Form 8-K

 

 

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

(Registrant’s 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