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx and Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, on behalf of each of them a
statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with respect to
shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Polymer Group, Inc., and
that this Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement
this 14th day of April 2003.
MATLINPATTERSON LLC
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Member
MATLINPATTERSON ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Chairman
MATLINPATTERSON GLOBAL ADVISERS LLC
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Chairman
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MATLINPATTERSON GLOBAL PARTNERS LLC
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Director
MATLINPATTERSON GLOBAL
OPPORTUNITIES PARTNERS L.P.
By: MatlinPatterson Global Partners LLC
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Director
MATLINPATTERSON GLOBAL
OPPORTUNITIES PARTNERS B, L.P.
By: MatlinPatterson Global Partners LLC
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Director
MATLINPATTERSON GLOBAL
OPPORTUNITIES PARTNERS (BERMUDA) L.P.
By: MatlinPatterson Global Partners LLC
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Director
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XXXXX X. XXXXXX
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
XXXX X. XXXXXXXXX
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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