UNITED STATES
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: December 8, 2008
(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
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On December 8, 2008, Potlatch Corporation (the Company) will begin a road show in preparation for the December 16, 2008 spin-off of its wholly owned subsidiary, Clearwater Paper Corporation (the Spin-off). During the road show, the Company will give presentations, which will utilize a slideshow that describes the Spin-off and gives an overview of the Company as it will be constituted after the Spin-off (the Slideshow). The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Slideshow, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) | Exhibits |
99.1 | Potlatch Corporation Slideshow Presentation |
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: December 8, 2008 | POTLATCH CORPORATION | |||||
By: | /s/ Michael S. Gadd | |||||
Name: | Michael S Gadd | |||||
Title: | Corporate Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
99.1 | Potlatch Corporation Slideshow Presentation |