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: September 11, 2007
(Date of earliest event reported)
POTLATCH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32729 | 82-0156045 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 601 W. First Avenue, Suite 1600, Spokane WA | 99201 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
509-835-1500
(Registrant’s telephone number, Including area code)
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On September 12, 2007, Potlatch Corporation (the “Company”) announced a transaction with Western Pacific Timber, LLC, an Oregon limited liability company (the “Seller”), for the purchase of approximately 179,000 acres of timberland located in the central region of the state of Idaho (the “Timberland”). Pursuant to two separate purchase and sale agreements (the “Agreements”), Potlatch Forest Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, directly or through affiliates (together, the “Acquisition Subsidiaries”), will acquire the Timberland in two separate closings, one expected to occur in September 2007 and the other in January 2008. Under the terms of the Agreements, the Acquisition Subsidiaries will pay an aggregate purchase price of approximately $215 million for the Timberland.
Pursuant to the Agreements, the Acquisition Subsidiaries have deposited an aggregate earnest money amount of $10.5 million into escrow, which will be applied to the purchase price at the respective closings. Closing of the transactions is conditioned upon receipt of certain third-party consents and other standard closing conditions, including completion of an ongoing environmental assessment of certain of the parcels of property involved, and there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to complete the acquisition.
The transactions will be financed through the Company’s existing bank credit facility and cash on hand.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 |
Press release issued by Potlatch Corporation, dated September 12, 2007. |
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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.
Dated: September 13, 2007
| POTLATCH CORPORATION | ||
| By: |
/s/ Michael S. Gadd | |
| Michael S. Gadd | ||
| Corporate Secretary | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Potlatch Corporation, dated September 12, 2007. |
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