Michael R Herman Form 4 RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS / MICHAEL R HERMAN ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

HERMAN MICHAEL R

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1301 RIVERPLACE BOULEVARD

SUITE 2300

(Street)

JACKSONVILLE FL 32207

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. [ RYAM ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
SVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/10/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
8.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock	(1)	08/10/2016		P		1,000		(1)	08/15/2019(1)	Common Stock	7,745.9(2)	$98.5(3)	1,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The conversion rate of the 8.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock") on the mandatory conversion date (expected to be 8/15/2019) depends on the average market value of the Common Stock for a period of time prior to the mandatory conversion date as set forth in the Certificate of Designations of 8.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, included as Exhibit 3.1 to the Issuer's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on 8/10/2016 (the "Certificate"). The Preferred Stock automatically converts into Common Stock on the mandatory conversion date at a conversion rate between 6.5923 and 7.7459 shares of Common Stock per share of Preferred Stock, subject to certain adjustments set forth in the Certificate, but holders may elect to convert shares of Preferred Stock into Common Stock at any time prior to such date at a conversion rate of 6.5923 shares of Common Stock per share of Preferred Stock, subject to certain adjustments set forth in the Certificate.

2. See note (1). If the average market value of the Common Stock during the period of time indicated in note (1) prior to the mandatory conversion date were $11.91 per share (the closing price of the Common Stock on August 10, 2016), each share of Preferred Stock would convert into 7.7459 shares of Common Stock on the mandatory conversion date, subject to certain adjustments set forth in the Certificate.

3. Represents the purchase price of each share of Preferred Stock.

	Brenda K. Davis, Attorney-in-Fact	08/11/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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