8K Shell 4Q2011 Timberlands Acquisition
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 (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
November 23, 2011
RAYONIER INC.
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-6780
Incorporated in the State of North Carolina
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number 13-2607329
1301 Riverplace Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida 32207
(Principal Executive Office)
Telephone Number: (904) 357-9100
Check the appropriate box below if the form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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RAYONIER INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 2.01. | | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets | | 1 |
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Item 9.01. | | Financial Statements and Exhibits | | 1 |
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Item 2.01. | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets |
On November 23, 2011, Rayonier Inc. ("Rayonier"), completed the acquisition of approximately 250,000 acres of timberlands from Joshua Timberlands LLC and Oklahoma Timber, LLC for $330 million in the aggregate (the “Acquisition”). For a complete description of the Acquisition, please refer to the Press Release, which is incorporated herein by reference and furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
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Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
A copy of the press release announcing the Acquisition is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of l934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | RAYONIER INC. (Registrant) |
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BY: | | /s/ W. EDWIN FRAZIER, III |
| | W. Edwin Frazier, III |
| | Senior Vice President, |
| | Chief Administrative Officer and |
| | Corporate Secretary |
November 30, 2011
EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT NO. | | DESCRIPTION | | LOCATION |
99.1 | | Press release entitled “Rayonier Completes Acquisition of 250,000 Acres” issued November 29, 2011. | | Furnished herewith |